The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-31
LINE STREET WITH TREES.
TWO BLOCKS OF TENTH AVENUE
TO BE PARKED ON NEW PLAN.
Row of Shade Trees Will be Planted
ON Each Side of the street by
City Park Department-WiIl Re-
ceive Care for Three Years.

systematic adornment of the residence
streets of Seattle is in prospect. AS a
preliminary experiment looking TO such an
improvement. portion of Tenth avenue
is soon to be planted with shade trees BY
the city park department. the work being
done in connection with grading and side
walking. II this experiment proves sue
cess similar parking will be done on other
streets. The advocates of this movement
believe that once the public realizes the
vastly improved appearance that can be
obtained at a small cost II will be a mat
ter of only few years when all the prin-
cipal residence streets of the city will be
lined with shade trees
Although many miles of streets have
been ordered parked" during the past
two years. the Improvement of Tenth ave-
nue. between East jefferson street and
be opened next Saturday, will be the first
work ever done in Seattle in which the
term parking" will mean more than
simply reserving narrow strip between
the grading and the sidewalks.
Tenth avenue Is to be actually parked
Shade trees are to be planted along both
sides of the portion of the street to be
improved and are to be protected and
taken care of by the city park depart
ment. 1t is condition of this caretaking
that the trees shall be alive and hearty
at the end OF the third year. by which
time II is believed they will be able to
take care of themselves.
The plan for parking Tenth avenue orig
mated with the property owners who petit
toned for the Improvement They asked
for not only the usual grading and side
walking and setting aside of a parking
strip. but also for the Improvement of the
latter by the planting of trees
The plans for the Improvement. now on
file In the Office OF the board OF public
works. provide for a row OF trees along
each side of the street. the trees being
planted at distance of thirty feet from
each other. The planting of these trees
is made part OF the contract for the
general Improvement Of the street. Fol-
lowing are the specifications for this part
of the work:
Suitable shade trees will be furnished
and planted by the city park department
Each tree shall be protected by a suffi-
Client guard All work In connection with
the planting and protection OF the trees
shall be done by the park department,
which agrees TO replace the dead or de-
fectfve trees ands to take care of all the
trees for a period OF three years"
For this work the park department Is to
be paid a fixed price of 81 per tree by the
contractor.
The parking of Tenth avenue Is in the
nature of an experiment on the part Of
the city officials, system similar to
that to be tried was observed in success
full operation in st. Paul and other lead
ing cities by City Engineer Thomson,
Street Superintendent Little and Council
man James during their recent trip OF In
spectioD. II was one of the improves
ments they noted for trial by this city
and upon their return they found the op-
portunity for such a test awaiting them
in the shape OF the petition Of the Tenth
avenue property owners.