Brooklyn City and Business Directory for the year ending May 1, 1875, Part 1

Author: Lain and Company
Publication date: 1875
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Number of Pages: 1207

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Brooklyn City and Business Directory, 1875 Published by J.Lain and Company

Brooklyn Public Library Grand Army Plaza Brooklyn, NY 11238

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BROOKLYN CITY & BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

. STANDARD AMERICAN. BILLIARD TABLES.

New Design, Patented June 6, 1871, and Dec. 23, 1873.

Entered according to Act of Congress by H. W. COLLENDER, in Office of Librarian of Congress, Washington, 1871. First-Class Workmanship, Uniformity of Construction, and Durability.

Everything appertaining to Billiards kept constantly on hand. Send for illustrated circular and price-list. Address, Box 1847, New York Post-Office.

H. W. COLLENDER,

Successor to PHELAN & COLLENDER, 738 Broadway. SPECIAL NOTICE.

In consequence of the death of Mr. Phelan, the firm of PHELAN & COLLENDER is dissolved. The undersigned, the surviving partner, begs to inform the customers of the house, and the public generally, that, having purchased the entire stock, machinery, copyrights, trade-marks and letters-patent of the late firm, he continues the business in the same extensive manufactory, Thirty-sixth Street, Thirty-seventh Street and Tenth Avenue, and at the well- known wareroom, No. 738 Broadway, at either of which places he will be happy to meet customers for the transac- tion of new business, or to settle up the affairs of the old firm. Respectfully,

H. W. COLLENDER.

THE GREAT AMERICAN COFFEE POT

Works like

a Charm! PATENTED

Retains all the Aroma ! APRIL 7th, 1874.

THE CHAMPION OF THE WORLD.

Perfection in the Art of Making Coffee at Last Attained.

This household wonder makes Coffee by steam and boiling water combined ; it never boils over; makes its own hot water; does its own dripping, and in the shortest time on record distills Coffee as clear as wine; extracts all the strength, and retains all its aromatic and nutritious properties.

THE ONLY PERFECT WORKING COFFEE POT EVER OFFERED to the PUBLIC! And yet so simple in Construction and Operation, that even a child cannot fail to make most delicious Coffee.

When the Coffee is made, the silken hull, the fibrous matter, and its bitter and astringent properties, are left suspended in the fine wire strainer above. while at the same time the CLEAREST, the PUREST, and the MOST DELICIOUS COFFEE EVER DRANK flows boiling hot from the reservoir below.

FAMILY SIZE-WIRE GAUZE STRAINERS.

I Callon, $2.50. 3 Quarts, $2.25. 2 Quarts, $2.00. I Quart, $1.75. SENT TO ANY ADDRESS ON RECEIPT OF PRICE. COPPER BOTTOMS, 50 CENTS EXTRA. ROYALTY STAMPS FOR SALE TO MANUFACTURERS.

Call and examine it in operation, or send stamp for Illustrated Circular and terms.

DE WITT C. BROWN & CO., Office and Salesroom : 737 BROADWAY, New York City.

BROOKLYN CITY & BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

STEWART & CO., MANUFACTURERS OF CLAY GOODS,

DOWN-TOWN DEPOT : 269 PEARL STREET, near Fulton Street. WORKS: foot of West 18th and 19th Streets ; OFFICE: 539 West 18th Street,

NEW YORK.

SPECIALTIES,

DRAIN PIPE

AND

Terra-Cotta.

CONSTANTLY ON HAND A LARGE STOCK OF THE BEST

Vitrified Drain and Sewer Mipe,

WITH ALL NECESSARY FITTINGS. A LARGE AND VARIED ASSORTMENT OF CHIMNEY TOPS, Plain and Ornamental,

GARDEN VASES & STATUARY, RUSTICS, Flower Pots, Greenhouse Tile, Fire-Brick, CHEMICAL WARE, &c.

BROOKLYN CITY & BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

J. A. SPLAINE,

MANUFACTURER OF AND DEALER IN

ltoves, anges, Heaters and Hardware,

HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS. Tin, Copper and Sheet Iron Worker, TIN ROOFING, GUTTERS AND LEADERS.

FURNACES SET AND REPAIRED. Repairs Furnished for all kinds of Stoves in the Market. 205 Columbia St., cor. Sackett St. SMOKY CHIMNEYS A SPECIALTY.

AGENT FOR AMERICAN STOVE WORKS'

CELEBRATED SUMMITT RANGE & GOOD LUCK STOVE.

W. JACKSON & SON,

Manufacturers & Dealers in

Plain, Enameled and

GERMAN SILVER

Parlor & Chamber

GRATES

AND

FENDERS,

No. 246

FRONT STREET, Near Peck Slip,

And 1166 Broadway, NEW YORK.

ESTABLISHED 1827.

BROOKLYN CITY & BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

UNITED PIANO MAKERS.

Grand, Square and Upright PIANOS,

FACTORY & WAREROOMS, cor. S. 3d & 1st STREETS.

This Association, on the " co-operative" plan, received the first premiums for their cel- ebrated pianos, WHEN and WHEREVER exhibited, and they sell the same at a very moderate price for cash ; also, on installments. Second-hand Pianos also, for sale and to let.

REMOVAL!

LAIN & CO., PUBLISHERS OF

The Brooklyn Directory,

Have Removed from the Old Stand on Montague Street to

323 WASHINGTON STREET, NEXT TO THE POST OFFICE.

The Brooklyn Directory, from 1840 to date, AND DIRECTORIES OF THE PRINCIPAL CITIES OF THE UNITED STATES,

Are on file at our office, and may be referred to without charge.

LAIN co., PUBLISHERS, 323 Washington Street, -

Brooklyn.

IMPROVED KNICKERBOCKER RANGE, Suitable for PRIVATE and PUBLIC HOUSES.

P.ROLLHAUS'S

PAT.SEPT. 11. 1849 EXTENDED SEPT 10.1863.

248 WATER ST

K SLIP

KNICKERBOCKER

RANGE Nº3.

Above cut shows the KNICKERBOCKER RANGE, (so well and favorably known) in an entirely new dress, retaining its many excellent qualities, with the addition of such improvements as have suggested themselves, making the

RANGE HEAVIER, MORE DURABLE AND EASIER KEPT CLEAN.

A HEATING SHELF, or an ELEVATED HOT CLOSET can be attached to each size. I have thirteen sizes, each Range having three different WATERBACKS to correspond with capacity of Boiler.

Office & Salesroom, 248 Water Street, near Peck Slip, N. Y.

Henry 11. Morgan, Stationer, 60 William St., N. Y.

P. Rollhaus Jr.'s Patent Elevated Oven Range.

HOT

CLOSET

IPAT. JUNE

PATENTED NOVOIGTE 1860

· ROLLHAUSEC

218 WATER ST. NEAR PECK SLIP

I offer the above to my customers and the public generally, relying entirely on its merits It is neat in design, substantially constructed, and with an improved Self-Closing Dust Damper attached. It is very SIMPLE and ECONOMICAL in its operation.

The capacity of Fire Chamber is small, l'lues large, and the Ovens so readily heated, that the consumption of fuel is comparatively less than any other range in use.

Waterbacks can be attached, by which a supply of Hot Water can be kept constantly on hand.

Office & Salesroom, 248 Water Street, near Peck Slip, N. Y.

BROOKLYN CITY & BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

J. A. SPLAINE,

MANUFACTURER OF AND DEALER IN

toves, Ranges, Heaters and Hardware,

HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS.

Tin, Copper and Sheet Iron Worker, TIN ROOFING, GUTTERS AND LEADERS.

FURNACES SET AND REPAIRED. Repairs Furnished for all kinds of Stoves in the Market. 205 Columbia St., cor. Sackett St. SMOKY CHIMNEYS A SPECIALTY.

AGENT FOR AMERICAN STOVE WORKS'

CELEBRATED SUMMITT RANGE & GOOD LUCK STOVE.

W. JACKSON & SON,

ufacturers & Dealers in

De nin, Enameled and

GERMAN SILVER

Farlor $ Chamber

GRATES

AND

FENDERS,

No. 246

FRONT STREET, Near Peck Slip,

And 1166 Broadway, NEW YORK.

ESTABLISHED 1827.

UTTLE.NY

BROOKLYN CITY & BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

UNITED PIANO MAKERS.

Grand, Square and Upright PIANOS,

FACTORY & WAREROOMS, cor. S. 3d & 1st STREETS.

REMOVAL! LAIN & CO., PUBLISHERS OF

The Brooklyn Directory,

Have Removed from the Old Stand on Montague Street to

323 WASHINGTON STREET, NEXT TO THE POST OFFICE.

The Brooklyn Directory, from 1840 to date, AND DIRECTORIES OF THE PRINCIPAL CITIES OF THE UNITED STATES,

Are on file at our office, and may be referred to without charge. LAIN & CO., PUBLISHERS,

323 Washington Street, - -

Brooklyn.

BROOKLYN CITY & BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

R. A. LEWIS,

(Established 1839),

PHOTOGRAPHS

OF EVERY SIZE, STYLE AND DESCRIPTION,

158, 160 and 162 Chatham Street, NEW YORK.

SPECIAL ATTENTION PAID TO COPYING

Daguerreotypes, Ambrotypes, MINIATURES,

OIL PAINTINGS and ENGRAVINGS,

AND REPRODUCED IN INDIA INK, OIL OR WATER COLOR.

MINIATURE PHOTOGRAPHS ON PORCELAIN.

NEGATIVES made at this Establishment have been registered since 1858, and are never destroyed.

Best Facilities for Copying Maps, Machinery, or Engineers' Plans.

Life-size Photographs from a sitting, or enlarged from Carte-de-Visite, Daguerreotypes and Am- brotypes.

17" Convenient to Catherine and South Seventh Street Ferries.

Your Negative is Alphabetically Registered and always retained.

BROOKLYN CITY & BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

V.MACG

PATEN

MACGREGOR'S IMPROVED

Heating 1

urnaces

Portable, and for setting in masonry, of power to warm from 10,000 to 200,000 feet of space.

The best and most economical Furnace in the Market.

ALSO, REGISTERS, COOKING RANGES, &c.

H. METCALF, 113 Beekman St., New York.

PIEROY'S PATENT HOT-AIR MEDICATED and SULPHUR VAPOR BATHS, No. 51 Willoughby Street, Brooklyn, FOR THE CURE OF

RHEUMATISM, ERYSIPELAS, CHILLS and FEVERS, COUGHS and COLDS, AND ALL CUTANEOUS ERUPTIONS.

Patients can be accommodated with Board and Baths at 51 Willoughby Street. PORTABLE BATHS can be administered to persons who may be confined to their houses in any part of the cities of New York or Brooklyn.

FIRE BRICK.

B. KREISCHER & SON, 58 Goerck Street,

Cor. Delancey, East River, NEW YORK.

FIRE BRICK OF ALL SHAPES AND SIZES, FIRE MORTAR, CLAY AND SAND.

BROOKLYN CITY & BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

AMERICAN

INSTITUTE

PHILIP WECK,

FOR THE BEST STEAM

Washer & Bleacher,

1873.

NEW-YORK.

LABOR, CLOTHES, TIME AND MONEY SAVING STEAM WASHER.

This Patent Steam Washer and Bleacher stands ahead of everything invented to wash clothes with. My Latest Improvement received the Highest Premium in both the American Institute Fair and the Brooklyn Industrial Exhibition in 1873. It will wash the clothes in half the time of any other Steam Boiler ; it makes washing a pleasure, and makes the clothes as white as snow. Testimonials can be shown that it gives entire satisfaction. Orders will be Promptly Attended to.

Address, PHILIP WECK, 133 N. Oxford Street; or 114 to 120 Park Ave., near Oxford Street, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Copper Weather-Vanes.

V. W. BALDWIN.

Copper Weather-Vanes of every description on hand. Emblematic Designs made to order, gilded with the best gold leaf.

Send for illustrated catalogue.

213 PEARL STREET,

NEW YORK,

Between Maiden Lane and John Street.

BROOKLYN CITY & BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

FULTON WIRE WORKS,

Manufacturer of WALTER W. WOOLEY, Wire Mesh & Ofice Bailing,

Store and Window Guards, Gilt Lettered Wire Window

Screens.

No. 63 Fulton Street, bet. Gold and Cliff Sts., New York.

BROOKLYN INK WORKS MANUFACTURE A SUPERIOR QUALITY OF INK AND MUCILAGE. All first-class Stationers keep it. Orders may be sent direct to the Factory, or to any of our Agents. Prize Medal Awarded by the American Institute as being UNEQUALED, 1870. GEO. W. SHERMAN, Proprietor, 46 State Street, Brooklyn, N. Y.

A. GIRAUDAT Keeps constantly on hand all kinds of materials for making

WAX, MUSLIN AND PAPER FLOWERS. Card and Lace Paper Manufactured to order. WIRE COVERING MANUFACTORY, 639 BROADWAY, NEW YORK.

BROOKLYN STREET GUIDE CONTAINS ALPHABETICAL LIST OF

Streets, Avenues, Places, &c .- Giving the commencement and termination of every Street and Avenue in the City, with every intersecting street, and the numbers on the right and left corners.

Railroad Routes. Ferries .- Showing where and when Boats leave, and place of arrival. AND OTHER LOCAL INFORMATION. POCKET EDITION, 25 CENTS.

Larger Size, with Map of the City,

1 50 Cents. Delivered to any address. LAIN & CO., Publishers, 323 Washington St., next to Post-Office, Brooklyn, And 113 Fulton Street, New York.

BROOKLYN CITY & BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

E. MONEUSE, MANUFACTURER OF

The New Imperial French Range,

AND THE NEW IMPERIAL MARACAIBO COFFEE & TEA URN; ALSO, OF ALL KINDS OF Copper and Tin Cooking Apparatus, and Kitchen Utensils. 98 & 128 SOUTH 5th AVENUE. Bet. Prince & Spring Sts., NEW YORK.

Germania Life Insurance Co.

Assets, $5,970,804.37

W. G. PEIRSON, Gen. Agent, OFFICE, NO. 5 WILLOUGHBY ST., OPPOSITE COURT-HOUSE.

Residence,

341 DE KALB AVENUE.

Santbrink & Lothrop,

SAIL MAKERS

WALL STREET FERRY, BROOKLYN.

Awnings, Flags, Wedding Canopies,

HORSE, TRUCK, AND CART COVERS, DECORATIONS FOR BALLS, PARTIES, Etc., Etc.

BROOKLYN CITY & BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

BRO

WIRE WORKS,

JAMES FORMAN,

127' COURT STREET, (bet. State St. and Atlantic Ave.) BROOKLYN. MANUFACTURER OF ALL KINDS OF

USEFUL AND ORNAMENTAL IRON AND WIRE WORK.

The Subscriber, in returning thanks for the liberal patronage experienced for the last eight years in Brook- lyn, respectfully announces that he still manufactures Wire Goods of all kinds, equal in quality and as low in price as any house in New York. In soliciting a continuance and extension of business, would state that, being a practical mechanic and fully posted in all branches of his profession, every order intrusted to him will have the benefit of personal supervision and all the advantages which large experience and careful attention can give.

The following are a few of the Leading Articles for Gardens, Greenhouses, Cemeteries, &c. :

Fancy Flower Stands, various sizes and designs; Hanging Baskets; Wire Trellis for fronts of Houses ; Bordering for Flower Plots, Arches and Arbors; Wire Chairs and Settees ; Elegant Light Fences, Summer Houses, Tree Boxes, &c. Bird Cages of all kinds; Squirrel, Mouse and Rat Cages ; Dens and Cribs for all kinds of animals ; Nursery Fenders and Fire Guards ; Foundry Riddles ; Guards for Store Windows and Sky- lights ; Builders' Sand and Mortar Screens; WIRE GAUZE WINDOW SHADES FOR BASEMENTS, PARLORS AND STORES-A SPECIALTY UNSURPASSED FOR QUALITY AND CHEAPNESS. Galvanized Wire put up for training vines. Every kind of Wire Work made to drawing, description or order. WIRE CLOTH, ALL MESHES, ON HAND OR MADE TO ORDER.

J. FORMAN, 127 Court Street, bet. State St. and Atlantic Ave.

DR. HOFFMANN, LATE FIRST ASSISTANT OF THE Ophthalmological Clinic of the University of Wurzburg, GERMANY, 179 REMSEN STREET,

Near City Hall, BROOKLYN, N. Y. Specialties : Eye, Ear, Throat and Chest, and all Eruptious and Infectious Skin Diseases. Office Hours, from 6 to 10 A.M., and 4 to 8 P.M. FREE CLINIC FOR POOR PEOPLE, FROM 11 TO 12.

J. RUSHWORTH, MANUFACTURER OF Steam Hoisting Engines,

IMPROVED DRUM AND LOWERING APPARATUS,

Patented February, 1874.

Patented February, 1873.

258 WEST 28TH STREET, NEW YORK.

BROOKLYN CITY & BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

TARR & WONSON'S COPPER PAINTS,

FOR WOODEN BOTTOM VESSELS.

JOHN C. GIFFING, Agent, 31 South Street, New York.

FERDINAND GOLDBACH,

MANUFACTURER OF Extension and Patent Fall-Leaf Tables,

LavA on No. 65 HOPE STREET, between 7th and 8th Streets, WILLIAMSBURGH, N. Y.

TABLES ALWAYS ON HAND.

CASSIDY BOXLEY CAS FINTERESACHANDELIER MANEFADTONY

CASSIDY OXLEY MANUFACTURERS OF GAS FIXTURES AND CHANDELIERS

13 CASSIDY &OXLEY . HIS

Cassidy & Oxley,

MANUFACTURERS OF

GAS FIXTURES, 113 & 115 Walker Street,

One door from Centre, NEW YORK.

BROOKLYN CITY & BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

THE

BROOKLYN LIFE

INSURANCE CO. OF NEW YORK,

With a paid-up Cash Guarantee Capital and Assets amounting to

$2,300,000.00.

OFFICERS : CHRISTIAN W. BOUCK, President. WILLIAM H. WALLACE, Vice-President.

WILLIAM M. COLE, Secretary.

DANIEL AYRES, M.D., LL.D., Medical Director. D. P. FACKLER, Consulting Actuary.

WILLIAM DUTCHER, Cashier. AUGUSTUS FORD, Attorney.

OFFICES 320 & 322 Broadway, cor. Pearl St., New York City. 211 Montague Street, Brooklyn.

DIRECTORS :

CHRISTIAN W. BOUCK, President. WILLIAM H WALLACE (Merchant), Vice-Pr. WILLIAM M. COLE, Secretary. SAMUEL S. POWELL, Ex-Mayor of Brooklyn. WILLIAM MARSHALL, Merchant. AUGUSTUS E. MASTERS, Merchant. DANIEL S. ARNOLD, Retired.

WILLIAM H. LYON, Merchant. RICHARD B. DUYCKINCK, Treasurer of Atlan- tic Iron Works. MICHAEL CHAUNCEY (D. & M. Chauncey). CURTIS NOBLE, Merchant. ISAAC VAN ANDEN, Retired. AUGUSTUS FORD, Att'y, 82 Broadway, N. Y. JOHN C. BEALE, Retired. ARNOLD A. LEWIS, Merchant.

EFFINGHAM H. NICHOLS, Att'y, 9 Pine St., N. Y. JAKOB K. OLWINE, Retired.

JAMES F. WHITNEY, Merchant. DANIEL AYRES, M.D., LL.D., Medical Director. GEORGE E. BROWN, Retired. GEORGE A. THORNE, Vice-Pres. Brooklyn B'k. JOHN DAVOL, Merchant, 100 John St., N. Y. DANIEL MAUJER, Merchant, Brooklyn, E. D. JOHN M. FURMAN, President of Farragut Fire Insurance Co.

DAVID M. CHAUNCEY, Retired. EDWARD TODD, Merchant. JOHN H. BAKER, Pres. Mechanics' Fire Ins. Co. JOHN HALSEY, Importer. ISAAC CARHART, Retired.

E. BEADLESTON, Bank President.

THE. BROOKLYN CITY AND BUSINESS

DIRECTORY FOR

THE YEAR ENDING MAY 1s+ 1875.

CONTAINING ALSO A

STREET AND AVENUE DIRECTORY, A MUNICIPAL REGISTER, AND A NEW MAP OF THE CITY.

COMPILED BY GEO. T. LAIN.

PUBLISHED BY LAIN & COMPANY,

Offices : § 323 WASHINGTON STREET, BROOKLYN. ₹113 FULTON STREET, NEW YORK.

PRICE, $5.00.

Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year eighteen hundred and seventy-four, BY LAIN & COMPANY, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington.

PRESS OF WYNKOOP & HALLENBECK, 113 FULTON STREET, NEW YORK.

ESTABLISHED A.D. 1857.

ChurchFornitore

6th Avenue CARS PASS THE DOOR.

A SPECIALTY.

AMD R. LAMB, 59 CARMINE ST., N. Y.

SUNDAY-SCHOOL BANNERS IN GREAT VARIETY.

SILK CLASS BANNERS, Complete, $5 Each.

CARVED, STONE, AND MARBLE BAPTISMAL FONTS.

Send 5 P. O. Stamps FOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE. (Please state Denomination.)

CARVED PULPITS IN GREAT VARIETY.

ILLUMINATED TABLETS.

LEMUEL W. SERRELL, AMERICAN AND FOREIGN PATENT AGENCY

ESTABLISHED 1888, Nos. 119 & 121 Nassau Street, New York.

LEMUEL W. SERRELL, Solicitor of Patents, prepares MECHANICAL DRAWINGS, SPECIFICATIONS, CAVEATS, ASSIGNMENTS, Etc., and transacts with promptness and dispatch all business connected with pro- curing LETTERS PATENT FOR NEW INVENTIONS in the United States, Great Britain, France, Belgium, Austria, Russia, Prussia, &c.

Inquiries, either personally or by letter, relative to the novelty or patentability of Inventions, answered gratis. Office, 119 and 121 Nassau Street, New York.

FRANCIS RAAS, PHARMACEUTICAL CHEMIST, Pharmacie Francaise, 122 Fulton St., opp. Main St. 5

CONSTANTLY ON HAND ALL FOREIGN & DOMESTIC PROPRIETARY MEDICINES, HAIR PREPARATIONS

Dentifrices, Liniments, Ointments, &c., Lubin's genuine and other choice imported Perfumery, Combs, Brushes, Soaps, Toilet Articles. Sole Proprietor of Dr. Cullerier's French Globules, Compound Buchu and Iron for Kidney and Bladder, and Pastilles Pectorale for Catarrh and Asthma.

Physicians' Prescriptions and Family Recipes, in all languages, carefully compounded.

PREFACE.

Our eighteenth volume is herewith published at the usual time, and on account of the large increase of names, has obliged us to make great efforts to publish thus early. Each year we have increased our facilities, in order that the work might not be delayed, until we now employ three times as many agents and compilers as we had in our first year of publication, 1857.

Our greatest difficulty is not to gain time, but accuracy. We might compile in half the time we now take, but the work cannot be performed so rapidly without increasing the probability of errors. Could we have twice as much time as we now use, the Directory could be made much more complete in every respect. While we would not try to hide any shortcomings of our own, we can safely refer many of the errors that are made to a lack of public spirit, that leads people to shirk their duties to the law in every possible way. To such an extent have we been annoyed by persons refusing information, that this year, for the first time, we publish a list showing where information has been refused. This list will be continued each year. It does not show one-fourth of the refusals, as we have obtained the names of many, even though they attempted to thwart our efforts.

Could we accomplish our wishes, we would have the Legislature pass a law making it com- pulsory to give information for the Directory .. There is as much need for it to be complete as there is for a census to be perfect.

The City authorities have in hand the matter of renaming the duplicate streets. This should be done thoroughly, to avoid confusion to the post-man, and utter dismay to the visitor to the City. We suggest that the same name should never occur but once. There is a Union St., Union. Ave., Union Court, Union Lane and Union Place; and about seventy other similar instances ' occur. We would respectfully urge our City fathers to re-christen these streets and avenues, so that they can tell their dear children apart. Our magnificent city is growing so rapidly, and we have such a splendid area for spreading out, that when the time comes for annexation to New York, Brooklyn will have so far exceeded her sister city in population that the consolidated city may be rightfully called Brooklyn.

Let our municipal reformers be patient. Brooklyn's future is greater than their fondest dreams conceive. If they will go kite flying, let them not make Brooklyn the tail. If they wish to make their City great, they can bring their business this side of the river, where foreign and inland commerce can easily shake hands, and manufacturers find ample room and low rents.

To accommodate the public, we have removed our office to 323 Washington St., next to the Post Office, where we have on file the Brooklyn Directory, from 1840 to date ; and Directories of the principal cities of the United States, which may be referred to without charge. We shall, during the year, also obtain Directories of the principal European and Canadian cities.

To such an extent have the business public been swindled by paying in advance for names in capitals, &c., that we have decided to collect no money in advance. Our patrons in future may wait until they see their names in type, and the Directory published before they pay, however small the amount may be. If an agent asks for money in advance, put him down as a swindler.

We thank those who have patronized our advertising pages. It is gratifying to observe that our important spaces are being filled by Brooklyn firms.

In consequence of the addition to the work of over 23,000 names in the past four years, during which time the price has been $4.50, we are obliged to charge a small advance, and this year the price will be $5.00.

The following shows the number of names under each letter :

A 2,252 E 1,834 I 358 M 12,691

B 10,181 F 4,692 J 2,088 N 1,851 R 5,678 V 1,553

C 8,293 G 4,889

K 4,649 0 2,229 S 11,356 W 6,825

D 6,079 H 8,816 L 4,652 Y 409

P 4,008 T 3,498 x 2

Z 267 Q 390 U. 245

Total number in this volume is 109,785, being an increase of 6,757 over last year.

CAUTION !

Beware of Swindlers and Bogus Agents !

In consequence of the numerous cases of fraud prac- tised on our patrons by bogus agents collecting money in advance to insert names in capitals, etc., we give notice that hereafter our agents will not collect money in advance of publication, however small the amount. Our patrons are particularly cautioned to read any order they sign for advertisement, and see that it is made payable to LAIN & Co.

There are books professing to be Brooklyn Directories, and unprincipled agents will ask if you do not wish to have your business card inserted in the Directory, calling theirs at the same time the Brooklyn or City Directory. They have also often the assurance to say their book is Lain's. This Book is the only one known as the Brooklyn City Directory.

In consequence of the great demand, both in Brooklyn and New York, we have this year resolved to publish an extra edition of our Business Directory. It will con- tain the name of every business firm, classified under the proper heading; a new Map of the City, Street Guide and Municipal Register. Price, $1.50.

The Brooklyn Directory of each year, from 1840 to date, and Directories of the Principal Cities of the United States, are on file at this office, and may be referred to without charge.

LAIN & CO., Publishers,

323 Washington Street, next to Post-Office, Brooklyn, and 113 Fulton Street, New York.

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Brooklyn City and Business Directory for the year ending May 1, 1875, Part 1

Author: Lain and Company Publication date: 1875 Publisher: Number of Pages: 1207

Author: Lain and Company
Publication date: 1875
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Number of Pages: 1207