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Displaying 45 Finding Aids
Title
- Estimates of work done and material delivered on Erie, Champlain, and Black River canals
Series Number
- A1098
Summary
- These booklets contain estimates submitted to the Canal Commissioners by the resident engineers for various improvements on Erie, Champlain, and Black River canal sections, locks, dams, docks and piers. Entries include location of improvement; quantity and value of material used; name of contractor; and labor performed.
Creator
- New York (State). Canal Commissioners
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Preliminary estimates of quantities and costs for Barge Canal contracts
Series Number
- B0732
Summary
- This series consists of preliminary estimates of quantities and costs for various Barge Canal contracts.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Summary of estimates for extraordinary canal repairs on the Western Division of the Erie Canal
Series Number
- B0685
Summary
- This series consists of estimates for repairs on the Western Division of the Erie Canal. The estimates describe the type and cost of work being done for the Nine Million Dollar Improvement of the Erie Canal which was initiated in 1895.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Work force account, contract, and estimates of expenses regarding Erie Basin and slips in Buffalo
Series Number
- B0672
Summary
- The accounts and statements in this volume document work on the Erie Basin and slips in Buffalo. They provide information on the number, type, and cost of canal workers employed on the Western Division; estimated and actual costs for work done and remaining to be done on various canal sections; work not under contract; repairs; excavation work; and amounts of raw materials delivered.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- New York State Engineer and Surveyor monthly and final estimates for non-canal projects
Series Number
- B0711
Summary
- The four volumes in this series contain monthly and final estimates for construction work completed on state facilities by private contractors. Projects documented include construction of a dock at Sing Sing Prison; construction of drains and relaying of concrete flooring in the basement of Buffalo State Asylum; construction of a sewer at Buffalo State Asylum; and construction of a new house and barn at an unspecified location.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Western Division Engineers' annual reports, estimates of expenses, and other reports regarding canals
Series Number
- B0670
Summary
- These volumes contain reports, statements, and cost estimates submitted by engineers working on the Western Division of the Erie Canal. Records document construction work and repairs to the Erie Canal and Genesee Valley Canal. Cost estimates generally take the form of charts, which provide a brief description of the project, quantities, items or type of work involved, unit prices, and total amounts. Narrative reports found in the volumes provide detailed descriptions and justifications for various projects.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Deputy Secretary to the Governor subject files concerning state financial aid for education
Series Number
- B1220
Summary
- In 1969, Governor Nelson Rockefeller and the Board of Regents created the New York State Commission on the Quality, Cost, and Financing of Elementary and Secondary Education. School financing recommendations made by the commission, which would have increased school taxes in upstate districts and reduced school expenditures in a significant number of downstate suburban districts, were never implemented. These files were generated by staff of the governor's office in the course of researching and making recommendations regarding state aid for education.
Creator
- New York (State). Governor. Deputy Secretary to the Governor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Preliminary estimates, calculations, and measurements for construction and repair of the canal system
Series Number
- B0399
Summary
- This series consists of volumes of calculations and estimates related to construction and repair work performed on New York State's canal system.
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 estimates for construction of the Barge Canal
Series Number
- B0366
Summary
- This series consists of a volume monthly estimate forms that outline estimated costs for the construction of the Barge Canal.
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, monthly work, material, and cost estimates and measurements for Erie Canal enlargement
Series Number
- 11835
Summary
- These notes taken by civil engineers and others employee are divided into three subseries. Subseries 1, field notes, provide information recorded during a survey such as tables, pencil sketches, and measurements of structures and supplies. Subseries two, monthly estimates of costs and materials, includes measurements of locks, levels, timber or stone used or needed; and subseries 3, contains measurements of materials needed on hand or used including measurements of iron, stone, gravel, areas to be painted, and of canal sections
Creator
- New York (State). Surveyor General
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Estimates of blank forms required by Superintendents of Repai
Series Number
- A1161
Summary
- Estimates of blanks forms required for sixteen or seventeen month periods were submitted to the Chief Clerk or Auditor of the Canal Department. They list the number of forms on hand and the number required, in various categories. The series is an interesting early example of "forms management" and provides names and locations of superintendents of repair.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Map and assessments prepared by commissioners for draining the swamp and marsh lands in the Town of Salina
Series Number
- A0977
Summary
- The series consists of maps, assessments, and certifications prepared for draining swampland near the village of Liverpool. Land Office commissioners were responsible for appraising marsh lots leased to the salt manufacturers in the town of Salina. Appraisals include probable expenses and benefits of draining the lands. Tract map shows farm, pasture, and marsh lot boundaries, and route of road and drain line. Newspaper clipping has notice of assessment and comptrollers statement provides information on sale of lots in the swamp.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Records relating to diverse parts of the state's canal system
Series Number
- A4431
Summary
- This series consists of materials produced from work done on the state's canal system including the Cayuga and Seneca Canal, the Auburn Extension, and the Erie, Oswego, and Champlain Canals. Records include information for contracts relating to maintenance of terminals; blueprints of land to be appropriated for canal use in Cayuga County (Montezuma); daily journal of work on the Auburn Extension Survey; field books of data (Cayuga County); draft survey descriptions on assessed property values; and weekly observations of river heights.
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Survey records and estimates for proposed Chemung Canal reconstruction
Series Number
- B0390
Summary
- This series consists of maps, profiles, plans, survey documents, diagrams, estimates, the final report on the proposed improvement of the Chemung Canal. Also included are daily journals of Resident Engineer Louis A. Burns who was in charge of the project and prepared the final report. Also included are maps of Montour Falls and surrounding communities; plans and profiles of the proposed feeder, the proposed new channel; and diagrams of water levels and channel depth.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Engineer's diaries and field books of land surveys and contract work
Series Number
- B1650
Summary
- This series consists of field books; engineer's diaries of land surveys and contract work on the Syracuse Psychopathic Hospital; Newark State School and Hospital; Syracuse State Forestry College; the Oneida Fish Hatchery and colonies of the Syracuse State School. Records include engineer's diaries for contract work on sewers, fire and waterlines; roads and walks; retaining walls, sidewalks and gradings; and on a water supply dam. Field notes and final accounts may be present.
Creator
- Syracuse Developmental Center
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Training, staffing, and employee relations records
Series Number
- B1651
Summary
- This series consists primarily of materials pertaining to staffing and employee relations issues. Records include memoranda relating to training, labor-management meetings, and employee classification changes; personal service item estimates; budget statements of personnel requirements; approved staffing appropriations; correspondence and background information on staffing assignments and requests for classifications of patient care positions; state workforce profile reports including ethnic characteristics , and a survey" on use of leave, overtime and holiday work by state employees; and employee manuals and directories.
Creator
- Syracuse State School
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Special Fund estimates
Series Number
- B1929
Summary
- This series consists of fiscal reports submitted by the Office of Mental Hygiene to the Department of Audit and Control for estimated expenses for repairs and purchases for state hospitals and facilities managed by the Office of Mental Hygiene.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Audit and Control
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Sacandaga Reservoir storage reports and bond offering bill
Series Number
- A1168
Summary
- The Hudson River Regulating District was formed in part to construct, maintain, and operate reservoirs within the drainage area of the Hudson River above the Albany-Greene County line and regulate the flow of streams in the district to regulate the Hudson River and its principal tributaries. This series includes statements of assessment of cost for building the Sacandaga Reservoir; reports on the effect of the Sacandaga storage; and bond issues notices to fund construction of the reservoir.
Creator
- Hudson River Regulating District (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Contract cost estimates
Series Number
- 21476
Summary
- This series from the Design and Construction includes contract price estimates (contractor bids) for proposed work on New York state-run institutions, primarily state run hospitals but also prisons and other facilities. Information may include institution name, section of building under construction, bid date, contractor name, equipment and supplies used, specifications for hospital additions and patient and staff capacity estimates.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of General Services. Design and Construction
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Final estimates and accounts
Series Number
- B0377
Summary
- This series contains final estimates, accounts, and measurements for a variety of canal and canal related structures including locks, roads, shores, bridges, sluices, excavations, culverts, linings, puddlings, dams, and embankments. Volumes contain detailed, multi-colored drawings and sketches, monochrome photographs, blueprints, and linen maps. Records pertain to the Middle Division of the Enlarged Erie Canal, Black River Canal, Chenango Canal, Chenango Canal Extension, and Oneida Lake Canal.
Creator
- New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.