Evening star., 1921-06-19
SUBURBAN SCHOOLS.
PROFIT IN TAX LEVY.
Montgomery. County Board
Allows s220,72s.15 and Will
Provide for Buildings.
Correspondence of The Star.

Correspondence Of The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md. June 1s.-The
controversy over the annual expense
budget for the public schools of
Montgomery county was settled by
the county commissioners today.
when they included in their annual
tax levy the entire amount asked
for by the county board of education.
with the exception Of the items for
new school buildings and debt serv-
ice. 1t was announced. however, 6iat
construction and repairs would pro-
coed according to the program OF
the board. that provision for pay
ment would be made later. and that
the debt service item would also be
taken care of later.
The total amount allowed for
schools is $220.728.15. This is a con-
siderable increase over the amount
levied last year and will, it is UNDER
stood. be sufficient to permit sub
stantial increases in teachers salaries
and to. place the schools of the county
on a satisfactory basis. The increased
appropriation will mean an increase
in the county tax rate Of about
II cents. Commissioners Roby. Riggs
and Perry are understood to have
voted in favor of the budget and
Commissioners Chiswell and Lewis
against.
The commissioners fixed the county
tax rate at $1.40 on each 800 of
property. This is 81 cents higher
than. the rate of last year. Because
Of road improvements. however. there
are special tax rates against several
louisville district. cent: Poolesville
district. cents: Rockville district.
% cents: Colesville district II cents:
Darnestown district, % cents; Be-
thesda district. 7 cents: Olney district.
IL cents; Gaithersburg district. Is
Wheaton district. "a cents.
The tax rate imposed by the Wash
ington suburban sanitary commits
sion. applicable to the Rockville. Be
thesda and Wheaton districts, is 4
cents on 800. and the special tax
rates for local improvements i'm
posed by citizens committees are as
follows: Section 2. Chevy Chase. 80
cents; section 3. Chevy Chase. 30
cents; section :. Chevy Chase. 25
cents: Martins Addition to Chevy
Chase. 80 cents: Friendship Heights
and the Hills 10 cents; Drummond.
IS cents; Northwest Park, IS cents;
Oakmont. 20 cents.
The state tax rate for the year will
increase of about lilo cents over
tho rate Of last year.
In addition to the amount allowed
for schools. the principal items of
the levy are as follows: Roads. s103.-
634s2: bonds and interest, $6S.15o.62;
cult court. $12,s60; county commits
sioners. clerks. etc. $12.634.35: indi-
gent insane, $500: sheriff and depu-
ties. 1886: pensions. $3.50; aims
house, $5.044.70: attorneys. -s3,553.S1;
forest fires. etc. $2.995.22.
The taxable basis of the county is
now $34.45o7o: attorneys. $3.553sl; !;
Is as follows:
Laytonsville-Real estate. s1.237.so
personal. s275.575; total. $1.513.4So.
Clarksburg-Real. s1,064.600; per-
sonal. 3253.41o: total, $1.31s,olo.
Poolesville-Real. $l:4Ss.439: per-
Rockville-Real. s3.379,44O; personal
$353.305: total. $3.732.745.
Colesville-Real. $1.215.355; personal
$3z1.550: total, s1.536.905.
Darnestown-Real. $9SS.610: personal
$236. .935: total. $1.225.545,,
s4oo.sss total. ss.5ss.7s5.
GaithersburE-ReaI. s2.1o2.s5o; per-
sonaf. $33S.445: total. s2.441.2s5.
Potomao-Real. S1.ls1.5s5: personal
$1o7,735: total. $1.2ss.33o.
Bafnesville-Real.. $1.140.ss5: per-
Domascus-Real. $95s.930: personal,
$227.315; total, $1.1S2.245.
wheaton-Real. $6.023.735: personal.
1891. .675: total. S6.415.410.
Olney-Real. $1.72S.490; personal
$2S7, ,s75; total, 1896. 465.
The |. combined taxable basis of
Bethesda and Wheaton districts. which
border on the District Of Columbia,
is $15.00s.195. or about 43h per cent
Of that of the entire county.