The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-07-25
corporate Seal)
No. 3.
Adopted July IL, 1918.

No. 3.
Adopted July II, 1918.
An Ordinance Regulate the Planting, Care
and Preservation Of Trees in the Pathways, Boule-
wards and Streets of the City of Bemidji:
Park District Of tRe city Of Bemdj State Of Mime
sofa:
Section 1.
No person shall hereafter plant any tree within
the limits of any parkway, boulevard or street OF
the City of Bemidji without having first obtained
a permit from the Su perintendent of Parks.
Sec. 2.
Any one wishing to plant such tree or trees shall
apply to the Superintendent Of Parks for permit,
for each tree. After the receipt of such an appli
cation the superintendent shall investigate the
locality where the trees trees to be planted
and shall grant permit only if, in his judgment
the location is such to permit the normal growth
and development of each tree. The permit shall
specify the location, variety and grade of each tree
and method of planting including among other
things the supplying Of suitable soil. No charge
shall be made for the permit and trees shall
be planted except in accordance with its terms.
The specifications of the permit shall be such as
will secure the suitable location, planting and
growth of each tree.
The following trees can be used for street and
boulevard tree g6ng Em up
Maple, .Acer dasycarpuM; Red Maple, Acer rubrum;
Norway Maple, Acerplantanodes; White Oak, Quer-
Oak, Quercus Coccinea; American Linden, Tila
Americana; White Ash, Fraxnius Americana; Green
Ash, Fraxinus lanceoata; American Mountain Ash,
Sorbus Americana; Swamp Hickory, Hscoria min
ina; Black Walnut, Juglans nigra; European
Birch, Betula alba Cut Leaved Weeping Birch,
Betula alba pendula lacinata; and Thornless Honey
Locust, Gledtsca Tracanthos Intermis, Boxelder;
Ash Leaved Maple egundium Americanum and
Soft Maple. No trees not herein mentioned shall
be planted as street trees.
No permit shall be given for the planting of such
trees where the clear space between the curb and
sidewalk is less than three feet.
Neither shall permit be given where the soil
is too to insure the growth Of the trees unless
the applicant the owner agrees to excavate
suitable hole of not less than ffty-four cubic
feet, and to replace the material removed with
suitable good and productive loam
No tree shall be planted measuring less than two
inches in diameter Of trunk, foot above ground
eight feet from the ground and the lowest branch
shall not be over nine and one half feet from the
ground.
No person, whether licensed or otherwise, shall
any building along any street in such a way
as to interfere with injure any tree shrub in
any street, boulevard public ground, including
parks and parkways in the City of Bemidji with
out special permit obtained from the Superintend-
ent of Parks. The application shall specify the
building and proposed route
Sec 7.
All moving of trees and shrubs made necessary
for the moving such buildings any other purpose
shall be done by the Superintendent of Parks,
under his supervision, at the expense of the app-
cant.
Should such moving or replanting cause the death
of such trees or shrubs the applicant shall
place the same at his expense. @tsR
Before such permit is granted the applicant
shall deposit at least Ten Dollars per tree and
much more as the Superintendent may deem neces-
sary to the actual expense of removing and
replanng, if necessary; to be retained until such
tree or its successor is permanently established
No person shall pile building material or other
material of any description against any boulevard
tected by suffci ent and proper guard to prevent
possible injury, and all instructions issued for that
purpose by the superintendent of Parks Forester
must be promptly and strictly complied with by the
Sec g.
No person shall remove destroy, cut deface trim
in any way injure interfere with any tree or
shrub any of the avenues, bouevards, streets or
public grounds including parks and parkways of
Superintendent Of Parks All trees shall be trim
med by under the direction of the Superintendent
Forester at the proper in each at the
expense of the owner
No person shall hitch fasten any horse any
other animal to any tree shrub in any avenue,
boulevard, street public grounds, including parks
and parkways, of the City of Bemidji, nor shall
any person suffer or permit any horse or animal to
stand or be enough to such tree shrub to
bite, rub against it, or in any manner lnJure or
deface the same.
Sec II.
Any person who shall violate any section of this
ordinance shall on conviction thereof, the NUM-
cipal Court Of the City of Bemidji, be punished by
confinement in the city Jail, common jail of the
County of Beltrami Minnesota, for a period not
exceeding ninety days, by fine of not less than
Two Dollars $4,000 more than One Hundred
Dollars ($1OO.00), and in default of the payment
of such fine, shall be confined in said city jail or the
common Jail of said county until such fine is paid,
not exceeding ninety 600 days.
Sec. ~.
1t shall be the duty of the Superintendent of
Parks and of the Forester to that the provisions
of this ordinance are obeyed and enforced
Sec. 10.
The Superinte ndent of Parks shall have power to
destroy trees in Streets boulevards parks and park
ways if infected by disease infested by injurious
insects when such destruction is necessary to the
protection of other trees.
Sec. IA.
The Superintendent of Parks shall have power to
wire conduit or other thing that burns,