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Administrative History
The first Canal Commissioners were appointed pursuant to Chapter 237 of the Laws of 1816. They were authorized originally to construct a canal between the Mohawk and Seneca Rivers and between Lake Champlain and the Hudson River at Fort Edward. The Canal Commissioners held office until it was abolished by an 1876 constitutional amendment. Article V, Section 3 authorized that all of the Commissioners' powers be transferred to the newly created office of Superintendent of Public Works. This occurred on February 8, 1878.
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