40:60-15. Public buildings as memorials; subscriptions
The governing body may by ordinance provide for the construction within the limits of the municipality, under the direction of a commission as hereinafter constituted, with the aid of gifts by subscription or otherwise, of hospitals, schools or other public buildings, to be dedicated to public use as permanent memorials commemorative of the services of soldiers and sailors of the United States in any war in which the United States has participated.