New York State Fire Marshal Bookkeeping Records
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Overview of the Records
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
0.5 cubic feet
Scope and Content Note
The series consists of various account and bookkeeping records of the Fire Marshal. Included are statements of salaries and expenses (1911-1914), moneys received for storage of dynamite (1912-1915) and boiler inspections (1912-1915), and abstracts of "sundry accounts" payable under appropriation bills (Chapter 451 of the Laws of 1912).
There is also a small amount of unsorted documents including statements of account (1913-1915), cancelled checks (1912-1915), debit slips (1913-1914), and magazine accounts held by the Fire Marshal. Also included is a memorandum book of supplies, showing date ordered or received (1912-1914); a contract for telephone service (1911-1914); and a copy of a typescript financial report of appropriations and expenditures for the fiscal year ending October 1, 1913.
Related Material
B0838 Check book for magazine account, and
B0839 Check book for boiler account, contain check books for the Fire Marshal's magazine and boiler accounts, respectively.
Processing Information
This accession resulted from a project undertaken by Archives staff in 1997 to accession or reintegrate estrayed or unidentified records.
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.