Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-26
1929LEW SIGNED
IN PRINCE GEORGES.
Numerous Changes Made by
County Commissioners
in RecapituIation.
BY GEORGE PORTER.

GJAu CDTreSpOndeItt Oh Inc SLHT.
UPPER MARLBORO, Md, March 20
The 1929 levy for Prince Georges
County. amounting TO s7s7,447,66, was
signed by the county commissioners yes.
terday afternoon.
The levy which Is $40, 504,64 more
than last year, will require an increase
in the tax rate from $3.50 to 81 .36 pei
500. The recapitulation of the levy, as
announced by James G. Blackwell clerk
to the commissioners. after the signing
shows that many items were cut. The
loss of the $4,000 equalization fee foi
schools, however, necessitated the in
creased tax rate.
Items Showing Decrease.
Among the items showing a decrease
So, TOOLS to $2,641.20 interest on school
bonds, from $52,8l2.50 to $46,l25; in
terest on courthouse bonds, from $4,000
to $4,000: roads, from $l41 ,054 81 tC
$132,37345; defense of criminals, from
$5l5 to 1920; expert witnesses, from
$72O to $658; hawk heads. from $54 tc
$4l.70 store accounts, from $417.81 tC
S158.22; stationery, from $4.47806 tc
$2,473.77; miscellaneous, from $6,162.5s
to 81 ,054.5I, and House of Reformation
from $1,000 to $4,000.
One item was eliminated from the
levy entirely. as 1t Is now self-support-
ing, That is Police Court, which was
apportioned $4,000 in the 1928 levy. Two
items were added-supervisorS OF elec-
ton, $4,000, and local assessor, $4,000.
Increases Made.
fy%
creased apportionment are: Public
schools. the budget for which was In
creased from 1888, 1886 to SAT-, 900 by the
Board of Education and approved as
submitted by the county commissioners,
clerks to supervisors of assessments
from $2,400 to $3.50: warden to jail
from $l,04450 to $4,073.40; lunatiC
paupers, from $4,000 to $4,000: con-
stables accounts, from $2.034.O5 to ST.
636 10; magistrates accounts, from 81
491. 90 to S3.851.60; fox scalps. from
$6780 to $4,000: registration Of vita
statistics, from $54304 to $91513; out
pensioners, from s1.311 to 81 ,324: jurors
of inquest, from $374 to $462: public
printing, from 1910 to $l,180: taxes re-
funded, from $326.58 to $375.90; bury
ing paupers, from $145 to $577; trials
removed cases, from $333.50 to $718.50:
county agent, from $l,73o to $l855;
home demonstration agent. from $1,70C
to 81 800; State witnesses before justice
Of peace, from $1.62 to $1.99: Maryland
School for Blind, from 1000 to 81 800
The surplus for emergency expenses and
contingencies amounted to $4,000, as
against $5,935.s1 last year.
Items Remaining Unchanged.
The items in the budget which re-
NAMED unchanged are: County COM
missioners, $500: clerks to county
commissioners, $4,000; stenographer
$1,000; county treasurer and clerks,
$4,000; counsel to county commissioners,
5000; transfer clerk and auditor, 81, 200:
physician to jail, 500; fuel, courthouse
and jail, $1,000: keeper, courthouse
grounds, etc, $780, guard to Jail
81, 0e5; interest on lateral road bonds
$11,577.50; interest on. jail bonds
81, 800; sinking fund to redeem school
bonds. $4,000; sinking fund to redeem
lateral road bonds, $500: sinking fund
on courthouse bonds, $4,000: sinking
fund on jail bonds, $500: Orphans
Court, $1,728: messenger to Orphans
Court. $144: supervisor of assessments,
$4,000; jurors and bailiffs. $1,000,
States attorney, 1880: sheriffs, $4,000:
alrnshouse, 81, 900; health officer, $4,000;
Volunteer Fire Association, $4,000. for
the eradication Of bovine tuberculosis
in Prince Georges County. $4,000: local
farm agent fcolored}, $500, and county
social worker, $2,40O.