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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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SCENIC STUDIO. WALTON AVE., NEAR CHEEVER PLACE.
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SPIES BLOCK, LINCOLN AVE. AND SO. BOULEVARD. 43 The Great North Side. 49 to be repeated in the territory added to the city and countyof New York by Chapter 934 of the Laws of 1895. A topo-graphical survey must be made of the entire district showingthe existing lay-outs, the elevations above high water, theposition and extent of all the roads, streets, avenues and lanes,all division lines and boundaries of properties, and all build-ings, creeks, brooks, visible rock surfaces, etc. It will takeabout three years to complete this work, and it will costabout $150,000 for the topographical survey. The sum ofs4,000 has already been appropriated for 1896 for this pur-pose. The survey will be a complete one, and the resultantmap will be a foundation plan and basis for all future work,and immediately after its completion the street lay-out of thenew section can be perfected. The towns, villages, etc., in the territory recently annexed,east of the Bronx River, are :— Bartow,Bay ch est

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