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Displaying 17 Finding Aids
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
- Governor press releases
Series Number
- 13688
Summary
- Executive Chamber staff maintained these records as a central file of governor's press releases concerning all aspects of state government. Most are standard press releases publicizing appointments, new legislation, issues of concern to the governor, the governor's activities, or ceremonial occasions. Occasionally a press release will include, or consist entirely of, the text of a piece of legislation, a statement by the governor, an Executive Order or proclamation, or a government report.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Newspaper clippings regarding the Barge Canal and road construction
Series Number
- B0697
Summary
- This series consists of a scrapbook with pasted newspaper clippings related to the Barge Canal and road construction throughout Central and Western New York.
Creator
- New York (State). Superintendent of Public Works
Access Restrictions
- This scrapbook is fragile and should be handled carefully under supervision of State Archives staff.
Title
- General correspondence
Series Number
- A4275
Summary
- This series contains general correspondence files relating to the planning and implementation of the Mutual Aid Plan for Highway Repair and Debris Clearance in the event of a wartime emergency. The War Council's Highway Repair and Debris Clearance Committee developed a plan patterned after London's system which designated a site for a central pool of equipment and personnel that would be available on short notice to a stricken area.
Creator
- New York State War Council. Highway Repair and Debris Clearance Committee
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Highway construction and maintenance payment journal
Series Number
- B0275
Summary
- This series consists of a record of payments for highway construction, maintenance, engineering, and related expenses. Information includes county; estimate number; road number; petition number; amount paid from state fund, county fund, and federal aid; and amount to be charged on account for construction, engineering, advertising, or miscellaneous expenses. The requisition number; date and who was paid are sometimes included.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Highways
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Schedule of bids for improvement bonds for canals, highways, and parks
Series Number
- A1054
Summary
- This series of schedules of bids from the State Comptroller's Office contains the name of the bond issue and date, authorizing laws, bid number, name and address of bidders, amount of bid, deposit with bid, date the deposit was returned, and to whom the deposit was returned. The bids were removed from an account book.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Equipment and material inventories
Series Number
- A4272
Summary
- This series contains inventories created by Zone Coordinators working for the Mutual Aid for Highway Repair and Debris Clearance, which was organized to repair highways or streets or to remove debris in the event of an enemy attack. The inventories include all equipment and material owned by the State, counties, cities, villages, and towns. Information included in the inventories was distributed to the public works and highway officials in each zone for planning for emergency use of the resources.
Creator
- New York State War Council. Highway Repair and Debris Clearance Committee
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Registers and correspondence relating to highway maintenance and repair
Series Number
- A1061
Summary
- This series consists of three registers, and correspondence from the Office of the Comptroller relating to the maintenance and repair of highways. The first register contains entries for monies expended by the State Engineer for the improvement and repair of public highways. The second and third registers are concerned with taxes levied for the maintenance and repair of highways. There is also one folder of incoming correspondence of the State Comptroller relating to the maintenance and repair of highways.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Office of Counselor and Press Secretary to the Governor press releases
Series Number
- 13706
Summary
- The Governor's Press Office maintained these records as its central file of press releases concerning all aspects of state government. Most are standard press releases publicizing appointments, new legislation, issues of concern to the governor, the governor's activities, or ceremonial occasions. Specific issues include business and employment; crime and correctional services; health care costs and programs; energy; mass transit financing; domestic violence; highway maintenance and construction; and neighborhood preservation programs.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor. Office of Counselor and Press Secretary to the Governor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Contractors files
Series Number
- A4274
Summary
- This series contains contractors' files for the Mutual Aid Plan for Highway Repair and Debris Clearance. The files provide: name of contractor, name of the person in charge, address, business telephone, and location of equipment or storage. The files also provide lists of contractors' equipment, from air compressors to welding equipment.
Creator
- New York State War Council. Highway Repair and Debris Clearance Committee
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Personnel files
Series Number
- A4273
Summary
- This series contains personnel files for the Mutual Aid Plan for Highway Repair and Debris Clearance. The files provide names, addresses and telephone numbers for Zone Coordinators. They also provide a roster of the number of personnel available, such as laborers or truck drivers for individual towns and villages, as well as the location of equipment or storage.
Creator
- New York State War Council. Highway Repair and Debris Clearance Committee
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Highway money system reports by county boards
Series Number
- A1375
Summary
- This series consists of reports of tax levied for the repair of highways by the Board of Supervisors for the respective counties. Information includes town name; assessed valuation and equalized valuation of real estate in the town; assessed valuation of real estate exclusive of all incorporated villages; assessed valuation of personal property exclusive of all incorporated villages that maintain their highways as separate road districts; highway tax; extraordinary repairs; and total tax.
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 Commission of Highways Bureau of Maintenance and Repairs correspondence and reports
Series Number
- B0747
Summary
- This series contains a variety of highway repair and maintenance records created or compiled by Cortland County Assistant Engineer Raymond "Ray" Mott. Mott reported to State Commission of Highways, Sixth Division Engineer William Acheson. The series includes inventories; repair cost estimates; labor, material, and supplies requisitions; highway condition reports; injury and accident reports; correspondence; and traffic censuses.
Creator
- New York (State). Commission of Highways. Bureau of Maintenance and Repairs
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- County and town highway expenditure records
Series Number
- B2746
Summary
- This series contains expenditure reports and other related records generated by the Department of Public Works Division of Highways pertaining to the construction and maintenance of county and town highways. Also included are booklets created by the County Highway Superintendents Association.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of Highways
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Vouchers, payment orders, and payrolls for highway maintenance and repair
Series Number
- A0936
Summary
- Supply vouchers and payment orders are duplicate printed forms sent to the Highway Commission Auditor in Albany, who submitted them to the Comptroller pursuant to legislation of 1909. The forms provide order number; date; name and address of supplier; amount of labor or materials (cement, tools, pipe etc.) required; signatures of Division Engineer and Deputy; and road number and location.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Specifications for work needed to improve roads
Series Number
- A4029
Summary
- This series consists of standard forms identifying specifications for road improvements put out for bid. Information includes road number; date work to be done by and/or year specification produced; width of road; length of section of road to be improved; materials to use; work procedures; and State Engineer's estimates of quantities of materials needed.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- County Clerks' reports (statements) on the highway money system
Series Number
- A1374
Summary
- This series consists of statement reports relating to using of a percentage of property tax assessments to finance money highway repairs. The reports are primarily on printed forms. Some forms are accompanied by comptroller's correspondence and board of supervisor's correspondence, etc. For some counties (very limited) there are maps of highways delineated. The form contains a listing by county of assessed valuation of taxable property and percentages of assessment to use for the money system of highway repair.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.