Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-08-13
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approving the horizontal increases of the
state tax board of Aug. %, 1919, and or
dering the illegal increases is as follows:
After further investigation as to the
financial conditions of the townships,
especially referring to the school reve-
nues and the three-mile road bonds and
interest due, and from further considera-
ton of the values as shown in the tax
duplicates
'sBe it resolved by the Marion county
board of review, after considering all
the facts. and by the power invested in
the said board by the Tuthill- Kiper act
in order to equaize the assessments of
property in Marion county for the year
1919, now adopts the following increases
for the various taxing units of Marion
county:
AN increase of 10 per cent on all lands
and lots and 30 per cent on all improve
ments in Lawrence township, and an In
crease of so per cent on all lands and
lots and 90 per cent on all improve
nents in Decatur township, and an in
crease of 80 per cent on all lands and
lots and 80 per cent on all improvements
in Washington and Warren townships,
and an increase of 40 per cent on all
lands and lots and 80 per cent on all
s improvements in Center township, and
an increase of 80 per cent on all lands
and lots and 30 per cent on all improve
ments in Pike township, and an increase
Of 80 per cent on all lands and lots and
80 per cent on all Improvements in Perry
township, and an increase of 20 per cent
on all lands and lots in Wayne township.
The above increases do not include
titles and towns.
IAN increase of 20 per cent on all lots
and lands and so per cent on all I'm
provements in the city of Indianapolis
and in all the towns, except that this
lan1 m
ply to any improvements in that part OF
he city of Indianapolis situated in
Washington township.
An increase Of 80 per cent on all per
sOnal property in the entire county.
The above increases on real and per
SOnal property do not apply to any prop
erty assessed by the state board of tax
commissioners, either originally or on
appeal, or on certifcatiOn on the order
of the board for review and re-assess-
ment.
The increase on personal property
shall not apply to items on the first page
of the personal property schedule, nor
to item one on the second page OF said
schedule the resolution stated.
BROTHER FEsLER
OPENS MEETING.
Fesler opened the meeting by breaking
the news to the members of the board of
review that after carefully considering
the tax duplicates and the effects of the
action of the board in ordering decreases
In five townships he had decided the rev
enue would be affected seriously.
This statement was in direct contradic-
ton to the for the good of the people"
Interviews which he has given out to the
press.
Il find that under the boards orders
Of decrease in the assessment that Deca-
tur township will lose $1,000 in revenue
Fvh oh will off Ea -
Ter
Continuing, he said: Lawrence town
ship is seriously hit as it will lose $1,000
IN revenue in the township fund
This township has reached the limit
n three-m mile concrete roads.
Perry township will lose 81 1000. War
zen about $1,000, Wayne will lose $4,000
The township trustees can borrow for
he schools but have no power to meet
the road bond situation if we cut off
this revenue by making the decreases"
aid Fesler.
Mr.. Campbell asked what the board of