| Record Group: | Morris Canal and Banking Company |
| Series: | Attorney General's Opinions, 1905-1951 |
| Accession #: | 1979.005 |
| Series #: | PMORS026 |
| Guide Date: | 3/1992 (JK) |
| Volume: | 0.25 c.f. [1 box] |
Institutional History | Contents
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These files contain correspondence between the general managers of the canal company (Henry B. Kümmel and C. P. Wilber) and the Office of the Attorney General relating to the rights and responsibilities of the state as owner of the Morris Canal. While most of the correspondence deals with canal sales, leases and maintenance, two files contain summaries of opinions of Attorneys General Robert H. McCarter and Thomas F. McCran pertaining to the abandonment and state take-over of the canal. |
| 1. |
Abandonment
of the Morris Canal -- opinion of Attorney General Thomas F. McCran,
24 January 1921. |
| 2. |
Bids,
right to reject, February 1927. |
| 3. |
By-Laws,
May 1923. |
| 4. |
Cranberry
Lake -- removal of fallen trees after storm, November 1950 - January
1951. |
| 5. |
Deeds
-- question as to whether attorney general should approve all agreements
of sale..., February 1927. |
| 6. |
Deeds,
form for, March 1926. |
| 7. |
Deeds,
types of, March-December 1925. |
| 8. |
Finances
-- rental monies, April 1923. |
| 9. |
Greenwood
Lake -- sale of portion of the canal property under water, May-June
1946. |
| 10. |
Greenwood
Lake -- sale of property not publicly advertised, June 1925. |
| 11. |
Income
Tax for employees earning $800 or more, January 1924. |
| 12. |
Kearny,
Town of -- right to grant consent to lay sewer and water pipes across
the Morris Canal, March 1924. |
| 13. |
Kümmel,
Henry B., General Manager, and Sara Cooley, Secretary-Treasurer,
additional compensation for, May 1923. |
| 14. |
Lake
Hopatcong -- encroachments on the bottom of the lake, April 1940. |
| 15. |
Lake
Hopatcong -- form of notice to leaseholders nullifying any right
of the canal company for cancellation of its leases, October-November
1939. |
| 16. |
Lake
Hopatcong -- interest of the state through its acquisition of rights
in lands overflowed by the construction of the dam at the time the
Morris Canal was built, January 1949. |
| 17. |
Lake
Hopatcong -- right or propriety of the state holding an area of
approximately 100 acres around and adjoining the dam and outlet,
August 1938. |
| 18. |
Lake
Musconetcong -- C. J. Agrios, bid and contract for dredging, removal
of stumps, and improvements, July 1931-January 1932. |
| 19. |
Lake
Musconetcong -- experimental work in connection with the destruction
of underwater growth, July 1930. |
| 20. |
Lake
Musconetcong -- sale of border strip of land between the water line
and adjoining owners, February 1950. |
| 21. |
Leases,
form of, March-April 1923. |
| 22. |
Leases
-- right of the directors to enter into leases terminable on thirty
days' notice, and in any event when property shall be sold, June
1925. |
| 23. |
Leases
-- termination on thirty days' notice, July 1945. |
| 24. |
Leases
for docks, wharves, and similar structures at the lakes, July 1925. |
| 25. |
Lehigh
Valley Railroad Co. -- appropriation of $350,000 for dismantling
the canal from money paid to the State, July 1934. |
| 26. |
Little
Basin -- dredging, November-December 1938. |
| 27. |
Little
Basin -- legal responsibilities for injuries done to anyone by accident
or reason of a dangerous condition on Morris Canal property, May
1938. |
| 28. |
McCarter,
Robert H., Attorney General, and ex-judge Bennett Van Syckel --
opinions regarding the Morris Canal, 1905. |
| 29. |
Municipalities
refusing to declare intention to purchase property of the Morris
Canal & Banking Company, right of, January 1925. |
| 30. |
New
York Telephone Company, charges against, June 1923. |
| 31. |
Passaic
County Park Commission -- agreement for the conveyance of certain
lands in Wayne Twp. and Pompton Lakes Bor., June 1929. |
| 32. |
Personal
property, sale of, April 1923. |
| 33. |
President
of the Morris Canal & Banking Company, election of, June 1945. |
| 34. |
Shipman,
Isaac - release of weir tract 629, Greenwich Twp., Warren Co., March-April
1926. |
| Created
September 2003 |
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