Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-09-05

The period covered by this report is
from January I'd, 1900, to january ID,
1901.
The tax levy for county purposes for
the year 1900 was as follows:
County s2Si ,667 80
Toor d6,asa a.
Ihpilhtloh 13 5S2 90
Investment tcounys sharel. 1ilii So
Negro school tWilmington) ........a... 9ll.45
1853, 600 o.
This levy is 50, 25l. y in excess of
the levy for last year The total levy
for Investment tax was $50. 400. 81, OF
which 81, 622. So was for the State of
Delaware, 81, All. SO as stated above for
New Castle county and Sill, 456. Is for
the city of Wilmington.
The bonded debt on January I'd, 1900,
was S6i6. 600, and during the year this
amount was reduced to 1926, coo. at
which bgure it stood on January I'd,
1901.<
Payments of bonded indebtedness by
the county treasurer other than those
!, above mentioned, occurring during the
period covered by this report, were
credited in the summary of the bonded
Z indebtedness for the year 1899, and
We're included ia the report of the
auditors for that year.
There is yet one bond of 500 of the
Court House loan outstanding, which
has never been presented for payment,
and which was due and payable July
1st 1899.
The item of 1926, charged to interest
and discount, was paid to the holders
of certain bonds, which were held by
them upon request for period of three
months after maturity, whereupon they
: were paid interest on the same, as If
the bonds bad matured three months
after the date on which they did
actually mature. The county finances
at the date of the maturity OF the bonds
were very low.
We lind that there has been no in
terest paid on the 500, 600 issue OF bouds
dated July lst, 1899, for the refunding
of the Court House loan. This interest,
ON January LIST, 1901, amounted to the
sum Of S3,622.5 80, which is a liability
OF the county but as no one has appeared
to claim the interest, it has not been
paid, and, therefore, does not appear
elsewhere in this report. The bonds
were purchased by the Farmers Bank,
and from information obtained from
officials of said bank, we are Informed
thai 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 oil
all funds or accounts on January I'd,
1900, was $50, 072.63, while on January
I'd. 1901, the balance was SIS, sol. 81.
Inc county treasurer received for the
year 1900, S9.0S6.99 county and moor
taxes increase over the receipts from,
the Same source during the year preced-
ing; Sl309 increase in capitation tax
as compared to the year preceding
Sl5s.5 30 decrease in the receipts from
the dog tax; s5.622. 90 decrease in the
receipts from the investment tax;
S999.04 increase in the receipts from
the road tax, ard 1922. 81 increase in the
receipts from the negro school tax,
making total increase from these
sources during the year 1900 as com.
pared to the year 1899 of 81. 29a. "a.
The total expenditure during this wear
or county purposes was 1851, 489. 66.
I we deduct however, the S34, 600 pay
nent on bonds, to which we referred
before, we find the actual total expendi.
ture to be 1927, 489.66. The total ex.
penditure for all purposes during the
year 1899 was $3.50, 262. 90, and il We
deduct the 500, 600 for the new work
house loan, and the $50, 800 paid on the
Court House loan, we find balance OF
S274, 462. 93 as the general expense TO,
county purposes for that year, thus
showing an increase OF expenditure
during 1900 of S53, 026. 70 as compared tc
the year 1883. This amount included
S33, $40. 43 paid out on account of the
new Seventh street bridge, Silver Rur
road, and Marshallton bridge, for which
no appropriation had been made in the
beginning of the year.
For the general election in 1900, al
expense of SIT, 933. 63 was incurred
whereas no election was held drrins
=, 1885, but to more than counterbalanc,
this expense, the county received fol
registration tees in 1900 the sum u
SO, 083. so.
In comparison with the expenditures
5or various objects, the appropriation
the Jail commissioners for this yea
hows an increase of 81, 692. Oh over tina
I 1899; the allowance to the Fourth
district, comprising New Castle. Whit,
Clay Greek, Red Lion and Pencade
hundreds, an increase OF 80, 1921. "a; tn,
allowance to the Fifth district, com
prising Blackbird, st. Georges ant
Appoquinimink hundreds, an increas
of 50, 062. 80; and the appropriation I.
the Trustees of the Poor, an increase O
81, 5S3.O9.
The largest decrease in expenditure
as compared to 1890 was for publ,
buildings, amounting to SC, 1868. Is, ant
allowances for the Second and ThIrc
districts, comprising Wilmington hun
dred, amounting to Sc, 953 "a.
We submit complete detailed state
ment of all taxes uncollected on Januar,
lat, 1901, also list of "errors in assess
ments'' allowed by the Levy Oour
during this year. and list of warrant,
drawn "or bearer. -
We accepted the warrants drawn "ol
bearer as vouchers for the bills CORE
spending.
There is in the county treasurer
hands balance OF $5l6. 43 credited tt
,egro school tax, and received from th,
collectors In the various hundreds out
side OF Wilmington, which money b,
las not paid, on account of the chang,
the law which leaves him in doubt
o whom to pay it.
The annual ta4 due by the Whining
ton City Railway Co. for the use 81
Third street bridge, has not been paid.
In the back of this namphlet will bs