Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-24
ROCKVILLE AND COUNTY
Special Correspondent. of The Star.

ROCKVILLE, Nd. juno 23.-The
county commissioners have signed the
general county tax rate at fila 7-12 on
each 800 of property. which is de-
crease of 5-12 cents from the rate
of last year. The state tax rate for
cents more than that of last year. max
ing the total state and county rate for
the present year $1.51. which is Ia
cents less than the combined rate of
last year.
On account of road improvements.
which were directed by law. there are
special rates against number of the
districts. as follows: Laytonsville. IN
10 cents: Colesville. 10h cents;
Jamestown, 1871 cents: Bethesda. s
cents: Olney. 10 cents: Gaithersburg. Z
cents: Potomac. 20 cents: Wheaton. II
cents.
The taxable basis Of the county is
now as follows: Real and personal
property. $21.465.445: securities: s2.o5s.-
$40; national bank stock. $4S7.675; saw
ings banks. s1.127.16I72.
The total assessment by districts is
as follows:
Laytonsville - Real and personal.
Clarksburg-Real and personal. $780,
165; securities. etc. s27.605.
Poolesville = Real and personal.
s1.07s.115: securities. etc. s69.250.
Rockvilie-Real and personal. $2.5o1.-
Colesville-Real and personal. $917.-
o65; securities. etc. .s123.s4o.
Rsa stc and o5J personal
Bethesda-Real and personal. $685.
645: securities. etc. s542.275.
Oiney-Real and personal. s1.2so.2oo'
securities. etc. $334.905.
$1.423,s55: securities. etc. s2s.5s5.
Potomac-Rea1 and personal. $685.
6S5: securities. etc. $500. ..-
Barnesville-Real and d. personal e1s 1885,
Damascus-Real and personal. $685.
225; securities. etc. $4,000
Wheaton-Real and personal. s3.7ss.-
SIS; securities. etc. $seS :;s2s77e GO tho
items being as follows: Public schools.
500, 1884; bonds and interest. 1894
Is; repairs to stone roads. s25.2SO; re-
pairs to dirt roads. $15.220: other road
500: INDECENT insane. $500; elections.
$500; circuit court expenses, 1880;
county commissioners and clerks. S.
80; assessing. .S6.s47.14: sheriff. $6.s67: :
80; pensions, sS,755: attorneys. 1928:
clerk circuit court. $4,000; constables.
s1.SS9.43; fuel, $3.50; insolvencies, $3.50;
janitor courthouse. $3.50; justices Of the
peace, $10640; county board Of health.
ing, $3.50: paupers' cofins. s4s4; road
damages. etc. s850.66: road superin-
tendent. $4,000; surveying. 1910: super
visor OF assessments. $2.100: sewage
and drainage commission. $270; taxes
paid in error. $51.27; tuberculosis COM
mission. $780, road machinery and re-
pairs. $3.50; repairs and furniture,
courthouse. $500: inquests. $24: miscel-
laneous expenses, $3,401.50.
Miss Jennie Berman. twenty-six years
twenty-eight years. both of Washing
ton, were married in Rockville yester-
day afternoon by Rev. o. G. Barnes.
pastor of the Christian Church. the GER
emony taking place at the home Of the
minister.
Germantown is arranging to celebrate
July in an elaborate manner. In ad-
dition to addresses by prominent
speakers. there will be an automobile
parade and other features. For the
best decorated cars in the parade
prizes will be awarded. Luncheon will
be served for the benefit of the Red
Cross.
A bill passed by the Maryland legis-
1ature last evening, and which is ex-
pected to be signed by Gov. Harrington
today. directs the county commissioners
for this county to issue bonds in the
amount Of $4,000 for street improve
petitioned for. which means that the
amount raised by the county will be
duplicated by the state roads commits
sion.
IL Is planned 10 NlaCdQdm1Ze OF concrete
the main street Of the town from curb to
curb, the Baltimore road from the cor
poration line to the main street, a portion
from curb to curb and the remainder at
width Of sixteen feet, and the Frederick
road from the corporation line to the main
street, a portion from curb to curb and
the remainder at width Of sixteen feet,
making altogether something like one
and one-half miles. 1t is believed the
total cost will not exceed $4,000. The
construction work will be started just
as soon as the necessary preliminaries
are completed. and is expected to be fin
ished within the present year.
The streets it is intended to improve
have been in deplorable condition for
town to much criticism by visitors and
motorists and others passing through.
A Young Mems Christian Association
has been organized at Gaithersburg with
large membership and the following
directors: Robert E. Kanode, ]. B. Ely,
William G. Davis. Charles f. Becraft,
David F.. Virts and Norman Jacobs
equipped. and it is planned to build in the
near future.
Rev John r. Henderson, pastor Of the
Presbyterian Church. off1ciated at the
marriage here this afternoon of William
Fontaine Savage, twenty-one years old, Of
Richmond. Va, and Miss Elizabeth May
Schruver, aged twenty years, of Casey,
minister's home.
Licenses have been issued by the clerk
of the circuit court here for the marriage
of Vaughan K. Conan. thirty four years
old. of Washington and Miss Paula Siebs,
aged tweWy-Seven years, Of MONTGOMERY
Ala. and Richard Harold Akens Of New
York city and Miss Sadie Rucker Lam
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