Evening journal., 1907-05-30
Finance Committee of
Council adopts a Sche-
duIe Designed TO Meet
the City's Expenses, and
Leave No Deficit Next
Year

Year
No increase in the city tax rate. which
is now $3.50 on the 500 OF assessed vaiua-
tion. an Increase Of $4,000 in salaries Of
teachers Of the public schools. but no
appropriation to enable an increase in the
police force. are included in the budget
for the fiscal year beginning July l. waieh
was adopted by the finance committees Of
City Council last night
Members OF Council gathered with the
finance committee. Of which william +.
White Is chairman, in committee Of the
whole to discuss the financial schedule
for the year OF 1s07-Os. The schedule VIII
be acted on at meeting Of Council To-
night and Will be adopted.
For the hrst time in many years tho
budget contains no estimated receipts
from "uncollected taxes" That item
heretofore has represented the amount
Of deficit that might be expected from The
budget
Rather than increase the tax rate the
Democratic Councils Of the past have
estimated a big amount from 'uncoliectcd
taxes which never were realized as ac-
tual receipts, and a budget was the result
at the end Of each year.
Councilman Whites sole idea in maxi
ing up the budget was to provide for a
schedule Of estimated receipts and eN-
penditures that would leave Wilmington
on a sound financial basis one year hence,
without increasing. the tax rate. This it is
believed will be the outcome Of the bulge
as prepared and to be acted on tonight.
Wanted to Increase Tax
Some Of the Democratic Councilmen in
last nights meeting desired to increase
the tax rate but the Republican Councils
men contended that no increase was
necessary, as the budget as outlined VIII
meet the demands Of the city and Will
leave no debt at the end Of next year.
While Council has provided for an in
crease of $1,000 in salaries Of the public
school teachers, the teachers themselves
are dissatisfied. They were asking for an
Increase of $4,000 TO adjust their salaries.
The Police Commissioners desired s23VO
to enable an increase Of thirty men in the
police department
Chairman White figured out that these
Increases could not be granted without a
substantial increase in the tax rate, and
rather than impose heavier burden upon
the owners Of property the Republican
members decided not TO grant any in
crease to the police department this year.
and to increase the Board Of Education's
appropriation $4,000 TO enable a raise and
adjustment in salaries OF school teachers.
The budget shows an increase Of Sl-5,Jl0
in the appropriations made one year ago.
but the estimated receipts are sufficient
to meet this increase in maintaining tho
city.
The schedule as adopted at last nignrs
meeting, and to be acted on By Council to-
night, is as follows;
Total Revenues
Estimated receipts from assessment
on real estate, S672.92S.99; from public
service corporations. $27,600; from
other sources, ss17 ,466I9. total receipts,
81 OH ,995.1s. Allowance for rebates
and errors, $4,000; leaving a net
revenue Of S9S2,9951s.
The itemized receipts from other
sources:' Water Department, $225, ,24O.-
%: Street and Sewer department. S6o,-
600; horse tax, slO2S; dog tax S299S99;
city engineering fees. S126z20; clerk Of
the market, S206S go; clerk of the court,
SS04775; building inspector, S3O225o;
licenses. s612; sale of miscellaneous
goods. S2S2 Oh: sale of meals to prison.
ers. $50. 80; Delaware S. p. c. A., S2il.-
95; rent of city market, Sii00; rents OF
wharves, S564.50; interest on deposits,
s201O.34; interest on trust fund, $780,
special fund for purchase of park land,
sSsS9. 75 (balance of uneXpended appro-
priatlon of 190D.
Schedule Of Appropriations
The schedule of appropriations is:
Interest. STA 676S6; sinking fund. S45.-
200: redemption Of loans, $4,000; Board
of Education, S2O3,1 ,12S.29: Board Of
Education for new schools, $4,000;
street and Sewer Department, Ss5,OOO;
salaries. $50, 0,000 Fire Department, S6O,-
600: incidental and miscellaneous, Slo,-
600: city election. $500; Police Depart
ment. 500. 600; public buildings, $1,000;
printing. $500; Board Of Health. $1,000;
Park Commissioners. $4,000; public
square, $1,000; garbage. Sl5,sS9l2;
crematory, SS76i16; Wilmington lnsti-
tute Library. $1,000; police committee
s25O0; special fund for the purchase 1i
park land SSSS9.75; police pension fund
$1,000: Board Of Water Commissioners
/ H2O. 900; total. S9s2 ,995iS.
There is an increase Of Sl25,ooO in the
appropriations over the schedule OF
last year.