Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-10-06
shade frees i'm washington.

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PARKING COMMISSION
The annual report OF the parking commission
has been submitted to the engineer Commits
sioner. 1t states that during the last fiscal
year S,CCo trees have been planted and 245 Old
and decaying trees have been removed Tina
planting OF trees has now come to be a small
item In the expenditures of the commission. SO
much Is required for the ordinary care Of those
already planted that comparatively few can De
added to the number With present appropria-
tons. The materials for repairing and recon
stIuctiIg old tree boxes and the purchase OF
$500 new ones cost 81, 29S So, while the cost OF
labor for setting and repairing boxes amounts
TO the sum or 3, GI9 OF. Other Items OF expen-
diture may be noted, such as for prun-
l n1i Sl.o'Z3; watering, s549'5; moving and
Cleaning reservations and PARKS. s1G9.sI;
taking out Cd trees. SIS -; whltewash-
Ing boXeS aid trees, S1443I; paving
around tees, S5s3.lf; sodding and cuitlvating
around trees, S326-1 IA. The expenses Incurred in
the purchase aid repairs Of boxes could noa be
largely reduced, IL II were practicable to dis
continue their use. Perhaps two-thirdS OF all
The trees in the city would be improved by
removal or the boxes, bat when THIS has been
attempted the trees have suffered from horses
Deing allowed TO gnag the bark, and from the
malicious use OF knives and hatchets in the
hands OF evil disposed persons, By which the
bark Is cut and torn away In strips 50 that If
mas been found necessary 10 replace the boxes
~ order 10 save tie trees from total deStruc-
ton. This vandalism Is much TO be regretted:
as IL WCGld improve tne appearance of the city
lar neyond ordinary expectation, III the tree
PROTECTION OF THE TREES
Inc commission renew their suggestion OF
last year, or inserting rings in the curbStOneS
fer securing hOrseS in the ABSENCE OF drivers II
would be an economical measure TO do 81 as
the cost OF repairing broken boxes, ana r.
Placing broken trees caused by runaway and
stray horses for one year would go far toward
supplying these rings In some seasons trees
are much disngured, and to some extent Injured
Dy eaterpillarS. To keep the trees entirely
Tree or these pests would require all the labor
at the command OF the parking commis-
SIGN during the summer months: but
there are numerous other matters of even
cateTpiileTs. which demand attention. ConSe-
quenuy the uDsightly webs OF the insects H.
crease beyODd what Is desirable. IJ Is very cyl
Gent that IL Is only question OF expense TO free
tne tleeS or caterpliiieera, and IL the means are
not available. their complete eradication Is I'm
practicable. In midsummer the i..a--ats or
more uhsghtly than Injurious to the trees; tn
youDg groTthS have then acquired conside-a-
bic degree OF maturity and Solidity, and they
TIE foliage; in fact, the tree is much more perm
anently Injured from the removal Of infested
branches by the pruning shears.
TREE PLANTING.
They state that 1t Is very desirable that the
Wcrk OF tree planting should keep pace with the
Improvement OF the streets. There are yet
many miles Of streets and avenues ready for
uees. There are also many thousands OF trees
ready for The streets. Many OF them Will soon
1t would be in the Hue Of strict economy ID pro-
vide means for extended planting at once. Ger
taiDly there cannot be anything more praise
worthy than that OF prosecuting this work with
all possible expediency. Signed By William r.
Smith, John Saul and VIM. Saunders.