The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-11-15
TAXPAYERS ORGANIZE
10 HALT SPENDING By
STATE GOVERNMENT


mittee of 2nJr members To present to
the 1941 ~ Gisl;a"r The demands of
taxpayers for reduction in costs f
the state government. IN ddeIultc
budget law and centralized ;;X cOllec.
tiOn is announced.
Five hundred local civic nryaniza-
tiOnS. taxpayers dissertations. ser, ice
clubs. farmers groups. Improvements
associations ana citizens leagues will
be represented by delegate; "n he
committee
The first step of the taxpayers
group in it> legislative program is the
circulation of Il petition To the LcGiS
laturc setting forth I'm economy and
>treamlinc program.
Under tile slogan ''I'>e the Axe
Cut the Tax" the text of the petition
il as follows
TO the members of the Senate fl
nance committee and the ways and
means committe of the House of Re
representatives.:
We. the undersigned citizens and
taxpayers of the state of Michigan.
believe that the present revenues of
Michigan'S cities and towns, and of
the state are more than sufficient to
care adequately for all the legitimate
needs of these governments: provided
that these revenues are efficiently col
Iected and that all expenditures are
ScrupulouSly examined for value re-
ceiyed
We. therefore. earnestly recon
mend to YOU. as members of the guild
ing financial committees Of the 1871
Legislature. us well as all other mem
berS of that body, give the fullest pos
sible support to the enactment of IL
program that will restore the state
government OF Michigan TO sound
fiscal basis Such program should
contain the following salient features:
Il. Total state budget for 1941-42
and 1928 at least : per cent. and
of the last biennium
- Enactment of budget control
statute for the state including uni
form reporting and accounting be-
tween the state and local units.
'S. Capitalization Of the states
tax collection system. in order to as
sure the highest possible revenues
from existing sources Of taxation.
IF these steps are carried out and
prudent ALLEGATION of revenues is
nNa tho r1i In of
there will be ample funds to operate
the government without hardship of
any kind being inflicted upon the
wards of the state. Further. the exist
ing deficit of $27. 0OO.OOO could he
wiped out in few years time by
these methods. We assure you that the
taxIAying public Uf Michigan. facing
heavy national defense bills. will not
tolerate continuance of spending for
spending's sake. the levying 6 addi
tiOnal state taxes or the issuance Of
costly bonds to meet the deficit"
Assisting the taxpayers i'm their
campaign are the Michigan Public Elk
penditure Survey. 1913 Bull building.
Detroit. and the Chamber Of Com
merce OF Michigan. Capitol Savings
and Loan building. Lansing. Offices
for the committee will be maintained
ut both locations.
The following delegates have been
appointed To represent WyandOtte on
the committee: Alex Click. general
chairman: Mrs. \. ID. Harrington. vice
chairman: I|r. David Daskal. John l..
Sorenson. William Jones. Dwight l..
Strong. Leon SOncrant. Jr.. Julius Gee.
Martin I4evinsOv. Claude ]. Fitzgerald.
Mr.. Click. a prominent WyandOtte
attorney. il chairman of the board Of
dirrtor> of the WyanlOtte Taxpay-
ers' Association and is also a member
m the. advisory cGnncil Of the Michi-
gan Public Expenditure Survey. Inc.
Mr.. Fitzgerald is president of the
WyanIhDtte Exchange club. and has
pled<ed his support in this campaign
to reduce taxes
The first step Of the taxpayers
group in its Legislative program was
the circulation Of the petition to the
Legislature setting forth an economy