Research

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Creator:

New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

 

 

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The series consists of reports representing work histories estimating construction costs of the enlarged Erie Canal in the Western Division when construction resumed after a state fiscal crisis. Some estimates relate to contracting out repairs beginning in the 1850s or to feeder canals. Included are .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

2

Creator:

New York (State). Superintendent of Public Works

 

 

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Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

3

Creator:

New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

 

 

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This series consists of blueprint copies of survey maps and related materials of lands appropriated for construction of the Barge Canal. Documents pertain to Contract No. 66 involving land in the Niagara County, towns of Lockport and Royalton. Material includes blueprint maps and survey descriptions; .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

4

Creator:

New York (State). Surveyor General

 

 

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This series consists of estimate about the Erie Canal enlargements near or at Little Falls, New York. Computations usually have headings of the section surveyed and a description of the structure or site for which measurements are given. Also included are small drawings/cross-sectional diagrams of lining .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

5

Creator:

New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

 

 

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The series consists of preliminary, monthly and final estimates for construction contracts let for Barge Canal projects primarily for Western Division locations near Rochester, Holley, and the Genesee Valley Park. Information typically includes station number; computations of earth, rock and embankment .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

6

Creator:

New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

 

 

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This series consists of an incomplete card file that apparently indexes Erie Canal surveys, construction, and/or claims for damage. It may be part may be an index to Middle Division field books (found in series B0730, Engineer's Field Books Pertaining to the Construction of the State's Canal System). .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

7

Creator:

New York (State). Superintendent of Public Works

 

 

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This series contains final contract accounts; explanations of extra work; receipts; and resident assistant and division engineers' affidavits to final accounts. Data includes name of contracting firm; date of contract; description of construction project; authorizing legislation; description of items .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

8

Creator:

New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

 

 

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This series consists of "estimates of work done and material delivered," compiled monthly by contractors who had been awarded canal projects. Estimates provide name of contractor; date of contract; description of the canal project; authorizing statute(s); quantities of materials; description of items; .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

 

 

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These files document actions taken by the State Engineer and Surveyor to address contractors applying for assistance under the provisions of the Walters Act. The series includes correspondence, memorandums, journals, financial statements submitted by contractors, cost estimates, and inventories of construction .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

10

Creator:

New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

 

 

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This series consists of detailed sectional maps dating from the 1895 improvement of the Erie Canal. Maps show property and buildings fronting the canal and land tracts on either side of the canal. Information includes property lines and owners; previous canal alignments; locations of ditches, washes, .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

11

Creator:

New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

 

 

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This series consists of hand-drawn cross sectional diagrams produced to determine conditions and needed improvements to the Erie Canal. The diagrams show conditions of the canal bed and riparian decay in portions of the western division of the canal, beginning at Lock 52 at the Wayne County line and .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

 

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This series consists of roll survey maps for the enlargement of the Middle Division of the Erie Canal. Maps show red lines; blue lines; sectional divisions; old and new channels; profiles; existing structures; names of property owners; and adjacent roads, streets, and buildings. The series also includes .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

13

Creator:

New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

 

 

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This series consists mainly of field books compiled in the field while surveying, constructing, or maintaining the State's canal system. Topics addressed include land ownership and property valuations; property monuments; topography; proposed layouts; bridge inspections; highway locations; daily progress; .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

 

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This series consists of working copies of contract plans used by the Operations and Maintenance Division of the Department of Public Works and predecessor units. These "office copies" include attachments in the form of maps and plans detailing revisions and updates to original plans. Included are hydrologic .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

15

Creator:

New York (State). Superintendent of Public Works

 

 

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none

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

16

Creator:

New York (State). Department of Public Works. Office of the Superintendent

 

 

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This series documents the construction, maintenance, and expansion of Section 3 of the Barge Canal until it was abolished, and reveals the working relationships of state government and private contractors. Also of interest is documentation of the Oswego-Waterford enlargement program. Records include .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

17

Creator:

New York (State). Division of Canals and Waterways

 

 

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none

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

18

Creator:

New York (State). Surveyor General

 

 

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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 .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

19

Creator:

New York (State). Canal Commissioners

 

 

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This series consists of accounts submitted by the Canal Commissioners for audit by the Comptroller's office. It includes original contracts made by the Commissioners for the Construction of the Erie and Champlain Canals with their locks, feeders, aqueducts, etc., accompanied by contractors' receipts .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

20

Creator:

New York (State). Comptroller's Office

 

 

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Canal Commissioners were required to take receipts for all expenditures and to settle accounts with the comptroller relating to construction of a harbor or basin at Buffalo and Black Rock (western terminus of the Erie Canal). This series consists of accounts (receipts and bills) for expenditures by .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives