Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 April 1939 — Page 2
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CITY OPERATING
COSTS FOR 1937
SHOW INCREASE 2
Per ~Capita Rate Jumped $56.57 to $39.57, U. S. Data Reveals.
The per capita cost of operating and maintenance of general departments of City government in Indianapolis jumped $5.57 in 1937 as compared with the previous year, William L. Austin, Bureau of Census, Department of Commerce director, announced today. The per capita cost in 1936 was $34, compared with $39.37 in 1937. An itemized list of all department costs over a period of 10 years shows that nearest the 1937 cost figure was in 1926 when it stood at $36.26.
Includes County Transactions
In order that the city of Indianapolis could be placed on a basis comparable with those cities in which the county organization has been merged with that of the city and in which the schools are a part of the city corporaticn, the statistics in the report included 85.2 per cent of the transactions of Marion County. The percentage in the case of the county is the ratio of the taxable valuation of the city to that of the entire county, the report said. The total payments included for Marion County amounted to $3,474,031. Of this, $3,205,188 represents payments for operation and maintenance; $231,715 interest on general obligation bonds; $9741 interest on short-term loans, and $27387 capital outlays. The revenue receipts included for the county amounted to $3,785,483. A total of $6,258,359 represented payments for the independent school district. Of this, $5,318,096 was payments for operation and maintenance; $438,627 interest on general obligation bonds; $3148 interest on short-term loans, and $458,488 capital outlays. - Revenue receipts for the school district amounted to $6,588,752. Net Indebtedness Divided
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\ Times Photo. H. B. Jordan, owner (left), and H. A. Gaddis, Indianapolis manager of the Federal Chemical Co., confer on plans for expanding their plant, recently moved here. They manufacture a liquid which keeps moths out of fabrics. The plant is located at 1411 E. 20th St.
Pesiey Moth Responsible For New Business in City
Moths, those tiny insects that eat fabrics like grasshoppers devour grain, have brought a new manufacturing plant to Indianapolis. It is the Federal Chemical Co. 1411 E. 20th St., which has just been
Pennsylvania St. The company and its 15 employees will manufacture a moth-preofing liquid by a secret chemical formula discovered several years ago by a Vincennes doctor. Mr. Jordan now owns the formula and intends to advertise and sell it to the world. Later Mr. Jordan intends to expand the plant and manufacture fly spray and soap and cleaning materials. His moth-proofing which is sold under the trade name, “Arab No-
NIGHT SESSIONS OF 2 CITY BOARDS URGED
A proposal that the Works and Parks Boards have a night meeting once a month was before Mayor Sullivan and City officials today. The Indianapolis Federation of Community Civic Clubs advanced the plan which would enable its members who work during the daytime to observe the two boards function once a month, according to Charles Blume Jr., chairman cf a
holstered furniture, furs, rugs, clothes silk walls and drapperies by high pressure spray guns. He claims it will keep moths away for
The gross debt outstanding at the close of the fiscal year was $31,705,175 or $85.21 per capita. The net]
bonded debt, which represents the | dianapolis because of the natural
total less sinking fund assets was|
$28,743,503, or $77.25 per capita. The the city offers unusual facilities for total net indebtedness was divided national distribution,” Mr. Jordan
as follows: City Corporation, $13,-!
609,527; Marion County, $6,952,103; We are now conducting to increase independent school district, $8,181,- distribution, we anticipate that the
873. { Gas utility system expenditures | for the fiscal year amounted to] $5,616,704 which covered operating | expenses, debt obligation interest] and capital outlays. A $50,000 contribution was made by the system to the city’s general fund. Utility earnings were $6,218,742. The gross debt totaled $8,031,000. The net debt amounted to $7,868,346. Earnings of the city airport were $18,729 as compared to expenditures amounting to $57,113. The city’s general fund contributed 344,888 and the gross and net debt of the airport totaled $749,000 each, or| $2.01 per capita, the report pointed out. - Department Costs Itemized
Costs for each department in 1637 as itemized by the census report are: General government, $950,i52; police department, $1,235374; fire department, $1605922; all other safety, $78,074; highways, $1,001,277; sanitation and waste removal, $732,536; conservation of health, $211,639; hospitals, $811,916; charities, $1,778,190; institutional correction, $36,449; schools, $4,915,428; libraries, | $337,914; recreation, $410,417; pensions, $291345; contributions to] public service enterprises, $44,888, and all others $282,038. {
special committee of the Federation.
The Works and Park Boards have all their regular meetings during the daytime when it is difficult for Federation members to attend, Mr. Blume said. “We are anxious to get first-hand knowledge how these boards, which are vital to our City, operate. We feel that it is the duty of citizens to attend as thany meetings as possible,” he declared. The Mayor said he would confer with the City Legal Department and members of the boards before deciding.
as high as 15 years and guarantees his work for five years. “We are locating our plant in In-
industrial advantages and because said. “With the active campaign
company will enjoy steady growth,” he said.
MANION TO ADDRESS
moved here from Vincennes by its new purchaser, H. B. Jordan, 1503 N.
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LAW INSTITUTE SET AT DEPAUW
Program Tomorrow Will Be In Honor of Bishop Thomas Bowman.
Times Special GREENCASTLE, April 24~DePauw University officials today completed arrangements for two major campus events, Founders’ and Benefactors’ Day tomorrow, and a law conference Wednesday. Tomorrow’s program has been designed to honor Bishop Thomas Bowman, Civil War president of the University. More than 2000 lawyers from throughout the Midwest are expected to attend the conference Wednesday.
Daughter May Attend
Mrs. Sallie Bowman Caldwell of Orange, N. J. daughter of Bishop Bowman, is expected to attend the special chapel services tomorrow. The program is to portray all phases of Dr. Bowman's life on the campus. Speakers are to include President Clyde E. Wildman, Dr. L. E. Eckardt of the DePauw faculty and Miss Barbara Conser, student. A Music will be played on the Bowman memorial organ, the gift of Mrs. Caldwell.
graves of founders and benefactors buried at the local cemetery.
Plans
Parley ?
Harry N. West
BLOCK WILL ATTEND RETAILERS’ SESSION
Meier S. Block, vice president of the William H. Block Co., will attend the meeting of the board of trustees of the American Retail Association at New York tomorrow. He is to discuss details of the Retailers’ National Forum to be conducted at Washington May 22 and 23. President Roosevelt and Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace are among those invited to speak at the forum,
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x / Logansport to Be Host to State Letter Carriers’ Convention.
Times Special LOGANSPORT, April 24—Harry N. West of Logansport is directing arrangements for the state convention of the Indiana Association of Letter Carriers to be held here May 5 and 6. 3 Among Indianapolis delegates will be Claude Franklin, another state vice president; Norman Sansford, president of the Indianapolis carriers, and Mrs. Claude Franklin of the national executive board of the ladies’ auxiliary. Speakers will be: Edward J. Gainor of Washington, D. C, national president; William Gorman of Brooklyn, N. Y. national vice president; William Doherty of Cincinnati, executive board niember of the national group; Charles Duffey of Chicago, national sick benefit committee chairman, and Mrs. Ruth Watkins of Kansas City, Mo.,
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BNAI BRITH MEETING
Clarence E. Manion, Indiana director of the National Emergency Council, will speak during a public good-will meeting under auspices of the Indianapolis B’nai B'rith Lodge at Kirshbaum Center at 8 p. m. today. Both Protestant and Catholic clergy, members of the judiciary and the general public are invited. The meeting has been arranged to promote good-will among persons of various creeds and to.demonstrate opposition to un-American organizations, officers said. Julius V. Medias, lodge president, will preside and Judge Charles Karabell of Municipal Court will be master of ceremonies. A public initiation of 50 candidates obtained during a membership drive directed by Jack Kammins and Douglas D. Brown will be held.
It’s Spring at
As State Protects Posies
By this time on Saturday, dogwood, redbud, water lilies and moc-
casin flowers will b ein full bloom
Park “fer city fellers” to come and look but not to pick. So promises the State Conservation Department.
To look at and not to pick is the
watchword in all of Indiana's paris. FT. WAYNE MURDER’
Scattered signs throughout the woodlands warn the visitors, “No picking or pulling of flowers and ferns.” Clifty Falls Park, approximately 70 miles south of Indianapolis, gained its fame from a canyon and series of falls carved out of rock by tumbling water over a period of centuries. Developed by the State, that was mindful of the natural beauty of the area, the 617 acres of park now contain an inn, from which the hagzehung Kentucky shore can be seen beyond the rolling Ohio, cabins and camp sites for tenws and trailers.
Picnicking, horseback riding, wading and hiking are favorite recreations at the park. A neverused railroad tunnel and a broken down water power mill are stopping places for the hiker. Guides are suppliesd who are
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