Evening journal., 1899-06-30
COUNTY ASSESSMENT
Table Shows a Big Increase
in Many Places.
TIE TAX RATE REMAINS TIE SAME
AND DELINQUENTs AL
LOWED TO SEVERAL COLLEC-
ToRs-oTHERs ARE HAVING
THEIR BOOKS EXAMINED.

lOf the peace and presented to the Levy
lCourt. On the strength of the show
ing. the tax rate was fixed at sixty
cents on the 500; fifty cents for coun-
" and ten cents for poor purposes.
This maintains the rate at the same
figure which it has heretofore been.
The assessment and tax table makes
the following gratifying showing:
Brandywine. hundred-Real estate,
s., ,SO7, 800; stock, $9G.275; total ASSESS
ment, $2,4O3,5s5 county tax, Sl2,-
I0l79S; poor tax. s2.iOs.5a; total tax.
S1442l.57; capitation, s7S6.50.
Christiana-Real estate. s2,4Oi,7i0;
stock, s1Ol ,574; total assessment, 81
5O6,S14; county tax, s12,5s157; poor
tax, S2.5O6.Sl; total tax, sl5,oSLSS;
capitatlon, s722.
Mill Creek-Real estate, s1,s1730S;
stock, slO5.773; total assessment, 81
92SO76; county tax, s9,6l5.ss; poor
tax, Sl,92S.O7; total tax, sl1, ,5ss.45; capi-
tation. s6iO.
New Castle-Real estate, $1,000 $50;
stock, S67699; total assessmuent, So
6775Ss; county tax. sls,sSzG9: poor
tax s2,67Z5s; total tax, sl6,O65.2 capt
tation, s1,Ol6.
White Clay Creek-Roal estate, ST.
ll72'121; stock. $5l, 600; total assessment
Sl223,72l; county tax, S6,11S.GO; Door
tax, s1,22s.72; total tax, S7,sl2.s2; capi-
tation, 1896.
Pencader-Real estate, S1,OOs,5l9:
stock sS5,OO1; total assessment. 81 .Oss.-
$40; county tax, s5.4426O; poor tax.
Sl'oos.52; total tax. s6,5s112; capita
ton, $500.
Red Lion-Real estate. s9l7,l77;
stock, S55,1is; total assessment, S972.-
295; county tax. s4,461As; poor tax.
$97229; total tax, s5,s3377; capitatlon.
Is2945O.
st. Georgcs-Real estate, 81 ,922. SOC;
stock, sl25.446; total assessment. 50
lO4S,Sl2; county tax, SlO,241.71; poor
tax, s2,O4s.s4; total tax, s12, ,290.O5; CAPT
tation, s624.5O.
/ Appoquinimink-Real estate. $500.
Sb5; stock. s5s,729; total assessment
ss6s,o94; county tax, 1890; poor tax.
sSeS.O9; total tax, s5,2Os.56; capItation.
ss45.5o.
Blackbird-Real estate, s674,354:
Istocx, S73,595; total assessment, s747.-
$40; county tax, ss.7s9,7l; poor tax.
s747'94 total tax, si.4sz6s; capitation.
Is2O2.5O.
1 Wilmington-Real estate, s29 ,6sS.5O
stock, sss,5sO; total assessment, s2s.-
7s7OS7; county tax, $i4s.6s5.1s; poor
tax, s29,787Os; total tax. s17s, s,422. .2f;
capitation, s1s,44O.
Totals for entire county-Real es-
tate, s45,277,121; stock, s91s $50; total
assessment, s46.l96,4si; county tax.
$3.50 ,9S2.4O; poor tax. sl6,196.43; total
tax, S27717s.SS; capitation. sis,54O.
Last year the totals were as follows:
Real estate, s4s,9s5.14i; stock. $780,
666; total assessment, 4,s44,SO7;
county tax, s224,224; poor tax. s44,-
lS11.77; capitation, $16,269; total tax
levy, S2S5,ss7.77, which included the
lcapitation.
! These errors and delinquents were al
lowed the several collectors:
George Mcintyre, Christiana hundred
For 1897. county and poor assess
meni s21O,sO2; county and poor tax.
Isl ,261S1; colored school assessment
$29,14O; tax, sSS,32; dog tax, szOl so.
For 1898, assessment, s2O4, ,127; tax, ST.
l22l.76; dog tax. s252.5O. One item Of
$4,000 allowed was a clerical error in
the assessment 1t was copied sl1 900
when it should have been 81 100.
r. Il. Cam, Jr.. Red Lion hundred
For 1897, assessment, S73.O75; tax. s4sS-
l45; dog tax, S76.5o;for 1898. assessment,
Sl,267; tax, s25.6O
John W. Morrison, White Clay Creek
hundred-1S97, assessment. S114,242; ne
gro schools, S29,3lO; county and poor
tax, S6S545; dog tax. $3.50; negro
schools, SsSO2; for 1898, total assess
ment, $1,000; tax, 5000; dogs, s12s,
The collectors present to-day are
Hayes, of New Castle; Brockson. Of
Blackbird; Hart, Of APPOINTMENTS;
Scott, Of st. Georges, and Baldwin. OF
Mill Creek.
The total county assessment will
amount to about s43.OOO,OOo. Clerks in
the Office of the clerk Of the peace have
totaled the caDitation assessment in
the city. It amounts to $S,272.5O. OF
this amount 1894 is colored.
This afternoon the Levy Court will
= receive bids for rebuilding Seventh
, street bridge. Il will cost between s3..
, 600 and $4,000.
The specifications are that the
bridge must stand 100 pounds to the
= square foot. with 4 safety factor Of 40l
pounds. There viii be forty-hve fee
channel at deep water. The main pie
! lat the base Will be forty-fve fee