Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-05-26
COUNTY TAX RATE IS
FIXED At 62 CENTS
Increase Of Five Cents Over the
Figure for Last Year.
EXEMPTIONS CHIEF CAUSE.
Basis Reduced by Over $70O,O 900,
Largely As Result Of New Law As
TO Household Furnishings.

Although the complete levy for the
fiscal year has not been formally am
nounced the County Commissioners.
at their weekly meeting yesterday. fix
ed 81 cents as the tax rate. as COM
pared to 81 cents on the 500, which
was the rate for 1914.
This does not include the roa tax.
which varies for the several districts.
nor the State and School tax. which
are fixed by law. The figure for
Afundel-on-the-B Bay is. as usual, s..
The fve-cent increase in the county
rate is due to the large reduction in
the assesable basis Of the county. be-
cause of the new State law exempting
household furniture to the amount of
$500, or less. and the exemption grant
ed in cases of several big fires that oc-
CURED during the year.
Notable among the latter was the fire
that destroyed the Hilsemere Club
house on South River, and the fire at
Bay Ridge. The total amoun by which
the old assessment was reduced from
these sources is $716,495. And. in ad-
dition, there will be several items to
be taken care of the forthcoming
levy, including an Appropriation to the
Rescue Hose Company OF volunteer
llremen. for their new chemical ngine,
an appropriation for fire apparatus for
the Fifth district; the employment of
th expert farm demonstrator and
other things.
The Fifth district is the only district
that equaled the former assessment.
This is due to much new building op-
erations there. The countys assess
ment of city property shows reduc-
ton Of $16S,OOO. and the reduction for
the other districts are: First, $780,
557; Second, $lS5.529; Third, s253 ,9S6:
Fourth, $11S.561; Eighth, $1S,9l7.
While there is a large decrease in
the taxible basis. the general re-as-
sessment of property as authorized by
an act Of the last legislature, will
largely overcome the deficit. Other
business transacted by the Commission
ers yesterday is as follows.
AS told in last nights Capital. indi-
cations pointed to favorable action
with regard to bettering conditions at
the County Home In this connection
the Board adopted resolutions calling
on County Engineer Hayman to pre-
pare specifications for the needed i'm
provements, which are to be made i'm
mediately.
The improvements will include the
installation of baths, toilets, plumb
ing. sewerage, and all other necessary
improvements. IL is estimated the
work will cost $4,000. and this will be
provided when the county levy is
made up.
Messrs Pembroke Womble. Robert
Aldridge and Alvin Oaksmith, headed
a delegation that asked the Board for
improvements and drainage of the
road leading through West Annapolis
and the river property at Wardour
The request was held under con
sideration.
| Certificates of insanity having beer
furnished by Dr. Charles II. Brooke
and Or. Tromas b. Horton, John Mill.
er, colored. Of the Fifth district, wa.
ordered committed to the ColoredHos
pital for the Insane. at Brownsville
and Walter Crawford was ordered
committed to Spring Grove Asylum
upon certificates of insanity by DR. w
S. Welch and Dr. J. o. Purvis.
The Supervisorsof Elections appear
ed before the Commissioners in tn,
matter of building a new polling hous,
for the Fourth ward of the city. Tn.
uolling place for this ward has, TO
several years, been in a room adjoin
blacksmith shop on Northwest stree
and for which the county pays rental
The county owns the polling hous
of the Third ward, which is located o.
Second street. and it appears tina
there is aprospectiye purchaser TO
the adjoining lot The Supervisor
take the ground that this lot should b
disposed of and the money used 70
building a polling place for tn
Fourth ward