Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 April 1940 — Page 4

SUPREME COURT APPEAL MAPPER ~ IN TAX AUCTION

Ruling, Upholding Sales, In High Court.

" The long-standing fight over le-

gality of auctions of tax delinquent county property is headed for the State Supreme Court. : The dispute has raged between county officials and real estate dealers since November of 1938. Word that the Supreme Court will be asked to settle the matter comes from County Attorney Carl Seet who said he will appeal a ruling handed down Saturday in Lebanon by Circuit Court Judge Ernest R. Stewart mandating the Marion County Treasurer to accept bids _of as little as $2 for tax-delinquent property. : ‘Two Rulings Conflict ~The Lebanon case is the same one tried here last summer and taken to Boone County on a change of venue. The ruling upheld the validity of the 40-year-old auction’ law. : On the same day Judge Stewart made his finding, Marion County Superior Court Judge Joseph T. Markey ruled just the opposite, declaring the law unconstitutional. In both cases the county attorneys represented the county treasurer who is opposed to the auction sale as being against the best interests of the public. | ‘More than 16,000 parcels of land in Marion county are involved in the dispute. Under the auction law, all property which has been adverfised ‘and offered for sale two successive years at the regular annuat “public sale for delinquent taxes and has not been /sold in amount equal or above the amount of back taxes, is subject to auction to the highest bidder regardless of taxes due. Controversy flared into the open last summer when four Indianapolis realtors offered bids of as little as $3 each on more than 1000 parcels of tax-distressed land. 1 Frank E. McKinney, [treasurer at that time, refused to| accept the bids declaring it was unfair to the property owners and would “lead to a tax strike.” Reverses Former Ruling Mr. McKinney's chief deputy, Albert O. Koesters, who holds the ‘ samé post today, declared at the time that he would “goto jail first”

| | With. an April smile, in spite went

through a snow-laden terrace at her home,

| Times Photos. of the wintry setting, Ann Lytton 2735 N. Meridian

St., fon her way to school this morning.

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Winter Stages

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With Frozen April Shower

some instances have leaves on them were weighted down by the snow. Children got out their sleds for a last fling at coasting, after| having spent several weeks at marbles, reller skating, kite flying and other springtime games. | | The State Highway Commission reported all roads in the |central

and northern sections were slippery this morning, but predicted they will be all clear by noon. | The LaPorte district reported a snow fall of one inch in the northern section and slightly more in the southern section, with ice

before disposing of all the land for as little as $3 a lot. | - The realtors sought| to mandate the treasurer to accept the bids and sell them the property and Circuit Qourt Judge Earl R. Cox issued the mandate, declaring the “law is clear | over the entire district, on the matter.” Ft. Wayne reported three inches Judge Cox added that although it {of snow and Crawfordsville four was his duty to uphold the rights! inches. There were drifts near of the realtors, he was “opposed to! Fowler, but they were cleared by the@Ticacy of the sale.” { plows. Ia quick, legal moves, however, the snow melted and froze on the County officials brought proof to, pavements. . jl Judge Cox that because of confused] Seven persons were forced into legal descriptions. of the property| the snow in night dress when the &t stake, the ordered auction sale | fire broke out in -the four-family could not be held “for some time.7|apartment at 462 N Gray St. They Judge Cox reversed his former rul-|found shelter around the corner, ing and then ax B. Teckmeyer | at the home of the apartment ownand Claude J. Hon, dealers, took er, Louis E. Hoffman, 3027 E. Michthe case to Boone County. | |igan St. Mr. Seet said he would file a! Firemen from .three companies, motion for a new trial and then hampered considerably by ice and take the case to the high court from | wind and snow, fought the blaze

All districts reported that:

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out the tenants returned for the remainder of the night. The fire apparently started in the basement from an unknown cause. It was discovered by Mrs. Goldie Abbott, a tenant, when she was awakened by the smell of smoke. She aroused the other tenants. Mr. offman said the damage fo the building, mostly déne by smoke, amounted to about $300. Police received reports of wires

St., Roach and Clifton Sts. 500 N. Traub Ave., 1000 Missouri St., 1500 Edgemont Ave. North St. and the Big Four Railroad, and 2200 W. Ray gt., 17th and Peck Sts., and 500 W. 16th St. Horace E. Abbott, County Agricultural Agent, said that it is unlikely that the cold will do any .great amount of damage to crops. He said that the blanket of snow. is a good thing and vill protect field {and pasture crops tlt are up. Win- | ter already has done its damage to {the fruit crops of southern Indiana, | he said, where a small peach crop is | expected. |The snow moved into the northern sections of the state early yesterday | while rain was falling in the central ‘and southern sections. At noon, the {snow appeared in the central section, and by night it was falling over the |southern section.

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Bond Issue Proposal to Be Submitted Monday To Council.

{A proposal that a $255,000 “bond issue be floated to finance major repairs and remodeling of City Hos-

cil Monday night. Hospital officials laid the proposal before Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan in a conference late yesterday. Dr. Charles W. Myers, Hospital Superintendent, told the Mayor the re pairs were badly needed. He said remodeling would be necessary if the Hospital is to continue to provide adequate facilities, Dr. Myers pointed to figures compiled by Albert Walsman, Business Manager, showing a 50‘per cent increase in hospital services over the past 10 years. It would be less expensive to make the improvements this year than to delay them for several years when even more extensive repairs will be needed, he said. Plan Inspection Tour

The Mayor said he would consider the proposal and suggested that he and City Councilmen plan an inspection tour of the hospital to see what has to be done. The improvements were drawn up by a Health Board committee con-

sisting of Dr. George W. Kohlstaedt, Board president, and Dr. Herman G. Morgan, Secretary, in addition to Dr. Myers and Mr. Walsman. Present at yesterday's conference besides the committee members and the Mayor were City Controller James E. Deery and Councilman Ernest C. Ropkey, chairman of Council’s finance committe, The improvement program contemplates remodeling of the Major Surgical Building to provide additional clinic space on the first floor, new maternity wards and waiting rooms on the second floor and a new surgery with pre and post operative wards on the third floor. The

Mr. Walsman. New Corridor Needed

To connect the new surgery with the hospital's F wing, a corridor would have to be built costing $15,000. At least two major repairs would be needed. Six new elevators would have to be installed at a cost of $56,000. About $15,000 would be spent for rebuilding shafts. With the possibility that other structural rearrangements may be involved cost-

and shafts would total~$75,000. The second major repair would be the revision of the water and plumbing system at an estimated cost of $60,000. This would include $56,000 worth of equipment for a water treatment plant to improve the water supply and the installa-

nections. Water Plant Improvements

Dr. Myers said the pipe system through the hospital had become corroded by hard water which the hospital gets; from two wells. The well water is taken from a depth of several hundred feet and is harder than city water, he explained. To avoid continuous corrosion and replacement of pipes, it would be necessary to install the water treatment plant which would soften the water and also purify it. The largest hospital improvement program proposed in over a ‘decade, the proposal has been the result of several months’ study by hospital officials of the entire plant.

Service Increase Cited

The rapid increase in the number of patients since 1931 due to economic factors and the City's growth has accelerated the need of improvements, Dr. Myers said. In the in-patient department, the number of laboratory examinations rose from 2244 in January 1931 to 10,475 in January, 1940. 2 Comparing January, January, 1940, the showed that: Admissions increased from 752 to 1092; the number of patient days rose from 12,337 to 17,546; operations from 394 to 806 and ambulance runs from 338 to 439. In the out-patient department during the same months, the number of patients treated rose from 7058 to 13,148.

EXTENSION WORKERS TO MEET ON MONDAY

A district conference of extension workers will be held in the office of Horace Abbott, Marion County agricultural agent, Tuesday. S At the morning session, L. M. Busche and Miss Elsie Glasgow will discuss extension studies and policies. Thomas R. Johnson of Purdue University will instruct the extension workers in publicity methods in the afternoon.

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