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PARK AND TREE WORK IN SMALL CALIFORNIA CITY 
Some years ago we told of some 
of the picturesque features of the 
park and street tree work in River- 
side, Cal., and the first annual report 
of the Park Commissioners of that 
city, just received, shows the substan- 
tial success in the work begun then. 
of others partially or badly planted 
before. 
It should be remembered that Riv- 
erside is a little city of some 15,000, 
but -bas an area of over 40 square 
miles and over 200 miles of streets to 
beautify. 
pose continued to be raised by the 
Chamber of Commerce, Board of 
Trade and private subscription. Dur- 
ing 1906, twelve hundred trees were 
planted and cared for, previous plant- 
ings cared for and systematic prun- 
ing and general care commenced. 
STREET VIEW IN RIVERSIDE, CAI.. 
Showing- Peppers Five Years from Planting; Old Peppers Beyond 
The successful work in planting- 
street trees under the capable super- 
vision of Tree Warden J. H. Reed, has 
shown the citizens the possibilities of 
beautifying cities when the street tree 
work is placed under municipal con- 
trol. Riverside was the first citj' in 
the west to undertake this plan and 
even without very strong local pub- 
lic sentiment favoring it. Today it is 
not only popular, Init no department 
of the city government is more gen- 
erously supported. Four other South- 
ern California cities have already 
adopted the city control of street 
trees and several others are consider- 
ing the adoption of the plan. The 
1 ^' sl^iivyn herewith gives some no- 
jf wlj^t has' been' done on sev- 
al- 
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changed ij^i'JietCbeen made on hundreds 
I^eral-ilil 
’^rkl - blocks absolutely 
-lyears ago. As great 
The street ornamentation, through 
making a park of the city itself, does 
not interfere with the parks. More 
interest is being taken in them than 
ever before. 
Just recently a $.30,000 bond issue 
for improving one of tbem was voted. 
The report gives a brief history of 
the growth of street tree work in Riv- 
erside. and tells of how public interest 
was aroused and fostered. 
Tn 1906, at tbe urgency of the 
Chamber of Commerce, the office of 
Tree Warden was created by the City 
Trustees in connection with the de- 
partment of superintendent of streets, 
and Mr. J. H. Reed was appointed to 
the place, with full charge of all 
planting and care of the trees on the 
streets. Under the old charter, the 
city could not appropriate money for 
tree planting and funds'for this pur- 
T'he new charter, goin.g into effect 
May 27th, 1907, provided for a Board 
of Park Commissioners. In addition 
to the management of the parks, this 
commission has full charge and con- 
trol of all street trees, for the plant- 
ing. care and .general management 
of wdiich, subject to its direction, it 
appointed a tree warden. For these 
duties the former official was retained. 
The number of trees planted on the 
streets since the special work was 
commenced is as follows: In 1904, 
350; 1905. 1,000; 1906, 1,200; 1907, 
1,500; 1908. 2,128; 1909, 2,408; 1910, to 
July 1, 878, making a total of 9,464 
trees planted by the Chamber of 
Commerce Tree Planting Committee 
and City Tree Warden — enough to 
make more than seventy miles of 
street trees, if planted consecutively 
forty feet apart. These with the over 
