The sun., 1900-12-19
SETTLED WITH COLL
Levy Court Yesterday AlI65M N
Quite a Large Sum iIk Errors
to a Number Of Collectors
in the Hundreds.
Lengthy Report Present ed BY
! Messrs. White and Gallagher,
Who Comprised the Audit
ing Committee.

The Levy Court at its meeting yes
terday heard reports from Messrs. White
and Gallagher, the committee appointed
to audit the accounts of various tax col7
lectors. Their reports were as follows:
Edward Hart, collector OF taxes in
Appoquinimink:
For 1S97-County and Poor, ASSESS
ment, 7O,714, taxes s42425 road, assess
ment $7O,714, taxes $2l1, 81; negro school
assessment $1S,798, taxes $56.30. The
above were allowed as errors and the
collector directed to settle his accounts.
For 1S9S-County and Poor, assess
ment $100,7S2, taxes $604,89, road ass
sessment $100,7S2, taxes S302.13; capita
tion taxes $274, dog taxes $10S, invest
ment assessment $2,S62.26, taxes $3.50,
The above were allowed as errors. M
John B. LeEeyre collector of taxes or
Pencader for 1S99-County and Poor,
assessment $106,612, taxes s639 66, road
assessment $106.612, taxes $356.64 capa-
tation $222.50, dog taxes s199.50. The
following errors were allowed: vounty
and poor, assessment $7,525, tax S45.75,
road assessment 81, ,525, taxes $24.S3, capa-
tation taxes $222.50, dog taxes $l99.50.
John w. Morrison collector of taxes in
White Clay Greek:
For 1S97-County and Poor, ASSESS
ment, $20,573; taxes, s1234S; road as
sessment, $37,725; taxes, $1lS.25; negro
school assessment, $1,374; taxes, $4.16;
dog taxes, $3.50. The collector was all
lowed as follows: "There being an error
in adding the duplicates for this year,
charging him with $1,13s more than is
correct, we ask that it be corrected on
comptroller's books by crediting him with
that amount and also county and poor as-
sessment and road tax above charged
to him be allowed as error together with
dog tax, $12.50; negro school tax, $4.l6.
For 1898: '"rhe comptroller has charged
to said collector $11,070.63 whereas the
duplicate shows he should be charged
with 12,170.73 difference of $1,100.1 10 in
the assessment for 1898 which recommend
that the comptroller be directed, to charge
to said collector and settle his books
after allowing the following errors coalil-
ty and poor, assessment, $1S,44S; taxes,
$110.6S; road assessment s39, $685. taxes,
$13S.27; capitation taxes, $29, $50; dog, ST.,
For 1899, the following errors were all
lowed; county and poor, assessment.
S9S,795; taxes, $2O2.77; road assessment,
$33, ,795; taxes, $11S.S2; dog taxes, $114.50;
capitation taxes, $247.
Il. L. Cam, Jr, collector for Red Lion
| for 1899: county and poor. assessment.
$25,245; taxes, 251.34; road assessment,
$25,245; taxes, $685. capitation taxes,
$162.50; dog taxes, S65.50. The followind
errors were allowed as follows, county
and poor, assessment, $7,022; taxes,
s42.15; road assessment, 81, ,022; tax, Isl, ,D53;
capitation taxes, $162.50; dog taxes,
$65.5O. He having paid to the e0Rp-
troller $1S6.54 the committee asked TRAIT
his books be settled.
Z. NJ. McGrory, collector Of New Cak-
tie county for 1899. county and poor.
assessment, $610,035; taxes, S3660.18
road assessment, $1,557,s24 road, $4,67s.-
40; capitation, $S77; dog taxes, $685.
The following errors We're allowed:
county and poor assessment, $S2, 48g:
taxes, $494.93; road tax, 31S $50; assess
ment in city of New Castle, tax, So, 956 .66,
errors, road Assessment, $57,S94; tax,
$179.6S. There is mistake of s97 ID the
addition of the capitation tax on col
lector's duplicate, s1,016 being charged
as against $l,113 which should be. We
ask that the comptroller chlsge the de-
fecit to said collector and allow him us
errors on capitation, $s74 dog tax,
1854. So"
Francis D. Baldwin, collector in Mill
1 Greek:
For 1899: "The committee find that III
making the addition of the totals in the
investment tax said Francis d. Baldwin
collector, is charge with S176, BIT .5t
when the correct amount should be
$171,SO5, an excess of $4,412.00 WI
therefore offer the following: Resolved
that the comptroller is hereby directed
in order to correct the account Of said
collector to credit the amount OF errol
so made
r. @. Scott, collector Of taxes in sd
Georges:s
For 1S9S-County and Poor, assesp
ment, $120,S22.24; taxes, $246.49; capitS'
tion taxes, S43S.50; dog, $12S.
For 1S99-County and Poor, assest
ment, $SS,370; taxes, $530.25; road assea5
ment, $SS,370; taxes, s194.4s. The whdfl
amount was allowed as errors.