16 PUBLIC PARKS OF IOWA 



"Mention waters, trees, rocks, mounds, houses and everything 

 you consider interesting." 



The motion, being put, it was unanimously carried. 



Dr. Pammel moved that a list of places now thought suitable 

 to be reported to the Executive Council for reservation be pre- 

 pared, based upon the list of Dr. Shimek, but elaborated as to the 

 places cited and augmented by information possessed at present 

 or that may be accumulated by the membership by our next 

 meeting. 



Mr. Kelso seconded the motion, with the proviso, that such list 

 be prepared by Messrs. Pammel and -Harlan. 



As amended the motion was put and carried unanimously. 



By Harlan : I wish to submit, with the view of asking the 

 approval of the Executive Council, an outline of the scope it ap- 

 pears to me we are expected to take. This is marked "C" and 

 attached to these minutes entitled "Scheme for Investigation and 

 Report." 



By Ford : I think the scheme ought to be considered by this 

 Board as outlining its field, and be submitted to the Executive 

 Council for its consideration. If by the Council approved, then 

 the Secretary should be directed to prepare in a form for publica- 

 tion, such matter as fairly falls within the scope of the scheme. 



By Mr. Kelso : I move that it is the sense of the Board that 

 Messrs. Harlan and Pammel prepare such matter as is of probable 

 interest and value, as suggested by Mr. Ford. 



By Ford : I second the motion. 



The motion, being put, was unanimously carried. 



By Mr. Harlan : There are a great number of citizens who own 

 desirable park sites, yet who have no descendants. I believe 

 there are those who would willingly bequeath to Iowa certain 

 lands or other valuable property if it were administered and made 

 a credit memorially to the object chosen by the donor. Therefore, 



I move that the Executive Council be requested to pledge the 

 state to accept and to carry out any testimonial arrangement that 

 will both benefit the public and be a credit to the donor, provided 

 the state shall not be obligated to pay out money, except such as is 

 in the bequest, and provided the state shall reserve the absolute 

 authority to design every structural object and approve every 

 inscriptive text proposed to be used in carrying out the bequest 

 and provided, further, that such bequest shall be always, in 

 records and maps issued by the state relating to this subject, there 



