The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-06-04
DEMOCRATS
RAISE TAXES
City Council Increases Tax Rate
Ten Cents on $l00.
ACTION WAS LONG DELAYED
The Total of the Appropriations is
$704. .714.56 and the Revenue is
$78,950 Leaving to be Raised
by Taxation 1925, ,764.55.
ACTION WAS LONG DELAYED

City Council at an adjourned meeting
held last evening raised the tax rate
from $1.4O to $150 This action caused
no surprise as it was generally thought
that the Democratic members of Council
delayed action on the tax rate until after
election. fearing that the raising of the
tax rate would lose the party many votes
The impression was allowed to go out
that the tax rate would he allowed t0
remain unchanged.
The Finance Committee which is com.
posed Of James Kane, NJ. II. Cannon
and George NJ. Fisher, presented the
following report which was adopted:
Your Finance Committee would re-
pectfull submit the following statement
for the purpose Of making the appropria.
tions and fixing the tax rate for the
iscal year beginning July /. 1901, and
Ilding June 30, 1902:
We find the appropriations in the
aggregate to be seven hundred and foul
| thousand seven hundred and fourteen
lolIarS ana fifty-six cents, ($704. So
md revenues from all sources. $7S.950
leaving 10 be raised by taxation, $625..
764.56.
'"rhe total assessment for city pur.
poses is $4S. S.7S4,99O at $l.1O on the $1OO Of
assessment. yields $4S1 ,G34.S 49,
The total assessment for school pur-
poses is $43,5S2. .090, at 40 cents on the
800 of assessment. yields $174.32S.36.
"Errols and rebates allowed 100000
Your committee would respectfully re-.
commend that the tax rare be fixed nj
S1.10 on each 800 of assessment for city
purposes. and 40 cents on each 500 OF
assessment for school purposes"
The following ordinance fixing the ap,
preparations for the year was reported
'avorahy by the Finance Committee and
passed:
An ordinance making appropriations
For the expense Of the city of Whining
on for the fiscal year beginning on TIL,
FIRST day of July. 1901 and ending on
he thirtieth day Of June 1902.
BE il ordained by the Council oi
| Wilmington.
''Srction THAT the sum of seven hun.
'red and four thousand. seven hundred
and fourteen dollars and fifty-siX cents
S704, ,714.56l he and the same is hereby
| appropriated for the expense of the city
government for the fiscal year beginning
IN the first day of July. A. d., 1901, and
nding on the thrtieth day of June. A
Sollowing ne fs;..- ,S -,-.A'. arl2ed nnder th,
EXPENDITURES,
"Intercst. $S4.1S2.9s: sinking fund. $31.
| 90; redemption of loan $4,000: Board oi
Education (New .Schools) 100000: Boart
| # Education Ccurrent Expcnses) $40.
| '317S: Street and Sewer Department
100000: salaries. $4,000. Fire Depart
nrnt. $3S 0OO incidental and miscellane
us. $4,000: city election, 5000: Police De
artmcnt. S79 900: public building. $35O0
printing. $1,5NO; Board of Health, $3.50
nnrk Commission. $4,000; public square
4 900: garbage. $12.649SO: crcmatory
s5 800: police committee. $2.S00."
The treasurer's receints included tn
following: Balance. $24,953.3S; r.
Lewis. tax collections, $3.50: Enginee
Rourhman. fees for Nav. $t22O5 inte,
'et First National Bank s33.33; Chic
Massey. dog tax. $1O56O; S. r. G. A
fees. S1S.
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