The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-10-14
BETTER SYSTEM
FOR CITY PARKS
Proposed New Laws Drafted and AP
proved at Meeting of Commits
sioners.

Salt Lake, Oct l4-Material i'm
provement in the present laws govern
ing the esta bliShment and mainten-
ance OF parks and street parking in
cities will be proposed at the forth
coming session of the legislature.
Two measures were adopted in the
draft by a number of The park com
missioDers who met at the CONNER
cial club Thursday afternoon One
OF these measures provides the man
ner of creating boards Of park COM
miSsioners, defines their powers and
provides Tor the manner in which
special tax lcyies may be made for
the payment Of parking districts The
other provides Tor the leyying oil a
general tax. While both are on the
same head, the measures are Separ
ate because Of the fact that no two
subjects can be covered by one law
The proposed bills were drafted by
w. f Schoppe of the city recorders
office. who has been working out the
most feasible plan for the better part
OF year. The result of Mr
Schoppe's study Of park conditions In
various cities and the most success
iul methods in handling this class
OF public Improvements is contained
in the measure approved yesterday by
the park commissioners, and will be
submitted TO the legislature by a com
mlttee OF three representing the park
boards of Salt Lake and Ogden, which
committee Will also work for their
passage.
The substance OF the first proposed
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sloneTs shall consist of five members
TO be appointed by the mayor or other
executive officers Their terms of of
flee shall be one, two. three. four and
five years. SO that there will always
be experienced men on the board.
The chairman is TO be chosen for three
years, The members will receive no
compensation, but the cities win pay
the premium on their bonds. the
amount OF the bonds at present Is
$1,000
Complete Supervision.
The boards Will have complete su-
pervIsiOn in every way as to the plant.
ing of trees. lawns. plants and shrubs.
they shall determine the varieties and
where they are 10 be planted, and are
authorized TO make rules and reg
ulations regarding the care, mainten-
ance and condemnation OF the parks.
They are to have control OF all land
dedicated for park purposes and have
the power TO appoint a park superin-
tcndent7 keepers, clerks and other
necessary employees. at salaries to be
liked by the boards
The boards are to make an estI-
nf tho
systems to the city council on or he.
lore March ! of each year, In order
that the council may fix tax levy on
that basis.
With regard to the establishment
OF parking districts. the same rules as
now applies TO sewer and sidewalks
extensions are made to apply. The
cost of the parking district will he
charged to the abutting property, and
the special tax is 10 be collected In
the same manner as guttering and
curblng taxes. This tax. of course.
will in no event be burdensome.
Whenever the board decides upon
the creation of new parking district
it shall advertise such Intention and
specify a time for receiving obIcc.
tlons If twothIrds of the property
owners object. the district cannot be
established.
The proposed bill providing for the
general tax levy for maintenance pur-
poses makes it mandatory upon the
councils Of cities OF the first class to
levy tax OF one-half mill. and gives
the councils authority TO Increase this
To one mill, as the growing needs of
community may determine. In this