Sec. 14. The board may bring an action in the name of the city to recover:
(1) damages for the breach of an agreement, expressed or implied, relating to or growing out of the establishment, management, or improvement of the parks, public ways, and other property used for park purposes under its control;
(2) penalties for the violation of an ordinance;
(3) damages for injury to the personal or real property relating to the parks, public ways, and other property used for park purposes; or
(4) possession of property.