Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 September 1937 — Page 19

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F.D. R. LAUNCHES PROGRAM TO AID CITY DWELLERS

Government Not Indifferent To Urban Problems, He Declares.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 (U.P.— President Roosevelt today projected th: Government into a comprehensive program designed to make city dwellers eligible for the same kind of Federal co-operation that farmers get from the Department of Agriculture.

Backed by a report of the Na-

tional Resources Committee which)

contended that there has been more! “neglect” of urban citizens by the Government than of any other segment of the population, President Roosevelt issued a strong statement emphasizing the interdependence of farm and city in the country’s economic structure. Praising the sweeping survey as pointing the way to dealing “with many emerging and critical trends of urban life,” President Roosevelt added: “We are all members of one body and the production and consumption of one is related to the production and consumption of the other. The struggle for democratic Government and higher standards of human living goes on alike in city and country. ....

U. S. “Not Indifferent”

“It is not the business of the United States Government to assume responsibility for the solution of purely local problems any more than it is the business of local governments to assume primary responsibility for the settlement of national problems. “Yet, the United States. Government does ‘not remain indifferent to the common life of American citizens simply because they happen to be found in what we call ‘cities.’ ” The Resources Committee report, which was prepared by a special urbanism group of the committee headed by President Clarence Dykstra, of Wisconsin University and former city manager of Cincinnati, suggested an 1l-point program, which, it said, would permit the Federal Government to concern itself “with city dwellers as it has with farmers through the Department of Agriculture.” The study covered suct tors as the rapid growth of uri 2)opulation, which rose from 3 per cent. of the total in 1790 to 56 per cent in 1930, urban housing and slum clearance, crime, education, overlapping governmental functions, transportation and power structures. The recommendations were: 1. That the Federal Government continue its policy of assisting social ‘welfare programs of urban communities. - 2. Intensification’ of efforts by Government, industry and labor to increase egonomic security and that the Federal Government both study and act upon problems in “chronically depressed urban areas.” 3. That a “comprehensive and thorough-going” inquiry be made by the present Tax Revision Council or another agency of the entire problem of overlapping fiscal and taxation activities among Federal, state and local governments. 4. That Congress enact legislation outlining conditions under which interstate compacts may be adopted enabling several communities within the same metropolitan area, but in separate states, to deal jointly with regional aspects of health, sanitation, industrial-waste regulation and related questions. Loans Advocated

5. That Congress consider legisla- | tion aimed primarily at periods of

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WATER SUPPLY MEN FIX APRIL CONCLAVE

John A. Bruhn, secretary-treas-urer, today announced the-annual meeting of the Indiana Section of the American Water Works Association will be held this year at Purdue University, April 7 and 8. Approximately 400 public water supply nien in the state are to hold their annual election at this time and conduct round table discussions on contamination, air-conditioning, and the relationship of public officers to the water supply.

“economic distress” to create a Federal credit agency authorized to make loans and grants “under adequate legislative safeguards” to local utilities, land purchases .and similar activities. It warned, how=ever, that Federal expenditures in cities “should be reduced to a minimum.” 6. That a clearing house of urban

information should be created in the,

Census Bureau, which would serve as a center for collecting all related data from governmental and private sources.

7. That the central statistical board give special attention to inadequacies of existing urban data. 8. That encouragement be given to state, regional and local groups to make long-range plans for coordinating transportation systems, wider distribution of power, improving industrial stability and structure, and public works. 9. That a national policy be adopted for rehousing low income groups and eradication of slums in which state and local authorities would be stimulated to act and retain control of the projects.

Crime Curb Urged

10. That the Federal Government continue co-operation with state and local authorities in crime prevention. 11. That states receiving Federal grants improve “the competence and prestige” of urban public service through installation of minimum personnel and merit system requirements, which would be prepared by the United States Civil Service Commission. Committee members explained that the newly enacted Wagner Act had met some of the suggestions regarding low-cost housing and slum

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SPECIAL FUNDS STIFLE SURPLUS

Levy Reduction Contingent Upon $24,000,000 Balance Held «Impossible.

By TOM OCHILTREE State officials today explained the need for the $24,000,000 general fund balance by pointing out that the State, in the present biennial period, is operating on an unbalanced budget, due largely to the amount of contributions to be made to local governments. Governor Townsend further has said that it is his hope that no new type of taxes will have to be levied during the next four years. From taxpayers groups, however, Lave come demands that the State use this $24,000,000 surplus to reduce the present State property tax levy from 15 cents to 10 cents on each $100 of assessed- property. In announcing that this would not pbe done, the Governor said all bul 3 cents of this levy is required by special funds set up by Legislatures. No Reduction in Levy While the 15-cent property levy is not to be reduced, . officials said counties, cities and towns are to receive a great deal more financial assistance from the State than heretofore. Some of this is to come directly out of State funds and some out of state distributions. The State Board of Accounts estimates the state is expected to distribute $1,400,000 in intangibles taxes next year into county general funds and school treasuries. The amount to be distributed from this source this year is expected to be approximately $1,349,699. Under the intangibles tax, owners of securities must buy 5-cent stamps on each $20 of value of their securities. Ten per cent of the total collections on this tax goes to the State general fund. Of the remainder, 25 per cent goes into county general funds and 75 per cent is distributed to schools on the basis of property assessment within the school districts. Local governmental units als6 receive a large amount of funds collected by the State Automobile License Division. Under a new distribution system tobe put into effect Jan. 1, it is estimated counties, cities and towns will receive a total of $2,000,000 next year from this vast. fund, which for the first six months of this year amounted to $9,221,216.03. An allocation: of $1,250,000 is to go to the State general fund, and a third of the remainder is to be set aside for counties and is to be distributed on the basis of road use and automobile registrations. All that is left then is to go to the State Highway Department, which already is preparing comprehensive improvement plans for 1937. See Surplus Whittled Although these monies are collected and distributed by the State to local governmental units, they are not considered as direct State aid since they are not appropriated out of budgeted State funds. In this classification, which officials claim will eventually whittle down the $24,000,000 surplus, falls social security costs, teacher pay-

sion on Unemployment Relief. ; The State is to increase its school payments from $500 to $700 a teacher annually. This direct aid to local units will amount to $12,120,000, it was said. Another $500,000 will be spent to aid counties in administration of social security laws, while the money the State will match with that of the Federal and local governments for the actual payments

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to old-age and other pension and aid recipients, will amount to $5,984,023. Another $1,920,000 is to go to the Governor's Commission on Unemployment Relief which in turn is to aid in the relief problems of various townships. Thus, while the State next year will spend $18,827,160 for State purposes alone, it will allocate a total of $20,524,023 in direct aid to local units out of its own funds. Since State Budget Director Ed-

ward Brennan has estimated total:

receipts for the period at $33,864,000, this will leave the State with a deficit of approximately $5,487,183 which must be made up out of the $24,000,000 surplus. @ Costs to Exceed Revenues During the entire 1937-38 biennial period total expenditures are expected to exceed revenue by about $11,032,156. Subtracting this from the $24,000,000 general fund surplus, they said, and the State has left at that time $7,500,000, or an amount sufficient to meet all State expenditures for only a two-month period. Following is a biennium expenditure table: Total expenditures for State purposes for the biennial period Total expenditures for local governments or biennial period 43,349,316

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Produce From School 72s Gardens Go on Display Next Week.

Flowers and vegetables of every variety — an auditorium full— Wednesday and Thursday are to receive their share of credit for help-

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E. Troy Ave. At that time 500 children of the school are to place on exhibit the garden produce they have raised during the summer. Some have raised the produce in their own yards, others have cultivated small gardens in a nine-acre plot surrounding the school.

Exhibit Annual Affair

The exhibit is an annual affair and dates back several years to the depression period. Then the nineacre plot of ground known as Washington Bicentennial Gardens was set aside by Miss Ida Helphenstine, principal, to help persons in her school community. When times improved, neither parents nor children wanted to abandon their gardens or the annual exhibits. In fact, more gardens were started each year. Thus, what was started as an emergency measure has become an educational enterprise. Miss Helphinstine explained that an attempt has been made to correlate class work in some way with the gardening. She calls it “the most interesting educational project I've ever seen.” “I've found that not only the pupils are getting experience for their classes, but that whole families nre

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She expects the largest exhibit this year since the plan started, It is to be open from 2:30 to 8:30 p. m. during the two days. Entries are to be judged, and winners are to be awarded blue and red ribbons.

Francis, school wisual-eduication director; Miss Louise Braxton, assistant director in charge of home economics, and Miss Belle Scofield, assistant director in charge of art.

4 TRUCK WEIGHING STATIONS OPENED

Operators to Collect Data, For Traffic Study.

day were placed in operation by the State Highway Commission, Earl Crawford, chairman, announced. The station operators are to collect information as part of the traffic studies made by the commission in co-operation with the U. S. Bureau of Public Roads. Data to be gathered includes the origin and destination of trucks, the length, height and width of the vehicle, the type of load carried, gross weight and size of tires.

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MILES OF IDLE TROLLEY TRACK LISTED IN CITY

Railways Officials ‘Report No. Removal Order Yet Received.

Officials of the Indianapolis Railways said today there are now about

30 miles of unused tracks on the

City’s streets because of the development of trackless trolleys. According to the franchise the company signed with the City in September, 1936,. the Works Board may order the company to remove two miles of the track each year,

said. No Removal Order

However, they are not required to resurface the street where the tracks lay. Thus far, the officials reported,

the Works Board has issued no orders for track removal, although

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