The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-07

Largest increases were asked by
the county commissioners, seeking
an increase of $130,000; Sheriff
Charles Buck Sumner, who asks
$1,000 more for his office budget
and $4,000 more for the county jail
budget, and the municipal court pro-
baton department, where $1,000
more than the 1884 figure is sought.
Most increases requested in other
departments are in salaries for
deputies and clerks.
Practically all budget requests will
be cut to insure substantial re-
duction in the county tax levy, which
now is Sc cents, the highest in the
county's history, according to Fabian
Biemer. chief deputy auditor.
$4,000 for Pension Fund
Budgets allowed for operation OF
the county government this year
totaled S1,737, O3932, which was
$473. 558.32 less than was asked in
the original requests. These totaled
S2.213,958.58.
The county commissioners, who
ask for S832,713.50 as compared with
the S752,093 so granted this year,
seek $500 for the old age pension
fund. This year 100000 was al
lowed, but this amount was cut to
100000 by the adjustment board.
Sheriff Summers Jail budget calls
for S71,320 as against $33,340 al
lowed this year. He seeks SCI, 900 for
his Office budget next year, as COM
pared with $44,360 granted this
year.
Increases in salaries for his er1-
ployes constitute most Of the in
crease in both budgets.
Ask $1,000 Increase
Municipal court probation depart
ment asked $1,000 in comparison
to S1O,275 with which the depart
ment operated this year.
Salary increases for deputy prose-
cutors increase by $4,000 the budget
filed by Herbert E. Wilson, prose-
cutting attorney. He was allowed
S48,417 this year and he seeks $751;
955 next year.
Judge Frank P. Baker increased
his criminal court budget request
from S24,840 to $31,450. Besides re-
questing increases in his own salary
and those Of court attaches, he
asked for $1,000 for salaries Of spe-
cial judges in change-of-venue
cases, an amount not allowed for
this year.
Circuit Judge Earl r. Cox in
creased his budget demand for next
year to $4,000, as against s13,450
granted this year.
All Show Increases
Budgets for other courts, all show
ing increases by requests for higher
salaries, are:
Probate $4,000, present budget
s12,47O; juvenile s38,819, present
budget s34,976; superior one S12,100,
present budget 1880 superior two
S12,8O5, present budget s10,355; SUI
perior three $4,000, present budget
s9,850; superior four s12,850 present
budget S10,35O; superior five S12, 1925,
present budget s9,875; municipal
three 1884, present budget s6,459,
and municipal four s8,750, present
budget S7135.
Municipal courts one and two both
fled decreased budgets. Judge Will
fred Bradshaw, room one, seeks S12,-
sos, as compared with this years
budget of s12,648. Judge Dan V.
White, room two, requests s12,605,
his present budget being sl2,643.
The courthouse budget as filed
was S50,412, as against the present
budget Of s47,852. The increase is
for supplies listed at $4,000.
Dunn Asks Salary Hike
Health commissioners budget
shows an increase from 1888 to
s8,193. The increase is in the con-
tagious disease fund.
J. Malcolm Dunn, county school
superintendent, asked for salary
increase from $1,000 TO $4,000. His
budget request total is $500, COM
pared to the old budget Of S5,075.
The county surveyors budget re-
quest for next year calls for sl9,569.
Present budget IS s12,752.
The county treasurer increased his
request from s65, 1925 to s94,325.
The county assessors request
showed an increase from S6,444 TO
So. 044.
Besides decreases in requests Of
the county clerk and municipal
courts one and two, other reductions
were made in requests Of the
Marion county insane hospital,
county trustees board. Perry town
ship assessor, Washington township
assessor, Lawrence township asses
sor and the county board Of review.