Muncie Post-Democrat, Muncie, Delaware County, 15 January 1932 — Page 2

FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 1932.

~ THE POST-DEMOCRAT i Democratic weekly newspaper representing the Democrats of Muncie, Delaware County and the 8th Congressional District. The only Democratic Newspaper in Delaware COuuty. Entered as second class matter January 15, 1921, at the Postoffice a Muncie, Indiana, under the Act of March 3, 1979.

PRICE 5 CENTS—$2.00 A YEAR

223 North Elm Street—Telephone 2540 CHARLES H. DALE, Publisher Geo. R. Dale, Editor

3!r.rc:e, Indiana, Friday, January 15, 1932.

Facts and Figures By City Controller Holloway

The City of Muncie public have been advised this past week through the Morn 1 ' ag Star to read a series of articles published in that newspaper concerning the financial condition of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and likewise how to operate a city government eihciently. From the fact that the City of Milwaukee ended its fiscal year of 1931 with a surplus of all funds amounting to $2,000,000, the Star, without research, immediately proclaims Milwaukee as the out-

standing example for all other cities.

formed 4;hat Mary is a hop, Edna is a washout, Ellen is a back number. But Sally and Jent are hot stuff. Boys refuse to risk the ridicule that comes from being stuck with an unpopular girl. When such a thing does happen, now and then a young gentleman will dangle a five-dol-lar bill before the stag line, trusting to the lure of the money to remove the girl from his arms when she has been parked overtime. • If parents would exercise- a wise guidance over their children’s social life such situations would never arise. A mother, instead of thinking that she has behaved nobly when she has ordered pink ice cream and frosted cakes foi her six-year-old son’s first birthday party, should see that every child in the group has a good time and gets a square deal. Parents must co-operate in this spirit of group consciousness if they want their children to be happy. All pleasure should be spontaneous. Especially that of youth, it isn’t fair to make boys and girls pay the pipei when they can’t dance to the tune he plays.

Population Growth

With rare exceptions, American communities large and small aspire for larger population and greater territoria, size. Among cities and towns and even hamlets of equal size'^avy

The Voice of the Kitty

oing example xui c.. wv..^ oe . n . j there exists keen competition, and census figures are It should be ol interest to you people to^ g eagerly awaited as the umpire’s decision in a ball game.

parisons between Milwaukee and our own City of Muncie and then ask yourselves, why our home papers do not begin at home when they really have something to boast; about The city of Milwaukee administration is now serving its four term in office and have had fifteen years in, which to bring about a comfortable financial condition such as exists there today. As comparisons will show the present administ ation* in the City of Muncie has been able to

show a better situation in less than two years'"time.

Statistics gathered by the Detroit Bureau of Governmental Research Inc., and reprinted from the National Municipal Review for December 1931 show the Ooifipj^rative Tax Rates of 290 cities in the United States. The tax rate per $1 000 assessed valuation is $32.93 in Milwaukee while the total rate in the City of Muncie per $1,000 assessed val- i

The tax rate for the Civil city of MHwau- j

There are advantages in uroan bigness. The more people the more business, and the more business the greater prosperity for all. The larger the city the greater its cultural advantages and the more numerous and varied its sources of amusement and recreation. For many of the best things in life the people of the smaller communities must

go to the big cities.

But there is also a price to pay for the distinction of Urban bigness. As a city grows in size and population its people become more and more like so many scurrying ants in a disturbed ant hill. Homes become tenements. The few blocks between home and place of employment becomes miles. Privacy vanishes, the cost of living keeps pace with the growth of population, and even the pure air and quiet

are taken away.

As they build higher and wider let the towns and cities heed these words of an official of the United States of Com-

A whiter says Poland is rattling the saber. So is Japan, and if India starts, it’s likely to became a racket.

nation is $27.20 . . ~ ^

kee is $14.61 per $1,000 assessed valuation while the rate __ vi for the Civil city of Muncie on the same valuation is $6.90.! melce .

The taxpayer in Milwaukee pays over twice as much money, “While the existence of a town or city depends upon to the administration departments as the taxpayer pays in j business, the existence is not justified unless the prom of Muncie to the present city administration., 1 business make life in that town constantly more and more

Another interesting and important comparison is,that' worth living.”

the population of Milwaukee according to the 1930 census i" It is as important to the community to guard against is 578.249 while the number of people in Muncie total 46,- j the disadvantages of bigness as it is to strive for bigness, 548. Therefore the city of Milwaukee is a little 1 more than and the piacO that grows Wisely need not regret its greater

twelve times as large in population as Muncie and is. using - size. , v :

better than 32 times as much money. The balance of ALL | , —^ —

FUNDS in the city of Milwaukee at the end of 1931 was $2,- We see nothing particularly new about the fashion de-

000,000 while the balance in the city of Muncie was $199,-; cree that black finger nails may be worn. 200’which is one-tenth of the $2,000,000 .surplus as shown - - / l . : > v —

by Milwaukee. In comparison we have the city of Milwau-' - Life is just a struggle, tug and toil, to pay th< gol

kee, twelve and one-half times larger in population, handling darn taxes and buy gas and oil. 32 times as much money, and ending the year of i93T With ( r - : : , : ,

only 10 times the surplus as the city of Muhde.U Sinc^ pub^'' Now that it’s Leap Year, women can propose. After lie monies are collected from taxpavers, is, the taxpayer iil| the last couple of years, men will be glad to have them

Milwaukee better off than the taxpayer in MunqieT;. With- propose almost anything. ' out question he is not. ; ,<. -w—

, As statistics have proven the balance at thd, end of -H^ And,theh, of course, in the years to come the men who 1931 per capita in Milwaukee is $3.40 while the BALANCE accept Leap Year proposals can always say they were PER CAPITA in Muncie is $4.28 or approximately 25,per f^eet and young and that worldly women talked them into

cent grqater, . In other words on a scale the city of Muncie is 26 percent betther off financially than is the city of Milwaukee. A record of this kind in two years time for Muftcie should be a greater merit than that of ^Milwaukee since they have had fifteen years to reach within 25 per cent of the present'finahcial,condition of Munciev^T^YY - v i According to the published articles in th^; Star'as to why the city of Milwaukee was able to. acquire-such ;a financial status, the initial reason was that the city followed a policy of cash payments and no borrowing-of funds with which to pay bills or make improvements. The CASH BASIS policy has been the chief factor of financial success for the city of Muncie in the past two years. Also, another greater reason, has. been strict economy in purchasing and the absolute elimination of public graft which has, been the ruination of many: public funds. The Chii City of Muncie boasts of paying bills promptly and no money has been borrowed with interest to pay since the forced issuance of a temporary loan at the beginning of the administration due to defunct bank account ’eft by Fie Hampton regime. While other taxing units of M ancie have floated bond issues and temporary loans, the Civil City has been able to operate efficiently without visiting the banks for loans and will re-

main that way.

If the former administrations had not resorted to semiannual temporary loans and had paid cash for improvements as they went along instead of piling up debts and issuing pieces of paper for mone,, they could have kept a reasonable balance of funds at all times. In 1929, instead of improving within the appropriated sum of $30,000 as provided by the budget, the paving trust ended the year with a bill for intersections alone against the city for almost $90,000 and as a result the former administration politely issued certificates of indebtedness to the tune of $60,000 and trusted that somebody could find a Way to pay them. The Dale administration through its CASH BASIS policy and strict economy progran nas c sated the largest surplus balance Jn the history of Muncie and, it can be said, in comparison, the finances of the Civil City of Muncie exceeds the reports of any other city over 30,000 population in the country.

If a City official does his full duty should he be commended, or hould he be tsken out 1 and shot a sunrise? IZZY BRIGHT, 345C oimpletoi Street—Yos. \ He should be sho jetween the lamp-post and th ;ate-post. JOEL BACON, 1198 Bear greet—That is a knotty queston lince some of the officials in form :r administrations were lialf-sho' nost of the time, I don’t think th< rresent officials ought to be shot Burning at the stake is more hu uane. and our present officials wen when they have toiled to th* imit, seems to be in for plenty o oast in g by the Star and th*

J ress.

COBB WEBBER, 1932 Hard

icrabhle Lane—They should b hot in the ultima thule with goo<

buckshot. Who desires L

•uminend a city official? Ain’ werybody ag’in the city govern nent—that is, everybody hut tin

people?

Ill DECKER, R.F.D.N0. 1, Mud ock—AH I know is what I read ii he papers, and find out by scrabb hi’ around among the folks. 1 seby readin’ the papers that there'! 'I for ’em and 2 ag’in ’em, but find out by circulatin’ among the ’oiks that the result kr vice versa, and I’m strbngly in favor of vice versa, Shoot! Shoot, if you must, this old gray head, but lock the council in the shed!” MARY CHRISTMAS, 25 December Drive—No shooting on this ranch. Peace on earth, good-will to men. \11 hail to Mayor Dale ami his aa! iociates for their devotion to'duty They should be commended. — o

I $147,000 had been paid.' A great I part of the money will probably never be paid. As the old saying ihas it, you can’t get blood from a

stone.

Tne Tribune says: “They (professional farm relievers) have encouraged farmers to borrow .... The result has been that the marginal farmers who cannot earn a living farming have been kept in business by the Government dole, and in consequence the campaigns which have been waged for reduc- 1 lion of surpluses have failed.” Thus farm relief, instead of improving the condition of the farmer, may, instead, plunge him further into depression. This is one more evidence that political

! Seiser & Miller

INSURANCE

That’s All

603 Wysor Blk.

Phone 1585

acres, at the taxpayers’ expense, pan 'not only usually fail but often ag-

gravate seek to

the very remedy.

condition they

AN INDIANA INSTITUTION

Gc. arnment Dole

Under the caption, ‘‘Pauperizing the Farmer,” the Chicago Tribune recently commented on farmers in the Northwest who were encouraged to borrow money from the Government to buy seed last spring. About $4,000,000 was due September 30^and, according to the accounting of October 2, but

-i-

, If the League of,Nations doesn’t stop Japan,,where are

“wve going to get pur laundlymen ?

Yet, even if the Soviet government had a birthday cake on its recent 14th anniversary, it would t>e hard to

hold a candle to it.

Colombia bull fight fans were disappointed in an American bull fighter’s performance because the bull was lazy. Hereafter the American will realize that if the public must

have bull, it must be interesting.

Einstein agrees with a Dutch scientist that the world is in motion, but did not say whether he referred to the

business cycle.

Kentucky seems determined to iron out, or even shoot out, its mine troubles in its own peculiar way. Memphis reports a break in a key levee, which presum-

ably isonenext to a former pork barrel appropriation levee.

SUNDAY - MONDAY

The

year. GRETA

two-star sensation of the

GARBO

KAMON

NOVARRO

“MATA-HARF

The romance of a spy—it’s Garbo's greatest love story— greater than Susan Lennox— supporting cast of Lionel Barrymore and Lewis Stone.

Thurs., Fri. and Sat. FREDRIC MARCH in that thrilling electrifying tingling— “DR. JEKYLL & MR. HYDE” Rivoli

Hju'

Electricity is cheap—the cost to the average house' hold served by us is less than9 cents a day

1 am a partner in that company” /'"AVER 1,400 citizens of this section of the V--/ state are partners and shareholders of the Indiana General Service Company. Many of these partners own less than five shares of stock. Toward these small investors this Company feels a special responsibility for often they have invested their entire savings in the belief that their Electric Company is a safe and progressive institution. They rely upon us to invest their savings in property from which they may secure a fair and reasonable return. The management of this Company has a dual responsibility—to the public that the best possible service be rendered at reasonable rates and to our stockholders, that the integrity of t^xr investment be maintained. Whexi one of our fellow citizens says “I'm a partner in the General Service Company’’ there is a ring of pride in his voice. That pride is mutual for this Company cherishes its place in the community and is prooid to be associated with its hundreds of stockholders. O. M DRISCHEL, General Manager INDIANA GENERAL SERVICE COMPANY

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Tax Rate for Delaware County, Year 1931, Payable 1932

Guiding Youth’s Joy (-'•eenville, O., Advocnte)

If Lucile Marsh, writing in a current number of The Parent’s Magazine, knows her statistics, the socalled younger generation isn’t having a very good time at its parties. She says that the modern dancing r rty is a bore to 85 per cent of the boys and a tragedy to 90 per cent of the girls. Furthermore, parents and teachers are to blame. They j have let situations develop which make it possible for an alarming number of Cinderellas to sit along the wall. To be dubbed a wall flower is the worst heart-break that can come to a girl. To smile when the smile is nothing more than a frozen mask that is likely to slip off at any minute ... to talk to the hostess and pretend that you like talking to her ... to gaze into space quite as though you would much rather think your own thought than be passing from one pair of arms to another caught up in the rhythm of music and dreams and boys who whisper gay and foolish things . . . Most girls would rather face a firing squad than brave the ordeal. But the boys have their side of the story, too. Bornetimes they have been told at home and school that they are awkward and clumsy. Rather than risk making themselves conspicuous they stand around, letting their collars grow tighter and tighter. When they do outgrow that bashful stage they are in-

Off!c* of the Treasurer of Delaware County. Indiana, Jatuiavy 51. U'X’.

Notice is hereby given that the tax duplicates of DeV.vurA Oetmfcy fer U)2 yc -r Iflol are now and corporations on each $100.00 taxable property: also th? rr-oUrt of te.x on each poll

hands, 'in.t

in rev

111 tuaio rUi ens between the ages

that 11:»» a

am ready to receive (he taxes charged thereon and now due. of 21 and 50 inclusive are subject to tne pod tax.

The following table shows the rate of taxati.’i in the different township*

1931 PAYABLE 1932

I svlmft ,1 F!‘li:-aht I On i j On |

I $100 ;Polt: $10'..' IPolh

Uarrt-on | ton

•Washlng-l

I trvi

Monroe | Centre | Hamilton] Union i Perry i Liberty | Delaware] Niles

l ; cu i i 11‘oli $100 tpolll

I Town of | Albany

On I i On I I On | | On | I On | ] On | | On | | On | I On I S100 I Poll I $100 IPolh $100 iPoll] $100 IPollI $100 IPollI $100 !Poll| $100 iPoll $100 iPollI $100 IPollf

Town of Eaton

Town oflTown

I Gaston I

of | Town of |

Selma | Yorktownl

City of i Muncie 1 (

‘Poll I

I On

On | | On I

1 I Stale Tax 4

ll.itUI

.ic3

ll.OOi

.Ic.t

13.031 .153

11.00] .153 11.00]

.153 ]1.00|

.153

]1.00| .153 11.00]

.153

11.00 1 .153

H.00I

.153 11.001 .153 |1.00|

.153 |1.00) .153 |1.00|

.153

11.001 .153 11.001 .153

11.001

.153 (LOO] f

2 1 George Rogers Clark Memorial •..

.00151 1

.0015' | .0015] | .0015] 1

.00151 |

.0015] | .0015] |

.00151 | .0015]

10151 ] .0015] |

.0015] | .0015] |

.0015] | .0015] | .00151 |

.0015] | 2

3 I Dunes Park Tax

1 1

i 1

1 1

| 1

1 1

1 1 ,1 r

1 1

1 1 3

4 1 State School

.• 1 .07

| .50] .07

1 .50]

.07

1 .50] .07

| .50] .07

1 .50!

.07 ] 50]

.07

| .50] .07

1 .50]

.07

1 .501 .07

1 .50|

.07 1 .59] .07

1 .50]

.07 | .50] .07 | .501

.07

1 50! .07

1 .50] .07

1 .50|

.07 | .50] 4

5 ] Educational Improvement F*und

1 1

.02

1 1

.02

1 1 .02

1 1

• 02 ] 1

.02

! 1 .02

1 1 .02

1 1

.02 | .] .02

1 1 .02 | | .02 | |

.02

1 1 -02

1 1

.02 | | 5

6 | Library Building Fund

.01

1 1

.01

1 1 .01

1 !

.01 | |

.01

1 1 .01

1 1

.01

1 1 .01

1 1

.01 | | .01

1 1

•01 I | .01 |, |

.01

1 1 .01

1 1

.01 | | 6

7 | State Soldiers’ Memorial

1 1

.006

1 1

.006

| | .006

1 1

.006 | |

.006 | | .006

1 1

.005

1 | .006

1 1

.006 | | .006

1 1

.006 | | .006 | |

.006

| 1 .006

1 | .006

1 1

.006 | i 7

8 ! State Forestry Tax v

1 1

.002

1 1

.002

| | .002

1 1

.002 | |

.002

I | .002

1 ■ 1

.002

| 1 .002

1 1

.002 | | .002

1 1

.602 | | .002 | |

.002

t | .002

| | .002

1 1

.002 | | 8

9 1 State .TrnftherB’ Pension Fund

1 1

.024

1 1

.024

| | .024

1 | .024

1 1

.024 | |

.024

| ] .024

! 1

.024

1 1 .024

1 1

.024 | | .024

1 1

.024 | | .024 | |

.024

1 | .024

| | .024

1 1

.024 j | 9

19 | Indiana Board of Agriculture

.0035] |

.0035] | .0035] | .003 5] |

.0035] |

.0035] | .0035] |

.0035] | .0035] ]

.0035] | .0035] |

.0035] | .0035] | .0035] |

.0035| | 10

11 | Ofeunty Tax ..V. ,1.7. ............ ...

1 .28

| .50]

.28

1 -50]

.28

| .50] .28

1 .50!

.28 | .50]

.28

1 .50] .28

1 .50]

.28

| .50] ,28

1 -501

.28 | .50] .28

1 -501

.28 ! .50] .28 | .60,

.28

1 .50! -28

| .50] .28

1 .50|

.28 | .50] 11

U I.County Bonds ,

1 .02

1 1 02

1 1

.02

1 1 -02

1, 1

• 02 ] |

.02

1 1 -2

1 i

.02

1 1 .02

1 1

.02 | | .02

1 1

.02 | | .02 | |

.02

1 1 -02

1 | .02

1 1

.02 | | 12

13 1 Repair, free Gravel Roads

1 1

.03

1 1

.03

1 1 .03

1 1 -03

1 1

.03 | |

.03

i 1 .03

1 1

.03

| 1 *03

1 1

.03 | | .03

1 1

.03 | i .03 | |

1 1 -03

1 j .03

1 1

.03 | | 13

14 1 Road Bonds and Interest

1 , 1

.04

1 1

.04 | |

1 | .16

1 1

.13 | | .35

1 1

.13 1 | .16 | |

! 1

1 'l 04

1 1

.04 | | 14

15 | Poor

■1 1

.16

1 i

.01

i i -02

1 1 .01

1 1

.20 | |

.01

1 1 .09

1 1

1 1 .02

1 1

.07 \ |

1 1

.07 ( I .09 | |

.02

i I .02

| | .16

1 1

.20 | | 15

16 | Tuition

| .50

1 .24]

.65

1 .25]

.41

I .24] .45

| .24] .64

1 .24]

.41 1 .24]

.40

1 .24] .67

1 .24]

.40

| .241 .26

1 .24]

.54 | .24] .75

1 .241

.75 I .25] .67 1 .241

.45

( .241 .26

I ,24| .65

L .25] .59 | .25] 16

1.7 | Special School

t .20

,|1.00|

.345

11.00]

.25

11.00] .23

|1.00| .52

|1.00| .’49 |1.00|

.34

11.00] .40

11.00]

.20

|1.00! .37

I1.00]

.48 |1.00| .40

11.001

.75 |1.00| .40 11.001

.23

[1.001 .37

11.001 .345 |1.00|

.38 | .25] 17

18 1 Township

1 06.

1 1 | J

.065

1 .25] | |

.05

1 1 -04 I |

1 1 08 I I

1 1

.01 | |

.06

. | | .08

1 1

.10

1 1 .06

1 1

.12 | | .07

1 1

.12 1 | .08 | |

.04

1 J .06

1 | .065

| .25] .01 | | 18

20 I Road Cash

1 1

1 1 -04

1 1

j 1

1 1

.06 ]' | .15

1 i.

.16 | ]• 1 |

j • 1 • 10 1 1

1 j 1 1 .18

r ! 1 1

1 1 20

21 1 Vocational school Fund. Township and Corporation

1 1

■I 1

1 r

1 1

.10 | | | |

1 1

1 1 21

22 1 Additional Special School Bonds, etc

I .17

1 1

.22

1 1

.27

1 1 -25

1 1 .18

1 1 -09 ! |

1 1 -28

1 1

1 1 .23

1 1

•26 | |

1 1

.21 | 1 .28 | | .25

1 1 .23

1 1 -22

i 1

.15 | | 22

23 I Bond Fund. Albany, Yorktown and Muncie

1 1

1 !

1 1

1 - 1

■20 | ,| ||

1 1

1 1 23

24 | Library

1 .01

1 1

1 1 01

1 1 .01

1 1

.02 | |

.01

1 1

.01

1 1 ,0Y

1 1

.01 | ]

1 1

11 II

.01

1 1 .01

1 ' 1

1 1

.04 | 1 24

25 I Aviation Department

1 .1

1 1

II II

1 1

1 1 25

26 | Sinking Fund. Muncie and Albany

1 1

I 1

1 1

1 t

1 , |

1 1

I I II

1 1

.05 | | 2G.

2*7 1 Wft ter ••••••••••* •’*

1 1

• r 1

1 1

1 1 .35 '| ]

1 !

1 1

1 1 27

28 1 P&ric ,.•

1 1

1 'J

1 1

•03 | | II

1 1

.04 | | 28

1 1

1. 1

1 t

1 1

1 M

1 ' | .235 | |

1 !

1 l

1 1

1 1 29

30 1 Firemen Penslbn, Muncie .’•

1 1

1 ' 1

1 1

1 . 1

1 1 r i

! 1

i i

1 ' 1

.01 | | 30

31 I Police Pension, MujioiC... .•

........ 1

1 1

1 .1

1 1

1 - i

; 1

■II. II

\ \ !

1 .1

.01 | | 31

32 | City Plan Commission

1 ■ 1

1 1

| ']

1 1

1 1 V

1 1

II I t

1 !

1 -

1 1

1 1 32

33 I State -Highway Commission

1 1

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1 i

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1 1 1

1 1

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1 1

1,1 1 • !

1 1

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1 !

1 1 33

34, 1 First Installment

. . | .89

ll.62ll.05

|1.75| .81

11.62] .81

|1.62|1.05

11.621

.94 |1.62|

.72

|1.6211.15.

11.62]

.67

|1.62l .79

11.6211.15 |1.62|1.17

|1.62!1.85 11.7511.67 ll.62ll.25

|1.87l .84

11.6211.34

|1.75]1.36 |1.50| 34

: : ! 1 1 I S

| .89

11.6211.05

11.75]

.81

|1.62| .81

|1.62|1.05

|1.62|

.94 |1.62|

.72

|1.62|1.15

|1.62|

.66

11.62, .78

jl.6211.14 11.6211.17

11 6211.85 ]1.75|1.66 T.G2 ! 1.25_

H.87| .83

!1.62)1.34

[1.75|1.36 11.501 35

1.78 |3.24|2.10 , |3 '-011.62 I3.24T.62 |3.24|2.10 |324|1.88 13.24 I Salem i Mt. I Harrison] Washing-] Monroe I Centn I ! Pleasant i | ton i |

1.44 i3.24|2.30 |3.24|1.33 13.24 familtoni Union I Ferry I I

All Utxes for the year utarv 1st: and ths FIRS or. before, the first Mo;

Jarutar; on or

1931

1.57 !3.24]2.?9 |3.2412.34 13.2413.70 '3.50 3.33 |3.24 Liberty I Delaware] Niles ! Town of i Town oi ' ' I I - I Albany ’ i Eaton

2.50 |3.74|1.67 i3.24|2.68 |3.5012.72 Town of | Town of ] Town of ] Gaston I Selma lYorktownl

3.00]

City of Muncie

are due on the first day of January. 1932. FIRST MONDAY IN '*’*«» - *• -

MAY, 1932, inclusive or. if 1932. and ths rematnder on c

together with

■'

«r ;

Mot'duY in May, I> before the f

all costs and charges, is immediately added.

the 188 before

Each taxpayer may taxpayer piefers. In

! th ‘

pay iu full any time between may pay one-half the tax

«Hc——tv ^ Pv.flL.P,.. ...v, first Monday in.November, 1932. If no taxes are paid before the first Monday in May the entire year's tax becomes delinquent anti

10 per cent, penalty,

IMPROVEMENT A»EESS;/tENT PAYMENTS' CANNOT BE RECEIVED BY THE TREASURER BUT MUST BE PAID TO THS CITY CONTROLLER. • 0&E c H T. MEREDITH. Treasurer of Delaware County and th* Vilty ol Muncie. Muncie, Indiana,, January u, icDd.