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Displaying 346 Finding Aids
Title
- Contract specimens pertaining to the 1854 enlargement of the state's canals
Series Number
- B0734
Summary
- This series consists of examples of contract specimens or specifications relating to the 1854 enlargement of the State's canal system.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Copies of permits issued by the Superintendent of Public Works
Series Number
- B0682
Summary
- This volume contains recorded permits that were compiled by the office of the Western Division Engineer (Rochester). Maps or plans related to particular permits are included. The permits were issued by the Superintendent of Public Works.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Survey descriptions and appraisals of Onondaga Salt Springs lands to be sold
Series Number
- A3248
Summary
- This series consists of surveys and appraisals of state-owned salt lands in preparation for the sale of those lands in the town of Geddes and the city of Syracuse. For each tract or lot information includes survey description providing metes and bounds and total acreage; appraised value of land and value of buildings, fences, and other improvements; and for the 1851 appraisals, brief evaluative statements concerning the land by each of the prospective purchasers, typically current lessees.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- State Engineer and Surveyor payrolls for employees in military service
Series Number
- A3260
Summary
- This series documents payment to State Engineer and Surveyor employees for the differential between their military pay and their state salaries, and mostly consists of monthly payrolls providing: name; state title; military rank; monthly state salary; monthly military pay; amount due from state; and governor's approval number. These payments were made pursuant to a law stipulating that state employees would not lose any of their employment privileges due to absence in military service during World War I.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Assistant Engineer's letter book
Series Number
- B0331
Summary
- This series consists of a letter book kept by the assistant engineer in the Western Division engineer's office of the New York State Engineer and Surveyor. The correspondence in this volume mainly concerns the construction and repair of the Barge Canal.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor. Western Division Engineer's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Buoy boat drawings and specifications
Series Number
- B1749
Summary
- This series consists of plans, drawings, and specifications used in building the state's buoy boat fleet at the Syracuse Canal Shops. Buoy boats were used to maintain and refuel kerosene lighted buoys on the state's canal system. Also included are typed and handwritten lists of labor, materials, equipment, and costs incurred to construct various numbers of boats.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of Canals and Waterways. Syracuse Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Letters of instruction to Western Division engineers
Series Number
- B0325
Summary
- This series is comprised of letters of instruction to the Western Division Engineer's Office from the office of the State Engineer and Surveyor regarding the construction and repair of the Barge Canal. The letters contain instructions on surveying; repairs; requisitions; plans; estimates; contracts; reports; dealing with labor issues; and various other administrative aspects of constructing and maintaining the Barge Canal.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Assistant Clerk's letter book
Series Number
- B0330
Summary
- This series consists of a letter and account book kept by the assistant clerk of the Office of the Superintendent of Public Works. It mainly includes bills and correspondence related to construction of the Barge Canal.
Creator
- New York (State). Superintendent of Public Works
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Electrical Inspector's Barge Canal construction correspondence
Series Number
- A3261
Summary
- Arranged by electrical inspector then chronologically, the series consists of reports to the Superintendent; correspondence from companies supplying machinery or parts; informational copies of letters to employees or companies; results of inspections (e.g. discovery of faulty equipment); canal water levels; construction work; need for lights; readiness of locks for navigation; damage, wear, and repairs to machinery; operating procedures for locks, and appointments, salaries, training of lock employees.
Creator
- New York (State). Superintendent of Public Works
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- State Engineer and Surveyor Check register
Series Number
- B0720
Summary
- This series consists of a register of checks issued from the Barge Canal fund for the construction and maintenance of the Barge Canal.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Index to map and plan books of the location and construction of the state's canal system
Series Number
- B0293
Summary
- This series indexes two series: for Series B1808, Maps of Lands Permanently Appropriated by the State of New York for the Use of the Barge Canal, it is arranged by county and then by last name of property owner; for Series B0292, Map and Plan Books of the Location and Construction of the State's Canal System, indexes are provided by division (eastern, middle, western), alphabetical by structure, and alphabetical by subject.
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Records of petitions and details of roads built
Series Number
- B0278
Summary
- This series consist of forms recording actions taken on petitions for road construction. Information includes the petition number; page number; name and number of road, county, section petitioned for; towns that the section passes through; dates petitions for survey and for work were passed; amount appropriated by county; date the preliminary examination was made; date approved; distance to be improved; surface and width of the road; date the plans were adopted; and information on bids and contracts.
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Resident, division and assistant engineers' correspondence
Series Number
- B0250
Summary
- This series consists mostly of outgoing correspondence of resident, division, and assistant engineers involved with the construction of the Barge Canal. It provides information on the progress of construction; construction practices employed; location of the canal; land appropriations; and contract alterations, specifications, and estimates. Also included are some incoming correspondence, progress reports on contracts, final estimates, yearly and monthly reports, monthly expenditures and estimates, State property inventories, and detailed construction estimates.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Estimates for the Genesee Valley Canal
Series Number
- B0655
Summary
- This series consists of estimates for work to be done on the Genesee Valley Canal between 1851 and 1855. The estimates include costs for bridge, lock, and dock repair; sloping of walls; stonework; and other miscellaneous projects. Also included are statements of work that give an overview of the cost and length of various contracts.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Western Division Resident Engineer's day book
Series Number
- B0669
Summary
- This volume is a listing of accounts for work on the Erie and Genesee Valley Canals with Richard Vernam, Resident Engineer (Rochester). Each account is spread across two pages in the volume, and provides name of account holder, dates of transactions, types of transactions, and amounts of transactions.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Maps and profiles relating to the Western Division of the Erie and Barge canals
Series Number
- B1211
Summary
- This series consists of maps, profiles, cross sections, description sheets, and other information documenting work proposed and carried out during the enlargement and improvement of the Western Division of the Erie Canal. Included is proposed work on sections of the lateral canals of the Barge Canal system, especially the Genesee Valley. Maps often note property lines and owners, cultivated land; and significant buildings/structures. Records are restricted due to fragility.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- Restricted due to fragile condition (brittle): use only with assistance of State Archives staff.
Title
- New York State Engineer and Surveyor report and estimates concerning the construction of gun boat locks on the Eastern Division of the Erie Canal
Series Number
- B0696
Summary
- This series consists of a manuscript version of Erie Canal Eastern Division Engineer Daniel C. Jenne's report and cost estimates in relation to enlarging the locks on the Eastern Division of the canal from Albany to Higginsville. In the narrative report, Jenne describes specific issues with existing canal locks and structures that would affect the manner in which enlarged locks were constructed. Jenne provides summary and detailed cost estimates for the construction of stone locks, wood locks, and wood and stone locks, as well as for the completion of necessary improvements to related canal structures such as aqueducts, culverts, and bridges.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Printed quantities exhibited at lettings for the Western Division of the Erie Canal and the Genesee Valley Canal
Series Number
- B0735
Summary
- This series consists of records related to the letting of contracts for work on canals in the Western Division of the Erie Canal and the Genesee Valley Canal.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Highway expenditure journals
Series Number
- B0709
Summary
- This series consists of ledger accounts of highway expenditures maintained by the Superintendent of Public Works, likely as part of his duties to oversee highways. The volumes have experienced significant water damage, and text may be illegible.
Creator
- New York (State). Superintendent of Public Works
Access Restrictions
- Restricted due to severe water damage.
Title
- Map of improvements to state ditch off the Chemung Canal
Series Number
- A0812
Summary
- This map shows proposed improvements (a proposed correction and extension) of the ditch to contain water at low areas between the Chemung Canal and the Chemung Canal Feeder. The map shows property lines, names of owners, and topographical symbols marking swamp lands; and lines for proposed changes to the state ditch.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- Restricted: Map is badly torn.Use under supervision or with assistance of archivist due to fragile condition.