The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-07-01
COUNTY TAX RATE Re-
DUCED TEN CENTS
Fixed At $1.2O On 500 For En-
suing Year By Commits
SiOnerS

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suing Year By COmmis-
siOners
In special session at Elkton,
on Thursday last. the Commits
sioners of Cecil county wresti-
ed with the tax budget, and
finally fixed the rate for the en-
suing year at $1.20 on the $10J,
a reduction of ten cents in the
rate, compared with the pres
ent year.
This will be good news for
every tax payer in the county,
the action of the Board of
Commissioners coming after a
clamor from residents in all
sections of our county, who
pleaded dire distress in these
times Of depression.
Few realize the trials of. our
Commissioners in making up
the budget and holding the
public expenses down to g
point to permit the ten-cent re-
duction in the tax rate.
The reduced tax rate neces-
sarily carried with it cuts in
several items of public ex-
|pense. the most drastic being
in the appropriations for pub
lie schools and for roads and
bridges. The former was re-
duced $52,603 from $27l, 912.5O
in 1881 to $219,309.5O tor the
ensuing year, and the latter cut
$4,000, from 100000 last year
to $4,000 for 1882. 1t was
possible to reduce the school
levy, due to the fact that the
building program will be dis
continued.
The appropriation to Union
Hospital was cut $1,000, and
that institution will receive
$4,000 in the new budget.
The appropriations for Cecil
County Welfare Association
and the health department.
were reduced $500 and $500
respectively. The levy for the
extension service, commonly
known as the county agent,
was cut $500.
| The appropriation for coun-
ty buildings was reduced to the
extent of 81, 500, for the coun-
ty commissioners court $500,
for the sheriff's Office $1,000,
interest on bonds $500, inquisi-
lions $1,000, cattle testing
5000, and for Hartford county
$4,000. Notable among sew
eral increases in the 1882 fig
ures is the appropriation for
elections, which was boosted
from $1,000 in 1881 to SIS, 900
for the ensuing year.
The budget for the ensuing
fiscal year calls for the expene-
iture of $467,4S3.67, and is
made up of the IS following
items: Is aa3 Is.
Roads and bridges, S,000;i
Town appropriations, $3,4OG;'
County Commissioners Court.
$12,0O0;, County buildings, S.
800; County Health Depart
ment, $4,000; Elections, $15.-
900; Incidentals, $3.50; Circuit
Court jurors, $1,000; Circuit
Court witnesses, $1,000; Sher-
if, $4,000; Bailiff and Crier.
$1,000; Poor and Insane, S.
600; Outside Insane, $4,000;
Printing, $1,000; Circuit Court
Counsel fees, $4,000; Circuit
Court Stenographer, $3.50; Cir
cult Court Miscellaneous, ST.
900; Constables, $500; Orpn-
ans Court, $1,000; Paupers.
$500; Public Schools, $219,3 Os-
so; State Tax Supervisor, ST.
100; County Agent, $2,532;
New assessments, $1,000; In
terest on Bonds, $28,500; Jus
tice of Peace, $500; Reductions
and Insolvencies, $4,000, Cow
testing, $4,000; Sinking Fund,
$4,000; Auditor, $1,000. Con-
tingent Fund, $3,S42.19; Re-
demption OF School Bonds, So
900; Childrens' Welfare Socie-
ty, $4,000; Hartford county, ST.
500; Construction of bridges.
$4,000; Redemption of Later
al Road Bonds, $4,000. Total,