Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 February 1937 — Page 4

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TWO HIGHWAY TAX MEASURES PASSED BY INDIANA HOUSE: PEACE MADE WITH FARM BLOC

Joint Committee to Fix Amount of Lof State Aid to Counties ” Social Security Costs; Townsend Gives

Economy

Warning.

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tion Bills already have been passed by the House and sent to the SenThe two measures passed today were held up until an Administra-tion-Farm Bloc compromise Was reached One would increase the State Highway Department funds approximately $3,000,000 annually, Counties would receive approximately $500,000 more and cities and towns $500,000 less. The Highway Department would take over heavily traveled county roads and the routes of state roads through cities and towns. The other would base the truck weight tax on tire equipment. Twowheeled trailers would be exempt and a rate reduction of cent

would be ma trucks using dual

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Bills on Second Reading Major nt ing bv the House would A. Transfer inmates of Julietta, County Insane Hospital, to Central St Hospital. The v would deed infirmary land the statz and

hills se to second read-

Marion the ate count transfer Infirmary to Julietta. This bill has the Senate

10 inmates PF e revenue-producing religious, educational groups on tax rolls. State Movie Censor-

of frater nal C Create a ship Board D FRetjulre les in schools. Pl axi companies under the C

properties : } SUES

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teaching of safety

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Se rvice Commission ify Motor Vehicle License

Measures Defeated

} House killed measures to g Eliz slot machines and place a t tax on petroleum. Twenty-four bills and joint reslution were introduced in the 12 hills were given Senfirst reading his was the last da} regular introduction of House bills. One of the new

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Senate measures, the Marion County allow county sue bonds for I venile

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delega uld comm Se yoton Home The Senate Labor was amended three House, The major change would prohibit the Labor Commissioner, proposed executive head of the division, from making industrial wage and hour information public. There

was

Division Bill times in the

UL Service provision was not writ-

Approved Merit Plan

snapp (R. leader, issued statement on his party's merit plan.

James town). minority the ollowing approval of He said: ‘Our a high standard in the administrat and business management of our Government. ‘In taking our the proposed law, Republican We

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stand in favor of we quote from the Party platform of 1936: recognize the necessity of adequate training for Government employees and pledge ourselves to co-operate with the educational inof the State in their propreparing persons for the pes of governmental posiwhich require a gnod educa1 background, skill and technical KNOW! Provisions o men's merit would: A. Establish an applicants f departments. B. Remove

Yhich requ

titutions grams of many ta ti10Ns tiona ledee the police and firelaw amendments

eligible list of police and fire

or the the bipartisan clause ires both departments to have equal numbers of each maJor political party. C. Retain selection of applicants the Mayor and Safety Board. D. Require physical examination before entering training schools E. Provide for schools of not less

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FRIDAY, FEB. 19, 1937

Children Learn Art Appreciation

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F. Apply the law to chiefs of each |

department when vacancy occurs.

The Governor told a Senate Dem- | ocratic caucus last night that the | :

half the in-

take over costs or

could social security

State county crease the teacher $500 to $800 annually, do both. Senator Thurman (D. Berne), Budget chairman, said would be set at $600, which the Governor already agreed. Committee to Bargain

has

joint conference committee, Gottschalk said, will seek to limit the proposed State absorption of the counties social security costs to as low a figure as possible. To pay the $100 teacher increase,

The Senator

the State would have to transfer

$1,300,000, now collected on intangible taxes and distributed to various funds, into the Common School Fund, it was said. The $1,700,000 State police appropriation would be placed In the proposed Motor Vehicle Highway Fund. This transfer from the General Fund would make the added State social security payments possible, By June 1938, the State, under this arrangement, would have an estimated balance of $7,000,000. The original balance estimate was $10,000.000. Bills now are pending in the Legislature to provide these budget transfers. Harry Miesse, Indiana Taxpayers Association executive secretary, an-

nounced there were 125 bills pend- | ing in the House which would in- |

crease the State's tax burden. Twenty of these would call for additional appropriations totaling $16.000.000, he said. The Senate todav Full Train Crew Bill which passed the House after a stormy debate. Sponsored by labor groups, the measure would prescribe the number of trainmen to be carried on trains of different lengths.

received the

The Legislature Yesterday HOUSE

labor's Full Crew Bill increase trainmen on railroads. Passed a bill to require trucks to be equipped with signals. Passed a measure to require insurance companies with home offices outside Indiana to accept legal service in this state. Passed a recodification measure for consumer co-operative laws. Passed a measure to create a war veterans’ grave registration division in Adjutant General's office. Passed a’ bill to permit damage suits by survivors in the case of wrongful deaths. Appropriated $100,000 to pay Sta‘e Fair interest anda bonds annually for the next two vears Passed a bill to require puardians of war veterans to file estate accountings yearly and specify types of investments. Passed a measure license disposal plants Passed bill to relicve motorists from damages which might result from death or injury to passengers or “hitch-hikers” who might be picked up Sent to the Governor a Senate resolution to authorize Purdue University to accept a $200,000 Federal grant for agricultural experiments. Advanced to second reading a bill to require property owners to file annual exemption claims. Placed on second reading a bill which would prohibit owners of property from deeding to fraternal and educational institutions the

Passed to

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A. Gottschalk | Committee | teacher payments | the figure on |:

This class in drawing and art children, held cach week at ment on Boar] St.

properties and retaining annuities thereon. Advanced to second reading a bill

to raise chain store licenses,

SENATE

Passed a bill to prohibit truck ra discriminations. Defeated a bill to prohibit any municipality to lease or buy on payments any items of equipment Passed a House bill to require property reappraisement every four vears on petition of five per cent of the property owners in any taxing unit. The original bill provided mandatory reappraisal every four vears. Passed a bill to require homestead property owners to pay taxes and permit them mortgage exemptions. Passed a bill te provide that auditors esis shall constitute his vouchers for issuing warrants on State Treasurer. Passed a hill to include noninflammables in the dangerous liquids used In dry cleaning. Passed a bill to relieve surety on bonds for county cierks from liability on losses of public funds through bank failure.

Agreement Indicated On Tax Limitation

Legislators. Indiana Farm Bureau members and tax experts virtually had agreed today on a Tax Limitation Bill which does not contain sn “emergency clause.” | This measure, to be reported out | of the House Ways and Means Committee next week, would set maximum tax rates, exclusive of bonded indebtedness, for rural areas at $1.25 and cities and towns at $1.75. The present law provides a $1$1.50 limitation, but by declaring an “emergency” the taxing units can ignore these statutory maximums. Governor Townsend, according to Rep. Hardin S. Linke (D. Columbus), commitee chairman, approves the proposed limitations The Indianapolis-Center ry Is $298. If

Townthis bill

ship rate now

the American Settleis one of the local 1 Federal Youth |

appreciation for Movement,

projects. scholarship student at John Herron Art School, they are studying design- -motifs from foreign costumes.

Taught by Gail Martin,

had been on the statute books last | vear the rate would have been 38 | cents lower, it was said. The levies to operate civil city. school city, Marion County and Center Township governments would have added up to $1.75. 85-cent levy, to pay off bonded indebtedness, then would added, bringing the total to $2.60. William H. Book, Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce executive vice president; Harry Miesse, In-

diana Taxpayers’ Association execu- |

tive secretary, and Hassil Schenck, Indiana Farm Bureau president, urged adoption of the new tei

tion rates.

Local governmental officials could | appeal from County Tax Adjustment Boards to the State Tax Board to raise the levy above the maxi-

mum, under terms of the bill, Reassessment Measure Local the reduction in rates by more It was said.

vear and every four after now needs only currence in Senate and the signature of the Governor

to become law,

House con-

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have been |

amendments |

WANTS MOTHER, CHILD TESTIFIES

| Loves Her Grandparents, Too, She Tells Judge Joseph Williams.

Eight-year-old Phyllis Jean Summers, principal in a legal battle in | Superior Court 2, can’t understand why all the fuss should be made over her custody. “I want to live with my mother, | of course,” she told Judge Joseph | Williams after a hearing on a, habeas corpus writ in which her | mother, Mrs. Grace Summers Spec- | tor, Buffalo, N. Y., seeks her custody. “I love my grandparents, t00,” she told the Court. { Phyllis has been living with her! grandparents, Mr, and Mrs. John T. | Summers, 3920 E. 10th St., since last | September. The mother explained that she] permitted Phyllis to live with her | grandparents after her husband was | injured seriously in an auto acci- | dent last August.

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Mrs. Spector's the Court they should be allowed finish the school term.

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HUNTINGTON BANK’ S FINAL PAYMENT SET

Bu United Press HUNTINGTON, Feb. | creditors of the Citizens Trust Co. | whose claims havz been allowed and | | filed will receive a final dividend | Tuesday of 9.8 per cent, | Blemker, receiver, announced today. | This brings the total to 69.8 per cent paid to creditors since the bank [closed in February, 1932,

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As passed by the House the re- |

assessment datory, while the measure ment on petition of 5 per cent of the property unit, If such property be

units

the Senate amended

reassessments are made,

increased, it was said. then could receive approximately the same revenues from lower rates,

SCHORTE MEIER RE- ELECTED Frederick E. Schortemeier was reelected president Army board of directors at a meet-

would have been man- | to provide reassess- |

owners in any taxing |

valuations probably would | Local |

of the Salvation |

ing yesterday in the Columbia Club. |

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were named vice president and sec-

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HOOSIER, 101, DEAD; CIVIL WAR VETERAN

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