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New York State Canal Commissioners Superintendents of Repairs' Reports of Expenditures for Repairs


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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:
These are reports on expenditures made by Superintendents of Repairs and submitted to the Canal Commissioner responsible for specific division of the canal system. Entries include the name and location of structure or work, amount of labor and materials used, and unit cost and total expenditures. The reports also include statistics of the amount of money expended for locks, bridges, walls, buildings, and tools.
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Superintendents of Repairs' reports of expenditures for repairs
Quantity:

12 cubic feet

Inclusive Dates:
1835-1878
Series Number:
A1132

Arrangement

Arranged by canal.

Administrative History

Superintendents of Repairs were required to render bi-monthly accounts of expenditures for repairs to the Comptroller.

Scope and Content Note

Reports of expenditures for canal repairs were submitted every thirty or sixty days by superintendents and repairs to the Canal Commissioner. The format varies but each report always gives name and location of structure or work, amount of labor and materials used, and unit cost and total expenditure for the same. The reports also give statistics of the amount of money expended for locks, bridges, walls, buildings, and tools (new or repaired). The records are sorted by canal but otherwise unarranged.

Related Material

The same printed form used in this series was also used for estimated of repairs

see Series A1131, Superintendents of Repairs' estimates of expenditures for repairs.

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