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$5,000 to $10,000 a year for the next decade, spent under 

 the jurisdiction of the Manhattan organization would prob- 

 ably secure for Richmond a satisfactory condition in the 

 matter of street trees. 



The Bureau Organization 



If systematic street tree control is to exist in Manhattan, 

 a Bureau of City Forestry must be created, and the control 

 of such bureau must be in the hands of a forestry expert. 

 A typical organization for such a bureau of forestry cap- 

 able of carrying out the program we have already outlined 

 could be secured by an organization composed as follows : 





Forester 

 $2500-$4000 

















Assistant Forester and 

 Entomologist 

 $1800-$2400 







Clerk 

 $1000-$1200 

















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Street Tree 



Foreman 



$1000-$1200 





Street Tree 

 Foreman 



$1000-$ 1200 







Street Tree 

 Foreman 



$1000-$1200 





Park Tree 



Foreman 



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Five Laborers 

 $750-$900 each 





Five Laborers 

 $750-$900 each 







Five Laborers 

 $750-$900 each 





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The head of the Bureau, or City Forester, should be a 

 man with technical training in arboriculture and landscape 

 engineering, and with experience in the care and control of 

 park and street trees. The salary suggested is from $2,500 

 to $4,000, according to the ability, experience and years of 

 service in the department. 



There is also suggested an assistant to the forester, a man 

 of similar training and with a special knowledge of ento- 

 mology. This man should have considerable experience in 



