Chapter 87 – Black River Canal Co. incorporated to build canal, Rome to High falls and to improve the river to Carthage in 3 years.

Chapter 225 – Jefferson County Canal Co., incorporated to build canal from Long falls to Sacketts Harbor in 5 years.

Chapter 187 – Canal commissioners to construct canal and feeder, and improve river.

Surveys completed.

Chapter 161 – Commissioners to borrow $250,000.

Report on extension by E. H. Broadhead, pursuant to chapter 321-1839.

Chapter 194 – Commissioners to borrow $300,000.

Chapter 114 – "Stop law," all work except necessary repairs stopped.

Constitution, Art. VII, Sec. 6, – Canals never to be sold, leased or otherwise disposed of.

Chapter 260 – $100,000 appropriated for Black River canal and Erie feeder.

Chapter 447 – $50,000 additional appropriation for Black River canal and Erie feeder.

July 21, – Contracts let to complete feeder (except section 2), dam, bridges, etc.

Chapter 214 – $130,000 appropriated for Black River canal and Erie feeder.

Black River feeder completed, 4 ft. deep; designed for 16,000 cu. ft. water per minute.

October 18, – Water first turned into feeder.

Dam completed for Forestport pond.

Chapter 216 – $130,000 appropriated for canal and $10,000 for improvement of river to Carthage.

Chapter 219 – $50,000 appropriation of chapter 260-1847 reappropriated.

June 23, – Water turned in, to supply Erie canal.

November, – Canal filled for 25 miles, Rome to Boonville.

Surveys made of Woodhull and Wolf lakes.

Chapter 220 – $120,000 appropriated.

May 10, – First boats passed from Rome.

Contracts let from Port Leyden to High falls.

Chapter 181 – Suitable reservoirs to be built.

Chapter 485 – Balance of revenue to be applied to completion by "canal-revenue-certificate" plan.

Canal, Rome to Port Leyden, in use during season.

Contracts let to build sluices around locks, also feeder from Mohawk at Delta.

Surveys made for 4 reservoirs and 42 ½ miles Black river improvement.

Chapter 166 – Bridge to be built over river at Carthage.

Chapter 620 – $75,000 appropriation.

Constitution, Art. VII, Sec. 3. – Legislature to appropriate annually for enlargement of canals.

Chapter 330 – $49,000 appropriation for fiscal year.

Dams built at Carthage and Lyons Falls.

Contracts let to keep canal in repair for 5 years.

Contracts let for reservoirs at South Branch and Chub lakes.

Chapter 148 – $50,000 appropriated for fiscal year.

North Branch reservoir completed, capacity 423 acres, 309,934,400 cu. ft.

Chapter 365 – $130,861.06 appropriated.

Chapter 428 – Bridge at Tiffany’s to have a draw.

Chapter 149 – $49,780 appropriated for completing Black River canal, reservoirs and improvement of river.

Chapter 326 – $56,838.91 reappropriated for completing Black River canal; all reservoirs and river improvement made part of section 2, Black River canal.

Woodhull and South Branch reservoirs put under contract.

Guard-lock at head of Delta feeder completed.

June 18, – Contracts let for lock and dam at Otter creek, under new plans for river improvement.

Chapter 213 – $75,619 appropriated.

Woodhull reservoir completed, 1,236 acres, 780,943,680 cu. ft.

South Branch reservoir completed, 518 acres.

Lock and dam at Otter creek finished and river navigation opened; 22 ½ miles slack-water navigation, Carthage to Beach’s bridge; 10 miles dredged to Otter creek; 10 miles slack water to Lyons Falls.

Chapter 137 – $20,000 reappropriated for completion of canal and river improvement; also completion of reservoir and bridges.

Canal commissioners urge completion of Chub lake reservoir, on which work was abandoned in 1856.

Chapter 151 – $24,298.51 appropriated for lock and dam to be built between Otter creek and Carthage. (Completed 1869.)

Chapter 174 – Commissioners to rebuild bridge over Black river at Lyons Falls. (Built 1865.)

Chapter 472 – Bridge to be built at North St., Port Leyden.

Chapter 703 – Additional appropriation, $35,000 for lock and dam between Otter creak and Carthage, pursuant to chapter 151-1864.

Chapter 543 – $19,401.96 reappropriated from chapter 151-1864.

Chapter 346 – $17,245.46 reappropriated from chapter 543-1866.

Chapter 598 – Authorize board of canal appraisers to hear and determine plans for damages in connection with the break at North lake reservoir.

Chapter 867 – Beach’s bridge and Illingsworth bridge to be repaired and, when necessary, rebuilt.

Chapter 868 – Bridge to be built over Beaver river.

Chapter 877 – Iron bridge to be built at Floyd St., Rome.

Lock and dam above Beach’s bridge completed.

Chapter 767 – Appropriation for bridge over Beaver river.

First level at Rome improved to size of Erie.

Chapter 930 – Appropriation for balance on enlarging first level and building bridge at Floyd St., Rome.

Chapter 850 – Dam to be built in Moose river at Old Forge, pursuant to chapter 181-1851.

August 6, – Canal board resolves that it is expedient to build Moose river dam at Old Forge.

Chapter 382 – Commission appointed to report as to what disposition should be made of canal.

January 13, – Canal Commissioner Thayer and State Engineer Sweet report against abandonment or sale of canal.

January, – Commission under chapter 382-1876 reports that the canal should be kept open and maintained intact.

Surveys of Canachagala, Twin and White lakes.

Chapter 336 – Reservoirs to be built on Independence and Beaver rivers.

Chapter 452 – Appropriation to construct reservoir above Forestport reservoir.

Chapter 495 – Black River canal fund appropriation.

Examination made for Beaver river reservoir site, – Stillwater selected.

Chapter 355 – Iron canal bridge across Chenango canal at Utica to be removed and laid across Black River canal at Rome.

June 8, – The wooden spillway at Lyons Falls washed away and rendered a total wreck.

Chapter 253 – Appropriation for building a towing-path on south bank of Beaver river in town of New Bremen.

Chapter 550 – Wall to be built at Lock St., Rome.

Dam at Stillwater, Beaver river, completed; 9 ft. 6 in. above low water, 150 ft. spillway; 328,000,000 cu. ft.

Chapter 113 – Appropriation for general improvement of canal.

Chapter 270 – Appropriation for construction of vertical wall at Rome.

Chapter 416 – Appropriation for improvement of locks.

Chapter 54 – Additional appropriation to chapter 113-1887, for improvement of canal.

Chapter 274 – Additional appropriation for completion of Forestport reservoir, pursuant to chapter 452-1883.

Chapter 493 – Appropriation for general improvement of canal.

Chapter 568 – Appropriation of $16,000 for general improvement of canal.

Chapter 168 – Appropriation of $10,000 for general improvement of canal.

Chapter 338 – Reappropriates unexpended balance for canal improvement, pursuant to chapter 416-1888.

Chapter 143 – Appropriates $5,000 in addition to the $10,000 appropriated by chapter 168-1890, for improvement of canal.

Chapter 342 – Flow ground of Forestport reservoir to be cleared.

Chapter 271 – For constructing a stone wall on west side of canal at Rome.

Chapter 469 – For enlargement and reconstruction of the dam on Beaver river. (Completed 1894.)

Chapter 494 – Appropriates $35,000 for completing Forestport dam and reservoir. (Completed 1893.)

July, – Contract let for completing Forestport dam.

Chapter 395 – For rebuilding bridge over the canal connecting Carthage and West Carthage.

Chapter 572 – $55,000 appropriated for general improvement of canal.

Claim filled by N. Y. C. R. R. Co. for damages to embankment by Forestport reservoir.

Chapter 102 – For a bridge over canal between Carthage and West Carthage. (Completed 1896.)

Chapter 965 – For a swing or draw-bridge over canal at Garden St., Rome. (Completed 1896.)

Chapter 970 – For an iron bridge over canal at Thomas St., Rome. (Completed 1896.)

Chapter 1030 – For repairing locks on canal.

Chapter 572 – Reappropriation to pay balance provided by chapter 102-1895 for a bridge over canal between Carthage and West Carthage.

July 23, – Break 400 ft. long and 50 ft. deep in bank near Forestport; repairs cost. $62,781.78; navigation suspended 30 days.

Chapter 606 – Appropriates balance due on bridge over canal at Garden St., Rome, pursuant to chapter 965-1895.

Report of D. E. Whitford on water-supply from Adirondack forest.

May 23, – Bad break on canal leader near Forestport; navigation suspended 21 days; caused maliciously; cost of repairs, $50,764.47.

Chapter 428 – Supplements chapter 469-1892, concerning the restoration of water diverted for canal use to owners of water–power on Black river; new dam to be built on Beaver river.

Locks Nos. 47 and 64 rebuilt.

May. – Judgment in favor of N. Y. C. R. R. Co.; State to pay $13,927.35 or $61,207.99 and give company privilege to extend its embankment into reservoir.

July 28, – Break in berme bank near lock No. 13; navigation interrupted 11 days.

Concrete dam on Beaver river completed.

Bridges 4, 11 and 9 replaced by new structures.

Chapter 722 – Unexpended balance of fund for completion of canal transferred to canal-debt sinking fund.