South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-09-06
Special Appropriations and
Budget For Coming Year
Total Almost Half Mil
lion Dollars.
NEW ADDITION TO BE
BUILT AT HEALTHWIN
New Bridge Over River at
Joseph ST., in MiShaWaka
viii Cost County
$4,000.

Appropriations amounting 10 ST.
$3.50 we're passed in a special bud
r,ot for the remainder of this year
along with the 1917 budget Of $432.-
SIS. by the county council at the
closing session Of its annual t."e- day
meeting at the court house We'd
nesday The county tax levy was
fixed at Al cents. an increase of lilo
of a cent over last years levy. but
this may be reduced as soon as
County Auditor Wolf receives the
state levy
The largest item in the special
budget. which was passed TO make
up the deficiency in the appropria-
tons for the various departments
made last year. is S17.830 for new
bridges. The expenses OF new bridges
which was estimated to be $50. 600
originally was included in the 1917
budget but the council decided 10
put this item in the special budget.
The appropriation of $4,000 for the
bridge over the river at Joseph St,
Mishawaka is included in the 1917
budget Another large amount in
the special budget is $4,000 for do
nations 20 charitable institutions.
Items Are Included.
Following are the items included
in the special budget; Treasurer
$500: sheriff. $1,000; additional as
sessing expenses. German township
$3.50: Madison township. $3.50; Clay
township. $3.50; Greene township,
$50: Olive township. $3.50; court
house expenses. $25O0; county Jail
expenses. $500; orphans home.
$500: state benevolent and penal
institutions. 81. 800: election eXpens-
IS. $4,000; donations to charitable
institutions $4,000. new bridges.
$3.50: haiHn superior court. S400.
Several changes were ma3e i'm the
budget from the original estimates
or the department heads. The
county farm appropriation was cut
from S24.5O0 TO S23. 500. The coun-
" agents allowance was increased
from $500 TO $4,000 while the ex-
pense account of the juvenile officer
OF the circuit court was cut from
81 1000 70 $500.
To Enlarge Healthwin
Included i'm next years budget is
an appropriation OF $4,000 for
building an addition 10 the Health
win tuberculosis camp north OF the
city. The authorities Of the camp
have been agitating an addition for
some time The present quarters OF
the camp accomm odate only about
SO patients and those in charge Of
the camp say that there are $50
people in the county who should be
Following are the appropriations
made BY the council for running
the various county departments
Clerk. S9.975. auditor. $500: treas
urer. S127oo: recorder. S6.474 |
sheriff. S17.I54: surveyor $500: SUI
perintendent of schools 1855; as
SCISSOR. S1.6Ot. health commission
ers x265O. board of review. $3.50: |
board Of truancy $4,000. county
commissioners 81 500. county coun-
ell. StfO; county attorney. $500, |
poor attorney. $500, coroner. SS.O3O;
expenses OF bridge superintendent !
$500: game warden SIS: county
agent. $4,000. assistance 10 agricul- !
tural associations. s2.5O0: proseCu-
tor. s4.6oO; circuit court S12.125. |
superior court. $3.50.
Assessing Expenses.
The assessing expenses in the 13 |
townships I'm the county are olive
$500. Warren. $l9l. German. SIS.
Clay. $1s7. Harris S125. Penn
SIPS: Portage. S5.S13: Center /
SI5s.5O; Greene. S119.5o: Union. !
sos: Liberty S225. Madison. $500 |
Lincoln. S257. The Olive township /
appropriation for assessing was |
raised from S2S7 10 $500 an increase /
OF x3i was made in the Clay town |
ship expense. all Of the others re- /
naming the same as the original |
estimates.
Appropriations for the following /
benevolent and penal institution /
were made Poor expense $4,000; !
county poor farm. S23.5 orphans |
home $4,000: state institutions
$500: donations $4,000. expense |
OF educating poor children. $500.
An appropriation of $4,000 90 be |
used in paving interest ON notes and /