Evening star., 1925-06-07
PUTS
TAX ON S56,0)D,O0O
Bethesda and Wheaton Pay
More Than All Other Dis
tricts Combined.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

ROCKVILLE. Md, June 6.-That
Bethesda and Wheaton districts pay
considerably more State and county
taxes than the other II districts Of
Montgomery County combined, is
shown by statement just prepared
by Berry T. Clark, clerk to the board
OF county commissioners.
The taxable basis Of the county on
real and personal property is now
s50.2o7,395. OF this, s16,104, sos is
against property in Bethesda district
and SlO,6S5,190 against Wheaton dis
trict property. or S26.7S5,795 against
the two districts, as against S23, ,421 500
in the other IL districts.
The county's total assessment on
securities is $6.505,12 of which
$3,219,485 are owned by residents of
Bethesda district and $642,4S5 by
Wheaton district citizens, or S3,S61 $40
for the two, as compared to $2,643,155
for the other IL districts.
List of Assessments.
The assessments against all three
classes OF property in the various dis
tr!cts is as follows:
Laytonsville-Real, $1,377, $50; per-
sonal. S2l4.49o; total, 1852, ,050.
Securities, S49,950.
Clarksburg-Real, 1,215,2S5: per.
Securities. s24.850.
Poolesville-Real, sl.511,645; per-
sonal, S194,945; total, S1,706,59O
Securities. S143,035.
Rockville-Real. S4,650 $50; personal,
s458,305; total, s5.l09,2S5. Securities,
s1.236,o50.
Colesville-Real. s1.52s 500; personal,
S215,o35; total, s1,744,535. Securities,
S193, 500.
Darnestown-Real s1,35s,3So per.
sonal, sl9O.255; total, s1,549,635
Securities. s5S.425.
Ecclesiastical, s15.1s7,7oo: per-
sonal, s916.905; total, 16,1O4, COS.
Securities, s3,2l9,4S5.
Olney-Real, S1.961.255; personal,
s272,775; total, S2.234 ,020. Securities.
S54S,535.
Gaithersburg-Real. $3.50, 4o5; per.
sonal, s327,s25; total, $3,0OS,230. Sc.
curities. s222.2O5.
Potomac-Real, s1,997,715; personal
S123.590; total, s2,121 ,305. Securities,
S1.910.
Barnesville-Real, s1,417.245; per.
sonal, s19S,7S5; total. S1,616,03O. Sc.
curities. s164.595
Damascus-Real. s1.132 o5o: per.
sonal. S191.3 .365; totals. $l,323,415. Sc.
curities, nothing.
Wheaton-Real, sl0,14S.245; per.
sonal, s536,945; total, S10,6S5,1 Sc
curities. S642.4s5.
Totals-Real. s46.16S.955; personal
81 ,03S, ,440; securities, S6,505,125.
OF the increase on real and personal
property of $2,747,325 in the county s
taxable basis during the year ending
June 80. Bethesda district provided
S1,504,165 and Wheaton district 1928.
$40, and the assessments against Sc
curities owned in Bethesda district
increased during the year S217,540
Assessments against securities owned
in Wheaton district. however, de
creased S231,315. The increases and
decreases in the other districts dur
ing the year were as follows:
Laytonsville-Real and personal,
$3.50 increase; securities, s5.425 in
crease.
Clarksburg-Real and personal, ST..
7S0 decrease; securities, $4,000 de-
crease.
Poolesville-Real and personal, $3.50
increase; securities, $50 increase.
Rockville-Real and personal, 1885,
$40 increase; securities, $70,475 de-
crease.
Colesville-Rea and personal, $16..
SO increase, securities, $1,000 de-
crease.
Darnestown-Real and personal,
$3.50 increase; securities, $735 in
crease.
Olney-Real and personal, S5,965 de-
crease; securities, $S6,450 increase.
Gaithersburg-Real and personal,
S70,440 increase; securities, $751; in
crease.
Potomac-Real and personal, $51 ,5S5
increase.
Barnesville = Real and personal
S1,055 increase; securities, $465 in.
crease.
Damascus-Real and personal, ST.,
sos increase.