

TABLE OF CONTENTS 



INTRODUCTION 9 



HISTORICAL 11 



GENERAL SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS 15 



I. Waste and Inefficiency the Natural Consequences of 



Lack of Unity 15 



II. General Characterizations of the Separate Park Systems. 17 



1. The South Park System 17 



2. The West Park System 18 



3. The Lincoln Park System 21 



4. The Smaller Park Districts 21 



III. Publicity for Park Board Affairs 22 



IV. Financial Matters 23 



V. Improvements Pending Unification 24 



TEXT OF REPORT 27 



Part One 27 



I. Board Meetings 27 



Time and Place of Meetings 27 



Executive Sessions 28 



Recording and Publishing Board Proceedings 29 



Methods of Passing Ordinances 30 



II. General Financial Methods 31 



Receipts 31 



Expenditures 31 



Bonded Debt 34 



Treasurers' Sureties 36 



Interest on Deposits 37 



Special Funds 40 



■ III. Taxes for Park Purposes 42 



Power of Park Boards to Levy Taxes 42 



Increase of Park Taxes Due to Change in Assessed 



Values 43 



Inequity of Tax Distribution 46 



South Park Board Specially Benefited in 1909 Levy. ... 47 



South Park Board Asking Further Increase in 1911... 48 



Levying Special Assessments 49 



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