The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-08-21
HIGH COUNTY
. TAX LEVY TO
Be OPPOSED
Fiqht Against Proposed
53-Cent Rate Will Be
Taken to Board.
EXPERTS STUDY BUDGET
Tentative Figure Called
Astounding by c. of c.
Leader.

EEduCls
With county commissioners assert
ing the state tax board can not cut
the proposed county tax levy OF %
cents for 1880 without blocking
county administration activities, OPP
moments to the high rate today
promised to fight the levy before the
county council and tax board.
Meanwhile, tax experts OF the CITY,
school city and state governments
we're attempting to slice budget eStl-
mates to prevent Center township
taxpayers from paying a probable
total rate of 1929 on each SlOo
worth of taxable property next year
Harry Nliesse, secretary OF the IN
diana taxpayers Association, brand
cd the proposed county levy "un-
thinkable and outrageous" and de-
clared he will appear before the
council Sept. 4, and voice opposition
and demands for a reduction.
VIII
eff no results are obtained at
that meeting the taxpayers organ
ization will go before the tax board
and fight the 21.5-cent increase to
the finish" he declared.
Chamber of Commerce tax ex-
perts had obtained copies OF the
new county budget and were work
ing on the matter today.
william H. Book of the Chamber
remarked that the 53-cent rate was
astounding.
School board members are at
tempting to reduce the proposed
levy of s1.35, which represents a 80
cent boost over this years rate. Inc
state tax levy is expected to reach
3n cents. a 7-cent elevation and city
councilmen are attempting to bring
the proposed 1890 rate of SLIT to
Sill, a l-cent increase over 1923.
Combination of these proposed
rates would make an aggregate Cen
ter township levy of 1929 as COM
pared to $2.7O this year.
Says Cut Impossible
SIT will be impossible for the tax
board to slice the 53-cent rate in an
arbitrary manner" John Shearer,
county commissioner, declared. 1.-The
chief item OF the budget is to care
for debts that have been outStand-
ing for ten years.
The probable rate was announced
Tuesday by County Auditor Harry
Dunn, after it previously was re-
ported the new figure would De
more than 40 cents"
Dunn today announced leVles 1or
the township poor and road funds.
Poor funds in five of the nine
townships showed a rate increase,
two we're reduced and two renamed
unchanged. The Center township
lew was raised from II to cents;
Decatur, 0 to 5 cent; Lawrence, 8
to 3.5 cents: Perry, 1 to % cents;
warren. 5 to is cents: Franklin,
reduced from 1 cent to 0; Wayne,
reduced from 2 cents to cent, ana
washington, unchanged at D cent
and Pike, the same at 0.
Pike and Decatur townships are
the only units reporting increases
In the three-nile road fund rates.
City May Cut Rate
Edward w. Harris, city council
finance chairman, said there are in
dicstions the city rate requested by
the Slack administration will be cut
from SLIT to about Sill.
The committee, at session Tues
nav night, tentatively agreed to
grant the sanitary board q 1-cenI
levy. The board asked an 8-cent
rate. Under the lower levy the
board would be able to start the de-
hydration plant at the sewage dis
posal plant. Otto G. Ross, sanitary
commission president, said.
Reductions in all departments
will make possible a to S cent cut,
committeeman declared.
No Material Changes Made
c. c. York, school business Oh
rector. today said no material
changes that will alter the proposed
s1.s5 school levy have been made by
board members.
Appointment OF a budget sub
committee to receive and act on
staff reports on the various budgets
under preparation was announced
bv william Fortune, Chamber OF
Commerce civic affairs department
chairman.
A. M. Glossbrenner of the Levey
Printing Company was named
chairman. Other members are:
Dwight S. Ritter, Evans Woollen
,Jr.. Earl Mushlitz. Lawrence Sheri-
dan, George T. Whelden and Joe