The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-08-19
COUNTY BUDGET
REQUESTS DRAW
CHAMBERS FIRE

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Asserts Business Body
in Report.
The 1886 budget requests Of Mar
ion County officials tOtaling 1875
900 is exOTbitant and should be re-
duced TO s2.250.753 IN the interest
Of sane taxation. the Indianap polls
Chamber Of Commerce recommend
ed today
The Chambers analysis % the re-
quests sharply criticised the prac-
tice Of supplemental appropriations
end requests for salary increases.
The 1895 budget as requested by
county officials would mean an in
crease Of 81 Do 558 over the actual
1885 appropriations. The Chamber
believes the county government
could be run efficiently with On in
crease Of s6253lO.
Divided Into Three Glasses
The increases we're divided into
three classes general fund. pro-
posed increase by county officials.
s678.99l, tuberculosis hospital. So
708 and debt. s532.858. The Cham
Der suggested that the general fund
increase be lowered to S283 SIS and
the debt increase sliced to 1888. 1876.
The Chamber said there was no
reason the tuberculosis hospital
could not operate on an appropria-
ton Of sl49. 600 as against the Sl59.-
BOG sought. In addition. unanticl
pated tax returns. the hospital bal
anCe and miscellaneous receipts
would reduce the expenses to such a
point mat only 100000 would have
to be financed by a general prop
erty levy the Chamber said.
The report pointed out that to
date IN 1875. s9432l in supplements
a. appropriations nave been enacted
thus making the total 1886 requests
sl3l6870 more than originally
voted by the county council in 1894
for 1885 expenditures.
Increase Shown in Tax Rate
Through law passed by the 1885
General Assembly these supple
mental appropriations IN the future
must b approved By the state board
of tax Examiners.
According TO the Chamber any in
crease IN the general fund Is re-
Elected IN an increased tax rate on
property. because more than IS per
cent Of receipts to the general fund
comes from property taxes
Breaking down the individual
items In the general fund budget.
the Chamber found that the pro
posed increase of S2248O5 in old
age pension expenses could be re-
duced to $4,000 increase. or a
total appropriation OF S275.OGO.
The Chamber took into consider
alton that the Federal social So
Curlty law might become effective in
Indiana soon making 26CO persons
eligible for assistance in 1886.
Approves Childrcn's Care sum
Administration of Old-age pen
sion in the county has improved
during the last year as a result of
more intelligent work on the part
of at least two of the pension in
yesilgatOrS,' the report said.
Realizing that 1t appears that
the county Will be called upon to
spend for care of children at least
as much, if not more. than at pres
ent. the Chamber approved the
Sl85.000 request for Childrens care.
The recommended increase is SD
42G.
The report showed that % per
cent or s19O.32O. of the total re-
queSted increase in the general
fund is for current expenditures Of
the various county agencies. OF
this sum. S52.972 Is for employees Of
the court and the prosecutors Of
fee.
The Chamber requested that
Prosecutor Spencer not appropri-
ate the entire increase of S14 500 as
directed by the state Legislature.
Raps Personal Requests
Salary and added personnel re-
quests, other than those made man
datory by law. total 6O.582. This
should be denied by the County
Council. the Chamber stated.
Particularly. the Chamber said
there was no necessity for add
tional county employees other than
temporary workers IN the voters
registration division
The report criticised the Negro
Orphans Home for asking an addi-
tiOnal $4,000 for food expenditures.
because for the first six months of
this year the Cclored Home paid Q
cents for each meal while the
Board of Children'S Guardians
Home paid onlys7 cents a meal.
Hits Short Administration
The request of ss4. 43S for cleo
ton expenses. which IS lower than
either the 1882 or 1884 election
costs. was approved by the Cham
Der with a recommendation that
state law decrease the salary Of cleo
ton dav officials.
The s125.OO0 increase for highway
maintenance was flstlv turned down
BY the Cha mber on the basis that
YOU CAN AFFORD