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Creator:

New York (State). Department of Audit and Control

 

 

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This series contains bills, vouchers, and abstracts of expenditures submitted by resident engineers to the Department of Audit and Control. Each abstract lists amount owed by the state for salaries, wages, expenses, material, equipment, and supplies, and provides the geographic district number or the .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

 

 

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These photographs appear to have been submitted to the State Engineer and Surveyor by the Board of Consulting Engineers, a board of five civil engineers appointed to follow the progress of work on the canal system and to report on it to the State Engineer and Surveyor. Photographs show: canals; locks; .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

3

Creator:

New York (State). Division of Canals and Waterways

 

 

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This series consists of transmittal memoranda, correspondence, and comptroller's certifications, lists of vendors, and blank and completed proposal forms and specifications for materials contracts let by the Department of Public Works for use on the Barge Canal..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

4

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New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor. Office of Special Deputy State Engineer

 

 

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This series, arranged chronologically, documents the Special Deputy State Engineer's role in the early construction of the Barge Canal. The files consist of correspondence, magazine articles; diagrams, sketches, drawings, and blueprints; costs and "shop bills" of construction materials from private .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

5

Creator:

New York (State). Superintendent of Public Works

 

 

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This series consists of a letter and account book kept by the assistant clerk of the Office of the Superintendent of Public Works. It mainly includes bills and correspondence related to construction of the Barge Canal..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor. Western Division Engineer's Office

 

 

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This series consists of a letter book kept by the assistant engineer in the Western Division engineer's office of the New York State Engineer and Surveyor. The correspondence in this volume mainly concerns the construction and repair of the Barge Canal..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

 

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This series documents the state's acquisition of real property for the Barge Canal system, pursuant to Laws of 1903, Chapter 147, as amended. The series consists of depositions sworn to by employees of the Department of Public Works stating that the deponent had personally served notices of appropriation, .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

 

 

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This series consists of abstracts of expenditures for the construction and repair of the Barge Canal and terminals. The information in these ledgers is in tabular format and includes, but is not limited to the voucher number; date; recipient of payment; amount of voucher; engineering expenses; payments .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

 

 

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This series consists of a volume of monthly engineering expenditures for the improvement of sections of the Champlain, Erie, and Oswego Canals. The forms in this volume detail amounts of expenditures by various offices under the supervision of the State Engineer and Surveyor and the purpose of each .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

10

Creator:

New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

 

 

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This series consists of blank final account forms for the construction of Barge Canal terminals..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

11

Creator:

New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

 

 

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This series consists of forms estimating construction costs for contracts on the Barge Canal. The forms detail costs associated with work being done, type of work, and contract number under which work is being done..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

12

Creator:

New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

 

 

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This series consists of a volume monthly estimate forms that outline estimated costs for the construction of the Barge Canal..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

13

Creator:

New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

 

 

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This series consists of preliminary estimates for the construction of Barge Canal terminals. The estimates include descriptions of work to be done as well as the estimated cost of the projects..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). Superintendent of Public Works

 

 

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Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

15

Creator:

New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

 

 

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This series consists of a trial balance book used to monitor accounts related to the Barge Canal..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

 

 

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This series consists of a cash book for accounts related to the Barge Canal. Information in the cash book includes date; payee; fund (general, Cayuga and Seneca, canal) from which the payment was taken; and monthly balances of each fund..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

17

Creator:

New York (State). Department of Audit and Control

 

 

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These requisitions were submitted by the Department of Public Works, Division of Canals and Waterways, to the Department of Audit and Control. Requisitions were made for steel, lumber, gravel, pipe, machinery, and other heavy equipment and material. Each file contains bid proposals with detailed specifications .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

 

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This series consists of two volumes of registers documenting the distribution of expenses to engineers employed on the Western Division of the Barge Canal. Funds were disbursed monthly and the registers include the name of each engineer, the total amount each engineer was paid, the date that the check .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

 

 

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This series is composed of approximately 6,000 glass plate negatives showing detailed views of construction activities on the New York State Barge Canal Western Division. Each negative is enclosed in an envelope listing the plate number, subject, locality, contract number, and date taken..........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives

 

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Creator:

New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

 

 

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This series is an index for Series B0727, Glass plate negatives depicting construction of the Western Division of the Barge Canal, and Series 11833, Barge Canal construction photographs. Each card contains some or all of the following information: contract number, index number, subject, location, number .........

 

Repository:  

New York State Archives