The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-03-13
1.cpER INDIANA FRIDAY. MARCH i3. 1886
The wayS Tase< Levied on The Peop'e
are Spent

are spent
The COURIER l. indebted TO
Seerp,arv Bicknell, Of the state
Il. ard OF Charities and Corrections.
for a copy oi tine Indiana Bulletin
for March. IL contains a great many
very valuable suggestions 10 the
people generally, AMI l. an interest
INC number. among Others II ha~
an article entitled --Whcre the Mon
! ev Goe-.- which j. deserving OF
study BY taxpayers generally IL
! SAYS:
t, The immense sums ot money
! paid into the treasures of the state
! ami counties in taxes form a-ubIect
ot Z Instant interest. Tie ordinary
i taxpayer ha- little opportunity To
learn what becomes oi the money
n Ii i ONLY through an examina ION
|. of MANY different departments Of
., government that the taxes can be
y traced from their payment to theil
u final expenditlre-
! How large proportion OF tht
money goes to care Tor citizens VINO
- FOR one reason or another, must u
i supported bv the public, and how
y, much gOe> l.. prevent and suppress
- crime and Sett disputes which ge
J, into the courts. may be indicated
- partialIy by the figures given below
n. These are far from complete an
~ the actual expenses, could they D
= known accurately, would much eS
~ ceed the amounts here given In
4, following figures are a nearly co'
air. rect a can be a~certalned rom 2
,ba fetal documents
In the last fiscal year the cost
the state of caring for the Insane
:, the hospitals wa- 5000 $50 g.
-. .. .dItI0n To this the counties expen
M ei for clothing, transp 'rtatIon- !
80 uue-r- and other items OF expen
IL connected with d. claring persons
- sane and sending them To the n
pitaIs 1864 .,i6. making a to
VI Tor insane In the hospitals OF sos
1.l b. The cast of maintain
the other benevolent institutions
the state during the same per-
at amounted TO $50. 90 81. 10 I
.oIic add s35.0pD (e-timated), expent
tire bv counties in providing clothi
lit transportation and other expen
in OF sending persons 10 the ln-ututl'
the and we have a total Of 49, ,u53-
uer The cost Of conducting the ieio
. in schools and prisons amounted
zen sl49, ,2311l To this add the pl
90 ecution Of criminals. support OF p
sai. oner- in the county lails, maln'
! the ance Of courts and jury expen'
with salaries Of judges and pro>ecut
r rs and many other expenses incic
: the to dealing with crime, amouniin
and sSl6 aJl ~. and We have tots
~ 81 .O.5. .4~I-lS. expended in
and venting, SuppreSSIng and puni~l
crime and wrong-doing. This !
below the actual cost, but conn
statistics can not be obtained
ndent cot Of relief given 10 the poor
con counties amounted te S1)i->5
= cir for maintaining poor a-ylu
lg~ Of $I.Sg So 81 for the support of
,vern- phan a-ylum-- and sbjJ- l"s-'
only The form of relief given BY town
and trustees and pauper medical att
The ance. making total Tor poor
ea~ed bv the counties Of 81 ,O2o .5''-
pro- Combining these sums we
\ the therefore. that there Were paid
.nne~S taxes in the last fiscal year for
The support and care oi dependent
llv i zens and the prevention and pu
i not ment ~ crime and wrong don
? plan total Of $3.1li, ,501 90. When
figures are considered and IT j
membsred that they represent
one part Of the state gcvern'
IN our and Do not touch the cost q
anne oi public school system. the Sala
iIcator- STATE. county and local officer
plate expenses of cities and towns
y pub building Of streets and road
relig- construction of public buildIn
places interest on city, township, cou
Of slav- state indebtedness, the won
N.Y. the that the rates of taxation ar