Research


Scope and Content Note

This series consists of lands under water survey project records, which resulted from surveys conducted on behalf of applicants for lands under water transactions. Applicants could be private individuals or municipalities. The records also include some documentation of transfer of jurisdiction to other state agencies. The records are filed with applicant name, project location, and project number on binding. Some files also include PIN and "H" series numbers. Documented projects were located in the five boroughs of New York City and Long Island as well as Westchester, Rockland, Dutchess, Orange, and Greene counties.

The survey project file consists of survey receipts and logs that track the surveyor (staff) hours and rate of pay for the survey work, survey description, phone message slips, survey calculations, and copy of the adjacent upland deed. Also included are newspaper articles (e.g., describe proposed housing development project to which the survey relates) and survey maps. Each lands under water transaction produced two maps: one map which is a detailed survey map of the parcel(s) in question and a second map which is a broad overview map of the area where the parcel(s) are located. The blueprint maps are folded to fit within standard filing folders.