The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-06-30
NOTHING FOR CHARITY.
levy ccsrt Robs Institutions Of Finds, But
as Yet HAS Cut Down No Other
Soucre Of Expense.

a The Levy Court yesterday afternoon
hRraed upon the appropriation list as al
ready completed but did not finally adopt
". Al cut OF $1,000 has been made In the list
4 which amount was taken from the follow.
Ing charitable institutions Homo for
Ffiendless and Destitute Children, $500; st.
Peters Female Orphan Asylum, $500;
Delaware Hospital $500; Homeopathic
Hospital OF Delaware, 5000; Ferris indus.
trial School, 5000; Society for Prevention
lof Cruelty to Children. $500; Girls Indus
trial School,, $l000 st. Michaels Day
Nursery. $500; total, $1,000.
N Before the list Is finally adopted the
amount may be iner eased at least $500 by
u still further cut
\ Tho following appropriations will stand
unless tho $500 Is scaled from them:
"a For the payment of maturing bonds of
loan for funding Of the floating dcbt, $40
600; Trustees of the Poor, $50, 900; salaries
,of county officers and employees, s23,-
225; interest on bonded debt S25, $50;
Ennaintenance of public buildings,
$4,000; public roads damages and services
on new roads,. e., 000 interest on tempo
rary loans, 81 800; maintenance of county
iprison( Jail Commissioners) 1000; First
district, O. 500; Second and Third districts
lVilmington) $4,000; Fourth district,
"a 200; Fifth district, $500; asses
sors, 5000; coroner and physicians.
w .000i magistrates and eonstables, 81, 800;
Officers OF the courts $4,000; printing and
ftationery, $5,0o0i errors in assessment,
k25,00O, expenses of courts Superior,
General Sessions, Oyer and Terlniner,
stc.), $1,000; Sunday schools, $780, st.
6corges Marsh Company (act of AS.
eelnbly) $500; rent Of county morgue,
500; Auditing Committee, $500; insur.
ance on buildings, etc $500; telephones,
EllS; refunding of overpaid taxes. $500;
elections, 5000; administration of con
Kict labor law, $1,000; salaries of jail war
dens, $3.50; salary of jail physician, $500;
water and light at jail and sheritf's house,
$1,000; light aud power buildings and
bridges, So 600; board of prisoners at jail.
$4,000; commission 10 delinquent tax col
Aectors, $500; rebates on laxes, ~, 900;
total 1868, oo3.
During the afternoon it was stated that
i n the court obtained any money during
che year the charitable Institutions won Id
receive their appropriations.
The court did hot take into considera-
tion the tax on Investments, which is TO
be levied after August /. They could not
Spunt upon this until the assessment is
bnade after August l. butit will material
~ increase the revenues.
Yesterday the sniarles of eight of tho
twelye new tax collectors were fixed These
nnsn take the place of the delinquent tax
M2llectors. so Tar ne salaries are between
300 and $500 less than was paid to he dc.
lInquent collectors from the same hun
nfeds. The Levy Court will try and keep
Gbe amount below that paid under the
Old law
During the afternoon tho court paid the
Balances due on the 1895 appropriations
nhey follow: Ferris Industrial School,
5000; Girls Industrial School, $1,000; St
Michaels Day Nursery, $500; st. Peters
prphanage. $500; homeopathic Hospital,
$500; Law Library, Sl00