New York State Public Service Commission Card Index to Case Files
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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 consists of a card index to Public Service Commission unified case files and Second District case files. Cards
are typewritten originals or photostat copies. Cards contain name of company, agency, or individual involved in the case;
case number; related case numbers; title or summary of case; name of complainant; date received; and date closed. The index
does not contain any cards for cases concerning railroad companies.
Creator:
Title:
Card index to case files
Quantity:
6 cubic feet
(circa 28000 index cards)
Inclusive Dates:
1910-1988
Series Number:
B1776
Arrangement
Alphabetical by name of corporate entity involved in case.
Scope and Content Note
This series consists of a card index to Public Service Commission unified case files and Second District case files. Cards
are typewritten originals or photostat copies. Cards contain name of company, agency, or individual involved in the case;
case number; related case numbers; title or summary of case; name of complainant; date received; and date closed. Each card
also contains a number the reference of which is unknown.The cards are color-coded but the significance of the colors is unknown
at this time.
This card index does not contain any cards for cases concerning railroad companies. Such cards may have been removed when
regulation of railroad companies was transferred from the Public Service Commission to the newly-formed Department of Transportation
in 1967. However, record series 19596 and 19597 do contain the case documents for railroad cases.
Related Material
19597 Commission ("
19596Unified"
) Case Files,and
Series 19596, Second District Case Files and Minutes, are indexed by this series.
Other Finding Aids
Available at Repository
There are subsidiary alphabetical card indexes to cases concerning private water companies (sub-box 28) and municipal water
companies (sub-boxes 29-30). There is also a subsidiary card index to older cases concerning gas and electric companies (sub-box
34).
Custodial History
This index was used and maintained by the Public Service Commission's New York City office until approximately 1988 when it
was replaced by an online database.
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
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Detailed Description
Contents |
Box |
Card File Box |
Accretion: B1776-01 |
A-As |
1 |
1 |
Burdett-Central N.Y. Power |
1 |
4 |
Consolidated Edison Co.-D |
1 |
6 |
Dale-Eastern N.Y. Power Corp. |
2 |
7 |
Lap-Long Island Ltg. Co. |
3 |
13 |
Long Island Ltg. Co. Case #4342-Mayville |
3 |
14 |
National Fuels Gas Dist. Co.-Niagara Mohawk Case #27194 |
3 |
16 |
Niagara Mohawk Case #27226-N.Y. Queens Elec. Ltg. & Power |
3 |
17 |
N.Y. & Richmond Gas-N.Y. State Elec. & Gas |
3 |
18 |
N.Y. State Dept.-N.Y. Tele Co. Case #26138 |
4 |
19 |
N.Y. Tele Co. Case #26149-Orangetown |
4 |
20 |
Orchard-Pay (Office-vs.-Gas Corps.) |
4 |
21 |
Office-vs.-Gas Co. w/ Gas Div. Log. No.-Water |
4 |
22 |
Pur-Rochester Gas & Electric Corp. |
5 |
25 |
Rochester Herald-Saratoga & Saratoga Spring |
5 |
26 |
Sat-Southern Tier Gas Corp. |
5 |
27 |
Municipal Water 30.-61.2 |
5 |
29 |
Municipal Water 62.-110. |
5 |
30 |
Subm-Syracuse, M, W-Wayne Tele |
6 |
31 |
Gas & Electric-Trask |
6 |
34 |