The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-08-22
Tax Increase Is Faced,
Though Officials Struggle
to Effect Savings.
POLICE JOBS CUT OFF
General Equalization of
Salaries Ordered for
Municipality.

S'1'''-A'o' was Topped OH
current expenses for the 1888 budget
by Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan and
Evans Woollen Jr.. city controller.
the city hall gang began to voice
diSgruntled rumblings OF "favorit-
ism today.
Fifteen jobs were stricken from
the pay roll of the police department,
which have not been filed for a
year. seven other positions in var
lous departments were eliminated.
while a general equalization" of
salaries was contained in the new
budget introduced in council Mon
day night. The budget must be
ADOPTED by that body before the
first meeting in September, or it
becomes legal anyway.
The total budget calls for city ex-
penditure of $1,000. 539.04. greatly
reduced by cuts and adjustments
made because of the S43 1000 900 lost
IN valuation. and represents an in
come from SSH .l62,7l0. the present
valuation of the city.
Other Losses shown
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Other losses were sustained by
gasoline tax miscellaneous tax. and
the per cent delinquencies in tax
payment for the last half year. Last
years budget was based on a valu-
alton of S556,0O0 900 and the budget
Tor 1892 was drawn against a
valuation of s69l 100000.
Thirty thousand dollars will be
saved by elimination of the fifteen
policemen. Other eliminations of
positions included. chief craftsman
for the city plan commission. S2.40O:
clerk in the Barrett law department.
81 .593; sinking fund clerk in the
city controllers office. that had
been combined with job of sinking
fund clerk for the school board,
$50, claim clerk in the legal de-
partment. sl083; first assistant
coming clerk and one inspector in
the building commissioners office,
S1,795 and S2,052 respectively, and
attorney for board of health,
81, 1850.
StenOgraphers' Pay Sliced
Stenographers were reduced to
$1,000, except those requiring special
training, as in the legal department
and the health board. these will be
81 800. All school nurses will receive
fiat 81 200 year and many cleri-
cal positions which are held by
women were slashed to 5000.
The $4,000 cut in the building
commissioners Office represents the
largest slash in any one depart
ment, but four executives including
Mayor Sullivan. took $500 year
cut in their salaries, although they
were fixed by law.
The mayors salary will be $500.
Evans Woollen Jr.. city controller,
will receive $4,000; Herschel N.
Tebay, deputy city controller, will
get $4,000; and Walter c. Boetcher,
president of the board of works, will
receive S2,70O.
Most of the cuts have been in eff
feet since early last year, when the
mayor called for a voluntary per
cent reduction in all salaries.
However, increases in wages were
contained in the new budget for
some members of the law depart
ment, though the grand total was
reduced from l5,794. so to sl4.43812.
These benefitting by the increases
are the corporation counsel, from
S4,325 TO $4,000: city attorney. from
SO $50 TO $4,000: assistant city at
torney from S2250 to $500. Cuts
was made in the salary of deputy
prosecutor from sl,3S750 to ST.
3l812.
Other Reductions Ordered
The purchasing agents salary
was cut from s4.325 TO $500, and
that Of the assistant purchasing
agent from $1,000 to sl,5l0; chief
clerk. 81 800 to sl,7l0; inspector and
storekeeper. 81 500 to $500: book
keeper, 81, lao to $1,000; one stenog-
rapher $3.50 TO 5000, and two clerks,
5000 to 1855.
Salary Of the secretary engineer
of the city plan commission was re-
duced from s2,700 TO S2,565: drafts
men, s2,25O to SLABS; one craftsman
eliminated. saving $500
Henry o. Goett, city clerk, also
was given reduction from 81. TOO to
$1,000 and his deputy clerk was re-
duced from 81 $40 to 81 500. No SAL
airy cuts were made for present
members of fire or police depart
ment.
Saving Near 100000
Members of the board of works
no longer will draw two separate
checks. as heretofore. one from the
city proper and the other from the
gasoline tax fund They will be
combined and general reduction in
salaries of the personnel was made.
Total saving of nearly 100000
was made in the works board, which
includes Offices. administration. SAL
aries OF board members and clerical
help; public buildings. including city
hall and market house; assessment
bureau, civil engineer, street COM
missioner's Office, and municipal
garage.
Salary cuts and elimination Of the
dental clinic OF the board OF health
administration reduced this budget
by more than $4,000 This includes
all divisions of the health board and
maintenance Of the city hospital.
Grand total for the health board
this year was placed at s629. 339.67.
Although as expected by many
close to the administration instead
Of the budget Of the department Of
public parks being slashed TO tbs
bone, some increases in wages were
allowed and very few Of the person.
mel we're dropped from the pay roll.
Salary OF the auditor was increased
from sl.782 20 s2.052 The assistant
auditor also was increased from
81 $50 TO l,452 and the boards at
torney received a substantial boost