The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-15
Many Townships Depend Entirely
Upon State Funds-NO Special Levy.

The auditors of Marion and Vigo counties
yesterday paid into the State treasury the
amounts due on account of the school funds
and were given a quietus. These funds
are not affected by The question of fees,
and the advance was made in order that
the Superintendent of Public instruction
might complete his apportionment. The
apportionment distributes nearly a million
and a half dollars among the several coun-
ties of the State. the total amount being
SLABS. OS1. 20. 1t is shown that $751;, 439. sc was
received from various counties through the
operation of the law of 1898, under which the
late Encouragement secured his heavy
fees. The total number Of school children
in the State is sos, 261.
An Investigation of the reports from the
several counties shows the lumber of town
ships which failed to make a tax levy for
special school or tuition purposes. The
number is quite large, and the only ex-
PLANTATION of the fact Is that the State
distribution gives these townships SO much
more than they pay Into The State school
fund that they are enabled to run their
schools as long as they want without taxing
themselves. There is a case of this kind
in Gibson county that has officially come
under the investigation CT the present At
torney-general Mr.. ketcham. There has
been one case OF nneX2enasd balance in the
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attention. The township trustee contracted
with the teachers for nine months schools,
but diphtheria broke out and compelled the
closing of the schools al the end of five
months. This left a large sum of money
on hand which was due, under the contract,
to the teachers, but was not paid to them.
The Attorney-general made demand for the
money as the law requires him to do, and
refundment was refused by the trustee, who
said he intended to make up the lost salary
to the teachers this year, as they were not
responsible for the presence. OF the disease
uy1ioh oEn nm fbnir Coh0-1N C,4I t. tL-
working of the law, however, that the At
torney-general had no recourse except to de-
mand it's payment to the State.
The reports from all the counties are not
yet in. So far as reported the townships
which received enough money without local
are as follows:
Scott county-No ~tuition; tax levied in
Jennings and Lexington townships.
Vanderburgh-Pigeon, Knight, Scott, Arm
strong and Perry townships.
Porter-Valparaiso and Hebron townships.
S~helby-Sugar Creek township.
Fayette-Harrison township.
ElkhartDCnnton, Jackson, Harrison and
Middlebury township.
Clay-Dick Johnson, Van Buren,, Jackson.
Lewis. Harrison, Sugar Creek and Brazil
townships.
Pike-Jefferson, Patoka, Monroe, Logan
and Loc~shart townships.
Ripley-Franklin. Shelby, Adams, Laugh
cry and Delaware. no tuition tax in the
corporation of OSgcod.
MISREPRESENTATION. Perry, Salt Creek
and Polk.
Iake-SI- johns.
Dubois-Columbia, Jefferson and Jasper.
Observation-Disclosures, Graham and Saluda.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and Washington, no
special fund in Jackson.
Blackford-Hartford City.
Wells-Chester township.
Perry t~ownshipENo levies In any town.
ship for tuition or special school fund,
Floyd-Only Georgetown levies tuition
fund; Silver Grove township levies neither
fund.
Crawford-Iiberty. Sterling. Patoka. John
son. Ohio. Boone and Marengo corporation.
Orange-Orangeville, Northwest, French
Lick. Jackson. Greenfield. Southeast and
fund.
Boone-Thorntown. Lebanon, ZtonsviIle
and jamestown levy neither special or
school fund.
Adams-Union. Root, Preble, kirkland.
Washington. St. Mary's, Monroe, French
Wabash and Jefferson.