Evening journal., 1897-06-29
THE APPROPRIATIONS.
Radical Cut at Charitable
Institutions.
THE TAX RATE IS SIXTY GENTS

POLL TAXES NOT TAKEN INTO
CoNsIDERATIoN-LEvY COURT
TAKING RADICAL STEPS TO
MEET THE DEMANDS OF THE
COUNTY GOVERNMENT
Levy Court met this morning, fixed
the tax rate at 60 cents on the 500,
signed the duplicates OF the assessment
and placed them in the hands of the
county officials for collection. OF the
60 cents, so is for county purpose and
10 for poor purposes. The rate is 10
cents in advance Of that for the current
fiscal year. Thirty cents on the 500
was levied on colored real estate and
poll tax for support OF the colored
schools, this rate being the same as at
present The rate on the assessment.
not taking the poll tax into considera-
ton, will, il is believed, result in Civ
ing the county S264,O00 revenue.
The resolution fixing the rate was
offered by Commissioner White, of the
Fourth district, and adopted without
debate.
The reason that the poll taxes were
net taken into consideration in fixing
the rate was that under new conditions
a very small per cent OF the levy will
be collected, the registration fee taking
the place of the poll tax as a qualiflca-
ton for voting. Therefore. there will
be no incentive for paying II.
Chairman Scott's assessment figures
show the following for Wilmington
hundred:
VIM -. nj ..t,4o 200 orr co.
stock, $ll6,670; poll, $3,9Os,s6O
NegrOes-lReal estate, $314790; stock,
s1.075; poll, $763, 800.
stock, $117,745; total poll. $4.672, 800
S9O,747; negro, S1,069, ,790. Grand total
1913 1896 ,537.
The showing for the hundreds outside
of Wilmington is as follows:
Whites-Real estate, Sit, ,533 ,299 stock,
s764 sos; poll, s1,996,S6O; total, $lS,-
294. III.
Negro-Real estate, $165. 1856: stock.
$11 .9S5; poll. $340. 14O; total. $517,911.
Grand total for rural districts. S1S,-
S12,6
Totals for the entire county-Real es-
tate. $44, ,517; stock 1894 ,29S poll,
| 81 7009,360; grand total, $52,773,175.
THE APPROPRIATION LIST.
While the Levy Court did not for
mally adopt the appropriation list, II
has been agreed upon by the members,
and will cause weeping and wailing and
/ gnashing of teeth on the part of those
who are interested in certain we'll
known charitable institutions. A cut
of $4,000 has already been made, and
before the list is finally adopted that
amount may be increased at least $500
by a still further cut.
The following appropriations viii
stand unless the $500 is scaled from
them:
For the payment of maturing bonds
Of loan for funding of the floating debt
$4,000; Trustees Of the Poor, $4,000;
salaries of county officers and en-
ployes, $23, ,225; interest on bonded debt
| $3.50 maintenance OF public build
ings. $4,000; public roads damages and
services on new roads,, 81 900; interest
on temporary loans, $2500; mainte-
nance of county prison (Jail Commits
sioners), $4,000; First district, $5,500;
Second and Third districts (Wilming-
toni, $4,000; Fourth district, $4,000;
Fifth district, $500; assessors, $4,000;
coroner and physicians, $1,000; magis-
trates and constables, S6,5O0; officers OF
the couIts $4,000; printing and sta
tionery, $4,000; errors in assessment
s25. 600: expenses of courts Superior
General Sessions, Oyer and Terminer
etc.,, S17 900; Sunday schools, $500; st
Georges Marsh Company (act Of AS
sembly). $500; rent of county morgue
5000; Auditing Committee 5000; insur.
ance on buildings, etc, 5000; telephones
! Sl1S: refunding of Overpaid taxes
| $500; elections, S15,000 administration
Of convict labor law, $4,000; salaries o.
Jail wardens, 81 $50; salary OF Jail ply
! sician. S4O0; water and light at jai
and sherin's house, Sl,500; light an'
power, buildings and bridges. $4,000
board Of prisoners at jail, $4,000; com
! mission to delinquent tax collectors
i Sc. 500; rebates on taxes, $4,000; tota
1868 ,OO3
The following appropriations, whicl
have figured I'm the Appropriation list
OF the past. are cut out entirely:
Home for Friendless and Destitute Chill
dren, $500; St. Peters Female Orphan
Asylum, $500: Delaware Hospital, $500
Il Homeopathic Hospital of Delaware
$500; Ferris Industrial School, $1,000
society for Prevention of Cruelty 4
Children, $500; Girls Industrial School
81 600; St. Michael's Day Nursery, $500
total, $4,000
This will prove a heavy blow to thes
institutions, but the commissioners
cannot see their way clear to contlnu
them on the list.
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