Summary Information

Title: La Crosse, Wisconsin, Committee on Parks, Resolutions and Reports Relating to Parks
Bulk Dates: 1900-1932
Inclusive Dates: 1869-1932

Creator:

• La Crosse (Wis.). Committee on Parks.

Unique Identifier: La Crosse Series 020

Quantity: 1.4 cubic feet

Physical Description: 4 archives boxes

Repository:

La Crosse Public Library

Archival Location:

La Crosse Public Library (Map)

Abstract:

Common Council resolutions & reports relating to the city parks, 1869-1932. The materials are separated alphabetically into subject categories, then chronologically within the folders. The bulk of the resolutions date after 1900. The best represented subjects in the series are Cameron, Copeland, Myrick, Powell, and Riverside Parks, as well as financial documents. Until 1908 the Committee on Parks, a committee of the Common Council, authorized expenditures and oversaw the administration of parks, while Public Works actually maintained the city parks. In 1908 the Council passed an ordinance establishing a Board of Park Commissioners and a Park Department to assume those supervisory duties. Over time, the Park Department crew became large enough to handle the daily maintenance operations of the parks.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.lcpl-lacrosseseries020