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into contact with the soil surrounding the roots of any tree in any public high- 

 way in the city of Cleveland in such manner as may injure such tree or plant. 



Penalty. Any person, firm or corporation which shall violate or authorize 

 or procure a violation of any provision of this section shall, upon conviction 

 thereof, forfeit and pay a penalty of not to exceed ten dollars ($10.00) for 

 each and every such offense. 



Sec. 5. Gas, etc. as shall kill. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm 

 or corporation owning or using, or having control or charge of gas or other 

 substance deleterious to tree life, to allow such gas or other substance to come 

 into contact with the soil surrounding the roots of any tree in any public high- 

 way in the city of Cleveland in such manner as shall kill or destroy such tree 

 or plant. 



Penalty. Any person, firm or corporation which shall violate or authorize 

 or procure a violation of any provision of this section shall, upon conviction 

 thereof, forfeit and pay a penalty of not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00) for 

 each and every offense. 



Sec. 6. Brine water, oil, etc., and other substance. It shall be unlawful 

 for any person, firm or corporation to cause, authorize or procure any brine 

 water, oil, liquid dye or other substance deleterious to tree life to lie, leak, 

 pour, flow or drip on or into the soil about the ba^e of the tree in any public 

 highway in the city of Cleveland, or onto the sidewalk, road or pavement 

 therein at a point whence such substance may by lying on, or by flowing, drip- 

 ping or seeping into such soil, or in any other manner whatever, injure such 

 tree; or to cause or procure such lying, leaking, flowing, dripping, seeping or 

 injuring. 



Penalty. Any person, firm or corporation which shall violate or authorize 

 or procure a violation of any provision of this section shall, upon conviction 

 thereof, forfeit and pay a penalty of not to exceed five dollars ($5.00) for each 

 and every such offense. 



Sec. 7. Stone, cement, etc. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or 

 corporation, except with the written permit of the Director of Parks and Public 

 Property, to place or maintain upon the ground in any public highway within 

 the city of Cleveland, any stone, cement or other material or substance in such 

 manner as may obstruct the free access of air and water to the roots of any 

 tree or ornamental plant in such highway. 



Minimum opening. Unless otherwise provided for in such written permit 

 as above provided for, there must be maintained about the base of the trunk 

 of each shade tree in the public highways of the city at least 6 square feet of 

 open ground for a tree 3 inches in diameter, and for every 2 inches of increase 

 of such diameter there must be an increase of at least 1 square foot of open 

 ground. 



Penalty. Any person, firm or corporation which shall violate or authorize 

 or procure the violation of any provision of this section, shall upon conviction 

 thereof, forfeit and pay a penalty of not to exceed ten dollars ($10.00) for 

 each and every such offense. 



Sec. 8. Power to preserve or remove trees. The Director of Parks and 

 Public Property shall have the right to plant, trim, preserve and remove all 

 trees within the lines of all streets, alleys, avenues, lands, lanes, squares and 

 public grounds as may be necessary to insure safety, or to preserve the 

 symmetry and beauty of such public grounds. The Director of Parks and 

 Public Property, under the power here given, may cause any tree which is in 

 an unsafe condition, or which by reason of its nature is injurious to sewers or 

 other improvements, or is affected by any injurious scale or other pest to be 

 removed. 



Sec. 9. Interference, Park Director, employes, etc. It shall be unlawful 

 for any person, firm or corporation to interfere or cause or authorize or pro- 

 cure any interference with the Director of Parks and Public Property, or any 

 of his employes, agents, or servants, while they are engaged in and about the 

 planting, cultivating, mulching, pruning, spraying or removing of any tree in 

 any public highway within the said city, or in removing any device attached 

 to said tree or in such removing of stone, cement, sidewalk or other material 

 or substance as may be necessary for the protection and care of any such tree 



