The Washington times., 1922-06-24
7AK.LEVF.F0R
MONTGOMERY
CUT T.ENG!EN!'I.S
Commissioners Fix New An.
Hual Rates for Towns
Il, " Throughout County.
$500 q rhs Wsshingtsa Times.

ROCKVILLE. Nd. June s4.--In
special session here yesterday after
noon. the county cotnmissioners
signed the annual tax levy and fixed
the county, tax rate for the yeaS be-
ginning July 4.
The general county tax rate was
fixed At $3.50 on each 500 Of asssss,I
able real and personal property.
which II 10. cents less than the rate
for the current year. The State tax
rate, for the year win be s5c on each
500 Of real and personal property. q
reduction or one-third Of q cent. The
, rate on securities remains the same
80 cents on each s1oe. E-s
List Of Special Rates.
In addition 70 the county and State
rates, there are. because OF bond
issues incident TO road improvements.
special rates. required by acts OF the
Legislature, against various districts.
a. follows: Laytonsville, cent:
iPoolesville. 8 cents; Rockville. y
cents; colesville, l6 cents; Darnes-
town, ~ cents: Bethesda. cents;
cents; Potomac. Is cents: Barnesvilie,
! cent; Wheaton. Is cents.
| At the request Of citizens commit.
tees Of the various taxation areas.
and as authorized by law, the follow.
inE rates were fixed in such areas.
Section Q, Chevy Chase, IS cents.
section Q, Chevy Chase. 35 cents:
section 4. Chevy Chase. Is cents; sec
| ton s, Chevy Chase, 20 cents: Mar
tins Addition to Chevy Chase, 30
cents: Friendship Heights. 10 cents;
Drummond, IS cents; Northwest
Park. IS cents: Oakmont, Is cents.
These taxes will be collected by the
county treasurer and turned oyer to
1.-The various citizens committees for
use for street and other improve
ments.
The principal items of the levy are
a. follows: Public schools, S202. $50;
bonds and interest. 5.02s.31; repairs
to stone roads. S57,7S6; repairs 10
dirt roads. s20,43s; assessing, $i7..
b17.s4; bridges. $4,000: county com.
missioners and clerks, $12,3 ,329; cleo.
tions, S12 900; INDECENT insane. $500;
incorporated towns. 3S6oo: sheriffs.
81, ,46e.s3; county treasurer, 5000;
pensions s6.s75; circuit court ex-
penses, Ss.S60; maintenance OF aims.
house. S4,s0o; attorneys, S3.120; su.
pervisor Of assessments, $500; clerk
circuit court. $2,2ss.16; insolvencies.
81, 400; local and State boards of
health. S2,s62.71; orphans court,
50 900; maintenance Of slmshouse 10
June 30. 1922. which includes
accumulated Indebtedness. s1.7o5;
janitor courthouse. s1.3Se; Juvenile
court. II 800; county farm bureau,
81, 200; Maryland TraininG School,
81 900: fuel. $1,000; printing, s1,450;
reconstruction of stone roads. S21, 900;
constables. $4ss.7o: jail expenses.
$500; warden OF Jail, $3.50; justices Of
the peace. Sf<o.5o; paper coffins.
S577: road examiners and damages.
s312: removed court cases, $177;
taxes paid in error, s246.60; inquests,
| sos; home demonstration work, sta.
tionary, supplies. contingent fund
and equipment for various court.
house offices. $s,23s.s1.
Personal Property Increase.
During the year. the taxable basis
of the county. on real and personal
property, Increased Sss5. $50, or from
Ss4, ,460, SO to S36,416,6o0. while the
assessable securities decreased from
So s,sss,oso to Ss.s4s. $50. or sss.200.
The taxable basis Of the county by
districts Is now as follows:
Laytonsville-Real property, 81.
256.s1o: personal property, S272.sso;
total, 81 ,52s.2 ~.
Securities, s76,ls0. a.
Ciarksburg-Real, $1.0s4,310; per.
sonal. $2S1,s35; total, 31,s37 Jas. Sc.
curities, $as.545.
1 Pooiesviiie-Reai, s1.475.205; per.
sonal. ss1s, 1876; total. S1.s75,20o, Sc.
curities. s84.s35.
/ Rockville-Real. $3.41s.440: per.
sonsl.f $363, $50; total, $3,772,77o. Sc.
curities. S1,o1S.s3e.
| Co:esville-Real. s1.226,270: per,
sonai, s321, sos; total. s1,b47.s75. So.
curities. Slss,7o5. .,-.-.-- .".
i Darnestown-Real, $99S,2s5: per
sonai.. .s2S: total. $1,243,12o. Sc.
curities. s26.lo5. II =. ...'
Ecclesiastical, 3s,52S,525; per
sonal, s41<,750; total, $S,s43,275. Sc.
curities, 81, ,00S,615.
4 solney--Reai, S1,776,105: personal
ssos. .ss5: total. ss.oss, ,o4o. Securities,
SS16,b30. ...f .g..t. &.N
Gaithsrsburg-Real, s2.1s1,S10; per,
sonal, 3337.s45; total, $2,4ss,155. Sc
curities. S12s.so5. - ....a -
Potonac--Real. ,S1.141,410: PEI,
sonal. sss.216; total, s1.24o,s25. &c.
curities, $40. 80
| Barnesvilie--Real. S1.138,725; per
Isonal. s255.S30; total, $1,3s2,55b. Sc
curities, $171 1.760. ..
Damascus--Real, T$976,950; perso
nal, s22S, sos; total, s1.2oo,466. Sc
curities, 1880.
i Wheaton--Real, fs6.4S3,170; per
lsonai, sSss, ,s26; total, $s,sso,osb. Sc
tcurities, t60l 7s0. EAR IT,
i Bethesda Pays One-Fourth.
The above statement shows that
! Bethesda district alone will pay con
siderabiy more than one-fourth Of al
taxes collected In the county nexl
year, that Wheaton district win pay
about one-fifth and that the two will
pay in the neighborhood Of Is per
cent. ENi 8t ,sT .... .ts
| The new general county tax rate
will be. Il is said, one OF the lowest
I'm the State. In the other counties
Il where the rates have been fixed
washington and Carroll each have Q
rate OF s1.40 and the others rang
from that up to s2.s5, which is, tn.
rate for Calvert county,