Evening star., 1920-07-01
TAX RATE GOES UP
ASEXPENSES GROW
Montgomery County, Nd,
Still Holds Low Record for
State-PrincipaI Levies.
Corrssrondence Of The Star.

Correspondence Of The Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md, July 1.-The
county commissioners have signed
the annual levy. fixing the general
county tax rate for the year begin
ming today at s1.19 on each 500 OF
assessable property. This. while an
increase of l3 cents over the rate for
the wear Just closed. is believed to De
the lowest county rate in the state.
Bond issues for road improvements,
however, have made necessary spe-
cial tax against a number OF the oiS-
tricts these special rates being as
follows: Laytonsville district, cent;
Poolesville. cents; Rockville, II
cents; Colesville. II cents; Darnes-
town. 13 cents: Bethesda, cents;
Olney. 6 cents: Gaithersours.
cents; Potomac. II cents; Barnesvilie'
] cent; Wheaton. 10 cents.
The state tax rate for the year be-
ginning today is the same as that
of last year-36 31-72 cents on each
S1OO-making the total state ana
county rate s1.55 31-72.
Reason for Increase.
The increase in the county tax rate
was made necessary by increase IN
expenses all along the line. including
schools, elections. circuit court, aims
house bridges, INDECENT insane. etc
For the public schools, the levy shows
an appropriation of S11S.425.I5, or
about $4,000 more than allowed for
this purpose last year. This is very
much under the amount asked by the
county board of education, but VIII
be sufficient to permit of a 40 per
ctnt increase in the compensation of
the public school teachers. However,
some of the teachers viii receive but
a very little more than 5000 for their
years work.
The principal items of the levy are
as follows: Public schools. S11S.-
42575; roads, s97.S29.90; bonds and
interest, s42,694.75; bridges. $4,000;
county commissioners and clerks,
$4,000; elections. $1,000: incorporat-
ed towns, S11.023.21; INDECENT insane.
s11.150: road machinery. etc. Slo'ooo;
sheriffs. sS.9S1.90: circuit court, $3.50;
pensions, S5.945: almshouse, s4,179.45;
attorneys. S3,O36.S0: assessing. ST.
94645; clerk of the circuit court.
S2.4S930: constables. S2,1S2.19: fuel
s1.10O; insolvencies, $1,000; Janltor'
peace, S597O; local board of health,
s3.02S72: county farm bureau. $1,000;
training schools, $500; orphans court,
SALTS: pauper coffins. S526; printing,
s1.450: removed court cases, $500
supervisor of assessments. S2,7oo;
taxes paid in error. Sb0o.So, anu mis-
cellaneous. S3.153.62.
The taxable basis of the county
Is now as follows: Real and per-
sonal property, S33.649.360. an in
crease since last year of s1.So0.ooe:
securities. s3747,345, a decrease of
about s1OOO.000. On the securities
the tax rate is As cents on each Sloo'
of which 80 cents goes to the count!
and Is cents to the state.
Taxable Basis by Districts
The taxable basis by districts is as
follows: Laytonsville-Real and per
sonal. s1,5O5,5S5: securities. SS9.310.
Clarksburg = Real and personal,
s1.3O9.265: securities. s40.445: Pooles-
yille-Real and personal. s1.792.S15:
securities, sss,O40. Rockville-Real
and personal. s3.735,105: securities,
S1,o45,63o. Colesville-Real and per
sonal, s1,494. 700: securities. s194.625.
Jamestown = Real and personal.
$1,22O.O6O; securities. s16.160. Bethes-
da-Real and personal, sS.256,725; Sc
curities. S1,040.S50. Olnev-Real and
personal. s1.997.350; securities. 304,-
SIS. Gaithersburg-Real and person.
al, $2,371340; securities. $129.105. Po-
tomac-Real and personal. s1.225.7S0:
securities. $4,000. Barpesville-Real
and personal. s1.409.600; securities,
Sill $40 Damascus-Real and per-
sonal, s1.164,035; securities. s14.570.
Wheaton-Real and personal. S6,167,-
$50; securities. s62s,115. a