The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-17
CONTRACT ACCEPTED FOR
IMPROVEMENT OF PALAFOX

On motion of Mr. Forbes the coun-
Gil will be asked to appropriate $500
with which TO fill in hole on II street
in front of st. Johns cemetery.
At his own request, the bill of $3.50
from the Pensacola Electric Company
for damage TO an electric wire on
North Spring street, was referred to
Street Superintendent Burns
The Communication from F. b. Rad
cline asking that the ditch at the
corner of Jackson and Tarragona
streets be filed in, was referred 10
the bond trustees City Engineer
Thornton said this ditch is part of
the storm sewer system.
A permit issued to A. II. Wrighton,
signed by Chairman Daniel of the
Board of Public Works, and Building
Inspector Kendall, to erect a trans
parent electric sign in front of Sam
Rosenauts store on South Palafox
street, was revoked and Marshal
Sanders was instructed TO remove the
sign, which was erected after the per
init was issued
The report of Street Superintend-
ent Burns; showing the amount of
work done under his supervision, was
adopted, Mr. Thiesen complimenting
him on the large amount OF work
done.
In the. absence. of Mr.. Daniel, Mr.
Forbes presided and Mes5rs. Walker
and Thiesen were present.
The Planting Ordinance.
The following report from special
committee from the park commission
ers was referred to Messrs- Walker
and Forbes:
Pensacola. Fla. Dec. 10, 1908.
The Hon. Board of Public Works.
Gentlemen: By your request we
beg to report our recommendations
for a tree planting ordinance for the
various parks of the city.
We recommend that streets in the
residence portion of the city that are
seventh. eighty, or one hundred feet
wide. shade trees shall be planted nj
teen feet from the property line and
the curb shall be eighteen feet out
from the property line, and that
streets one hundred feet wide shall
have a tree line along the centre or
the street with a twenty-foot parkway
set apart in the centre OF such streets
for trees and grass. and on such
streets that are one hundred feet
wide. we recommend that shade trees
be planted not nearer than thirty feet
anart and no nearer than one-half OF
such distance from the intersection OF
streets. We believe that our city can
be made beautiful by planting such
trees as magnolia, live oak, and cam
uhor We would further recommend
that the city contract to have grown
ten thousand or more seeding pecan
trees TO be purchased by the city for
street planting when such trees are
of suitable size, with strict orol-
nance. and penalty, 10 prevent INJURY
to such trees when planted IN the
street. We believe that such a sys-
tenn of tree planting would ultimate
Nv result in enormous benefits to our
citizens and their children compared
with which tine first cost would be Dut
the merest trifie.
For streets fifty feet wide we would
recommend that the tree line be ten
feet out from the property line and
the curb line fourteen feet out from
the property line, and that only ever
green trees be planted such as mag
nolia, live oak, and eamphor, PROVIDED
that hardy palms may be planted IN
the centre of thirty foot tree spaces.
as heretofore suggested We wouiu
further suggest that whenever the
grading plan of the city will material
Nv change the present grade of the
street, that the city engineer will
notify the owners of property that
the street viii he filled or cut down
so that the planting may be modified