Commissioner of Public Works of New York City

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municipal government office public works commissioner position

The Commissioner of Public Works of New York City was a powerful 19th-century municipal office responsible for overseeing the city’s infrastructure, construction, and public improvements.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Street Commissioner of New York City	1

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	municipal government office ⓘ public works commissioner position ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ
appointedBy	Mayor of New York City ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
fieldOfWork	civil engineering ⓘ municipal public works ⓘ urban infrastructure ⓘ
governs	implementation of public improvement projects ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	centralized control over public works ⓘ powerful 19th-century municipal office ⓘ significant influence over urban development ⓘ
hasDuties	administration of contracts for public works ⓘ allocation of funds for infrastructure projects ⓘ coordination of large-scale municipal works ⓘ maintenance of sewers and drainage ⓘ maintenance of streets and roads ⓘ management of public improvements ⓘ oversight of city infrastructure ⓘ oversight of public buildings construction ⓘ supervision of public construction projects ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver	city streets and highways ⓘ municipal infrastructure of New York City ⓘ public buildings construction in New York City ⓘ public works in New York City ⓘ sewer system of New York City ⓘ
historicalFunction	centralized management of New York City public works in the 19th century ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	association with Tammany Hall-era politics ⓘ role in shaping 19th-century New York City infrastructure ⓘ
officeHolderExample	William M. Tweed NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Government of New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ municipal administration of New York City ⓘ
replacedBy	New York City Department of Public Works NERFINISHED ⓘ
responsibleFor	execution of municipal construction contracts ⓘ inspection of public works ⓘ maintenance standards for city infrastructure ⓘ planning of major city works ⓘ
seat	New York City Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ
subordinateTo	Mayor of New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ
timePeriod	19th century ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Boss Tweed → positionHeld → Commissioner of Public Works of New York City ⓘ

Gustavus W. Smith → heldOffice → Commissioner of Public Works of New York City ⓘ

this entity surface form: Street Commissioner of New York City