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(d) May establish all reasonable rules and regulations 

 for the protection of the rights and property vested in 

 the city and under the control of the department, for 

 the use, care, maintenance and management of parks 

 and their dockage, bridges on Belle Isle, public grounds, 

 and boulevards: and concerning waters surrounding 

 Belle Isle, subject to the control of the United States 

 Department of War. (e) May call upon the police 

 department to assist in enforcing all ordinances, rules 

 and regulations governing parks and boulevards, and it 

 shall be the duty of the police department to render such 

 assistance when required. (/) Shall provide, through the 

 purchasing department of the city, all necessary mate- 

 rials, supplies, horses, tools, implements and apparatus 

 used in the management of the department, (g) Shall 

 have authority to conduct at reasonable charges such 

 facilities for the amusement, entertainment, refresh- 

 ment or transportation of the public as are suitable to 

 public parks, and may let privileges therefor but such 

 privileges shall be subject to his supervision and direc- 

 tion, (h) Shall plant, set out, or place and protect and 

 care for flowers, vines, shrubs and trees to adorn and 

 improve the public squares, grounds, streets, avenues, 

 alleys or spaces within the city, the cost of which or any 

 part thereof to be provided for by general taxation or by 

 special assessments in local assessment districts, or both, 

 as may be prescribed by ordinance. Provided, that all 

 original landscape work in parks and boulevards here- 

 after acquired shall be approved by the city plan com- 

 mission, (i) May, with the approval of the common 

 council, in the name of the city, take and hold, by pur- 

 chase, gift, devise, bequest or otherwise, such real and 

 personal property as may be needful for carrying out 

 the intents and purposes of the department, (j) Shall 

 recommend to the common council the institution of 

 condemnation proceedings whenever, in his judgment, 

 private property should be taken in the name of the city 

 for .purposes of the department. (&) May, with the 

 approval of the common council, sell and convey or 

 lease lands whenever required by the interests of the 

 city. (/) May make, with the approval of the common 

 council, all contracts to carry out the objects and pur- 

 poses cf the department as herein provided, and (m) 

 Shall have such other powers and perform such other 

 duties as may be necessary for the proper administra- 

 tion of the affairs of his department. 



Section 6. Monthly financial report. The commis- 

 sioner shall, on the last day of each month, file with the 

 controller and city treasurer a report giving the date of 

 collection or receipt and the amounts of all money so 

 collected or received by the department, and shall daily- 

 pay into the city treasury all moneys collected. All 

 disbursements shall be made through the treasury, 

 except as herein otherwise provided. 



Section 7. Application of funds, annual estimate. All 

 moneys paid into the city treasury by the department 

 shall apply exclusively on the payment of all expenses 



incurred by it. On or before the fifteenth day of January 

 of each year, the commissioner shall transmit in dupli- 

 cate to the city controller his estimate of the amount of 

 money required for the purpose of the department for 

 the ensuing fiscal year. 



Section 8. Annual report. The commissioner shall, on 

 or before the fifteenth day of January in each year, 

 make a written report to the common council relative to 

 the work of the department and the condition of the 

 property in his charge. The report shall be certified by 

 the commissioner, entered on record by the city clerk, 

 and published in such manner as the council may direct. 

 The commissioner shall also make such other reports as 

 the council may, from time to time, require. 



Section 9. Complaints. The commissioner shall 

 promptly investigate and make report to the bureau of 

 complaints concerning all complaints referred by such 

 bureau to the commissioner relative to the administra- 

 tion of the department. 



Section 10. Members of board of supervisors. The com- 

 missioner shall be ex officio a member of the board of 

 supervisors of the county of Wayne. 



Section II. Legislation by common council. The com- 

 mon council shall enact such ordinances as may be 

 necessary to carry cut the provisions of this chapter. 



Commissioner of recreation. 



Section I. There shall be a commissioner of recreation 

 who shall be appointed by the mayor and who shall 

 have charge of the Department of Recreation. 



Section 2. Qualifications, term of office, vacancies, com- 

 pensation. No person shall be eligible to appointment 

 as such commissioner who is not a citizen of the United 

 States and a resident of the city. The commissioner 

 may be removed by the mayor at any time without 

 cause assigned. Any vacancy in the office shall be filled 

 by the mayor. The compensation of the commissioner 

 shall be not less than five thousand dollars per annum. 



Section 3. Officers and employees. The commissioner 

 shall appoint a secretary and in accordance with the 

 provisions of this charter relative to the civil service 

 commission, such superintendents, clerks, and other 

 employees as may be necessary. He shall prescribe the 

 duties of such secretary, superintendents and other 

 subordinates and shall, subject to the approval of the 

 common council, fix their compensation. 



Section 4. Accounts and records. The commissioner 

 shall cause to be kept proper accounts and records of the 

 proceeding of his department. All accounts, records 

 and proceedings of the department shall be public. 



Section 5. General powers and duties. The powers and 

 duties of the commissioner which shall be exercised and 

 performed as herein provided, and in conformity with 

 the general ordinances of the city, shall be as follows: 

 (a) The commissioner shall have the power to conduct 

 playgrounds and indoor recreation facilities on the 

 grounds and in the buildings in charge of the board of 



