Construction account ledgers B1679

Construction account ledgers

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Overview of the Records

Repository:

New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230

Summary:

This series records materials costs for construction and maintenance projects conducted at the Syracuse State Institution for Feeble-Minded Children and (successor Syracuse State School for Mental Defectives. Projects include plumbing/drainage systems improvements, wiring or telephone installation, heating system reconstruction, repairs, equipment expenditures, and cost for industries (e.g., farm colonies). Arranged by project and year, entries include expenses, billing date, description of the material or item and the total amount due. Volume 2 is restricted due to severe mold damage.

Creator:

Syracuse State School for Mental Defectives

Title:

Construction account ledgers

Quantity:

0.5 cubic feet

2 volumes

Inclusive Dates:

1893-1920

Series Number:

B1679

Arrangement

Arranged by account/project and therein chronological.

Scope and Content Note

The series consists of "special accounts" that list costs of materials used in construction and maintenance projects conducted at the Syracuse State Institution for Feeble-Minded Children (1893-1918) and later the Syracuse State School for Mental Defectives (1919-1920), according to specific legislative appropriations. Typical projects are for improvements in plumbing or drainage systems, wiring or telephone installation, reconstruction of heating system and stokers, repairs and equipment expenditures, and costs for "developing, maintaining, and extending industries," especially farm colonies (seed, plants, etc.).

Entries are arranged according to project (sometimes name of contractor) and year, often with a citation to the authorizing legislation. Then follows the list of expenses, showing billing date (month and day), description of the material or item (number, type, cost) and the total amount due. Beginning in June 1902 (partly into volume 1), the date bills were paid is marked in red ink. The volumes are sequential, with some very slight overlap because of a few entries dated in the summer of 1908.