Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-07-03


Salaries show an increase of 81, GOO; interest
on bonds, decrease of $4,000; public
buildings, decrease of $1,000; board of
prisoners, an increase of $4,000.
The Wilmington districts are itemized as
to bridges the total district appropriations
are sic, 500 less than for last year.
For rebates on taxes an additional $40, 600
Is allowed; magistrates and constabes get
$1,000 more; court officers 5000 less !;
printing and stationery, 5000 less; court
expenses 5000 more; Ferris Industrial
School, 81. 400 more; errors in assessment,
10000 less.
Jail wardens' salaries, jail commissioners,
water and light at the iail, and convict labor
at Jail, are cut out, a total of $l2, 600.
President Willis spoke with pride of the
work accomplished by the court. Out of
the levy of 1901 it had paid more than
$1,000 Of old bills, and mad yet to pay
$4,000; nearly all such bills were made
prior to 1901. 1t was very gratifying to the
court to be able to cut 10 cents from the tax
rate, and he hoped that another 10 cents
could be taken OF year hence.
Il think it can be done by careful and
judicious methods, " he said.
Comptroller Kelley said the county had
balance of S34, 944.57 in bank. He presented
a balance sheet of the county, which shows
the following:
Loan for funding Court House loan,
$69, 0O0; completion Of Seventh street bridge,
Il
S20,0J0; funding floating debt, No. 2,
10000; benefit of Trustees of the Poor,
$4,000; construction OF Washington street
bridge, 100000; funding floating debt,
1897. $4,000; establishment of workhouse,
500, coo; completion Of workhouse, $75, 900 7;
sinking fund for funding floating debt,
$4,000.
Negro school tax, s1O,72o.75; dog tax,
Sc. 50. t14.
Trustees Of the Poor, S17.44; public roads,
s500.5 salaries, s4,9i4.25; interest on
bonds, 81, 800; fines and costs, So. 81 ;public
buildings, s7,59s.6s; board Of prisoners,
First district and Second district. vii.
mington, 5,541.4 Al: Third district, 81, bS3. AZ
Fourth district, sl,403.41; Fifth district,
s2lT.6I; Sixth district, S1,s47.11; Seventh
district, $1,687.70.
Mechanics Loan Association Certificate,
Allowances to assessors, s., 451 .ss; eoroners
and physicians. 1926; rebates on taxes,
$4,000; magistrates and constables, $780, "a
officers of the court, SOP. 06; printing and
stationery, S249.s5.
Errors in assessment, S52, 642.1s; court
expenses, 81, 402.45; light, power and water,
S126.53; commissions to collectors of de-
linquent taxes, $25.73; elections5, sl25.77
Silver Run road, S72; oyerpaid taxes, s2S5. So
Insurance, 62 cents; auditors, SIC; tsle-
phone, S53.71; capitation tax, $SS, 203.2s
Seventh street bridge, s15,049; collectors
!. commission, s22.0l; unappropriated funds,
81 ,243.87; payment of investment tax,
s3,b7716; total, SS7s, 17l.3e.
The foregoing figures show the balance to
the credit of many of the items.
The county is credited with 5000, 4s5.T9
board of trustees of workhouse, size, 200
Duval Gibbs, collector owes county
s2,051.S9 Levy Court of Kent county
81 ,es3. n making the total Of $50, 17l.S9
On motion of Mr.. Ewart the tax rate or
the real and personal property of coloree
persons was placed at 30 cents on the $l0(
of assessed valuation, for the support o.
colored schools in Wilmington.
SILVER RUN ROAD AGAIN.
For the ..umpteenth" time the George w
Duncan trouble came before the court. Mr.
Ewart offered a resolution to pay Mr.. Dun
cnn S10OiCn account of his contract for dir
far Silver Run road. This was carried
] irher, Mr.. Ewart wanted to pay Duncan
penafor his claim of $3.50 for dirt for
(sluice road adjoining Silver Run road, OF
condition that he permit the county to built
the sluice on his fast land and have nj
further charge for dirt except under tn,
= original agreement.
Mr.. ChafNiler took the floor in opposition
to paying the claim, and declared that i
would be encouraging rascality. He woulC
rather see the road go 10 thunder than hayl
New Castle county robbed. He thought th'
court should sustain Mr.. Armstrong, WHIT
Nopposed the bill and who had charge of th'
&tad.
Mr.. Armstrong read figures to show tina
ehe earth used on the sluice road was wortl
|nly $50; but he held that The original con
jtract and agreement covered all the dir
needed.
I MI. Chandler stated that one Campbell
4 told him that not more than 500 yards o
II dirt had been used.
Mi. Ewart, in advocating his proposition
said he was willing to take the stand hefor
the taxpayers Of New Castle county. HI
declared that delay IN fixing the road ha
cost the county more than $3.50, and h
wanted to know why Mr.. Armstrong hat
net protected the road from washing away
II would be cheaper to pay the bill am
preserve the road. The men who let tn
road 90 down would have to answer to NeS
Castle county Tor the waste of the money.
n President Willis prophesied that in ST
months there will not be passage wa
there for vehicles, unless something is done
(. a commission to condemn the land for