BEAUTIFYING THE CITY.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 534, 15 June 1909, Page 6

BEAUTIFYING THE CITY.

ARBOR DAT TO BE REVIVIFIED. Tho small amount of tree-planting which''lias characterised Arbor Bay tor the yaet few years is not to bo tho feature of the day this year if his Worship the Mayor can givo a lead lo qitieeus. Conversing ok the matter yesterday, Dr. remarked that the City C.uunoil had commenced its trce-plimtiug operation ou Mount Victoria on the upper side of the Convalescent Homo road, where a consid' enible aroa of laud was to be planted with trees this year for a start,' Tho work of completing the planting of the Kent Terrace Reservo was also being pushed on, and nioro planting was to bo done at Moore Street from the Girls' High"Sohool towards Lainbton Qnay. During the wintor months various odd nooks and corners about the city would also be planted with troea and shrubs, the objeot throughout being to beautify the city tis muoh mi. possible. - ' . Irvespectivo of' tho work that the city is carrying out, his Worship is of .opinion that each ciltoii might aesist in tho movement by planting, say, two trees or shrubs on his own property on Arbor Day, aiul so move aloug a, lino wliioh, if persisted in for a few years, must result in tho beautifying oC tho city generally. ' ■ ' ...