The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-09-10
THE EXISTING LOCAL
TAX RATE REMAINS
THE SAME IN 1878
Owing to the City's Financial
Condition Appropriations
Had to Be Sliced Most
Vigorously. .
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heating system are in bad condition
The new boiler for the laundry is OF
sufficient size to supply the entire
hospital system, if connected with the
old boiler system. This connection
would cost $1,000.
The judgment of the hospital board
in paying $3.50 per year for book
keeper was questioned. 1t was the
sense of council that this expense
could be reduced by having a book
keeper work about two hours day
As To Charity Patients.
The question of the county sharing
the expense of the charity patients the
county sends to the hospital was dis
cussed. 1t developed that Councilman
Bartel, chairman of a committee to
meet with the county commissioners
and perfect an arrangement whereby
the county would assist the city in
supporting the hospital, forgot" about
the duty assigned him until last even
ing The committee will take this
matter up again.
DR.. Zimmerman made sensational
charges against doctors who he said
take patients to the hospital when
they do not need to go, SO that the
doctors may not have to visit their
patients at their homes in out of the
way sections of the county.
He suggested as remedy that doc
tors be made to go surety to certain
amount for the bills their patients
contract at the hospital More vigor-
GUS collecting of bills due the hospital
from patients was also advised by the
meeting.
The Police Budget.
The police budget came up next.
After discussion of the merits OF
the department, in which the force
wos given commentator by all the
officials present, the question Of
raising the pay of the policemen came
up. Council decided this increase,
while not asked for by the police,
could not be given by the city at this
time. After a discussion, it was de-
cided to allow Chief Gormon $500 for
his red light signal system. The re-
mainder of the appropriation was
the exception of the feed for the pa
trof horse, which was raised from SIS
to $3.50 per year. The police budget
is $2O,15O. The miscellaneous fund
was sliced from $535 to $500.
The question of the payment of $24,-
900 on bonds due on street improve
ments, and for which there is no ap-
preparation, came up next. City con-
troller McMahan was in favor of TAX
ing up the entire issue next year 1t
was decided that the city could not at
ford to do this at this time, and it was
decided to call in $4,000 worth of the
bonds. McMahan stated, however, that
If all the issue came due in 1913, the
city would have to take it up, and, if
necessary, borrow the money to do SO.
This is the sum previous administra-
lions neglected to provide for. The
bonds wers issued for street improve
ments. The cash paid in was thrown
into the general fund and spent. No
provision for the payment of the bonds
was made.
Cost For Election.
The city election next year will cost
the city about $1,000 and the registra-
ton of voters this year will cost, ex-
elusive of printing and supplies, about
$2,500 To cover the cost of all this
expenditure, $4,000 was appropriated
The cost Of the printing for registering
and supplies for the same, will amount
to about $1,000, it is expected. This
will have to be met when the bill
comes due.
The park appropriation came next
It was finally decided to allow $685.
for this department. Supt. Hollarn
stated the labor bill Of 81, 900 last year
would have to be increased at least
$500 next year to take care of the new
West Side park and other parks. The
miscellaneous park fund was made
STATS. band concerts $3.50, and repair.
to the boat house and pavilion $3.50
A new alligator cage is to cost SIS
The boat house is in dangerous condi
ton and when the lake is drained this
fall. cement supports for the structure
may be substituted for the old wooden
piling. The chautauqua fund is availa.
BILE for this.
Street Improvements.
The question of permanent improve
ments came up next. Council was al
lowed to decide which streets it desir.
ed to be bricked next year A to H
streets, and North Third street, from
Main to the north end of the c. & O.
depot. The year following the city will
attempt to widen the north end OF
North Third street and to brick the
remaining section of the street The
vehicle tax will be applied to the brick.
ing of North Third street South
Eighth street will cost the city about
$4,000. North Third will take $1,000
out of the vehicle tax. Main street
from Fourth to the river will be brick.
ed in 1914. Sheridan street will prob
ably be bricked the same year.
The city's share of expense for the
Reeveston sewer system, which will
be about $1,000 of the total cost OF
$4,000, was included in the budget, as
was also $1,000 for cement sidewalks,
cErbs and cutters on North Sixteenth
street, from Main to E streets. Other
improvements brought this sum up to
within the limit.
According to the tax duplicate pre-
cared by County Auditor Bowman, the
taxable property in Richmond is S15.-
E13 $50 The mortgage exemptions