Research

Scope and Content Note

The series consists of documents relating to the Canaseraga Creek improvement project authorized by Chapter 419 of the Laws of 1906.

The Canaseraga Creek is an important tributary of the Genesee River. Heavy silt deposits and the irregular course of the creek inhibited free passage of water, resulting in severe annual flooding. The slow subsidence of flood waters on the flat land impaired cultivation and caused damage. The records document efforts to redress the situation posed by damage to the public health, through an approved state improvement project.

The series includes the following documents: certificate by the secretary of the State Water Supply Commission that maps of the proposed Canaserage Creek improvement were adopted by the River Improvement Commission (maps are not found); printed specifications for the proposed improvement; resolution of the River Improvement Commission adopting the maps and specifications (including a list of land holders affected); preliminary cost estimate; copy of Laws of 1906, Chapter 419 (authorizing the improvement); printed proposal book containing a copy of the contract to be entered into; letters from the State Water Supply Commission and the Attorney General concerning bonds; a printed statement about the bonds, dated 1910; and copy of the resolution of the Conservation Commission dated June 23, 1915, authorizing issue of temporary certificate of indebtedness for the Canaseraga Creek Improvement District.