Superintendent of Prisons' vouchers for services and expenses of engineers for prison highway construction A1166

Superintendent of Prisons' vouchers for services and expenses of engineers for prison highway construction

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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 abstracts of expenditures and accompanying vouchers for services and expenses (mainly travel) submitted by the Superintendent of Prisons to the Comptroller's Office. The Engineer of Prison Highways could spend up to $50,000 on highways designated by the State Commissioner of Highways to be built by prison labor.

Creator:

New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Title:

Superintendent of Prisons' vouchers for services and expenses of engineers for prison highway construction

Quantity:

0.3 cubic feet

Inclusive Dates:

1919-1922

Series Number:

A1166

Scope and Content Note

This series consists of abstracts of expenditures and accompanying vouchers for services and expenses (mainly travel). The Engineer of Prison Highways was appointed (L. 1917, Ch. 181), and authorized the expenditure of $50,000 on highways designated by the State Commissioner of Highways to be built by prison labor.

Related Material

Series A3265, Engineers' reports to the state commissioner of highways on highway construction with prison labor, contains supplemental material (reports) to the abstracts and vouchers of this series. The reports in Series A3265 cover a similar date span to the records in this series.