Ohio. Superintendent of Public Works

The duties of the Department of Public Works originated in 1822 with the Board of Canal Commissioners. The Board of Canal Commissioners became the Board of Public Works in 1836 and was replaced by the Canal Commission in 1838. The Board of Public Works was recreated in 1839 and was replaced by the Superintendent of Public Works in 1912. In 1921, the powers and duties of the superintendent, the state highway commissioner, the chief highway engineer, and the state building commissioner were invested in the Department of Highways and Public Works. This department was separated in 1927 to create the Department of Highways and the Department of Public Works. This agency also absorbed the Superintendent of the National Road (1831-1836), the Canal Survey Commission (1888-1906), and the State Building Commission (1898-1921). In 1973, the Department of Public Works became the Division of Public Works of the Department of Administrative Services.

From the description of Correspondence and receipts from collectors, 1912-1913. (Ohio Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 34888788

From the description of Letterbooks, 1846-1915. (Ohio Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 34888807

From the description of Record of payments for leases, water rents, and pipe permits, 1834-1921. (Ohio Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 34931156

From the description of Surveyors' notebooks and field notes, Miami & Erie and Ohio & Erie canals, [ca. 1820-1920]. (Ohio Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 34931164

From the description of Canal cash ledger, 1904-1913. (Ohio Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 37382537

From the description of Commissioners' ledger, 1904-1913. (Ohio Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 34968877

From the description of Surveyor's inventory of equipment, 1914-1915. (Ohio Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 34968922

From the description of Record of collections for public parks in Ohio, 1911-1915. (Ohio Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 34968912

From the description of Superintendents' reports, 1837-1913. (Ohio Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 35002419

From the description of Transcript of testimony, F. Henry Post et al. vs. State of Ohio, Mercer County reservoir, 1913. (Ohio Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 35002420

From the description of Township plats, plans, and blueprints, [ca. 1827-1920]. (Ohio Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 34968923

From the description of Record of boat licenses, 1911-1918. (Ohio Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 34968905

From the description of Photostat of an 1879 map of the Manhattan Branch of the Miami & Erie Canal, 1942. (Ohio Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 35002402

From the description of Proposals for construction and repair, 1825-1914. (Ohio Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 34931151

From the description of Lake and reservoir surveys, 1860-1920. (Ohio Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 34931146

From the description of Drawings, profiles, and surveys of bridges, canals, and turnpikes, 1837-1916. (Ohio Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 34931140

From the description of Contracts, 1825-1913. (Ohio Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 34931134

From the description of Superintendent's accounts, 1825-1913. (Ohio Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 34931163

From the description of Record of collections for the Ohio & Erie and the Miami & Erie canals, 1902-1915. (Ohio Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 35002409

From the description of Record of canal land sales, 1912-1913. (Ohio Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 37438741

From the description of Petitions for appointments as canal toll collectors, 1830- 1917. (Ohio Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 34888818

From the description of Financial records, 1827-1921. (Ohio Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 34888802

From the description of Legal correspondence, 1823-1921. (Ohio Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 34888805

From the description of Classification ledger, 1913-1915. (Ohio Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 34888780