Evening journal., 1902-07-02

AS was predicted in the Evening
Journal yesterday, the Levy Court has
fixed the county tax rate at 20 cents
ON the siOO. The rate is 10 cents lower
than that OF last year; yet the court
members declare that the total as
sessment OF s47,S53,S47. which amount
is but s295.64l in excess OF last years
assessment. will yield sss1. .47s.42, on
enough TO meet the expenses Of the
county for the present fiscal year. Last
years yield was $376.46l62- The ap-
.propriations are S2S,S65.S6 less than
for the year just closed.
The following is the list of appro-
priatons as adopted, and for purpose
of comparison. tho outgoing year
schedule is printed also:
Assessment. 1902, s4735S,3i7; 1901,
S41057,703; loan for funding floating
debt. No /. 1902, $4,000; 1901, $4,000;
loan FOR benefit OF trustees OF the
poor, 1902. 10000; 1901. 10000;
sinking fund for funding floating debt,
1902. 10000: dog tax, 1902, $6.52414;
trustees of the poor 1902, $35,0 600; 1901,
$35. 600; public roads. 1902, $1,000; 1901
81 600. salaries. 1902 $4,000; 1901,
s3S,O 900. jail wardms' salaries. 1901. .
81 600; interest ON bonds. 1902. S25 900;
1901. S35 ,O0O public buildings. 1902,
10000; 1901, $4,000; Jail commission
ers 1901, $4,000; wnter and light at jail
1901. Si.500; board Of prisoners, 1902,
$4,000; 1901, $4,000; Third district,
1902, $4,000; First, Second and
Third districts, 1901 $4,000; Firsi
and Second districts. Wilmington hun
ldrcd). 1901. 10000 divided as follows,
Third street bridge. $1,000;
Market street bridge, $4,000; Eleventh
street bridge. $1,000; Market street
lBandywine bridge. $1,000; Washing
ton street bridge. $4,000; Fourth dis
trict 1902. $4,000; 1901. 10000; Fifth
district. 1902. $4,000; 1901, 10000;
Sixth district. 1902, $4,000; Seventh
district. 1902. $500; allowances TO as
SCISSORS. 1902. $4,000; 1901, $4,000; al
llowances to coroncrs and physicians
1902. sl,5OO; 1901, s1.5OO; allowances tC
rebates on taxes 190z. $4,000; 1901
s4..yJ0: allowances 20 magistrates anC
constables. 1902, $4,000: 1901, $1,000;
allowances to officers OF the court
1902. $1,000; 1901. $4,000; allowances
TO printing and stationery, 1902, $4,000
1901. $4,000; errors in assessment, 1902
$40 1000. 1901, S3O,0OO court expenses
1902. SIS ,OO0 1901. $4,000; light. power
and water. 1902 $1,000; Ferris Indus
trial School, 1902, S7,400: 1901. $1,000;
county morgue, 1902. 5000; 1901, 5000
convict labor at jail, 1901, $500; over.
paid taxes, 1902. $500: 1901, siOO; in.
gurance. 1902. 500, 1901, 500; auditors
1902. $500; 1901, $500; telephone 1902
$500; 1901. $500; payment OF invest
ment tax. 1901. sl6.50O; total, 1902
1926 .S3414; 1901. 1855. 700; unnTHAO
priated funds. 1902. s21, 1892; 1901
$40. .ol.62; grand total. 1902, 1881,
47342; 1901. s376,46l62.
Mr.. Kelley also submitted 10 fol-
lowing statement representing tbs
lemounts remaining TO the credit OF TN
Irrespective appropriations:
Loan for funding Court House loan
500 600: completion Of Seventh stree
bridge. $4,000; loan for funding float
ling debt. No. /. $4,000; loan for fund
ling floating debt, No. 2. 100000; LOAF
for benefit of Trustees OF the Poors97.
1000: loan for construction OF Washing
on street bridge. 100000; loan 10
funding floating debt. 1897, $3.50 900
loan for establishment OF workhouae
$780, 600: loan for completion Of work
house. $4,000; sinking fund for fund
ling floating debt. 10000: negro schoo
tax. S10.72O75; dog tax, S6,52A14
Trustees Of tho Poor s1z44; publi
roaas. s5OO59; salaries. s494425; i'm
q terost on bonds. $500; fines and cost
D. S523l; public buildings s7.593.6S; ial
3 commissioners. S7163 board of prison
ers. s27S.S0: Third district, S1,533.42
3 First and Second districts, (Wilmins
ton hundred). s5,54l47; Fourth dis