Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-06-23

cOpEtA TOR 1874 nave been oruer0I CIoS0u
10 ike manner. The uncollectud
property taxes" for 1895 and 1896.
30 Tar "a they may he considered an
asset OF the county, arc of the same
character as the delinquent tnxos for
former years, except that they have,
by act OF the General Assembly, been
oTtbnded as o lien until 1859. These
taxes made an aggregate on January
Attn 1898, OF So, .fl.Oi. divided into
county and pour, all. loo. As; road, 81,
i66, 73; negro school, 81, 1926. 10; dog,
81, til3. 81
The condition Of the accounts of the
collectors for lsDj and 1896 ia shown Ly
statements. Credit haa been alloweh
for taxes levied on poll assessment
The balances due afe understood TO he
subject to deductions only for errors in
assessment OF real estate. 1t has not
been the practice to make formal allow
anceH to collectors OF delinquent taxe6
for errors. The comptroller aud treas
urer have BEEN advised. and so informed
the committee, that theHe collectors are
nat required tn mako a full accounting
OF al the taxes placed in their hands,
but only to return such sums of money
az they may receive. The committee
NlohllcIl u tAdNnllt Lut UulluCtuIh
To ascertain the conditions thereof and
the liability OF the collectors and their
suretIes hereunder, but we're unable to
obtain possession of the bonds for that
purposs. The committee wore informed
that the bonds were held by the late
raceivar Of taxes, by whom the collec-
tors we're appointed and to whom they
bonded.
Tbs condition of the accounts Of the
receiver of taxes and poll tax collectors
for Wilmington hundred aud tbs &C
cuunts OF the collectors OF taxes in the
several hundreds for 1897 is shown by
separate etatemaats The total of all
taxes appearing due for 1897, ON Janu-
AIRY dth, 1898, was Sl0I, 7lS. 3D. This
| amount is subject to deductions for un-
collected poll taxes and errors in assess-
ment of real eatate, and will be ma
| terially reduced in final settlement.
The attention of the commmittee was
| called 10 balance of road tax amount
ing to 1899. 4G, shown by the report ui
last year to be in the hands of the late
county treasurer aod which was re-
| tanned by him for settlement with the
road comm ssioners Of this several hun
dreds in which the tax was collected.
| II does not appear on the books in the
county troaaurer's office. The commit
tee has been assured and believe that
in all except one case, inv diving less
THAI 81, the settlements have been
made az desired.
The committee would recommend thai
the time for making the annual Inspect
ton of the comptrollsr's and treasurer
books be changed So that il may close
with tho county's fiscal year on june
Both. 1t would then tie possible tt
examine the accounts and report theii
condition more conUisely than under
the present arrangement, which neces
States a partial examination for TIVE
successive years and prevents the com
pilation of a complete report and stats
ments of the transactions OF the otfc'
for full fiscal yuar.
Among the disbursements 10 the yea
were the following: For officers OF thu
court, $40, log SO; court expenses
SIS, 75l. 40; aHsessors' salaries, rura
New Castle, s., ili.Si; salaries of TIA!
collectors, 50, 500. 81 commissions Il
poll tax collectors, STA. 40; commits
siona to collectors Of delinquent taxes
81. ITS. "a; salaries. S2l, 063. 80; magis
trates' and cOnstables' fees, 81, sd. ID
coroner and physicians, 81, 2i5. 81; rem
OF intrigue, CSuU, bhlHflbS III NhTueHb u
county prison, 81, 1913. 90; Jail commits
sioners maintenance of county prison
50. 1913. IL; hoard Of prisoners, SIG.
$50. 20; convict labor, 81. 20i SO; Trus
tees of the Poor, So. 799. So; sppropria
tions OF $500 each to Delaware Hosni
, tai, Homeopathic Hospital. st. Peter
Orphan Asylum and st. Michael's Da
Nursery, Ferris Industrial School
50, 600; Industrial School for Girls
81, 500; maintenance OF causewayH an
bridges, First district, $40, 663. 81 Sec
ond and Third districts, Wilmingto
hundred, 500. l5l. 40; Fourth district
, 81, 36l. IL; Fifth district, So 26i. 81 81
: Augustine CHuseway, S4,9Tl. %; inter
est on bonds, SCI, l02. 10.
a From a comparative statement of eS
{ penditures it appears that for 1895, th
a disbursements were $2l7, 1913. 81 1881
i s277, S4l. %; 1897. 1894, 0779i.
The report occupies about 10 type
written pages and shows evidence {
. great care 10 it's preparation.