Evening star., 1923-07-01
MONTGOMERY Co.
TAX RATE REDUCED
State Levy Also Lowered,
Cut in Both Totals 10
Cents for Each $500.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, June 30.--The
county commissioners met here this
afternoon and fixed the general
county tax rate and signed the an
nual levy for the fiscal year begin
ming July 1.
The general county tax rate for the
new year will be s1.15 on each 500
Of real and personal property. This
is a reduction OF Is cents from the
rate for the year which closes today.
The state tax rate for the year Begin
ming tomorrow will be 80 LIS cents,
current year. The combined state
and county rates for the new year
will be $1.45 1-13, which is a total re-
duction Of 10 1918 cents.
Because of bond issues for road
improvements there will be an addi-
tional tax against some Of the dis
tricts, ,as follows: Laytonsville, 4
cent: Poolesville, IS cents: Rockville,
Is cents; Colesville, 13 cents; Darnes-
town, 16 cents; Bethesda, 5 cents;
vtlle, cents: Wheaton, 13 cents;
Woodmont. 66 cents.
The rates for special taxing areas,
as requested by the citizens COM
snstt"s mittses Of such T areas, are as follows:
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section 8: Chevy Chase. 80 cents; sec
tion 4, Chevy Chase 25 cents; Mar
tins Addition to Chevy Chase. so
cents. Friendship Heights. 80 cents;
a5 cents; oakmont,. IS cents; Alta
Vista. Is cents; Woodmont. 35 cents;
Washington suburban sanitary dis
trict, cents.
Recently Reaxxexsed.
The taxable basis OF the county
on real and personal property. which
Is subject to all the rates mentioned.
crease OF ss,s0s.1F5. and was due
very largely to the recent reassess-
,nent of all such property. which was
ordered by the state tax commission.
The new assessments on securities
Of all kinds, which are subject to
40. OF the revenae derived from
state. one-third to the county, and
one-third to incorporated towns and
special taxing areas.
That the decrease in the county tax
rate was not commensurate with the
increase in the taxable basis was due
to the fact that the public schools
of the county will receive approx
mately $4,000 more than was al
lowed them for the year just closed.
The taxable basis of the county
by election districts is now as fol-
Laytonsville-Real, s1.365.S55; per-
sonal, s22433o; total. si.5so,1s5: in
GREASE. ss1,sss: Securities, s5e.e25;
decrease, s23,555:
sonal, s1s7,s70: total. s1,420,27o; in
crease. ss3,125. Securities. s3a.s5o;
decrease. $3,1s5.
oolesviile-Real, s1.5O3,s55: per-
sonal, slS7,25O; total. s1.6s0,605: de-
crease. s1o4Ss5: Securities sl4s'5so:
Roekvilie-Real. s4.42s,sa5; person
a. s42s266; total s4s5s; lso; ~, increase gsa Sc
CoiesyiilewRsal. s1.4s4s15: per-
sonaL s22s.s15; total. s1.72s,sso; in
Grease, $17s.O15. Securities, s21i,s45;
increase. s23.24o. t..,.
Darnestown-Real, $1,361,290; per-
sonal. s1s1.4O0:: total, s1,552,6so: in
increase, $44,4s5.
Bethesda District.
Bethesda-Real, $12.S03.825; per-
sonai. s7:s'iioooo;s total sls,5ss,7s5: in
sss,os5; increase, s1,s47,4so.
.asssss elSssssa sssa sss?3a5
st2sa55: Securities, s4ss.sso; In
Gaithsrsburg-Real. .a:6ss.215; per-
SOuht, eoZSso0Us tOtdl, $Z,JE ,bo0s IN
increase s75.6so.
Potomao-Real, s1,5s5,o46: per-
sonal. sss;6oo; total. 3i.ea3.s45: in
crease, s3ss;o2o. Securities, $4,000:
Barnesville-Real. s1.41s.s7o: per-
sonaI, $200.7s0; total. $1.61s.75o: in
crease, s227.195. Securities, S173.s1o;
increase. $2,65o: .-......-'.-..... .........'.
Damascus--Real. s1,110.s45; per-
nj ty,-
crease, S85,s0o. Securities, $4,000; de-
Wheaton-Real. ss.7o1.55o; personal,
$43s.Ss0; total. 3s.141,440; Increase,
s2.asl.s45: Securities. '$747,355; an
The principal items of the levy. or
expense budget, are as follows: Public
schools, $236,710; bonds and interest,
3s0.034.13: roads. $101,S50: assessing.
S15.s00; incorporated towns and spe-
$4,000; county commissioners and
clerks, s12,100; elections, s13,500; in
digent insane. $4,000; sheriff. depu-
ties and expenses, $7,476.78: road ma
chtnery. $6,6Os.10; almshouse, $4,000;
circuit court, $500; treasurer and
local and state boards Of health, 33,-
687; supervisor Of assessments and
assistants. $4,000; tuberculin testing
OF cattle, $4,000; repairs at almshouse.
S2.S60; pensions, s6,770; orphans
court, ss.25o; attorneys. s2.sso; clerk
janttor courthouse, $3.50; Jail warden
and matron. 5000; jail expenses, $500;
county farm bureau, $1,000; Maryland
training school, $1,000; paupers' cof-
fms. S4ss.5o: Juvenile court. 1880:
printing. $1.45o; taxes in error,
$4o5.27: fund for delinquent girls,
800; home demonstration fund, 81 900;
volunteer fire departments Of county,
s450 -
or the general county tax rate OF
S1.l5 the public schools receive Sc As
cents and the remainder-5S 1-5
cents--for all other county expenses,