Evening star., 1935-06-13
Some Election or Tax Dis
triCtS Have Altered
Assessments.
COUNTY RATE BOOSTED
60 CENTS $3.50 HIGH
Accountant Issues Supplemental
Table Showing Totals
for Areas.
BY JACK ALLEN.
STAFF Correspondent of The Star.

Stan correspondent OF Inc othr'
ROCKVILLE, Md, June ia
supplemental tax table prepared by
County Accountant Alexander Han
cock today revealed that. with few
exceptions, the special levieS made in
Montgomery County's election dis
tricts and taxing areas will remain
unchanged during the fiscal year be-
ginning July l.
The levies have no bearing on the
general county rate, which the COM
missioners have decided to increase
from 90 cents to 81 so. the proceeds
being used exclusively to finance spe-
cial public improvements and services
received by the residents Of certain
areas.
Retirement of a road bond issue
will cut 4 cents off the total assess
ment in the eleventh election district,
while 2-cent increase is to be made
in the third district to meet the
charges on road bond obligations. the
accountant declared.
Citizens Vote Increases.
The Citizens Committees Of sec
tions 2 end 4, Chevy Chase. have
voted and 10 cent increases in
their respective rates ana the jump.
Hancock said, will reflect in tax bills
for the new year. Funds derived from
the taxes are returned 10 the govern
ing bodies of those communities for
street improvements and sanitary
service.
A 2-cent increase authorized under
an act of the recent State Legislature
is to be made in the tax collected in
the Silver Spring Fire Department
area for the maintenance of that unit,
the resultant rate being 6 cents on
the 500 assessment.
The rate in the new Kensington Fire
Department tax area created by the
Legislature this year will be cents
on the 500 assessment. Hancock
stated.
Total Levies Given.
Hancock's table, therefore. shows
that the ti.50 general country rate,
two days ago to finance 81 sol ,407 SO
budget for the new year, together with
the district levies and the 22-cent
State tax, results in the following
rates on the 500 assessment in the
election districts:
First, $l.S4; second, $1.78: third,
S1.86; fourth. $1.80; fifth. STA; sixth.
S1.82; seventh, $174; eighth, Sl.78;
ninth, $l.78; tenth. $1.78: eleventh,
sl.78; twelfth, $l.84; thirteenth.
$1.76.
Additions to the above rates in spe-
cial taxing areas are as follows:
Section 2. Chevy Chase, 35 cents;
section 8. Chevy Chase. IS cents; Sec
ton 4, Chevy Chase. 35 cents: section
S. Chevy Chase, 80 cents; Martins
additions to Chevy Chase, "a cents:
Friendship Heights, 80 cents: Drum
mond, 35 cents; Oakmont, cents:
North Chevy Chase. 25 cents; Chevy
Chase View, 10 cents: Battery Park.
13 cents; North Washington Park, 80
cents.
Fire Taxes Listed.
Silver Spring fire department area.
6 cents; Chevy Chase fire department
area, 10 cents: Bethesda fire depart
ment area. 10 cents; Conduit road fire
department area, 10 cents; Gathers
burg Washington Grove fire DEPART
ment area, 10 cents in sanitary zone
of ninth election district and cents
outside sanitary zone; Kensington
fire department area, S cents.
Montgomery County suburban dis
trict, 80 cents; Maryland Washington
metropolitan district, 10 cents; Mont
gomery suburban district road tax,
4 cents, and sanitary district, cents.
The first, second and third pre-
cincts of the thirteenth election dis
trict also have an additional assess
ment for special improvements. They
include cents in the first and third
precincts for the Viers Mill road and
3 cents in the second precinct for
the Brookeville pike grade crossing.