The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-10
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SCHOOL CITY
1880 BUDGET
Suggests .032-Cent Levy
Slash Instead of Proposed
32-Cent Increase.
HOLD HEARING TONIGHT
School Officials, Chamber
Disagree in Estimates of
Fund Balances.

Reductions in the 1880 school city
budget which would lower the levy
.032 cent next year, instead OF in
creasing it 80 cents as proposed by
school officials, are suggested in a
report today by the Indianapolis
Chamber of Commerce budget sub
committee.
School board members, who to-
night will conduct public hearing
on the budget, we're given copies Of
the twenty four page report.
The statement, based on the COM
nittee's estimates of fund balances
at the end of 1929, suggests a $685.
cent levy, rather than the school
city's proposed figure of $1.34. The
1929 rate is $1.02. Using fund ball
ance estimates submitted by school
officials, the report states, the levy
could be reduced to $1009
School officials estimate a $50,728
total deficit at the end of the year,
while the chamber estimates an
$89, 533 balance.
Eliminate Allowance
Reductions urged include entirely
eliminating allowance of $696,000 for
working balances and reduction of
$1,111,000 in the capital outlay pro-
gram, and total $1,554,02O.
Capital outlay reductions would
eliminate $450,OO0 for a new Broad
Ripple high school unit, 1892, 900 for
new elementary buildings and ad-
ditionS, 100000 for real estate,
$124,000 for purchase of a Center
township school in recently annexed
territory, and $4,000 of $4,000
appropriation for purchase of
similar school in Washington town.
ship, The $4,000 represents bonded
Indebtedness outstanding against
the school, which, it is suggested, be
assumed instead of being retired
next year.
Plan to raise $124,000 to buy the
Center township building is scored
with the statement that the entire
township, including the largest part
OF Indianapolis, was taxed to build
the school and Indianapolis tax
payers should not have to pay for
it again.
Explains It's Stand
Explaining its stand against new
buildings in the budget, the sub
committee points out that in the last
eight years the city has spent $12,-
0o8,125 for new buildings, besides
large sums for alterations, improve
ments and furnishings.
1t is suggested that two new grade
buildings, two additions and a new
Irvington high school, for which
$1,215,000 bond issues have been
asked, should constitute the only
1880 building program.
In accordance with its policy of
no salary or personal increases this
year, the chamber would eliminate
many minor items for salary in
creases, including $1,000 increase
in salary for Superintendent Charles
F. Miller. His salary was raised
from $4,000 to $4,000 last year after
the 1929 budget was approved, and
has been in effect since.
1t is urged that bonds for pro-
posed new schools not be issued I'M
til after Jan. /, 1890, and the prac-
tice of using the sinking fund to
buy in and retire old school city
bonds,
Depletion Is Predicted
Prediction is made that when cer~
tain long term bonds issues mature
in 1888 and 1889, amounting to
more than 100000, the sinking
fund will have been so depleted the
maturities will have to be refunded
by new bonds, or the tax levy alb
normally increased.
Reduction Of the janitor force
and employment of women for
cleaning schools also is proposed.
Reductions of $4,000 in teachers
salaries, still leaving $3.50 in
crease over this year, are suggested
and the report condemns the pres
ent automatic salary increase
schedule.