CHAPTER 15.
PARKS AND RECREATION.
Article I. In General.
§ 15-1. City forester.
§ 15-2. Speeches in public parks.
§ 15-3. Sales in public parks.
§ 15-4. Removal or deposit of gravel, sand, etc., prohibited.
§ 15-5. Injuring or defacing monuments, seats, etc., prohibited.
§ 15-6. Standing, walking, etc., upon grass prohibited where posted.
§ 15-7. Walking, standing, etc., upon flower beds prohibited.
Article II. Recreation Commission.
§ 15-8. Established; membership, appointment and term.
§ 15-9. Compensation.
§ 15-10. Election of chairman and secretary; quorum.
§ 15-11. Powers and duties generally.
§ 15-12. Recreation director.
ARTICLE I. Sec. 15-1. City forester.
The person appointed as superintendent for the suppression of gypsy and brown tail moths, in accordance with the provisions of General Laws, chapter 132, section 13, shall be the city forester.
The city forester shall have the following powers and duties:
(a) He shall have the care and control of all public shade trees, shrubs and growths in the city, except those within a state highway, and shall enforce all the provisions of law for the preservation of such trees, shrubs and growths as well as the provisions of this chapter.
(b) He shall have charge of the maintenance, care and management of all public parks including the Common and such portions of land within highways or squares as may be used for grass plots or flower beds, excepting sidewalk grass areas.
(R. O. 1960, ch. 28, §§ 1 to 3.)
Sec. 15-2. Speeches in public parks.
No person, except by permission of the city council and upon payment of a fee of one dollar to the city treasurer, shall deliver a sermon, lecture, address or discourse on the Common or on any public park.
(R. O. 1960, ch. 28, § 4; 9-23-91.)
Sec. 15-3. Sales in public parks.
No person, except by permission of the city council and upon payment of such fee to the city treasurer as the city council may determine, shall expose for sale or sell any goods, wares or merchandise on the Common or on any public park or erect or maintain a booth, stand, tent or apparatus of any kind for the purpose of amusement or show thereon.
(R. O. 1960, ch. 28, § 5; 9-23-91.)
Sec. 15-4. Removal or deposit of gravel, sand, etc., prohibited.
No person, except by permission of the city forester, shall dig or carry away any gravel, sand, turf or loam in or from any public park; nor shall any person carry or cause to be carried onto any public park or throw or place thereon any stones, sand, gravel, tar, rubbish or other material.
(R. O. 1960, ch. 28, § 6.)
Sec. 15-5. Injuring or defacing monuments, seats, etc., prohibited.
No person shall pull up, break, cut or deface any of the seats, fences or railings upon or around the Common or any park or other public ground; nor shall any person deface any monument or statue on any park, the Common or any other public ground.
(R. O. 1960, ch. 28, § 7.)
Sec. 15-6. Standing, walking, etc., upon grass prohibited where posted.
No person shall stand, walk or lie upon the grass in any park or other public ground where such walking, standing or lying has been prohibited and notice of such prohibition has been given to the public by legible notices placed on such park or other public ground or when any constable, police officer or member of the forestry department has ordered any such person to leave such area and such order has been refused or disobeyed.
(R. O. 1960, ch. 28, § 8; 5-10-76.)
Sec. 15-7. Walking, standing, etc., upon flower beds prohibited.
No person shall walk, stand, sit or lie in or upon or pick a flower or plant out of a flower bed on any park or other public ground; nor shall any person suffer any dog or other animal belonging to him or in his charge to walk, stand or lie upon such flower bed.
(R. O. 1960, ch. 28, § 9.)
ARTICLE II. Sec. 15-8. Established; membership, appointment and term.
A recreation commission is hereby established to consist of seven members to be appointed by the mayor, subject to confirmation by the city council. On or before the first Monday of February, 1965, the mayor shall appoint one member of the commission to serve for three years, three members of the commission to serve for two years and three members of the commission to serve for one year. Annually thereafter, the mayor shall appoint three members of the commission to serve for a term of three years from that date.
(5-25-64.)
Sec. 15-9. Compensation.
The members of the commission shall receive such compensation for their services as may be determined by the mayor and the city council.
(8-11-69.)
Sec. 15-10. Election of chairman and secretary; quorum.
The commission shall annually in the month of February choose by ballot from its own membership a chairman and a secretary. Four members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
IN GENERAL.
RECREATION COMMISSION.