The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-06-10
PARK
BOARD
NAMED
Mrs. Fry, William
Brown and Charles
Gray
Board will Have Charge of
all Parks and Grounds
Around Public
Buildings

The city council met In adjourned
session last evening for the purpose
OF considering some special features
of the new charter, and also to appoint
the park board. The following
members we're present: Mayor BIsh.
op, Recorder Judah, Aldermen Bur
rows. Walker Catlin, stolz. Sims, Lar.
sen and Hubbard. The council at
once proceeded TO the election of the
park board. Each member of the
council placed In nomination as many
names as he wished The following
names were considered: ]. II. Albert,
A. +. Hofer Il. r. Mccormack, William
Brown. Hal ID. Patton, Mrs. ID. ]. Fry.
r. p. Boise, Jr.. Frank W. Waters.
Judge Burnett and Chas. Gray. The
name Of A. +. Hofer was not balloted
on, because he is not living within the
city limits. The council elected Mrs.
Fry. william Brown and Chas. Gray.
The charter provides that one mem
b0r OF this board shall be appointed
until January. 1904; one until Janu.
airy, 1906; and one until January, 1906.
The council elected Mr.. Brown to the
long term. Mr. Gray TO the two-year
term. and Mrs. Fry TO the short term.
The duties OF the board are defined as
follows:
"The board shall have the general
MANAGEMENT and supervision of all
parks, squares openings. and public
grounds surrounding public buildings
now owned or hereafter acquired by
the city and shall also have power To
prohibit. regulate and control the
planting trimming. growing, use. and
preservation and maintenance OF any
or all shade or ornamental trees,
shrubs. plants, or flowers In. upon. or
over any park boulevard, street. path
or sidewalk OF the city; and also TO
cause the removal Of noxious aud in.
fected shrubs and trees The board
may adopt such rules and regulations
for the use. management, and super
vision OF the parks. squares, openings.
public grounds surrounding public
buildings. and places OF recreation
now belonging to the city, or hereafter
acquired by IL. as to the board may
seem reasonable and necessary; such
rules and regulations not to be incon
sssNfh ha sar.trlufl.na ~ this
charter or OF the city ordinances. An
moneys. donations. deyises, beQuests.
and legacies received or donated to
he city for park and pleasure pur-
poses shall be taken mp held. and &C.
counted for by the park board for the
city separately under the name OF the
park fund. No park. square or open.
ing or public ground belonging to this
city. shall be used for any private or
public purpose except upon permit
first had from said board. The park
board shall have power and authority
to employ. hire and discharge. from
time TO time such workmen and labor
ers as Il may deem necessary TO the
proper conduct and management OF
the public places under It's control
The park board shall. at the arst regu
lar meetings OF the council in June
and December OF each year. report to
the council In detail the receipts and
expenditures OF the board and an esti
mate OF the necessary expenditures for
carrying ON the work OF the board for
the ensuing half year. This state
ment must show the class of the en-
ployes. and the salaries paid 10 them,
aud the number employed. The coun-
ell thereafter may make such appro-
prlation as lt may deem necessary to
meet the expenses OF the board A
failure TO make the report heretofore
provided for shall be sufheient grounds
for tho removal OF any one. or an.
of the members Of the board"
The council discussed the matter OF
electing the city board OF health, but
voted down motion 20 elect at once.
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