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the theory and practice of combating the diseases and insects 

 which attack park and street trees, and should be capable of 

 taking active charge of the spraying operations for the 

 street tree bureau. There would also be necessary a clerk 

 to handle all office records and permits, keep the cards of 

 the street tree census up to date and carry on the necessary 

 correspondence of the Bureau. 



The laboring forces as suggested would consist of three ex- 

 perienced foremen who will have direct charge of the street 

 tree laborers, handling spraying, cultivating, watering and 

 pruning operations, the replacing of young trees, and the 

 removals of old ones. The three gangs suggested would 

 have an average force of five men each, to be increased as 

 necessary in the planting and spraying seasons. There 

 would also be one or more foremen as required, having 

 charge of the care of the trees in parks. These men with 

 their working forces would be paid from the park opera- 

 tion funds, and so are not included in our estimate. 



The budget for the first year of the program based on 

 the proposed organization, and with the foregoing estimates 

 of supervision, planting and maintenance costs can now be 

 examined in detail. It would be as follows: 



T. Supervision and Equipment: 



Office and Overhead 



(1) Forester $2,500 



Entomologist 1,800 



Clerk 1,000 



(2) Equipment 2,200 



$7,500 



An imperative immediate need in 



Manhattan is automobile transporta- 

 tion for present power sprayers. 



II. Maintenance: 



Three foremen at $1,000 each $3,000 



Fifteen laborers at $750 each 11,250 



Teaming estimate 3,000 



$17,250 



