Minute books, 1879-1974.

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Minute books, 1879-1974.

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As part of their function to maintain and supervise the harbors and lands of Massachusetts, the Division of Waterways of the Dept. of Public Works and its predecessors in this function (the Board of Harbor and Land Commissioners, to 1916, the Commission on Waterways and Public Lands, 1916-1919, the Division of Waterways and Public Lands of the Dept. of Public Works, 1919-1927, and the Dept. of Public Works as a whole, 1927-1938) were required to account for their activities and expenditures. Minute books of weekly meetings document measures taken by commissioners to protect harbors and tidewaters and to insure the navigability of harbors.

12.5 cubic ft. (66 v. in 10 record center cartons)

Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives

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Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Archives

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Massachusetts. Dept. of Public Works.

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Massachusetts. Division of Waterways and Public Lands

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Board of Harbor and Land Commissioners of Massachusetts

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Massachusetts. Commission on Waterways and Public Lands

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Massachusetts. Division of Waterways

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In 1916 the Board of Harbor and Land Commissioners and the Directors of the Port of Boston were abolished and responsibility for the general care and supervision of the harbors, flats, tidewaters, including Boston Harbor, and the rivers and great ponds of Massachusetts was transferred to the Commission on Waterways and Public Lands (St 1916, c 288). With the reorganization of government agencies in 1919, however, the commission was abolished and its duties transferred to a Division ...