Evening star., 1922-04-21
COUNTY
TNlEVY HIGHER
Increase Of Is Gents on $1O1
Provided in Rates FixeGoby
Supervisors. :.
Special Dispatch To Yne Star.

SD0ihi D1Spe ten 10 Vne Star .-t
ARLINGTON COUNTY r-ofpr
house. Vain increase of 25
| on the 500 assessed valuation 8.
Vided in tbs 1922 Arlington Co..,
| TAX levy fixed by the board hr .,,,..
slsors at an adjourned meeZ.ne AT ths
| courthouse Wednesday night mai
Ing rate of $3.50 On the s,oo
arlington and JeffeiAyon districts "a
$S.40 In Washington ds,r;,., IT,.
latter district is p2yyinp ors Inc
! edness on road hfJnd issua utiaL
counts for the dijferencs ef "hich En ac-
& IN its levy over mat of the Other T e1u,s ,na
| trict viii oni, ~ re Hity Washington dis
Increase. as ,, ave to meet l5-cent
sue was wired 10 cents. The adj
iaonai TAX, It was said, would bring
mat.,,, q, county treasury approxi.
aholif IS J. De Lashmutt, chairman Of
Ihe DAard. who presided. exnia ained
| mat increased revenues Will 20
- de contingent fund for road pur-
pS'es. he stated that the roads were
-. deplorable condition and while the
fpuliding or Improvement, additional rev
gnue would nave TO be made available IL
Inc present roads were even maintained
ODposition to Increase,
There was considerable opposition
70 an increase in the levy and many
were IN favor of it, but no vote was
taken TO obtain the majority sentiment
on the issue
Duringa the discussion several of the
speahers LOOK occasion to criticise
lhe method practiced by the board in
dcqualntlng the people with the re-
celpts ana expenditures One speaker
declared that the reports of the hoarN
are not published in accordance with
| tne law and he would disapprove of
| hlgher taxes until the board will have
puplshed regularly clear and clean
cut statements" of how the money is
| being handled.
Basis Of New Levy.
The new levy of 2sO on the 500 OF
assessed valuation is figured on the
| roads, 20 cents; schools 90 cents:
county fund, 95 cents
Criticism was also directed at the
| county 8 assessment system, it being de-.
cared that the average property assess
ment did not exceed 20 per cent of the
! true valuation and enumerable proper-
| ties OF the same value were appraised
az widely VARYING figures. 1t was GEL
orally agreed that it would be preferable
| to have higher assessment and a lower
| levy, even though il would increase the
amount paid to the state
| following basis: State tax, 25 cents:
The assessed valuations in the coun-
| ty as to districts were announced. as
| follows: Jefferson district, S4.6e5,-
1929: Arlington district, S5,9s6. .s37.S2:
Washington district, S3:3l9,505.6l.
! The county fund levy Of IS cents
on the 800 valuation is based on the
| following estimate Of expenditures
| submitted to the meeting by the
board: Judge of the circuit court,
salary. $2S2.42; commissioner OF rev
enue. commissions. 81 zoe: common
wealth's attorney. salary, s1,20e;
| county clerk. salary. $1,000; sheriff.
salary, $1,000; clerk. board super
visors, salary, $500: T. ]. judge.
| salary, $1,000: members board OF
supervisors, salary, $500: superintend-
ent of poor. $24o; overseer of poor.
salary, 81 900: judges and clerks OF
elections. $1,000; court orders and jury,
certificates. $1,000: care OF poor.
$2.500: stationery, justice of peace
5000: fuel, courthouse. $500: janitor.
salary. $1,000: sanitary inspector.
salary. $1,S00; sidewalks. $4,000; road
lights and street lights. s12.500: engi-
neer department, $500; contingent
fund. $4,000; health department,
$4,000: superintendent OF schools.
salary, Ss15: sanitary engineers Of
/, f1ce $4,000; for free school text books,
| $4,000. Total, $74.561.42.