Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1925-06-12
The County Levy.

The County Commissioners Of this county
signed the levy at their meeting on June
End. The items Of the levy are as fol-
lows
Attorneys SIS. 1885, assessor So 400. bonds
and interest $126, 263.63, bridges SIC, 900.
clerk of the circuit court $2,54975, cir
cult court expenses So. $50. county commits
sioners and clerks $13.800, treasurer and
assistants $1,000. county home $4,000.
fuel $l.100, INDECENT insane 1880. in
solvents $4,000. incorporated towns and
special taxing areas $l4. 500, janitor court
house $3.50. juvenile court $1,000. jail
warden $500. jail expenses $1,000. law
library circuit court $500. local and State
board Of health $2.851.72. Montgomery
county farm bureau 81. 200, Maryland train
ing schools $i.325. orphans court $2,25O.
pauper collins $3.50. printing Sl.45O. pub
lie schools $263.127. pensions $S,3l6.
election district roads $87,l21. road con-
struction, relocation and opening $50, 900,
removed court cases 1885, supervisor of
assessments $500. sheriff $4,000. taxes
in error $3.50. miscellaneous $1,000.
volunteer fire departments $6.250. tuber-
culin testing of cattle $4,000.
The county tax rate for 1925 was fixed at
$l15 on each 500 Of assessable property.
the same rate as that Of 1924. The principal
item Of increase in the budget is in the
appropriation made for school purposes.
the item for general maintenance. allowed
in full by the Commissioners, being in
creased to the extent Of $l5.l12 and the
item for school bonds, recently sold. and
interest on same being increased TO the
extent of $26.542.50. To this last named
item. however, has been applied the pre-
MUM received in the sale of the bonds
recently had. to the extent Of approx
mately So. 500. making the net increase
for all school purposes 500 .l54.50. applica-
Bile to the levy.
The taxable basis Of Montgomery coun-
ty has increased on real and personal
property to the extent of $2,747,325. and
on securities to the extent of $50, $40, the
total basis now being as follows;
Real and personal property $50. 207 .395;
securities $6.505,i25. this class of per-
sonal property bears a fixed county rate
Of SOC on each 500. Because of bond
issues for road purposes in various cleo
tion districts Of the county the following
additional rates will apply. as heretofore
Laytonsville district lc. Poolesville dis
tTict l2c. Rockville district lac, Colesville
district lie, Jamestown district Ice, Be-
thesda district &c, 0lney district 10c. Gath
ersburg district II. Potomac district l5c,
GAINESVILLE district Sc. Wheaton district
12c. Woodmont SIC.
the extent of lc on each 500 in the fol-
lowing districts: Poolesville, Rockville,
Colesville, Bethesda. Olney. Gaithersburg.
Potomac and Wheaton.
At the request Of the Citizens Commit
tees Of the various special taxing areas.
and as required by law. the following
special rates have been imposed for the
purpose of raising funds for the several
areas for local purposes:
Section 2. Chevy Chase. soc; Section 8.
Chevy Chase, 35c; Section 4. Chevy Chase.
4sc; Section S. Chevy Chase. soc; Mar
tins Addition to Chevy Chase SOC. Friend
ship heights zoe, Drummond 35c. North
west Park 35c, 0akmont 10c. Alta Vista
45c. Woodmont 35c. Chevy Chase View
l0c. North Chevy Chase 35c.
The rate in the Washington Suburban
Sanitary Dictrict Section Of Montgomery
county remains unchanged. being Sc on
each 500 Of assessable property therein.
The State rate for 1925 on each 500 Of
assessable property is 81 l2-35 cents. be-