Ordinance Concerning Public Parks in City of South Bend

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(8) To vacate streets and alleys, or parts thereof,, within lands under the control of said board, or which may hereafter be under the control of such board,. in the same manner as to form and procedure as the board of public works in any such city may vacate. the same. (9) To take over and control streets, roadways and public passageways, or parts thereof, within such city, and convert the same into boulevards or pleasure driveways whenever the same connect with or run into or through any park, parkway of boulevard, or are necessary for the establishment of any park or boulevard system--of such city, and to grade, improve and beautify such streets, roadways, alleys and passageways in the manner hereinafter provided; and to relinquish to other proper departments of such city the control and management of any street, roadway, passageway or parkway in streets taken over, which . Hy shall not be necessary or desirable for maintenance .as a part of the park system of any such city. (10) Tn aetition the board of public works of any such city to • construct -e g° necessary drainage or sanitary sewers with connections, in any boulevard, parkway or street bordering park property, and to order and require any public service corporation to lay, install • and connect water and gas mains and electric light conduits 4n d along • any boulevard or park drive reasonably necessary. (11 ) To take over and control and do the planting and tSimming of all shade trees and the planting,maintenance and establishment of all lawns and centers in and along all public highways in said park district. • 1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of the State of - Indiana, That Whenever the board of park commissioners of a city of the first class shall by resolution determine that any real estate under its control shall be no longer necessary or of benefit to such city for park, boulevard or recreation purposes, and if any other department of such city shall by resolution of theboard in control of such • -department declare that such real estate would be of use-and value to : such department and for the purposes thereof, then said board of park commissioners may by such resolution transfer the control of said . real estate to such other department and upon acceptance thereof by . such other department the same shall be under its control as if ac- quired by it for the purpose of such department. 2. This act is supplemental to existing laws and does not repeal any law or part of law except such as may be in conflict therewith. 6. In the letting of any contract for public improvements or repairs, except as herein otherwise provided, involving the ex- penditures of more than five hundred dollars, the board of park corn- . missioners shall, in the matter of adopting plans, giving notices, and receiving bids, be subject to the providione of said "Act concerning municipal corporations, approved March 6, 1909 (1905)," and acts amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto governing similar action by the board of public works. •