Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-07-04

Bonds to the amount of 1000, due
January 1st, unpaid. Il
Bonds to the amount of $40. 600, due
July LIST, unpaid. ta YEA
J. A loan of $40, 900 for thres months e
be negotiated.
As the Thermometer registers the
heat IN the atmosphere, so do items
like the foregoing tell of the financial
tribulations Of New Castle county. The
new fiscal year began on Monday, yet
instead OF hearing all the debts OF the
old year liquidated, the court had not
only not paid tho $4,000 in bonds,
that were due. but had alao been using
iuan OF $40, 0O0 made several mon tbs
ago, which aprears on the new year Is
budget as bills payable. And that
SIC. 600 is distinct from the $40, GOO
authorized to be borrowed yesterday.
In other words the county begins its
year 600, GOO in the hole; and that may
mot be the whole story. Ia this CON
nection it may BIO useful to recall that
the predecessor Of the present Levy
Court provided for expenditures abuut
$40. COO in excess of its appropriations /:
SO that 1T was not surprising that day
OF reckoning should come.
A TEMPORARY LOAN, AND OVERDUE
BONDS.
twas ut Tuesday afternoons session
OF tpe court that the situation above
disclosed, came out. BY resolution, the
county treasurer was authorized to
secure a lonn of $40, 600 and with the
PRESIDENT of the court to pledge the
faith OF the county for its payment.
The loan ia TO run three months and
will provide some ready money.
This resolution was adopted concern
spR the overdue bonds:
Resolved, That the county treasurer
pe authorized to extend the time for
payment on bonds for the benefit OF the
trustees OF the poor, due January 1st,
1901, to October LIST, 1901, with the
consent OF the holders; and also to
extend the time OF payment on bonds
due January lsr, 1901, not yet pre-
sented for payment, 10 the same date
and the county treasurer is further
authorized to pay tine same rate Of
interest to October 1st, which the
bonds now bear. The first Of these
aggregate $4,000, and the second,
s., 900.
Authority was given County Treas
urer Rettew to deliver to the Farmers
Bank Bonds fer s95. o0O-s75, 600 for the
workhouse and $40, 600 for Seventh
street bridge. A warrant was drawn
IN favor OF the workhouse trustees for
10, zO5. OF, the cost Of the bonds Sl7l. 43
having been deducted from the total OF
*S75, 375 received for them.
THE ADAMS TAX.
4 The question of refunding, the Adams
81 ,yestment tax money was discussed at
tome length. Attorney, Knowles had
#prepared a resolution authorizing the
IA epayment OF such money as had been
Itnrned over for county purposes, and
that which had been paid into the,
county treasury and not distributed to-
State or CITY. rs,
The resolution regarding the Adams
I tax was:
Whereas, The law known "a the
Adams Tax law having been recently
decided by all of the Superior Court
Judges OF this State, sitting, as the
Court in Banc, to be unoonstitutiona
and.
Whereas, A number OF the oitizeus
md taxables Of this county having
pither voluntarily or under protest maid
o the collectors OF the county their
tax, according to the assessment made
under the Adams Tax law and.
Whersas, This Levy Court does not
losire to take advantage of what NAV
20 its. legal rights az against thu
equitable rights of those citizens Of
The county who have obeyed and com.
Jiied with the law in question there
fore. be 1t
Resolved. That the Levy Court will
order repaid TO. the proper PARTIES New
CASTLE county's share of the Adams
tax, collected upon the presentation by
the parties paying the tax to the Levy
Court OF the receipts given by the col.
leofora. 10 all cases whete the amounts
OF such collections have been by the
collectors. paid to the county treasury.
ana all OF such taxes In these casss
where there has been no distribution
of said taxes.
. In discussing the subject, Mr..
, Knowles said that although the de- |
cisions would probably permit the Levy
court to retain the money oollected, he !
thought that 1t would be insduitabie, |
unfair and unpopular to retain Ii,
Those who had paid the tax should be |
treated we'll, otherwise 1t would put1a |
premium on the failure OF others to
pay.
Mr.. Willis thought the county
should refund all the money collected |
under the Adams tax Law. whether dis |
gtributed to city or State or reserved for |
the county. The court, through the col |
Electors. had collected the taxes, aud |
the people would look to the court. He |
thought that body might DAY the |
money back to the people and then
endeavor to secure reimbursement from |
the city aud State for their shares.
According to figures Of County Treas
1rer Rettew. the city had received |
$40. 40, and the State, So, AGA. 10. Mr.. |
jNnowes said he understood that one |
collector had paid additional money to |
the State, for which it was declared, |
he had no authority.
Mr.. Chandler agreud with Mr.. Willis |
fthat tho county should make full re-
Payment. Mr. Elliott held the same
view: We haven't the money" said
President Lynn.
Further consideration OF the reso-
LUTON was postponed until later
(meeting.
Permission was given the Whining
|ton City Railway Co. to run car
|ncross Washington street bridge until
Ffhe question Of the strength of the
|structure Is decided.
A PAYRoLLs ALLOWED.
The. court at last found itself able to
nay the county employees and court
Eouncials who have been waiting go long
Hor their money. For May and June
'tne payrolls aggregated about So,
or acting as Inspector at Seventh
street bridge Robert Barnett received
ITO for May and Sl25 for June. The
commissioners received their quarterly