Blueprint plans, drawings, and specifications for improvements to state and municipal jails, penitentiaries, and public buildings
Series Number
A3317
Summary
This series consists of blueprints of city and county penal facilities prepared by municipal architects and departments of correction and submitted to the State Commission of Prisons for approval. Records include building plans, details, sections, and specifications for police stations, city jails, jail portions of office buildings, and county penitentiaries.
Creator
New York (State). State Commission of Correction
Access Restrictions
Documents relating to existing correctional facilities and other facilities may be withheld under FOIL sect. 87.2(f) ("if disclosed could endanger the life or safety of any person").
Restricted: Certain items are extremely fragile. Use under supervision or with assistance of archivist due to fragile condition.
Abstracts of sales of lands for unpaid quit rents, road and marsh taxes, and U.S. Direct Tax
Series Number
B1621
Summary
The United States government levied a direct property tax in 1798, for which the state administered delinquent accounts. The tax-sale of 1808 was conducted for instances of nonpayment of the U.S. direct tax. This series consists of brief typewritten abstracts of information concerning unpaid quit rents, road and marsh taxes, and direct taxes.
Creator
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Lists, reports, statistical printouts, and related materials on land affected by Hurricane Agnes floods
Series Number
B1209
Summary
The State Board of Equalization and Assessment determined the loss percentage for each parcel damaged by Hurricane Agnes. This series includes computer printouts listing statistical breakdowns of damages, detailed listings of flooded parcels, and statewide flood statistics by municipality and school district; loss reports of taxable real property and requests for evaluation; correspondence, transmittal logs, memorandums, and instructions on the emergency flood program; file maintenance reports; employees' time and salary reports; and administrative lists of municipalities reporting parcel damage.
Creator
New York (State). State Board of Equalization and Assessment
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Office of Program Development, Planning and Research Hurricane Agnes damage files
Series Number
10770
Summary
In June 1972, Hurricane Agnes caused flooding that led to real property damage in many Hudson Valley, Central, and Southern Tier counties in New York. Emergency federal disaster loans were made available soon afterward. This series contains correspondence, news releases, newspaper clippings, damage survey reports, resolutions, travel vouchers, and weather data dealing with damage claims, emergency state response, and cleanup efforts resulting from Hurricane Agnes.
Creator
New York (State). Department of Environmental Conservation. Office of Program Development, Planning and Research
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
The Department of Transportation and Tri-State Regional Planning Commission aerial photographs primarily depict parts of New York State adjacent to Connecticut and New Jersey. Some additional images include counties, as follows: Broome, Columbia, Dutchess, Erie, Fulton, Greene, Madison, Monroe, Montgomery, Nassau, Niagara, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, Orange, Oswego, Otsego, Putnam, Rensselaer, Rockland, Steuben, Suffolk, Sullivan, Tioga, Tompkins, Wayne, and Westchester. Some photographs depict parcel measurements, batch maps, and original town coding maps for Western New York.
Creator
New York (State). Department of Transportation. Map Information Unit
Access Restrictions
20978-11C: Restricted in part due to sensitive imagery.
This series consists of data sheets and reference county maps generated to provide data for developing a proposed new system of establishing use values for agricultural lands, particularly farms located within established agricultural districts and therefore eligible for real property benefits. While data was generated for all sales of farms in New York State during the years 1983-1985, this series only includes data for 23 counties. Moreover, sales to non-farmers are excluded.
Creator
New York (State). Division of Equalization and Assessment. Land Valuation Unit
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
This series consists of 34 annotated county maps showing boundaries of fire districts and fire protection districts, as well as related correspondence. These maps were used by the commission to assist in the development and revision of laws relating to volunteer firemen and to fire prevention and protection in municipalities and the state. Records also include lists by county indicating fire districts for each town and their establishment date, as well as correspondence with county fire coordinators, requesting action on the boundary maps and providing instructions.
Creator
New York (State). Temporary State Commission on Fire Laws
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.