Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-14
SEEK SENTIMENT ON
COUNTY TAX RATE
Levy Court Invites Suggestions
and Fixes Time for
Conference.

The Levy Court has resolved to invite
public bodies to confer with the members
OF the court concerning New Castle
county's tax rate for tho fiscal year be-
ginning July |, after the court prepares
the county's budget. Each public body
will be asked 10 send "A committee of three
to the conference.
The court received and filed COM
munication from the Central Labor Union,
requesting that the tax rate not excccd GO
cents on the 500 of assessment.
Commissioner Elliott said the public
doubtless knows that things which cost
81 year ago cost 81 now. Several meet
ings and expert hnanciering would be rr-
quired to fix the tax rate.
Commissioner Fouracre, chairman of
the finance committee, said when the
countys budget il prepared the court
will welcome committees from public
bodies To show how IA tax rate of 60 cents
would bc sufficient.
Commissioner Groves said it was too
early To tell what the tax rate would be
To say that 60-crnt rate would bc suili-
cicnt was shooting in the dark +" merely
making a guess.
President purks said The tax rate should
be kept AS low as requirements permitted
The court adopted "A resolution rendering
a special vote Of thanks To Mrs. Alice H..
Groves. wife of Robert A. Groves tax col
lcctor Of Mill Creek hundred, who in the
absence of her husband collected his
duplicate in full for the year 1917 IN n
little over l0months, and instructed Clerk
McIvor to Ecnd copies of the resolution TO
Mrs Groves and the press.
Attorney Spcaknan was told To notify
the other tax collectors that the court cS-
poets them TO settle IN full for the year
1917 before July /
Tax collectors were allowed errors as
follows
Robert A Groves. Mill Creek hundred
Countv and poor taxes for the year
1917. S246 %. road tax, slO3,7l dog tax,
s17 50
T Edgar Clayton. st Georges hundred
Road tax for the year 1917, 81 .S23 81
Harry $ Woodkccpcr. Blackhird hun
drcd County and poor taxes for the year
1916. S3s 81; road tax. SIP ~. capitaton
tax, Sl3 25 dog tax. S,l
As full settlement for all taxes outstand-
lnp for the wear 1918 tho court accepted
s6Si 4p from John j. Taylor collector IN
New Castle hundred. and $40 81 from
Uarr, :. Woodkceper. collector IN Black
bird hundred
The sum Of $500 Was transferred from
unapproprIatcd funds to the credit Of vii
mington hundred
Eugene L. Doughtcn and George ;.
Charles were accepted as bondsmcn Tor
Wilmer T. Doughten, constable for Oak
Grove
George Battcn Of Delaware City was
elected road supervisor for Blackhird hun
drrd
The officials Of the Delaware Industrial
School for Girls were granted PERMISSION
TO lav water plpc in the Ridge road.
To Commissioner FouraCrc was re-
ferrcd a communication from Wilson u.
tIamar. tender Of FCnnlmorC bridge.
asking that hts compensation he increased
Tho county engineer was instructed 60
advertise for bids for Stag To be delivered
IN carload lots at Niddletown
For rebuilding the Delaware rlver bank
north of Port Penn the Jones construction
Go bud S27 ,431 NIT buds were received
from Walter ; French Of Moorcstown,
y ] for spreading tar on roads and from
John 4 Clark of Wilmington. Alired HI
Mcdowell and | ! iiollngsworth Of
Marshallton and II ; Brady Of Nit.
Pleasant for spreading stone on roads.
The bids were referred u the committee OF
the whole and the county engineer.
Action on the Wilmington Gas Go. s
request for PERMISSION 70 lay gas mains
on the Augustine bridge was deferred for
ono week
After adjournment the members Of the
court were luncheon guests Of friends at
the Hotel du Pout.