13-1334. Streets through parks; railroads; transmission lines. No roads nor streets shall be laid out or constructed through any park except said board of park commissioners shall lay out and construct or permit the laying out and construction of the same; and any road, highway, street or alley (excepting railroads), or part thereof, which may pass through or into or divide or separate any lands now used or condemned, or that may hereafter be acquired or condemned, for parks, shall upon condemnation* of said board of park commissioners, with the consent of the city council of such city be by said city council vacated and closed up and made a part of such park. And no railway shall be built into, through or over any park, parkway or boulevards without the consent of said board of park commissioners; nor shall any street railway, telegraph, telephone or electric-light wires, or posts or supports thereof, be erected or placed in, upon, through, over or adjoining any park without the consent of said board of park commissioners; and said board shall have power and authority to designate the place or places for and manner of erecting, placing and maintaining the same in or upon any park or boulevard, and may cause the place and manner of maintaining the same, whether heretofore or hereafter erected or placed, to be altered at such time and in such manner as it shall deem best for the interest of the city, and may require telegraph, telephone and electric-light wires in any park, parkway or boulevard to be laid underground.

History: L. 1907, ch. 115, § 35; March 4; R.S. 1923, § 13-1334.