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Displaying 117 Finding Aids
Title
- New York State Department of Transportation Division of Waterways Maintenance Regional Waterway Engineer's correspondence and operation and maintenance files
Series Number
- B2422
Summary
- This series documents the Division of Waterways Maintenance regional waterways engineer's operation and maintenance of the Erie Barge Canal between Oneida Lake and the eastern portions of Montgomery County.
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
- 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
- Abstracts of expenditures
Series Number
- A4413
Summary
- This series consists of abstracts of expenditures, including payrolls of manual laborers for maintenance and repairs to various elements of the state canal system. The expenditures documented here apparently pertain to work on a grain elevator at Gowandus Bay, Brooklyn.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of Canals and Waterways
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Blueprint maps and surveys of land appropriated for canal use by Contract No. 66
Series Number
- A4412
Summary
- This series consists of blueprint copies of survey maps and related materials of lands appropriated for construction of the Barge Canal. Documents pertain to Contract No. 66 involving land in the Niagara County, towns of Lockport and Royalton. Material includes blueprint maps and survey descriptions; affidavits of service; certificates of service (by county clerk) and notices of appropriation.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Card index of locations of documents relating to the Barge Canal
Series Number
- A4422
Summary
- The series references storage locations of documents relating to the Barge Canal era. Included are maps and plans associated with the Oswego Canal (or River) and the areas of Fulton, Phoenix, and Minetto, New York. References to canal structures and documents as well as a few place names and proper names are also included. The 3" x 5" cards describe the item referenced and a case letter, drawer number, and what may be an item or document number.
Creator
- New York (State). Superintendent of Public Works
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the 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
- Card index to documents relating to the Oswego Canal
Series Number
- A4423
Summary
- This series consists of a card file that apparently indexes documents relating to building and/or maintenance of the Oswego Canal, which ran from Syracuse to Oswego, New York. Most cards are undated and are pre-printed with the title "Barge Canal Field Books," They give canal name, contract number, geographical area, or type of structure; a description of the item indexed; and an "original number" and a "file number." Cards cover surveys, cross-sections, structures, and hydrological data.
Creator
- New York (State). Superintendent of Public Works
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Accounts for road improvement
Series Number
- A1229
Summary
- These records from the Comptroller's Office document the construction, operation, and maintenance of turnpikes in New York State, mostly around Salina (Onondaga County), Oneida Creek to Chittenango Creek, and Oswego to Sackets Harbor. Most records are itemized accounts detailing construction costs and receipts for services or goods. Also included are vouchers, contracts and agreements, correspondence, lists of taxes received for road improvements, and affidavits.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Employee time reports
Series Number
- B0744
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
- Canal engineer's field notes for state canals
Series Number
- A1078
Summary
- This series consists of field notes from surveys made for the Canal Commissioners (Revised Statutes 1827), which directed that the Commissioners have maps and field notes made for all canals constructed by the state. Field notes in this series were submitted by the Canal Commissioners to the Canal Board for approval, and upon approval were certified by the commissioners and filed in the Comptroller's Office. The Erie, Chenango, Chemung, Crooked Lake, Cayuga and Seneca, and Oswego canals are covered.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New York State Department of Transportation Passenger and Freight Safety Division railroad regulatory case files
Series Number
- 20054
Summary
- This series consists of the original case files documenting the Department of Transportation's (DOT) regulation of the state's railroads from 1971 onward. DOT initially placed regulatory responsibility in its Regulation Division, although that function was later the responsibility of the Passenger and Freight Safety Division. Despite the title of the division, the cases actually concern all regulatory matters, including those with no safety implications.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Transportation. Passenger and Freight Safety Division
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
- Canal equipment inventories
Series Number
- B1795
Summary
- This series consists of cards documenting inventories of equipment used in all operational aspects of the New York State Barge Canal System. Cards include specific details on item types, makes, models, where equipment was used on the canals, equipment life cycles, and dates of equipment operation.
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
- Affidavits of publication of tax sale and redemption notices
Series Number
- B0931
Summary
- This series documents the announcement of pending tax-sales and redemptions of lands. Included are affidavits of publication of tax sale and redemption notices for land to be sold for taxes; county treasurers' receipts; notices of mortgage liens on land to be sold for taxes; published lists of lands to be sold; lists of newspapers publishing the notices; and lists of people receiving the notices. Also included are a map and tax assessment lists for draining a marsh in Madison County.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Work diary for Forestport operations and maintenance shop
Series Number
- B1400
Summary
- This series consists of a journal of work activities kept by staff at Forestport, a workshop that operated and repaired reservoirs and feeder canals in the Adirondacks. This record of maintenance activities is particularly useful in understanding and interpreting the historic operations of the reservoirs and waterways. Sites at which work is recorded include the Black River; Nine Mile feeders; Hinckley and Sand Lake dams; Woodhull Lake; North Lake; Trenton Falls; and Boonville.
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
- 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
- Middle and Western Division survey maps for the proposed 1895 Erie Canal enlargement
Series Number
- B1210
Summary
- These survey maps for proposed canal improvements of Erie, Champlain, and Oswego canals are particularly valuable for their representation of state-owned land. Maps show measurements of canal length; town, city, and county lines; name of some land owners, or parcel numbers, of property adjacent to the canal; buildings along the canal rout; and parapets, aqueducts, and other related structures.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- Restricted due to fragile condition: use only with assistance of State Archives staff.
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
- Engineers' field books pertaining to the construction of the State's canal system
Series Number
- B0730
Summary
- This series consists mainly of field books compiled in the field while surveying, constructing, or maintaining the State's canal system. Topics addressed include land ownership and property valuations; property monuments; topography; proposed layouts; bridge inspections; highway locations; daily progress; property deeds; and town and state boundary line surveys. In addition to notes and measurements, many of the field books contain inventories; reports and observations; sketches of various areas and building measurements; property valuations; and deed descriptions.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
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.