Milford chronicle., 1927-02-18
S1,S76.311.SS

$1,S76,S11.SS
Of this total practically all of the
income and inheritance taxes are
paid by those who may be consid-
cred the rich people of the State,
some $4,000 or one-tenth of all over
21 years. If we subtract these
items, $942, ,465O5, we have $685.
855.78, or 1876 per cent of the total.
This amount is about S4.40 per
capita or $22 per family Of five, not
more than 1 or per cent of the in
come of the wage Garner of the fam
lily.
Let us now measure this direct
contribution that all citizens make
to the State of Delaware. If we take
the administration expenses of the
State, the Governors office, the Sec
retary of State, the Treasurer, Au-
ditor, Revenue Collectors, the vari-
GUS Boards of Health and Welfare,
Mothers Pension, the National
Guard, ETC., we find the total $751;
754.34. If we add to this the States
contribution to the public hospitals,
homes and such institutions, ($414,-
321.42), we have another total of
S952,O75.71 or just about the amount
contributed to the State by direct
tax including the State tax on real
estate.
THUS we find that the average
Delawarean contributes through his
filing fee and his share Of the State
tax on real estate barely sufficient
to cover his share of the admins
trative expenses of the State. The
entire school system, including the
University of Delaware and the
State College and the entire State
Highway system, are no burden to
him directly or indirectly. All Of the
cost of the operation of the schools
and roads is no burden of any kind
upon those who need on autOmO-
biles and to those who have such
need the schools are furnished free
of any cost.
at might be further remarked
that out of the small family con-
tribution of $22, six dollars, or a lit
tie more than One-fourth, is repre-
sented by the filing fee.
q "Let us now consider the taxes
of the Counties. In New Castle.
outside of Wilmington, the total levy
is 81, 100000 of which part is not
direct burden. S16O,000.0O, is not a
direct burden. The balance, $1,276,-
100000, this for a population of 1907
900 gives per capita of $500 or $40
per family Of five.
|'In Kent County the total levy
was (1925) $2S,6O0,00O, at 40 per
cent, $114,4O0.0O.
"This for population Of $1,000
gives per capita $3.70 or 1880 per
family Of five.
"In Sussex County the total levy
was (1925) $S2,6OO,OOO at 80 cents,
$26O,S00.00.
"This for a population Of $4,000
gives per capita 5000 or $4,000 per
family of five.
"In Wilmington the total levy is
$122, 100000 (1926) at 8 per cent,
$S,66O,OO0; this for a population of
$4,000. This is $27 per capita, or
S135 per family Of five.
"We may look upon the direct
tax question from another angle.
'Let us consider the position of
those who occupy the houses on
the east side of Market street, a
large part of our population with
income of the average mechanic,
railroad employee or shopmen, say
S1SOO-$2400 per annum.
Houses on Pine street, Ninth
Tenth street, are assessed at about
S2100.
Houses on Pine street, Tenth-Ele-
venth street, are assessed at about
$500.
Houses on Taylor street, Lombard
to Pine, are assessed at about $4,000.
Houses on Lombard street, Ninth
Taylor, are assessed at about $340O.
Houses on Vandever avenue,
Church streets, are assessed
at about $1,000.