The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-12-15
M|ESSE DECLARES
GOVERNMENT COST
IS BEING REDUCED
Decrease of $1,588,914 in
State-Marion County
Figure Lower.

ing reduced in Indiana was shown
in a statement issued today by Har
ry Miesse, secretary of the Indiana
Taxpayers Association. 1t was
pointed out that budgets for all
units of government, including
townships, cities, towns, counties
and the State, showed an increase
In 1923 Of SIC, 160, 149, or 8.3S per cent
over the previous year. In 1924 the
increase was $2,356,6S7, or 1.91 per
cent. For 1925 there was an in
crease of 2.29 per cent, amounting
to $9,oo0,SS4. In 1925 there was
decrease of $1,5SS,914, or 1.1S per
cent.
The State of Indiana lowered it's
levy for State purposes 5 cents.
Sixty counties in Indiana report
lower levies for county purposes
than were in force this year, and
thirty-two counties show increases.
Examination of county budgets
of $1,389,459. Other notable in
creases are: Vanderburgh County,
$197, 800; Knox, SOL, 1888; Posey, $751;
927. The budgets of the following
counties show material decreases:
Marion, $1,029,325; Vermilion, $145,-
092; Randolph, s139,296; Allen, $780,
179.
By State Board
TN 1925 the State tax board re-
viewed tax levies in ninety-flve tax
ing units and made reductions
amounting to $1,639 1877" Miesse ex-
planned. I'm the year the board ap-
proved bond issues amounting to
$2,252,367, and disapproved issues
amounting to $2,012,403 Bond is
sues disapproved were: county. unit
roads, 1887, 1853; county bridges and
buildings, 800 900; township roads,
$6S7,250 township schools, $275,000
school, cities and towns, $4,000;
civil cities and towns, $4,000.
I'm some counties where there
have been increases in budgets and
higher rates levied for the coming
year." said Miesse, there were
large balances left in some funds
and wholly unnecessary expenditures
proposed as drains on other funds.
In practically every county where
the taxpayers organized or took an
interest in their own affairs, the cost
of government has come down
through lower budgets and de-
creases in tax levies. All of the
work in obtaining lower government
al costs cannot be done by public
officials. The Indiana law gives the
taxpayer the privilege of scrutiniz-
Ing the budgets and questioning
proposed levies.
Reductions Shown
Reductions are shown in the fol-
lowing counties, as compared with
the 1925 levies: Adams, $50,164; AL
len, $100,173; Bartholomew, $31, 776;
Benton, $2,992 Blackford, $3,7S3;
Boone, $15,860; Brown, $1O,877; Car
roll, $11 1888; Cass, $89,301; Clark,
$31,576; Clay, $1,S96; Clinton, SOL
5SS; Crawford, 1927; Davless, $685.
871; Dearborn, $61,617; Decatur. S.
$50; Delaware, $263, 1888; Dubois, 1922.
S05; Elkhart, $685. 47; Fayette, $751;
687; Floyd, 1922, 023; Grant, $183,O73;
Greene, $13,579; Hancock, $12,770;
Harrison, 1882; Hendricks, $67,605;
Howard, $113,5SO; Huntington, s95,.
$50; Jackson, $50.265; Jasper, 500, 558;
Jay, $24,962r Johnson, $67,514; Kos
ciusko, 16,493; La Porte, $25,OO6;
Marion, $1,o29,395; Monroe, S15,632;
Morgan, 28,244; Ohio, S2O,1O8;
Orange, $5S,O97; Owen, $36,1O5;
Parke, $26,710; Perry, $17,O91; Pike,
S38,407; Porter, $35,998; Pulaski, $34,-
1O1; Putnam, $64,87S; Randolph,
$1S9,296; Ripley, $45,S66; Scott, SILL.
500; Steuben, $25.926; Switzerland,
$16,692; Upton, $12,O6S; Vermilion,
S145,O92; Wabash, $161O Warrick,
S34,372; Washington, 1896; Wayne
$26,97S; Wells, $134,465; White. $25.
572; Whitley, $46,035.
The following counties increase
their rates: De Kalb, $4,412; FouI
tain, $30,307; Franklin, $34,643 F.
ton, $29,7S7 Gibson, $58,845; Ham
ooh' |obEfi, IleHry, So,oo5, Je11erSO
$3.50; Jennings, 1887; Knox, 50
1888; La Grange, $6,171; Lake, s.
SS9,459; Lawrence, $21,757; Madiso
$159,356; Marshall, $21,51O; Mart
Sl5,512; Miami, 81, 040; Montgomel
$772; Newton, $1,S63; Noble, s23.F
Posey, $S7927; Rush, 1893: She
S53,103; Spencer, $9,O33; Starke.
S77 st. Joseph 5000; Sull
$SS6O2; Tippecanoe, $72 500; u,
60 Oh 70. 4 L...l a. q,