A picture caption in yesterday's newspaper misidentified Mrs. Sally Godet as Mrs. Sally Scott.

A row between a Paget family and the Government over a line of palm trees looks like it could be finally settled, making life safer for local pedestrians.

The Godets, of Middle Road, whose home is on land owned by the family for about 200 years, agreed two and a half years ago to give a six foot roadside strip of their property to the Government, so a sidewalk could be built. In return, the family asked for a wall along that stretch.

But then the fate of about 25 mature palm trees, planted to replace cedars blighted in the 1940s, became an issue.

Mrs. Sally Godet, a secretary whose husband Scott is a teacher, said Works and Engineering refused on grounds of cost to move the trees further into the property when it was found the proposed wall would go straight through them.

Instead officials asked the family for three more feet, which was refused.

Work begun in April came to a halt, with the Godets fearful the trees would be cut down.

Then yesterday, following enquiries by the Bermuda National Trust and The Royal Gazette , Works and Engineering came up with a solution.

"We were hoping to avoid moving the trees altogether, so that's why we made the approach for extra land,'' said principal highways engineer Marshal Minors. "We have now accepted the Godet's position and are trying to get a way around it. We think we could probably move the majority of the trees, but others would not survive so we will replace them, probably with better ones.'' TREE FIGHT -- Mrs. Sally Scott, looks like winning her family's battle to preserve 25 mature palm trees in Paget. Full story on Page 3.