Montgomery County sentinel., 1923-07-06
The County Levy.

The County Commissioners met here last
Saturday afternoon and fixed the general
county tax rate and signed the annual
levy for the fiscal year beginning July lst
The general county tax rate for the new
year will be $l.l5 on each 500 Of real and
personal property. This is a reduction Of
is cents from the rate for the year just
closed. The State tax rate for the new
year will be 80 1-l3 cents, Of 4 1918 cents
less than for the past year. The combined
State and county rates for the new year
will be $1.45 1-l3. which is total reduc-
tion of 10 1918 cents.
Because Of bond issues for road improve
ments there will be an additional tax against
some of the districts, as follows Laytons-
vile. l cent Poolesville. IS cents Rock
vile. is cents; Colesville. IS cents Dar-
nestown. 16 cents; Bethesda, S cents
0lney. IL cents Gaithersburg. IL cents
Potomac. 20 cents Barnesville S cents
Wheaton. Is cents. and Woodmont, SO cts.
The rates for special taxing areas. as
requested by the citizens committees of
such areas. are as follows: Section 2,
Chevy Chase. As cents; Section 8. Chevy
Chase. IS cents; Section 4. Chevy Chase,
rs cents; Martins Addition to Chevy
Chase. 80 cents; Friendship Heights, 80
cents; Drummond. 20 cents; Northwest
Park. 35 cents; Oakmont. rs cents; Alta
Vista. is cents; Woodmont. IS cents /.
Washington Suburban Sanitary District, S
cents
The taxable basis Of the county on real
and personal property. which is subject to
all the rates mentioned. is now $45.224.-
IT'S. This is an increase of $9.808,175
and was due very largely to the recent
reassessment Of all such property. which
was ordered by the State Tax Commission.
The new assessments on securities of
all kinds, which are subject to tax Of AS
cents on each 500. total $6,580.675, or
an increase Of $2,930.Sl0. OF the reve-
nue. derived from this source, one-third goes
TO the State. one-thrd to the county and
one-third to incorporated towns and spe-
cial 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 approximately $35.000 more than
was allowed them the year just closed.
or the increase in the real and personal
property appearing In the basis. $685.
sos is furnished by Rockville. Bethesda.
Wheaton and Potomac districts. The re-
naming nine districts contribute $l.452.-
$40 to the increase of basis. There are
21,2l2 assessable real estate properties In
the county. OF the county rate the public
schools received 81 cents, giving this branch
Of the county government an increased
appropriation Of upwards Of $35,000.
This increase together with the levy for
assessment ($i5. 5.800) precluded further
reduction of the rate. That everything was
In readiness for making the levy upon the
new basis is due to the diligent and pains
taking work Of Mr.. Berry E. Clark and the
clerks under him. For number Of weeks
past these officials have averaged eighteen
hours day OF hard work on a difficult
task.
The following are the items Of the levy:
Public schools s236. 40. bonds and in
terest $90.O34. roads SOL $50. assessing
SIS. 800. incorporated towns and special
taxing areas $4,000, bridges $4,000,
county commissioners and clerks 1000.
elections SIS. 500, INDECENT insane SIS, 900.
sheriff. deputies and expenses $7.476.
road machinery $6.606. aims house 1000,
circuit court $500. treasurer and clerks
$4,000. insolvences $4,000. local and
State boards of health $S.667, supervisor
of assessments and assistants $4,000,
tuberculin testing Of cattle $4,000. re-
pairs at aims house $2,860, pensions
S6,77O. orphans court $2,250. attorneys
$2,9SO, clerk circuit court $l.94S. fuel
$500. janitor court house $3.50, jail
warden and matron 5000, jail expenses
$500, county farm bureau $1,000, Mary
land training schools $1,000, pauper coffins
Si56, Juvenile court 81 500, printing $l.450,
taxes in error $3.50. fund for delinquent
Rirls 500, home demonstration fund
$1,000, volunteer FIRE departments OF the
county $450. repairs and reconstruction Of
stone roads 10000. repairs to dirt roads
S2O,45O, road construction $4,000.