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
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Ledger accounts for leases of surplus canal water, salaries of canal officials, and canal loans
Series Number
A3240
Summary
This series is a record of payments and receipt of the canals account and canal debt. Each account provides account name; account paid or received; date of transaction; and service or item for which payment was made or received.
Creator
New York (State). Bureau of Canal Affairs
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
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.
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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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
These records document the Canal Board's responsibilities for hearing damage claims and appeals, directing special repairs, administering disputed contracts, and other canal-related administrative matters. The series also contains appeals from decisions of the Board of Appraisers, Canal Appraisers, and Board of Claims. The Canal Board's decision regarding these appeals was considered final. The series consists mostly of filed petitions and appeals to the Board along with minutes of hearings, testimony, correspondence, and other accompanying documentation.
Creator
New York (State). Treasurer's Office
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Index to rough minutes of the Canal Board and to petitions and appeals to the Canal Board
Series Number
A0859
Summary
The Canal Board was responsible for regulating canal tolls, appointing various canal officers, directing special repairs, enforcing canal regulations, and hearing appeals from decisions of the Canal Appraisers regarding damage claims and related matters. This series indexes two central Canal Board record series: Rough Minutes (record series A0856) and Petitions and Appeals to the Canal Board (record series A1140); it also serves as an index to part of the surviving Canal Board Minutes (record series A0868).
Creator
New York (State). Canal Board
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this series.