South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-10-23
TAX LEVY IS
UNDER LIMIT


tinueS.
The citizens party organ, in an
attempt to make capital against
the candidacy of aPtrick A. joyce
declared Wednesday that South
Bend was within one cent of its
legal limit in tax leyieS and that
the democratic city administra-
ton in holding the levy to Sf.29
couldn't have pushed the figure
past $3.50 in any case.
AS a mater of fact. a levy of
St.54 is permitted by law for
cities of this class divided as fol-
lows: Sf.25 for general pur-
poses, 10 cents for sinking fund,
nine cents for parks and 10 cents
more for track elevation.
And in addition to this the law
permits the city to levy an addi-
tional tax against all real estate to
provide for paving at street inter
sections. This tax in some cities
runs to 80 cents and upward. In
South Bend it is taken care out of
the general fund without the levy
of an additional penny.
The present law provided nine
cents for parks whereas South
Bend had been getting along with
about four cent levy before. and
added the 10 cent charge for track
elevation.
The city administration instead
Of adding this to the general ex-
penses of the sity, so cut and
trimmed In other departments
THAI this ID cents additional was
taken care of without adding a
cent to the tax levy.
In other words, taxes were cut
just Ia cents there, as a result of
wise business management.
South Bends finances are in
better shape now than they have
ever been since the republicans
lost control of the city, and in
Patrick A. Joyce the democrats
are presenting for mayor the man
who is largely responsible for
their present good condition.
And when Patrick Joyce makes
the statement that he can reduce
taxes, he is speaking as the one
candidate in the field who knows
what he is talking about and who
is equipped to carry out his prom
iSe.
MEETINGS THURSDAY NIGHT.
DFNIOCRATIC-COl school. on
Michigan av. J. B. Ston. Albert Har-
Ian and City Judge G.. y. Farabaugh
will speak.
CTTIZENS-E,lder school, 1911 6.
Michigan It. Fred Keller, \ III. Mar
tin and Lem Oare will speak.
REPUBLICANS No NEE in 2
scheduled.
PROGRESSIVES - No meeting
scheduled.
For proof Of fraud I'm the nomina-
tiOn OF Fred kelicr-fraud, mind We,
not just manipulation" or trades or
deals or states or machine politics
81 900 reward
For proof that beer has been
served-S1 900 reward.
This was the answer made by Mr..
Keller himself at the Linden school
Wednesday 10 the stories that grew
out OF the citizens primary. as related
in another column IN this issue.
AS no fraud has been alleged Mr..
Keller's offer seems not wildly reck-
less one.
The reference to the alleged beer
meetings" was apparently an answer
10 such a charge mad, in recent re-
publican statement III which il was
stated that a number Of Mr.. keller's
supporters were indignant over the
matter and might ask Mr. Kener's
withdrawal FROM the race on account
OF the alleged wet" gatherings.
Try 10 Make Replies.
Outside its financial aspects the
meeting was featured by attempts
by the speakers TO answer various
articles and editorials in The News
Times.
il J. Oare was particularly con
CeIned about ;he attendance
Il suppose this attendance OF 81
persons tonight will be reported as
nlne." hesCried bitterly
As q matter OF fact there were all
Of sc present. including nine speak
erS one reporter and the janitor.
Mr.. Oare also delivered a crushing
rejoinder TO the News-Times criti-
cism OF his promising a hose house
TO the sixth ward II Keller was
elected.
The News-Times says I offered to
trade the sixth ward a hose house
for votes" he exclaimed. What does
the second ward want Speak up"
That was the crushing rejoinder re-
ferred 20.
David GuiIfoyle. one OF the old orig
inals. was the opening speaker laud-
ing the declared purposes of the
party. Atty. Eli Seebirt criticised an
article by j. 3. Stoll saying that one
authority quoted by Mr.. Stoll had in
dOrsed partisan government
Seebirt also attacked F. A Joyce's
statement that ne would reduce the
taxes and declared that taxes were
now within one per cent of the legal
limit.
Then came the thousand dollar