Middletown transcript., 1922-07-01
&C OFF TAX RATE
New Castle County Levy Court Set
Rate at Csc
ROAD TAX NOW 30 CENTS

FolloWlng conference lasting from
III O'Clock in the morning until late in
the afternoon the New Castle County
Levy Court last Friday announced the
completion of the budget for the next
fiscal year. The budget as prepared
was approved unanimously.
The county tax rate is fixed at 95
cents as compared with 81. OIL last year.
The road, tax is reduced from 35 cents
to 80 cents. The road tax applies only
to the rural sections of the county and
in those sections the total reduction
amounts to IL cents. The new tax rate
is based on the total receipts of $780,
O52,O82 and is made up of the following
items: County, &c cents; poor, cents;
school, rs cents; and roads, 80 cents.
The budget was officially acted
upon at the meeting of the court
Tuesday.
The pudge. for the next fiscal year
shows anticipated gross receipts of ST.
265, 1854. 81, less $b5, 900 loan f,r funding
floating debt, leaving a net of $ ,20,,-
1854 81.
The question of disposing of some of
the automobiles owned by the county
was discussed at the meeting but no
action taken. 1t was stated that the
cost of new machines. repairs, opera
tion, etc, last year amounted to ap-
proximately S14. 275. The budget for
next year allots $500 10 this purpose.
New demands include $65, 600 for the
department of elections; eliminating
fire hazards at the county hospital at
Farnhurst, $50, 900, and number of
smaller items.
The budget complete is as follows:
Anticipated receipts
81, 1873, 346 81; pawn brokers and junk
dealers licenses. Sl 900; dog tax, 81, 900;
fines and costs, $4,000; fees from Court
House offices, $40, 900, miscellaneous,
ST., 900, total 81, ,265, 1864 81. less $65, 900,
loan for funding floating debt, net ST.
200, ,364.57.
Expendtures-Sala 5000, 900;
Public Building Commission main.
tenance fund, $40. 600; Board of Prison
ers. S65, 900; Ferries Industrial school,
SIS, 200; Delaware Industrial school for
girls, $l3. 500; Trustees of the Poor,
$50. 900; Hospitals, $6, 900; Hope Farm,
$2, 500; County Morgue, $500; Court ex-
penses, $25, 900; Board of Assessment,
$l,500: coroners and physicians, S., 600;
magistrates and constables, $6, 900;
printing and stationery, $40, 900; tele-
phones, $400; light. power and water
for bridges. $6. 900; First and Second
districts, Wilmington hundred, $25, 900;
third district. SO. 500; fourth district,
SIS. 500; fifth district. $500; sixth dis
trict, 4, 500; seventh district, S., 500;
interest on bonds, $3.50, 900; redemption
of bonds, S25. 900: overpaid taxes, $500;
insurance for bridges and bridge houses,
500; auditors, 1000: maintenance of
improved roads. $50, 900; surface treat.
ment improved roads, S70, 600; construc-
tion of unfinished improved roads, con-
tracts, $50, 900; elections, $65, 600; fire
companies, So, ,0O0; district automobiles,
So, 400; engineers automobile, 81, 500;
premium on official bonds. SO. 900; un-
appropriated funds, $l8. 1854. 81; indices,
$4 900; Third street bridge part, 81, 300;
interest, anticipated sale of bonds,
SIS. 900; mothers pension, $4,000; re-
construction improved roads. 1000,
total, 81, 200. 1854 81.
The $2400 automobile item, it was ex-
planned by a member of the court
should properly be set up as $500
for the first, none for the second, $3.50
Tor the third, $500 for the fourth, $4OO
for the fifth, $3.50 for the sixth and $500
for the seventh. and these separate
sums were set up in the budget for the
automobiles used by the Levy Court
men of these respective districts.