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rs’ THY/‘.' J()UR.\'AL VOTE FOR E I. M E R E. HARRIS ; ‘—\rx\‘f~.\I:/V’//V 1*‘; %/ ~*§§‘§‘ // ~\ // / 5- '\\.-‘. I Trip Up Buffalo River last Sunday Was lnstructive to M Oldest Inhabitants Schools, Lights, Fire Houses and Many Other City Improvements Alderman Elmer E. Harris more apparent to thme wlm tank advantage of the trip. Ue<ides the deepening of this stream to 24 feet as far as the Lehigh Valley bridge, a turning basin 700 feet wide is al- most completed. is building a new house at Clin-I ton Street and Bailey Avenue ion the protection of that district. He is to continue the car line out Abbott Road to the, City Line, and absolutely refugei to sanction the removal of tlid tracks in Cazenovia Street, 314 though Mr. Wm. Jacger has cirq culated a petition to have this liaq discontinued. Asked for Im- provements has mgrkecl the of- figial life of Ald Harris J Upon a signal from the engineer of the inspection boat, machinery was set in motion that lifted hun- dreds of tons of steel that went to make up a span of 100 feet in a Bascule lift bridge belonging to the Lake Shore Railroad. Passing through this, the Alderman’s guests were taken up stream to the Lehigh Valley’ Railroad, where they were shown two other gigan- tic lift bridges that were nearing completion, each having a span of 100 feet in the clear. p rov e m e 1: ts That the Ald. Did Not Get During last yegr Ald. Harrif wcceeded in buying”-‘new property} for axtwelve-mom school 1w1'.=.e. 9!”, South Side Parkway, east of Sout ~\. Park Avenue, and plans are now, being drawn for the building. Y-.ur Alrlernaan procured a new, :3:;.- I E: we on Abbott Road as an‘ 1::1e_\' ' - .\':h-,-«-'. 29. I‘Z..n~ rm‘ x‘- xv being drawn for} \ :3; \’ \ -'. in F- Bttffalo, ce‘-nmpietjqn is I» «; ..ut.1ontzes. Those who took the trip with Ald. Harris last Sunday through the Bu River were very much surprised to see the vast amount of work that has been done in so short a time. Ald. Harris, being chairman of the Wharves and Harbor Committee ever since he has been on the board, ha: funght for and gained many gigantic op- erations that the 1n_vn1:m knows nothing uh-vut. and chitf :1n'.«1~_§ them is the ui-h-ning. ~tt.'1is;i:1'.11~ ing ar-‘1 rltq-it:-'.:'_n_; zmvl 1n:t‘«u:; nzwigalwle the 1'-11t?;x‘<> I‘<n~u- - . he1‘:-tnfv-re ~t.:gn;mt Km-:-.211 ..: timed. ‘hut uiun in .1 T|.‘>|\‘i‘.I¢\\ state cm-«~ the (‘1[i.1CI1~ of .<nm\.1 I’»1.1ff.‘i1n 'm um--‘.«1 IIIH‘-1112?. of «Imu- age. Let us look at some of the minor things _\'m.1r Alderman has done, while at the same time thev were very imp-I-rtant to the citizens of the Fifth \‘»':.rr! New lamp: haze E-(en in~t1'.“-‘-1 ‘,‘f‘.?“'..1g‘§1CLXt t}:e Fifth \\'ard ‘.-.I\.::'c~.cr z‘. \\ra~< -h)~.vn they Surprises were many and these men saw far t11em~e1\'es the time the va<t amnunt of work that hm hcun acc«m1[IIi~l1crI on this job in 2-» ~11--rt :1 time. I)x'u'Igc~ lmvc rm-.n1~\crI L-.=.r:h :mIl 1‘ wk in the ex- ‘-.x.?‘ v f hm (Ir-I-“. - f ‘I’ -11» .::-I~ ml\ Inn :|' . . \.;i’~‘. V . .- red for everyi at (‘at has come; '. - f .\3dern1en. «u Km ;v':' -- ;‘-'.-'--.m»1;:\1 I\ 1 lv(1l\\-'l'L,\ =1 nn-I<“‘.\.‘«-\\TIt 1 ‘How a Democrat Shoui Voéze Elmer E. Harris. AM. Eiarris and ‘Your Park $650,900. L 1 1 :-1, (‘.0 wt |C'rur If. H Mn “Z111 m r ' H 41*‘. .\'.v‘I« r'.:1.n v:.! rfu-rx-1~ n~ nu ‘I z? rhc (. tty 1151* 1-» :1 better ml- During the trip nf l.r1~t Fnnrlm up the Buffzxl-'» River. the m:1qni- tude of this prop:-~itinn 1)CCi1'11C HIGH-SCHQOL FOR South Buffalo fxwkctl mt-1' ?f u \ .n:.1;;€ m rm rx n'.~t:1nv‘c “Z>C‘“‘“-\*?’».§Z~»‘ I“ “Ii 9 6*‘ ll ‘a 3‘-v----»: -.,--—--a:v:,----—-- [gf \3 .\-‘ 2% ~ I 3*” ‘lo _;'{m:pr€3“J€31‘ Can You Eat Abbott: Road ‘i ' Sc-1:-ml plans Your Cake and Still Have It? ‘ Street Car Line I‘ in. 1*‘ o of. .. K i\ Fuhrruanu Ihra - .2 m. nhivh ml! for “' J- ~i~- I‘l‘u‘=* site that »\ 2nn'- 3'5‘ sv‘-mxnno. were ‘HOW S'lTR:\.\’(H‘? IT S!')l’.\’[).\‘ Tl’! HAVE C.»\:\’DI'IL\Tl:}S ON Tl‘lI\. (‘ITI- ZENS’ .-\';\'l) I’R()G.l{ESSlVl-I 'l‘lC|i'1?3'l‘ '1‘ELLI‘NG VS 'l'HAT '1‘!-‘U-1\' WILL GIVE VS .I$V'ERYT:I'lI.\‘(‘: AND AT THE -SAME ’l‘I.\‘1l_-.' REDUCE OUR TAXES. WIIAT AR-E ’l‘IIE‘x' GOING TO DO? PAY BY BOND ISSUE’! WE DO NOT LIKE TO HAVE MEN TELL US THAT THEY VVILL. GIVE US SO MUCH AJ\\D NCYI‘ TELL HOW THEY ASRE GOING TO RAISE THE MONEY TO PAY FOR ALL THESE THINGS. I-Zm1nn.I.nI:\ \l In 11 um. N. 'f.. 0r t. 7,1913. I ..‘v i_ M, 0 K. Don,r Sir —I tl:-nu;‘1t that pn.-‘szllsly if you name-.1 to print it. it mhzht bn i1Itm'v~'lim.'. to sum-~ of th» folks out the Abbott Rmul In lmuw xvhy the franchise for our trzu~l:.< was not re- ported out of r-on1mlttm- ynsu rdny. and the reason for same \\'a< that the at- torneys for the Railway Company and the Corporation Counsel could not get all the legal detail cleared up in time to make out a report, as Mr. Norton, representing the International, had to make a trip to New York. It is hoped that this franchise will be reported and passed out at the next meeting of the board. I can assure the people on the Abbott Road that I win do all 1 can to have same done in to prompt a manner as allowing for legal details will permit. Yours truly, 1’ <. mi; E‘.u:T.11-J nu: X'»ur-.1u nf Buildings in be Th» n» Vt stop “in ho the C 1.‘. sk.a‘L‘ in 2\.\ a.l~.- rt1'=ing for bid“ He .13» secured {he Th‘---~ pr-~~vn1 \\(‘l‘D M:1_vo1' Fuhr- mann. Dr. He ury P. I-Emerson. Superin- tomlvnt of I-2ducutio11: Henry: Rumrlll, Jr. Deputy Buildings Commisaianer, and Councilman Horace C. Mills. . :1» :h.1t stands in ELHER HARRIS Cazen-vxm 1.‘. r'-< tc»d:w He \\.l~ Mu‘ of the advanced movers in m~nrv'ng not only a per- manent l1ista«ricz1l landmark, but a beautiful brezlilnng zpot for a dis- trict that will won become con- gestcd. This i< known as the Sen- eca Indian Park. \! ! SVt;.% Alderman Clhrrls does not hue to tell: fglaehoodo‘ and besides he I: not tbs! kind of‘ a. man. ‘He lg willing to‘ let 311% penile be! the ones to decide by id; meiini and does not want Ln! mkreprepentuioq. He helluva -his recofril van and and that the Voters of til!-Fifth Ward will Iupport‘ him III his.‘-work. - \ > ‘ Directly Charge of Vast Docking eats fgxt the City To Be Paved Before the advent of Ald. Har- ris you could not get :1 bench in Heacock Park; ‘but through his efforts this park has bgen put in a condition that makes it available lot the. purposes for which it has Been created. ELMER E. HARRIS. Alderman mm Ward. % Oct. 22. 1913. Hon. E. E. Harris, 25 Maurice Street, Bul..I!.o.. N. Y- Dear six-—Reply1ng to your inquiry of Ogt, 21__st, beg to say thug lheylllll: (qr H‘nmmérs_chmi§t' 8,ti'_ée§_’ nearly completed. and I hope to sdvug-‘ tize for bids within ten days or two‘ we~ks. Yours very truly, GEORGE H. NORTON, Deputy Engineer Commissioner. 0. E. P. BABCOCK, . First ‘Assistant Engineer. Another long-needed improvement tq be started. To The Journal ];9'6k_~V§x~ound and see the many in- pnov'e’tnenis=-am maermul urn‘-Mi has been able to get. for this ward. Im- provements -to Cazenovla Park. new skating p'ond', new Casino -Building, new site for school on south Side Parkway. for which the depart.-ment are now drawlng plans, new pave- ments, electric lights, new sidewalks. and now we say to you go up l3u£t‘a‘o River and see what is going ..on. Go with us and see the new bridges that are being =l)ui1t and now they are ad- vertlslng for the temporary l>rlrlp;e over the Abbott ‘Road. W.e believe that it the people of this Fiftlx \\'zml real- ized \\lml.o1u' Alderman has done for “them there would be no question 0|’ his re-election, even if there are two ..candidutes against, him. 4% Bvruw, N. Y., Oct. 2, 1913. ‘W \'- This is Important to You! Dear Sir-—-I enclose you copy of a letter which I have just received from -the Department of Public Works in reference to sprinkling Seneca Street and keeping it gen- erally in better condition ‘during the process of removing from South Park Avenue to Kzunper Street. I would be pleased to have you ‘publish this letter so that the peo- ple living on this streot will know that we are doinn: all we can to avoid ‘this nnplnusnnt condition during the prom-2:5: of rcpnvlng and cleaning up the street. Yours respectfully, ELMER E. HARRIS. Bm-fr Hon. E. E. H 22 Max \'09?-) N. Y., Oct. 1, 1913 Directly in charge of the Bird Island Pier proposition. He is on the committee who will lianclle the improv.emeut at {he foot of Tifft Street. He is on the committee who will water front. This is a. mistake. Ald. Harris will tell you that the City owns over 14 acres of land at the foot of Michigan ‘Street and 16 acres of «land at the foot of Ti Dear S your requ- iuntinn .-~ Street fr- Iiampur _\ all the xx be pram. PnHl‘(‘1\ ' uAr1'un:~ '. the bunk\ You‘ '11 accnrdnnée with have made an exam- -‘nndition of Seneca wn,h Park Avenue to ' and that with ; -‘us: on it may not tn lump the street - -m dust, but have -r and will do chronic Spnlng ‘Favor. handle the improv.ement at the foot Street. When properly ‘improved of Michigan ‘Street, _ ‘it wil-1 result in a value to the City\s Some people in Buffalo will tell docking facilities that we would you that the City does not own any not care to start to estimate. Sttrmisiug as it. may seem, a lot dgis people in the ternpera.te lone. with; tour seasons :1 year, have chronic ' spring t’ever.—LouXsvl1lo Courlex-Jon‘x~ nal. m ;\‘{‘{.5» ' ‘\‘\‘‘\\K‘.«’ W‘. ‘V \ trI1l\'. II \‘ NORTON. r c‘nn1missioner. E
