Middletown transcript., 1904-10-29
WHAT REPUBLICANS DID

"When the Republicans secur-
ed control of the Levy Court OF
New Castle County and took
charge of affairs in January,
1901, they found the county treas
ury depleted. They were forced
| to borrow ten thousand dollars to
pay the court expenses until the
beginning of the new fiscal year
when taxes began to come in.
After that date they paid back
the temporary loan Of $40, 600
and also one half Of an old Demo
cratic loan of $4,000. The
Democratic tax collectors had
been slow to secure the money
due the county, but the Republi-
cans secured the money promptly
and made close collections.
Then there were floating debts
amounting to $4,000 to be met.
They included the electric wiring
bill for the court house, the
Seventh street bridge, and the
refunding of the money paid un-
der Adams tax law, which had
| been declared null and void.
During the year 1902, however,
this floating debt Of $93, 900 was
paid off with the exception of the
Adams tax money for Whining
ton, the delay being caused by
some legal difficulties that had to
be adjusted.
Further the Republicans took
charge of the Levy Court to find
| that the Democrats, through
two legislative acts, had been
empowered to bond the county
to the extent of 5000, 000 in order
to meet bills and to keep the tax
rate at sixty cents on the one
hundred dollars. This made it
necessary for the Republicans to
increase the tax-rate, temporar-
ily, to 80 cents, and even this
extra levy left the court short by
$40, 900 of enough to wipe out the
debt piled up by the Democrats
And the court had to pay interest
on $21O, 900, in addition to meet
ing the regular fixed charges in
cident to running county affairs.
"Now the showing is that the
present Levy Court-under Re
publican control, mind you
| has reduced the bonded debt by
S9O, 900. It owes nothing fol
running expenses; has spenf
$4,000 on good roads; has or
hand q surplus or balance Q.
S233, 900; has built half a dozer
new bridges at cost OF $40, ,oOo
has kept the county bridges il
first class condition, and has beel
able to reduce the tax-rate to lift.
cents on the one hundred dollars
"Further, when the presen
Levy Court took charge it foun'
that under the Democratic re
| gime there were secret meeting
Of committees and that all tn
, important business of the count
was done under cover. Now
| however, everything is ope
t to the public and any citizen ca
, attend the sessions of the court
The records of the proceeding
e are public property, and the ta'
e payers are getting full value fo
} every cent expended.
' "This is what has been accon
g plished in four years under r.
e publican management Of count
n affairs, and the taxpayers are al
s preciative of the reduction
! of their dues to the count.
It They find on every hand good r
f suits, they have better roads an
g bridges, and they know that
Il nancial conditions are OF til
n healthiest character. And thes
e are the reasons why it is nece
: sary for the voters and tax
II ers generally in New Cast
If County to elect Republican M
% jority of the Levy Court. A 4
le publican Levy Court will met
Ig money in the pockets Of Il
,r people. That is where they a
d. touched, and that is why th'
s. ought to go to the polls on No
ember 9th with the determin
le tion to continue a businesslil
es administration of county affair
s. These facts and figures are of !
IF cord, and the showing of t
n Levy Court to-day is the mo
Of satisfactory ever made in NJ
I'd Castle County. Morning Nea'
er
&C. INTERRUPTED MEETING