YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1926-07-09
All Records in State Auto Department Are
Shattered Under Secretary Of State Brown
License Funds Are Collected and Distributed
With Speed and Ehiciency-Service to
Public is Motto of Department

amounted to $9,650,326, in 1923, in
creasing to $11,705, 1924 in 1924, and
$13,250,792 in 1925.
A better conception of the vast
ness of work required in this de-
partment in recent years can be Sc
cured from the financial statement
showing that the total collections
from January s, 1923 to March 29,
1925 were $37 ,S71,612. During this
period the distributions to the state
highway department amounted to
$20,964, ,210; to the various taxing
districts in the state for local road
purposes $16,907 ,4C1. There has
been given to the taxing districts
since July 21, 1925 when the Lipp
act became effective, $3,32S,4S2.
The rapidity with which work in
the automobile department is done
finds proof in the unfailing testi-
mony Of figures taken from records
of the department.
A RECORD FOR PRoMPTNEss
In 1928 a total of $3.50, ,326.50
was deposited by the department in
the state treasury. This was an in
crease of 22 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 /. BY March /, 33
percent was in. This increased Il
59.1 on April l and S7.4 on July
All previous records had beet
eclipsed. 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 $11,705,927 Al, a gain of
2l 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, 1863 percent
had been deposited; on March l,
62.7 percent; on April /, ell per-
cent; on July 1, $50 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 $13,250,79 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 /, 6S.5 percent;
on April l, 73 percent; on July /,
the unprecedented amount of OIL
percent.
The Brown system of service to
the taxpayers is further exempli-
| fed in records of the depart
ment which show that in 1925 with
total collections of $9,0SS,783.51 in
the state treasury On March /, Of
this the sum of $3,902, ,32O.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 it was
returned and being used for the
purpose which it was intended.
On August l of the same year total
collections had amounted to $12.-
57v ,2S5.95 placed in the treasury
and on that date $5,629,273.13 of
the total had been returned to the
local subdivisions and was avail
| able for road improvement, while
the remainder was made available
to the state highway department.
Similar records were made during
the preceding years Of the Brown
administration.
Figures tell story truthfully.
These show constant and ever.
growing increase in work in the au.
tomobile department under the con.
troll OF Secretary Of State Brown;
they show this done with greater
rapidity as to collections; a growth
in the total amount OF money re-
! ceived and deposited and yet, in the
face Of all, with a working fcrcs
no larger In numbers.