Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-07-22
LEGION PROBLEM
NOT SOLVED BY BILL

LEGION PROBLEM
NOT SOLVED BY BILL
The passage of a bill by the house of
representatives creating a board Of rrus-
tees for tie Indiana world wSr memorial.
and apprOpriating 100000 Tor the
erection of a memorial building on the
site OF the State Institution for the BIND
and st. Clair park, does not nearly solve
tie problem, it is thought
The house late yesterday hurst into
activity and rapidly passed the nice 1T
tie memorial bill of its own. when in no
way meets the original request Of the
American legion
The bill as passed by the house is prac-
ticalIy n substitute for the state me-
mortal bill as favored by the American
legion.
The bill, as scheduled to be handed to
the senate today for action, has the fol
lowing principal features:
An appropriation of 50 600, to
be used in erecting a state war me-
mortal in indianapolis.
The defeating Of the present site
of the State Institute for the Blind
and the st. Clair park site as the 10
cation for the memorial.
The placing Of the title Of the me-
mortal in the name of the estate and
not In the name Of the trustees.
The creation of a board of trustees
to be known as the trustees Of the
Indiana world war memorial.
The fixing of the salary of the sec
rotary Of the board Of trustees not TO
exceed $1,000 a year
The members of the board shall
consist Of thirteen members, one from
each of the thirteen congressional
districts Of the state, all Of whom
are TO be appointed by the gov
ernor.
No COMPENSATION
FOR BOARD MEMBERS.
The members Of the board are to be
persons Of high standing and char
acter and shall serve without COM
pensatiOn.
At first glance the measure may seem
"a be very satisfactory, but when the bill
is carefully read it appears to be a very
clever method Of sidestepping the issue
and preventing ii from being injected
into the fall election on referendum
vote.
sion Of rules and was passed by vote
Of eighty seven ayes, without 4 dissent
ing voice, yesterday.
The defects of the bill as passed are
here pointed oEt:
1t makes no reference to the part the
county or the city is TO take in the war
memorial fund and, in fact, the county
and city memorial bills have not been
reported out Of the ways and means com
mittee.
No definite time is set for removing
the blind institute to another site, but
the bill pledges the state to provide
other grounds.
The bill sets this limitation on the cost
Of the memorial in these words: "All
contracts made for any purpose under the
provisions Of this act. and all expenses
incurred in the erection and completion
of such structures, shall not exceed the
total sum OF said appropriation, viz: two
million dollars"
The original state bill favored by the
American Legion fixed the states share
Of the memorial at FIVE million, but this
bill reduces it to two millions OF dollars.
1t is the belief Of many that two mill
lions will not be adequate.
WILL INSIST on
OTHER BILLS.
1t is thought that friends OF the origI-
nal three memorial bills viii insist that
the ways and means committee at once
report out the county and city measures.
Section fourteen OF the bill provides
for the two million appropriation in the
following words:
For the purposes Of this act there is
hereby appropriated the sum Of 1900.
600, one hundred thousand dollars
(s1OO,0O0) out of the general fund in the
state treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, and the remaining sum of one
million nine hundred thousand dollars
Isl 800 .0OO out OF q special fund to be
desi gnated as the Indiana World War
Memorial Fund created by this act. said
sum Of two million dollars (S20GOC00l
TO be available as follows, viz
One hundred thousand dollars (S10O.-
OOo) upon the taking effect OF this act.
and OF the remaining sum nne-twelfth
thereof on and after Dec. I, 1921: one
twelfth thereof on and after June 1.
1922; one-twelfth thereof on and after
Dec l. 1922: one-twelfth thereof On and
after June l. 1923; One-twelfth thereof on
and after Dec. I. 1923; one-twelfth
thereof on and after June I. 1924: one
twelfth thereof on and after Dec. 1,
1924; one-twelfth thereof on and after
June ], 1925; one-twelfth thereof on end
after Dec. I, 1925; one-twelfth thereof on
and after June I, 1926; one-twelfth
thereof on and after Dec 1. 1925, and
One-tweIfth thereof on and after June
1, 1927.
Said appropriations shall be a con-
tinuinE appropriation and no part IF the
same shall revert to or become a pSrt OF
The general fund until after said struc-
lures herein provided for shall be fIlly
completed and all expens IS IN connection
Herewith fully paid.
No contract shall be made IN excess OF
the amount Of the appropriation avail
able NJ the time such contract is made
EXCEPT the contract for the structures to
be erected on said memorial place and
the furnishing OF tie same. CON-
tracts made Tor any purpose undrr the
provisions OF This act d7d Al expenses
Of such structures. shall not excel the
total sum of said approximation, viz.
Two million dollars (S2OOO.0OO).'
PROVIDES FOR
TAX LEVIEs.
Section fifteen provides for the tax
Ievies to produce the two-million ap-
preparation. in the following words:
There is hereby levied a tax Of six
tenths OF one cent on each one hundred
dollars $500 Of taxable property within
the state OF Indiana for each Of the years
1920 1921, 1922, 1923. 1924 and 1925 for
vide for the appropriation hereinbefore
made. to be collected as other taxes are
collected. and as said tax is collected.
from time to time. il shall he held by
the treasurer OF state in a special fund
TO be known as Indiana World War
Memorial Fund and all warrants drawn
by the auditor Of state upon vouchers
presented in accordance with the pro-
visions Of this act shall be drawn against.
and the funds for the payment thereof
paid out Of moneys hereby appropriated.
and IL shall be the duty of the AUDITOR