Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-09-04
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Financial showing OF tho Nine
MRryiaad Counties.


Maryland Counties.
From the census department reports the
following is taken:
The total dabt OF Wioomico county Is @
bond debt OF o. 900, with an annual interest
charge OF 4420. The bond Indebtedness lie
the balance OF an original bond issue OF
$4,000 In 1887, for tbs purpose Of funding
floating debts. Ia 1880 THIS county had a
floating debt OF e33, 900, out no other debts.
Worcester county has no debt OF any sort,
and no assets. n 1883 this county had a
bond debt OF $1,000. aud q floating deht OF
sS1.SS7, making gross debt OF sS7SS7,
with no assets.
Dorchester county has bonded debt OF
$4,000, 4 floating debt OF $4,000 and n
gross debt OF $4,000. The county has
also sinking fund Of 90 200, and cash in
treasury ami other available resources
amounting S8.0il.59, making the total
available resources OF the oounty 5S.2ll.b9.
The net debt OF this county Is s3S. 76s, and
the annual interest charge ~ S1,S20 The
bonded Indebtedness consists OF an Issue OF
bonds to the amount OF $4,000 for the
funding Of Old debts and au Issue of bonds
to the amount of sl2,0 900 for the building OF
a county jail. In 1880 Dorchester couuty's
bonded and gross debt was $47 900 with
total available resources Of SB.2J3.
The total Indebtedness OF X ant county Is
u bonded debt Of $4,000. Inc county mas
no available resources that can be called
upon to reduce the net debt and he annual
interest charge Is $3.50. This indebtedness
Is the balance OF an issue OF Ell 900 worth
OF bonds In 1884. for the purpose of build
Ing a county jail. Ia 1880 this county hai
grcss and bonded debt Of a, 1873 with no
available resources
Tue bonded debt OF ssl, 500 Is the gross
debt OF Cecil county. Ths county has no
shaking fund, but has other available re.
50 rces to tie amount Of SOL The n1f
debt Of .he county IS $40 0. and tho An-
nual interest charge Is 1926. The bond
Indebtedness NJ S3l 800 is ths balance d
an original issue Of el5 900 worth of bonds
IN 1885. The bonded deb. Of this county IA
1888 was S22, Gln; tha floating debt y4,3l1
aud the gross debt s27 80.
Queen Anne's county has a bonded debt
% $4,000, witch comprises thu total debt Of
the county. rue total available sources Of
the county amount 10 Ell ,547, 80 tina the
net assets amount TO 81 5i7 1nls debt was
incurred through an issue OF bonds to re-
pair pubic roads. The annual interest
charge Il sl41.
The gross debt OF Caroline county is the
bonded deh- Of s2l, 500. 1t hus II sinking
fund Of $4,000. the total available RS.
sources. aus net deo' IS $4,000. The az.
nnal Interest charge Is : ,29J. This county
has no statement iu the CENSUS Of 1881.
bometse. county has 40 DEBT OF any sort
and no assets. Ia 1880 Somerset equity
had bonded AMI gross dtbJ VI $40 800
and no assets. rhis has Desn entirely
cleared away.
According to the returns made 10 the
census Office, Talbot crlnty has had no
debt sine. 1880. Ine nut iebt Mt that time
was $50 1873, but was cleared of In that
yoar. By an error " the census bureau III
the chart accompany ng the bulletin.
which Rllusi1u has been made, pabJ.
county WAS givsn debt Of between as,
900 ami 300 900.