Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 41, Number 70, 1 February 1916 — Page 3

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM. TUESDAY, FEB. 1, 1916.

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Bowman Explains f County Finances

By L. 8. BOWMAN. Briefly stated the term budget la used to mean a plan for financing the ' county government for a period of one year. To the majority of men the term , budget does not convey a very definite 1 meaning. Many have a hary concept ' of a lot of bills to be paid, numerous items that will call for the expenditure ; of public money, or a list of things ' needed for next year. It includes not ' only these, but is meant to include the entire financial plan mapped out by . the county government for the work of its fiscal year. It should include ' the needs of each department in reaI sonable detail with provisions to raise sufficient funds for same. Law Provides Form. Budget accounting is a source of Information by means of which the citil ten can fairly Judge the results sej cured by officials and their programs ! tor future accomplishments. It also 1 serves as a defense for the honest offiI rial. With it he can defend bis past ' performances and explain the various i increases asked for. Indiana has an accounting law which ; prescribes budget estimates by each department head, to be presented on ; forms furnished by the County Audi- , tor. These forms are sufficiently detailed to provide for a fairly complete list of appropriations for the various county departments. These estimates are advertised In August of each year arid are presented to the County Council at the September term as a basis for making appropriations for the following year. The law Implies that all these various estimates for expenditures of the revenues of the county, and Its flnan- ; cial condition must be brought to a definite conclusion by the County 1 Council before a dollar can be raised , or a dollar spent. It is necessary for the Council and the Board of County Commissioners to ascertain what each department of county government is doing and how it is doing it; what kind of results are being obtained and the cost of same; whether the results are good or bad, and if bad to discover the cause ,and apply a remedy. In order that the budget may be kept , within proper limits the proposed ap- ! proprlations should be carefully gone over item by item.- The estimates : should be examined with care and deliberation. They should be compared , with those of former years, as the most dependable indicator is past ex- , perience. Lump sum appropriations should be avoided as far as possible, and facts substituted in place of guesses as a basis for fixing the various amounts. System Gives Publicity. The system of budgetry gives publicity to public business. Ab sovereignty rests in the people and the government must be for the people and also that government must be efficient, and responsible to the people complete publicity should be given of the plain facts in connection with the administration of county affairs, the one exception being only in those cases where premature publicity would tend to defeat some desired result to be obtained. Nothing is absolutely fool proof. A budget, however scientific and complete is not an absolute guarantee of good government. But It is certainly one of the strong safeguards of good government and adds to the efficiency of an administration. A government without a financial plan Is as badly off as an army without munitions. The County Council is composed of seven members elected for a term of four years, and they receive the magniflcient sum of $15.00 per year for their services. They are In session only a few times each year and are not in close contact with the workings of the county business, and therefore they can have but little first hand information on the needs of the county and are therefore compelled to act on information presented to them while in session. Court Matters Arise. The Board of County Commissioners find most of their time taken by court matters. Owing to the large number of funds from which expenditures are made, the amount spent in each, and the balances on hand In each fund. i and also how these amounts compare with former years etc., makes it i difficult matter to keep these details all fn mind. These matters are usual I ly left to the County Auditor who is secretary to the Board of County Com rnissioners. the Council Council, the Board of Review, and the County Board of Finance, who keeps a set of records for each board and who is re Y0UB STOMACH BAD? 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quired to furnish detailed information to each of these boards at any and all times, and this fund of information is one of the principal factors In determining the financial plans of the county. One of the greatest difficulties in the financing of a county arises from appropriations being made from faulty and incomplete estimates, which are compiled in a haphazard, or hit or miss fashion. The results fire regular appropriations, special appropriations, supplemental appropriations, deficiency bills, etc., following one another with little thought of where the money Is to come from, the result being that no intelligent financial policy can be followed out. Also emergencies of various kinds may occur which it was impossible to foresee, and no matter how skillfully the estimates may be prepared, unlooked for developments may make some adjustments necessary, and desirable; however, if additional appropriations are not made for great sums they are usually offset by unexpended balances in other funds of the county. It is a familiar fact that the financial operations of the government are the reverse of those of private enterprises in one respect; instead of regulating Its expenditures by its rceipts. government to a considerable degree first determines upon its expenditures and then afterwards upon the methods for securing the funds with which to meet those expenditures. Use Funds as Provided. Officials and heads of institutions should utilize the funds for the purposes for which they had requested them, rather than for some later developed need or for a purpose not revealed at the time the appropriation was made, which by so doing cause a defi

ciency that will compel an additional appropriation for the remainder of the year. In the county budget the board of commissioners and county council must provide for three classes: The first class includes those disbursements over which the tax levy ing authorities have no discretion They are made mandatory by law. It simply must pay them. Examples of this class are taxes levied to pay off bonds that are due, salaries of county officers, etc. The amount of this class in the appropriation last September for the year 1916 was $107,386.10, or 62 per cent of the whole. The second class includes expendi tures which have to be provided for, but over which the county council has discretion as. to the amount. Examples of this class are assessing of townships, salaries of some of the appointive officers. The amount of this class of appropriation made last September for 1916 is $43,385.75, or 26 per cent of the total amount appropriated. Third Class Provisions. The third class Includes expenditures over which the county council has complete control, both as to their existence and their amount. They include items of public service not specifically required by law, but which the council might deem wise and necessary for the county at large. Examples of this class are bridges, new buildings, county employes, etc. The amount appropriated in this class in 1916' is $20,161.00 or only 12 per cent of the total. It may be readily seen by the above proportions that it is not an easy matter to greatly reduce the ordinary expenses of maintaining the county government. With the tremendous growth in the cost of government which the past decade has witnessed, caused chiefly by the ever widening scope of our governmental activity, there has been no little complaint because of the increased demand for revenues, and as tax rates increase, assessment of property becomes more difficult and taxes harder to collect. It is highly desirable that an administration, on extravagance bent, should be effectively checked, but an admin-

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istration that is sincerely attempting to promote the best interests of the community should not be hindered and restrained through fear of arousing the ire of tax payers by reason of tax rate. If the rate is fixed larger than necessary it will result in extravagance and waste. If it is too small, it will result In throttling of necessary expenditure The weakness of our present budget system lies almost wholly in their ad ministration and consists of incomplete estimates, which result in appropria tions that are too small; lack of del nite plans for at least a year In ad vance which results In a kind of hand to mouth policy, which calls for ad ditional appropriations during the year; and a usual lack of provision for a reasonable amount of emergencies that cannot be foreseen and which make- their appearance in some form or other almost every year, and a lack of care on the part of officials and heads of departments to guage their expenditures so as to avoid an overdraught in their respective appropria tions. The efficiency of our budget system can be improved by each department making their estimates so complete that they can live within them; by limiting the expenditures practically to the things contained in the esti mate and by properly guaging the ex penditures, so as to provide for their needs throughout the entire year. By doing these things we can eliminate additional appropriations, , special ap proprlations, deficiency appropriations and lump sum appropriations, which are the most troublesome factors to be dealt with in financing the county. However, it is one thing to theorize on how to spend public money and safeguard the public interest, but it requires a practical understanding and careful watching in order to effect very much of a saving. Many desirable things have been accomplished and still further improvement depends on employment of business methods in public matters. KICKS HOUSEKEEPER. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Feb. 1 Geo. A. Dove, is not all the name implies, according to Mrs. Mary Hammond, who is suing him for $2,000 damages. She alleges that while she was his housekeeper he kicked and beat her until she was, permanently injured. A Coesisttenitt Helper in cases of poor appetite, imperfect digestion, inactive liver and clogged bowels is HOSTETTER'S STOMACH BITTERS A household remedy for 60 Mr i -m -m years, iry a bottle today.

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CENTERVTLLE, Ind., Feb. 1 Services for Horace Commons were held Tuesday afternoon at the home two miles northwest of Centerville. Rev. Mr. Pfeiffer, pastor of the Methodist church, had charge of the services. Burial was in Crown Hill. Dr., Ernest Commons of Los Angeles, was unable to attend the funeral of his brother because of serious floods which "prevail in California. Charles Commons of Chicago, arrived Saturday Allen Haworth of Georgetown, 111., spent the week-end with his father, Benjamin Haworth Mr. and Mrs. Frank Thomas of Indianapolis, were visitors Sunday with Mrs. Emma Beitzell. Mrs. Thomas will remain for several days Mrs. Will Commons of Columbus,

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and Mrs. Vogle of Indianapolis, who spent several days here during the illness and death of their brother, Marcellus Beitzell, have returned home Miss Mabel Taylor spent Sunday with Miss Marjory Morgan at Richmond Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Flook of Jacksonburg, were entertained Sunday by Mr. and Mrs. H .T. King.

Masonic Calendar Tuesday Richmond Lodge No. 196, F. and A. M. Stated meeting. Wednesday Webb Lodge, No. 24, F. and A. M. Called meeting; work in Entered Apprentice degree, commencing at 5 o'clock; luncheon at 6:30 o'clock. Thursday Wayne Council, No. 10, R. and S. M. Stated assembly and work in the degrees. Saturday Loyal Chapter, No. 49, O. E. S. Stated meeting and initiation.

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