The sun., 1900-06-30
COUNTY TAX RATE
WILL Be SAME
AS PAST YEAR
This was Decided Upon by the
Levy Court Yesterday
Afternoon.
THE, TAX TABLE FOR 1900
The Total Assessment Shows Good
Sized Increase Oyer Last Year.
Two Petitions Received i'm
Reference to a New
Bridge at Marshalton.

| The county tax rate for the fiscal year
beginning July l, was fixed yesterday
afternoon by the Levy Court Commits
sioners. 1t is the same as that during
the year Just closing,-60 cents on the
hundred dollars.
| All OF the members were present ex-
cept John j. Mealey, who is still quaran-
tined on account of the illness of mis- two
children with diphtheria. President
Scott and Mr.. Gallagher were busy for a
considerable time yesterday examining
into the county finances and going over
the tax table submitted by the clerical
force of the clerk Of the peace.
They finally submitted resolution
fixing the tax rate at so cents on the hum
dred for county, 10 cents for poor pur-
poses and 80 cents on real estate OF col.
ored persons for school purposes.
The resolution was unanimously
adopted.
The appropriations for the year were
fixed as follows:
Loan for funding floating debt No. l,
$4,000; benefit of Trustees of Poor, $l0,-
900: Trustees of the Poor, $50, 600; public
roads, $500; salaries $36, 900; Jail wardens
salaries, $1,000; interest on bonds, $780,
900; public buildings, So, 900; Jail commits
sions, $4,000; water and light at Jail,
l,500; board of prisoners, $4,000;
First district, $4,000; Second and
Third district, Wilmington hundred ],
$l5,000; Fourth district, $4,000,
Fifth district, $500; allowances to
assessors, $4,000; coroners and physi-
clans, 1000; rebates on taxes, $4,000;
magistrates and constables, 81, 600; officers
of the court, $4,000; printing and sta
tionery, $1,000; errors in assessment,
$50, 1000; court expenses, $4,000; light,
power and water, $1,000; Ferris Indus
trial School, So, 900; county morgue, $780,;
convict labor at Jail, $1,000; overpaid
taxes, $500; insurance, 500; auditors,
$500; telephone, $500; unappropriated
funds, $l7, ,794,37. Total, $306,594 81.
The total assessment for the county
was $46, ,939, ,479 which at the tax rate
fixed would yield $2Sl, ,600S0 and the
total capitation being $l3,5S2 90 and the
investment tax $ll ,4ll56 brings the
total tax levy to $306,59 81.
The assessment and tax table for 1900
is as follows:
Brandywine Hundred-real estate and
stock, So, 403, ,595; county tax, ST., ,0l7 81;
poor tax, 81, ,403. 40; total tax. $l4, ,42l IS;
capitation, $3.50; assessment Adams tax,
$3.50, 134 %; tax, $990.40.
Blackbird-Real estate and stock,
$3.50, ,303; county tax, $3.65l.5l; poor
tax, $3.50 30; total tax, $4,3Sl 81; capi-
tation, $2l4.50; assessment Adams tax,
So, 900; tax, So.
Appoquinimink-- Real estate and stock,
SIS, 490 81; county. S4,245.4S; poor tax,
$S49. 90; total tax, $5,094.57; capitation,
$34S 80; assessment Adams tax, 1924;
tax, SLIT.
Mill Creek-Real estate and stock,
81, ,9l6. POI; county tax, $9,5S1; poor tax,
,9l6 20; total tax, $ll, 1920; capita
tion, $54S.50 assessment Adams tax,
$25l, ,435. so; tax, $754.31.
Pencader-Real estate and stock, ST.
095, ,2l5; county tax, $5,4l6.07; poor tax,
81, ,095. 81; total tax, So 72l. 2S; capitation,
$3l6.50; assessment Adams tax, $685.
1867 90; tax, $70.10.
Red Lion-Real estate and stock,
1854, OBS; county tax, 81. .920l 10; poor tax,
$5, ,904.23; capitation, 1924; assessment
Adams tax, $74, 703. 90; tax, $224.l1.
Christiana-Real estate and stock, $2,-
sos, ,834; county tax, ST., ,529.l7; poor tax,
~, 505.S3; total tax, $l5,035.00; capita
ton, $72S; assessment Adams tax, $780,
ooA w, LAX, ztoou.5 90.
New Castie-Reai estate and stock,
~, ,667 ,959; county tax, $l3, 339 70; poor
tax, 2,669 96; total tax, 6,007 75; capi-
tation, $S47; assessment Adams tax,
$345, 900. 4S; tax, 81 OBS p.
st. Georges-Real estate and stock,
81, 209, S42; county tax, $ll ,049.2l; poor
tation, $62l.50; assessment Adams tax
Ion, gO1Q fCQ xH1n
! White Clay Creek-Real estate and
stock, II, ,227, 1856; county tax, So, l3S. .6S;
poor tax, 81, ,227. IS; total tax, $7,366. Al;
capitatioon, $41l 50 assessment Adams
tax, 1921 ,397. .25; tax, 1864 l9.
Wimington-Real estate and stock,
$50, ,343, 1853; county tax, $751;, ,7lS 80;
poor tax, $50, ,343. 66; total tax, $780,
061. .95; capitation, $500; assessment
Adams tax, $1,637, 433 80; tax, $22,-
9l2.30.
Totals for entire county-Real estate
and stock, SIG, 7S3, ,479; county tax, 1884,
667. SO; poor tax, $i6,9 1923 10; total tax,
1921, ,600.Sl; capitation, Sl3,5S2; assess
ment Adams tax, $lO, 1853, ,426.72; tax,
$50, ,49027.
The totals for the county last year
were: Real estate, $45,277,l ,l2l; stock,
| 1919, $50, total assessment, SAG, l96, ,4Sl;
county tax. $3.50, ,9S2 40; poor tax, $i6.-
1896 45; total'tox $277,l7S 92; capitation,
$l3,540
Ire commissioners certified TO the
tax duplicates for the coming year.
At the morning session of the Levy
Court two petitions were read in favor of
the construction of a new bridge across
Red Clay Greek at Marshalton. Que OF
stese contained ii names and the vtiitr