The sun., 1901-09-04

Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. S353 100 VI
This levy is S5,251.12 in excess of the
levy for last Year. The total levy for
investment tax was 0.49O27. Of which
81, ,622. Sc was for the State of Delaware.
l$11,4l .56 as stated above for New Castle
county and $ll,456.15 for the city OF
Wilmington.
Tho bonded debt on January 2, 1909,
was $646,O0O and during the year this
amount was reduced to $626,OOO. at which
figure ii stood Oh January 2, 1901.
The auditors said in part:
We find that there has been no in
ttrest paid on the $69,0OO issue of bonds
dated July /, 1899, for the refnnding Of
the Court House loan. This interest, on
January /. 1901, amounted to the sum
of $3.622.5O. which is a liability of tho
county but ;is no one has appeared to
claim the interest.it has not been paid,
and. therefore. does not appear elsewhere
iii this report. The bonds were purchas-
I'd by the Farmers Bank, and from in
formation obtained from officials of said
bank. we are informed that they sold
the bonds to other parties who have. as
yet. failed to register the name or names
of the holders Of the said bonds.
The balance in bank to the credit OF
all funds or accounts on January 2, 1900.
was $SO.012.6S. while on January 2, 1901,
the balance was $15S01.27.
The county treasurer received for the
year 1900. $9,0S699 county and poor taxes
increase over the receipts from the same
source during the year preceding; $l3.Ol
increase in capitati0n tax ms compared
to the year preceding: $159.50 decrease IN
the receipts from the dog tax; $5.622.J %
decrease in the receipts from the invest
ment tax $9g904 increase in the receipts
from the read tax. and $22.21 increase IN
the receipts from the negro school tax
lmaking total increase from these
sources during the year 1900 as compare,
to the year 1899 of $4.299.74.
The total expenditure during this yea.
for county purposes was 1851. 1886 II
we deduct. however. the $4,000 pay.
ment IN bonds to which We referred be
fore. we find the actual total expenti
ture to he 1927 1896. The total expendi
tnre for all purposes during the veal
1899 was $430,26293. and il we deduct tli'
100000 for the new workhouse loan
and the $55.S0 paid on the Court Houss
loan. we find n balance of $274.46293 a.
the general expense for county purposes
for that year. thus showing nm incrcas:
Of expenditure during 1900 of $5S,026.1:
as compared to the year 1899. Thi'
amount included $33.S10.43 paid out ON nc
count of tn. new Seventh street bridge
Silver Run road and Marshnl!ton bridge
! for which no appropriation had hecl
: made in the beginning of the year.
In regard to the six months in 1901 tn
! auditors said:
~ "a 4 ~ 49,, ,.,,
there are four accounts which were oven
drawn. to wit, that for court expenses
+ S29S. "a; that for convict labor at jai
! s45.47: that Of the Trustees Of the Pool
). s.. .612. Q. that of light, power and wat"I
!. l$92.6S.
: At the close of the fiscal year endin
I June 80. the cash balance 10 the crea
I Of the general fund was $2112.79. whic
!. necessitated the withholding from pa,
. ment of many claims against this funt
! which were overdue and payable. W
! herewith submit summary of claim
q which we know We're outstanding an
i unpaid on June 80. 1901:
i. Bills and Accounts $40 40
!. Warrants drawn but not cashed 27 1926
!. Interest on Court House loan. $50
n G. III. loan bond not redeemed. 100
I.Nb
: The allowance by The Levy Court f
the year ending June 80. 1901. take
from the table of the comproller,s gel
oral statement. wcie S3ii.12O.35. fr"
which, il W. deduct $10,!99.3S rebates
taxes and $56.394.S7 errors in assrssmrn
(which was not actual cash payment
IL We have II net allowance Of $3oi.526. ]
n ,s denotng approximately the claims
II. CURED during the fiscal year, then. II y
rl add to this amount the unpaid indehtr
Of ness Of $S3.067.14 outstanding on IN
Ii. 30. 1901 we have Il total Of S3s1. .5s3.24
il lcnotimg approximately the amon
IL necessary to have paid i'll claims dlri
rd the fiscal year. although it is trne That
~ portion of this sun was for claims c'
IN. tracted during the preceding year q
OF remaining unpaid on July |, 1900. hnf
IN no report was made at that time, I
to amount of the outstanding CLAIMS
July |. 1900 is dlIlicnt to ascertain
M lthis late day.