Lists of appointments of assistant engineers and other employees
Series Number
A1143
Summary
This series consists of lists of appointments of assistant engineers, clerks, levelers, rodman, chairman, flagman, draftsman, and other engineering employees. The lists are signed by the State Engineer and Surveyor, division engineer, and resident engineer, and provide the name of appointee, nature of work, and compensation.
Creator
New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
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Resident and division engineers' abstracts and vouchers of expenditures
Series Number
A1130
Summary
This series from the Office of the Auditor of the Canal Department contains monthly abstracts of expenditures by resident and division engineers. Abstracts lists vouchers by number and include date; to whom and amount paid; for what purpose and location of the work. Receipted vouchers accompany the abstract.
Creator
New York (State). Office of the Auditor of the Canal Department
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This account book documents expenses of canal engineers. Columns on each page include received, salary, travel, stationery, postage, office rent, miscellaneous, and dollar amount.
Creator
New York (State). Bureau of Canal Affairs
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Comptroller's Office form for engineers' field notes to be filed with Comptroller
Series Number
A1199
Summary
This "Form for entering field notes, quantities, etc. for a book of records to be deposited in the Comptroller's office" provides sample field notes for natural ground and for excavations of various types, along with diagrams and formulas for computing the cubic footage of excavation.
Creator
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
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Resident and division engineers' monthly estimates
Series Number
A1129
Summary
These are monthly estimates of work done and materials reflect a variety of construction and repair work related to structures and excavation on particular canal divisions. Each estimate provides number of canal section; name of contractors; and quantity, type, value, and sometime unit price of materials and labor to be supplied. The series also contains abstracts of the monthly estimates which list the name of canal, date, and engineers' name.
Creator
New York (State). Canal Commissioners
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Engineers' abstracts and vouchers for survey of canal routes
Series Number
A1158
Summary
These vouchers and abstracts of vouchers document expenses incurred during surveys of proposed branch canals, some of which were never built. The abstracts listing the vouchers by date, name of payee, and amount, and related correspondence. The abstracts and vouchers are labelled with the name of the engineer, location of route surveyed, and total amount of vouchers.
Creator
New York (State). Comptroller's Office
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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
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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.