The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-05-18
FANNIE B. WARD.
THE WELFARE OF OUR TREES.

| THE WELFARE OF' OUR TREES. The following correspondence which is self explanatory and concerns the welfare of the trees was given out by Director of Public Works Hugo to- day:
 New Haven, Conn, May g, 1901.
 Dr. Edward F. Jenkins.
 Prof. Wilton F. Britton, Prof. Henry s. Graves. Prof. James w. Tourney. | Gentlemen:-Havlng been requested l by many citizens to remove the dead and dying trees from the lower Green, l and to replace those so removed with new ones, find many questions con nected with the proper performance of | this duty which require very careful advice.
 Availing myself of the kind offers heretofore made to the city govern ment by the authorities of Yale uni- versity and of the school of forestry to render any needed suggestions con- nected with the care of our city trees, I take the liberty of requesting answers to the following questions as we'll as any other suggestions which you may deem appropriate and desir- able.
 1st. Assuming that elm trees only are to be planted on the lower Green and that the present general arrange ment of the trees should be preserved in order to leave the open area of the square undminished for parades, public spectacles and other municipal uses, is 1t practicable or advisable to plant new trees between those now standing and not yet too far gone to require present removal?
 2nd If not, to what extent should such old trees be removed?
 Srd. If some such trees should be removed and some spared for the pres ent, would you kindly designate such of both classes as your judgment would select?
 4th. Would you recommend in any cage so radical measure as the re- moval of practically all those trees which are likely to die within a very few years. and the replanting of the lower Green de novo as was done a l hundred years ago, with view to | that uniform appearance of l the trees which has for nearly hun dred years past been regarded as so a feature in the beauty of | the Green?
 9th Will you offer suggestions with to the time and manner of and the best size Of trees tod be selected their proper distance f apart, etc.?
 ty, al | hat the elm Is the only kind of tree which our citizens would approve on he lower Green on account of it's time associations with the place. f, however, you desire to present different considerations have no loubt our people would be pleased to lear them.
 You will observe that problems pre- ented in connection with the duty upposed at first to be simple one) 1 which has been set before me- are too erious for me to decide upon my own , and with due regard to l he permanent interest of our public quare. It Is therefore my intention to sub nit your report to the mayor trusting { hat he will refer it to the Court of common Council for the satisfactory 1 ecision of the question involved in ; he whole subject.
 Very respectfully.
 PHILIP HUGO X
 Director of Public Works. Philip Hugo. Esq..
 Director of Public Works.
 New Haven. e Dear Sir:- IT I have just received your com- | .unication of May 9th, and will i'm confer with the other gentle len named in your letter. regarding S le treatment of the trees on the lower u reen,, and will make formal reply to 1ur inquiries at the earliest possible ', oment. /.
 Truly yours,
 E. H. Jenkins.