Buffalo Courier Buffalo, Erie County, New York State November 30-1919 Batavia to Keep Pace with Fast Advance of City Civic Improvements Planned in Proportion to Industrial Growth. Larger Public Market Beauty of Parks and Streets will Also Receive Attention. (By Special Wire to The Courier.) Batavia, Nov. 22.--Along with Batavia's big industrial boom in 1920 there will be a widespread movement for civic improvements, according to the predictions of city officials and heads of various civic organizations. Next year's municipal budget, it is said, will contain an item for beautifying the city's shad trees. Mayor CANEY has conferred with foresters in Buffalo and imparted the information to the common council, which authorized the appointment of a committee of three to make an inspection of this city's trees and recommend to the council what work should be done upon them. The committee is composed of R.C. SCATCHERD, F. Newton ROWELL, and Asher S. DAVIS, a tree expert. Shade Trees Improved. For over a century Batavia has been noted for its splendidly shaded streets, but with the expansion of the city in the past few years and the laying out of new streets there have come changes in tree planting and care, and now there is need for supervision to make the future tree growth conform to plans as outlined by Buffalo foresters and other tree experts. Many people, it is pointed out, have set trees of recent years without regard to the kind of trees or the proper spacing. Careless trimming is another source of marring the trees. Superintendent of public works want the common council to put in force regulations for tree trimming, embracing permits thereof, and also permission from the council before tree planting may be done. Batavia's municipal public market will come in for considerable attention the coming spring. Mayor CANEY desires the common council to prepare regulations for the conducting of the market. It is expected the city will erect buildings for the market, which has been proven a great success. In the summer, in response to universal desire for the establishment of a public market, the chamber of commerce named a committee of its members, composed of Charles W. HARTLEY, Mark C. JOHNSON, J.C.A. WHITE, William H. RIAL, and C.M. EBLING, to make an experiment with a curb market on Ellicott street and from the beginning the project was successful, over twenty producers being on hand with produce the opening day in August. Market Improvements. The market was run until last Saturday, when it was closed for the winter owing to there being no building suitable to continue its operation. Mayor CANEY says he is highly pleased over the market's success and will appoint a committee to formulate rules and regulations of next year's operation. Since the market has assurance of being a permanent institution a considerable number of truck farmers have signified their intention of increasing the acreage under cultivation next spring. It has been intimated also that with a public market established in Batavia there will be some greenhouses erected, to provide winter supplies. Merchants are enthusiastic over the public market, which brings farmers to this city to sell produce and accordingly to do trading. City parks will be further beautified the coming year. It is said that Austin park will be laid out and improvements begun early in the spring. Much work will also be done on Williams park. There is also a plan being advocated for a new park on the south side of the city. *** submitted by Linda C. Schmidt *********************************************