Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1926-06-25

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creasing to $11,705,92 in 1924, and
S13,25O,792 in 1925.
A better conception of the vast.
ness of work required in this de-
partment in lecent years can be Sc
cured from 4de financial statement
showing that the total collections
from January 8, 1923 to March 29,
1926 were $37871,6 During this
period the distributions to the state
highway department amounted to
S2O,964, ,21O; to the various taxing
districts in the state for local road
purposes $16,907, ,401. There has
been given to the taxing districts
since July 21, 1926 when the Lipp
act became effective, $3,328,482.
The rapidity with which work IN
the automobile department is done
lnds proof in the unfailing testi-
mony OF figures taken from records
of the department.
A RECORD FOR PRoMPTNEss
In 1923 a total of $3.50, ,326.5O
was deposited by the department In
the state treasury. This was an in
crease of % percent over the
amount of the year before. But the
remarkable part of it all was that
this vast amount 1919 percent had
been collected and was in the treas
ury by February l. By March l, 80
percent was in. This increased to
59.1 on April and W.4 on July !.
All previous records had been
ecllpsed. The new system was at
work and the effect being felt.
The next year 1924 the total
amount given to the State Treas
urer was 311,7O5, ,927.41, a gain of
q percent over 1923. Again the eff.
fects of the new system were shown
in the rapidity with which this was
collected, a constant increase In
percentage with each reporting
time On February l, 1853 percent
had been deposited; on March 1,
62.7 percent; on April 1, GIL per-
cent; on July /, S5.2 percent. Moth
ing to compare with it had ever
been done in the department be-
fore. Money was collected more
rapidly and deposited in larger
amounts. The efficiency Of the sys-
tenn was more completely dem
onstrated.
A STUDY BY COMPARISON
Last year, 1928, the total deposits
were $13,250,792.59. This was 16
percent in advance of 1924. But the
greater demonstration of rapid and
efficient work and the good effects
of the system were shown in the
percentage of deposits with the
treasurer, at the four reporting
times. On February l, 26.7 percent
of the total deposits had been
urned in; on March l, 68.5 percent;
on April l, 73 percent; ,,u July /,
the unprecedented amount Of GIL
percent.
The Brown system Of service to
the taxpayers is further exempli-
lied in records Of the depart
ment which show that in 1925 with
total collections of $9,0SS,7S3.51 in
the state treasury on March /, OF
this the sum of $3,902 2,320.34 had
been turned back to local taxing
districts on that date for the con-
struction of roads. The balance of
this fund went to the state high
way department. Hardly had the
money been collected before II was
returned and being Used for the
purpose which it was intended.
On August l of the same year total
collections had amounted to S12.-
SIS ,285.95 placed in the treasury
and on that date $5,629,273.13 of
he total had been returned to the
ocal subdivisions and was avail
able for road improvement, while
The remainder was made available
10 the state highway department.
similar records were made during
he preceding years of the Brown
Figures tell a story truthfully.
Ihese show constant and ever
growing increase in work in the au.
,omobile department under the con-
,rol OF Secretary of State Brown;
hey show this done with greater
'apidity as to collections; a growth
N the total amount of money re-
;eived and deposited and yet, in the
ace of all, with a working force
10 larger in n'- 4.