Research: Military: They Also Served
They Also Served --- Series Descriptions
Highway Repair and Debris Clearance Committee
A4275. General Correspondence, 1941-1945. 1 cu. ft.
Arrangement: Rough alphabetical order by subject.
The Highway Repair and Debris Clearance Committee was jointly appointed by the Department of Public Works and the Conference of Mayors in 1941. The committee consisted of three representatives from the Department of Public Works, two city engineers, two county superintendents, one town superintendent, and one village engineer.
The plan developed by the committee was patterned after the system established in London. The plan designated a site for a central pool of equipment and personnel that would be available on short notice for work in a stricken area. The plan provided for an orderly and quick procedure for the full utilization of whatever units of the extensive highway maintenance resources would be needed, based on the extent and seriousness of the emergency.
General correspondence files relate to the planning and implementation of the Mutual Aid Plan for Highway Repair and Debris Clearance. The correspondence is between State Coordinator Edward T. Gawkins and city and district engineers, superintendent of highways, executive secretary of the Conference of Mayors, superintendent of public works, zone coordinators, county superintendents, city coordinators, county assistants, city managers or mayors, and others.
Finding aids: Folder list.
A4273. Personnel Files, ca. 1941-1945. 0.3 cu. ft.
Arrangement: Numerical by district number, then alphabetical by county.
Personnel files for the Mutual Aid Plan for Highway Repair and Debris Clearance provide names, addresses and telephone numbers for zone coordinators. They also provide a roster of the number of personnel available, such as laborers or truck divers, for individual towns and villages, as well as the location of equipment or storage.
A4272. Equipment and Material Inventories, ca. 1941-1945. 1.3 cu. ft.
Arrangement: Alphabetical by county.
The Mutual Aid Plan for Highway Repair and Debris Clearance was organized to repair highways or streets or to remove debris in the event of an enemy attack. An inventory was made of all equipment and material owned by the State, counties, cities, villages, and towns. Zone coordinators were responsible for taking an inventory for their zone and furnishing copies to the assistant coordinators in their zone and to the deputy zone coordinators.
Inventories for equipment may include anything from air compressors to welding equipment, while those for material may include anything from bituminous material to timber. The information retrieved from the inventories was distributed to the public works and highway officials in each zone for planning for use of the resources in an emergency.
Finding aids: Container list.
A4274. Contractors Files, ca. 1941-1945. 0.3 cu. ft.
Arrangement: Numerical by district number, then alphabetical by county.
Contractors files for the Mutual Aid Plan for Highway Repair and Debris Clearance include name of contractor; name of the person in charge; address; business telephone; and location of equipment or storage. The files also provide lists of contractors' equipment from air compressors to welding equipment.
Finding aids: Folder list.
