The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-08-11
A Raise Of Twelve Cents on
One Hundred Dollars vaIua-
ton Stares Richmond Peo.
pIe in the Face.
CITY AND COUNTY IN
NEED OF MORE MONEY
City's Expenses Have lncreas.
ed and the County Will Re.
construct National Road in
Township.

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food products. . raise of IL cents on
the hundred dollars valuation is also
promised for the tax rate which citi.
Gems OF Richmond will pay next year.
The rate paid this year was $2.7s q
hundred dollars valuation while next
year Il Ii expected that the tax rate
will be 1900.
Increased expense on the part of the
city and action Of the board of county
commissioners which will have to
make . special levy to meet the bond
issue for the improvement Of the Ma
tional road, will necessitate q higher
rate. At the present time there is no
indication that any Of the other tax
rates which combine to make the
above total. will be lowered.
Improvements to highways and con.
struction Of public buildings make the
higher rate than paid st present me-
csssary. Richmond needs funds with
which to improve its streets while the
school corporation could not lower it's
rate because Of the issuance Of bonds
to construct the new high school build
ing. The proposed rate for next year
will be the maximum which citizens
have paid In q decade.
Proposed City Rate.
A. stated yesterday in the Palladium
the city administration proposes to
raise the tax rate to $1.1O per hundred
dollars assessed valuation. which is an
increase Of cents over the rate this
year. In order to meet the FIRST in
stallment Of bonds. which will be is
sued for the Improvement to the Ma.
tional road from West Fifth street to
the Center township line, q special
gravel road tax OF approximately Z
cents will be levied, making the total
increase IL cents on the hundred dol
lars.
At the present time the state exacts
. rate of 33 7-20 cents and 1t is not
known whether this will be lowered
or increased. This matter IL entirely
within the province Of state ofIicers
and nothing 10 known here AZ to what
demands will arise for an increase in
the state rate.
The county rate Of IS 1920 cents
will remain the same as at present.
The township rate II % cents outside
the corporation OF Richmond, but
Richmond citizens have to pay q town.
ship rate Of IS cents. The school city
has hxed its rate at 50 cents.
The school board has already acted
IN regard to It's tax rate but the town.
ship. city and county ofacials will not
take action on these respective taxes
until September. At the meeting of
the county council on September 8 q
tentative ordinance fixing the county
tax rate will be presented and It will
be proposed that the county rate re-
main the same. No large expenditures
are 10 be made by the county so far
% 10 known. and II 10 expected that
the county council will approve the or.
dinauce. The township rate as fixed
by the advisory boards will remain the
oame.
citlssns Are Helpless.
The proposed Increased rate which
taxpayers Of the city will have to pay
10 looked upon with no little favor.
The citizens have no opportunity
except In the case of the increasing
the city rate. to demonstrate. The spe.
cial tax to meet the cost Of the Ma
tional road Improvement will be levied
upon the issuance OF the bonds and as
citisens did not object to the improve.
msnt they will have to help pay for
what will be one Of the finest roads in
the state. Mayor Zimmerman and
other city oficials have announced
that Il will be necessary to raise the
city rate and Il viii take q lot of con-
vincing argument to prevent the city
council from approving the increase.
Wayne township residents outside Of
the city will probably pay the same
regular rate - heretofore. At least
Township Trustee Howarth knows OF
NO reason for IN increase. However
township residents win be taxed for
the Improvement to the National road
the same - the citizens OF Richmond
ne township authorities have no jur'
lsdlelion In nxing the rate for this tax
q the Law provides that the county
comuissionen determine Il and charge
the towuship taxpayers with the cost.
'lt = not known whether the township
kax rates In any oe the other townships
p 1Cmtlnuod On Pare Three.)