Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1928-06-29
The county Tax Levy,

missioners based their tax levy, signed
Tuesday. for the fiscal year beginning July
I. $40, 516, no is real estate. $3,O15, 060
personal property. not including automo-
biles, and $2.1O0.OOO automobiles. The
total is $16.423. $50 more than the basis
for the current year.
The basis by districts, not including auto
mobiles, is as follows:
Laytonsville-Real $1,375,32 personal
$l52 $50; total $l,527,970. Securities.
which bear a rate fixed by law, of 80 cents
for county purposes and Is cents for State
on each 500. S4O,37O.
Clarksburg-Real $1,348,49 personal
$l5O,7S0; total S1,497,275. Securities
$24.l70.
Poolesville -Real $l.569.2 65. personal
$l92,790; total $l.762,O55. Securities
$2l9.675.
Rockville-Real $5.7S6.S5O. personal
$2sl,3lO; total $6.027,66O. Securities
$l.465. sos.
Colesville-Real $l.929.S3O; personal
$l33.75O; total $2.O63,5sO. Securities
$3.50. O2O.
Jamestown Real 81. S49, $50, personal
$l25.72O; total $l.474. 800. Securities
$95.9O5.
Ecclesiastical $2S.S9l,0l5. personal
$500 $50; total $29.753.405. Securities
$4,72l,03O.
Olney-Real So. 457. $40, personal $780,
655; total $2.664.O25. Securities $685.
$40.
Gaithersburg-Real $3,l24.l35. personal
$685. 25; total $S.SiO,56O. Securities
$144, 720.
Potomac-Real $2,739, $50. personal
$89,540: total $2,829,030. Securities
$332,44O
Barnesville-Real $l,5ll.325. personal
$l5l,675; total $l.663.O0O Securities
$l70.O25.
Damascus-Real $l.199. 400. personal
Sl25.S70: total $l,325.270. Securities
$500.
Wheaton-Real $l7,287,435. personal
$S45,7O5; total $l7,6S3.14O. Securities
$l.269,9OO.
The new total on securities is $685.
$40, exceeding that of the current year
by $2,l66.l95.
In addition to the general county rate of
$3.50 on each 500 of real and personal
property. fixed by the commissioners. the
levy includes special rates as follows
Montgomery County Suburban District,
exclusive of special taxing areas. 80 cents;
Washington Metropolitan Dis
trict, 10 cents first and third precincts of
Wheaton district. 4 cents second precinct
of Wheaton district, cents. and the fol-
lowing for special road improvements
dis riot IS cents. Poolesville
district II cents Rockville district II cents.
Colesville district 8 cents, Jamestown dis
trict IS cents. Bethesda district 2 cents,
0lney district 7 cents. Gaithersburg dis
trict 10 cents, Potomac district II cents
GAINESVILLE district 4 cents, Damascus dis
trict IA cents, Wheaton district 7 cents,
Woodmont 81 cents.
The special rates for the special taxing
areas. levied at the request Of the various
citizens committees. are Section ?, Chevy
Chase. 40 cents; Section 8. Chevy Chase.
IS cents; Section 4. Chevy Chase. so
cents; Section S. Chevy Chase, IS cents !;
Martins Addition to Chevy Chase. 80
cents; Friendship Heights. 20 cts. Drum
mond. 35 cents Northwest Park. IS cents
0akmont, 10 cents North Chevy Chase
View, 10 cents; North Chevy Chase, IS
cents; Battery Park. IS cents Alta Vista,
40 cents; Silver Spring Fire Department
area. A cents; Chevy Chase Fire Depart
ment area. Is cents Bethesda Fire De-
partment area. 10 cents sanitary. IL cts.
The State tax rate for the new year is
rs 64-l00 cents on each 500. or approx
mately 2 cents less than the State rate for
the current year.
The budget includes:
Attorneys $4,000, assessors S2,4OJ.
auditors $1,000. building inspectors So.
400, bonds and interest $3.50, $50. "a, clerk
of the circuit court $2,lO295. county com
missioners and clerks Sl4,800 county
treasurer $1,000. county home $4,000,
INDECENT insane $4,000. janitor of court
house ST $50, juvenile court $1,000, jail
warden 5000, law library $500, local and
State boards of health $3,145.03. farm bu-
reau $500. Maryland Training School
$500. home demonstration SLABS. tuber-
culosis testing $4,000. pauper collins
$l,377. supervisor of assessments SO. 500.
sheriff $4,000. taxes in error $394l8'
miscellaneous $l0,6l8.17. circuit court
$lO.36O. fuel $1,000. insolvencies $4,000.
Incorporated towns $l8, $50. Jail expenses
$500. orphans court $4,000, contingen-
cies $7.400.
Of the $3.50 on each 500 of real and
personal property 67,6 cents goes for the
public schools.
The Authority On which All Bond
Brokers Rely. Why Speculate
In thirty-twO years of Wall Street expe-
rience have never personally known any
man vino attained wealth through pure
speculation. sooner or later some colossal
loss occurs to wipe out all previous gains.
JOHN MOODY.
Many people who sincerely believe that
they are investing their money in safe
securities are actually throwing it way
in the worst type Of speculation. The
officers Of this bank will be glad to discuss
your investment ploblems with you. and
have further provided for your use
Moody's Rating Book Service.
a. hich will furnish vou with fulI informa.