Scope and Content: As part of their function to protect, improve, and develop Boston Harbor, the Division of Waterways and Public Lands of the Department of Public Works and its predecessor agencies, the Directors of the Port of Boston (to 1916) and the Commission on Waterways and Public Lands (1916-1919), planned projects, entered into contracts, and supervised work of contractors.  These resulting project files contain detailed computations and studies, cost estimates, specificiations, blueprints, maps, plans, and sketches compiled by engineers for contracts supervised by the various agencies.
Notes: Photographs removed from Dry dock folder. For separate description see: Board of Harbor and Land Commissioners of Massachusetts. Photographs of marine construction ((M-Ar)662X).
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