The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-03-03
Cost OF. Assessment.

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| figured, for the expense for advertising,
books and blanks will vary in each. And
in some counties, by the systems adopted,
it is probable the work cannot be done in
the specified time, and the Governor will
have to grant an extension.
Caroline, Calvert Cecil, Hartford, Kent
Montgomery, Queen Annes, Somerset,
Talbot, Wicomico aud Worcester each con
stitute one assessment district. For each
there are two assessors mt large aud one
assessor for each election district. The
latter can only act in their own districts,
and with the assessors at large. The re-
suit is only three assessors will be at work,
and in some Of them it is probable an cx-
tension of time will have /" he granted.
In Wicomico, Queen Anne's, Worcester,
Talbot, st. Mary's, AlIegany and Somerset
the boards of control and review are limited
in their sittings TO two days in week.
The boards are to begin work on the see
ond Tuesday in September and finish in
sixty days and in these counties the boards
would sit but eighteen days. In Balti-
more the boards begin at the same time
and must finish by December 81.
In the counties the boards are to have
one clerk, at $3.50 per day, and in Balti
more two clerks at $3.50 each. The per
diem of assessors is $3.50 in the counties
and So 90 in Baltimore.
Allegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore
City, Baltimore county, Carroll, Charles,
Dorchester, Frederick, Garrett, Prince
Georges, St Mary's and Washington
counties have no assessors at large. They
are divided into assessment districts, with
three assessors to a district These as
SCISSORS can fill in the whole SO days allowed,
if they choose and it is likely they will.
If they do, the per diem of each assessor
will be S30S.
Alegany and Anne Arundel are each
divided into districts and will each have
9 assessors; Baltimore City, % districts
and &C assessors; Baltimore county, Is
districts and 50 assessors; Carroll 4 districts
and II assessors; Charles, districts and
II assessors; Frederick, 8 districts and "A
assessors: Garrett, districts and 6 assessors;
Prince Georges, ) districts and l ) assessors;
St. Mary's, = districts and 6 assessors;
Washington, 9 districts and p assessors
Following is the cost of an assessment in
each county and Baltimore City, if the
time is not extended, but does not include
expense of advertising, books, blanks and
stationery:
Allegany-Assessors... .......S2I12
Control and Review and Clerk 244 S3Ol6
Anne Arundel-AssesSors ........S27I2
Control and Review and Clerk 742 1914
Baltimore CiIy-Assessors...... SIS, 0I0
Control and Review Il Clerks l2,540Sil5sO
Baltimore county-Assessors.- $l2,0l2
Control and Review andClerk 742Sl2754
Calvrrt-Assessors. ..................S 924
Control and Review and Clerk 742 SlG66
Caroline Assessors. 924
Control and Review and Clerk 742 SlGGG
Carroll-Assessors. ..................S3G9G
Control and Review aud Clerk I42 SASS
Assessors. .....................S 924
Control and Review and Clerk 142 Sl6G6
Charles Assessors .$3696
Control and Review and Clerk I42 S44"o
4. Z
Control and Review and Clerk 742 $lGG6
Frederick Assessors ...............$7392
Control and Review and Clerk 142 SSl34
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ..................SlSiS
Control and Review aud Clerk 1I2 $259O
Hartford Assessors. ..............,..S 924
Control and Review and Clerk 742 Sl666
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ......,........S 924
Control and Review and Clerk I42 SlGG6
Kent-Assessors. .....................S 924
Control and Review and Clerk 742 $lG66
Montgomery AssessOrs............S 924
Control and Review aud Clerk 742 Sl6GG
Prince George assessors ......$4620
Control and Review and Clerk 7t2 S5362
Queen Anne 's-Assessors .........S 924
Control and Review and Clerk 244 $ll6S
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ...............S 924
Control and Review and Clerk pa Sll6S
St. Mary 's-Assessors. ...........~SlS4S
Control and Review and Clerk pa S2O9z
..,................S 924
Control aad Review and Clerk pa Sll6S
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ..,,,,......S931G
Control and Review and Clerk 742SlOO5s
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. -......."...S 924
Control and Review and Clerk pa SllG8
Worcester-As ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 24
Control and Review and Clerk pa Sll6S
In Baltimore rooms will have to be
rented in each ward for the sittings Of
boards Of control and review, books and
stationery and blanks will have to be pro-
yided for each of the % districts, and
some advertising has to be done, and the
total cost in the city for an assessment
will reach about $50, 900. In the coun-
ties the extras will cost an average of $500,
aud the total cost in the state without any
extension of time, will be about Sl30, 600.
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