New York State Canal Board Testimony and Brief in Case of Black River Claims Heard by Canal Appraisers
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Overview of the Records
Repository
- New York State Archives
222 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12230
Summary
- These volumes contain testimony concerning claims against the state for damages caused by the rupture of the dam at the North Lake Reservoir on the Black River in winter, 1869. Testimony includes extensive hydrologic and engineering data and also provides considerable information about mills, bridges, and other property damaged by the flood.
Title
- Canal Board testimony and brief in case of Black River claims heard by Canal Appraisers
Quantity
- 0.2 cubic feet; 2 volumes
Inclusive Dates
Series Number
- A1468
Creator
Scope and Content Note
Printed testimony heard by the Canal Appraisers at Utica in 1869 concerns claims against the state for damages caused by rupture of the dam at the North Lake Reservoir on the Black River in the winter of 1869.
The Canal Appraisers conducted their inquiry pursuant to legislation of 1869. The testimony is in three parts, bound in two volumes. There is extensive hydrologic and engineering data concerning the dam and reservoir and the flood which followed the bursting of the dam. The testimony also gives considerable information about mills, bridges, and other property damaged by the flood. Accompanying the testimony is a brief on behalf of the state, printed in 1871.
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