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Displaying 28 Finding Aids
Title
- Abandoned canal lands and blue line survey files
Series Number
- B0215
Summary
- These files, arranged by name of municipality where lands were located, consist of maps, correspondence, memorandums, reports, resolutions, descriptions of lands, appraisers' reports of encroachments, revised land appraisals, permits, and records pertaining to "blue line" surveys. Also included is financial information about land value and notes and descriptions regarding structures illegally built on state-owned lands. Land descriptions and appraisal reports contain detailed descriptions and measurements of lands and names of adjoining property owners.
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 summaries of payment for improvement of the Erie, Champlain, and Oswego Canals
Series Number
- B0363
Summary
- This series consists of a volume of monthly summaries of payment for the improvement of sections of the Champlain, Erie, and Oswego Canals. The forms in this volume detail expenditures by various offices and the pupose of each payment.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Canal system contract agreements and specifications
Series Number
- B0216
Summary
- Consisting of state contracts for canal improvements prior to the construction of the Barge Canal, included are agreements and specifications, financial statements of bonding companies, general contracts, maps, tracings, drawings, correspondence, and bid proposals. Most of the contracts deal with: lengthening of locks on the Erie and Oswego canals; attempts to enlarge the Champlain Canal; introduction of electricity to towage; second enlargement of the canals; and early stages of Barge Canal construction or the third enlargement.
Creator
- New York (State). Superintendent of Public Works
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Statements of proceeds from sales of Canal Fund lands
Series Number
- A1395
Summary
- Each statement of proceeds in this series provides year, proceeds from lands sold (location not given), and distribution of monies to the Erie and Champlain Canal Fund and the Oswego Canal Fund.
Creator
- New York (State). Commissioners of the Canal Fund
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Maps, drawings, and blueprints related to state waterways and canals
Series Number
- 10448
Summary
- This series contains maps, profiles, tracings, sketches, plans, drawings, blueprints, and a small quantity of related charts and correspondence relating to the State's canals, feeders, and/or various waterways. Included are profiles of canals and rivers; cross sections of actual and proposed canal and railroad lines; and canal section sketches of the location of canals and drainage patterns.
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Payment book for work on canals
Series Number
- A1410
Summary
- The series shows accounts of payments to individuals and firms for work on the state's canals. For each account, there is a brief description of the work contracted for, date of payment, payee (mostly "to cash") and payment amount. Amounts are totaled when more than one job is present under the account named. Payments are listed for work on the following canals: Erie; Champlain; Oswego; Cayuga and Seneca; Chemung; and Crooked Lake.
Creator
- New York (State). Bureau of Canal Affairs
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Contract plans relating to improvement of the Erie and Oswego canals
Series Number
- B0395
Summary
- Consisting mostly of maps, drawings, specifications, and related material, these plans show proposed work for which contracts were let during the "Nine Million Dollar Improvement" of the Erie and Oswego canals. In addition to particulars of a job site (elevations, structures, proposed improvements), the maps sometimes show boundaries of state-owned property, type of business (store, barber, mill, etc.), and name of businesses or property owners.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Field notes of Canal engineers
Series Number
- A1190
Summary
- These 3 volumes contain field notes and calculations of engineers employed on the canal system. One book was kept by C. E. Gray for work near Canajoharie; another is a level book kept on the middle division of the Oswego canal; and the third is a level book kept near Marcellus.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.