§ 235-3. Authority of Department of Public Works; removal of trees.

The Department of Public Works shall have the right to plant, trim, spray or preserve any trees, plants and shrubs within the lines of all streets, alleys, avenues, lanes, squares and public grounds, as may be necessary to ensure safety or to preserve the symmetry and beauty of such public grounds. The Director may remove, or cause or order to be removed, any tree or part thereof which is in an unsafe condition, of a prohibited species or infected with any injurious disease, fungus, insect or other pest. Whenever the Department shall remove any tree, plant or shrub solely for the purpose of constructing any public work, the Director shall, if practicable, replace the same, at public expense, at some nearby location by planting another tree, plant or shrub, not necessarily of the same type.