The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-11-15
BUTLER GIVEN
FREE CAMPUS,
BOOKS REVEAL
Taxpayers Repaid UniverS-
ity, Survey Shows: City
Deal Is Barred.
Continued from Page One)

found and determined that no own
ers or holders Of lots or parcels OF
land living within 1000 feet Of the
Land acquired will incur particular
benefits by acquisition of the real
estate"
Following is the price set for the
seven strips Of land by the ap-
praisers. all of which we're approved.
l31417-foot frontage 100 feet in depth.
on West FIftv-second street. from a point
200 feet vest Of the center line Of Boule
e ssra p1'f 81, per 0E FOOT 1 sa5 % ''nN Of
l320-foot frontage. 200 feet in depth, on
Boulevard place. from center line Of
Forty-ninth street as recently acquired
at s35 per foot s46 200
lbs 35-foot frontage 100 feet In depth.
on west Forty-ninth street. from a point
200 feet west Of The center line OF Boule-
ward place to the center line OF sunset
avenue. at $40 per foot s22 7o7
2.503 69-foot frontage 100 feet IN depth,
on Sunset avenue. from a point 100 feet
north OF the north line Of Forty-ninth
street as recently acquired Lo tq imp point nj
Forty-fourth street. at $50 per foot SIS
8s4 ss-foot strip 100 feet in width ex-
tending from a point 100 feet west Of the
center line Of Sunset avenue TO the canal,
and said strip being parallel TO and 255 Is
fourth street a, $50 per foot. s5e,54e 40.
255 25-foot strip beginning at a point
set avenue and the north line Of Forty
fourth street and running north 255 25
feet then west 100 feet thence SCUM
OF beginning same being an extension
Of Conser avenue. at s22 per foot. So
ass Is foot strip. beginning at = point
1.si488 feet West Of The center line of
Sunset avenue and north line OF FORTY
fourth street and running north 255 rs
feet thence west 100 feet, thence south
255 Is feet thence east 100 feet. 10 the
place of beginning. same being on Haughey
avenue extended northward. at $40 per
These hgures bring the total to s233.-
Payment Made in 1924
Payment was made by the city
controller to the downtown" office
of Butler, Sept %, 1924. Two checks
were drawn, one for $4,000 and the
other for $50, 92549
Further research by The Times
disclosed that in addition to the
above described land, now owned by
Butler, not being on the tax du-
plicate, more than seventy-hve adj
ditional lots throughout the city
also are nontaXable. because Butler
now holds title to them.
Twenty-Five acres in the old
campus site in the heart of Irving
ton still are owned by Butler and
are nontaXable.
Worth $4,000 900 Now
It is estimated by tax experts and
appraisers that the entire real es-
tate, now owned by Butler, and off
the tax duplicate, is approximately
S3.O0O,000
Mr. Johnson said today that it
definitely was understood when
Butler got the campus site from the
street car company for 5000 900 that
the company was making a contri-
button to the betterment of Indian
apOlis.
The Butler board Of trustees, &C
cording to Mr. Johnson, felt that
the land was worth three or four
times what it cost the university
The transaction through which the
park board acquired the 1O0-foOt
strip was made on the recommended
ton of competent appraisers, he
said