Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-02
LEGAL NOTICES


THE following Ordinance was passed
py the CltI Council and signed by His
Is published as required by Article VI,
section Z. of the Act of Assembly APP
proved the 25th ID day S,S OF June. June. A. d. 1913;
trimming, maintenance, protection
and removal of shade trees in the
highways of the city, and providing
g penalty for the violation thereof:
section l. Be it ordained by the City
Ho9ncfl i N h OF the City Of Harrisburg and
the same. That all shade trees within
the highways of the city shall here
al.er a. Ter be selected planted. trimmed.
accnndn' .a,neu' protected and removed in
accordance with the following regula-
(a) No person shall plant any tree
tanned a written permit therefor from
lHe 5Ht city FORESTER, setting forth the con-
ditlons under which such trees may be
Rtb1ante9' including the kind and variety
ddhereof and until the City Forester has
t.Sesignated on the ground the location
tnereot and without in all respects
complying Tan1iys with the conditions of such
tbl No person, except the City For
esIer OF his assistants, shall spray,
rnuIch' ,ilu' fertilize or otherwise treat, re-
toNe, ueStroy, cut or trim any living
Tree or any part thereof, growing in
a5 a5y street, without first having obtain
ga go written permit from the City For
any any tree In any street in connection
WIN the work of any other city depart
tient tiei or OF any public service corpora
tioh OF other erson having a right to
use said street shall be done except in
sucn Scn manner as directed by said City
(c) No person shall fasten any horse
OF other animal to any tree or shrub in
any street; nor shall any person cause
W ot permit any horse OF. other animal to
stand or be near enough to any trees to
bite or rub against it or in any manner
ln1ure or deface the same; nor shall
any person attach or place any rope,
wire, sign, poster. handbill or other
thlng or substance on any tree in any
street or on any guard or protection
,,io OIL the same; nor shall any person re-
device placed or intended to protect
any tree now or hereafter growing in
any, street.
having obtained a written permit from
the City Forester attach any electric
wire, insulator, or other device for hold
ing electric wires to any tree now or
hereafter growing In any street; and
every person or corporation having any
wire. or wires charged with electricity
shall securely fasten or change the
location OF same so that such wire or
street.
(el No person shall. without first
having obtained a written permit from.
the city Forester. place or maintain,
upon the ground in a street. stone,
cement or other substance which shall
impede the free entrance of water and
air to the roots of any tree in such
street, without leaving an open space
OF ground outside the trunk of said
feet.
~ No person shall in any way in
terfere, or cause any person to inter-
sistants, in and about the planting.
mulching, pruning, spraying or remov-
ing of any tree in any street or in the
sde%ai OF or Stone eement or or other other
substance, about the trunk of any tree
in any such street; all of which the said
hereby authorized to do.
(g) In the erection. alteration or
repair of any building or structure. the
90 OF % asad in sa pace or
the directions of the City Forester,
such guards around all nearby trees in
the streets as shall effectually prevent
(h) No person shall pour salt water
or deleterious matter upon any high
way as to injure any tree planted or
III Ali leaks in gas pipes or mains
that may occur within radius of forty
feet of any tree shall be effectually re-
paired and stopped by the owners of
such pipes or mains within five days
after receipt of notice from the City
Forester.
Section .. Any person violating any
of the provisions of this ordinance shall
be subject to fine of not exceeding
twenty-five dollars and costs and failure
to pay such fine. or inability to collect
the same by law, shall make the de-
fendant liable to Imprisonment in the
Jail of Dauphin county for a period not
exceeding thirty DAYS.
Section g.. All ordinances or parts of
ordinances in conflict herewith be and
the same are hereby repealed.
Passed the City Council March 30.
1915.
JNO. X. ROYAL.
Mayor.
Attest-CHAS. A. MILLER