The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-09-29
zOERCHER. HITS
FUND TRANSFER
EVIL IN COUNTY
Protests Against Tax LevieS
Heard by State Board
Officials Answer.

Protests against Marion County,
Center, Washington. Wayne and
Perry Townships and the school city
tax levies were heard by the State
tax board today. The school city
levy question took up the afternoon
session.
No decision was reached by tbs
tax board, although the attitude Of
its members indicated that cuts may
be made in county and township
levies.
The county levy hearing was con-
tinued Tuesday at $50 a. m. after
more than an hour had been de-
voted to it
Throughout the hearing Philip
Zoercher, commissioner, protested
repeatedly against the practice Of
transferring funds.
What good is a budget law going
to do" he said, eff the funds can
be shifted around at wil?"
Harry Dunn. Marion County au-
ditor, said that if the present ap-
preparations are expended, the coun-
" will face deficit of about $780,
600 by Jan.
"Stop When Broke
Zoercher insisted that when funds"
were exhausted expenditures should
cease.
IF that is done, then persons to
whom the county owes money will
go into court and obtain mandates
compelling payments" Russell J.
Ryan. county attorney, said. He said
$4,000 had been paid under man.
dates this year.
The point Of attack OF reWon-
strators TO the twenty-eight cent
county levy was the four and one
half-cent levy for gravel road main
tenance. Leonard V. Harrison, rep
resenting the Chamber Of Commerce,
insisted this could be cut one cent,
without detriment to the LOO miles
Of paved roads IN Marion County.
The levy asked would raise $327,-
500.
This seems like a large amount
VIII Hough. commissioner, said.
mo county in the State spends any
thing like that.
Discussion Of township levies cen.
tered largely about the payment Of
transfer fees Of school children from
township to city schools.
Attempt to sect Back"
Apparently the situation got down
to an attempt Of the townships to
get back" at the city for annexing
county schools without payment to
the townships by making the city
part of the township bear a large
part of the burden of transferring
outside students.
Representatives Of the Indiana
Taxpayers Association objected to
this. Township officials declared
that when their schools We're taken
by the city it was only fair that
township pupils should have trans
fer fees paid. These transfers ran
from $4,000 in Perry to about $4,000
in Washington Township.
Cost of high school education in
Washington Township has increased
more than so per cent since Broad
Ripple High School was annexed by
the city, Charles Dawson, Washing
ton Township trustee, said.
Cost Is Higher
1.-THE last year of township admin
istration 1t cost Sis a pupil to
operate the Broad Ripple High
School. It now costs $780," he sofa.
The school city levy of s1O4 was
attacked by demonstrators at the
afternoon session and vigorously de-
Tended by school ocials.
Chief objection centered upo nthel.
Scent levy for a west side high s.
school. The demonstrators insisted &
this should be built by bond issue u
To do this would reduce the margin
Of bonded Indebtedness to 80
danger point, school officials sa Is.