The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-04-20
AN ORDINANCE

AN ORDNANCE
Relating TO the planting, protection,
regulation and control ~ shade trees
planted or growing upon the public
Highways Of the City 81 Richmond,
Wayne County, indiana.
Be It ordained by the Common
Council Of the City OF Richmond, In.
diana, AZ follows:
Section mo individual or officer
or employee of = corporation shall
without the written consent OF the
Board of Public Works. cut, prunc,
break. climb, inture or remove any
living tree in a public highway: or cut
disturb or interfere in any way with
the roots of any tree on public high.
way. or spray with amy chemicals or
insecticides any tree In Z public high.
way; or place any rope, sign. poster or
other fixture on tree or guard In
public highway; or injure. misuse or
remove any device placed to protect
such tree ON q public highway.
Section 2. No shade or ornamental
tree or shrub shall be planted In any
of the public highways Of the city Of
Richmond. until such tree or shrub
shall have first been approved and the
place where 1t is to be planted desig-
mated by the board OF Public Works,
and permit granted therefor.
Section 5. No person shall Hasten .
horse or other animal to . tree In .
public highway in the city Of Rich
mond. nor cause horse or other AMI
NAL to. stand 30 that said horse or an.
imal can injure such tree.
Section mo person shall. without
the written permit OF the Board Of Pub.
lie Works. place or hereafter maintain
upon the ground in public highway,
stone, cement or other substance
which shall impede the free passage oi
water and air to the roots of any. tree
in such highway. without leaving IN
open space Of ground outside Of the
trunk Of said tree In area not less thar
four feet square.
Section i-In the erection or repail
of any building or structure the own
er thereof shall place such guard
around all nearby trees on the public
highways Is shall effectually prevent
injury to them.
Section s. No person shall pour
salt water UPON any public highway II
such q way as to injure any tree plan!
ed or growing thereon.
/ Section Z. No person shall. withou
the written consent Of the Board o
Public Works. attach any electric wfrs
lnsulator or any device for the holdin,
OF an electric wire to any tree grow
ing or planted upon any public high
way Of the city OF Richmond.
Section 8. Every person or corpora
ton having any wire or wire
.harged with electricity running
through public highway. shall secure
Il " fasten such wire or wires 70 thu
they shall not come IN contact with an
tree therein.
: Section every person or cOrpors
ton having any wire or wires chafge
with electricity running thr0ugh pue
lie highway. shall temporarily reuov
any such wire or wires or the electria
ity therefrom when It shall be uecel
sary in order to take down or prun
any trees growing In . public high
way, within twenty-four hours afta
: the service upon the owner Of sai
: wire or wires. or his agent. Of . VII
/ ten notice to remove said wire or wfre
| or the electricity therefrom. signed B
.wo members Of the hoard Of publ
: works. or IT'S presideut upon the orde
i IT such board.
Section 10. No person or coTporl
tion shall prevent, delay or interfel
: with the board Of public works or \
: employees, In the planting. Druninl
: spraying or removing Of . tree on
; public highway, or IN the removal |
. stone. cement or other substance abos
/. the trunk Of . tree.
II Section II. Every repeated viQlatt0
| by the same person Of any provision
3 | this ordinance or the continuation |
b the violation OF any OF its provision
q on any day or days succeedinG the flr
e violation thereof, shall constitute {
y / additional violation of such provisio
r Section H. Any person or persol
+ violating any OF the provisions Of Il
. ordinance, shall upon conviction Thea
d OF, be fined In any sum not less tn
I, ffve dollars nor more than nffy q
Il lars
al Section Is. This ordinance shall
+ lin fun force and effect from and 1T
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