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Displaying 62 Finding Aids
Title
- Reports and recommendations
Series Number
- B0221
Summary
- These records consist of typed carbon copies of reports and recommendations compiled by Board of Consulting Engineers submitted to the State Engineer and Surveyor. The reports deal mainly with work already performed on barge canal contracts and proposed work. They provide detailed information on construction methods as well as the administrative processes involved in supervising construction progress.
Creator
- New York (State). Board of Consulting Engineers
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New York State Department of Transportation Division of Waterways Maintenance computation books
Series Number
- B2423
Summary
- The computation books in this series provide two different types of information: survey documentation used to produce maps; and/or plans and construction material documentation used to produce estimates for costs. The series documents preparations for canal improvements and construction in three locations: Syracuse-Utica, Rochester-Buffalo, and Fonda.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Transportation. Division of Waterways Maintenance
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Card index to the Board's administrative files
Series Number
- B0239
Summary
- This series consists of an index to the administrative files of the Jamaica Bay-Peconic Bay Canal Board (Series B0238). Information includes the date, name of correspondent or subject, whether sent or received, identifying number or letter, and a brief content description.
Creator
- Jamaica Bay - Peconic Bay Canal Board
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Index to Barge Canal minute books
Series Number
- B0204
Summary
- These volumes index a set of "Barge Canal Minutes" and "Barge Canal Books" relate to records that may not have survived. The indexes are arranged in alphabetical subject categories. Some have special categories for deeds, permits, agreements, appropriations, and contracts.
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Jamaica Bay - Peconic Bay Canal Board administrative files
Series Number
- B0238
Summary
- The Jamaica Bay - Peconic Bay Canal Board determined costs for bridges and rights of way for a proposed canal on the south side of Long Island. Consisting primarily of correspondence and exhibit files, records also include survey progress reports, town resolutions, minutes of meetings and public hearings, expense accounts, blueprints, maps, and photographs. Topics covered include property values, possible routes, construction estimates, possible obstacles to canal navigation, and opinions on proposed routes.
Creator
- Jamaica Bay - Peconic Bay Canal Board
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Canal contract final accounts
Series Number
- B0220
Summary
- This series contains final contract accounts; explanations of extra work; receipts; and resident assistant and division engineers' affidavits to final accounts. Data includes name of contracting firm; date of contract; description of construction project; authorizing legislation; description of items purchased or services performed; quantities and cost of materials; partial payments made to contractors; reasons for alterations; and explanations regarding extra work.
Creator
- New York (State). Superintendent of Public Works
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Inventory of canal "blue line" maps
Series Number
- B2543
Summary
- This series contains an inventory of the approximately 1,900 "blue line" maps produced by the State Engineer and Surveyor pursuant to Chapter 199, Laws of 1910 and Chapter 51, Laws of 1917. The maps inventoried depict all state owned lands and property prior to improvements effected for the Barge Canal System; the location of state property appropriated for the Barge Canal; and the location of the old canals and related state property in relation to the Barge Canal.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of Canals and Waterways
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- State Engineer and Surveyor index to Eastern Division employees ledger
Series Number
- B0354
Summary
- This series consists of alphabetically arranged index of employees working on the Eastern Division of the Erie Canal. The index contains the names of employees as well as page numbers.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Expenditures made for improvement and repair of the Middle Division of the Erie Canal
Series Number
- B0716
Summary
- This series consists of records of expenditures made for improvement and repairs of the Middle Division of the Erie Canal.
Creator
- New York (State). Canal Commissioners
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Correspondence relating to appointment of various state officers
Series Number
- B1188
Summary
- This series consists primarily of correspondence to the State Comptroller notifying his office of appointments of various public officers and changes in salaries. Positions included are librarians and assistant librarians of the State Library, secretaries of the Board of Regents, director and assistants of the State Museum, and various employees of the office of the State Engineer and Surveyor. Also included are a few descriptions of unsold state lands compiled by the State Engineer and Surveyor.
Creator
- New York (State). Banking Department
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York State Barge Canal System contract shop drawings
Series Number
- B1765
Summary
- This series consists of approximately 1000 shop drawings, which were used in conjunction with individual Barge Canal contracts to produce detailed specifications. The maps are primarily on linen and contain a great level of detail; from these plans contractors and manufacturers were able to fulfill specific terms of contracts. Included are shop drawings for the components of bridges, locks, gates, dams, winch cars, and other canal mechanisms. Also included in this series are shop drawings for four maintenance contracts.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Transportation. Division of Waterways Maintenance
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Division of Canals and Waterways plans, maps, and specifications relating to various Barge Canal contracts
Series Number
- B1213
Summary
- These records relate to contracted work on the Barge Canal involving constructing or repairing dams, storage reservoirs, or canal terminals; channel excavation; or bridge improvement. A few maps and tracings of the Syracuse area show encroachment on the Erie Canal and state-owned land desired by private concerns. The plans, primarily blueprint copies, include profiles, cross sections, location maps, elevations, layouts, typical sections, or sectional drawings.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of Canals and Waterways
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Canal bridge reference lists
Series Number
- A3259
Summary
- These records relate to bridges over the Erie Canal and the Barge Canal that either needed to be replaced or built to accommodate new canal locations. The lists note contract number; name of bridge; location; measurements such as lowest point on structure, normal pool elevation, and clearance; by whom maintained (state, county, or railroad); and costs.
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Monthly time books for work done on the Western Division of the Barge Canal
Series Number
- B0693
Summary
- This series consists of time books documenting expenditures for labor and materials used in fulfillment of contracts to adapt the Genesee River for use as a spur from the Barge Canal to Rochester, New York. Information usually includes dates, location and description of work performed; names and/or duties of employees; and amounts paid. Also included are field books of rock soundings data and contractor estimates for highway improvements in the Monroe County area.
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York State Barge Canal System maintenance contract plans
Series Number
- B1764
Summary
- This series consists of original linen plans and drawings delineating maintenance contracts assigned for the New York State Barge Canal System. After the completion of the Barge Canal System in the mid-1920's, appropriations were authorized for the maintenance and operations of the system. Contract maps usually include a location map or map and title sheet and itemized drawings of contract specifications.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Transportation. Division of Waterways Maintenance
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Maps of portions of canal lands belonging to the State of New York
Series Number
- B1761
Summary
- This series consists of approximately 1900 original linen maps produced by the State Engineer and Surveyor. The maps are popularly known as "Blue Line," "Laws of 1910 Maps," and "Abandonment Maps." The maps depict all state owned lands and property prior to improvements completed for the Barge Canal System; the location of state property appropriated for the Barge Canal; and the location of the old canals and related state property in relation to the Barge Canal.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of Canals and Waterways
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Abstracts of expenditures for engineering
Series Number
- B1379
Summary
- This series documents expenditures for the construction of the Erie, Champlain, and Oswego Canals. Headings include name of division engineer, geographical division, name of canal, voucher number, date, to whom paid, contract number, amount of voucher, position of payee, services or equipment paid for, subtotals, and totals.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- 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.
Title
- Journal and voucher register for Barge Canal contracts
Series Number
- B0378
Summary
- This series is comprised of a volume of vouchers for Barge Canal contracts. The vouchers contain date of the contract; amount of expense; purpose of expense (such as payment to contractors, advertising, recovering appropriations, etc.); subtotals; and totals.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Outgoing correspondence from the Clerk of the Contracting Board
Series Number
- A1364
Summary
- Consisting of press copies of letters from the Clerk of the Contracting Board, topics addressed by the volume include contract awards; drafts and vouchers for contracts; and appointments to offices such as Superintendent of Canal Repairs.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.