Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1926-07-15
All Records in State Auto Department Are
Shattered Under Secretary Of State Brown
License Funds Are Collected and Distributed
With Speed and Efficiency Service to
Public is Motto of Department

amounted to $9,65o,326, in 1923, In
creasing to $11,705,9 ,924 in 1924, and
$13,250,792 in 1925.
A better conception of the vast
ness of work required in this do
partment in recent years can be Sc
cured from the financial statement
showing that the total collections
from January 8, 1923 to March 29,
1926 were $37,S71,61 During this
period the distributions to the state
highway department amounted to
S20,964,210; 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, 1925 when the Lipp
act became effective, $3,328, ,482.
The rapidity with which work in
the automobile department is done
finds proof in the unfailiag testi-
mony of figures taken from records
of the department.
IA RECORD FOR PRoMPTNESS
In 1928 total of $3.50 ,326.50
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 1913 percent had
been collected and was in the treas
ury by February I. By March 1, 33
percent was in. This increased to
59.1 on April and S7.4 on July 4
All previous records had beea
eclipsed. The new system was at
work and the effect being felt.
The next year 1924 the total
4 amount given to the State Treas
urer was $11,7o5, 5,927.41, a gain of
21 percent over 1928. 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 /, 1868 percent
had been deposited; on March l,
62.7 percent; on April /, GIL per-
cent; on July 1, S52 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, 1925, the total deposits
were $13,250, 1929. 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 /, 267 percent
of the total deposits had been
urned in; on March /, 6S.5 percent;
on April /, 73 percent; on July l,
the unprecedented amount of Oil
percent.
, The Brown system of service to
: the taxpayers is further exempli-
. fed in records of the depart
| nlent which show that in 1925 with
/ total collections of s9,08S,7S3.51 in
: the state treasury on March 1, OF
n this the sum of $3,902, ,32O.34 had
t been turned back to local taxing
II districts on that date for the con
: struction of roads The balance oil
n this fund went to the, state high
J. way department. Hardly had the
II money been collected before it was
t returned and being used for the
purpose which it was intended
On August of the same year tota
u collections had amounted to $12,
20 575, ,2S5.9o placed in the treasur,
g and on that date S5,629, ,273.13 O
. the total had been returned to tn.
- local subdivisions and was avail
- able for road improvement, Whil
- the remainder was made avai.a ii
~ to the state highway department
,d Similar records were made durin
n. the preceding years of the Brow
Ky administration
of Figures tell a story truthfully
h. These show constant and evel
growing increase in work in the al
o. tomobile department under the COZ
ed troll Of Secretary of State Brown
80 they show this done with create
ne rapidity as to collections; a growt
H. in the total amount OF money r,
te ceived and deposited and yet, in tn
he fpce of ALL with working fcrc
RS no larger in numbers.