Evening journal., 1899-06-23
MONEY HELD up.
City Unable to Get Adams
Tax Money From the County.
TREASURER RErTEw fAYB "NcD

COLLECTORS WITHHOLDING COL
LEcuoNS UNDER DIRECTION OF
THEIR sURETTES ON ACCOUNT
cF THRDATENED LITIGATION.
CITY WILL SUE FOR TT.
The city has been subjected to a
''hold-up" Of the funds due II from coli
lections made under the Adams tax
law taxing investments.
In accordance with resolution of
Council City Treasurer Curry yester-
day made a formal demand on County
Treasurer Horace G. Rettew for $S,-
i224.l7, that amount being due the city
as It's share Of the collections made by
Collectors Dickey and Donahoe. MIR
lCurray was met, however by fat re-
tusal to pay on the part OF Treasurer
Rettew and at last nights meeting Of
Council Chairman Cberly. of the FL
nance Committee. presented the follow
ing communication from City Treas
urer Curry:
MIR. CURRYS LETTER
In accordance with the resolution OF
your body adopted june Is. 1899, l
made formal demand this day upon
Horace c. Reutew. treasurer of New
Castle county, for the payment OF the
sum Of eight thousand, two hundred
land twenty-four dollars and forty
seven cents osS.22447), being the share
lof the collections due the Mayor and
Council Of Wilmington, since the last
settlement under an act entitled AN
act to equalize taxation for state and
county purposes.
THE county treasurer explained to
me that he had received no money on
account OF collections made under the
above act, and that the county collec-
tors had reported to him that while
they had collected the money they
would not pay il over to him for tho
present, as their sureties had notified
them not to pay the money because of
lcertain litigation that was threatened,
and which is intended to test the con-
lstitutionality OF the act In question.
''As a matter Of fact / am informed
that this litigation has been talked
= about since last September. but no ac-
tion has been brought in any Of the
courts up TO the present time; further
= more. ann informed that the amount
= OF collections under this act which were
q payable to New Castle county were
paid over to the county within the
last month Why the collectors should
pay the county and not the city was
d not explained to the city treasurer"
{ Upon motion Of Mr.. Oberly the COM
! mmnication was received and filed
CITY TO BRING SUIT.
Z Mr.. oberly then offered the following
o resolutions
whereas, Formal demand having
! BEEN made by the treasurer OF New
( Castle county for the payment of the
p amount due the Mayor and Council Of
a Wilmington as It's share Of the collec-
, ltions since last settlement under an act
j, entitled "An act to aqualize taxation
I for state and county purposes" pass
e ed at Dover. May 20, 1897. and amend
u ed by act approved May 8. 1898; and
Whereas 1t appearing by the expla-
! nation Of the city treasurer that the
] amount so claimed has been collected
n bur not disbursed according to law;
e therefore be it
Resolved, BY the Council Of Will
mington that the city solicitor is here
r. by authorized and directed to begin
It such legal proceedings as may be deem
J, ed necessary to procure the amount Of
i money due the Mayer and Council Of
= Wilmington and to press such proceed
I ings to a conclusion at as early day
as possible.
city Treasurer reported the balance
in Union National Bank to current ex-
I penses to be s5,299O4; park fund, sl7-
h 53455; received of l. c. Pyle. 500; Bu-
gene M. sayers, S525; Thomas S. Lewis.
s592 Edmund Mitchell, Jr., $3.50.
n AT the meeting last night Mayor-elect
Fa'hey occupied a seat upon the plat
form in company with Mayor McLear
and President OF Council-elect Alexan-
DER
+ DR.. Fahey attended the meeting last
o night for the purpose Of being intro
duced to Mayor MdLear The two
= = mayors" had never met before, and
Councilman John e. Healy had the
& pleasure Of making them acquainted
e last evening.
City Treasurer-eiect Hamann was also
ie present, and gave bond for $25,0O0,
Frederick w. and Leonard Heiss be-
came his sureties.
u After the session was ever smoke
)r was enjoyed by members Of Council
and the press. Milk Inspector McEvilly
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