Daily Republican., 1890-02-27
KENT FARMERS.
,aeas MEETING HELD IN
DOVER YESTERDAY.
.,,,ore. Discussed and Figures
,o,sr,uy a Period Of Over Thirty
Years Presented for
Considcrat On.

\ , aroused, anu ytsttIuey "t'o'uso" c"s
(1ts lStvrs, meetings ever held 10 that
..a,, W, convened 10 the court house at
.. ..av II was decided two weeks ago
I E bnld this meeting, Ior the purpose Of
.,.,dsdny Tie State and county taxes
~ ~ sheb the farmers are burdened BY
|, y o,,ty which las held the reins OF
s,.,,m,p, NM 40 long in tbs State. Tie
si,t, al ilie increased txpensee Of the
'vr,, v,,e also considered, aud the In
~, @ IN the matter was so great that
,a,,, M were present from all parts sf
I'M @ i Rosa, the Rev. J. g. Willis, J.
,.,.uder Cumlnips, David J. Cummins,
,as,I Wilbur Burnite, J. q. Brown
Il Brown, George A. Miliington, j.
On Alexander Johnson, Chancellor
,Sary, T. p. Hanson, W. 8. Jones,
|Ihu brown, A. I. iIoGecker, John
Gnhsm, John Durborougb. William
Islef,, J. II. Berry, .. NJ. H.fnai.
m y. Coursey, Capt. John DrsLer,
Fdhu Dyer, q. Ii. Bancroft A. =.
,~st Thomas ?. Hsnsop. James b.
|tlsfsOl, ueofgc W. SV'u"vs Vbhs
Po,Ne, ", d. PafnAly. I. X. Goodsu.
D j.tk.op, A. D. Giecp, William r.
(osu,a, William 4. Case, A II. Ban.
on, Robert Il. Hi, Elisah johnson, j.
Bl,lop zsbul n Hopkins, aud others
tas hsalag l.Imers Of Kent county
eye wstn'.
j. As,.nr Yutop was called upon to
F.sias AID County Treasurer Ridgely
selei Effsky.
Tie nDoii oi ihe committee appointed
Tie Fnnes' Institute, held At FELTON,
10 veii NO was read by Mr.. Fulton.
Asn nrh cover the fnibccs Of the State
" county from 1859 t, 1889. . period Of
lltJ jsar, aud comprised a number Of
bprn'ire iAl : The committee In
is preamble STAT j that they were fA.is-
ID that The county affairs of Kent could
conducted lcr $4,000 less per anuum
bin they NOW were aud better servics be
klsllel,
The st.tc't fnances were then briefly
'nmei ~ as toliows .....
l6l-lOtd receipts, tl2l ,2lJ. 20; ex-
fb'ts, ~, Sal ud. Two loans were paid
tbs year which reduced tile ordinary
Ip,h.Cs Of the State, which " 70 but
Eel C6.
10 1860 the receipts were Sl32, ,03J .08;
IlulI nprl'scs, ti9, 3Si.5G.
10 1873 The receipts were SlcS, ,JSl;
.a'l elpeLses Sjj,i9l4l.
In lSsS the total receipts ware $751;
z n, actual expenses. sllG, ,GDJ.63.
Ite hgufes glyel iot expenses merely
present Lllt cat u summing The Sta!e,
y do not itrInde the iuicres, On loans,
The comparatve tables show the
~ lnclea'e that has bsen malo In the
pth'e' cirlng Tie pa,t iiw years, espc.
wy III lie matter u salaries of goyer-
I lud ,ct, chancellor md other stats
bcials.
be expenditures Of Kent County were
s'cd 10 detail anI the great increase In
se hx rate commented upon.
Iae nsures for lsSS aud last year wer.
sMlentd 10 with most intofes-.
luwa valuation Of real aud persona q
payi u The county WAS given q
Aa6 The tx Oh this, at. as Do
,noln'ing 10: County, Sal, $40. 10
tha1 81; panr, tlo, 313.ss.
.ls county llleers' tees were. Clerl
nsoipiaos Court, $500; clerk Of In,
Ei2ON, ptolhouotary, 81. 400
VI, u soO "
~ percentage on collecting ths tsre,
sssa 10 be too high At s per cent.
n, = pr Cent, II was argued, would bx
W. ~ DconpshsatlOn. /, was stated thal
wv could be saved annually. Other
4Ael saving. the committso co n.
asouli isiuce the expenses Of I'll,
aa,! Ovef t.Olo. Real estate, Il WA
y, uOa being the least prob able Of all
Mm'AsS vM.S 'honid not be compelled te
we Oalk Of the burdens OF taxation.
w va. given that an effort would b.
'1 lse leIt session oi the LeQisls.
NV " ha'e the system OF taxation
, Changed. The committee then
,.s, NV 70 'he Levy Court, asking then
,,.., nv '9o doot, Of the court aea,ps
xa IVY parties, and to handle ths
lutls as faithfully a. though
any,. @ pend ng their own funds.
,,.. n. .alnees ol The Levy Cou,t's
tr, su1e ss were given, among them
n sSase s,oe where a road overseer was
NV 1.,v 70 perform specified WORK
,s J .el'ust perf4imed the work or re,
IA se,u.lls lnoayY, .,Y Another road over
ID ueyrr IL, "Asl at hls .ilowanc,
lms 90 WV days work. Right,
M hare pala ior a llttie bridge tbs,
,,. "aa' ueea buW tors,5 Thsn % ,'a
~ VI ,he county reeo,a. .a, ..a
/" up: Three nousand Sa,,s Y'5's wa
ssi1 ~orh cos', aud Inc 80, a. !,
"eu mai II took Just 4 IA I5,,I'n,''es I,,.,i,l
eoi,' ',a 9nea', or 2i2 bn.heis Of m
n J'" +, IT.. % p's this biz. The sh h.r,s.' " =,
" r'', W. considered aud IT va. MI
mi,,a5t nj ms ef day was too mncn TS., M,
",,.es asau slated HAT trsrons1hlo :, = ~ u
,av'e'i , " Iced the ptisonsrs ,.a ~, =,
a wear ,,'',. i" : YEA, Heai aud pay The count,
-' ''' igT tie jail to keep then
loa 'I,9'' f. Vas was signed by J. Als.on,s,
was a tied Without a. a d SI,sso,,a, SroWn
''so,hll0n wss offered ,hs,t,.
atlo, ,ae na,. meeting that the burden =, =
e.,Irs o" sn, resting on real estate "a
Ne. h. .'u suggesting that tLe cor
itl 10 .s,,, von'inned until a combine
3 re,o 9u.ule MI, redress can be shsns'
'v,ullon closed u,,h ~ "spee