No person shall in any way injure or destroy any ornamental or shade tree planted along the street or sidewalks in the Village of Chester.
No person, company or corporation shall lay any gas pipes in such a way as to interfere with the roots of any shade trees in the streets of the Village of Chester, nor shall any person, company or corporation make any connecting joints with any gas pipe within 10 feet of any shade tree which may be in the streets of this Village. Any leaks of gas pipes occurring within 10 feet of any shade tree in the streets of this Village shall be immediately repaired by the person or corporation owning the same, and if said person or corporation shall neglect to repair the same for a period of 24 hours after notice, he or it shall be liable to a penalty for each day thereafter said leak or break shall be permitted to remain unrepaired.