Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-06-01

City Council had busy session Thurs
day night. Inthe absence Of the president
Mr.. Perkins presided.
Bills amounting to SSlb6l, for the col.
lection Of garbage, were ordered pad
Il. u. r. Miller was refunded oyerpaid
tax amounting to S6l.S5.
The following communication was read
and ordered recorded and filed
Your finance committee would respectfully
submit the following statement Tor the purpose
Of making tho appropriations and iiNlns thn
tux rate Tor The fiscal year beginning July LIST,
lsa3 and ending lune Both 1871;
We find the appropriations IN NE az
gregate 10 he .......,.. .......,r, f55tGN3l
And the revenue from All sources. =. .l01U
Leaving to be raised by taxation. fisI,jDJOO
Total assessment l0r city purposes
H. s3s,6oa,7iO, a. si.lO on the SiOO
yields. .t.......... .fiJl,lJJ'4l
Total assessment for school purpos"s
Is S35,7lB,s,i7, at 10 cents on The SlUo
yields.... ......,,,,. .,,..,-.-...-...' llssb"Hi
Errors and rebate allowed. 3iOOL0O
Your committees would recommend thht me
tax rate be liked at Sl.!0 on ehrh tlOu a45rss-
inent for city purposes and 70 conts on each
s1D0 assessment for school purposes,
The city treasurer reported $50, $50. 81 in
Union National Bank to the credit of the
city. lie also reported the following re-
ceipts From collector Mitchell, $3.50, city
and school taxes Ipr 1892; from Collector
Sayers, 800, similar taxes for the same
period.
The city auditor certified to the correct
ness Of the accounts OF the city treasurer.
10 the finance committee was referred u
communication from Thomas H. lally,
asking that Edmund VI. Mcdonald be re
funded nverpaid tax amounting TO SHE
As was also communication from Joseph
J.. Carpenter, asking that Samuel Nc:
Clurken and Edward Clark be refunded
oVerpad tax amounting respectively to
$500 and 1892 Mcdonald and NcClurken
are non-rcsidehtS and CLARK is in jail for
burning the du Points barns.
A communication from the secretary OF
the Board Of Directors of the street and
Sewer Department, in reply to request
that the board tnrn over to Council the
interest received from the fund for i'm
proving streets, was read and ordered re-
corded and filed. 1t said The board VAL
turn over this interest, amounting to
about ~, 400 as soon us 1t has sufficient
funds available to pay the same. Az inc
present time Il mas rot suiticltnt money "
10 so and at the same time pay the luincr'
Gus bills due from this account Tor work
performed and material furnished. You
can however count on receiving TINS
amount of money Al the earliest possible
moment"
The following was also read and ordered
recorded and filed;
The Board Of Assessment Revision and
Appeals reports the assessment for the
fiscal year SO "a to be rs follows:
Northei distrirt, city purposes. sl9,d2I,i3
Northern district, school purposes. 1869, ~.
southern district, city purpoScs...... lb,u2l,3si
Southern district, school purpo5es".. lhO,S,5I
Total for city purposes. 'l,hb., !.
Total for school purposes. .........,.. 35'iE'o3
The act respecting free library and in
creasng the usefulness OF the schools OF
Wilmington was read, as was also com
munication from a communities of citizens
committee of the Wilmington Institute
and Il committee Of the Board Of Education
asking Council to pass a resolution like
draft enclosed and provide funds am cunt
ing TO -, ,,U0to meet the requirements o
the act for the half year beginning Janu
AIRY LIST, 1894, when, it is proposed BY N
Institute managers, the free library will b
ready to be opened. The resolution re
quested as follows was passed
Res iIued, That the provisions of an act respect
ing d free library and increasing tho useful
ness OF Tho schools ri Wtlmingt ~. passed 4
Dover April 26th, 1888, arc hereby accepted 10
and on behalf Of tho Mayor and Council q
Wilmington.
The ordinance making appropriation
for the expenses of the city for the mex
fiscal year was given its final reading
passed and referred to the mayor. Follow
ra the ,,ulpuuI9 upprODrlltgI