Oct. 5, 1910. 
My dear Mr. Kirby 
I visited the region of tree planting this after¬ 
noon and learned some tilings that you may Hire to know about. I tried 
three time to roach you by telephone this evening, so am writing this 
with the idea that it will be at your office before you in the morning. 
On Chaffee street 20 trees have been planted. These waver the space 
estimated for 24. 
On Josiin street there has evidently been a misinterpretation of 
orders, as you 
will see from what follows. 
From Uanton avenue to Kossuth street about 20 trees. *xll be 
reauired. Only 15 (or perhaps 16 ) are planted a«, j.oith 
end of the block, leaving a space of 250 feet (space lor 12 
trees) unwanted next to Canton avenue. Between noscuth and 
Amherst streets 14 trees have been planted today, noles have 
been dug between Amherst and street and Atwells avenue or 
13 trees and some of the trees have^been put in alreany^and 
the rest will, in ail probability, oo pv.u in one - _-^t ,jJ 1 pv - 
in the morning, before thin reaches you. In chis last mentioned 
bloc® there are already 15 old trees, i think the comm,.tee 
had no intention of suggesting that trees be put in this last 
mentioned block. I think the order to the tree p,aimers reads 
50 trees betwe-r Canton Ave. and Amherst street, out i, is 
impossible to out 50 in this space if planted *i», ioc« apar,. 
If 1 'the 13 are planted in the block next Atwells avenue, and 
allowed to remain (which may be the best plan in view of ^he 
figures which follow in regard to the estimates on ow.er greets; 
it will take about 61 trees and «oslm street wirl oe pla^tea 
its entire length. If the south half oi the block next canton 
avenue be allowed to remain as at presono ianr -anted;onl^ 
49 trees will be required, personally - «hink t..ie ha ^ block 
should be planted with 12 trees, as it is the part of the 
tree planting that will be seen from Menton avenue. 
Tni"'. evening I have made some rather careful estimates, eased on 
measurements rr.de on 
cit - ' 1 ' man. 
As a result it would appear that 
our estimates of yesterday are, in some cases, rather wild, as was 
to be expected perhaps. Following is a com arisen of the two estimate 
the first column of figures showing the 
estimates of yesterday, and 
