Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-06-07
IlI RATE FOR NEXT YEAR
| Council Decides to Continue II
at Si.4O on the 500.
|nSE COLLAR FOR GENERAL CITY
And Forty Cents Fer School
Purposes.

No Frorisisa Made scs the Repayraen. Of
the ssoleao Borrowed From the FSrSs
National Esne for the Purpose Of Meet
ing This NcaENs carrcns Expenses.
City Council, at lis meeting Thurs
day, fixed the tax rate for the next
fiscal year at sl,i0, being Il on the
500 of assessment for general city pun.
poses and 40 cents 90 the 800 for
school purposes Mr.. oberiy objected
to the rate fos'school purposes. express.
Ing the beliet that it should be higher,
but his objection WAS averruled.
The rate was fixed by the adoption
Of the following report of the finance
committee:
To the President and Members Of
Council--Gentlemen Your finance COM
mittee would respectfully submit the
following statement for the purpose OF
making the appropriations for the fiscal
year beginning July LIST, 1900, and end
ing June Both, 1901;
I'VE find the appropriations in the
aggregate TO be 1929, CSC 81 and rese-
nues from all sources &C., 900, leaving
to be raised by taxation $500, 7S6. 90.
"The total assessment for city pur-
poses is $40, 692, liz, which at 81 on
each slo0 of assessment yields $685.
g2l. 70.
1.-THE total assessment for school pur.
poses is s42, 496, liz, which at 40 cents
on each 800 of assessment yields s16a,
pS4. SO.
Errors and rebates allowed, $50, 600.
"Your COMMITTEES would recommend
that the tax rate be fixed at 81 on each
500 of assessment for city purposes
and 40 cents on each 800 of assessmen,
for school purposes.
Respectfully. James Kane,
50 NJ. F. Cannon,
Finance Committee -
Mr.. Oberly said he did not under
stand the figures. He expressed the
opinion that 40 cents on each 500 Of
assessment would not be sufficient
for school purposes At his request
Clerk Morrison read the following sec
tion from tine City Charter, which bear
on the subject:
IS To the end that tins
sums necessary TO be raised for public
schools in Wilmington may be assessed
and collected by the same proceeding
i had for collecting the city tax and a.
constituting a part of the city tax.
the said board shall, as soon as the
uEsFGEAACbAE
pleted as aforesaid, and before the 30tt
day of May in each year. cause 10 b.
made an assessment 10 be called the
school assessment. which shall be mad
as follows. viz: The assessment of rea
estate within the city shall be takeI
from the assessment of real asiats OF
the city assessment, and the assessment
of personal estate and persons to uit
StocE, plate and the rates or capita
ton or poll taxes. shall be transterrsl
from the assessment list Of Milningro.
hundred. Standing in the Lery Cour,
OF New Castle count! soi the tim
then being. II shall be Decassaiy u
transfer amounts only. uithout specifics
tion OF partlcrizrs No appeals shall b
taken from Jhs assessment 80 mace. an
there shall be DO variation Of t1s assesses
ments transferred: tut il there he AZ
person in Wilmington hundred ls,Ssli
liable 10 bs assessed for pe,s0Dsl pr19
erIy or rats0 tor cspitstion or POLL Tar
not found on the assessment list q
Wilmington hundred. ths said bc,sr
may assess such person for frsrsssnl
propert. and rate him for sDc5 a cssfi
tatiop or poll tax On tie school zssss.
Il ment as the law and right shall spttr
tain. giving 10 such peason doe puf5e
aud opportunity 10 be heard
The assessments being 80 ss1s3s,5 .
Aforesaid, the said board shall. % /!
before the ErsI day Of June. ssy II
same before the Council Gi Wishing
ton, who shall. without dH5s!. ds',El
mine the whole arDonri Of roosy -+na
sary 10 be rsisssd for the use Of ss5t e3-
By ;aIzr5oD during the Eaar d sal
assessment and shall apportSur spt
-.
estates assessed upon tire city ssssesi
nsut. aecTsrG5ag 80 a CERTAIN rate IN 81
upon every hpodrsd dollars ps the .ifi
assess,Dsut- and so rro rata II
Go0oei3 shall also. ~ the same Tln
iuclDos the sum nspssssrg 70 he rElBi
for tine asE Of the pUrl5e ssl rsels Of ID
said ctr nF laEssjoSn 6p-ing the Ftf
las; aforesaid and shall apyrra5grn SIT
sIoubt among the sersrBl rs-scus n
estates assssss1 ppuE the scsDooa assess
meat. scunroing to d eeslEl1 rate % al
upnn sparr hundred dollars ID the EFsi
Assessment. and so srp raEss BIr Z
stoCUuT 50 sgpart5oDse FfhBJA ns q
lsc,sc Epdaf the Fugris1ars 1srsinBit
contained as other rafg tsEss- AND STA
eonEiar1ae FIafF ID the tiET sRrs.s Nn5a
sl the Frprhsspnk 81 law sTrlStisttis
tie same -
Tbs zlanDer il rb5rh f1s asHaHssrns
Is node fssrg1E- sc . r1pss, an q iHrgs
assassDaDt far general fasF FfrgFis
iast flr st1hucl pprF,9saE-
Altar tbs law hEhs hsap ssi46 be 81
il wbE mistake 10 Nr me stiIurd "a
81 70 ss1r1sS saFing the F5slc h-r N
~, puse would be e,nlE Eafl- Asia VIM
world l4.Brs 6sc5rlT d ssau da,
tsaagAI tine rate shDnld he - usrl
tg; tFan then Is mprlr FseI5 IN
as. F7l. vhSt& world jsBrs Rcsftrli
a, l2l. he the appropriations ttr stlhI
fatgrlsas vain sggrsxsss s1ss- III.
CtklrrnEI Kane d TIE 1nEnus urt
EGff5s BEl5 1hn communities la5.-urgt
to5srsauu6 fAss ruafasr and Was sEinl
Egblly. He claimed thai Ens fal9 "
! gsir between $500 and g5g9 by tEvprss
, :sit If 81 aud ~ esrsk. 1nEtaha %
, az ~ sssD1E- the gusstsrr TrNGrErl0uI
Nj Dt,sglsy esi3s1 scu . yHs and :
tu,s hrt a5s call Was not Bsugnai
A1- No nsrs were Ssbra w5ar VI
Ttf''t ptrs Rsa taken
, - pf1fnsnns SR5ng tine Hggra1r
, 30 sgr next rsRr. w38tfs WEE grEr'
, II .aass esplamns hast Kssit;. wRs gisAs'