Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1926-06-04
The Counfy Tax Rate.

Although the expenses Of Montgomery
county for the fiscal year beginning July
LIST will, as shown by the annual levy just
signed by the County Commissioners. be
greater by approximately $4,000 than
the past year, there will be no increase in
the general county tax rate. the County
Commissioners having fixed it at $115 on
each 500 of real and personal property.
which is the same as for the last three
years
That the commissioners were able to
hold the tax rate down to its present figure
was due to the fact that since the last an
nual levy the taxable basis of the county
on zealand personal property has increased
S4.O44,5S0, and is now $54,251,975,
and on securities Of various kinds, which
bear tax rate Of 80 cents on each 500,
fixed by statute, $233.445. the total now
being $e.775.400.
For operation Of the public schools the
new levy appropriates $294,S95. which
is $3l.766 more than allowed for the cur
rent year. and that. taken in connection
with an allowance of $4,000 for primary
and general elections this fall. explains
virtually all Of the increase Of expenses OF
the couny for the next fiscal year.
Because Of bond issues for road improve
ments, the levy includes special assess
ments against the various election districts
as follows: Laytonsville Ia cents, Pooles-
vile II, Rockville IS. Colssville 10. Darnes-
town Is, Bethesda 8. 0lney 8. Gathers
burg II, Potomac IA. GAINESVILLE 4. Da-
mascus S. Wheaton 10. Woodmont AS.
At request of the citizens committees
OF the various special taxing areas. the
commissioners have, as required law, fixed
the following special rates for the several
areas for local purposes Section 2. Chevy
Chase, so cents Section 8. Chevy Chase,
rs; Section 4, Chevy Chase. so; Section
S. Chevy Chase, 80; Martins Addition.
Chevy Chase. 80; Friendship Heights 20,
Drummond IS. Northwest Park IS, Oak
mont 10. Alta Vista AS. Woodmont IS,
Chevy Chase View 10, North Chevy Chase
IS.
The tax rate in the Washington Suburban
Sanitary District section of the county re-
mains unchanged. being cents on each
500
The levy shows that it will cost $644,-
223.9l to run Montgomery county during
the year beginning July LIST. the principal
items Of expense being as follows;
Operation Of public schools $685.. 1895;
public school bonds. principal and inter
est. 62.537.50; roads including princi-
pal and interest on road bonds, $l97, 720
Incorporating towns and special taxing
area $l5.705, county commissioners and
clerks $l4.l00. elections $4,000. INDECENT
insane $40. 500. sheriff and deputies S.
266.75, pensions SS.106. bridges $1,000.
county treasurer and assistants $1,000.
county home $4,000. circuit court SIS. $50,
attorneys $4,395. insolvencies $4,000,
supervisor of assessments $4,000, local
board of health $4,000, clerk circuit
court $2.465.75. assessing $4,000, cattle
tuberculin testing $2,250. orphans court
$4,000, county farm bureau s., 500. home
demonstration work Si.3l5, printing $l.45O
jail expenses $1,000, warden and matron
OF jail $500. janitor court house $3.50
juvenile court $1,000, premiums on off.
Gals bonds SITS. volunteer fire depart
ments $3.50, paper collins $607 Law
library $500, taxes paid in error $l7L79
delinquent girls $780,