Applications for use and occupation of wharfs from 1938 to 1969
Description
This accession concerns requests to modify or build waterfront structures associated with wharf properties by the firms occupying them. Permits were for the work after specifications, codes etc., were reviewed. Indexes list documentation in each file and cross filing elsewhere in city records. Wharfs are in Manhattan, Brooklyn and the Bronx. The Department of Docks, established in 1870, had exclusive control of all the wharf property owned by the City and the regulation of privately-owned wharf property. The name of the agency has changed several times through the years: Department of Docks and Ferries in 1898, Department of Docks in 1919, Department of Marine and Aviation in 1942, Department of Ports and Terminal in 1968, Department of Ports, International Trade and Commerce in 1986, and Department of Ports and Trade in 1990. This accession consists of correspondence, memos, applications, permits, indexes, and plans. Materials are arranged by location.
Extent
4 cubic feet
Dates
1938-1969
Record Groups
Names
External Documents
Source
- New York City Economic Development Corporation (Organization)
Creator
- New York (N.Y.). Department of Docks (1919-) (Organization)
- New York (N.Y.). Department of Marine and Aviation (Organization)
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