Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1880-03-27
The expenditures for the year "
$l66, ,90l.4l, as folloWs:
$i6o,9ll II

A comparison OF Jno reoeipb tnuS
reported by the auditor with those Of
preceding year sh ows falling off o.
S4n, $50 AZ, the receipts for 1879 being
| $209, ,97290. On the other hand the
expenditures are $29, ,559.S5 less, the
amount expended in 1879, having been
sl96, 66l.26.
The amoant in the Treasury is $751;
019 IL, of which $2,0S0.57 is applicable
to state purposes. The amount in the
Treasury, belonging to the Oyster
Fund and only applicable to the reduc
ton Of state bonds is $23, ,o43.S5. The
amount belonging to the School Fund
and applicable only to the use Of Free
Schools is $11, 1874 II. The amount oil
revenue exceeds the expenditures ST.
090.57.
In his estimates for 1890 The aud.
itor places the probable revenue of the
state at sl2s, ,655.S7 and the expendi'
lures at $97, $50, leaving an excess Of
revenue of al, ,025. q.
II is shown that there is due the
state in addition 10 the revenue men
toned in the estimated expenses S64,
$50 IS. The Breakwater and Frank
ford Railroad owes $32, 1886 on &C.
count of interest on mortgages; the oys.
ter Fund, $32, DAB. IS; and Sussex coun.
ty. $9, ,6O0.34.
In the list Of officers Of the State, hav-
ing fines in their hands due the State,
which they have failed to pay the
State Treasurer, the total amounting
to 50, 52.64. appears the name ofWm. B.
Hickman, constable Of New Castle coun.
tv, the amount Of his defalcation being
$3.50, and Jorsph Ellis, Sheriff OF Sus.
Sex county, $62.
The total investments from which 70.
turns Is denied for the use of the state
amount to $673,O5O; the investments
for the use Of the school fund amount
to $44S, 900, making total of $l2l. l49.
The debt of the state is as follows:
bonds outstanding ami due Jan. l, IS.
IS, $512, ,000; bonds outstanding and
due Jau. l, 1898, Sl7G.09e; amount in
treasury due School Fund $22, 900; to-
tai, $940,000.
Some OF the accounts given under
the head of New Castle county, and
consisting of a schedule of alloWances
and appropriations made by the Levy
Court and Court of Appeals, at their
sessions held in October 1878, and Feb
ruary and March, 1879, will be read
with interest. They 60 to show how
some of the officials stand toward the
state and how they are paid.
A summary Of the allowances is as
follows:
Sheriffs, Attorneys, Clerks and Bal
lifts $22, ,3S2.50; Ceroners, $2, 332. 70,
Physicians, 1854 o4, Undertaksrs, ,SGs7-
so; Printing and Stationery 81, ,42l. .GS;
Magistrates, 81, 27S As, Constables and
Adjnster of weights and measures S2,-
326 80: Assessors, Sl,3A. GA; Inspectors
Of Elections, $737.l0; room rent for
elections, &C., $773 so, members of
Levy Court, "a, 345. .95; over paid taxes
refunded ,$3S0.4l; Miscellaneous, $780,
II; Sunday schools, 1852 45; road dam
ages, 81 ,472 80; total, $42. .26l.G5.
The Court allowed Isaac Grubb, late
sheriff, $l4,511.S3 and John Pyle,
present Sheriff, $3,615.47. George
Gray, Attorney, received $354.7l, Clark
of the Peace John p. Springer, was
given So, ,23S 10. The Coroner's fee for
a year is shown to have been vsrv
large. D. G. Rose, late coroner, recsiv-
ing 81, 1858 IS, and jacob Bate, the
present incumbent. S474 04. The fees
Of the Sheriff and Coroner cover but
one years service by both parties.
Among the physicians g. Troup Max.
well recsived $50, J. J. Black. $50. T.
V. Blocksom, $65, Millard Springer, $50,
and H. 0. Osls, $193. OF the under
takers, D. 0. G. Fox received $272, J..
A. Wilson, Sss and L. W. Palmer $50.
The amounts paid to some Of the
Magistrates and Censtables are start
ling. The bills ere for costs, chiefly in
trivial cases that should never have
been tried, which the defendants We're
unable to pay, or which was charged to
the county and the prisoners dis
charged. The bills Of the different
magistrates are as follows: John c.
Cole, $410.75; William H. Brady .$315.-
IL; John P. Almond, (mayor) $317 40;
W. g. Whiteley, (ex.mayor) $282.42;
Gsorse s. Hagany, $27l.62; James N.
Watson, s2l6.53; Thos. Gifin, (mayor)
$l05. go; James B. Naudain, (Middl y
town. $50, 35; L. A. Bertolette, $20.6j;
George O'Neill, $500. There are 9th ,r