Evening journal., 1898-06-18
THE COUNTY FINANCES
Judge Spruance Receives the
Committees Report.
TAXES HAVE NOT BEEN COLLECTED

DANDY FyuJED Al VOLUNrINOUS
DOCUMENT WITH TINE JUDGE.
WHO, IN TURN, FILLED 1T WITH
THE CLERK OF THE PEACE.
Judge SprUance received from John
S. RosseM and John H. Dandy yester-
lay afternoon the report of their audit
Of the books Of the county comptroller
and receiver Of taxes and county treas
urer. They waited upon him at his
home and delivered it to him person
5 ially. This morning he filed it. with
Clerk of the Peace Foard, and, if the
usual practice is followed, it will be
published in pamphlet form and circu-
lated for public information. It, with
the tables, covers n type-written
pages and sets forth in detail the facts
and particulars of the county's flnan-
eial condition. The report, independent
of the tables of figures, is as follows
Report of the Committee Appointed to
Inspect the Books and Accounts OF
the County Comptroller and Re
ceiver Of Taxes and County Treas
urer of New Castle County.
To the Hon. William CSpruance, Asso-
ciate Judge of the Superior Court:
The undersigned committee, appoint
ed to inspect the books and accounts
Of the county comptroller and the re-
ceiver of taxes and county treasurer OF
New Castle county, respectfully report
that they have completed their inspec-
tion, and that the particulars thereof
appear in the annexed statements.
The inspection covered the term from
January 5, 1897, to January 5, 1898, in
elusive. The books, accounts and
vouchers were examined, compared and
reconciled, except the receivers tax du-
plicales, which were found cut OF bel
ance. After all the colleatible taxes
charged on these duplicates have been
received they can be readily adjusted
ard closed.
Tine receipts and disbursements dur
ing the year are fully accounted for on
the hooks of the comptroller and treas
mer, and, with the exception Of a few
items Of receipts, for which proofs were
noi submitted to the committee, The
correctness of the entries is establish
ed by vouchers on file.
The chief sources of revenue during
the year for general county purposes
were the levies Of county and poo
taxes for 1896 and 1897, and the ap
preparations available were the bal
ances remaining from those made il
1896 and the appropriations for 1897
The levy of county and poor taxes ant
the appropriations for 1896 were state,
in detail in the report of the commit
tee appointed to inspect the books AM
accounts for the term ending January
1897. The levy and the original ap
preparations for general county pur
poses for the term were shown to b
s2SS, 1922. Accompanying this repoT
are statements of all the taxes levie
for 1897 and the original appropria
tions made for that year. 1t appear
from these statements that the count
and poor taxes levied for 1897 amount
ed to s316, ,639.1O (including S42 056.3
poll taxes not considered available)
road tax, s42 2,47O.O5; negro school ia,
s4,763.O7; and dog tax, $2,S62.5O. Th
appropriations to be met from tn
county and poor taxes and the surplu
Of dog tax were s274, 4,5S2.S9.
TO more clearly understand II
statements it must be noted that tf
dox tax is first used to pay claims fC
sheep killed by dogs, the surplus on
being available for the payment Of gen
eral claims against the county. TT
road and negro school taxes constitu
special funds for specific purposes, al
do not enter into the appropriatiol
made by the Levy Court.
The comptroller's general stateme
shows the balances of appropriate
I.. lOl loJu anu tlAC oNNbtAA eA4AOuuNo a
propriated and available for 1897, wi
the allowances made therefrom and Z
balances remaining to the credit Of I
several accounts on January A. is!
The total amount available for is
was $54S, ,297, the allowances we
SAC. .529,S5 leaving balances aggreg'
ing s1OS, ,O26.SS, less $26O73 deficit
one account.
The bonded indebtedness, January
1898. was $3.50, 800, Of which $4,000 "
mature during this year and $S9,sOO
1899. The last mentioned sum must
provided for either out Of taxes n'
due the county, by further levy. or
refunding, and for this reason p
ticular attention is directed to it in t
report.
.f The taxes received during 1897 app'
IT. l., d.etail NV sfr,a rate statements.