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Displaying 46 Finding Aids
Title
- Department of Audit and Control exhibit material used by the Office of the State Comptroller
Series Number
- B1809
Summary
- This series documents the State Comptroller's role in administering accounts of the state, paying bills and payrolls, and auditing records, accounts, and financial and management practices of state agencies. The Office of the State Comptroller used this material in exhibitions to highlight key agency functions. Records include indentures; contracts; published reports and pamphlets analyzing audit functions and interpreting cases and contracts; examples of contracts and vouchers; and accounts and appropriation ledgers from the Department of Public Works and the Prison Department.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Audit and Control
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Index to maps of undivided tracts and of tracts sold by the Comptroller for unpaid taxes
Series Number
- B1606
Summary
- The series indexes maps of lands sold for unpaid taxes by the comptroller in counties located inside (Volume 1) and outside (Volume 2) the Forest Preserve. The index lists tract; "old" map number; "new" map number; "case 'O'" map numbers; and the town in which the property is located.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Audit and Control
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York State Comptroller's telephone logs and messages
Series Number
- 18263
Summary
- This series contains the New York State Comptroller's daily telephone log and messages. Entries include names and telephone numbers of callers and sometimes brief notes about the subject and/or time of call.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Audit and Control
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Department of Audit and Control archived websites
Series Number
- B2079
Summary
- This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible websites of the New York State Department of Audit and Control, which is commonly known as the Office of the State Comptroller.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Audit and Control
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York State Comptroller's outgoing correspondence files
Series Number
- 18262
Summary
- This series consists of copies of outgoing correspondence created by the offices of State Comptrollers H. Carl McCall and Edward Regan. Correspondence is addressed to state agencies, private businesses, federal and local government agencies, constituent organizations, and other public and private organizations and individuals.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Audit and Control
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Statement by State Comptroller on bond purchases for sinking funds
Series Number
- A1470
Summary
- The series consists of a statement and supporting documentation by Eugene M. Travis, State Comptroller, in response to charges printed in the Brooklyn Times newspaper that he wasted public funds on eleven purchases of bonds for various state sinking funds. They were apparently used by Travis in his presentation to a committee investigating the charges.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Audit and Control
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Abstracts and vouchers for Barge Canal and canal terminal expenses
Series Number
- B0921
Summary
- This series contains bills, vouchers, and abstracts of expenditures submitted by resident engineers to the Department of Audit and Control. Each abstract lists amount owed by the state for salaries, wages, expenses, material, equipment, and supplies, and provides the geographic district number or the terminal location. Included are original bills and vouchers documenting claims against the State.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Audit and Control
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New York State Department of Audit and Control Senate bill files of proposed legislation
Series Number
- A1069
Summary
- These files pertain to proposed legislation, including bills considered but not passed, bills brought up in the reading process, and bills ultimately passed into law. Included are copies of bills, committee referral sheets, memorandums in favor or in opposition, and press releases announcing proposed measures.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Audit and Control
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Accounts relating to construction and operation of Barge Canal
Series Number
- A1055
Summary
- This series contains books and sheets of accounts for the construction and operation of the Barge Canal system. Included are accounts for expenditures on canal terminals, 1912-1920, and miscellaneous accounts for expenditures on canal, 1938.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Audit and Control
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Cash and earned income statement submitted by Corporation Tax Bureau
Series Number
- A1408
Summary
- This series consists of monthly statements bound in a post binder. Each statement lists cash, accruals, and distribution.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Audit and Control
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- 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
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Index to accounts of loan officers, auctioneers, and mortgagors
Series Number
- A1191
Summary
- This series is an alphabetical index to names of persons acting as commissioners for loaning money; as auctioneers submitting accounts to the State Comptroller; and as mortgagors of state lands. It also lists page references to accounts for counties (i.e., county treasurers).
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Audit and Control
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Register of bond securities
Series Number
- B2018
Summary
- The information in these registers record bonds issued by the state comptroller to villages, towns, cities, and counties in trust for various funds for debt payment. Information includes name of fund, municipality, date and amounts, rates of interest, amount of principal and interest paid by date, and sometimes remarks. The records were generated pursuant to Laws of 1895, Chapter 394; Laws of 1903, Chapter 147; Laws of 1909, Chapter 21; and the Consolidated Act of 1822.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Audit and Control
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Maps of undivided tracts and of tracts sold by the comptroller for unpaid taxes
Series Number
- B1610
Summary
- These maps were collected and/or created by the Office of the State Comptroller for the purpose of identifying land to be sold for unpaid taxes. The maps depict land in every area of the state, and especially in the Adirondack, Catskill, and western regions. Many maps are extremely detailed and frequently show names of owners of individual lots and parcels.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Audit and Control
Access Restrictions
- Restricted: May not be photocopied due to fragility. Use with assistance of archivist.
Title
- General and Canal Fund bond register
Series Number
- A1403
Summary
- The register of State bonds is organized by alphabetically, M-Z only, by city or town of bank holding the bond. Each entry includes name and location of bank; date of maturity, name, and amount of security;; date of bond and rate of interest.. Bonds were issued for many purposes, including highways, bridges, parks, railroad crossing elimination, unemployment relief, etc. Also contains bonds fro Port Authority of New York and other authorities.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Audit and Control
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Comptroller's consents to local governments to issue bonds
Series Number
- A1379
Summary
- This series contains copies of Comptroller consents relating to issuance of bonds by towns and school districts for various improvements. Also included are consents of the Conservation Commission permitting state lands within the Adirondack Forest Preserve to be taxed; petitions and statements of towns or school districts to the Conservation Commission relating to the vote on bonding proposition; and related correspondence.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Audit and Control
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Journal of county tax levies
Series Number
- B1537
Summary
- The series consists of a one-volume "Comptroller's Tax Levy County Journal" which notes receipts and/or distributions of various funds, including direct state tax, school taxes, and special fees (e.g., stenographers tax, armory tax). Entries appear chronologically in a form of double-entry bookkeeping which shows date of entry, type of tax or fund, and total amount, followed by a list of counties and discreet amounts comprising the total.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Audit and Control
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Documents relating to the records survey of 1950 and subsequent disposition
Series Number
- B1452
Summary
- In 1950, a survey was conducted of inactive records filed with the Department of Audit and Control with only a 5 per cent sample preserved. Historical records from the sample were inadvertently taken for disposal to Quebec, Canada; about one-third of which were recovered. This series consists of inventory reports; correspondence; articles and other materials documenting this survey and the resulting disposition of those records. Most material pertains to records recovery activities.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Audit and Control
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Special Fund estimates
Series Number
- B1929
Summary
- This series consists of fiscal reports submitted by the Office of Mental Hygiene to the Department of Audit and Control for estimated expenses for repairs and purchases for state hospitals and facilities managed by the Office of Mental Hygiene.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Audit and Control
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Railroad grade crossing elimination payment registers
Series Number
- B0604
Summary
- This series contains registers of summary data on grade crossing elimination projects from start to finish. Data includes Public Service Commission case number; names of participating municipalities and railroads; bonds issued (with interest rates); location of grade crossing; dates of Public Service Commission orders authorizing work; names of contractors' work covered by contracts, and amounts to be paid; complete record of payments, giving dates, amounts, and purposes; and distribution of costs (railroad, state, and county shares).
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Audit and Control
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.