The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-02-14
PLAN ORDINANCE
TO GOVERN TREES
Will Sound Knell of Pres
ent ''Higgledy-Pi ggledy"
Arrangement.
1864 CURB TREES
Park Department Makes Sur
vey of Trees Growing Be
tween Sidewalks and Curb.

complete survey of all the trees
in the city which arc located between
the sidewalks and the curbs has been
made by the park department, prepar-
atory to the drafting Of a model street
tree ordinance, which VIII be preSe.l'
ed to c.. M. Osborn, city manager Tor
approval later in the week
The survey, the first CT its sort ever
made in Kenosha. shows that there
are 1864 trees of 33 varieties now
growing on the curbings Of the city.
Of this number 891 trees are beyond
repair 46l have either dead tops or
are badly broken, 273 are badly
SCARED, while 80 can be saved by
treatment.
According to F. A. Carlson, director
of parks, the proposed ordinance VIII
regulate the planning of trees for the
citv streets, and provide for the care
and maintenance of them. 1t VIII pro-
vide for the spraying of the trees IN
the spring. thus protecting them
against gypsy moth and other insects
which tend to destroy them, and also
make arrangements whereby they Will
be inspected, and given tree surgery
and pruning.
Only One Street Perfect.
The survey has shown that at pres
emit there is only one street IN the
city where the planning is correct,
This street is Park Row, running from
Sheridan road to Park avenue. Here
the trees are of the right variety,
planted at intervals which provides
just the right degree of shade.
|. At present there are four varieties
in the city which are most numerous.
These are soft naples, catalpas, box
elders, and Carolina poplars. These
varieties, it. is said, are four of the
most undesirable for street purposes,
and their planting should be checked
Immediately. Not only are most of
them planted too close together, but
the nature of the trees is destructive
to sewers and sidewalks because their
roots either break the sidewalks or
clog up the sewers. Several instances
have been found where they smashed
the street pavement.
The street tree survey, which was
started on September Is, was complet-
ed on November 4. 1t was made at
cost of $5G7.56. The majority of the
trees, it is said, are in the southwest
part of the city.
Trees to Fit Streets.
Mr.. Carlson said that the idea of
having the planting Of trees under SUI
pervision, is to regulate the planting
of the right sized trees ~on streets
where they will eft" He pointed out
that at present some of the most mar
row streets have the trees with the
greatest spread" while some of the
wide avenues are adorned with the
smallest trees, and that the general
effect is ragged.
The ordinance will systematic this,
blending the whole, into a graceful en-
semble.
Of the street trees now growing in
the city Is are birch, "a oak, ! cotton
ball, % willow, II black hawk, A hick-
ory, % choke cherry, 10 apple, %
cherry, peach, plum, 8 thorn apple,
butternut, % horse chestnut, trees
of paradise, quaking aspen, 2 beech,
tulip, Ga locust, 2,266 elm, 4,118 soft
maple, 928 Norway maple, 1882 cotton
wood, 1903 ash, 81 poplar, 963 catalpa,
634 bass wood, and 1,1S1 box elder.