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This series contains incoming and outgoing correspondence, memoranda, journals, financial statements, cost estimates, and inventories. The documents were directed to and generated by the State Engineer and Surveyor's office, pursuant to Chapter 585 of the Laws of 1918, also referred to as the Walters Act.
The bulk of the files consist of correspondence between the State Engineer and Surveyor and the contractors applying for contract annulments. There is also correspondence from various state engineers and the New York City auditing firm of Lybrand, Ross Brothers and Montgomery, who were hired to perform the necessary financial examinations. The files contain significant financial data on work performed by contractors engaged in Barge Canal construction projects.
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