Evening star., 1928-06-19
MONTGOMERY TAX
RATE SET AT $3.50
County Commissioners Adopt
First ST, 900, 900 Budget
in Areas History.

budget for county government was ap-
proved by the county commissioners
! today In Rockville. The total is
81 .050, ,65o.27.
The commissioners maintained the
existing tax rate of ST. so per hundred
dollar valuation. A most interesting
feature Of this action by the county
commissioners was the final ratification
Of the new taxable basis for Montgom-
cry County as determined by the gen.
eral reassessment of 1928. The 1923
basis shows $70,si6.7l0 assessed against
! the real property of the county, as COM
pared with $47.S63.So5 assessed against
this real property of the county In 1927
The 1928 increase has taken place al
most entirely in the suburban section
of the county and represents increased
values based on speculative land and
new construction. as the existing as
sessments on homes and business prop
critics in the suburban section were
not materially raised.
| Securities owned by Montgomery
County residents subject to the Ascent
tax on each hundred dollar valuation
| increased approximately $4,000 900 and
the automobile assessments, taxable at
the rate of $l3o per hundred dollar
valuation, are expected to show total
of nearly s2,5ooooo.
Bethesda District Leads.
The Bethesda district. including
Bethesda. Chevy Chase, Glen Echo and
Cabin John, shows q total real prop-
erty assessment of Sl9.969, 900. while
the Wheaton district, including Silver
Spring, Takoma Park and KenSington.
shows a total real property assessment
OF S12.376,000. These two districts fur
nished over 90 per cent of the increase.
The 1927 Montgomery County budget
was SS5S 900. The 1928 budget represents
an increase in county expenditures of
$4,000. The main increases in the
1923 expenditures are for operation and
carrying charges of new school build
mgs and increased road and school bond
issues redemptions due to the countv,s
extensive road and school building pro-
grams OF the past several years, and
also the necessary levy for the expenses
OF the 1928 election. The additional
amount levied for schools Is s75,o77,
which includes the entire increase for
the operation OF the schools asked for
by the County Board of Education and
the county superintendent Of schools.
EDWIN w. Broome. The total county
expenditures for schools i'm 1928 will be
S4ls,S02; $5S.4s4 was levied for addi-
uonai interest and retirement charges
on previous road and school bond issues
ms increased levy for school purposes
VIII not only maintain the existing
school plant Of the county, but will nav
the cost of construction and the OPERA
ton OF the new grade school In Son,er-
set and the additional 3O-odd new
scnoolrooms that are being added to
the other elementary and high schools
IN the suburban sections of the county.
The school and county commissioners
are confident that with the 1928 in
crease to the Montgomery County school
Wants the county Is well able to
care for its entire school population and
oner the best educational opportunities
70 the countys children that have ever
existed In the history Of the county.
Election to Cost s25,eoe.
To hold the 1928 election wili cost
s2o. 600. which amount has been in
ciuoed In the levy. as is So, 900 repre-
Senting the final cost of the 1928 gen.
eraI reasseSsmcnt These two items
VIII not be required In the 1929 levy. as
there IS no election next year and the
reaSsessment is complete. Consequent
~. these amounts, as well as the in.
come from the new construction and
increased land assessments due TO new
subdivisions being placed on record dur.
ing the coming Is months, win be avail
able to carry interest and retirement
charges on the additional road and
school bond issues advocated by the
county commissioners and approved In
letter signed by State Senator Jones
and all the members to the 1929 ses-
sion OF the State House of Delegates
from Montgomery County. which bond
issue Is consequently expected to be-
come law during the next session of
the Legislature. The county will be
able In 1929 to finance another u1illion-
rld-a-half-dollar bond issue for road
and school building purposes without
increasing the county's sl30 tax rate.
The basis Of the Washington Subur-
ban Sanitary Commission district In
Montgomery County in the 1928 general
assessment now amounts To SAT ,863. sos
and the Montgomery County section of
the metropolitan district. which Is un.
der the jurisdiction of the Maryland
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission, has q taxable basis, by
virtue OF the new assessment, OF $751;
36S.5e0.
The new basis for the election dis.
tricts and the special taxing districts
as well as the old and new budget
items are herewith attached.
Schools will cost S4l9, 9,802, police pro-
lection s45.6 500. bonds and interest $780,
95e.94, district roads s69,42i. general
roads s45.380. road opening soc. 600.
Bridges $4,000 and assessing 1000.
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