Name/Title
City documents relating to tree removal, 1930-1931Entry/Object ID
2012.7.23Scope and Content
Accession No. 12.7.23 A, B
Subject Category: City of Alameda
Date or Period: 1930-1931
Object: File Folders
Description: legal size manila file folders, with documents, marked on verso with a number.
Size: L 14 3/4” X W 9”.
History of Object: Folders, found in the attic of City Hall, which pertain to tree removal:
folder A: (#282): 1930 claim for damages for removal by Park employees (Mr. Probst) of an Oak tree from the lot NE corner of St. Charles and San Antonio. without permission from the property owner (Elizabeth and Geo. F. Kincaid). C.E. Hickok, City Manager, E.J. Silver, City Attorney; (#287): 1931 protest by Dora Pitman, 3110 Lincoln Ave and L.O. Boulet [?], 3100 Lincoln Ave against petition (listing Mrs. Catheart, Burnley, Ridley, Fane, Bishop) for removal of trees at Lincoln and High Streets.
folder B. (#296): Mrs. Annie L. Grant requesting removal of a tree in front of her house at 615 Haight Ave; with counter including report of willful damage of the tree, and unpermitted removal of others next to it. 1931 Request by Mrs Lewis requesting replacement of a tree fronting 505 Santa Clara Ave. City Clerk W.E. Varcoe, City Manager Neil B. Pierson.
Acquired from: City of Alameda
Cataloged: February 18, 2012