Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-28
OFFICERS OF REa1srRAr1oN.
Montgomery County Supervisors Of
Election Make Appointments.

Election Make Appointments.
Special Correspondence OF The Star.
ROCKVILLE. Nd. May a.. 1903.
The supervisors Of elections for Mont
gomery county have appointed the follow
ing officers Of registration for the various
districts Of the county. tho first named IN
each district q democrat, the other a re-
publican:
Laytonsville district-Downey N. VIII
liams and Luther NJ Duvall.
Clarksburg-ClarenceM NJ. Grihith and W.
| W. Dronenburg.
Rockv1lle-First precinct, Calvin Hicks
and Albert s. Dalbey; second precinct,
Washington d. Waters and John N.
Heagy.
Colesville-Farnham p. Brian and Henry
c. CLANCY.
Darnestown-Julian Grimth.
Bethesda-Warren v. Masruder and
Louis Keiser.
Olney-First precinct. Frank J. Downey
and George III. Jones; second precinct,
George W. Cashell and Charles R. Harris.
horne.
Gaithersburs-Pery A. Gloyd and c.
Potomac-Charles E. Higgins and John
L. Ball.
Barnesville-w. w Hodges
Damascus-R. H. Stanley and William
H. Burdette.
Wheaton-First precinct. q. O. B. cissell
and Upton B. Mackall: second precinct,
Horace H. Beall and Edward w. Birgfeid
The appointments Of the Officers OF reg
istration for Poolesvilie district, the re-
publican register for Jamestown district
and the democratic register for Barnes
Vile district were deferred.
The returns Of the tax assessors for the
various districts of Montgomery county
able basis Of the county.
The largest increase Is in Bethesda dis
| trict. the new assessments there amount
ing to $4,000. olney district is second
| district is third with $50 $50.
The other districts show increases az
follows: Laytonsviile. SIS. 885; clarksburg,
g. rs: Poolesville. 1850: Rockville. Sli.-
500; Gaithersburg. $4,000: Potomac. 49,
600: GAINESVILLE. $9.525; Damascus. So, ESQ.
The assessment against corporations
shows an increase of more than 100000.
| making a total increase Of S7444e6 in the
the total taxable basis up to:$15. Oh. l8S.
The increase In tho assessment against
corporations was due TO the decision OF
the courts that Baltimore city stock held
by corporations was not properly exemnt
The big increase in tho countys taxable
basis will. 1t Is thought. result In a de-
cided reduction In the tax rate Of tho
county.
When the good roads commission. which
has In charge the expenditure Of the
IS OO0. 600 appropriated by the recent legIs-
iature for the improvement Of the roads
of the state. meets In Rockville next
Tuesday. to consult with the citizens
concerning the expenditure Of Montgom-
cry county's share OF the appropriation.
1t is going to find the town full Of dele
cations from various sections OF the
county and a wide difference of opinion as
to which roads should be improved
A delegation representing the Good
Roads League of Montgomery, Frederick.
Carroll and Howard counties will insist
that the road from Olney. Damascus. by
Etchison and Laytonsville. be one Of the
routes selected. There will be big dele
CATION from Darnestown. Jacksonville
and Poolesvilie which will urge that the
road from Rockville to Poolesville by way
Of Darnestown and Dawsonville be I'm
proved.
Others will ask that the road from
Rockville to Hyattstown b: way Of Gath
ersburg and Clarksburg be included. 1t
is thought that nearly every other section
Of the county will have representatives
on hand.