Index to canal damage awards by Canal Appraisers, Board of Claims, and Court of Claims
Series Number
B1965
Summary
This series consists of a one-volume, partial index to Series B0602, Canal Damage Awards by Canal Appraisers, Board of Claims, and Court of Claims. Each entry includes name of claimant, date of filing, file or claim number, amount granted, canal, judgment number, and date of payment.
Creator
New York (State). Department of Audit and Control
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Stenographer's minutes of Jackson and Perkins against the State of New York in the Court of Claims
Series Number
B0387
Summary
This series consists of four volumes of stenographer's minutes documenting the case of Jackson and Perkins v. the State of New York, which was tried before the Court of Claims in Rochester and Syracuse during the months of October and November 1917. The case evolved from property damage claims that the company filed against the state, alleging that repeated flooding of the Clyde River was directly linked to construction of the Barge Canal. Final disposition of the case is not documented in the records.
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Checklist of maps and list of Court of Claims awards regarding land appropriations
Series Number
B0666
Summary
This series consists of a Court of Claims list of appropriations and list of damage cases from January 1, 1900 to February 21, 1901, as well as a checklist to map numbers 1572 to 3536.
Creator
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
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Canal damage awards by Canal Appraisers, Board of Claims, and Court of Claims
Series Number
B0602
Summary
This series consists of certified copies of awards by the Canal Appraisers (through 1883) and by the Board of Claims (1883-1897), and of judgments by the Court of Claims (1897-1953). These awards were made for damages to lands adjacent to state canals. Many such damages were sustained by private persons when their lands were appropriated temporarily or permanently for repairs or enlargement of the Erie Canal, for the so-called $9,000,000 improvement at the turn of the century, and for construction of the Barge Canal system.
Creator
New York (State). Department of Audit and Control
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New York State Superintendent of Public Works claims submitted by property owners for canal related damages
Series Number
B0386
Summary
This series consists of duplicate copies of statements of claims, bills of particulars, and blueprint property maps filed with the State Court of Claims by property owners seeking compensation from the State of New York. Most claimants seek compensation for damage to property caused during construction or operation of the state canal system, but claimants in some instances seek compensation for land appropriated by the State for canal purposes.
Creator
New York (State). Superintendent of Public Works
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Assemblyman Amann's records include correspondence with constituents, invitations, memoranda, news clippings, pamphlets, and telegrams concerning issues discussed in the Assembly during 1966; as well as bills, letters, press releases, reports, salary schedules and vouchers of the Joint Legislative Committee on Unemployment Insurance and the Claims Committee. The series is divided into three subseries: General Correspondence, Joint Legislative Committee on Unemployment Insurance, and Claims Committee. Topics addressed include education, insurance, taxes, water pollution, and the 1966 New York City transit strike.
Creator
New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Assemblyman (1951-1966 : Edward J. Amann)
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