The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-08-15
COUNTY FIXES
BUDGET SUM
YEAR 10
Commissioners Estimate Ex-
penditures for Different
Departments at $128,378,
With No Tax Change.

The first step Of fixing tax ratssI
that of passing on estimates Of eU
penditures Of next year. was undess
taken today by the board Of county
commissioners in q short session this
morning.
Although the budget 10 not com
pleted, the indications are that the
tax rate will remain the same.
Auditor Bowman announced to the
board of commissioners that they
could base their estimates Of income
ON levies ON a total assessed vAlua-
ton Of $32.39O.OO0. The total valua-
ton is $35, 1888, 900 but ten per cent
! was deducted for erroneous assess
ments and delinquent tax payers.
The chief difficulty of the commits
! sioners is in settling on the bridge re-
pair work and the amount which
should be sent on roads next year.
Nothing has been included for either
purpose as yet. The county still owes
$4,000 to the bridge fund Of $65, 900
which is being permitted to accumu-
late to build the proposed south side
bridge. A payment of $11, 900 on the
| temporary loan is arranged for in the
| budget.
| Jones Asks More.
| Superintendent w. o. Jones asked
for levy of eleven cents next year.
This would bring in $4,000 to which
will be added about $4,000 expected
from the state automobile tax distribu-
! ton, making a total of $4,000 for
road work. The commissioners are
inclined however to cut this amount
to $4,000 from taxation which could
! be taken care of by "a nine cent rate.
The rate last year was seven cents.
The commissioners have made
personal inspection of the bridges o!
the county They believe new bridges
are needed in few cases. There will
be no repairs out of the ordinary.
However, if the Tenth street bridge
were moved to Twelfth street. new
bridge replacing the Tenth street
bridge there, the cost of making the
removal would be the heaviest eXpeno
iture for which taxation would be re
quired next year. The cost OF the
proposed arch bridge would be paid
the following year
The commissioners allowed $1,000
as salary for a county sealer OF
weights and measures. The county
council approved of this county officer
last spring and proposed the installa'
ton of weighing place Oh
of the court house yard. If possible
man will be secured to work Jointly
for the county and city.
Budget as Signed.
For repairs, the commissioners al
lowed $500 to the county Jail and
female prison, 5000 to the court house
5000 to the county poor farm and sew.
eral other small items.
The budget as it was signed by the
commissioners today now stands az
follows:
County health office salary, s6S50s:
miscellaneous office expense, $50:
disease suppression, $500; salary COM
missioners $1,000; office expense.
$3.50: county council and attorney,
; 1910; expense board review, SIG;
!. truant officer, S575; poor relief fund
Abingdon, SIS; Boston. s25; Center,
$3.50; Clay, $125; Dalton. SIS; Frank
lin, $3.50; Greene. 500: Harrison
$45; Jackson, $1,65O: jefferson, $3.50:
New Garden. s1s5; Perry, SIS: Wash
ington, $500; Wayne, S5,225: Webster,
$50; total. $500. Expense court
house. repairs, 5000: employees. s2,672:
miscellaneous, S4,42S; total. $4,000.
: Expense county Jail. repairs, $500; EN-.
ployes, S1,S16: supplies, 1850: total,
S4,966 90 County poor farm, repairs,
$780, salaries, etc, $3.50: supplies,
: sS,05O: total poor farm. $12,290. Orphan
poor fund, $4,000: expense to state in.
: stitutions. $4,000: burial veterans. 81
O0O expense public printing. $500.
Highways, viewers and damages, 5000;
county board charities. $50: farmers
institutes, 500; ditch repairs. $500:
returning fines of justice of peace.
: $50: expense bridge engineer. $3.50:
employees special service. $1,000;
school fund interest. $1,000: expense
| game wardens, $50: compulsory edu-
cation expense. 5000: school fund
: loans expense 800: taxes refunded.
, $500: bridge repair fund. $4,000. pay
, ment temporary loans. $1,000: pay
. ment principal county bonds. s20.o26,-
SO: payment interest county bonds.
s1,SO5: free gravel roads (estimateD
$2S $500; total. 12S,37S.T.