The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-28

Some Important Facts shown by Bu-
reau Of Statistics Report.


In a recent article the subject of county
parative references made to various ex-
penditures from county funds. From the
same sources of Information the following
comparisons drawn in regard to town
ship administration, and especially in the
matter Of tax leyies made by county boards
on recommendations of township trustees
These facts as summarized from the COM
ing report of the Bureau of Statistics are
commented on thus:
I'm the matter of taxes for township pur-
poses, u township with little over one
thousand inhabitants levied cents, while
ANOTHER ;dl.'t5 "a with the same population
the same population levied Is
cents; another with same popula-
ton levied 20 cents; another with five hun
dred inha btants levied % cents; another
with $50 population levied 40 cents, and an
other with $50 inhabitants levied 43 cents.
Then take the levies for special school pur-
poses, used in schoolhouse building, for
school supplies, apparatus, etc: II township
containing nearly four thousand inhabitants
levied for this purpose cents another with
little over one thousand population levied
10 cents; another with a little over 300
population levied 10 cents: another with
about the same population levied 20 cents;
levied 80 cents another with trihe over six
hundred population levied 40 cents
another with a little over five hun
bred population levied 40 cents; another
with 1900 population levied so cents The
comparative discrepancies in the levies for
special school purposes 10 population are
both numerous and remarkable, and the in
stances cited here are but samples of hun
dreds of others in all sections of the State.
Again. take the tax levies for road pur-
poses. One township with one thousand
inhabitants levied 5 cents: another with
about the same population levied 10 cents:
another with about the same population
levied 20 cents; another with less than one
thousand population levied 90 cents: another
with seven hundred population levied 80
cents; another with a little less population
levied 40 cents. These also are but samples
of like conditions found in hundreds of town
ships. Again, take the compare tive eXpendi-
lures in the townships for all purposes. One
township with a little over one thousand
another with about the same population eX-
pended $500: another with about the same
inhabitants expended over $500 another
with a little over 1900 population expended
population expended over $500: another
with one thousand population expended over
s.. 400: another with less than one thousand
population expended over $500; another
over $1o,s00: another with not quite two
thousand population expended over $4,000:
another with loo population expended over
s22. SEQ. These are also but illustrations of
hundreds of like discrepancies of eXpendi-
ture to population.
The receipts expenditures and balances
on hand in many townships are striking
features One township had a balance of
township funds on hand Aug. l. 1907 OF
nearly $500: received nearly $400 during the
year from township levy, making nearly $500;
expended about $500, and had balance OF
about 500 Aug. /. 1898. Another township
Aug ]. 1897, had balance on hand of $64S
received during the year. from levy for town
ship purposes, over $780, making total OF