Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-07-04
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION.

The Common Council Of the'City of wauwa-
tosa do ordain as follows:
AN ORDINANCE
TO ESTABLISH A PARK COM
MISSION AND FIXING THE
METHOD OF APPOINTING PARK
COMMISSIONERS AND DEFINING
THEIR POWERS AND DUTIES.
Section 1. There is hereby created park
sioners for the city of Wauwatosa. Wiscon-
sin. Such commissioners shall be freehold
ers of the city OF Wauwatosa.
Section 2. Within ten days after the
passage of this ordinance it shall be the
duty of the Mayor to appoint five free
holders of the city of Wauwatosa who shall
constitute such board Of park commission
ers He shall designate the length of the
term of each commissioner, ons TO be ap-
pointed for zone year, one for two. one for
three, for foul and for hve years
from the FIRST Tuesday Of May next sue
ceeding their respective appointments. and
the Mayor shall in like manner on the first
Tuesday of May in each year thereafter,
ceptng the first, appoint new commits
sioner who shall hold for FIVE years. In
c5se of vacancy the Mayor shall appoint
a commissioner for the unexpired term
The appointment in each case shall be con-
hrmed by the council.
section g. Each of such commissioners
before entering upon the duties of his office
shall take and subscribe an oatn to Wen
and truly discharge his duties, which oath
shall be filed in the office of the City Clerk
Such Clerk shall notify said commissioners
ANtfNAAAN-AAFiAN Att-'iHN
and place for their first meeting which
shall not be less than FIVE nor more than
ten days from the date of their appoint
ment, at which meeting said board shail
organize by the choice of of their men,
bers as president to serve for one year from
the first Tuesday of May next succeeding
his election and until his successor shall be
chosen and shall at the same time elect
secretary not a member Of the board TO
serve for the same period If time, who shall
serve without salary unless such salary shall
be authorized by the council. Said board
shall require a bond with sufficient suretes
conditioned in amount to be fixed by said
board for the faithful performance of his
duties which bond shall be filed with the
City Clerk and approved by the city At
torney and majority of the commissioners
as to form an execution before said secre-
tary shall enter upon his duties The an
nual meeting of said hoard Of park COM
rnissioners shall be held the first Tuesday
Of May in each year No commissioner shall
receive any compensation for his services
Section T. All lands owned by the
city for parks. boulevards and pleasure
drives or that shall hereafter be acquired
for such purposes. within or without the
city limits, shall be controlled by said board
of park commissioners as puD3e PsIks'
boulevards and pleasure drives and shall be
free to all persons, subject TO such neees-
sary and reasonable rules and regulations
as shall from time TO time be adopted by
Section g. The said beard shall have the
full power to govern, manage, ccntrol ana
improve said parks boulevards ana pleasure
drives and to lay out the same, ana make
rules for the regulation and government
thereof and for the preservation OF OF fer
therein; to restrict traffic and prohibit
heavy teaming thereon. to employ such per
sons as may be necessary for the proper i'm
provement, care and management thereof
and prescribe their respective dunes ana
authority, and fix the amount OF their com
pensation; but all rules and regulations for
the protection and government OF sara
parks. boulevards and pleasure drives ana
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be approved by the common council before
DING into effect, and the council may pre-
scrfbe proper penalties for the VOCATION
thereof and the method Of their enforce
section g. The board Of park osnmis-
sioners shall, prior to the first > Of oc-
tober in each year make an essInate Of the
expenses of said board for the ensuing year
including ali necessary incidental expenses
and the amount necessary Tor the purchase
Of new parks sites and shau TRANSMIT
.ba Same to the common council Such part
cf said estimate as the council shall ap-
f,roye shall he made part OF the tax levy
and when levied and collected shall be set
apart for the use Of said board OF park
commissioners as provided in subsection tsl
of section 27.O9. II shall be the duty Of
said board TO transmit 70 the common coun-
III AT is first regular injecting in April Of
each year full and detailed report Of all
its transactions for the preceding year, to-
gether with an itenized acoounS Of all e1-
penditures, list Of employees and an in
yentorv Of property. together with an Item
lied statement OF the cost thereof. in case
Of purchase which may be at tFa time Of
making such report under the control OF
said board.
Section Z All moneys under the control
Of said park commissioners received or
raised or set apart by the common council
therefor. including any that may be re-
ceived by subscription gift for parks,
bouleyards and pleasure drives. shall be
paiG over to the city treasurer ana consti-
tute a separate fund for such purposes, and
sbe disbursed By order Of the city clerk upon
the cisy treasurer after the accounts or
bills have been audited and allowed by said
hoard and presented TO the city clerk.
such orders shall be made payable 70 the
order OF the persons in whose favor they
shall have been issued, and shall be the
only vouchers Of the city treasurer for his