Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-07-08
The Comfy Levy.

Because Of increased appropriations for
public schools, police force and police court.
county school ana road bond issues. sup
port OF the various volunteer fire depart
ments. cost of general reassessment and
other county activities. the county COM
missioners. in signing the annual tax levy
on Thursday Of last week, increased the
general county tax rate for the year be-
ginning July LIST to $3.50 on each 500
OF real and personal property. which is
Is cents more than that for the year just
closed.
The public schools will receive for main
tenance sac. 030 more than last year. the
total appropriation being S344,725; it
will cost cost $4,000 to maintain the
police force and police court, the last Leg
islature enacting a law requiring a direct
levy for their support instead Of applying
fines to that end the new school and road
bond issues made necessary an appropria-
ton of S23.900; the various volunteer fire
departments will receive $l0.50O from the
county. and the new general assessment
will mean an expenditure Of $4,000.
Because Of road Improvements, special
rates were levied against the various dis
tricts, as follows: Laytonsville, IS cents :
Poolesville. II; Rockville, I2; Colesyille.
10; Jamestown, IS; Bethesda. 8; Olney.
8; Gaithersburs, 10; Potomac. IA; Barnes
vile. 4; Damascus. IS; Wheaton. 8.
The rates fixed for the special taxing
areas we're: Section 2. Chevy Chase, so
cents; Section 8. Chevy Chase. SIS cents
Section 4. Chevy Chase. so cents: Section
S. Chevy Chase. As cents; Martins Add.
ton to Chevy Chase, IS cents friendship
Heights. 20 cents Northwest Park, IS
cents; Oakmont, 10 cents Alta Vista, 80
cents; Chevy Chase View. 10 cents North
Chevy Chase. IS cents; Washington Sub
urban Sanitary Area, S csnts. which includes
all of Bethesda and Wheaton districts, ex.
csptine the incorporated towns and special
taxing areas therein and additional areas
excepted by the act creating the area, 80
cents; Observation-Disclosures Metropolitan
District. which includes all Of Bethesda
and Wheaton districts and portions Of Pc.
tomac. Rockville, 0lney and Colesyille dis
tricts. for the purposes of the Maryland
National Capital Park and Planning Com
mission, ~ cents Chevy Chase Fire De.
partment area. is cents; Bethesda Fire
Department area, IL cents Silver Sprina
Fire Department area. S cents: Battery
Park. for community house. 2 cents.
The State tax rate for the new year ia
~ ll-2S cents. which is l-20 Of a cent
more than that Of the year just closed.
The principal items of the levy are :;
Attorneys S4,595, assessor So. 400, assess
ing $l5,l00, auditor $500. BRIDGES SIS d.
900. building inspector So. 400. bonds and
interest $i6S.l206S. court cases removed
$5S6.5O. clerk circuit court $l.96i.1O, cir
cult court expenses $500. county COM
missioners and clerks $l4.S0O, county
treasurer $4,000. county home $4,000.
fuel $l.l00. INDECENT insane SIS. 500. in
solvencies 81 900. incorporated towns and
special taxing areas SIS. 800. janitor court
house $3.50, juvenile court $1,000, iail
warden $500. Jail expenses $1,000, law
library $500. local and State boards of
health $S.275.40. county farm bureau
$500. home demonstration agent 81, 495.
cattle testing $4,000. orphans court So
$50. pauper collins $l.040. public schools
S344.725. pensions $9.472. police court
and police force $45.600. roads, construc.
tion and repairs. general and district $l2S.-
42i. road machinery. repairs and equip
ment $2l.805.S2. supervisor OF asseess-
ments $500. sherifs 5000. taxes paid
in error $234.75. volunteer fire depart
ments Sl0.500.
The levy shows that il will cost $s73.-
632.20 to run the county during the year.
The taxable basis Of the county on real