The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1890-12-29
+, BANKRUPT COUNTY.
-, >o,s. Of ncw Castle County Going
TO Protest.

., >o,s. Of kcw Castle County Going
to Protest.
al, Mornings Morning News says:
lint the financial condition OF
,.,, r44tlr county was shaky hnS been
49,. Ia "A few persons for some time,
~ until now has the fa't been
fa,blic that the County was un-
lii'.. it'. rry lts lust debts AMI that I'M
A' ,0. huik loans IL the money II
punhlo 10 meet the sum Of
WI .i,il,p over ~, 300 due on january
-. nA interest on Its bonds, and
r,lI ahas luse It's credit
TX, days ago II was reported that
Ca. ,.=,ies 6f the county hnd been pro-
,a-t.ai and the same report was given
.-.,.,treucy on saturday. The trst
, trntrstcd was that given by y, y.
ynn,l and NincentO q. Hlll To cover
H.. bsrtnl.e Of DuNnl Gibbs collector
oft.t,f5 ror Appoquinimink HUNDRED
IN. he year lSss, whose surelies 'ley
vrns IL ,,,,,,,,.,, ,n
"a, .xteut of sRONJ. Lockwood and
mn. being hip snrctieS, were OF course
KIM resDunsible. From the sale oi
rais property aud other sources
s...D was rnalizrd, and this amount
a., raid 90 the county, reducing the
I'M IN Gilibs' shortage to s4,O1O. Inc
s,.-,!t,. nsknd to lc allowed to give n
rl,. for the laiHnce, the bond Ia re-
,y,.g F- se.ur.ty As they were re-
.ar-tillc men tho request was
,,.t-f4d and they gave note for
Z! ,W In two yenrs they paid upon
II uair. which had been deposited In
H. Na,ioml Bank of Newark, $500.
II Irr 10 prove non-paynent the
Iu.t iirasurer In the eArly part OF
IN. HU.r allowed the note to go to
h zNy same bank was a note Of the
, a for s5,OOO, which became due
an Ia-.rmhcr TO- II had boon supposed
'-. .hu hank would renew the latter
. ,9.. lhr county having no money 10
N tr..,.s .s.llil. but tho directors refused to
"A II ,,ailsc the county was already
trt#.. protest
r...t few tlays, however, the county
Il ,ra. lrg occurred money enough 10
n N. p and pay the $500 note and
h# rs. "a, 900 note renewed. The at
4 lrr..e for the Levy Court WIZ, then
4 din ai tn proceed to collect the
N III stt FROM tho securities Of DuNal
II L,H
II ,rcond report of the protesting
ut note hnl its origin al follows;
N W....rN sheriff Allen was allowed the
n ra. It.lrr ut tho murh-tnlkrd-Of bill
II fla. ling prisoners, about $1,000. the
uIz 'Iua5urcr WIS only ubic to pay
ln $40. Some time after MI. Allen
A Tine county treasurer and from
VI h.. .,."d IAN acceptance" or ErRn-
l4 ''itft on tie county, 30 that he
rriIrr TN money claf'W here.
= - 10, tVtF 3 lao
n NJ y the Security Trust and Safe
4 b. Company und on Saturday hc'
aU- uH 1Er county treasurer had
g.. pNy to pay IT.. II wus about te
I'd lua at Vi wECn IT. was renewed fOi
uH nys.
rnnual mcetlnE of the Levy
". rrnl appropriations were
uY- trjtahlr Institutions among
n .a,ut lhn Home for Frtendlrss
.r4 l,v Children, 81. Peters
urt ' two hospitals Ferris
4 RI. .F...-i and Tor Sunday schools
ng.n. 'F The appropriations ARE
n tpr-g frli ard with the exception
y ul a. fhc SUNDAY schools none oi
ur been pAid 81. Petc's or
It and the Home for FTiendirs,
Wd iltatc children have not r.
un 100 appropriation for two year
4G a county consequently owe,
II Thee 1850 each The reason thu
.N iae not been raid is l,eeausc III,
ra.a ireilaurer has not had tbs
ul iu Iluy with. In addition sOmt
# III PASSED Ht the March session
a. lryy Court have not been pait
il siTlc reason,
tlny 1f,a, unr Edmund lIamal
h. interchangeable in hiS efforts Il
ul5t rirney from the tax cpiic"lors
v ag7 year hive been uulSunll,
M s5 many eases lIiH Efforts w''n
uH IS fruitleSs The finance CON
uG tho Levy Court took Tia
M ma lu hund and the result Wa7 tina
H Is Hman. William H. Nier, ~ th
held On December II, ullcns
lowing resolution, which WI
nd
HEEAs, II IL necessary TINT q
ls' Io,Up u the sl5O, 900 of taxes da
Ity from the collectors thrrcf
hl into thr county treasury du
IL ensuing week; lhel eiotr tc II
sulyed, That the treasurer Of Il
ra br and Is hereby directed tu
r=r notify the said collectors an
l5 Sunties 'hHt payment must |
RN Etzt' ~ accordance with law or Iri
NV a'e will be taken AT once for co
"A lss
generally understood that thi
ul- ut least the greater part {
ltN 20 come from Collectors DOugl
II Mckee Of Wilmington hun
lzs County Treasurer Haman WI
IL ty on Saturday, but II Is n
tas IN good authority he did ne
ryen.l 900 from both collector
l55z one reason why the draft ha
rn puid.
ls nNplanaiion OF the matter
1T the statement made to Il
b. curt on December g Tho stat
lHl -hows that there has boon y
from all the tax collectors
u tnty for the taxes OF 1870, +@
Tho amount of taxes due Il
NJ u'"r allowing ~ por eeutum l,
~ and commissions was given
iit,t g, and due from ex-eollecto
~ This makes Il balance DIT
lniy of Sl57, 7,0B9.05
ir other parts Of the county {
al The collectors of other hundred
rpanty, are slow In collecting {
iraNlug taxes, Collectors Mckee an
h41ghrrty are particularly slow
~ lions. Up to December Colle
lar }rkce had deposited with Il
M fa4N'y treasurer -, l25 and Collectt
Z hllf liberty had deposited rs, 100 10,
t2ia Il 4i3, 215 10. The report of II
f5Ail treasurer Tor 1883 shows tlf
HHh and NWlry Ia the same peftt
otFHic over $4,000.
December 3 Mckee nj
D. hrrty have deposited in roui
iSi5 y. ''l5 %, 800, making total OF II
lant total tax to be collected by &c
hai"i bougherty, not allowing for e
2Iz was 479, so. 50 The amount
e. y. ,lccted by Coileetor Mckee "
sgaat9 ~ The total is therefore Sl4
O15. Allowing ~ per centum OF Il
amnunt which la 5I7 O47 IN and L