The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-09-28
CITY'S BUDGET
IS APPROVED
BY TAX BOARD
S1.31 Figure Given O. K:
$4,000 Voters Item Is
Eliminated.
SCHOOL LEVY STUDIED
Session May Be Called for
This Afternoon, Says
Leader.

Tax rate of S1.31 for the city
budget. set by the city council three
weeks ago. was approved today by
the Marion county tax adjustment
board.
Only change in the budget was
the elimination of a $4,000 item set
up for the city's share in the cost
of permanent registration of voters.
Sipce the county's share of the
cost has not been appropriated, and
apparently no attempt will be made
to carry out the law, the board de-
cided the appropriation was super
fiuous.
With city, county and township
rates already approved. the school
budget alone remains for the boards
consideration. Trend of the session
before noon adjournment indicated
that approval of the 92-cent school
rate, without change, may be eX-
pected this afternoon.
Session Is Likely
When the school budget is ap-
proved, the board will turn at once
to writing its order declaring an
emergency and setting out the de-
tails, as required by law to raise the
total rate above $3.50.
John Newhouse, board president,
said the attorneys for the city, coun-
ty and school board probably would
be summoned this afternoon for a
conference.
This announcement may be taken
as definite indication that early ap-
proval of the school budget is ex-
pected. The order must be writ
ten before midnight, Saturday, when
the board adjourns. ...-.
At moor today the total rate to be
paid by Indianapolis residents in
Center township appeared to be
S3.l3, a 2-cent reduction from orig
inal figures having been accom-
plished by a $110, 900 slash from old
age pension fund, bringing the coun-
ty rate to Sc cents.
Officials Play Safe.
Disputes over estimated amount
of aid to be received from state taxes
have been the greatest stumbling
block in the boards path in con-
sideration of city and school appro-
priations.
With all revenue from excise. in
tangible and gross income sources
entirely speculative, and with sew
eral hundred thousand dollars in
volved, there appears to be no GER
tain method of calculation.
City and school officials, wary OF
deficits, have played safe" by using
minimum estimates. while tax re-
duction advocates insist that higher
figures are practical.
Figures given to the board
Wednesday for possible budget re-
auctions were discarded by the
board, when it appeared that there
were stable errors in the totals
used in the calculations.
A 38-cent reduction, represented
by a city rate of $1.052 and a school
rate of 1873 cents. could be accom-
plished if a program suggested by
Harry MiesSe, secretary of the Indi-
ana Taxpayers Association was fol-
lowed.
Attacks Working Balance
In the city budget. Miesse at
tackled working balance figures. in
sisting that $685., 1876 more has been
provided than in the 1888 budget.
His estimates also showed a possible
increase of S247.2e7 in miscellaneous
and state revenues.
Gain of 1888, 464 from state aid
in the school budget also was shown,
including gross income tax receipts
estimated at s608.2 200. instead of
S324.800.
Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan, pres
ent at the meeting when MieSse's
figures were explained. termed the
working balance figures ridiculous"
and said they we're bookkeeping
figures only.
Township rates approved by the
board are; Center, $1.60; Decatur, 49
cents: Lawrence. S1.37; Franklin, 90
cents; Perry $1.1O; Pike $1.08:
Washington, n cents; Warren, IS