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1956/07/24: Sterling Morton to Clarence E. Godshalk (3.104991)
Date: July 24 1956Creator: Morton, Sterling
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Sterling Morton to Clarence E. Godshalk. He wants Mr. Fisher to study the houses and plan the orientation of them. Then the landscape layout will evolve, with perhaps a design competition. The exhibition will be both housing and landscaping. He is not surprised that Sharpless has quit. Morton felt he had been in a county job and would not work as hard as Godshalk would want. Climbing tree trimmers are best with an outside company because of liability, withholding tax and other things that are managed elsewhere. He's sorry that Dutch elm disease has affected Morton Arboretum and he's sure Godshalk has taken measures to control it. Ask Mr. Zurcher for other suggestions to do the work of the addressograph machine, which might be too big for Arboretum needs.
Extent: 2 sheets
1956/09/22: Clarence E. Godshalk to Sterling Morton (3.104994)
Date: August 22 1956Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from Clarence E. Godshalk to Sterling Morton, updating him on construction. The fire door between the existing building and the new building will not be delivered in time for the dedication. The rest will be ready for [September] 27th. Laboratory work is nearly complete. The service drive to the greenhouses and the service entrance to the new wing is complete. The overhead door installers will be trying a new spring to solve that problem at South Farm. Mr. Price has finished trimming, removing and relocating 427 trees for $520. Godshalk details the amounts paid to Ralph Miller, Sharpless and Price for this work. The Toll Road Commission bore three test holes where the lake would be. They struck rock at 28 feet and the soil is silt and gravel. They struck water at 9 feet, so the new lake might fill on its own with water to the level of the river. Howard Fisher will check with experts. The men are removing Dutch elm trees as fast as they show signs. He comments that the beetles are likely carried by the wind. He is anxious for the labs to be finished so he can begin some experiments. Argonne Laboratory might partner with them to trace circulation in trees with radioactive materials.
Extent: 2 sheets
1956/07/17: C. E. Godshalk to Sterling Morton (3.84523)
Date: July 17 1956Creator: Godshalk, Clarence E.
Type: Document
Description:Letter from C. E. Godshalk to Sterling Morton saying he is happy to hear that the houses have been picked for the new housing project. He hopes he and other members of the staff who have had city planning training will be consulted on the layout since it is to be a landscape exhibition. The toll road engineers will make drillings this week to check the soil. Miles Sharpless has returned to the Forest Preserve District. Now Godshalk's hopes of getting the elm trees in good condition is shot. He is having trouble finding someone to do the actual climbing. Sharpless suggested he hire Mr. Enoch Price's crew to do the climbing, with Arboretum staff cleaning up. Godshalk hired Price's crew to do the work on some of the elm trees. He went over the pricing for the work with Morton. He hopes to use funds from the Grounds Committee Fund to pay for additional work. They have found one pretty sure case of Dutch Elm Disease on a tree on the newly acquired Johnson land. He updates Morton on the slow progress with the new building. He shall try to get to Morton's Lake Forest place some time this summer.
Extent: 3 sheets