Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-01
LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE

THE following Ordinance was passed
py the City Council and signed by His
Is published as required by Article VI,
section Sect,on 9 OF the Act of Assembly. APP
proved the 9th day OF June. 4. d. 1913:
m AN ORDINANCE
trimming. maintenance. protection
snd removal OF shade trees in the
highways Of the city, and providing
section 1. Be II ordained by the City
CouncLl of the City of Harrisburg and
Il ~ rs hereby ordained by authority of
tne highways of the city shall here
after be selected planted, trimmed.
inaintained, protected and removed in
atiHvvseShee tions s.e with the following regula-
(al No person shall plant any tree
IN any street without first having OBJ
the City Forester. Setting forth the con-
ditlons under which such trees may be
ppianted' including the kind and variety
designated on the ground the location
tnereot and without in all respects
complying with the conditions of such
(bl No person. except the City For
ester or his assistants. shall spray.
mulch, fertilize or otherwise treat re-
tree or any part thereof. growing in
any street, without first having obtain
eu written permit from the City For
any tree In any street in connection
with the work of any other city depart-
nent or OF any public service corpora
use. said street shall be done EXCEPT in
Such manner as directed by said City
Forester.
tol No person shall fasten any horse
or other animal to any tree or shrub i'm
any street; nor shall any person cause
OF permit any horse or other animal to
sts sttahd or be near enough to any trees to
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lnJure or deface the same; nor shall
any person attach or place any rope
tHin, WIRE, sisn, poster. handbill or. other
tnlns or substance on nny tree in any
street or on any guard or protection
OF the same: nor shall any person re-
move. inlure or misuse any guard or
deNlce placed or intended to protect
any street.
(dl No person shall. without first
the City Forester attach any electric
wire, insulator.. r,other device for hold
ing electric wires to any tree now or
every person or corporation having any
wire or wires charged with electricity
shali securely fasten or change the
wires shall not injure any tree in any
street.
(e) 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
tree. in area not less than four square
(f) No person shall in any way in
terfere. or cause any person to inter-
fere with the City Forester or his as
sistsnts. in and about the planting,
mulching, pruning, spraying or remov-
ing of any tree in any street, or in the
removing of stone. cement or other
subst stance. about the trunk of any tree
in any such street: all of which the said
City Forester and his assistants are
hereby authorized to do.
Cg) In the erection. alteration or
repair of any building or structure. the
owner or owners thereof shall place. or
cause to be placed, in accordance with
the directions of the City Forester,
such guards around all nearby trees in
the streets as shall effectualIy prevent
(hJ No person shall pour salt water
or deleterious matter upon any high
way as to injure any tree planted or
as Ali leaks in gas pipes or mains
that may occur within a radius of forty
feet of any tree shall be effectually re-
paired and stoPpe;d by ytf The owners ST Of
after receipt of notice from the City
Section 2. Any person violating any
OF the provisions of this ordinance shall
be subject to a 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 3. All ordinances or parts of
ordinances in conflict herewith be and
the same are hereby repealed.
Passed the City Council March %,
1915.
JNO. X. ROYAL.
Mayor.
Attest-CHAS A. MILLER