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Administrative History
The Committee on Canals of New York State was a special body established by order of Governor Theodore Roosevelt in 1899. The committee was a significant milestone in planning for the modernization of the state's canal system, culminating in the construction of the Barge Canal, 1904-1918. Committee members included Chairman Francis V. Greene; Secretary John A. Fairlie; George E. Green; John N. Scatcherd; Major Thomas W. Symons, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Frank S. Witherbee; Edward A. Bond, State Engineer and Surveyor; and John N. Partridge, Superintendent of Public Works.
The published report of the Committee on Canals of New York State, "Report of the Committee on Canals of New York State," is held by the New York State Library.
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