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PARKS 



of Park Commissioners of Milwaukee. These conditions and specifications 

 are presented here chiefly because of the sanitary regulations involved. 



1. The form of lease shall be the same as is hereto 

 attached. 



2. Time of Payments. Payments to be made as 

 follows : 



If lease terminates March I, 1924, one-half at time 

 of signing and the balance on or before July 15, 1923; 

 if lease terminates March i, 1925, one-quarter at time 

 of signing, one-quarter on or before July 15, 1923, one- 

 quarter on or before March I, 1924 and one-quarter on 

 or before July 15, 1924; if lease terminates March i, 

 1926, one-sixth at time of signing, one-sixth on or before 

 July 15, 1923, one-sixth on or before March I, 1924, 

 one-sixth on or before July 15, 1924, one-sixth on or 

 before March I, 1925, and one-sixth on or before July 



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3. No alcoholic, spirituous, vinous, malt or semi- 

 alcoholic liquors shall be sold in the parks, and no 

 watermelons, unshelled peanuts or bananas shall be 

 sold therein. Cigars and tobacco may be sold subject, 

 however, to such regulations as the Board of Park 

 Commissioners may adopt. All food, drinks or other 

 refreshments offered for sale must be of good quality, 

 wholesome, clean and pure, and must conform to the 

 provisions of the pure food laws of Wisconsin and the 

 United States Government. 



4. There shall be kept on sale by the lessee at all 

 proper times a sufficient quantity to supply all demands 

 of such food, refreshments, candies, etc., and other 

 articles, as may be desired by the public, and no food, 

 refreshments, candies, and other articles of whatever 

 nature, shall be sold without the consent and approval 

 of the Board of Park Commissioners. 



The Board of Park Commissioners shall have the 

 right to fix the maximum price for all food, refresh- 

 ments, candies, etc., and any other article offered for 

 sale and shall have and hereby reserves the right to 

 at its discretion, revise the maximum price at any time, 

 and any such revision as may be ordered must be com- 

 plied with by the lessee. 



The Board of Park Commissioners shall also have 

 the right to make a revision of the kinds of foods, re- 

 freshments, candies, etc., and any other article offered 

 for sale, by either eliminating certain articles already 

 offered or adding such others as it may deem advisable, 

 and such revision must be complied with by the lessee; 

 provided the lessee shall not be compelled to add any 

 articles if he can show and satisfy the Board of Park 

 Commissioners that the handling of such article is not 

 in great demand and would cause a financial loss. 



5. In all of the parks, excepting in such buildings or 

 areas which are excluded, in addition to operating the 

 refreshment stand privileges, the lessees shall also have 

 the right to operate a wardrobe for checking wearing 

 apparel and other articles, and the price for such check- 



ing, from time to time, shall be fixed by the Board of 

 Park Commissioners. 



6. In whatever park ordered by the Board of Park 

 Commissioners, a neat and attractive bill of fare shall 

 be provided by the lessee. In all other parks the bill of 

 fare shall be conspicuously displayed on a neat and 

 attractive sign in some part of the building in which 

 these refreshments are sold. 



7. The Board reserves the right on its own initiative 

 to inspect or cause to be inspected all food, drinks or 

 other refreshments offered for sale, as well as all con- 

 tainers of such food, drinks or other refreshments, as 

 also the ice boxes and other furniture and fixtures, 

 dishes and utensils used, as also the methods employed 

 in serving, and any orders issued by the Board of Park 

 Commissioners after such inspection must be complied 

 with by the lessee and no appeal can be taken therefrom. 



8. The Board also reserves the right, upon com- 

 plaint by any person, that the food, drinks or other 

 refreshments offered for sale are not wholesome and of 

 good quality, or that the prices charged are in excess 

 of the price given in the bill of fare, or otherwise fixed 

 by the Board of Park Commissioners, or that the arti- 

 cles mentioned on the bill of fare are frequently not 

 obtainable, or that the service is not adequate, cour- 

 teous, prompt or efficient, to investigate such com- 

 plaints and if substantiated, to issue such orders as it 

 may deem necessary to remedy the matter complained 

 of, and such orders must be complied with by the lessee 

 and no appeal can be taken therefrom. 



9. All buildings under the charge of the lessee shall 

 be thoroughly and frequently cleaned by the lessee by 

 dusting, washing, or scrubbing so that no dust or dirt 

 shall ever be anywhere noticeable, failing to do which, 

 the Board of Park Commissioners shall have the right 

 to cause said buildings to be cleaned and charge the 

 cost thereof to the lessee. 



10. No refuse or other matter from the buildings 

 shall be thrown or deposited on any portion of the 

 park grounds, and no solid substance shall be emptied 

 into any sewer or sink. All empty bottles, ashes, and 

 refuse matter of whatever kind, shall be put into suit- 

 able boxes provided for that purpose. The lessee shall 

 not permit bottled beverages to be taken away from 

 his stand or stands unless he can assure the return of 

 all empty bottles to his stand. 



11. No change shall be made in the construction of 

 any building or buildings occupied by the lessee, nor 

 shall any stand or counter be erected in any part of 

 the park, without the written consent of the Board of 

 Park Commissioners. 



12. The lessee shall be required to take reasonable 

 care to protect the premises assigned to him. 



13. The waiters shall give prompt service, shall be 



