The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-12-28
Big Cities Insist
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lnaC an acCual 0U-0U relleI financing
program be provided.
That new funding legislation be en-
acted for use by local subdivisions.
That the voting of relief levies by
a bare majority vote be continued be-
yond 1889.
That some steps be taken to remove
the earmarkings of revenue from real
estate taxes within the 1O-mill limita
ton so as to allow local subdivisions
to have greater latitude in making
their budgets and spending their
funds.
The committee decided to ask for
a financial survey by the research
division of the State Department of
Taxation for the purpose of determin-
ing extent of the financial plight of
Ohio municipalities.
Suggestion for the survey was made
by Mayor Myron Gessaman, Colum-
bus, who said that many cities had
been forced to curtail essential service
because relief had taken so much of
their revenue.
Representative of other cities told
the committee that the cost of relief
and expansion of government, along
with shrinking revenues, threatened
bankruptcy of their municipalities.
Meanwhile, need of a special session
of the Legislature was claimed from
another source-to help the Muskin-
gum conservancy district turn it's flood
control system over to the federal
government.
Attorney General Thomas j. Her
bert has been asked for an opinion as
to whether present law gives conserv-
ancy district officials and the COVER
nor authority to turn over district
properties to the government.
If such authority is found to be
| lacking, then the Legislature must be
called to provide such authority. Dis
trict officials said such action should
be taken as early as possible to save
taxpayers payment of property assess
ments. Congress authorized acquisi-
| tion of the system under the federal
flood protection law early this year.
State Welfare Director Charles
Sherwood announced last week the
distribution of $1,000,OOO in state
funds to Ohio county and city relief
areas for expenditures during Novem-
Der.
Relief areas reported they spent
$2,013,505 last month for relief and
the states reimbursement of $1,000
600 Of that amount is 49.7 per cent
of the total relief cost during No
| vember. This is the highest per cent
age attained by the state under the
limited matching" provisions of the
state relief law. In October the state
provided only 1929 per cent of the
total cost of relief
In addition to the 81 100000 in state
funds which were available for No
vember, the state also will have
81 100000 to meet monthly relief
costs during December, January
February and March, when it will
again reduce to $750,O0O for the
spring, summer and fall months.
ALLEGATIONS for November relief to
county relief areas included:
Butler, $3,733; Clark, $2,476; Guy
ahoga, $53,260; Franklin, $14,102;
Licking, $3.50; Lucas, $S,2S5; Ma
honing, $29,300; Montgomery, $9,724;
Muskingum, $7,577; Scioto, $5,l47;
Summit, $4,000.
November ALLEGATIONS to city relief
areas included:
Hamilton, $4,Sl0; Springfield, ST.
992; East Liverpool, $2,466; Cleveland
$26S, 100; Columbus, $53,267; Cincin-
natl, $133,652; Toledo, $24 1887; Day
ton, $G6,64l; Portsmouth, 1872; Can
ton, $1,000; Akron, $54,968; Barber
ton, $4,GS6.