Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-07-26

ers ana Clerk OF Levy Court.
Twelve hundred copies of tbesaudi-
tors report Of the financial affairs of
New Castle county have been printed
and bound by the Mercantile Printing
Co., and from them taxpayers will be
able to draw conclusions concerning
the methods which are followed in the
county administration. At the time
Auditors Philip Q. Churohman and
Charles Q. Kurtz presented the report
to Resident Judge William O. Spru
ance, which was in May, Every Even
ing published some columns of do tails,
but resume of the report may not be
out Of place now.
Messrs. Churohmau and Kurtz ex-
amined, audited and inspected the
books, vouchers and accounts of the
county comptroller, receiver of taxes
aud county treasurer, Levy Court Com
missioneIs and CLERK of the Levy Court
for the year from January 3D., 1899, to
January I'd, 1900. They found that the
tax levy for county purposes for 1899
was as follows: County, $3.50, 9S2. 40 F;
poor, SAG, l96. 49,; capitation, $13, $40
dog, S2,7725 so; Investment county IS
shaie), 90, 935. II road, s44, 265. SO
negro school, Wilmington $685. 90
total, $34S, 64s. 80.
On the subject Of disbursements the
auditors say: During the year war
rants to the amount Of s59l. rs, which
had been issued in 1898, were paid, and
there we're left unpaid from this year,
issue, warrants amounting to S2i, S6S. SO,
which amount is chargeable against
the balance on hand January I'd, 1900.
"In examining disbursements of the
Levy Court Commissioners, We found
all bills approved by the president OF
the Levy Court and the county conn
troller. For other disbursements, such
as pay.rolls, allowances to assessors,
&c. authority was found 10 the minutes
of the Levy Court, which we have ac-
cepted as correct, although said minutes
are, BY an established custom, not
signed.
There being no receipted bills, as
the warrants are taken as vouchers, we
have accepted quite number of the
warrants as correct vouchers, which al Q
drawn In the name Of the party to
whom the account was owing, 'or
bearer, and not endorsed by said party,
although we are unable to state posi-
lively that the said party has received
the money"
The tax table for 1899 shows tota.
assessment of $46, 1856, 1S1.
The original appropriations for 1895
aggregated s273, sos, leaving unappro-
priated funds of 50. 373. So. The figures
were changed in the year by special
order of the court According to Comp
troller Kelley's statement the total
amount available was 1926, 1877. 81,
which includes balance of 1926, GAO. sc
from the previous year. The allowances
were 1924, 1886. So, leaving a balance OF
| SAG. 037. Sc.
The total bonded indebtedness of the
county was s646, 600 in the following
loans: For funding Court House loan,
| 31s per cent, $685. 900; workhouse loan,
3l6 per cent, 500, 600; benefit Trustees
of the Poor, a, Az and per cent,
1927, 900; Washington street bridge,
per cent, 500, COO; floating debt No. /,
1883, per cent, $4,000; floating debt
No. 9, 1893, 3 per cent, $50. 600; float.
ing debt No. 8, 1897, per cent,
$3.50, 600.
The statement of Receiver of Take:
Rettew shows a balance at the begin
ming of the period of SGT, PIT. 90: re-
ceipts from county and poor taxes o.
1851, 91a.22; capitation tax, 81, 43S. SO
dog tax $3.50. so; Investment tax witt
baIRnce, 81, 226. IA miscellaneous, s17S,
063. So; total general funds, S506, 500. SO
road tax, with balance, 800, SOP. "a
negro school tax, with balance, 81. 544. 80.
| His disbursements show the following
figures: Levy Court Commissioners
salary, $4,000; attorneys salary, 5000
allowances to assessors, So, $3.50. "a col.
leotors of taxes, 80, 566. 80; salary re-
ceiver Of taxes and county treasurer
81, 800. 90; of county comptroller, s2.
$40. 92; officers of the court, $40, ne. 80
expenses of the courts, sl7, $50. u
magistrates and constables' fees
sS,0i4. %; county prison, S33, ga. 80
coroner and physicians, So, $50. 90
Trustees of Poor, S33, 906. So; Ferri
Industrial School, 81, 406. So; pu bill,
buildings, 1922, 1928. %; roads and bridges
salaries of bridge tenders, IS, 526. %
opening new roads, 1857. 30; mainten
ance of causeways and bridges, Firs
district. $40. 696.07, Second and Thirs
districts lWilmington) 1872, 39S. 40
Fourth district, s6,377. 96; Fifth dis
triot, So, 1888. SO; st. Augustine's cause
way, $500; Ginn's Bridge, s1,095. 05
interest, S2S, 075; trustees county work
house, 500, 200; bonds redeemed, S65,
4 500; election expenses, Bis. so; print
ing and stationery, including advertis
ing aud supplies for county offices
Sc, 23l. 10; salary OF factory inspector
$500; salary OF sealer Of weights an,
measures, sits; salary OF auditors, in
Guiding county audit, road commission
ers. special Levy Court and printing
S462. So; sheep killed by dogs, 1892
overpaid taxes, S4l3. %; overpaid taxes
S413. q; miscellaneous, 1928. 40; tota
disbursements of general funds, $3.50,
262. 93. With balances and other items
the total is brought to s54S, 734.22.
The auditors report contains also th
detailed statement Of disbursement
for the year 1889, and this will prov
very interesting, especially with reln
tion to the cost of the county prison
repairs and improvements, and the dis
trict bills. As has previously bee
shown in Every Evening, George W
Phillips, Patrick Fahey, Robert Barnett
William Moore and Isaac S. WeIdi
are among those who are listed as re
oeiving large sums from the county.
The report is well print and neatl
bound, comprising in all l55 pages
of which mono than 100 are devoted [
the detailed statement of disbursements