Minutes of the Board of Directors and standing committees, 1828-1973 | WorldCat.org (original) (raw)

Summary:Minutes of the weekly, special, and annual meetings of the canal company's board of directors and stockholders; together with minutes from three standing committees of the board. General minutes of the board include topics relating to acquisition of lands and flowage rights, purchase of building materials, company finances including assets, debts, stocks, and loans, management of canal by the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company (1871-1923), and the abandonment of the canal. The minutes of the standing committees: the Finance Committee, the Committee on Canal Improvements and Repairs, and the Committee on Business over the Canal include topics relating to the hiring of canal personnel, regulations concerning boats and their passage on the waterway, and company policy in setting rates and promoting traffic on the canal