The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-08
Ordinance No. 200.


~ ORDINANCE to provide for TIL
WANTING. caring. preservation an
Regulation OF all shade and orna
mental trees planted or 10 be plant
Isc upon the public highways within
the City OF Detroit.
Xk 10 hereby ordained by the People
the City OF Detroit:
)octfon 4. The Department OF Park:
~ Boulevards shall have power and
stroll over all trees, shrubs and
4nte planted or TO be planted In the
Dots and public highways in the
~ OF Detroit. and the power to plant
me, spray. cultivate, preserve anc
1orWi1e maintain such trees within
IA connnes OF the public highways OF
u City OF Detroit
|pn shall prune or spray any tree
rub or plant upon the public high
NJ OF said city, except in front OF
4 premises of the said person. firm
c0rporatton without a written per-
- nrut obtained from the Depart
ut Of Parks and Boulevards.
&c. 3. No person, firm or corpor-
~ shall plant any shade or orna
nta1 tree upon the streets and high
~ within said city except the fol-
Ming trees: Elm tulmus americana)
x@Way Maple tacer plantanoides)
WI Maple tacer dasycarpun); Hard
BE (acer saccharinum); Plane Tree
Stanus): Red or Scarlet Maple (acer
e. alba; Maiden Hair Tree (salis-
kA): American Linden ttilfa): Pin
" (Quercus palustris) Huntingdon
(HuntingtonD English Elm
'|ntaiis); wier's cut Ieaved Maple
- 4. The wora tree" as used in
ordinances shall not be construed
include shrubs which do not grow
Z2er than 10 feet. and the words
bile highway" shall be construed to
IN all OF the land lying between
5vate property lines on either side OF
Y >publtc streets and places.
eesion 8: NO person; firm or cor
~ any gas pipes or mains laid be-
"a the surface OF any street, alley
o1ic place OF the City of Detroit
permit any leak to occur within
1pee or mains within a radius or
4est from any tree now or here
xowinY IN any street or public
said city, and in the event
leek exists or occurs in any
Ye OF main IT shall be the duty
- person. Arm or corporation
or operating such defective
- main TO repair the same imme-
~ And stop such leak In n manner
~ prevent recurrence OF the Same;
~ such person. nrm or corporation
Within three days after receipt
Written notice from the Department
8rks and Boulevards 10 stop such
In such manner as to prevent q
Ukronce thereof, such person, hrr
oorporation shall be subject TO tn,
DnIfies hereinafter provided.
oo g. No person. Arm or corpor
0n shall attach TO or In any man
fnsfen TO any tree or branch there
IN the public. streets or highway
wire. rope. chain or cable.
4c a. Every owner of any ire
= swtr 90 ha Qfraafa and hi0 v
MIN the City of Detroit shall trim
Branches thereof so that they shall
obDtruct the light from any stree
II: and 50 that along the stree
above the surface OF the street
011ewalk. said owners shall remov
dad or decayed or broken limb
"a any such tree.
nhall plant within the limits o
n<roets, alleys and highways o
11ty any tree measuring less thai
Inches In diameter one foot abov'
1Tound and the trunk. shall b.
o< branches for a distance Of 81
[16n the ground
No person. firm or corpor
nhn1I plant In any streetA or pub
|xHXay a. tree nj q distance o
@<nn 81 feet from any other tree
a. eofnblished sidewalk line o
mfrnof. 1oxrept upon a written per
~ ohfnlned from the Department
Mo nsl1 Boulevards.
~ No person. arm or corpor
kn1l d<4troy. remove. break. cut
1flm ~ m any WAY fn1ure OF
~ WITH any tree that il now Of
|1aftsr be growing In any pub
N ~ highway texcept as In pro
oocfi0n 2 OF this ordinanceD
4 por1nit first obtained from
2rf6ent OF Parks and Boule.
|ov3ded. however, that nothing
1nofion shsil be construed 40
sly 10 the removal. under the
"a the Department OF Public
~ noY root tree. shrub or part
WAN ouCh removal shall be
<1F the construction 81 any
1oW<r or public improve
M n<rihs noiirsd the Depart