The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-05-28
TAX RATE FIXED
CITY csunclrs Finance csmmlttss Fixes
sI.4o and the RessIution Is Adopted

SI.4o and the Resolution Is Adopted
The tax rate Of the city of Wilmington,
for the year beginning July / will DO tho
same as 1t was last year, q 40 on the hun
dred. At last nights nesting Of City
Council the rate was agreed upon. Chair
man McNulty OF the Finance Committee
presented this resolution bearing on the
matter: "We find the appropriations in
the aggregate to be s596, Si2.bl and reve-
nues from all sources $7s, 900, leaving to
be raised by taxation $5l7, 972.bl.
The total assessment for city purposes Ia
$780, 100, 2H which at one dollar on the 500
yields 1891 ,90337. The total assessment
for school purposes Is $50, 3l4, $50 which at
40 cents on the 800 yields $l57, s57 .04. En-
rors and rebates allowed $4,000. Your
committee would therefore recommend
that the tax rate be fixed at 81 on each
800 assessment for city purposes and 40
cents on each 500 assessment for school
purposes.
The ordinance providing for the borrow
ing Of SIS, 600 to be used by the Street and
Sewer Department on the Silyerbrook
sewer and for other purposes. and that
providing for the borrowing of SIS, 600 to
be used in erecting new crematory, were
each given second and third readings and
referred to the Law Committee.
City Tax Collectors Mitchell and Savers
were empowered by the Finance Commit
tee to appoint two additional clerks In the
office during the month of May. Th5sr
salaries will not exceed $50 per month.
The bills of the garbage collectors were
ordered paid. City Treasurer Adams re-
ported the balance in Union National
Bank to account of current expenses to be
SIG, 967 So special fund for park purposes
2,263. g. The collections were, Edmund
Mitchell, Jr, 81 900 account of City and
School tax, for the year 1896, Eugene
NJ. Sayers, $3.50 account Of City and School
taxes for the year 1895 The miscellaneous
pay roll of Sc ,95I37; council pay roll of
s275 26; police pay roll of 5,0SS.7S were
ordered paid.
Mr.. Leary presented a Communication
from the Police Commission asking for an
additional appropriation of $3.50, in order
that the police force of the city be increased
eleven men, nine patrolmen and two ser
geants. The communication was followed
by resolution from the police committee
providing for but nine new officers tho
adoption of which met with considerable
discussion on the part of the Council, the
Republican members precipitating the
argument Mr. Leary in presenting the
resolution called the attention of the body
to the necessity of the increased force.
This was not denied by any of the Repub.
lican members, but they objected to the
immediate adoption of the resolution be-
cause the matter had been sprung upon
them without notice.
Every member thought he had been treat
oil discourteously by the majority mem
bers and therefore Mr.. Robertson of the
Fifth ward wanted the resolution laid
over for week in order that the minority
membets might learn. something of the
matter This, however, did not meet with
the approval of the Democratic members
who defeated Mr. Robertson's motion to
postpone and adopted Mr. Leary's motion
10 adopt and the city will therefore have
Line new police officers.
Chairman MoNulty of the Finance com
mittee called for the third reading of the
ordinance making appropriations for the
ensuing fiscal year, which was afterward
adopted unanimously and referred to the
maYnr for his annrnyal lhe resnlut ion