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Displaying 27 Finding Aids
Title
- Auburn Prison invoices, receipts, and vouchers relating to prison purchases
Series Number
- B1274
Summary
- This series consists of invoices, receipts, and vouchers documenting Auburn Prison purchases of food, equipment, and supplies. For each purchase, the records contain an invoice submitted by the contractor listing the items delivered, date delivered, and price; a receipt from the prison with date items were received; and a prison voucher completed by the contractor and approved for payment.
Creator
- Auburn Prison
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Auburn Prison contractor bid files relating to the purchase of food, equipment, and supplies
Series Number
- B1226
Summary
- This series consists of records used to select contractors for food, equipment, and supplies for Auburn Prison, the prison farm, and the prison's road camps. Most records are specifications and proposal compiled by contractors bidding on supplies. They detail items to be purchased, quantity required, contract period and directions regarding price, payment, and delivery. Also included are lists that include conditions of individual contracts and names and addresses of winning bidders.
Creator
- Auburn Prison
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York State University Construction Fund Counsel's Office procedures and directives for construction contracts
Series Number
- 15754
Summary
- This series consists of New York State University Construction Fund procedures and/or directives relating to by-laws, equal employment and non-discrimination practices, and rules and regulations which have been superseded by amendment or revision.
Creator
- New York State University Construction Fund. Counsel's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Abstracts of bids received for work on canals
Series Number
- A0988
Summary
- These abstracts from the Office of the Auditor of the Canal Department document the procedure for letting bids for construction and repair of the canals. They contain date and place of letting; number of section on canal; numbers and names of bidders; amounts of bids and engineer's estimate for the work.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of the Auditor of the Canal Department
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Contract documents for canal enlargement and repairs
Series Number
- A1899
Summary
- These records document execution and fulfillment of contracts for canal construction and repairs. Included are agreements for excavation of the canal, for construction of locks, bridges, and other structures, and for general repairs; detailed work specifications; bonds for performance of work and payment of wages; estimates or accounts listing labor employed and materials use; and affidavits of inspection or materials. Contract documents generally are labeled with contractor name, date, sequential number, and work location.
Creator
- New York (State). Canal Commissioners
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Coal and wood bids from dealers for provision of fuel for state buildings
Series Number
- A1245
Summary
- This series from the Comptroller's Office consists of bids from various dealers offering to supply coal and wood for the State Hall, Capitol, and State Geological Hall. A newspaper article calling for bids is attached to one of the bids. Each bid contains price information on either the wood or coal or both.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Record of contracts awarded for improvement of public highways
Series Number
- B0272
Summary
- This series tracks the award of contracts to private entities or county boards of supervisors for road construction. Information includes name, number, and (sometimes) section of road; brief description of work to be done; county; division (Eastern, Middle, Western); preliminary cost estimate; by whom plans approved (usually county supervisors) and date; date proposals received; to whom contract awarded; date of contract; amount of contract; monthly cost estimates; and final cost estimate.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Power Authority contract records
Series Number
- B2340
Summary
- This series consists of copies of proposed and accepted contracts and other records, generated by the Counsel to Governor W. Averell Harriman, documenting the sale of St. Lawrence power by the New York State Power Authority. The Counsel to the Governor was responsible for clearing all contracts, as to content and form, which required the Governor's signature. Approximately half of the records in the series relate to contracts with the Reynolds Metals Company and the Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation.
Creator
- New York (State). Counsel to the Governor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Printed specifications for highway improvement
Series Number
- B1824
Summary
- This series consists of printed specifications formulated by the State Engineer and Surveyor for the improvement of State highways. Specification booklets contain prescribed requirements for all aspects of highway construction from excavation, preparation, and selection of materials, to the actual construction of roadways, bridges, and other adjoining structures. Booklets also include estimates of quantities of materials required for each project.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Contracts
Series Number
- A0634
Summary
- This series consists of contracts for work relating to the duties of the Attorney General's Office. Most contracts of this type relate to printing of session laws and other state legal matters, as well as for work subcontracted to private law firms. Other contracts are for office space, primarily in New York City, bought or rented by the Attorney General's Office for government use. Some contracts contain handwritten notes and remarks from review by agency staff.
Creator
- New York (State). Attorney General's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Printed quantities exhibited at lettings for the Western Division of the Erie Canal and the Genesee Valley Canal
Series Number
- B0735
Summary
- This series consists of records related to the letting of contracts for work on canals in the Western Division of the Erie Canal and the Genesee Valley Canal.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Canvass of proposals for Erie Canal Enlargement
Series Number
- A0810
Summary
- This series consists of proposals for construction for enlargement of the Erie Canal. Each entry provides proposal number; name of bidder and guarantors; section number; and amount of bid.
Creator
- New York (State). Canal Commissioners
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Index to contracts for Erie Canal Improvements
Series Number
- A1268
Summary
- This series consists of an index cross referencing number of canal section and letter and number of contract, arranged by division of canal and name of canal Commissioner; and a list of miscellaneous contracts with the name of Canal Commissioner, letter and number of contract, and location (section, lock).
Creator
- New York (State). Canal Commissioners
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Rough minutes
Series Number
- B0207
Summary
- This series consists of rough minutes of the Canal Contracting Board. Subjects include contracts awarded or refused, structures to be built, and resolutions made by the board. Included is a partial subject index (A-C).
Creator
- New York (State). Contracting Board
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Hamburg (N.Y.) records
Series Number
- A4607
Summary
- Microfilmed records include minutes of the village board of trustees (1874-1994); specifications, bids, and contracts (starting 1967); and minutes of the planning and housing board, zoning board, and water department.
Creator
- Hamburg (N.Y. : Village)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York House of Refuge indenturing committee meeting minutes
Series Number
- A2092
Summary
- This committee met periodically with the Superintendent to review matters concerning inmate apprenticeships. Minutes document committee actions on the: review of applications from prospective master ( include applicant's name and relationship to the inmate, inmate's name, case number and committee's decision); review of the master's conduct reports for apprenticed inmates; requests by masters to absolve indentures; attempts to recover runaway inmates; rules governing apprenticeships; and review of parole requests.
Creator
- House of Refuge (New York, N.Y.)
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
- 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
- South Mall contract agreements
Series Number
- 18749
Summary
- The series consists of signed copies of contract agreements and related material (including transmittal letters, notes, memorandums on changes to contract amounts or payments, and copies of encumbrance requests) for architectural services and supplemental agreements for extension of the period of services to be performed in connection with work on Albany's South Mall project (later Empire State Plaza).
Creator
- New York (State). Office of General Services
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Contract for constructing bridge over Cattaraugus Creek at Irving
Series Number
- A1039
Summary
- An agreement between the Union Iron Works of Buffalo and the Commissioners appointed by the State of New York to build a bridge over Cattaraugus Creek near Irving gives specifications for bridge, abutments, and grading.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of the Auditor of the Canal Department
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.