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Displaying 23 Finding Aids
Title
- New York State Public Service Commission projected railroad centerline maps
Series Number
- A0446
Summary
- Laws of 1907, Chapter 429, Section 53 stipulated that no railroad corporation, street railroad corporation, or common carrier shall begin the construction of a railroad or street railroad, or any extension thereof, without first having obtained the permission and approval of the Public Service Commission. This series includes centerline maps and profiles of proposed railroad routes, route extensions or alterations, terminus changes, grade crossings, separations of grades, and grade crossing eliminations.
Creator
- New York (State). Public Service Commission
Access Restrictions
- Certain rolled maps in this series are fragile and should only be used under supervision of State Archives staff.
Title
- New York State Commission on Cable Television cable television case files
Series Number
- 19730
Summary
- These case files document the regulation of cable television system operations in New York. The files are divided into seven subcategories, each with a corresponding docket number series: certificate of confirmation files (docket number 10000 series); renewal files (docket number 30000 series); amendment files (docket number 50000 series); abandonment of service files (docket number 60000 series); transfer files (docket number 70000 series); orders of entry files (docket number 80000 series); and miscellaneous files (docket number 90000 series).
Creator
- New York (State). Commission on Cable Television
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Index to projected railroad centerline maps
Series Number
- B1839
Creator
- New York (State). Public Service Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Public Service Commission annual reports
Series Number
- B0299
Summary
- This series consists of annual reports issued by the Public Service Commission containing detailed information concerning transportation companies and public utilities. Annual reports form this time period contain extensive detailed information concerning transportation companies and public utilities. Records document topics including rapid transit; amendments to the Public Service Law; transportation services and facilities; gas and electric company regulation; auditor's reports; resumes of commission proceedings; counsel opinions; commission orders; and statistics on light and power companies and railroads and street railways.
Creator
- New York (State). Public Service Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York City subway contract drawings and plans
Series Number
- A0414
Summary
- The series consists of sets of contract drawings of New York City subway system routes and facilities in Brooklyn from 1907 and 1908. Each set includes several portfolios of drawings, plans, maps, details, and sectional drawings. They are arranged chronologically by year and therein by route number and alphanumeric contract drawing number.
Creator
- New York (State). Public Service Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York State Public Service Commission correspondence files pertaining to steam railroad and electric railway companies' annual reports
Series Number
- B0298
Summary
- This series relates contains clarifications, amendments, or explanations relating to annual reports previously filed with the Public Service Commission. The series includes incoming and outgoing correspondence, memorandums, depositions submitted by company officials, and duplicate and amended financial schedules from annual reports. Researchers should examine these correspondence files in conjunction with the annual reports to ensure that data contained in specific reports was not later amended or altered.
Creator
- New York (State). Public Service Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Board of Railroad Commissioners minutes of meetings
Series Number
- B0296
Summary
- This series consists of original minutes of meetings of the New York State Board of Railroad Commissioners. The minutes document recommendations and decisions made and actions taken by the board. Subjects dealt with by the minutes include complaints regarding discrimination in rates of freight; excessive passenger and freight rates; insufficient accommodations; dangerous crossings; violations of contracts; competition between railways and waterways; inspection of railways; investigation of accidents; promotion of safety procedures; and legislation to promote and regulate railways.
Creator
- New York (State). Board of Railroad Commissioners
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Rebuttal testimony and exhibits concerning the investigation into the cost of the Shoreham Nuclear Generating Facility
Series Number
- B0321
Summary
- This series consists of transcripts of rebuttal testimony and accompanying exhibits submitted by the attorneys representing the Long Island Lighting Company (LILCO) to the the Public Service Commission. The Commission was investigating LILCO's decisions and actions related to the Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant. Also included is a letter of transmittal containing a lengthy discussion on the history of the proceeding and a summary of the rebuttal testimonies, and a list of witnesses and their qualifications.
Creator
- New York (State). Public Service Commission. Office of the Secretary
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Meeting proceedings
Series Number
- B0297
Summary
- This series consists of meeting proceedings of the Transit Commission who oversaw all activities involving rapid transit in New York City, specifically private transit facilities. Subjects include applications by railroad companies for determining the elimination or alteration of certain grade crossings; certificates for laying additional tracks; orders extending time for issuance of bonds; or other matters.
Creator
- New York (State). Transit Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Annual reports of stage coach and omnibus companies, and other common carriers
Series Number
- 12393
Summary
- These annual reports submitted by stage coach and omnibus companies provide detailed information pertaining to the identity of each company and its financial condition.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Transportation. Regulation Division
Title
- Public Service Commission annual reports of public utility companies
Series Number
- 13345
Summary
- This series consists of annual reports submitted by public utilities (water, gas, electricity, steam, telephone, telegraph, railroad, and radio-telephone companies) to the Public Service Commission and then the Department of Public Service. Reports are filed by three types of public entities operating public utilities subject to regulation by the Public Service Commission: commercial, municipal, and private associations. The original statute establishing the Commission and subsequent amendments to the law required public utilities to prepare and file an annual report.
Creator
- New York (State). Public Service Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Correspondence files pertaining to stage coach and omnibus companies' annual reports
Series Number
- B0302
Summary
- This series consists primarily of incoming and outgoing correspondence but also includes memoranda and copies of orders issued by the Public Service Commission. The files pertain mainly to annual reports previously filed with the Public Service Commission and include detailed information as well as clarifications, amendments or explanations of these earlier reports. They include some amendments and changes to records in Series 12393, Annual reports of stagecoach and omnibus companies, and other common carriers, 1909-1980.
Creator
- New York (State). Public Service Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Unofficial transcripts of public meetings ("session minutes")
Series Number
- 19593
Summary
- This series consists of verbatim transcripts of the commission's public meetings prepared by a private stenographic service. These unofficial transcripts are created in order to serve as a fuller documentation of meeting discussions than that provided by the official minutes. Each transcript contains a statement that the document has not been reviewed, edited, or corrected and should not be used for any legal actions or proceedings.
Creator
- New York (State). Public Service Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Docket books
Series Number
- B0295
Summary
- This series records the dates when records pertaining to railroad cases were acted upon by the Board of Railroad Commissioners were received or sent by the board. The docket books contain entries pertaining to accidents investigated by the board as well as resolutions made by the Legislature and proposed legislation placed before the board by the governor, who wanted to obtain its recommendations.
Creator
- New York (State). Board of Railroad Commissioners
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Board on Electric Generation Sitting and the Environment project application case files
Series Number
- B2911
Summary
- This series consists of case files created by the Board on Electric Generation Sitting and the Environment in the process of reviewing applications to construct and site major electric generating facilities.
Creator
- New York State Board on Electric Generation Siting and the Environment
Access Restrictions
- Critical infrastructure information about power generation and transmission facilities is exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Law, section 86.5 and 87.2(i).
Title
- Reports of decisions of the Public Service Commission
Series Number
- B0300
Summary
- This series consists of reports of decisions issued by the Public Service Commission. The reports contain transcripts of opinions and decisions issued by the two district commissions on transportation regulatory hearings held by them. The hearings deal with issues such as rights of companies to construct extensions, transportation rates, accidents, filing of reports, passenger accommodations and safety, elimination of grade crossings, applications to issue stock, alterations of train schedules, and extensions of companies' zones of service.
Creator
- New York (State). Public Service Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Annual reports on railroads by the State Engineer and Surveyor and the Board of Railroad Commissioners
Series Number
- B0301
Summary
- This series consists of annual reports generated by the State Engineer and Surveyor and the New York State Board of Railroad Commissioners.
Creator
- New York (State). Board of Railroad Commissioners
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Report and supporting documents of investigation of Public Service Commission with respect to the policies and practices of Milo Maltbie
Series Number
- B0539
Summary
- This series consists of the report and supporting documentation of a Civil Service Commission investigation of the personnel practices and policies of Public Service Commission Chairman Milo R. Maltbie. The report contains a summary of the conduct of the investigation and a description of the allegations and evidence against Maltbie. Other records include those relating to cases involving specific employees; general matters, including sick leave, travel allowance, examinations, and employee morale; public relation materials and summaries of interviews held during the investigation.
Creator
- New York (State). Civil Service Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Docket book
Series Number
- B1333
Summary
- This series consists of a single, incomplete docket book compiled by clerks of the Public Service Commission First District. For reasons unknown, only selected First District cases are docketed in the volume. The vast majority of cases included in the volume involve gas, electric, and steam utilities.
Creator
- New York (State). Public Service Commission. First District
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Commission docket books
Series Number
- B1332
Summary
- This series consists of Public Service Commission Second District and Unified Public Service Commission case docket books. Docket book entries for each case include case number; name of the party or parties involved; abstract of the matter under consideration; name of attorney for complainant or petitioner; and dated line entries documenting the progress and resolution of the case.
Creator
- New York (State). Public Service Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.