Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-06-01
CITY FINANCES FOR lO99-I90O
Receipts and Expenditures for
the Next Fiscal Year.
CHANGES IN THE APPROPRIATIONS
Slight Increase In the Assessed
Value of Real Estate.
The Assessment wouId Have Bssn Larger
had II Not Been For the Fact That Some
Large Buildings Have Been Rated Too
High and = Reduction Was Necessary.

Bad II Not Been For tho Fact That Some |
Large Buiidiugs Have Been Rated Too |
High and \ Reduction Was Necessary.
City Council, at its meeting Thursday |
evening, on the recommendation of the |
finance committee. fixed tho tax rate !
for the fiscal year commencing on July |
| 1st next at 81. 40 on the sl00, 90 cents
| for general and AZ cents for school
purposes. the same as the existing
ratio. The committee made report on
| the estimated receipts and exnendi-
lures, which was adopted. 1t is esti.
| mated that the expenditures will
amount to s616, 09s. e. The revenues,
exclusive of the tax money, are OK
pected to amount to S93, $50. 81, leaving
1922, las. So to be raised by taxation.
| The total valuation of real estate sub
| iect to taxation for city purposes is
$50, 545, 302, which, at % cents on the
800, is expected to yield 1915, $50. 81,
and the property subject to taxation
for school purposes, ss39, 34S, 44i. at 40
cents on the s100, is expected to yield
S177, 067. so. These figures make total
of 1916, 098. SO as the estimated amount
of all revenues, and allowing $50, 600
for errors. there is a balance of
| GDlUtOtCs NHltll 10 tlBht tOhbo i'sc
than the estimated expenditures. The
ordipance fixing appropriations for the
year commencing July 1st, which was
also passed and sent to. the mayor for
his signature, contains the following
items: Interest, $50, ITO. so; sinking
fund, 1928, 1866; redemption of loans,
SlS, 900; Board of Education, new
schools, 800, Board of Education,
current expenses, $50, 0i0. II; Street
and Sewer Department. 800. COO;
salaries, $4,000; Fire Department,
$50, 965; Incidental and miscellaneous
expenses, $4,000; city election, $500:
Police Department, $40, 300; public
buildings, $500; printing, $500;
Board Of Health, $3.50; Board of Park
Commissioners, els. 600; public square,
$1,000; garbage, sl2,067; crematory,
! $500; police committee, $500.
Nearly all of the appropriations are
the same as those for the current year,
) which aggregated s6ll, ABS. 10. There
are some changes, however. For next
year the interest appropriation is
81, 500. "a less than for the current year.
! the sinking fund appropriation s1,6l7
! more, Board Of Education current ex
pense fund 1882. SO more, Fire De-
partment expenses s1,860 more. and
] city election 81, 800 less. Otherwise the
! estimates are the same. The interest
is reduced each year, provided ad
3 ditional bonded Indebtedness is not
incurred, as some portion of the loans
, is paid off each year. The increase in
), the current expense appropriation OF
!, the Board of Education is due to the
7; fact that the law requires Council tc
!, add five per cent each year. More
money is needed for the Fire Depart
I. ment on account of the additional
appropriation to the Phoenix Fire Go.
I The city election appropriation is re-
!, duced because there is no city election
next year. Some of the appropriations
= were not as large as was anticipated
- The Police Department was allowed
the same as during the current year
:, although the commissioners had hoped
to be able to place striker in tn,
% tower Of the Fame enginehouse anc
! also to renew the wires and poles o
! the fire and police telegraph system
y which would cost something like s., 600
7. but no provision was made for eithe
., Of these items, member Of the financ
Z, committee stating that in order t
grant the additional money it woul
have been necessary to increase tn
tax rate. He said, however, tina
Council could appropriate the none
t. later in the year if 1T was found tina
4 the finances would warrant Tn
" assessed valuation Of real estate tRi
IT, year shows q small increase over tina
of Of last year the comparison being a
he follows: For general city purposes
n 1889, $50, .'37. 1856; 1S99-l900, $50, 545
10. 302; for school purposes, 1S9a.s
10 $50, LAG, 1888; 1899 1900, S39, 348, 444. I'll
to increase would have been greater
4 80 ,tanro q
he the finance committee, had it not bee
h, for the fact that 1t was necessary
tie make reductions on several large bulk
rly ings which have deprecated in Walt
rm for various reasons. He gave as a
on example a manufacturing plant whic
he recently changed hands. Last year
8 a was assessed at S93, 600, while the ne
ID. owner paid only 5000 for it. Sever
I'VE valuable buildings were added to Il
ity list, however, with the result as state
in above
City Treasurer Curry made the fc
lowing report: Balance in the Unit
National Bank to the credit of cure
lay expenses, els, 05S. "a; fund for the pu
vas chase Of park land, s23, 034. So; receir
md during the weekfrom Tax Collect
my Savers, 5000; Collector Lewis, $40
IS Delinquent Tax COLLECTOR Mitche
Jim 1866; City Auditor Pyle, So, licen
per money. Tho following payrols for Nj
ick were passed; Police, IS, 651. OF; nj
he cellaneous, S3,07471; Council 1858. ]
A Overpaid taxes were ordered refund
ters as follows: George r. Roberts a
NJ, Andrew NJ Morrison, s2 % each, a
lew George Black, So.
en- Tadman & Hickman having plac
yd. wagon scales in front Of their glaz
day kid factory, in Fourth street betwe
Orange and Tatnall, at the request
the firm, James B. Hickman, memt
irst a. o;+v ,sa;ah,no @aS a;n;na MN amtbor
the tag harda ia@ai as ss tn, nnblic we,e
,p,. ing This action of Council grants
,eeh authority for year.
imp FrapK Uoonne,, Wa. Not wounded.