Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-18
HIKE In TAX
RATEINSOME
TOWNSHIPS
Wayne, Washington and Law
renee Road Improve
ments Boost.

That the tax rates for next year
will be largely increased in certain
townships Of Marion County was the
statement of County Auditor Leo K.
Fesler today while preparing the an
nual county budget, which viii be
submitted to the Marion County
council at its annual meeting Sept.
6, next.
Mr.. Fesler said he has not received
estimates OF expenses for next year from
all Of the county officers and institu-
tions. but feels that the budget viii not
be increased very much. if any, over the
budget which was fixed last year for
1921
Mr. Fesler stated there will be very
large increase in the Wayne Township
tax rate affecting both that part Of In
diauapolis In tina township, including
West Indianapolis and the outside. on
account Of three mile road bonds which
have been Issued since the last tax rate
was made The rate this year for road
bonds alone viii be about 80 cents, COM
pared with SD cents last year. or an in
crease II 21l5 cents on that one item.
BOOSTS IN LAWRENCE
AND WASHINGTON.
The round bond tax rate for Washing
ton Township which includes all that
part of Indianapolis north of the Thirty
Eighth or Maple Drive boulevard. will be
about 40 cents compared to 26i2 cents
now, or an increase of II cents Law
renee Township will have an increase
from 141a cents to % cents, or II cents
advance Warren Township. which in
cludes all of Irvington and that part
east Of Emerson avenue, will have re-
duction from 34la cents to 2Sia cents
Center Township Including Indianapolis
will have a reduction of / cent or .032
from GA.
The three townships of Franklin.
Perry and Pike viii have practically the
same rate as last year. The big advance
in Wayne Township is caused by the
building Of the concrete road to Mars
Hill. the Rockville road and the Meyers
road running west of Riverside, from
Thirtieth street to the Speedway road,
For these improvements the county has
sold nearly 5000 900 0OO in bonds and the
principal and intereHt due next year,
total over S100 0o0 The principal and in
terest due on Washington Township road
bonds totals over $4,000. The total due
I'm Center Township will be over $164, 00O.
The total interest and principal on ROAD
bonds alone due next year In this county
is S554, ,740.
In addition. there viii be due on the
county bonded debt for principal and in
terest nearly 1888 OCO, making grand
total Of nearly million dollars for these
TWO phases Of bonded debt
Marion Countys bonded debt has
passed the four million mark. At the
end of this year it win be approximately
$4125,oO0 compared to $3 73S,oO0 Dec. 30.
1920
The county has sold 100000 worth of
bonds this year as follows:
Northwestern avenue bridge. $ 800 900. 90
Voting machine ..... .......;.. 1000 00
Pendleton pike county road. 3l2,000,00
Allisonville County road 1l3,00000
"At the end Of the year we will have
paid $3000G0 the courthouse bonds,
the first that ever were paid. In addi-
ton we have paid S114,000 in other bonds
besides an interest charge of nearly
S160, O00" Mr.. Fesler states.
The bonded debt of township concrete
and brick roads is about as follows
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