Approvals of requests for expenditures for acquisition and improvements of land by the Conservation Department, Division of Parks L0157

Approvals of requests for expenditures for acquisition and improvements of land by the Conservation Department, Division of Parks

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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 copies of approvals and related documentation allowing the Conservation Department's Division of Parks to acquire new land or make improvements on existing park land. Records pertaining to specific parks are bound together. These include a copy of the approval, description of the project, estimates of costs, and blueprints of improvements.

Creator:

New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Committee on Ways and Means

Title:

Approvals of requests for expenditures for acquisition and improvements of land by the Conservation Department, Division of Parks

Quantity:

2 cubic feet

Inclusive Dates:

1926-1928

Series Number:

L0157

Arrangement

Alphabetical by name of park, then by date.

Scope and Content Note

This series consists of the Ways and Means Committee's copies for approvals and related documentation allowing the Conservation Department's Division of Parks to acquire new land or make improvements on existing park land. These projects needed the approval of the governor, the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, and the chairman of the Assembly Ways and Means Committee. Records pertaining to specific parks are bound together, and include a copy of the approval, description of the project, estimates of costs, and blueprints of improvements.