Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-04-13
COUNTY COUNCIL
PASSES BUDGET;
SPENDS $121,231
Approves Buying Land to Care
for Addition to Sunny
side.

A budget Of S121. 20 was approved
today by the county council in addition
to the purchase of land adjoining the
tuberculosis hospital at Sunnyside. This
will be an expenditure of $500 from the
tax levy. The other money will be
taken from the general fund Of the
county. Items in the ordinance were
for bridges, miscellaneous; additional
expenses of the assessment of Center
Township, funds for the care Of the poor,
money TO pay the courthouse janitors,
supplies for the colored orphans home,
court expenses. additional, and an APP
preparation for the restoring of soma
records destroyed by fire in the record
ers office.
The largest appropriation was $34,664
for additional expenses incurred in the
assessment Of Center Township.
After a short discussion the approrria-
tion of $4,000 asked by the county com-
missioners for the expenses Of new
bridges was raised to $4,000. This wilA
cover the expense of the bridge at Crows
Nest. IT was understood. The appropria-
ton covers repairs and upkeeP. 1t was
explained that the larger appropriation
was made because of the damage which
had been done to the bridges of the
county by the recent high waters. The
item was passed unanimously.
Sixteen thousand dollars was appro-
priated to pay the salaries Of the court
house janitOrs.
The council appropriated $4,000 to be
used to pay the expense incident to the
care of the poor in Center township and
that portion of Wayne township which
is in Indianapolis.
Supplies. salaries and repairs to the
colored orphans home reached a total Of
S13, 900. The sum Of 81, 500 was appropri4
ated for the defense of poor prisoners in
Criminal Court, salaries Of special judges
in Criminal Court and the miscellaneous
expense of the court.
For the restoration and compilation Of
one record book of the county recorders
office, which book was partially burned in
a fire last fall, the sum of 1867 20 was ap1
propriated.
At the strenuous objection of Mr.. Fesler,
the members of the council cut an ap-
pripriation of $500 to defray the expense
of card indexing in the county clerks
office
Frank E. Brown, member of the coun-
Gil, suggested 1t be made a rule that no
county officer make a contract until an
appropriation be passed to Lack the con-
tract 1t was shown that Richard V.
Sipe, former county clerk, had been
granted an appropriation of 81 900 to be
used In the installation of an tndexing
system in the clerks office and that he
had made a $4,000 contract on $1,000
allowance, relying, 1t was asserted, on
the possibility Of prevailing upon the
council to make another appropriation at
a later date.
I A spirited argument took place on the
question of the improvement Of the Craw
fordsville and the Bluff roads. The pro-
posed improvements would cost more
than S5O0,000. The council will decide
the question later.
The council then approved the expendi-
ture Of $1,000 from the tax levy fund for
the purchase of forty-two acres of land
which adjoins the tuberculosis hospital
at Sunnyside. This tract is known as
the Springer estate.