Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-29
THE ANNUAL TAX LEVY,
Montgomery County OmciaIa Fix the
Rate for Coming Year.


Rate for Coming Year.
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, June y, 1900
The county commissioners for this county
held special meeting here today for the
purpose Of signing the annual levy and
fixing the county tax rate for the year.
The amount levied was about $4,000,
which is an increase of about 10000 over
the amount levied last year. The increase
was the result of the Brown-Taylor MUIR
der case, which cost the county about
$4,000 an increase of about $1,000 in the
amount appropriated for public schools;
increase in the amount of attorneys fees,
taxes refunded which were paid in error
and the levying in advance of an amount
sufficient to cover the election expenses Of
1900, as required by act of the recent
legislature. The tax rate was fixed at $50
cents, general rate. and 9OA for Rockville
and Bethesda districts, the extra in the
Rockville and Bethesda districts being be-
cause of the law requiring that they be
compelled to pay larger part Of the ex-
pense OF constructing the Rockville and
Georgetown turnpike.
The principal items Of expense were:
Almshouse, $2,3H70; attorneys fees,
26; assessing. $3.50 90; bonds and in
terest, 40; bridges, s4O14: tax collect
or's commissions. 5000; county commits
sioners and clerks, S3.:93.SO; court house
and jail. $121 SO; incorporated towns, $500;
constables. s99S5O: clerk county court,
s21s5; circuit court expenses. s.. 1OO;; cleo
lions, s3,159.7O $3.50, $1,000 Q90O); fuel,
$500; INDECENT insane. 5000; insolvent fund,
$1,000; justices of the peace. $625.70; janitor
court house, $500; local board of health,
s676O; judges orphans court, $s34; print
ing, $1,45O; paupers' collins. s1l5; pension
ers, ASf; removed cases, 81, 1853 20; roads,
so, 1853. %; sheriffs. s3,5ls.7s; taxes paid in
neous, sl.oA.17; public schools about
$31. 600.
The commissioners decided to allow for
the public schools uniform rate of %
This means a gradual increase in the
amount appropriated each year.
The devotional committee of the Young
Peoples Union of the Rockville Baptist
for the month of July: July l. Clifford II.
Robertson; July 8. Miss Mamie Kingdom:
July 49, Mr.. William E. Penn; July p.
Mrs, S. B. Haney; July 20. missionary
meeting, conducted by the president.
Mr.. William H. Rabbit of this place. has
purchased from Baltimore horseman the
trotting horse Walton Roy. The horse has
a record of 2:19A. 1t is the purpose of Mr..
Rabbit to place him in training and race
him at the various agricultural fairs Of
the state.
Mrs. Keziah Woodfield, one of the oldest
residents of the upper section of the coun-
ty, died Saturday last, aged eighty-three
years. Several weeks ago she received a
fall and was injured internally, which 1t is
thought caused her death. She Is survived
by several children. The funeral took place
Monday afternoon from the Upper Seneca
Baptist Church, the services being con-
Quoted by Rev. s. r. White, pastor of the
church
Mrs. George R. Flack of Washington is
a guest at the Corcoran Hotel, this town.
At the annual commencement of New
Windsor College. Md, Rev. Walter H.
at Jamestown, this county. received the
degree of Phi. D., after taking the three
years course in philosophic research and
history.
Miss Helen Nourse Of Jamestown has
gone to Alexandria, Va, to visit Mrs.
Alfred Brockett.
Bohemian Girl" I'm Concert Form.
An audience of generous proportions and
possessed of unusual energy, so far as CIV
Ing evidence OF enthusiasm was concerned,
attended the concert at the New National
Theater last evening. which was for the
benefit of the National Army Relief So
ciety. The feature of the evening was the
of the opera Bohemian Girl.
In concert form. Preceding the operatic
numbers several musical selections were
rendered. The entertainment was under the
direction of Mr.. George Lawrence Miss
Daisy N. Danforth served most acceptabiy
as accompanist. The orchestra OF the I'd
United States Cavalry Band also partict-
pated.
The choruses of the Bohemian Grip
were sung by the Hsndel-Haydn Society.
the solos being left to Miss Pearl Evans.
wall. as the queen; Mr. E. Ralston Lewis, a.
Count Arpheim; Mr.. Robt. Mason, Devils
Hoof and Mr.. M. D. Hsnsey. as Thad-
deus All acquitted themselves creditably.
In connection with the concert preliminary
to the opera, solos were Contributed by Miss
Mary Mckenzie Byrne, Mr.. Robert Mason
and Nine Cornwall. Mr.. r. Heygister Of
the Sd United States Cavalry Band played
'Schubert's Fantasia as a violin solo.
ACCOUNTANTS.
]. e. BATES.
Public Accountant and Auditor,
Room no. Washington Loan and Trust buildin4.
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