07-arbor-day PROCLAMATION NO. 2005-07
WHEREAS in 1872, J. Sterling Morton proposed to the Nebraska Board of Agriculture that a special day be set aside for the planting of trees; and
WHEREAS this holiday, called Arbor Day, was first observed with the planting of more than a million trees in Nebraska; and
WHEREAS in Texas, in 1889, the citizens of Temple conceived an Arbor Day resolution which the Texas Legislature passed into law, and Arbor Day was first celebrated in Texas in 1890;
and
WHEREAS Arbor Day is now observed throughout the nation and the world; and
WHEREAS trees can reduce the erosion of our precious topsoil by wind and water, cut heating and cooling costs, moderate the temperature, clean the air, produce oxygen and provide habitat
for wildlife; and
WHEREAS trees are a renewable resource giving us paper, wood for our homes, fuel for our fires and countless other wood products; and
WHEREAS trees in our City increase property value, enhance the economic vitality of business areas, and beautify our community; and
WHEREAS trees, wherever they are planted, are a source of joy and spiritual renewal.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY PROCLAIMED, by the power vested in me as Mayor Pro Tem of the City of Huntsville, Texas that:
MARCH 23, 2005
be declared:
ARBOR SEASON CELEBRATION DAY
in the City of Huntsville and invite all citizens of Huntsville to participate in the celebration with a planting at Safety Town.
PROCLAIMED AND SIGNED on this the 23th day of March 2005.
THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS
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STEED SMITH, MAYOR PRO TEM