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Displaying 108 Finding Aids
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
- 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.
Title
- Description of lands appropriated for Genesee Valley Canal
Series Number
- B0664
Summary
- This volume contains transcriptions of a few land transactions and proceedings dealing with lands appropriated to the Western Division for the Genesee Valley Canal. A table of contents to the volume is located on the first page. Types of entries include releases of lands, awards for damages, and indentures.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Contract and specification forms regarding the Genesee Valley Canal
Series Number
- B0658
Summary
- This volume contains printed contracts and specification forms (all blank) for the Genesee Valley Canal. Included is a notice to contractors (October 31, 1838); excavation, lock, and bridge contracts; excavation, lock, bridge, aqueduct, and waste weirs specifications; and propositions for waste weirs, bridges, and aqueducts.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Miscellaneous maps and plans of canal structures
Series Number
- A1442
Summary
- These are maps and plans of canal structures and works originally attached to contracts, petitions, and awards by Canal Appraisers.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Barge Canal and other contract files
Series Number
- B0213
Summary
- These files concern the review, implementation, administration, and supervision of contracts entered into by the state for construction of the Barge Canal and canal terminals. Records include contracts; correspondence; memorandums; contract specifications and alterations; general contract descriptions; estimates; calculations; bid proposals; inspectors' and engineers' reports; employee time rolls; photographs of construction in progress; invoices; and surveys.
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Preliminary estimates, calculations, and measurements for construction and repair of the canal system
Series Number
- B0399
Summary
- This series consists of volumes of calculations and estimates related to construction and repair work performed on New York 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
- State Engineer and Surveyor monthly estimates for construction of the Barge Canal
Series Number
- B0366
Summary
- This series consists of a volume monthly estimate forms that outline estimated costs for the construction 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
- State Engineer and Surveyor Barge Canal terminal final accounts
Series Number
- B0364
Summary
- This series consists of blank final account forms for the construction of Barge Canal terminals.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- State Engineer and Surveyor canal contract registers
Series Number
- B0358
Summary
- This series consists of forms related to contracts for construction and repairs on canals throughout New York State.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Plans of the new State Capitol
Series Number
- A1874
Summary
- This series contains architectural plans for the construction of the present State Capitol. Included are original plans and photographic reproductions that illustrate both interior and exterior views of the Capitol. Arranged roughly by building section.
Creator
- New York (State). New Capitol Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York State Engineer and Surveyor Barge Canal contract cross section sheets
Series Number
- B0394
Summary
- The volumes in this series contain cross section drawings relating to Barge Canal Western Division Contracts No. 6 and No. 202 in Monroe County, New York. Drawings are done in pencil and ink on 16 x 20 inch sheets of 10 x 10 grids-to-one inch cross section graphing paper.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- File on All American Canal and St. Lawrence Ship Canal and Power Project
Series Number
- B0746
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Walters Act administrative files
Series Number
- B0236
Summary
- These files document actions taken by the State Engineer and Surveyor to address contractors applying for assistance under the provisions of the Walters Act. The series includes correspondence, memorandums, journals, financial statements submitted by contractors, cost estimates, and inventories of construction materials. The card index to these files, Series B0241, provides name and subject access.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- State Engineer and Surveyor contract proposals for the enlargement of the Erie and Champlain Canals
Series Number
- B0355
Summary
- Chapter 329 of the Laws of 1854 appropriated $2,250,000 in state funds to provide for the enlargement of the Erie, Oswego, Cayuga, and Seneca Canals; the completion of the Black River and Genesee Valley Canals; and the enlargement of the locks of the Champlain Canal. This series consists of one volume of abstracts of contract proposals pertaining to the enlargement of the Erie Canal and one volume pertaining to the enlargement of the locks of the Champlain Canal.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Card index to the Walters Act administrative files
Series Number
- B0241
Summary
- These 3 x 5 cards arranged alphabetically by last name of correspondent or subject serve as an index to series B0236, Walters Act Administrative Files. The Walters Act was intended to alleviate the heavy financial losses faced by canal contractors due to the economic uncertainty created by America's entry into 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
- New York State Superintendent of Public Works advertising journal for the letting of canal construction contracts
Series Number
- B0345
Summary
- Staff of the office of the Superintendent of Public Works used this volume to maintain a record of public advertisements for proposals to undertake canal construction contracts pursuant to Chapter 147 of the Laws of 1903 (Barge Canal Act) and supplementary acts. Each entry includes contract number and type of contract (Barge Canal or Terminal); year and chapter of legislation under which contract was enabled; a copy of the advertisement as it appeared in the newspapers; and a list of newspapers in which the advertisement was published.
Creator
- New York (State). Superintendent of Public Works
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Certified final accounts for canal construction projects
Series Number
- B0347
Summary
- This series contains certified final accounts for the construction and repair of various canals in the Western Division of New York State's canal system. Also included are signed affidavits attesting to the work completed.
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 final estimates of contracts for the Eastern Division of the Erie Canal
Series Number
- B0353
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.