NY J01177

Commemorates the 130th anniversary of the Jervis Public Library, founded in 1895 in Rome, New York, through the estate bequest of civil engineer John B. Jervis (1795-1885)

Honors John B. Jervis's engineering legacy, including his work on the Erie Canal, Delaware and Hudson Canal, Croton Aqueduct (New York City's first large-scale water supply), and his invention of the "Jervis-type" locomotive with the first free-swinging four-wheel front truck

Recognizes the library's preservation of Jervis's personal collection, including nearly 1,800 monographs, rare volumes from the 1670s-1880s, and over 600 original engineering plans considered one of the most comprehensive early American engineering archives

Directs that an engrossed copy of the resolution be transmitted to the Jervis Public Library