The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-06-18
REALTY man
FLAYS COUNTY
MONEY Waste
Courthouse Is Filled With
LoaferS, Declaration of
Joseph SChmid.
STATEHoUSE ALSO HIT
Slash in Administration
Costs Is Advocated by
Tax Witness.

Charging that the Marion county
courthouse is filled with 'loafers
who are too lazy to turn off the
lights" all of whom are on the pub
lie pay roll, Joseph Schmid, Indian
apolis real estate man, assailed gov
ernmental administration costs be-
fore the Indiana tax survey commits
tee at the statehouSe today.
The situation at the courthouse
can be duplicated at the statehouse,
in all probability" Schmid declared.
Il know these remarks will not be
popular with the politicians, but
they should be with the taxpayers,
he continued.
Schnid told of a recent expert
ence at the county treasurer's Office
to prove his point.
LOafers in Flocks
II saw SO many pay roll people
sitting around there some time ago
that I inquired about it" he ex-
planned AT that time I was in
formed that the staff would be de-
creased after the primary election.
But the election has come and gone
and I was in there the other day
and saw tie same number present.
"At that I had hard time get
ting any one to notice me. They
were too busy sitting around talk
ing.
Nov the Chamber of Commerce
is supposed to attract new indus
tries to Indianapolis. My sugges-
ton would be to keep down admin
stration costs, as is done in private
corporations, and then have tax
rate that will make it worth while
for factories to move here.
Statehouse Also Hit
81 imagine there are plenty Of
Offices in this statehouse that could
get along just as we'll with less help,
from anything but political stand
point.
And why should pay for public
offices be extraordinary? Not many
years ago Marion county judges re-
ceived $4,000, then they we've raised
to $4,000 and now they get $4,000. Il
good lawyer told me that $4,000
would be a fair salary for these
positions.
''The judge who can earn $4,000
off the bench is an exception, in
my opinion"
At this point John E. friedrich,
Kokomo manufacturer and member
of the committee, interjected to ask
ii Schmid could suggest any gov
ernmental change.
Need More Workers
THE change we need is more
honest people who will work, +"
Schmid replied. II have been coll
Letting rents for a 5 per cent fee
for forty years. Surely this can
not be compared with the rising
cost of government"
Asked by Friedrich if he thought
/
Schmid retorteG:
They may be honest, but thew
sure like soft jobs.
"Over there at the courthouse
you can go into any Office and find
the lights turned on, whether they
need them or not. Now this cleo
tricity costs money. 1 am sure
these same people don't practice a.
similar policy in their own homes.
This incident is only one of
many that I can cite to illustrate
the point I want to make, which is
to reduce the governmental over
head"
Urges Indiana Plan"
Pliny Wolfard, state tax commits
sioner, used the Schrnid TRADE to
advocate extension and retention Of
the Indiana plan Of taking local
budget appeals to the state board
for review.
The plan had been outlined at
length by Commissioner Phil Zoer-
cher and Chairman James E. Sho-
walter Of the board.
John F. White, former Indian
apolis councilman, also advocated
cutting administration costs.
The committee will meet Jointly
with the state aid committee Thurs
day.
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