Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1882-03-01
More system Needed in the Tax
Collectors Onlce,

There should be some way to help
along and facilitate the collection OF
county taxes as the time draws nigh to
close thel books and return the error
lists to the Levy Court. No matter
what is done or said, hundreds of peo-
pie will put off the payment of their
taxes until the last two or three days
allowed them, and many of them until
within the last few hours. This is not
good plan, but nevertheless because
they do 80 is no reason why they should
not be waited upon and their taxes re-
ceived They 60 to the collectors to
pay their taxes and the county collec
tors are appointed to receive them. The
people have the money and the county
needs the money. Why then should
the money not be received ? Why
should men be turned away from the
collectors office without their money
taey have come to pay being received by
the collectors These are question.
that are pertinent and should be an
swered satisfactor ily. We are aware
the rush Of those wishing to pay as the
time draws to a close is too great for
one man TO attend to, and even for two
men sometimes. but that is no reason
why more Id not be employed for
few days or for few evenings to assist
the collectors. If the collectors cannot
afford to hire help themselves, the Levy
Court should take the matter in hand
and provide for the employment of a
clerk or two TO assist the collectors
That they need such assistance cannot
be denied. Aside from receiving the
taxes due and offered, they have their
error list to make out ready to return
to the Levy Court. This takes consid
cradle time, and while the collectors
are doing SO they should be as secure az
possible from intrusion, but this is no
reason why every possible facility shall
not be given to voters to pay their tax
81. There is no difficulty in the city
tax receivers Office on the big days for
paying taxes, simply because the city
collectors have a sufficient force of
clerks on hand to wait upon the people,
AS much money is received on the las,
day Or two of July in the city tax re
ceivers' office as the whole county as.
Ssssment amounts to, and yet there is
no great confusion-especially is there
no bad feeling and excited language in.
dulged in. There is simply a rush, a
crowd, badgered clerks and busy col.
lectors and that is all. This is the way
business should be conducted in the
county collectors office. 1t is well
known that there is always a rush to.
wards the last, and the Levy Court
should provide for it. We are not of
those who blame the collectors for every
thing, though they could no doubt by
little more self sacrifice, get along
much more pleasantly if they would
appoint certain hours when they cOulu
be found in their Office and be sure to
be there during those hours. In large
crowds OF impatient men, there are al
ways some amongst them who are hot
tempered and no ways choice of the
language they Use, but these kind of
men have to be borne with every where
A collector, especially, is expected to
be even tempered and forbearing not
disposed to listen to and Join argument
with every body who may use a flip.
pant expression. Such occurrences az
took place in the tax receivers Office
night before last, are to be regretted,
and we hope that in the future more
fOrbearanCe will be exercised on all
sides and such unpleasant episodes
avoided,
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