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Title

Index to Region 2 field books

Series Number

B2075

Summary

This series indexes field books held in the Canal Corporation Region 2 Office in Syracuse, New York. Field books referenced in the index document the construction and maintenance of the Chenango Canal, Black River Canal, the Northern and Southern Reservoirs and Oneida Lake portions of the Barge Canal.

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Plans, blueprints, and drawings relating to the operation and maintenance of the Barge Canal

Series Number

B1353

Summary

This series consists of working copies of contract plans used by the Operations and Maintenance Division of the Department of Public Works and predecessor units. These "office copies" include attachments in the form of maps and plans detailing revisions and updates to original plans. Included are hydrologic data; maps and charts for lake elevations; buoy locations; hydrographs of the Oneida, Seneca, and Oswego rivers; charts of Cayuga and Oneida Lake elevations; and plans and related material for Barge Canal contracts.

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Card file index to Region 2 maps

Series Number

B2074

Summary

This series indexes maps once maintained by the Region 2 Waterways Maintenance Office of the Department of Public Works. Maps and plans indexed included the first Erie Canal enlargement, the 1895 Improvement and the Erie Barge Canal, the Black River Canal, the Chenango Canal, the Northern and Southern Reservoirs, Oneida Lake, and the Old and New Oneida Lake Canals. Also included indexed is work on the Utica State Hospital and Marcy State Hospital.

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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Plans and drawings for Barge Canal maintenance and capital projects, Section 3, District 2

Series Number

B2076

Summary

This series consists of plans of buildings and structures in the Fonda Section of the New York State Barge Canal System. Records include plans of locks, buildings, dams, and bridges. Also included are plans for the shop and office in Utica and the layout and design plans for the section shop in Fonda.

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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Historical abstracts concerning lands of western division, Erie Canal

Series Number

A1469

Summary

These historical abstracts concern lands in the Erie Canal's western division. The series consists of transcripts or abstracts of deeds, printed legislative documents, petitions to the Canal Board, a resolution of the Canal Board, statutes, and blueprint copies of maps of lands of the western district.

Creator

• New York (State). Office of the Division Engineer (Erie Canal : Western Division)

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

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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Roll maps and plans of the Middle Division of the Erie Canal

Series Number

B0729

Summary

This series consists of roll survey maps for the enlargement of the Middle Division of the Erie Canal. Maps show red lines; blue lines; sectional divisions; old and new channels; profiles; existing structures; names of property owners; and adjacent roads, streets, and buildings. The series also includes approximately 70 linen tracings of earlier maps. These tracings show the relative positions of the Erie Canal and the later Enlarged Canal, and include names of property owners.

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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Weekly reports of engineers regarding the Barge Canal

Series Number

B0231

Summary

These reports submitted to the State Engineer and Surveyor by division and senior assistant engineers document weekly progress on construction projects in progress or begun in 1921. The reports detail work done in offices and bureaus; surveying, mapping, and planning; canal maintenance and repairs; unusual events such as accidents or sinkings; and the disposition of applications for grants of land under water.

Creator

• New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Syracuse Section Office Superintendent's files

Series Number

B1890

Summary

This series consist of records documenting routine maintenance and operations of the Barge System operating from the Syracuse Office. Records include subject and correspondence files, survey records and maintenance reports. Also included are boat plans, blueprints and black and white photographs which depict ice conditions, repairs, general views, maintenance and operations, and private camps on state property.

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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Superintendent and lock operator's records for Section 2 and Locks E-2 to E-10 and Locks C1 to C5 of the Barge Canal

Series Number

B2295

Summary

This series documents the Waterford office's primary status in the Barge Canal's eastern region. Records include water gauge reports, bridge logs, daily lockage reports, correspondence, and administrative files such as payroll and personnel records. The records provide an excellent sampling of the diverse types of responsibilities that came through the section offices. Of special note are correspondence files documenting the development of the office's bureaucratic structure.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Transportation. Division of Waterways Maintenance

Access Restrictions

Personnel records found in boxes 12 and 13 arerestricted to protect personal privacy.

Title

Abstracts of expenditures for Barge Canal maintenance

Series Number

B1380

Summary

This series documents expenditures made by the superintendent for routine maintenance of the Barge Canal. It consists of abstracts of expenditures created by the Superintendent of Public Works for the State Comptroller's Office.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Resident engineers' records for Section 3 of the Barge Canal

Series Number

B1370

Summary

This series documents the construction, maintenance, and expansion of Section 3 of the Barge Canal until it was abolished, and reveals the working relationships of state government and private contractors. Also of interest is documentation of the Oswego-Waterford enlargement program. Records include diaries of resident engineers and section superintendents; correspondence; inspectors' reports; time books; original construction contracts; terminal contracts; construction material estimates; office inventories; lock gage ledgers; and payroll records.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Public Works. Office of the Superintendent

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

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.

Title

Card index to Western Division canal maps, plans, estimates and related structures

Series Number

A4290

Summary

This volume indexes three series of records documenting work on the western division of the State's canal system: B0380, Western Division Maps and Plans; B1211, Roll Maps Relating to the Western Division of the Erie and Barge Canals; and B0730, Engineers' Field Books Pertaining to the Construction of the State's Canal System. They provide subject access to maps, plans, drawings, estimates, and related documents produced for proposed work and ongoing maintenance of the canal system.

Creator

• New York (State). Superintendent of Public Works

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Superintendent and lock operator's records for Section 6 and Lock 28B of the Barge Canal

Series Number

B1363

Summary

This series consists of records of the superintendent of Section 6 of the Barge Canal at Lyons, New York, and lock operator's records for Lock 28B in Newark, near Lyons. The records document the work routine and environment along this section of the canal system and the working relationships among the state, commercial, and private sectors in the economy. Records include statistical summaries; reports; invoices; personnel records; permits; maps; incoming/outgoing correspondence; maintenance records; lock station sheets; navigation and weekly reports.

Creator

• New York (State). Division of Canals and Waterways

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Index to Barge Canal contracts, maintenance contracts, terminal contracts, U.S. contracts, final estimates, structures, and shop drawings

Series Number

B1768

Summary

This series consists of photocopies of indexes used by the New York State Canal Corporation and its predecessor agencies for access to material relating to the New York State Barge Canal system. Indexes to contracts typically include contract number, location, canal, division, section, and a brief narrative description of the work included in the contract. The series includes indexes to Barge Canal contracts through 1936, maintenance contracts through 1992, terminal contracts through 1936, and U.S. contracts through contract number 200.

Creator

• New York State Canal Corporation

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Western Division Engineers' abstracts of expenditures pertaining to employees

Series Number

B0743

Creator

• New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Superintendent and lock operator's records for Sections 1 and 2 of the Barge Canal

Series Number

B1878

Summary

These series documents activities carried out during the operation and maintenance of the canal. The record consist primarily of lock operator's weekly reports and includes construction and maintenance contract files, inventories, work reports, work schedules and reports, floating plant reports, gage charts and reports, subject files, and correspondence.

Creator

• New York State Canal Corporation

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Final estimates and accounts

Series Number

B0377

Summary

This series contains final estimates, accounts, and measurements for a variety of canal and canal related structures including locks, roads, shores, bridges, sluices, excavations, culverts, linings, puddlings, dams, and embankments. Volumes contain detailed, multi-colored drawings and sketches, monochrome photographs, blueprints, and linen maps. Records pertain to the Middle Division of the Enlarged Erie Canal, Black River Canal, Chenango Canal, Chenango Canal Extension, and Oneida Lake Canal.

Creator

• New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Bids on contracts for materials used on the Barge Canal System

Series Number

A4411

Summary

This series consists of transmittal memoranda, correspondence, and comptroller's certifications, lists of vendors, and blank and completed proposal forms and specifications for materials contracts let by the Department of Public Works for use on the Barge Canal.

Creator

• New York (State). Division of Canals and Waterways

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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.