The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-08
Budget Published Some Time
AGO Was SlaShed and Rate
For Coming Year Remains
at As 1920 Cents.
APPROPRIATION FOR IN
SANE WARD Is REFUSED
Tax Ferret to Be Employed -
Auditor Goes Statement to
Council Shows Financial
Condition of County.

After making appropriations for the
year 1910 which In the aggregate ap-
proximate very closely the appropria-
tions for the present year. the Wayne
county council adjourned at IL o'clock
this forenoon. The budget as pub
lished some time ago was slashed in
some places and the total reductions
We're sufficient to enable council to
pass a tax levy ordinance which pro-
vides for the same rate as last year,
As 1920 cents on each 800 valuation.
That there was not an increase in the
that the council eliminated from the
budget the proposed appropriation Of
$4,000 for an insane ward. the pro-
posed appropriation for the purchase
of voting machines and proposed ap-
propriations for several bridges.
DR.. S. E. Smith. medical superin-
tendent of Easthaven gave much in
formation to the council in his ad-
dress yesterday. and it was deemed
wise not to make provision for the
care Of the insane in a special hospi-
tai at this time. Next summer II It
shall be shown that there still is need
for such an institution the suggestion
of DIR. Smith that the county infirmary
farm be the site, probably will be rati-
fed and an appropriation made to
carry out the plan.
$4,000 For Tax Ferret.
The council appropriated $4,000
|! for the employment of a tax ferret.
/, 81 900 to be available between now
and January l and $4,000 next year.
This appropriation represents the per-
centage of the total collections Of tax
es on sequestered property which the
ferret will receive. The county COM
missioners must make the contract
The voting machine proposition met
| with divided opinion and the appro-
| priation failed to carry by a vote of
to 2.
At a request of Walter Commons.
president of the county council, Coun-
ty Auditor Coe submitted the follow.
ing statement concerning the county's Q
finances:
Statement by Auditor.
| "To the Wayne County Council:
"The county's indebtedness at the
present time aggregates $1s4 900 divid.
ed as follows:
Court house bonds ...... 800. 900. 90
Refunding bonds .......... 6O.00O.0 90
School fund loan ....... 100000
$1S4, 900. 90
| considering the size Of Wayne
county. it's assessed valuation and ita
general prosperous condition, the
bonded Indebtedness of the county Ii
not heavy. in fact may be regarded
as below the average in counties OF
fequal importance. However, with the
fixed expenses Of the county at high
ebb and with little prospect Of thet,
being materially reduced but with
every chance that they will grow in
size as the county grows, the difficult
ty in keeping the county's tax levy
down to the figures of recent years IL
obvious. The total rate last year fol
all county purposes was As $50 cents
and the aggregate appropriations az
outlined yesterday in the original esti
mates reached a figure that the old
levy would not have produced. The
council, however, made reductions In
many OF these estimates and by %
doing the total estimated expenditures
for the fiscal year will be cared for
by the old tax rate. The taxable val
uation of Wayne county is approx
mately $31 100000 but in fixing q tar
levy it would not be wise to base II
on the full valuation Allowance
must be made for errors in valuations
as certified and for delinquencies
in calculating the net revenue of any
county. Therefore by taking $50, ,0OO.
900 as the basis for a tax levy for the
taxes for the next year the summary
will be as follows:
Taxes for Next Year
Estimated expenses of coun-
| ty government which must
| be paid out Of general
county fund ...-.....-$ -$93 900. .00
One court house bond of
SIS. 900 due Dec. 1, 1S1O... $4,000. 90
Interest on total bonded In
debtedness .-.--.-. 7,700-OC
Cost of free turnpike repairs 5000. 90
/ These expenditures will be cared
for as follows:
General fund Of county 81 800
cents; bond fund s1 cents: bond In.
terest fund 2 cents; free gravel road
repairs cents: for bridge sinking
fund cent Total county rate Is 1920
cents.
This makes the aggregate county
rate precisely the same as II was last
year and every source Of expense con,
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