Evening journal., 1912-06-01
rTTV T6Y
VEx INH
RATE UP THREE
CENTS THIS YEAR


pents were shaved. For instance the
Street and Sewer Department will get
tlSo,000, instead OF S192.8OO. the
amount IL received the fiscal year just
ending. This decrease is due to the
tact that Council recently provided
fund Of $4,000 for sewer extensions
The hre department is cut down S4OO.
and the police department appropria-
tion, $4,000 while the park commits
sion, which wanted an increase. will
get but $4,000. instead Of $4,000. The
reason the $4,000 was Topped of the
police department apprOpr alton. as
explained by Mr.. Stover. vas because
IN this years budget provision was
made for An automobile apparatus
and garage for the department.
me water department viii receive
Sl4b,S39S5. an act Of the Legislature
hiking this depa. lsrenl's appropriation
Tor the ncNt vCar q. 90 her cent of
the previous yeai receipts. This au-
tomato plan ends with the ensning
year The Institute Free Library re-
ceiyes an increase Of 5000 a year The
Delaware ..nti-Tubgrcuiosis Society
receives the stme amoua Il did this
year, $4,000. Il asked for $4,000. The
Board OF Education receives an IN
crease OF two per cent over last years
appropriation
Tho report Of the finance committee
followed by the appropriations nxed
for the year. follows;
Financial Statement.
The Finance Committee respect
fully submits the following state
ment for The purpose Of making ap-
pfopriations and fixing tho iax rate
for the liscal year beginning on the
FIRST day Of July, A. d. 1912 and end
Ing on The thiriieth day Of June. A. ID.
1913
We And tho approp iaiions in the
aggregate TO be SffSt 70f26 The
rcvenue from an sources other than
taxation upon real estate FOR the next
fiscal year is S37Ssa7,07. leaving
balance of SS05 .sG1s9 The total as
scssment for city. school and special
charter election pufrnsee is AS follows.
City purposes FUN rate. s5to71 S5S
st Sl03. S556,940.la: city purposes.
half rate, 81 3si f22 az sf0a. s7.1i432
Total s55.453. ESQ.
school purposes full gate s54,-
OIL .S5s az Al. s25f12773. school
= .
$s2l6Sa Total s5545a.2s0
Expenses special fuli rate S54.-
OH ,s5s a. .Os. SIC 227.EG: charter cleo
tion. half rate. 81 2sl t22 al .03
s2O721 Total s55 4E3,2s0 Total
SS37 .S67.29; rohn'es $4,000 balance,
$so5 s672o: receints from other
sources, sS7sS3707; total receipts,
81 1s4,7o4.se.
Other Sources.
Public service corporations. $29,-
a67 AS, Water Department. S246,000;
Street and Sewer Department 100000;
Municipal Court. $4,000; dog tax
$4,000. horse tax. $500; market rent,
$4,000; building inspector s2.S00; in
terest bank deposits, S3,600; interest
fuel account. $50; rent OF wharves,
$l,0Sl; rent of city property, $500;
sale of meals, S5o; S. p. c. A. S225
miscellaneous, Si 100; oil inspector
-ss's. 5g~~-> licenses S1,21S.62; oapitation
tax. $40 900: delinquent city taxes for
years prior to 1911. $4,000. Total
$37S S37.07.
"Your finance committee would
therefore respectfully recommend
that the tax rate for the fiscal year be-
ginning on the first day OF July, A. d..
1912. and ending on the thirtieth day
of June. A. d.. 1913 be fixed at Sl.O3
upon each one hundred dollars for
city purposes; S047 upon each one
hundred dollars for school purposes,
and $0.O3 upon each one hundred dol
lars for expenses Of the special city
charter election"
Appropriations For Next Year.
Appropriations for 1912 and 1913
Interest Si59. .960.50: sinking fund.-
a62,Sf1; Board o. Education, $685.
b56.9S, Board Of Education, new
schools. $4,000; Street aud Sewer De-
partment, SlS0,000; salaries. S2S.6S0; (;
hre department. S65.000: incidental
and miscellaneous. $1,000; police de-
partment. s102,50o; public building,
$4,000 printing and stationery,
$1,000 Board OF Health, $500; Park
Commissioners. $4,000; public
square, $1,000; garbage. S17,0a2.S0;
crematory. $500; Wilmington lnsti-
tute Free Library. $141347S; police
committee. S2.5O0; police pension
committee, Board Of Water Commis-
Eioners. Si45.S39S5: harbor improve
ments. $6.99S.45; tax Office. $4,000;
fuel for poor. $1,000; city election,
S24 900: free zoo. $1,000; temporary
hcan, $5C 900: School Teachers Pen
sion Fund. 10000; Delaware Anti
Tubercu'osis Society. $4,000; Public
Utility Commission. $1,000; Juvenile
ono. f,f,l ICA TnA