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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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tax maps the Following informa-tion is given : 1st. The exact area in city lots and fractions of all property. 2d. The exact shape of each lot in addition to its dimen-sions. 3d. The shape and dimensions of all streets. 4th. The legal status of streets. 5th. The old, as well as new, names of streets. 6th. The titles of all tiled maps of property as originallysubdivided, and w hen filed. STttEET OPENINGS* This work consists of furnishing all maps required by theCommissioners of Estimate and Assessment, and in the mat-ter of opening avenues and streets, such surveys and maps asmay be required by them (Chapter 579 of the laws of 1880),and consists in preparing; 1st. Rule maps and technical descriptions of land to betaken in proceedings to acquire title for the use of the publicto land required for avenues, streets, and roads. 2d. Making surveys to locate the land, buildings, fences,etc., included within the lines of streets to be opened. 3d. Making draft damage maps for Commissioners of
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170 The Great North Side. Estimate and Assessment showing every parcel of land to betaken, with the owners name, fche metes and bounds, and thenumber of square feet contained therein; all buildings andtheir dimensions, with improvements and materials of whicht hej are constructed. 4th. Making draft benefit maps and area calculationsshowing all the lots or plots to be assessed, the block numbersand ward numbers, and the Commissioners1 map numbers, the names of the owner of each lot, and the number of Square feelcontained therein. 5th. Making duplicate copies of both the damage andbenefit maps, to be bound in boob Form with fche report of theCommissioners t the Supreme Court. 6th. Making profiles and other supplementary maps forthe information of fche Commissioners. The following is a summary of fche topographical workdone by the Department of Street Improvements from Janu-ary 1st, 1891, to September 30th, 1897: SURVEYING, LAYING-OUT, MONUMENTING, &C. 255 maps or plans were

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