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Title: The Great north side, or, Borough of the Bronx, New York
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: Durst, Seymour B., 1913-, former owner. NNC North Side Board of Trade (Bronx, New York, N.Y.)
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Publisher: New York : Knickerbocker Press
Contributing Library: Columbia University Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: The Durst Organization

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y. Tie profits of underwritershave been great in this district and it is considered one ofthe best and most profitable fields in their business; rateshave been correspondingly low : this is entirely owing toour abundant water supply and perfectly organized fireservice. The force on the North Side consists at present of nineengine companies, each supplied with a steam fire-engine ofthe latest and most perfect design, and a hose tender; twoengine companies with hose wagon, and two hook and laddercompanies; and there are also three hook and ladder truckswith full equipments connected with the engine companies. The uniformed force consists of 22 officers and 94 men,making a total of 116 of all ranks. New companies are soonto be established and buildings erected at Forrest Avenuenear 163d Street; 159th Street and Railroad Avenue ; GrandAvenue, Woodlawn Heights; Scofield Avenue, City Island;and proceedings are under way for a new site for EngineCompany No. 61, in the village of Westchester.
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2og 210 The Great North Side. The quarters of fche different companies are well located,and contain every accessor) for the comfort of the men, anwell as the newest and most perfect equipment for rapid andcapable service. Of perhaps quite as great importance to our mercantilegrowth and progress is fche postal service^ and of that we arejustly proud : within fche memory of many even of our youngmen, that service consisted of a single postal station in the23d W ard, located in L67th Streel near Vanderbill Avenue,having a single postmaster with no assistant, and a singlecarrier who was a free lance, not in government employ, butwho collected two cents from fche recipient of each letter de-livered. The transformation has l>een gradual hut notable,until we now have, if not the best service in the country, onew hich is rapidly reaching that position. Without entering intotoo great detail w e have seven branch post-office stations. kkR,,, located at 150th Street and Third Avenue, having a

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