Evening journal., 1896-07-01
THE TAX RATE THE SAME
Levy Court Adopted the Tax
Table To-day.
AN lN0REAsBD ASSESSMENT

Biahop Coleman Wants More money for
the Babr Hospital and Nursery
Monthly and Quarterly PaY- Y-roiIs Passed
Miscellaneous BILLS Allowed.
Lazy Court held an important session
this morning. All the members va re
present
The following tax table, prepared by
Chairman Scott WAS offered and adopted
Wilmington-White. property ana poll,
$j4 3i9 2O3; negro, properly and poll,
81 80S 076 total assessment. 5 36 .057, ,278,
connty tax. $149 760 SO; poor tax, $2S.-
525 80; total tax, $l7S 1856 80.
Appoquinimink--White, property and
poll, 81, 266 655; negro, property aud
0l0; county tax. So 670 o.; poor tax,
81 0S0 total tax, $e,760 04
Brandywine-Whlte property AMI poll.
Sc 604 100; negro property ard poll,
$45. 225; total assessment, So, $40 825;
countv tax. 81. S67 10; poor tx. $2,
270 49, total tax, f14, 240 60
Blaokbrd--White, property aud poll.
1910 362; negro, property ard p'll. e26.-
2G6; total aasesen snt. 1896 64S county
tax, &i,1S5-92; poor tax. $707 81; total
tax. "a 0s3 %.
Chrlatisna-White, property and poll,
81 016 5j5; negro, property aud poll.
$50, ,ll5; total assesement, So. 10e 40;
county tax, fl3. 030 81; poor tax 81
48i e7; total tax. &15 5l2 81.
Mil Oreek-White property and POLL
81 400 3i6; negro property and poll,
81 755; total assessment, 81, 622, ,07i
county tax, SIC. 500 n poor tax, 81 OH.
05 total tax, $12 0l030.
New Castle White property and poll,
SO 449. 608; negro property aud poll, $68,
/ 1855; total assessment, SO 5lS 37i nty
tax, $l4 III 49, poor tax. $2.St465;
total tax. $l7 50l. So
Pencader--White property and poll.
| 81 $40 176; negro property and poll.
( $50, 663; total asBessment, 81. 400 829 I;
county tax. 60 005 49, poor tax, 81, =
148 66 total tax, 81, l49 IA
Red Llon-Whlte property and poll.
81 ,4l3 056; negro property and poll.
| $50 265; total assessment 81 478 39i F;
county tax, SO, 1877 95 poor tax, ST..
i7S 60; total tax 81 366 CO.
st 0eorges-White property and poll,
81 92O 027 negro property and poll.
$3.50, 500 total assessment, 50 OIL 4s0
county tax. S1S. 900. "a poor tax. 81. 457.
16; total tax $40 307 a.
White Clay Creok-Whlte, property
and poll, 81. 5S7 406; negro, property
and poll. $40. 045; total assessmsnt
81 682 451 county tax, &c. 082 20 pool
tfx, 81 320 80; total tax. IS 312.25.
TOTAL figures for ths counsv-Whlts
property and poll, 955 677 1882: negro
property and poll 81 056 07s fetal as
sessment. $57 633 260 county tax
&242. .0S9 6S; poor tax, SAC. 106. .55 total
tax, &2S6, 1923
On resolution OF Commissioner Mealey
the tax rate WAS fixed at 90 cents OF
; the 500 for county and poor purposes
40 cents for county and 8 cents for poor
aud on the colored property 80 cents on
} the 800 for colored school purposes
This keeps the tax rate at the sam,
, figure
The Wilmington hundred assessment
last year WAS $35, ,042, 615, while thi
year It is $34 $40 .203. tho increase beInf
largely due to the Highlands distric
being brought into the city.
I The monthly pay roll was passed I
! amounted to 81 b3S SO including th'
salaries of the fge commissioners.
The total assessment this year Il
e55 577. 1872; against 81 675. Sei for last
b year.
! The following we're among the bill
a allowed J. Leftvre, ${b4; n Il. Dayett
&i44 So; K r Morrison. $50 s5; Harrl
McNally, t672. 50 Oharles Shsrer, 80
H. &, McNAbb. 8545 Mayor and Oounoi
4 OF Wilmington, 80 &c; New Castle Ga
II Company, 1876 80.
|, deputition on behalf OF the Da
|, Nursery and the Hospital for Babies ha
q an audience with the court. It conslste
OF Bishop and Mrs. Coleman. Judge
Grubb. Ar0hdsscon Hall and Q. M
% Curtis Addresses were doliverai
by Bishop Colsman and Judge Grub
:. Who appealed for an approprl
I. alton OF $500 to each Of the Institutions
They grounded their appeal on tn
II charitable aud educational work done 70
children and even parents, Who nigh
otherwise be q charge upon the publ
funds through their poverty an
physical ailments.
y They were listened to Attentively, bu
t no action Was taken.