Waterways licensing plans [Massachusetts Division of Wetlands and Waterways]
Waterways licensing plans, 1866-1925.
Call no.: EN3.11/1154X
Scope and Content: State oversight and regulatory functions relating to waterways of the Commonwealth have been exercised successively by the following: the Board of Harbor Commissioners (1866-1879) and the Board of Harbor and Land Commissioners (1879-1916) (no. 1-4087); the Directors of the Port of Boston (1911-1916) (no. 1-215); the Commission on Waterways and Public Lands (1916-1919) (no. 1-299); the Division of Waterways and Public Lands in the Dept. of Public Works (1919-1927) (no. 1-4??, to 1925 only); the Dept. of Public Works as a whole (1927-1938); the Division of Waterways, within that department (1938-1974) and within the Dept. of Environmental Quality Engineering (DEQE) (1974-1983); and, since 1983, within DEQE (Dept. of Environmental Protection since 1989), the Division of Wetland Protection and Waterways Regulation, renamed Division of Wetlands and Waterways Regulation by 1988 and Division of Wetlands and Waterways by 1989.
Arrangement: Arranged by application no
Restrictions: Originals are restricted; electronic copies (and indexing) available through Massachusetts Dept. of Environmental Protection, 1 Winter St., Boston, MA 02108. For details consult Archives reference desk
Notes: Scheduled as: Waterways drawings
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