Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-02-03

strength so as to permit the raising Of
only 5000, 600 for the memorial project
and then passed.
NEW PROVISIONS
EMBRACED.
The city and county bills presented
to the special session provided, in gen
eral, that the city and county should
merely raise fun1s with which to assist
the State in building the memorial. The
new bills provide in general, that the
city and county may either separately
or Jointly. raise funds and acquire real
estate and then transfer the real estate
TO the State.
The city bin provides that the city
council may appropriate a sum not to
exceed six-tenths Of one per cent OF the
total valuation Of all taxables in the city
for the use Of the board of public works
IN the following ways:
/ To acquire grounds and erect
thereon exclusively by the city
suitable world war memorial
.. To acquire real estate and erect
thereon Jointly with the county a
suitable memorial.
8. To acquire real estate and pre-
sent IL to the State for memorial
purposes.
4. To acquire real estate jointly
with the county and present 1t TO the
State for memorial purposes.
PROVIDES FOR
TAX OR BONDS.
The city would be given the right to
raise the necessary fund either by d.
rect taxation or by the sale OF long
term bonds. In the case of a bond issue
the city council is given power to make
the necessary tax levy TO retire the is
sues and pay interest, not to exceed
per cent.
In case the city decides to proceed
with the memorial project, Independently
Of the county or State, it is provided
that the board Of public works shall
advertise for designs and may offer
prizes not to exceed $4,000 for the best.
The board would have power to employ
an architect and a contractor, as well
as to call upon the city civil engineer to
advise it in the selection of a design and
carrying out the work. The design Sc
lected, the board OF works is empowered
to let a contract for the construction
after proper advertising.
In case ii is decided to join with the
commissioners in buying real estate and
presenting 1t to the State, the city coun-
ell must pass a resolution to this effect
and empower the board Of works to act
by ordinance. The board Of works then
shall enter into a contract With the
county commissioners for the purchase
OF the ground Similar action IS pre-
scribed in case It Is decided to join with
the county in the acquisition Of ground
and erection OF the memorial independ-
emily Of the State.
FIVE TRUSTEES
TO BE NAMED.
II such joint action is taken independ-
emily OF the State, the bill provides for
the appointment OF a board OF five trus-
tees to be known as Trustees Of the
Word War Memorial for the County Of
- and the city OF -"
Two Of these trustees shall be ap-
pointed by the commissioners, two by
the mayor and one by the Circuit Judge
Their terms would be for three years
after the original appointments, which
would be for uneven periods in order that
expiratious subsequently would come in
different years. They would serve with
out salary. Not more than three coulo
be from the same political party This
board would be in charge Of the memorial
project in all matters with the excep-
tion Of the actual payment of funds,
which would be cared for by the usual
city and county officials In routine
manner.
The board OF works is given the right
to exercise condemnation In acquisition
Of property.
The bill prescribes the uses to which
the memorial shall be put, which in gen
eral are patriotic or civic and gives
the controlling body the right to charge
rent or grant the Use Of the building
free, as it sees At. The city is empow-
cred to receive gifts to the memorial
fund from citizens or organizations
/ The bill carries an emergency clause.
Provisions OF the county bin are prac-
ticaily the same as those in tie city bill,
excepting that the county commissioners
are given the power conferred in the
city bill on the board of works and city
council; the commissioners are empow-
cred to appropriate fands from the pro-
ceeds OF memorial bond issues without
an appropriation having been made by
the county council and the commission
ers may raise a fund not to exceed one
half Of l per cent Of the total valuation
| Of taxables in the county.