The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-05-10
TUESDAY. MAY 10. 1899.


h-CD<h VA Aos Aou-s
City and County Tax Rates.
While the City Council cannot be
held responsible for the increased ap-
preparation demanded by the Street
and Sewer Commission. tho Police
Commission, tho Board of Education,
the interest on tho city debt, and the
various amounts due the Sinking
Fund Commissioners, there ara some
other appropriations over which they
have entire control, and which they
Will have to exercise the greatest dis
erection in providing for. Tho tax rate
of the present fiscal year-sl.4o-is
about as high as the great majority of
our property holders care about sub
mitting to without a vigorous remen-
STRANGE, how much greater the oppo-
sltion would be il the rate WAS raised
to Sl.T8, the amount said to DO neces-
sary to meet all the demands for city
improvement. 1t is not likely the
revenue to the city Will be as large as
usual, as the water department, which
has been paying large surplus each
year over to the city Will DO apt to
3 need all their surplus and more too, to
pay for the walling OF tile south mill
race and other contemplated improve
ments.
Should this be the case, the CITY will
miss the $4,000 or $50 usually
turned in from that department. Aside
from the city aspect of the case. the
county will. in all probability. he
knocking at the doors of the taxnnv.
ers for an increased rate of tayation
and on apparently Legitimate rra-ons
too. 1t ls positively incumbsnt mon
the Levy Court TO either huilI n ney
county prison or enlorre fine old am
The first would require at least SEQ, =
900. and tho latter not lass than =3n all
and even If an additional story vas
added TO the iai ther, woulI In "a
very few wears. be the Same demond
for a larger iail. If there Dpro no 9th
err county improvements needed the
county might null throuph bv eultt,..s.
inu.tbe iail with n tiftv-nyo cont tax
= rate in ffeu of fort, livs which IT. now
ia. Even that Increase wolld Le ST.
yerelv felt nv both tho uri,un and tf,c
subul ban tax.nayel.s a ne,v inil III
course could not be built wltApu. an
authorizing net of tine Iegi.Iut1r,.
and the borrowing of the nmour,
necessary to build it. wouId add Al
least sl5O ono mora to a,,r aIr,n,I,. IN.
fiatad couutv nublic d.,I,t M uant,t,,
half n million doIlars
In view of these circumstances what
ia tn be thon,ybt or tI,a h,i,,iin., NJ a
new bridoe across the Rrnndvvtra n,
aone MONT above Nfor;et str.,, ana
balow the baltimore and OHIO nan.
road bridue3 The latest es.iuat,,ti
cost ia 500 coo for the iron structnr,
alone without cotintino flo cost arm.
nillars ahutnants and n,,,r,,a,.f.s
That briape is noeded il dauia,I Ia.
none but how can tho easn.,. f,,...f TO
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with even onIv the enlargement AZ t,t
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