The Daily Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 18??-189?, 1896-02-26
ARTICLE XIII.
Department of Parks

Section 1. The city park fund shall
oorsist Of
nually one mill on the dollar, as may be
provided by the city council.
Seccnd-Such gifts, bequests and de-
vises as may be given, beq4eathed or
purpose of park or parks.
Third-Ten per cent. of the gross re
ceipts from all fines, penalties and Ii
cenSes.
Fcurth-Any appropriations that the
city council may make for said fund from
time to time and any and all moneys
fund.
The city council shall have the same
coEIro. over the citv park fund as over
the other moneys Of the city and shall
alone have power to authorize experdit-
ures therefrom.
Sec. 2 The management and control
OF ali the public squares and parks of the
city and of all park drives, Pathways
and bouievards of the city are hereby
vested in the city council. Il shall have
power to- designate lands and grounds to
be usedf6nd appropriated for such pur-
poses; to cause the same to be plated
and surveyed and the plats thereof to be
1led in the office Of the board of public
works, or in the office Of th9 city engi-
neeE, to devise, adopt and lay out parks,
squares, park drives, parkHays and boule-
wards in and adjacent to the city, and
= ercssa time t. time extend the same and
add thereto; to grade imprQy+e, ~cFna n1ent
ana maintain the same to erect and
in; to provide for securing, growing and
maintaining trees, pants, flowers, zooiog-
ical collections and other attractions
therein; to grant concessions and priv
lleges therein under such restrictions and
Tor such compensation as it shall pre-
scribe the revenue of which shall go into
the city park fund; provided that no such
concession or privilege shall ever be grant
ed for the sale of any intoxicating Ii
Quors in any pubic park, square, park
drive, parkway or boulevard Of the city.
1t may exclude from any or all of the
parks, squares, park drives, parkways
and bouievards Of Ae@a city any vehicles
ment m2y~rw improper for or detrimental
20 the same, CT injurious to the improve
ments therein; it may appoint, or cause
TO be appointed policemen for the special
enforcement therein Of the park regula-
tons of the city, tc be known as park
police, and to be paid out of the city park
fund; it shall have power to select and
designate by ordinance any street or
highway Of the city for a park drive,
parkway. or boulevard, provided that be-
fore taking possession thereof for such
purpose, it shall take or cause to be
taken proper proceedings as required by
law for the ascertainment and payment
to the proper parties of the damage, if
any, which Win result to the property to
be affected thereby, and after the pay
ment of such damage, or the lawful as
certainment that no damage will be caus-
ed thereby. such street or highway shall
becCme and be for all purposes park
drive parkway or boulevard as may have
been determined by the city council and
thereafter the same shall be subject to
,S1lch rules and regulations as may
Nb to time be in force with refer
council shall have power and
lis hereby authorized to obtain title for
and in the name Of the city to any lands
so designated by it for the purposes OF
this article by gift, devise. purchase, con-
demnation or lease. The city council may
authorize the making of contracts in the
name of the city for the purchase of any
lands to be paio for at such time or times
and in such manner as the city council.
may agree upon; and the city council
may accept the lands and authorize the
giving back of mortgage or mortgages
IN the name of the city to secure the IN
paid purchase price, provided no personal
or general liability on the part of the
city shall be created by any such con-
tract beyond the money then in the city
park fund available therefor; and proVid-
ed further that there shall be no express
or implied agreement in any such mort
gage nor any separate instrument given
for the payment of the sums secured
thereby, bur the remedy of the mort
gage shall be confined to the property
mortgaged.
Sec. g. After any land for park pur-
poses has become or is the unencumbered
property of the city the board Of pubic
works shall have the same superintend-
ence and management of said land and
of the ornamentation and Improvement
Of the same as of the other public grounds
of the city, and the city council may auth
orize the board of public works to make
such improvement and ornamentation of
any such parks and to erect therein such
building or buildings as the council may
deem proper; provided, that at no time
shall any debt be made or incurred for
park purposes until there is a sufficient
sum Of money of the city park fund in
the city treasury which may be available
to pay the same.
Sec. f. The board of pubic works shall
annually in the month of January trans
h nit to the mayor detailed report of all
work and Improvements made during the
Awear last expired in the parks, drives and
tses4+@ISsss Es of the city.
Sec : There Il hereby established in
the department of parks park COM
cnit+ee to consist of five memcers,~Wno
shaT hold office except as herein other
wise provided for the term Of five years
and until their successors are appointed
and qualified respectively.
They shall be appointed by the mayor:
Nv and with the advice and consent of
ne civ council for the terms of one, two
tree four and five years respectively
from the first Monday IN May, 1885, and
tbereafter annually, after 1896, and prior
10 f~r+ Monday in May nj each year,
tn vl. Re advice and consent
OF 1.- - -H..-.I 81 u appoint a COM
nittee-Inaa sva1 z41. led the COM
nllttee-man HECse t1Tm -- cf IS about
s to expire.
The committee shall serve w;th5ut COM
peueatiO1 or expense to the -liy, and it
4I ne its duty TO exercise Inspection
! 7r and annually 70 report TO and to
naintenA1ce. extension, orna nentation
and improvement Of the city parks, drives
beuisvards and public places.