The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-05
PARLEY WILL
SEEK TOEASE.
TAX BURDEN
County Council Will Meet
Tuesday Night; Consider
1923 Budget.
SEE RATE NEAR $3.50
Increase Asked in Proposed
Levies for State, Munic-
ipaI County Levies.
SEE RATE NEAR $3.50

An effort to lessen the burden on
Center Township taxpayers will be
made by county council members
when they meet Tuesday to con-
slider Marion County's 1923 budget.
The prospective budget calls for a
Accent tax rate. an increase Of IL
cents over this years.
County commissioners, Auditor
Harry Dunn and Treasurer Edward
Ramsay have inspected the proposed
budget but no changes have been
made. Appropriations for various
departments are expected to be
slaShed.
Representatives Of county divis-
ions and institutions will attend.
Suit Is Pending
With the school board seeking a
levy of from $1.30 to $1.45, the city
rate nearing $1.10, the proposed
county rate. a possibility Of the State
rate jumping from % to % cents and
the horizontal tax refund the tax
rate for Center Township may hover
around $3.50.
A suit to prevent the horizontal
rebate awarded by the State Su-
rreme Court is pending in Federal
Court. II the refuno Is halted the
township rate will be about $3.50.
The present rate is S2.62.
City council finarce committee
held the public hearing on the 1928
civil city budget this afternoon IN
the council chamber.
City officials took a holiday and
spectators were few. Several items
Grew considerable debate from COM
mlttee members and those effected.
/ Report to Council Tonight
Following the public hearing the
finance committee headed by o. Ray
Albertson went into conference to
draft the report on next years levy
which will be presented to the coun-
Gil tonights
The finance committee expected
to recommend a Seven-cent levy for
the park department and nine
cent rate for the health board, ac-
cording to Robert E. Springsteen,
Democratic member.
The health board request was cut
from - cents and the park request
from 9 cents. 1t was understood the
committee decided to slash the SAN
itary board request from to TBS
cents. A 1925 bin was to be cared
for under the 1928 sanitary budget.
The ordinance setting s1.191s, the
figure recommended b. the former
City Controller william C. Buser,
will be amended In accordance with
the finance body's report. Chair
man Albertson indicated the rate
will be about $1.09 or $1.10, the fig
ure recommended by the Chamber
of Commerce civic staff.
The Chamber civic staff head d
by William H. Book, has worked N
cooperation with the finance con-
mittee in pruning the budget to the
lowest possible figure. Members said
it was practically impossible" TO
slash the requests to enable reten-
ton Of the $1.04 rate of last year.
Schools Want Increase
Word of the possible increase in
the State rate came today when tax
board official declared the reduction
Of $300,000,000 in value of Indiana
farmlands, huge appropriations by
the last Legislature and the tax re-
fund, would necessitate an increased
rate. 1t was expected the rate would
be Is cents, as compared to % cents
this wear.
The school city sprung its Ascent
pre-. ..osed increase Saturday when
Business Director Ure M. Frazer
stated this amount would be needed
to raise the s10,800, ,348.72 for opera
ton of schools next year. He point
cd out there was possibility Of
decrease before the public hearing
Sept. IA.
Committee to Protest
This years school rate is 81. 1t
was sliced from $1y03 by the State
tax board last year on a protest by
the Indiana Taxpayers Association.
The rate proposed has heretofore
been unheard of, the boards fond
est dreams generally being about
$1.10.
The Taxpayers Association and
the Chamber of Commerce are pre-
airing to protest all governmental
budgets. These organizations are
attem. ing, after examination Of the
contemplated expenditures, to show
where they can be redrced.