The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1919-08-23
TO INSTITUTE A
PARK BOARD
COUNCIL DIRECTS ORDINANCE
TO ESTABLISH THE NEW
PARK DEPARTMENT
Meeting of Property Owners Monday
Night Starts Organized Plan to
Effect and Maintain Work

At a meeting of property owners
of Colville held at the Chamber of
Commerce room Monday night, the
organization of the Colville Park
association was perfected by the
adoption Of definite plan for the
establishment of "a park commission
in the city.
At regular meeting of the city
council Tuesday night, the city at
torney was directed to prepare an
ordinance covering the creation of
park board, in conformity with the
suggestions of the park association
as adopted the previous evening.
The following outline of pro-
posed Colvile Park association and
Colville Park board was adopted by
the public meeting Monday evening"
Colville Park Association
The Colville Park association is
hereby organized in Colville, the
membership consisting of volun-
tary association of the owners of
real property within the incorporate
limits of Colvillc The purposes are
to effect and maintain a beautified
city; establish and maintain parks
parking strips, boulevards, play
grounds, tourist camping Sites
present plans for civic improvements,
slightly streets and alleys, and we'll
kept lawns; and to plan, prepare and
maintain features which shall tend
to make Colville an attractive city.
All powers and duties are dele
gated to board of five members
who shall be termed the Colville
Park board. They shall hold of
flee until their successors qualify, or
until they cease to be realty owners
in the incorporated city of Colville,
or until for the period of three
months they shall fail to attend to
the work of the board or fail to
attend the regular meetings of the
board.
The appointment of the Colville
Park board members shall rest with
the acting mayor of the city of Col
vile, who shall agree on the APP
pOintment with the governing board
Of the Colville Chamber of Com
merce, and with the executive com
mittee Of the Woman's Improvement
club The appointments shall be-
come effective only upon confrma-
ton by the city council.
The length of term of members
of the Colville Park board shall be
five years. Except that the first
appointments shall be as follows:
One member to serve during 1919,
one member to serve during 1919
1920, one member to serve during
1921, one member to serve dur
ing 19l9-22, one member to serve
during 1923. Appointment Of
members to serve full terms after
Jan. |, 1920, shall be made at the
second meeting of the city council
in January.
Suggested Work of the COlville Park
Association Delegated to the
COlville Park Board
Immediate institution of tourist
camp site at the park in south Col
vile, the camp site to offer water,
light, shelter, cooking furnaces, fuel,
and such other accommodations as
may be deemed necessary to en-
courage tourist travel to and through
Colville.
Establishment of definite park
ing policy for the streets Of Col
vile, looking to the future growth
and the beautifying Of the city from
residential standpoint.
Determining to what extent the
streams which flow through the city
may be diverted to the cutters of
the streets, thereby adding de-
lightfully refreshing and attractive
feature to the city highways.
Enforcement of the laws which
would prevent the growth and
spread Of unsightly weeds in any
part of the city, and establishment
of a civic pride which will turn un-
slightly premises into attractive
property.
Enforcement of the laws regard
ing sanitation, under the supervi-
sion Of the city physician.
Advertiaing the attractions Of Col
vile as home and school center,
cooperating with the Colville Cham
Der of Commerce.
Council Accepts Plan
j. c. 1Iarrigan, who presided at
the meeting held Monday evening,
presented the matter before the city
council Tuesday evening, and the
plan met the hearty approval of the
mayor and council, who have re-