The Daily Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 18??-189?, 1896-03-02
ARTICLE XIII.
Department of Parks.

Section 1. The city park fund shall
consist Of
nually one mill on the dollar, as may be
provided by the city council.
Second-Such gifts, bequests and de-
vises as may be given, bequeathed or
purpose of park or parks.
Third-Ten per cent of the gross re
ceipts from all fines, penalties and Ii
cenSeS.
Fourth-Any appropriations that the
city council may make for said fund from
time to time and any and all moneys
that may from any source accrue to said
fund.
The city council shall have the same
control over the CITY park fund as over
the other moneys Of the city and shall
alone have power to authorize eXpendlt-
ureS therefrom.
Sec 2. The management and control
Of all the public squares and parks of the
city and of all park drives, parkWayS
and boulevaraS of the city are hereby
vested in the City council. 1t shall have
power to desLgn.-Te lands and grounds to
be uSed and Appropriated for SUCH pur-
Eases: q CAUSE the same to be plated
and surTeyeg4nd the plats thereof to be
filed in the office of the board OF public
w or in the office Of the city engi-
neer, to devise, adopt ana lay out parks,
squares, park drives, parkWayS and bOule
wards in and adjacent to the city, and
from time to time extend the same and
add thereto: to grade, improve, ornament
ana maintain the same: to erect and
maintain buildings and structures there
in; to provide for securing, growing and
maintaining trees plants, flowers, zoolog
zeal collections and other attractions
therein; to grant concessions and priv
ileges therein under such restrictions and
Tor Sucn compensation as 1t 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
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 boulevards of the city any vehicles
or classes of traffic. which in its judg-
ment may be improper for or detrimental
to the same, or injurious to the improve
ments therein; it may appoint or cause
to be appointed policemen for the special
enforcement therein of the park regula-
lions of the city, tG be known as 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 will result to the property to
be affected thereby, and after the pay
ment of such damage, or the lawful as
ed therebv. such street or highway shall
become and be for all purposes a park
drive, parkway or DOuI6VafQ as may nave
Deem determined by the city council and
thereafter the same shall be subject to
all such rules and regulations as may
from time to time be in force with refer
ence thereto.
The city council shall have power and
is 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-
den1nation 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 pai0 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 a mortgage or mortgages
in the name of the city to secure the I'M
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, but the remedy Of the mort
gagee shall be confined to the property
Sec. B. After any land for park pur-
poses has become or is the unencumbered
property of the city the board Of public
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, anu the CITY cOunclI 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. A. The board Of pubic works shall
annually in the month of January trans
NIT to the mayor a detailed report of all
work and improvements made during the
year last expired in the parks, drives and
boulevards, of the city.
Sec. s. There is hereby established in
the department Of parks a park COM
mittee to consist of five members, who
shall hold office except as herein other
wise provided for the term Of five years
and qualified respectively.
They shall be appointed by the mayor,
by and with the advice and consent of
the CITY council for the terms of one, two
three, four and five years respectively
from the first Monday in May, 1896, and
thereafter annually, after 1896, and prior
TO the first Monday in May of each year,
the mayor, with the advice and consent
&c the city council shall appoint COM
mittee-man whose term of office is about
to expire.
The committee shall serve without COM
pensation or expense to the city, and it
shall be it's duty to exercise inspection
oE9r and annually to report to and to
aGAise the city council in regard to the
ma ekenance, extension ornamentation
and f4nNrovement of the city parks, drives,
bouie Ks and public places.