The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-08-20
co. TAX RATE
May Be 30C;
CITy'S is 90
Council, at Secret Session
Agrees Upon Big Increase;
Brooks Predicts Six Cent
Raise in County.
SAID TO Be BIGGEST

W. H. Brooks, auditor of Wayne
county, stated Friday that he expected
only moderate county tax rate in
crease for 1921, from "a to 80 cents.
The county council meets Sept, 7,
and will pass upon the county budget,
following which meeting the county
commissioners will fix the tax rate for
next year.
Mr.. Brooks expects the rate for the
general fund to be increased from Is u
cents to II cents. the rate for free
turnpike repairs from 6 to 10 cents,
and the rate for the Main street bridge
bonds from 21a cents to cents.
At an executive session attended by
city officials and members of council,
Thursday evening, city budget for
the ensuing year was agreed upon
which will call for the biggest tax rate
in the history of Richmond. 80 cents.
Would Equal $1.so Before.
Before assessments were increased
100 per cent, in 1919, the tax rate for
1921, which was fixed Thursday eve
ming, would have been equivalent to
$50. The maximum municipal rate
prior to 1919 was sips. The tax rate
for this year is 81 cents, or % cents
less than the rate will be next year.
The 1921 budget ordinance which
will be presented to council at it's
next meeting. Aug. 80. will appropri-
ate a total of $30s,946. Salary in
creases provided in the new budget
total $31,444, as follows:
Police payroll, from $29,950 to s37,-
600, which provides an increase of $40
per month for each officer and patrol
man; fire department payroll, from
$4O,240 to S55,112, which provides a
$40 a month increase for each officer
and fireman.: street department pay
roll. from s31,2 ,242 to $4,000; park pay
roll. exclusive of superintendent, from
$500 to $4,000; salary of meat in
spector from S1100 to $1,000; salary
of street commissioner, from $500 to
S1,500; salary of park superintendent
from 5000 to $1,000; salary Of assist
ant city engineer from $1,320 to $1,000
salary of custodian of city building,
from 5000 to $1,000.
Glen Miller Park Share.
improvements for Glen Miller park
are provided for in the budget. There
is $4,000 appropriated to clear the
mud from the lake and to repair the
lake spillway; $3.50 for the construc-
ton Of tennis courts and $500 for the
construction of a bathing pool for
children.
More liberal appropriations are pro-
vided for the street department, which
has not had enough money this year
to meet normal demands.
The appropriation for crushed stone
and gravel is increased from $4,000
to $4,000; the appropriation for the
city's share of costs for sewers,
streets. alleys, etc, is increased from
$25, 900 to $4,000. Besides a liberal
increase for payroll, the department
is also given an appropriation of $4-
600 for a new motor truck
Will Publish Ordinance.
On the advice of the state board of
accounts the city will publish, as an
advertisement, the proposed budget
ordinance in detail. Following its pub
lieation citizens may appear before
the board of public works and file pro-
tests against the proposed tax rate or
against any proposed appropriation
The budget for the municipal cleo
trio light plant for 1921 makes ap-
propriations totaling $455,00G. OF
this amount, $250,000 is for coal, or
about $75O 900 more than it is esti-
mated will be expended by the plant
this year for that purpose. The pay
roll appropriation of 100000 is the
same as will be expended this year
for that DurpOSe