The Virginia enterprise., 1908-09-11
Ordinance No. 80.

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Ordinance Relating to the Department of
Parks
The CITY Council of the City of Virginia do
Ordain as Follows:
Section l. That the Board of Park Com
missioners of the City of Virginia shall be
appointed and hold Office and perform the
duties as prescribed by the Charter of the
City of Virginia and a majority of said
Board shall constitute a quorum and all
acts and contracts of said Board within
the scope of it's duty and authority shall be
binding in law as if done by the city Coun-
Gil of said city, each contract to be signed
for the city by the President and Secretary
Of said Board.
Section 2. That the said Board of Park
Commissioners may recommend to the
city council of the city. the requirements
by gift, purchase or condemnation of real
estate for public parks and parkways, and
all lands obtained for park purposes, shall
not be alienated or diverted for other uses
but shall remain forever parks and park
WAYS. for the use and enjoyment of the in
habitantS of the city and shall be at all
times subject to the exclusive control of
said Board as herein provided. The Park
Board may, ON behalf Of the city, accept,
by gift or devise any land or lands outside
the corporate limits of the city, for park or
parkway purposes. and shall POSSESS the
same jurisdiction over same as if located
III the city and may call upon the City
Engineer or Surveyor for the purpose of
laying out and improving the parks and
parkways of said city. Said Board may
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cute any action for breach of contract i'll
VolvinG any matter prctaininx to parks or
injury to same. and may receive and ex-
pend any donations for park purposes
Section g. Said Park Board and its sue
Cessors shall have exclusive power and it
shall he it's duty. to devise and adopt a
system of public parks and parkways with
in the limits of the City of Virginia and to
take under its control all public parks now
existing within said City aud to designate
such other lands and grounds hereafter to
be used and appropriated for such pur-
poses: to cause the same to be surveyed
and a plat thereof to be filed in the office OF
the city clerk and to lay out and improve
the same according to such plans as the
Board may from time to time adopt. 1t
shall be the duty of the Park Board, on or
before September LIST OF each year, to pre-
pare and furnish to the CITY council an
estimate in writing of the amount necces
sary to be expended during the ensuing
year for the purpose of Identifying, I'M
proving and extending said parks and
park system. and said estimate shall be
acted upon by the Board of Tax Levy, as
provided by law and the amount collected
for such purposes shall be set apart and be-
appropriated to the park fund of said city
the treasurer of said city shall keep a sci,
arate account of said fund and it shall be
paid out of the Treasury, only upon the
orders of the Park Board. signed bv the
President and Secretary. The City Coun
Gil may appropriate to the park fund such
further sum or sums during each year as
may be necessary and when SO appropriate
ed shall be credited to said fund to be
drawn out in the same manner. The Park
Board shall, annually. on or before March
LIST. of each year report to the city council
detailed statement showing the moneys
received and disbursed, from what source
received and for what purpose used, and
said report to be in writing and a duplicate
copy thereof to be filed with the city clerk:
if any money or property was received by
donation. the amount thereof shall be re-
ported, with statement of expenditure
thereof.
Section L. There is hereby expressly in
cluded in the Park System all boulevurds
which have been or may hereafter be laid
out in said city, also all grass plots Oh
streets and avenues, in front of private
property and within the street limits. to
xether with the trees and shrubbery there
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ty to spend money out of it's funds in the
care, and improvement of same.
Section ). The Park Board shall have
exclusive control and management of the
park system and of all lands and real prop
erty and improvements thereon, which
now or may hereafter be ae quired, set apart
or dedicated to the use of the people of the
city as public parks or pleasure grounds,
and shall have authority to purchase all
articles and material for and have all
work and labor performed upon said parks.
and pleasure grounds and to that end may
appoint, remove and discharge supern-
tendents, labOrers and all other persons
employed upon or about said parks, and
pleasure grounds, Said Board shall have
authority to direct and regulate the plant
ing. trimming and care of all trees and
shrubbery in any and all public parks of
said city and to cause the removal Of un-
necessary or Objectionable trees or shrub
berry from said parks and to care for all
grass plots and public grounds within it's
charge.
Section 6. The said Park Board shall
have exclusive power to spend any money
in the park fund, in order to carry out and
perform any of the powers and duties con-
ferred on them by this ordinance, but said
Board shall not incur any expense or in
debtedness in any one year Char9eable to
it's fund in excess of the aggregate sum
appropriated and set apart to the park
fund for that year under the provisions of
this ordinance without authority of the
city council.
Section Z. The Office of any Park Com
missioner, under the charter and this or.
nance who shall not attend the regular
meetings of the Board for three successive
months, after having been duly notified of
said meetings, without leave of absence
from said Board or reasons satisfactory to
the Board. may be, by said Board, declared
vacant and thereupon shall become va
cant. Any Park Commissioner may be
removed from office by the city council if