Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1929-06-07
County Tax Levy.

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year beginning July will remain at ST. 80
on each 500 of real and personal property.
it was decided Tuesday by the county
commissioners at the signing of the annual
tax levy. The taxable basis of the county
follows Real and personal. $77.078. 800 /;
securities, $12.22l,535. and automobiles
(estimated). $2,150,000.
Real and personal property shows as
sessable increase Of $264l.765 over the
1928 assessment and securities show an
increase of $2.921.145.
Taxes on securities are not included in
the county rate, but are fixed by law at
80 cents per 500. In addition TO the
county taxes. the county treasurer also
collects special taxes for specific local i'm
provements and special taxing areas and
the State tax.
A general list of items contained in the
levy follows:
Attorneys $4.335. assessor S2.400.
Auditors $1,000. bridges 10000, build
ing inspector $4,000. bonds and interest
$50. clerk of court SPAS. 80, commission
ers and clerks $l4,800. county treasurer
and assistants $4,000. county home $4.-
800. election district roads $72.7l6. fuel
$1,000, INDECENT insane $l4 200. insolven-
cies $1,000. incorporated towns and tax
ing areas SIT 500, Jail expenses $500.
jail ward=n $500. janitor of court house
$3.50, juvenile court $1,000. law library
! $500. local and State board of health
$500, county farm bureau $500.
Maryland training school $1,000, county
home demonstration $l.495. county cattle
testing $4,000, orphans court $500.
pauper collins $l.500. pensions. board and
relief $l8.732. police court and force $45.-
800. public schools S444.687. roads gen
eral $47,500. opening roads $4,000.
removed court cases $lI38.43. road ma
chinery. equipment, supplies. ETC.. $34.-
078,02. supervisor Of assessments So, 800,
sheriff and deputies 9.400. taxes in error
$500. volunteer fire departments $l2. 900 ;
total 1901. S1l.57.
The special tax rates. which are in ad
dition to the county rate, follow:
First district. IS cents second. 2 cents
third. II cents; fourth. 10 cents; fifth.
cents; sixth. Ia cents seventh. 2 cents
eighth. cents; ninth. 10 cents; Tenth.
cents eleventh. 6 cents; twelfth. IA
cents thirteenth. cents; Woodmont, 80
cents; first and third precincts, Thirteenth
District. 4, cents; second precinct. Thir-
teenth District, a cents Section 2. Chevy
Chase, IS cents Section 8. Chevy Chase.
35 cents; Section Chevy Chase, SO
cents; Section S. Chevy Chase, 80 cents
Martins Addition to Chevy Chase. 80
cents; Friendship Heights. q cents Drum.
mond. IS cents ; Northwest Park, IS cents
Oakmont, S cents; Alta Vista, SIS Cents
North Chevy Chase. rs cents CHEVY Chase
View. 10 cents; sanitary tax. cents Bat
terry Park, Is cents; Silver Spring Fire DE-.
partment area. cents: Chevy Chase Fire
Department area. Is cents Bethesda Fire
Department area. 10 cents: Suburban Dis-
trict area, 80 cents Metropolitan District
10 cents.
Berry E. Clark, clerk to the county COM
mlssioners' computed the proportionate
amount OF the county rate which will he
used for each of the various activities
His computation shows that II ITO will
be used for school purposes. leaving So $40
cents for general county purposes. The
amount for the school rate includes is $40
Tor the payment OF interest and retirement
OF principal on outstanding bonds. The
county general purpose fund is divided az
follows: so $40 cents road construction
repairs. opening, relocation and BRIDGES
IL IL cents is for courts, sheriff, police and
like purpose; 8 cents for charitable DUR
poses; 2 cents for assessors and assessing
costs and 8 cents for salaries and admin
istration. These figures are Approximate,
Mr.. Clark states.
Mr.. Clark reports that there have been
transcribed in the past year 2, 769 recorded
deeds. 5,538 changes in assessment, 1851
revisions and 2.l43 additions, or total Of
9.54S changes in the assessment records
If the county