The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-11-03

Mrs. w. E. Balch, repre-
senting the Parent-Teacher
Associations of the city, was
the spokesman for the moth
ers, voicing opposition to
school budget cuts.
Suggestions for the budget reduc-
tions were laid before the board by
Harry Miesse, secretary of the In
diana Taxpayers Association, who
suggested $21 ,235 cut in the civil
city budget and $137 ,O72.57 reduction
in the school city budget
Mrs. Balch interrupted at this
point to declare that school city re-
auctions mean one of two things.
Either we close the schools in
March, or teachers must go unpaid,
she asserted. Indianapolis does moi
want the stigma of unpaid teacher;
that is attached to other cities" Mrs
Balch asserted.
Defended by Mayor
In answering to questioning by
Mr.. MieSSe, Mayor Reginald H. Sui
Ivan, defending his budget as one
of the best municipal budgets in
recent years, declared he is not in
favor of a special session of the
legislature.
You never can tell what a legis-
lature is going to do" the mayor
asserted. The budget is made up
it is a good budget-and the leg
islature in special session might
take away funds we need vitality.
IF the delinquency percentage
were only l per cent, as it is in
normal times, the civil city would
be asking a tax rate of only 81
cents" said the mayor.
Challenged Statements
He challenged statements by
Gavin L. Payne, investment bank
er, who asserted the school city's
share from whisky taxes after re-
peal would amount to 100000.
II have questioned both the at
torney- general and the state excise
director and they inform me whisky
will be handled in drug stores" the
mayor said. IF this is the case, the
city can not anticipate any sum ap-
preaching that figure, on tax re-
ceipts from the citys 1859 drug
stores"
After hearing the protests, the tax
board announced that separate
hearings on the budgets would be
conducted next week on dates to be
announced later.
Hits Tax Exemption
The indianapolis Real Estate
Board sponsored a protest meeting
in the English theater last night
attended by approximately 1,20C
persons.
Reiterating demands for strict
adherence to the $3.50 levy limit
law, resolution was adopted con-
f1rming threats of tax strike in
which only the $3.50 levy, plus debt
service, will be paid.
1--WE want to advise you to pay
$3.50 and not one cent more" de-
clared Albert Uhl, president of the
property owners division of the
realty board. IF they want to call
that tax strike, it's all right
The resolution also urged repIac-
ing approximately $4O,OOO,OO0 in
exempt property on the tax dup
licates. Evils arising from tax
exemptions recently were pointed
out in a series of articles in The
Times.
Scored by Mckinney
Earl B. Searcy, Springfield. Ill.
was the principal speaker at the
meeting. He belabored verbally
political chiselers" who maintain
high tax rates for their own bene-
fit"
Scoring the realtors for calling in
speaker from another state to tell
us how to run our government" E
Kirk Mckinney, manager of the In
diana Home Owners Loan Corpor-
alton and real estate man, charged
today that he was refused permits
sion to speak at the meeting.
L pay as much taxes each year as
any member of the Real Estate
Board, yet my request for an oppor-
tunity to speak last night was re-
fused CURLY" Mr.. Mckinney de-
clared.