Identifier: greatnorthsideor00durs (find matches)
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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tering intotoo great detail w e have seven branch post-office stations. kkR,,, located at 150th Street and Third Avenue, having a superin-tendent, 10 clerks, and 19 earners; 5 daily deliveries of mailmatter and 12 collections on w eek day-, and 4 on Sundays. Station S at Kingsbridge with 1 superintendent* 4clerks, and 14 carriers; f> deliveries daily and f> collections. Station T at 71(.> Tremont Avenue (177th Street). 1superintendent, 4 clerks, and 17 carriers; 4 deliveries daily,and 5 collections. Station N, at Williamsbridge; 1 superintendent, 3clerks, and 6 carriers. Station X, at Westchester ; 1 superintendent, 3 clerks,and 5 carriers. Station Z, at City Island ; 1 superintendent, 2 clerks,and 2 carriers. u High Bridge, 2 clerks, 3 carriers; 4 deliveries, and 4collections daily. These branch stations do all classes of regular post-officebusiness which are done at the main office. In addition to these branch offices there are sixteen sub- ENGINE CO. NO. 52, RIVERDALE AVE.
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211 212 The Great North Side. stations conveniently located, for the sale of stamps, register-ing of letters, and issuing and paying money orders ; andnumerous agencies for the sale of stamps alone, which latterare so well located as to afford all Deeded convenience. Tin*district is well supplied with mailing boxes affixed to the lamp posts, and from which collections arc made as before stated,and they are so numerous that it is seldom necessary to gomore than a block to deposit mail matter. The improvements in our postal service are continual andat all times meet the steadily increasing demands of trade.There is now in contemplation for the immediate future thecontinuation of the service now performed by the .id Ave.cable road postal cars, to the trolley roads north of theHarlem. No description of our postal facilities would be completewithout at least a brief allusion to the building now occupiedby Branch R at 150th Street and Third Avenue, whichhas lately been completed, and was sp

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