Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Outgoing Correspondence, 1853-1863 (KG510, 2 v.) -- Copies of letters dealing with such matters as drainage; the condition of buildings, machinery, and canals; city property; levee breaks; nuisance wharves; street openings; public buildings; and public works in general.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Outgoing Correspondence, 1853-1863 (KG510, 2 v.) -- Copies of letters dealing with such matters as drainage; the condition of buildings, machinery, and canals; city property; levee breaks; nuisance wharves; street openings; public buildings; and public works in general.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Orders on the Comptroller's Office for approved bills, 1852-1863 (KG541, 2 v.) -- affidavits for payment due on large municipal contracts. Lists contractors, work performed on wharves, levees, public buildings, street cleaning, and engine house construction. Includes orders for supplies furnished, showing supplier and amount.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Orders on the Comptroller's Office for approved bills, 1852-1863 (KG541, 2 v.) -- affidavits for payment due on large municipal contracts. Lists contractors, work performed on wharves, levees, public buildings, street cleaning, and engine house construction. Includes orders for supplies furnished, showing supplier and amount.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This description includes the pre-1862 records only; descriptions of the remaining records are included in a separate inventory. That inventory, moreover, is prefaced by a good descriptive overview of the nature of the Surveyor's duties and responsibilities during the nineteenth century.Outgoing Correspondence, 1853-1863 (KG510, 2 v.) -- Copies of letters dealing with such matters as drainage; the condition of buildings, machinery, and canals; city property; levee breaks;...