Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-04-05

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In order to fully understand all of
the items some explanation is neces-
sary. Under the law, the city is re.
quired, being beneficiary under the
Adams Tax act, to pay each of the five
county assessors for the city 5000 an
nually for making the Adams Tax
assessment. The county also pays the
assessors, but the city Is required to
bear portion of the burden. This
may not seem altogether Just, as the
city's share of the money collected
under the law, about Sl2, 600, is being
withheld from tho city as result Of
the litigation and threatened actions
resulting from the operation of the
law. BY ordinance the building in
spector and chief of the Fire Depart
ment are allowed monthly appro.
priations of $50 each, the INSPECTOR for
carriage hire, being required to travel
all over the city, and the chief for the
keep of his horse and fire wagon.
The collections of Clerk of the
Market Cornell for February amounted
to S25. Is, but his commission of 10 per
cent reduced the city's share of the
proceeds to S21. SO.
The City Market House Co., which
owns Second Street Market and rents
the ground uDon which it is built from
the city at an annual rental of $500,
paid in taxes to the county, between
1879 and 1897, the gum of S9SS. So, and
some time ago, being of the opinion
that it should not pay tax upon around
which it rents from the city, the com
pany sent communication to CITY
Council requesting that it be allowed
in its bill for rent, for the money So
paid to the county, and, while waiting
for Council to take some action in the
: matter, withheld the rent, which now
amounts to 81, ZOO being for two years,
The communication FROM the com
pany was referred by Council to City
Solicitor Conrad for his opinion, and
last night his opinion was given in
writing to Council, and was 10 the
effect that the city was not ljahle for
the money paid by the company to Che
county for tax and advised Council not
to refund it. On the strength Of this
opinion a resolution was adopted noti-
tying. the company that If it does not
pay the two years rent due by April
10th, the bill will be placed in the
hands of City Solicitor Conrad, with
instructions to take legal steps to
collect It,
II is apparent, therefore, that Coun,
Gil expects to receive this money. II
is also expected according to a member
OF the finance committee that some.
thing like $40, 600 month will be col
leoted by the tax collectors and with
other revenues the receipts will not fall
much short of the obligations to be
met during the remainder of the cur.
rent fiscal year, There will be no more
bonds or interest to ray and the chic
item will be the appropriations to the
Board OF Education which, al the rate
OF sl2,920 OIL, which is tho monthly
apportionment fixed by law, vii.
amount 10 s3s, 7GOO3. IL will be maid
IN three instruments. one 10 April, one
in May and one in june. Ine salary
list for the remainder of the year will
foot up something like SO, 600 and will
also be paid in three instruments. The
garbage contractors will receive a tritie
over s.. O00. 1t is not expected, how.
ever, that any other large appropriations
will be necessary.
During Thursdays meeting the re.
port OF the Sinking Fund Commits.
sioners for the year 1882, which has
already been printed in these columns,
was read and filed.