1 6 SOUTH PUFFALO FLOODS AND PROPOSED REMEDY. 



which would then be possible, and also with several miles of 

 available water front on the improved river, there would un- 

 doubtedly be as great an increase in values, for there would be 

 no better location for manufacturing sites in or near the city. 



That the work of abating the floods will go ahead in the 

 near future seems to be assured by the earnestness of the 

 people most seriously affected and those who will profit by the 

 improvement. 



The bids now before the Common Council and the report of 

 the Commissioner of Public Works give assurance that the 

 necessary work can be done at a cost that will not exceed the 

 amount now available for the purpose. 



The plans and specifications have been filed with the Chief of 

 Engineers of the United States Army and are approved by the 

 Secretary of War — Such approval is necessary for authority to 

 change the alignment of the Buffalo River as proposed, the same 

 being a navigable stream and, as such, under the jurisdiction 



of the Federal authorities. 



C. M. Morse. 



Buffalo, N. Y., 



April 3, 1903. 



