Show MAYOR MAY TAKE AX FROM BYHOWER Park Superintendent Arouses II Protest by Chopping Down Trees tO io SAVE WEEPING WILLOW OF CITY AND COUN COUNTY COUNTY TY TV bUILDING ARE ACTIVE Many complaints have been received by Mayor John S Bransford Bronsford regarding what is ts termed the ruthless destruction destruction destruction tion of shade trees in Liberty park and on the r PJ ds of the city and county building The chopping of trees ha i been boon done under orders from Nich Nicholas NIcholas Nicholas olas Byhower superintendent of parks and nd many more are due dua to fall According to plans of the superintendent superintendent superintendent of parks the double row of evergreen trees standing on either side of the walk leading to the city and county building from Fourth South and State streets are to be bo felled tell ed with the view of planting linden tress trees tro s In their place Mr Byhower has declare 1 that he Intends to make this a shady lane during the summer time and believes the Lie linden trees are the best The ever evergreen evergreen i green trees have stood along the te walk and In other parts of the grounds gro for many years and have haTe proved one of ot the attractive features of the grounds Representations which nave have ave been made to the mayor are that a number of ot fine shade trees have been chopped down In Liberty park because they the were killing the lawns or because the trees were too thick But the mayor declares dE lares the trees cannot be too thick and he may take the matter up with the city board of park commissioners to stop atop the further cutting of ot the trees treos in the city and county building who have been there long enough to have a sort of proprietary interest in the building and grounds have boon been up in arias arms since a fine weeping willow ws cut down a few days das ago The tree treo has stood on the Joint building grounds even before the building was completed and was the finest tree on the grounds It was ad admired admired admired mired by the In the building as well wen as citizens and visitors It was waa the best shade tree treo on the grounds and was one of the most niost beautiful trees In Inthe Inthe Inthe the city But the superintendent of parks said it was as killing three other trees tre s and was ruining the lawn so BO em of the park department felled the willow Protesting citizens say there are not too many trees in the city and that In Instead Instead Instead stead of at chopping down what are now standing the park department would help the city In planting p more trees I Since the intention of the superintend superintendent ent of parks became known to cut down the evergreens in the city and county building yard the tho protests have Increased and Mayor Maor Bransford will probably take a hand bandin In the matter |