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Boston (Mass.). Surveying Department

 Organization

Historical note

The Office of the City Surveyor was established by ordinance passed on October 12, 1868. The Surveying Department was under charge of the City Surveyor, who made such surveys, plans, estimates, statements and descriptions and took such levels as the City Government or any of its departments or committees required. Chapter 449 of the Acts of 1895 abolished the Surveying Department and the Office of City Surveyor and transferred to the power and duties to the Engineering Department and the Office of City Engineer.

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Board of Survey card file

 Series — Box 1: [Barcode: 00001132]
Identifier: 5070.004
Scope and Contents

Card file kept by Board of Survey for miscellaneous notes, miscellaneous calculations and Brighton notes.

Dates: circa 1891-1901
Found in: City of Boston Archives / Board of Survey card file

Index to notes

 Series — Box SB - 046: [Barcode: 00001131]
Identifier: 5070.003
Scope and Contents

Index to notes of the Board of Survey. Arranged alphabetically by street with book and page number, date and surveyor.

Dates: circa 1859-1894
Found in: City of Boston Archives / Index to notes

Record of grades

 Series — Box SB - 046: [Barcode: 00001131]
Identifier: 5070.002
Scope and Contents

Volume kept by the City Surveyor's Office of copies of orders of the Board of Street Commissioners to establish the grades of streets in Dorchester.

Dates: 1870-1879
Found in: City of Boston Archives / Record of grades

Surveying Department annual reports

 Series
Identifier: 5070.005
Dates: 1891-1894
Found in: City of Boston Archives / Surveying Department annual reports

Surveyor plans and notes

 Series
Identifier: 5070.001
Scope and Contents

Plans and files of survey notes of Civil Engineer Charles H.W. Wood Co. Files are numbered 1-1770. This collection is unprocessed.

Dates: circa 1834-1923
Found in: City of Boston Archives / Surveyor plans and notes

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