Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-06-05
COLLECTORS REPORTS DUE.
President Wiliits says Accurate ASSESS
ment ana Good Collection Would Permit
Low Tax Rate.

President Willis says Accurate ASSESS
ment ana Good Collection Would Permit
Low Tax Rate.
An accurate assessment and n good col
lection would bring the tax rate of New
Castle county 10 nm astonishingly low point,
said President Willis in effect at Tuesday
afternoons session of Levy Court. He held
that the assessors made their work too easy
to get the best results. Commissioner Elliott
cited an instance of man who had been
dend about u years yet who continued to be
assessed for stock and real estate.
President Willis also called attention to
the fact that reports are due from the col
lectors. Clerk Janvier read from the tax
law. Section 10 of chapter 1888, Revised
Code, says:
Each collector shall, on the first Tues
day of June next after the date of his war
rant render to the Levy Court true account
of all taxes 1t was his duty to collect and of
all payments made and of all delinquents. I"
Section of the act provides that in June
the Levy Court shall adjust the accounts of
collectors, making all just allowances, md
shall examine and settle the delinquent list
of each collector and make allowance of de-
linquents; the collector must show that no
has exhausted all the remedies provided by
the act for collecting such taxes. This pro-
vision is also made: THE Levy Court
before they allow the delinquent list of any
collector, shall require that such collector
shall upon oath say that the delinquent list
made out and returned by him TO the Levy
Court Is true in all its statements TO the
best of his knowledge and belief that he
has exhausted all the remedies provided in
this act for collecting the same and that
no tax has been collected from any person
go returned by him as delinquent
The only collectors who had filed their
reports up to yesterday were those OF
Brandywine, Christiana, Mill Greek, New
Castle and Red Lion.
resolution was adopted to pny Jail
Physician Stewart $500 and the three jail
commissioners Sl3. 10 each for nine months
pay. The yearly salary of the physician was
800, and of the commissioners, $lS.i5, but
their duties censed by the abandonment of
the New Castle Jail.
Comptroller Kelley presented statement
of the county's finances to June LIST, show
ing the balances in bank to he $40, 0i3. %.
He drew attention TO the fact thnt $7S1. G3
was still outstanding from James c. Town
send, who was tax collector In Appouuini-
mink hundred in 1876. 1t being considered
that there was no possibility of receiving
the money, a resolution, prepared by Mr..
Kelley, WINS adopted, cnncelling the account
and crediting the amount to Mr.. Town
send. This will close up the subject on the
county books.
Mr.. Elliott said he had engaged franklin
X. Wills 10 prepare plans for new bridge
mt Burris' Run, Christiana hundred. One
set provides for an arch bridge of brick and
stone. Messrs. Elliott and Ewart were
named as the committee to secure proposals
for building the bridge.
Aiessrs. Lwart and Elliott were appointed
committee to advertise for bids for build
ing new bridge across Pike Greek near
Peach's kaoin works. The bids for both
bridges are to be in next tuesday.
The court will visit the workhouse next
Monday morning at the invitation Of the
trustees. While the subject was being dis
cussed, Mr.. Armstrong remarked that they
would meet on Monday and guessed that
none would wish II pass over there before
that. Don't joke over that; 1t has got to
be pretty near crime to have I'm Office, -
suggested Mr.. Megginson.
The court adjourned until next Tuesday.