The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-02
IT'S POWERS ARE EXTENSIVE
MAY DEDICATE ANY STREET AS A
PARKWAY.
1t May Prevent Building Of Street
Car Lines and Grant Speeding
Privileges for Fine Horses.

of the city government and stands on an
equal footing with the other boards which
the Mayor appoints. 1t is to be composed
of five members, who serve without pay.
Its powers are limited only by the
sources of the city and the statutes OF the
States, except that it has no power to
levy taxes 1t has full authority to expend
all money which comes into its hands either
by special taxation or by the receipts of
park privileges, ETC., which it has the
power to grant 1t may condemn property
for park purposes and exercise the right of
eminent domain, and it may declare any
street a parkway and it then comes under
its full control, and, as the city is pro-
hibited granting any franchise for street
or other railway through any park. it may
thus prevent the use of any street by the
street-railroad company. There has been
no provision made yet for funds for this
commission, except the bill which has
passed the House and Is now before the
Senate, taxing the street-car company
per cent. Of its gross earnings for park
purposes. The bill in full is given below.
Section I. Be IL enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Indiana that all
cities of this State which had population
of more than one hundred thousand nhabi-
tants as shown by the last preceding
United States census, shall be governed by
the provisions of this act That in addition
lished by law In such cities there is here
by established as one of the executive de-
pc q such Which, city be- unaer S os
control of board Of five members. to- be
appointed by the Mayor Of such city, and to
be known as the Board of Park Commits
sioners and who shall serve without COM
pensation, except their actual expenses, to
be approved by the Mayor and whenever
the words said board are used in this act
1t shall be understood to mean the said
Board OF Park Commissioners, provided Tor
hxy of AM
the said board shall, before entering upon
the duties of his office, take and subscribe
certifcate of appointment before some Off
authorized to administer the same, to
States and nd the CONSTITUTION of the State
of Indiana. and to faithfully and honestly
discharge all his official duties as a member
of said board, and cause the same to be
filed with the city clerk of such CITY, Any
person who shall not file his oath with the
ty days after the beginning of the term for
which he shall be appointed or the date OF
his appointment. i appointed after the be,
have refused to serve and the office shall
be deemed to be vacant.
shall hold office. respectively, for the term
of one year, two years. three years, TOUR
years and five years from ron. and after the
thereafter the Mayor shall appoint one such
commissioner to hold office for the term of
five years, beginning with the first day OF
January in the year of his appointment,
and if any vacancy occurs in said board by
resignation or otherwise the Mayor shall
appoint one or more commissioners for the
residue of the term, or terms, and may also
remove any commissioner upon his ming
in writing with the city clerk his reason
See 8. The said board shall choose one
of it's members chairman, and may from
time to time appoint clerk and such other
employees as 1t deems necessary to carry
out the purposes of this act; it may deter
mine the duties and compensation of such
appointeeS when not fixed by law or city
ordinance and may remove such appointees
at pleasure. and make all reasonable rules
laws of the State or the ordinances of such
city
Sec A. Said board shall have a suitable
office provided for it by such city, where
it's maps, plans. documents, records and
inspection at such times as the board may
determine.
Sec. 5. On or before the first day of Feb
report to the Mayor of it's proceedings, with a
full statement of its receipts and disburse-
moneys received by said board shall be
forthwith paid into the city treasury, and
all and u satn rsn 70 sI,a
driveways and other avenues and places
under the control of said department shall
be provided for in the same manner as the
expenditures of the other departments are
provided for and shall be paid from the
rules and regulations governing the ex-
city.
Sec. g. majority of the members shall
constitute a quorum, and no action of the
commission shall be binding unless author
regular or duly called special meeting
Sec. I. Such board may appoint a compe-
tent superintendent of parks. who shall.
under the direction of said board. have
tive charge, control and direction of the
parks, parkways, park boulevards and pub
lie Fairgrounds of such city.
ABSOLUTE CONTROL.
Sec s. The said Board of Park Commits
sioners shall have the exclusive govern
ment management and control subject.
however, to the laws of the State and to
the powers of the Common Council in rela-
ton thereto, of all the parks, parkways,
park boulevards and public Fairgrounds,
and the full and exclusive power to gov
ern and manage the same and all public
parks, driveways and public grounds out
side of the city which may be established
under the provisions hereof, and shall direct
the public use thereof, and such parts of
the several roads. streets avenues as
run through or intersect the same and shall
have full power to enforce all laws and
ordinances for the proper use. regulation
and government thereof; and for all pur-
and direction of public use. such parts of
said roads or avenues as pass through said
public grounds or parks shall be deemed
TO be part thereof and shall be under like.
control and management of said Board OF
Park Commissioners.
Sec .. And the said Board OF Park Conn
nlissioners shall have, subject to the limit
ations aforesaid, full and exclusive power
First-To acquire, lay out, improve.
maintain and regulate public parks, park
ways, park boulevards and Fairgrounds OF
such city, and to govern, manage and
direct the public use Of the same
Second-To make rules and regulations
for their proper management and govern
ment-
Third--To apptdnt such engineers sur
veyors, clerks and other officers as they
may deem exp7dient and to prescribe and
define their respective duties and authors
ties, and to fix and regulate the compensa,
tion 20 be paid 10 the several persons so
to be employed by them. and the said
Board of Park Commissioners hereby
authorized to require from the Department
OF Public Safety of such city a special de-
tail of police to execute The orders and
enforce the rules and regulations made by
said Board of Park Commissioners, and
thereupon said Board of Public Safety shall
detail policemen, who shall be constantly
subject to the orders of said Board of Park
Commissioners. In case of disagreement
between said two departments as to the
number or duration of service OF such de-
tails of policemen. the Mayor shall decide
the question
Fourth-To locate erect and maintain
fountains on said parks or either of them
as well as the streets and avenues which
from the boundaries thereof or intersect
the SAME. and to erect and maintain suit