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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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he West Indian Trading Company, for $24. In1695, New York extended to Wall Street, May 6, 1697,charter was granted for building Trinity Church. In 1699,corner-stone was laid for new City Hall, on the present siteof the Custom House, by William Bradford. In 1693, Oct. 16th, the first newspaper was published. Itwas haif a sheet of foolscap named the New York Gazette.Before the end of the year it was enlarged to a full sheet offoolscap. In 1704 the streets were paved ten feet from the front ofthe houses, the centre to serve as gutter and sewer. Therewere shade trees along Broadway. In 1728 the first map of New York City was engraved by Bradford, the founder of the newspaper mills. In 1730 a new charter was given to the city, with increasedpower. In 1734 the first poor-house was built on the Common(City Hall Park), size 46 x 24, and two stories. In 1786 the first directory was issued, having eighty-twopages and nine hundred names. In 1794 Duane and Reade Streets were opened. 23^ Ward Bank
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The Great North Side. 225 In 1800 Gouverneur Morris built his mansion in old Mor-risania. In 1805 the question of common, or free, schools was dis-cussed. Up to this date there were 141 teachers employed inthe various church schools. In 1807, April, Col. Henry Rutgers donated the first sitefor a free school in Henry Street. The first school openedthe next month with forty scholars. The City presented a plot on Chatham Square for a brickbuilding for five hundred pupils, in one room. The buildingwas founded Dec. 1, 1809. In 1807 there were nineteen newspapers. In 1825 the one free school had increased to six. In 1825 Samuel Leggett introduced gas below CanalStreet, In 1831 the population was 202,000. In 1841 the NewYoik & Harlem R. R. was built. In 1842, July 4th, Crotonwater was introduced. It seems impossible for any other city in the world toshow records of such a growth, within the limits of the sametime. From 1830 to 1860 (30 years time) the growth in popula-tion more than quad

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