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Ordinance No. _
An Ordinance regulating the planting of trees along the
sidewalkp,streets, alleys and thoroughfares within the limits
of the City of Fort Worth, providing that the same shall be
under the supervision of the Board of Commissioners for said
City; requiring any person, fift or corporation owning or con-
trolling premises abutting on any street, alley, sidewalk or
thoroughfare within the limits of said City to keep the limbs
and branches of any shade or other trees on such premises so
trimmed and trained that the same will not obstzuct or interfere
with the passage of vehicles -pedestrians using such sidewalk,
alleyp, street$ e*l,,thoroughffare4; fixing a penalty for the vio-
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&ation of any of the provisions of this ordinance, and repealing
all ordinances in conflict ,herewith, and espectatiy--S eut#cn Two,
Article 7, Chapter Five, Title 7 of the Revised Ordinances of the
City of Fort Worth for the uvs.r 1915.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOAPI) OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE
CITY OF FORT WORTH:
Section 1. It shall hereafter be unlawful for any person,
firm or corporation to plant or cause to be planted upon and
along any street, alley or thoroughfare within the corporate
limits of the City of Fort Worth, any shade
ter, ornamental a-L
tree or trees, except upon lines and grades to be designated,
fixed and established under the authority of he Board of Com-
missioners for tha said City of Fort Worth; and.-it is hereby
made the duty of theCity Engineer for said City upon request
to furnish promptly such lines and grades without charge for
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such service.
Section 2. It shall hereafter be unlawful for any person,
firm or corporation owning, occupying or controlling property
abutting on any street, alley, sidewalk or thoroughfare within
corporate
the/limits of the City of Fort Worth to grow or permit to be
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grown, or permit to remain
upon or along any such street, alley,
sidewalk or thoroughfare, any shade, ornamental or other tree
V, reasonably calculated to interfere with and obstruct the free
passage of any person or vehicle thereon; and any person, firm
or corporation occupying, owning or controlling premises abutting
on any sidewalk, street, alley or thoroughfare within the corporate
limits of said City shall keep any and all shade, ornamental or
other trees of aiRrA description whatsoever on their said premises,
so trimmed and trained that the limbs and branches thereof shall
not reasonably interfere with or obstruct the passage of pedestrians
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arrd�vehicles thereon.
Section 3. Any person, firm or corporation violating any
of the provisions of thia Ordinance,or failing or refusing to do
or to cause to be done the thingw herein provide for, shall be
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g�uil1y of a misdemeanor, a d---j n -conyi-etioa sMA3' „1rn{chcR �
a fine not exceeding $100.00.
Section 4. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and five days publication as required
by law.
Appr,Ved as to Form. +,
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Corporation Counsel.
I hereby certify that the above and foregoing
ordinance was duly presented and unanimously passed and adopted by
the Board of Commissioners of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, as a
Special Balled session of said Board held FridaIr November 26th, A. D.
1915.
City Secre ry.