Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1924-07-30 | Page 4 | Where Cities Are Forced to Economize

WHERE CITIES ARE FORCED TO ECONOMIZE This Is the time of oC vear ear when tax levies are being made Over In Ohio many ot of the cities are In deep financial distress In 01 older der to check reckless spending ty by municipalities the Ohio legislature ture passed a law that aft after or Jan Jan- January January lIar uary 1924 no more deficiency bonds were sere to be issued racing Facing deficits there are clUes cities without funds with Ith which to opel ate and drastic economy has been heen made Toledo on June 16 laid ort oft 62 po and 70 TO firemen for 32 da das s it pa 5 Upon their return to duty a similar number will be given ced vacation Furthermore the tho city officials aie alo contemplating sla slashing all salaries 15 per cent soil the ilia mayor maor or ordered tho th city pital closed on July 1 E Een E en cn ith these economies and the lew Ing ot of j an occupational tax Toledo ihl 1 not ot hae have ha e sufficient revenues to meet the v ears ear's deficit Lima In 19 1923 3 laid off oft 1 12 firemen policemen and began assessing I 1 tv t owners for Cor street street lighting 1 tel nJ cleaning Ibe fire department of nf Cincin 1 ill as cut and the tho tint TIES tES J given Jen en the t 1 operating the city hospital Lo Lomb alII has curtailed municipal tel el t Ito Ice here e wherever hero or er possible Youngstown has been compelled lI tit its police and fire tire depart depart- depart 11 23 5 per cent Marion Marlon has laii ort oft Its police and lIre departments and shut oft o the street lights The merchants merchants are paying the light bill until the def deficit kit Is cleared Cle Cleveland Cleeland eland has curtailed Its po po- police police police lice and fire departments The situation In the smaller clUes cities Is 18 equally serious Many of oC them ha have ve been compelled by lack of oC oCr r funds to curtail the school year Urbana unable to pay Its teachers for the last two months appealed to the citizens A manufacturer offered to pay poly the teachers their the teachers In turn to sue ue the toI Many centralized schools have been cosed and others are operating ing lug on a greatly reduced budget I