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New York (State). Department of Audit and Control

 

 

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The series consists of a statement and supporting documentation by Eugene M. Travis, State Comptroller, in response to charges printed in the Brooklyn Times newspaper that he wasted public funds on eleven purchases of bonds for various state sinking funds. They were apparently used by Travis in his .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). Comptroller's Office

 

 

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This series documents expenditures made by the superintendent for routine maintenance of the Barge Canal. It consists of abstracts of expenditures created by the Superintendent of Public Works for the State Comptroller's Office..........

 

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New York State Archives

 

 

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This series consists of time books documenting expenditures for labor and materials used in fulfillment of contracts to adapt the Genesee River for use as a spur from the Barge Canal to Rochester, New York. Information usually includes dates, location and description of work performed; names and/or .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

 

 

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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 .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

 

 

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These files document the duties and functions of the State Engineer and Surveyor. Topics covered include personnel matters; supply inventories, equipment purchases; Barge Canal construction and maintenance projects; joint topographical survey of the state with the U.S. Geological Survey; state and local .........

 

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New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

 

 

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This is a series of location maps and illustrated estimates of raw materials and quantities of excavated material for proposed construction of gun boat locks on the western division of the Erie Canal. The maps show the location of proposed locks; the new and existing canal channels; towpath; existing .........

 

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New York State Archives