The daily sentinel., 1914-04-03

notice from the Board Of Forestry
to abate the said nuisance. the City
of Grand Junction. through the
Board of Forestry, may remove or
cause to be removed said tree. or it
may trim or cause to be trimmed
such tree, and the cost thereof shall
be recovered from such owner by
suit
Sec. 3. No shade or ornamental
tree. plant or shrub, shall be planted
in any OF the public streets, parkings.
avenues or highways of the city of
Grand Junction until the Board of
Forestry shall have first approved the
kind. size and variety thereof, desig-
mated the location therefor. and
granted a permit for planting same
Sec. 6. No person shall. without
the written permit of the Board of
Forestry, remove. destroy. break. cut,
deface, trim. or in any way injure or
Interfere with any tree, plant or
shrub that is now or may be here
after growing in any public street
parking, avenue or highway of the
city of Grand Junction; provided
however, that nothing in this sec
tion shall be construed to apply to
the removal of any tree or root, or
shrub or part thereof, whenever the
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struction of sidewalks, sewers or
pavements. or other public improve
ments. Whenever it becomes neces-
sary to remove or trim trees in any
way for the above said improvements,
the Board of Forestry shall be noti-
fled prior thereto.
Sec. Z. No persons shall hitch or
fasten any horse, or other animal. to
any tree or shrub, or to any device,
intended to protect any tree or
shrub, now or hereafter growing I'm
any street, parking. avenue or pub
lie highway of the city Of Grand
/ Junction; nor shall any person per-
NIT horse to stand near enough to
any tree. plant or shrub, to bite or
rub against or in any way injure or
deface the same; nor shall any per-
son place a post for the hitching of
horses within five feet of any tree,
plant or shrub. now or hereafter
growing in any street, avenue or pub
lie highway of the city of Grand
Junction. unless proper precaution
has been taken to protect the tree,
plant or shrub, with guards; nor
shall any person attach any rope,
wire. sign, poster or hand bill or
object, on any tree, plant or shrub
now or hereafter growing in any.
street, avenue or public highway of
this city.
Sec. s. No person shall remove.
injure or misuse any guard or de-
vice placed or intended to protect
any tree, plant or shrub growing in
any street, parking, avenue or public
highway of the city of Grand juno
tion.
Sec. 9. The owner of any lot or
parcel of land in the city of Grand
Junction, adjacent to public streets or
highways controlled by said city.
shall trim all branches of any tree
or trees now or hereafter growing on
their premises which shall overhang
any street, alley or public highway,
so that there shall be clear height
of ten feet above the surface of the
street, alley or highway, unobstruct-
ed by branches, and such owner or
owners shall remove all branches
from trees on their property that Sc
riously interfere with street trees,
and remove all decayed or broken
limbs or branches that overhang
such street, alley or public highway.
and when such trees are dead or
badly diseased. shall upon written
notice from the Board of Forestry,
remove the same.
The Board of Forestry. or any
member thereof. or the City Fores-
ter, shall also have the power to
enter any lot or tract of land with
in this city that contains trees or
shrubs, and examine same, and if
found to be infested with insects or
disease, shall serve written notice on
the owner or owners, or agents hav-
ing such property in charge, to de-
stroy such insects or disease within
ten days after date of such notice,
and in case the owner or his agent
neglects to do such work, the Board
of Forestry shall have power to en-
ter such lot or tract of land and de-
stroy such insects or disease, or, IL
necessary. remove the trees or shrubs
entirely, and charge said owner with
the actual cost of same, and such
charge may be recovered by suit. Any
person who shall fail to comply with
any of the provisions of this sec
tion within ten days after receiving
notice from the Board of Forestry, of
the particular thing to be done un-
der this section, shall be subject to
fine designated in section 16 of this
ordinance.
Sec. 10. No person or corporation
shall, without the written permission
of the Board of Forestry, attach any
electric wire, or other wires. insula-
tor or any other device for holding
electric wires, to any tree now or
hereafter growing in any public
street, parking, avenue or highway
under the control of the city of
Grand Junction.
Sec. II. Every person or corpor-
alton having any wire or wires
charged with electricity shall secure
ly fasten the same so that such
wires or wires shall not come in con-
tact with any tree in any public
street, parking. avenue or highway
in the city of Grand Junction.
Sec -. Every permit granted by
the Board of Forestry shall specifi-
cally describe the work to be done
under it, and shall expire at the
end of not exceeding sixty days from
its date, and shall be considered void
any time when the intent of the