Inactive revocable permits, 1837-1988.

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Inactive revocable permits, 1837-1988.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122364514

This series consists of inactive revocable permits for the temporary use of canal lands and waters filed with the Waterways Maintenance Division of the Dept. of Transportation and its predecessor agencies. Files usually include permit applications, related correspondence between the Dept. of Transportation and the entity or individual applying for the permit, maps, surveys, and drawings or sketches of relevant structures. Sections 55 through 57 (and earlier versions) of the Canal Law authorize the Canal Corporation (or, in earlier versions, its predecessor agencies) to enter into leases for canal lands, canal terminals and canal terminal lands. Such leases are enacted through permits. As reflected in the material in this series, permits can provide momentary usage (i.e., if a contractor requires egress over canal lands for one month) as well long-term arrangements.

22 cu. ft.

New York State Archives

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 6691043

Related Entities

There are 4 Entities related to this resource.

New York (State) Office of the Canal Commissioners.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6n35bd5 (corporateBody)

New York (State) Dept. of Publiuc Works.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6z08q98 (corporateBody)

New York (State). Division of Waterways Maintenance.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w63g04c5 (corporateBody)

New York State Canal Corporation

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6672m8w (corporateBody)

Although surveys were made when the reservoir system was created by the Department of Public Works to serve the state canal system (early 19th through 20th century), the boundary lines of state property were not clearly defined, especially in the Adirondack region. In the early 1990s the Thruway Authority was mandated to conduct a comprehensive survey to clearly establish the state's property lines. The maps in this series are the result of the research portion of that survey. The survey was com...