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interests of the department. It shall recommend to the action as it deems proper for the best interests of the 



board such action as it deems proper for the care, city in these matters. 



maintenance and control of zoological gardens. 22. Fiscal year. The fiscal year of the board shall 



(e) Committee on forestry and fine arts. It shall be the end September 30 in each year. 



duty of the committee on forestry and fine arts, to con- 23. "Any article of the by-laws may be amended 'or 



sider matters pertaining to music, art in museums or repealed, and any new article may be incorporated 



galleries, sculpture. histo r ical naming of parks, all therein by vote of the majority of the board of park 



memorials in the park area and landscape gardening, commissioners. All such changes to be presented in 



such as planting of trees, the care and removal of trees, writing, provided the proposed amendments, repeals 



flowers, shrubs, grass, etc., in the parks and parkways or additions, shall lay over one meeting before a vote 



and boulevards, as well as on the streets and thorough- be taken thereon, but by unanimous consent of the 



fares of the city which may be referred to it by the board whole board, such matter may be acted on at once. 



and to submit to the board recommendations as to fur- Adopted and approved by the board, this the 



nishing or allowing music for any of the fine arts for the day of , 1924. 



benefit of or contributed by the public in the parks or 



park areas, and shall recommend to the board, such President. 



A Few Provisions in Other Cities. 



According to the provisions of the by-laws of the commissioners of 

 public parks, New Haven, Connecticut, the same person may be both 

 secretary and treasurer, serving without salary but being allowed such 

 clerical and incidental expenses not to exceed five hundred dollars a year 

 - as he may deem necessary and as may be approved by the president. 

 There shall be an assistant secretary who may or may not be a member 

 of the commission, and an assistant treasurer annually appointed from the 

 members of the commission. 



The standing committees of the New Haven Park Commissioners 

 include finance and estimates, purchase of lands, and restaurants and con- 

 cessions. There is also a committee for each park to have such oversight 

 of the "appropriation for the same and the mode of expending such an 

 appropriation, and to have such powers with reference to such expenditures 

 as the commission may order from time to time." Each committee shall 

 consist of not less than three nor more than four members, and each mem- 

 ber of the board shall serve upon at least one of the committees. No com- 

 mittee is permitted to spend over one hundred dollars on any work or 

 improvement without special authority from the commissioners. 



The by-laws of the Board of Park Commissioners of Fort Worth, Texas, 

 provide for a music and entertainment committee of two members and 

 an emergency committee of two members to act in conjunction with the 

 superintendent to care for all emergencies occurring between board meet- 

 ings which cannot be delayed until the next meeting. This committee has 

 the authority to incur an expense not to exceed one hundred and fifty 

 dollars. The president may appoint a committee of one or more members 

 to act with the superintendent in supervising and planning any activities, 

 construction work, planning parks, laying out road work, tree, shrubbery 



