Evening star., 1922-06-24
TAX
LEVY PUT AT $3.50
County. Commissioners Re-
duce Assessment-Appro-
priation of Funds.
Correspondepce of, The Star.

special Correspondence OF The star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, June 24.-In
special session here yesterday after
noon, the county commissioners
signed the annual tax levy and fixed
the county tax rate for the year be-
ginning July l.
The general county tax rate was
fixed at $1.a0 on each 800 of assess
able real and personal property,
which is 10 cents less than the rate
for the year now drawing to close.
The state tax rate for the year. which
is fixed by law, will be IS cents on
each 500 of real and personal proper
ty. which is a reduction of one-third
also fixed by law. remains the same
30 cents on each 800.
In addition to the county and
state rates, there are, because OF
bond issues incident to road improve
ments. special rates, required by acts
Of the legislature, against various
districts as follows: Laytonsville. 1
cent; Poolesville, 8 cents; Rockville,
% cents; Colesville. 16 cents; Darnes-
town. % cents; Bethesda. 9 cents:
Olney. IA cents; Gaithersburg, 10
cents; Potomac. Is cents: Barnes
Vile, cent; Wheaton. 1S cents.
Tax for Special Purposes.
At the request of citizens commit
tees of the various taxation areas,
and as authorized by law, the follow
ing rates were fixed in such areas:
Section 2, Chevy Chase. 45 cents; Sec
tion 8. Chevy Chase. IS cents; section
Chevy Chase. 20 cents: Martins Ad-
dition to Chevy Chase, 80 cents;
Friendship Heights. 10 cents; Drum
mond, 35 cents; Northwest Park. 35
cents: Oakmont, rs cents. These
taxes will be collected by the county
various citizens committees for use
for street and other improvements.
The principal items of the levy are
as follows: Public schools. $202,969;
pass psha' to aas Stone rosd
to dirt roads. s2O.43s: assessing, s17.-
s17.s4: bridges. $4,000; county COM
missioners and clerks. .$12.32s; cleo
Incorporated towns. $500: sherlfrs.
ss7sy sss37sy eirenis 3Fsassrs5 Court sSCse
PPenses' Pense $3.50; sSo. maintenanee of slms.
sSpssv..os Ses es assessmsssts: aasnnsss :s,5SSS::
clerk OF cire9it court, s2,2ss;15; in
6o,,rt boards . Of abe health. ;2.s5a7I; orphans
cludes accumulated Indebtedness,
sl.1o5; Janitor. courthouse.. $1.sso;
BUREAUS sso6 'Mss9Si Ms9SianG eGunTy TyyannR fanR
School. $1,000: fuel. $1,000: printing,
$4,000: eesoGnnstables esGn s4ss;7o; Jail ex-
justices Of the peace. $40 80; pauper
damages. ss 1an rsmoved eda%,neFs eonst cases saa
SlI1: taxes paid in error. s246S0; in
work. stationery, supplies, contingent
courthouse offces. ss.2ss.s1.
Taxable Basis Higher.
During the year the taxable basis
OF the county on real and personal
to willie I'll frGm tse
assessable securities decreased from
$3.6S8.0s0 to $3.64s.s90. or $3s,2oO.
The taxable basis of the county by
districts is now as follows:
Laytonsville-Realp property, $685.
80; personal property. s272.sso; total,
$1.52s.2S0. Securities, S76.18o
Clarksburg-Rea1. s1,os4.310: per-
sonsi. s252:ssa; total. sl.ss7,1S. Sc
curities, $36.545.
Poolesyille e.. Real, sl;47s.2o5; per-
curities. $64.S35.
Rockville-ReaL, $s.41s.44o; per-
sonal. s353.33o; total. $3,772,770. Sc
curities. $1,018,S30
Colesville-Real s1.226.27o; per-
sonal. $321.so5: total, $1.547.s75. Sc
curities, $1ss.7O5.
Darnestown-Real. $sss.2s5; per-
sonal, $244.s25: total. $1,243,12o. Sc
curities. $26.105.
Bethesda-Real. ,s.52s.525: per-
sonal, $414.750; total, $s,943,275. Sc
cu-itfes. $1.00s,615.
olney-Real. $1.77s.1o5: personal,
$3os.s35; total. S2.os6,o4o. Securities,
$31s,530.
Gaithersburg-ReaI. s2.1s1.51o: per-