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Displaying 346 Finding Aids
Title
- Account books for the Genesee Valley Canal
Series Number
- B0652
Summary
- This series consists of 10 account books that were used by the New York State Engineer and Surveyor's office to track and record information about accounts and expenditures for the Genesee Valley Canal. These volumes include information on type and amount of work being done; contractors performing work; materials being used; profiles of the canal; and other related information.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Superintendent and lock operator's records for Section 6 and Lock 28B of the Barge Canal
Series Number
- B1363
Summary
- This series consists of records of the superintendent of Section 6 of the Barge Canal at Lyons, New York, and lock operator's records for Lock 28B in Newark, near Lyons. The records document the work routine and environment along this section of the canal system and the working relationships among the state, commercial, and private sectors in the economy. Records include statistical summaries; reports; invoices; personnel records; permits; maps; incoming/outgoing correspondence; maintenance records; lock station sheets; navigation and weekly reports.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of Canals and Waterways
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Accounts of costs and payrolls pertaining to Barge Canal contract 59
Series Number
- B0733
Summary
- This series consists of monthly estimates for contracts on 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
- Glass plate negatives depicting construction of the Western Division of the Barge Canal
Series Number
- B0727
Summary
- This series is composed of approximately 6,000 glass plate negatives showing detailed views of construction activities on the New York State Barge Canal Western Division. Each negative is enclosed in an envelope listing the plate number, subject, locality, contract number, and date taken.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Notices of service upon owners of lands appropriated for the Barge Canal
Series Number
- A1277
Summary
- Consisting of affidavits of annexed notices of appropriations by the State, the affidavits contain detailed descriptions of the land to be appropriated by the State for Barge Canal.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Public Works
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Journal of proceedings in engineer's office at Whitehall
Series Number
- B0712
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Expenditures paid by engineers for work done on the Western Division of the New York State Canal System.
Series Number
- B0706
Summary
- This series contains lists of expenditures made by engineers of the Western Division of the New York State Canal System and mainly deal with the Erie and Genesee Valley Canals. Included is information on who the expenditure was made out to and what the expenditure was for.
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
- 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
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Work force account, contract, and estimates of expenses regarding Erie Basin and slips in Buffalo
Series Number
- B0672
Summary
- The accounts and statements in this volume document work on the Erie Basin and slips in Buffalo. They provide information on the number, type, and cost of canal workers employed on the Western Division; estimated and actual costs for work done and remaining to be done on various canal sections; work not under contract; repairs; excavation work; and amounts of raw materials delivered.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Bills of materials used in canal construction and repair projects
Series Number
- B0699
Summary
- This series consists of bills of materials that were used in construction and repair projects on state canals. The materials referred to in these volumes are generally timber, iron, and planking.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Superintendent of Public Works General Inspector's Office letter books
Series Number
- B0328
Summary
- This series consists mostly of administrative correspondence, generated by the General Inspector's Office, regarding the Erie and Barge Canals. Subjects include payment vouchers, supplies, and instructions to canal superintendents. Many copies are faded. Some are illegible.
Creator
- New York (State). Superintendent of Public Works. General Inspector's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York State Department of Public Works depositions regarding notices of land appropriations for Barge Canal purposes
Series Number
- B0338
Summary
- This series documents the state's acquisition of real property for the Barge Canal system, pursuant to Laws of 1903, Chapter 147, as amended. The series consists of depositions sworn to by employees of the Department of Public Works stating that the deponent had personally served notices of appropriation, along with maps and description of property appropriated for Barge Canal purposes, upon the reputed owners of said property.
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York State Canal Corporation traffic agent's files
Series Number
- B1797
Summary
- This series consists of traffic-related reports, forms, and records maintained by Canal traffic agents. These reports provide documentation of day-to-day traffic on the canals. Records include origin and destination reports; tonnage reports; trip clearances; and other traffic related forms.
Creator
- New York State Canal Corporation
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Letter books
Series Number
- B0329
Summary
- This series is comprised of 16 volumes of letter books that contain copies of correspondence created by the office of the Assistant Superintendent of Public Works, located in Rochester. The correspondence in these letter books is routine and administrative in nature, relating to construction, maintenance, and repair of the Erie Canal and Barge Canal. The time period of letter books coincides with the construction of the Barge Canal and much of the correspondence deals with this topic.
Creator
- New York (State). Superintendent of Public Works. Assistant Superintendent's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Record of cement received and used for Barge Canal contract 60
Series Number
- B0739
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Miscellaneous payments made for work done on the Western Division of the New York State Canal System.
Series Number
- B0705
Summary
- This series contains miscellaneous payments for work done on the Western Division of the New York State Canal System, specifically the Erie and Genesee Valley Canals. Included are payments to landowners for temporary occupation of land, damage to buildings, and labor and materials for construction work on the 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
- New York State Engineer and Surveyor monthly and final estimates for non-canal projects
Series Number
- B0711
Summary
- The four volumes in this series contain monthly and final estimates for construction work completed on state facilities by private contractors. Projects documented include construction of a dock at Sing Sing Prison; construction of drains and relaying of concrete flooring in the basement of Buffalo State Asylum; construction of a sewer at Buffalo State Asylum; and construction of a new house and barn at an unspecified location.
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 Western Division final accounts
Series Number
- B0698
Summary
- This series consists of two volumes that partially index final estimates and accounts, as well as other records created by the Erie Canal Western Division Engineer's Office.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Copy of Canal Commissioners' report to State Assembly and dock building permits regarding Erie Basin at Buffalo
Series Number
- B0673
Summary
- This series consists of a copy of the State Canal Commissioners' report to the New York State Assembly and New York State Senate, as well as dock building permits in the Erie Basin in Buffalo. This report contains applications, communications, and permits dealing with the construction of wharves, docks, and piers in the Erie Basin in the city of Buffalo, NY.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Maps and descriptions of lands temporarily appropriated for state canals
Series Number
- B0667
Summary
- The series consists of blueprint maps and descriptions of lands temporarily appropriated by New York State for use in constructing, improving, and maintaining state canals. The maps were prepared by the Office of the State Engineer and Surveyor as part of its responsibilities in surveying, mapping, and engineering the state's canals. Temporarily appropriated lands were taken by the state for use and returned to the landowner after work on the canal was completed.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.