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ber of years until thcv g'ct gTown up ag-ain, and the law per- 

 mitting- tree wardens or their agents to designate certain trees, 

 and after that they are to be protected, is a good one. T propose 

 to desig^nate the trees of this kind, but I have had some cards 

 printed reading like this, "Notice: This tree and all others 

 within the limits of the highway, and designated by nails with 

 the letter C on the head as provided in Section 2043 of the 

 general statutes, are public shade trees, and whoever wantonly 

 injures, defaces or destroys any tree designated in accordance 

 with this section shall be fined not more than one hundred 

 dollars, or imprisoned not more than thirty days." When I 

 designate these trees. I propose to hang that card on. The 

 card will not last long, but the people will learn the law by the 

 time the card is gone, and that is the desirable thing in my 

 mind. 



Mr. Hale : One or two of the tree wardens we had on 

 this list have escaped, so we are going to wind up with five 

 minutes' talk from Mr. Sternberg of West Hartford. 



Macadam Roads and Tree Planting. 



By A. C. Sternberg, Tree Warden, West Hartford. 



Mr. Chairman, ladies and gentlemen: When I was invited 

 to say a few words to-night, I did not know that we were to 

 have the pleasure of having the distinguished gentleman here 

 who spoke to you on macadam roads and tree planting, other- 

 wise I would have chosen a different topic. He has covered 

 this ground in his usual eloquent way, and there is nothing 

 left for me only to digress. Now we have tree wardens, and 

 there was a good reason why tree wardens should be appointed. 

 I know in my town we wanted a tree warden, for the very 

 reason that our public spirited men had planted trees in the 

 highway for the last forty years, like many other good towns 

 in this state, and they wanted those trees protected. Now, 

 as tree warden of my town, in which capacity I have served 

 for four years, I have been called upon quite a few times where 

 the corporations had been complained of, and T think the tree 



