The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-09-07
Urgent Need of Funds for a
Bridge in South Richmond
and for Gravel Turnpikes
Is Reason Given.
SOUTH SIDE PEOPLE
INTENSELY PLEASED
Action of the Council Means
that Construction of the
Bridge Will Be Started
Early in 1913.

Ao luc SOuuty SOuHSiI uSSluSu tueTS
was urgent need of raising money by
which a bridge could be constructed
in the south end of the city over the
Whitewater river, and as the county
commissioners believed that there
was urgent need for more funds for
the repair of the county turnpikes. the
tax rate for the county for 1912. and
payable in the May and November tax
instaliments. was not decreased.
Levies for the general fund. and the
bond interest funds were reduced, but
those for the South Side bridge and
the gravel road repairs increased. SO
that the tax rate for next year remains
the same, As 3-20 cents on the hundred
dollars assessed valuation.
At the Anal meeting of the council
on Wednesday afternoon, at which
time the budget for the 1912 expend-
itures, and the tax rate were consid-
cred on final readings, the council also
heard delegation of the South Side
Improvement Association, including
Hans Kohl. Mat Won Pein, Adolph
Blickwedel, B. A. Kennepohl and Ed.
and active in the associations affairs.
The five men addressed the council on
the need Of the bridge and convinced
them that now was the proper time to
prepare for its construction by the
raising of sufficient revenue.
For four years there has been q spe-
cial levy Of cent on the hundred dol
lars assessed valuation. But the coun-
Gil decided yesterday to increase the
special levy to 4 cents, which will
bring ID. suhicient funds to begin the
construction Of the bridge In 1918, in
all probability The council adopted
the following resolution, which greatly
pleased the delegation of the South
Side Improvement Association.
Resolved, by the Wayne county
council that it is the sense OF this
Whitewater River, long ago promised
should be built at the earliest possi-
BILE time, and to this end the county
council requests and directs the coun-
ty commissioners to take steps to have
prepared Immediately detailed plans,
specifications and estimate for such
structure, the location to be determin-
ed by the commissioners. Be it further
resolved that at the first meeting OF
this council that shall be called after
JAM, 1912, the matter of making an
appropriation for such structure shall
be taken up and given consideration
and that an appropriation shall be
made at that time provided that the
estimate that shall be prepared and
subr1itted indicates that the struc-
tuye can be built at cost consistent
with the funds available. Be it further
resolved, that this council will at this
session provide Il levy for such bridge
of at least cents and If possible
cents"
The council had nothing to do with
the increasing of the gravel road levy
from three to five cents on the hum
dred dollars assessed valuation, as
this is entirely within the power of
the county commissioners. The board
did this in order that the 10 miles
of roads owned by the county could
be put in better repair than they now
are.
Inasmuch as there will be a balance
OF close to $50, 900 in the general fund
of the county on January /. as estfmat-
ed by county auditor. Demas Coe. the
council reduced the general fund levy
from "a 3-20 cents per hundred dollars
assessed valuation, to 80 800 cents.
This levy will raise about 500, 900.
and it is estimated that the 1912 gem
eral expenses of the county will be
about 100000 With the balance from
1911 the general fund will be ample
All general expenses Of the county are
paid from the money raised by this
levy.
The county bond fund levy was re-
duced from cents per hundred dol
lars assessed valuation to cents The
bonded Indebtedness Of the county is
$135 900, and each year $4,000 and
interest on outstanding bonds is paid
Off There will be balance of about
$13 900 in this fund on January /, and
consequently the council found it a
good policy to reduce the levy one
cent
In other words the total county tax
for 1912 will remain the same. but
the levies arranged differently. The
county auditor has received word from
the state auditor that the state tax
Ievies per hundred dollars assessed
valuation are - follows: State reve-
nue.. 8 cents; state school. 13 3-5 cents;
state debt sinking fund III cents: be
nevolent institutions, cents; educx-
ftional fund, "a cents. He has not
been Informed what the state poll tax
would be, but II is under the impre4-
sion. 1t will remain the same or II
In case this Ii % the state tar rate
viii b the same - It was t1de year.