The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-06-01
EIGHTEEN
SERVE To
COLLECT IT
Great Showing Made By Co.
Treasurer Bradford
This Year.
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GROWN POINT, IND. June THE
day force of six deputies and the night
force of twelve in County treasure
Ralph B. Bradford's Office nave just
finished the most tremendous tax rush
fn the history Of the county. in spite
of the fact that the treasurer this
year had al institutions collecting tax
es over the county. The rush at the
window was so terrific tho last two
weeks Of the rush that It was impossi-
he to work out any Of the big cheeks
that came by mail, SO that when the
crowds had cleared away. on the last
day. and the big crew Of CLERKS at
tackled the accumulated pile. it was
found that the enormous sum Of ST.
221455sa was piled IN il. the yauiss.
for ali Of which receipts had to be is
sued the books marked paid and the
money banked in the 81 county depos-
stories.
GREAT SUMS ARE HANDLED
The amount piled up on the last day
q wear ago amounted 10 little over
$4,000. only about one third the big
stack Of this year. The new treasurer
therefore has handled three times the
work Of a year ago. and yet win be
able 70 turn over the books to the aud
itor for the semi-annua1 settlement as
promptly az they We're last year.
Treasurer Bradford has had a tre-
nneudous resp inility in banking the
oounty's money curing those three
weeks. for besides putting over 81
goo. 600 in the hanks during that time.
so that each bank mad their proper
tomato share. he has made advanced
payments to the Gary schools Of $3.50
ono. most Of which went directly to the
big Gary banks to pay OF loans the
schools had made $4,000 to the Ham
n1ond schools ,s25.noo to the East Chi
cago schools and now has a call for
$4,000 advanced payment to the state.
20 enable them to continue the main
tenance OF their Institutions
NEARLY TWO lfHLLT0Ns
Durin \ Htsf@ yarSie nerf0d Treasurer
Bradford paid out over $4,000 for the
regular pay roll Of the county. and
s2595o31e for the seui-annual paw
ment on bonds and interest due on
praveI roads These Withdrawals were
all so anticipated and planned that no
depository was compelled to call in
loans to meet the tremendous demands
made on them.
During the entire settlement period.
MI 9Ed0AoEQ mas CoIIeCIeG a Nle first
installment OF taxes the tidy sum OF
S2.212.s16.32 and in the same time has
disbursed S1s2T.121.3s The office has
issued over $4,000 receipts and vet has
ITS decks all cleared and ready for the
spring settlement with the auditor.
The figures show that the treasurers
office has gotten to be on Of the most
important financial institutions If the
county. and is indicative Of the great
activity that now marks both the au-
ditors and treasurers' offices the entire
year. It used to be only few wears
ago that there were several months i'm
the year that both offices had time 10
kill. Now with their clerical forces
more than doubled. they have to work
at top speed the year around
As one prominent banker Of the coun I
~ put it. as he surveyed the great /
pile Of checks and mail in the treas F
urers' office: IF the big tax PAYERS /
Of the county would spend more time
in Crown Point. getting acquainted
with these offices and the splendid wav
they are doing their work. there would
be much less criticism. and vastly more
praise"