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THE MORNING GREAT BEND DAILY TRIBUNEKrOL 2 NO. 7GREAT BEND. KANSAS. WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 4, 1963—THIS ISSUE 8 PAGESSINGLE COPY F(ansas Governmental Units Record Debt Hikes for Fiscal '61By JOSEPH GALLOWAYTOPEKA, Kan. (UPI) -Kansas cities, counties, school districts and other governmental units fell 1 million into debtduring fiscal 1963 - bringing the state s total bonded indebtedness to a thumping $883,169,294, it was reported Tuesday.The increases in debt followed the trend of recent years as evi deseed by the $814 million debt in 1961. the 869 million in 1962 and this year’s $883 midion.Revenue bonds issued on profor themselves showed the largest gain as they jumped from $353 million in fiscal 1962 to $339 million in the fiscal year which ended June 30, State Auditor Clay Hedrick said in his annual repcrt.The largest decrease in debt came in no - fund warrants and temporary notes which fell from $34.8 million to $25.7 million.Schools Up $2 Mil ion School districts apparently made an effort to hold the line in 1963, as their debt only increased from S242 million to S244urith a$13 million increase between 1961 and 1962.Cities of Kansas boosted their debt by $5 million-jumping from $182.5 million in 1962 to $187.6 million in fiscal 1963.Despite increasing urbanization in Kansas, the county indebtedness continued to rise as it went from $22.3 million to $26.3 million County road bonds were up from $9 million to $9.3 million.Townships experienced a sizeable gain in bonded indebtedness as the total increased to $9 mil-$6 6 million debt.Some Lower DebtAmong the rare governmental areas where the public debt was reduced were drainage districts, down S10C.000 to $819,039; fire districts, dowm $18,000 to $104,-000; and ‘other” districts, down $12 million to $3.6 million.Following the trend of increasing the debt wrere sewer districts, up $3 million to $12.8 million, and hospital districts, up $100,000 to $3 4 million.In the areas of state govern-the bonded indebtedness system, the taxpayers fared a little better.Only state schools, colleges and universities chalked up an increase, rising $3 million to $23.1 million.The Kansas Turnpike Authority reduced its $175 million debt by almost $100,000, the state Armory Board was down $200,000 to $2.2 million, and the state Office Building was down $375,000 to $6 million.K,.rwl,w4 inA/iktnrl msvee insome representative Kansas counties included:Barton County -- From S7.f million in 1962 to $7.78 million in 1963Ford County - $3.4 million in 1962 to $4.3 million in 1963Johnson County -- $77.3 million in 1962 down to $75.75 million in 196;*,.Russell County - $2.9 million in 1962 down to $2.7 million in 1963.Saline County -- $19.1 million in 1962 up to $20.1 million in 1963.lion in 1962 up to $175.2 in 1963.Thomas County -- $2.! in 1962 down to $2.4 rr 1963.Wyandotte County - $lion in 1962 down to $; lion in 1963.The county totals inclu ty debt, debts of cities w county, debts of school within the county, debts ious districts within cou outstanding revenue and
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Great Bend Western Kansas Press
Great Bend, Kansas, US
Wed, Sep 04, 1963
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