General correspondence, 1941-1945.

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General correspondence, 1941-1945.

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General correspondence files relate to the planning and implementation of the Mutual Aid Plan for Highway Repair and Debris Clearance. The correspondence is between the State Coordinator, Edward T. Gawkins, and city and district engineers, Superintendent of Highways, Executive Secretary of the Conference of Mayors, Superintendent of Public Works, zone coordinators, county superintendents, city coordinators, county assistants, city managers or mayors, and others. The final folder includes a Mutual Assistance Plan for Genesee County (part of Zone #4) with charts of organization, personnel, and equipment.

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New York (State). Dept. of Public Works.

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Although the Department of Public Works was created in 1923, the office of Deputy Superintendent did not exist until the appointment of Bertram D. Tollamy on January 16, 1945. The Deputy Superintendent was the head of the Department's executive staff as well its second ranking administrative official. As such these files reflect the departments responsibilities to plan, design, construct and maintain highways, bridges and grade separation structures, canals and waterways, and State owned buildin...

New York State War Council. Highway Repair and Debris Clearance Committee.

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The Highway Repair and Debris Clearance Committee was jointly appointed by the Department of Public Works and the Conference of Mayors in 1941. The Committee consisted of three representatives from the Department of Public Works, two city engineers, two county superintendents, one town superintendent and one village engineer. The plan developed by the Committee was patterned after the system established in London. The plan designated a site for a central pool of equipmen...

Gawkins, Edward T.

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