Evening journal., 1890-12-29

everything should be collected by the
pay when he has not the money 90 pay
with
What is the financial condition Of the
eounty27
II would refer yen to Deputy County
Treasurer John Carswel, at the Farmers
Bank, for that information.
Dougherty's side ofthe Matter.
Tax Collector John ]. Dougherty
smiled knowingly when an EVENING
JOURNAL reporter called to see him at
his home on jefferson street to-day.
After few preliminary remarks Mr..
Dougherty said;
mo New Castle county is not bank.
rups. She is as solvent as ever. have
very little to say In regard TO the Morn
ing News article. The only effect it has
had is to hurry the tax payers to the tax
office. / have been kept very busy all
day receiving taxes from people who are
rushing TO the relief OF what the Morn
ing News calls bankrupt county.
Mr.. Mckee and myself appeared
before Finance Committee Cf the Levy
Court last Tuesday. / told the committee
that money was very tight. That had
hundreds OF promises OF payments
to be made after the first Of the
year. Many OF the best business men in
the city have asked an extension from
time to time. as they say money is so
scarce that they cannot make collections
themselves TO meet their bills.
THE Levy Court demanded sec, 900
by January /, 1891, from each of us |
told the body that il was impossible for
me TO meet the demand on the short
notice they had given me- told them
would 60 to my sureties and
get them TO advance me Is, 000
to tide over until the taxes
were paid l did SO My snreties un-
hesitatingly furnished the 30, 600 to the
county. They know that the money is
good, and they ere business men who
appreciate the tightness OF tho money
market at the present time.
at is ell well enough to talk of sell
In man out for his taxes, but It is
anoIner thing to do IT, Some Of the
largest tax payers in the city pay their
taxes in January and have always done
so. The money on our duplicates will
be duly forthcoming.
From the time got the books, May
1S, 1889, up to last Tuesday, had paid
the county treasurer ISL, 500. This does
not include the S. 900 advanced In cash
over and above what have collected
The 1889 taxes are paid long ago and the
bonds cancelled, and you will see that we
will do the same thing with the taxes
for 1890 All / have to say in
conclusion is this: We are collecting the
taxes as fast as the people can or will
pay them, and only care to take the law
in hand as last resort,
sheer Nonsense.
Tax Collector George Mckee said.
IAN have to say about the matter 1,
| this The people who are doing so much
talking should come up and pay theil
taxes II they do not we shall proceed
to collect them according to the pro.
visions Of the law.
1--WE received our instructions indi-
rectly from the Levy Court last week ant
not from the Morning News or any othel
paper. The instructions were to collec
the money, or a given amount Of 1t, il
one week, and we are going to do it.
'All talk Of the county being bank
rurt is sheer nonsense. The taxes ar
due from property and tn
property is security for its payment
Process Of law. If 1t IS Tesorted to, cal
recover almost every penny Of IL.
You understand, this Is not poll tar
Thanks to the indefatigable labors Of th
politicians, most of the poll tax is paic
There has been a reduction in th
tax rate 1t causes shrinksge in re
ceipts 1t was so cents on the 800, an
now IL is only 40 cents. Despite thI
fact there are many business men VIII
are taking advantage OF the cry Of 'har
times" to stand Of the collector when i
demands payment