Evening journal., 1899-07-20

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The total levy of investment tax was
s3735O.36. OF which s9.33759 was for
the State Of Delaware, S13.27S.3S. as
stated above for New Castle county,
and S14,734.41 for the city Of Whining
ton.
There remained to the credit of the
several appropriations for 1897 on
January 4. 1898. the sum Of s1O3. .02S3S.
constituting. as far as could be ascer-
tanned on that date, the current liabili-
tiss Of the county. The appropriations
Tor the year 1898 amounted TO $780,
1850. after all transfers had been
made. and with the balances remain
ing over from 1897 made the total
amount available for 1898 s4f3. .205.OS.
The allowances during the latter year
were $3l6.420.S1. leaving appropriated
funds on January 3. 1899. subject to al
lowances. aggregating SIPS. .649.50.
The bonded debt on January T. 1898,
amounted TO $685. 800. There was paid
during 1898 $4,000 on the loan for bene-
fit Of the Trustees Of the Poor, and
$4,000 Of the loan for funding floating
debt No. J. reducing the total funded
Indebtedness to $685.
BY reference to the statements OF as
sessments and taxes. original appro-
priations and the comptroller's general
statement of appropriations. allow
anres and bonded indebtedness. the
particulars OF these several matters
viii appear
The collections made by the receiver
Of taxes and the collectors and &C
counted for 20 the comptroller and
paid 10 the treasurer, are set out in de-
tail in a separate statement The only
collector who made returns for the
year 1894 was Fl. p. Durnal. OF Nil
Creek hundred. The collectors Of vii
mingtOn, AppOquinimink Brandywine
Mill Creek. New Castle and St. George.
hundreds reported collections for 1885
and all the collectors for 1896, 1897 an,
1898 made returns for their respective
hundreds
The receiver of taxes and COUNT
treasurer's general statement Of ne
ceipts and disbursements shows al
moneys received and payments made
The balance in the treasury at the be
ginning Of the year was s1OO.615.7S. di
vided into general funds (available 70
general county expenses), S93,911 Os
road tax, S5.473.94. and negro schoC
tax, Sl,231.75 The receipts Of a
kinds during the year were. Count
and poor taxes. S24S,920.01; capitatioi
SSSl.96; dog, $995.47; investment, So
1854; road, S31 .S06.50; negro schoo
S1,3S6.73; and miscellaneous item
S34,33674, including $4,000 receive
from the sureties of John j. Dougl
erty, collector of Wilmington hundre
in 1890, and $40 .356.4S registration fee
The total receipts were 1925, 1858
The disbursements for all purpos
amounted to S353.723.S2. OF this su
S3l6,522.55 were genral funds; 50 50.
81, investment tax paid to the State
Delaware and the city of Wilmingts
and for commissions to the coun
treasurer; $32. .565.4S. road tax. and s.
S129S negro school tax There I
manned in the treasury at the close
the year S72,6S7.31 divided into ge
eral funds. $6z .277.22; investment IA
TO be apporuoned. $53S.63; road Ia
S4113.96. and negro school tax. $751;
all deposited In the Farmers Ban
Wilmington
We submit with the statement Of [
receiver Of taxes and county treasul
a detailed statement of disbursement
showing under the headings OF the d
ferent accounts, to whom and in WI
amounts payments were made duri
the year.
We add comparative summs
statement Of disbursements of gene
funds for the four years of 1895, Is
1897 and 1898, showing the expen
lures for each year, and the gradual
crease Of the cost of county admin
tration- The expenditures in 1895 W
$247. 1882: 1896. $277, ,S41.25; Is
1894 .077.94. and 1896, 1916, ,522.55. J