Delaware gazette and state journal., 1897-06-03


Mr.. McNulty, chairman of the finance
committee took the floor ami called the
attention Of the members TO the matter
of the Board of Education appropria.
tion. lie would not be in the next
Council, he said, but he thought 1t
would be good idea for some OF the
members to pay little attention to the
matter. as the law requires an increase
of 8 per cent in the appropriation yearly
and this year the increase amounts to
$1,000. So that the matter will bear
close watching. The report was adopted
The finance committee, through
Chairman McNulty, presented resolu.
tion fixing the tax ratio for the coming
year. The appropriations aggregate
$780, S72. 81. To meet this there are
| known revenues of SIS, 800. Leaving the
sum of S5l7, 972. 81 to- be raised by
taxation. The value Of property in the
| city subject to assessment is $50, l90,-
| 237. With tax of 81 On the Sl00 this
would WELD s39l, 902.37 for city pur
poses. For school purposes the amount
Of property subject TO assessment ID
$50, 3li, 2j9, which with the assessment
! at 40 cents on the 500 will give an in
come of Sl57, 257.5 SO, The amount al.
| lowed for errors and rebates was $50, 600.
The resolution fixing the TAX rate at
STA on S100 was adopted.
Mr.. Leary of the police committee
sent 10 the clerk and had read com
munication for the Police Commits.
sioners requesting Council TO recon-
mend the appointment OF two more ser.
geants and nine patrolmen TO the force
and also for an additional appropriation
TO the commission for the coming year.
1 Mr. Ttaary nifara1 raaolpftp rann,n
mending that two sergeants and seven
patrolmen be appointed. The Repub.
lican members of Council wanted the
matter referred TO the police committee
for one week, but the Democratic mem
bers did not see the necessity of this,
as there was nothing in the matter to
investigate, they said, and the members
of the minority knew that the increase
was needed.
A motion to refer TO the police COM
mittee, offered by Mr. Robertson was
defeated and Mr.. Leary's resolution was
passed by strict party vote. The new
: policemen are TO go on duty July LIST.
The miscellaneous payroll, amount
ing TO 81, 95l.37. the police payroll,
, S., Ts, and City Councils payroll
of S275.2G, were passed.
A communication was received from
the Street and Sewer Department call
} ing attention to the fact that that body
i had received the check for 80, 900 from
q Blumentha & Co. for the vacation ni
t Reed street, from Monroe to Adams. II
= was suggested in the communicating
that the directors he allowed to keep
9 the sum for the improvement of othei
: streets. The matter was referred t.
0 tho law committee and the city solicitor,
s City Treasurer Adams reported bal
!. ance of SIG, 967. 63 in the Union Nationa
s Bank to the credit Of current expenses
g and $40, a63. 63 for the specal fund fo
8 park purposes. lie reported receipts o
j. 81, 600 from City Tax Collector Mitchell
y and $3.50 from Collector Sayers.
}. Mr. McNulty called attention to th,
fact that the Adams bill, taxing invest
A ments, which recently passed the Leg
# islature does not affect Wilmington cit,
y bonds, as other provisions have beel
n made by theLesislature regarding them
n Mr.. McNulty presented an ordinanc
}. providing for an issue of s75, 600 wort
70 of bonds at per cent, the money to g
f. to the Street and sewer Department 70
70 tho building of Siverhrook sewer an
le other purposes. 1t was given first an
ia second readings and referred.
IL Mr., Oberly presented an ordinanc
D, providing for the borrowing of $lj, 90
lg for the building of crcmatory. 1t wa
1t given first and second readings and re
ferred.