Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-14
ENGINEER c. {. GRUBB
DENIES COUNTY DEFICIT
He Says Records Show County
Has Leeway of S235, 900
Over All Expenditures.

Replying to Levy Court Commits
sioner Frank II. Jones statement that
New Castle county faces a large de-
/ ficit II weeks after the beginning of
the fiscal year 1921-22, resulting from
bond issues amounting 10 100000
road contracts aggregating S2S4,000
and a temporary loan Of $50, 600, Coun-
ty Engineer Charles f. Grubb says,
instead of being a deficit, the records
show the county has a leeway of ap-
proSimately s235,o over and above
all contracted expenditures and, iu-
stead of the county having to pay
5000. 600 for the redemption of bonds.
only $4,000 Of bonds will mature dur
ing this calendar year.
The budget appropriations for road
and bridge work during the fiscal year
total s542 500, Engineer Grubb states.
The contrasts payable from county
tax funds during the calendar year
amount to only s307, ,S92.s4. The an
ticipated receipts from miscellaneous
sources amount to SI2T,o 600; from
county taxes. 1883, ,s67.23, making a
.otal of anticipated receipts of 81 ,396,-
967.23. The difference between this
sum and the budget appropriations
for road and bridge work represents
set expenditures. such as appropria-
tions TO the poorhouse, workhouse,
salaries of officials and employees, etc.
Engineer Grubb cites the following
contracts payable from county taxes:
RED Lion Causeway, sluice and
river bank-Contract price, So, ,43S:
amount paid. s6,1e5; gross balance
payable 1921, s15,273.
Reconstruction Newport pike-Con-
594.63; gross balance payable 1921.
S42, ,355.37.
Reconstruction. Lancaster pike
Contract price, *s73,s51; gross balance
payable 1921. $4,000.
Reconstruction. Hillside Mills road
Contract price. *$s6,655; amount
paid. $2.6s1.90; gross payable 1921,
S62. .000.
Wilmington hundred, wharf ana
cribbins. Riverfront bridge-Contract
price. s5,742.25; amount paid, S2,716.6S;
gross balance payable 1921, s2,025.57;
surface treatment, contract price, S64,-
900; amount paid, $4,000; gross bal
ance payable 1921, $4,000.
Fifth district, Newport bridge crib
bing-Contract price. 1929; gross
balance payable 1921, t1,239.
Total contract price, S304, ,S75.S5;
total amount paid, s31, 1881. Paya-
BILE in 1922. s45,s14.70; gross balance
payable 1921, 1927. .s92.94.
Maintenance (materials and labor)
Gross balance payable 1921. $50, goo.
total gross balance 1921, S257 s92. "a.
I 4
year,. $4,000. Grand total, 1907 ,S02 "a.
(+These contracts will probably lap
into the calender year of 1922, but
win all be completed within the fiscal
year. The amount of s45,s14.70. repre-
sents the estimated amount that will
be expended on these contracts in
1920.
When estimating the budget. in
May or June. the amount of anticipat-
ed receipts IS used as a basis, Engin-
eer Grubb says. These anticipated re-
ceipts are not actually in hand until
the taxes are collected, and the cour.-
ty is not able TO cancel its obligations
until the money is actually in hand.
Taxes are now coming in to the re-
ceiver's Office and viii nearly all be
paid this month. Occasionally the
is required to borrow money
TO meet certain obligations during
the early part of the fiscal year, as
the majority of taxpayers hold or
payment until near the end of the dis
count period. The county expects to
enter into more contracts for Foad and
bridge work, which will absorb all Of
the total of x5s2. 500 estimated budget
appropriations. but it will not be ne
sessary to borrow one cent