Evening star., 1936-06-21
COUNTY TAX TABLE
REVEALS CHANGES
Rate Cuts Shown in Seven
Election Districts in
Montgomery.
B,a stan Correspondent of The Star


ROCKVILLE, Nd. June ia
number Of changes will be found in
special levies of Montgomery County's
election districts and tax areas dur
ing the fiscal year beginning July l,
table of supplemental taxes pre-
pared by County Accountant AleXan-
Ger Hancock disclosed today.
The levies have no bearing on the
general county rate, which is expected
to be continued at Sl.50 on the 500
assessment when the commissioners
adopt the new budget on Tuesday,
the proceeds being used exclusively
to finance special public Improvements
and services received in those areas.
Increases in asseSSable base and
reduction Of interest charges on road
bonds will cut l cent off the total
rate in the first. fourth, fifth, seventh.
twelfth and thirteenth districts, while
taxpayers in the eighth district will
receive a 2-cent decrease by virtue
Of the same developments.
Tax Bill Changes.
Changes in the special area tax
rates of three communities will be
reflected in tax bills for the new year,
Hancock said. The Citizens Com
mittees Of Section ., Chevy Chase and
Battery Park have voted for and 2
cent reductions. respectively. while
the Citizens Committee of Oakmont
has decided upon scent increase.
Funds derived from the special area
taxes are returned to the government
tai agencies of those communities for
street improvement work and sanitary
service
Two new taxes authorized at the
recent session Of the State Legislature
are to be collected for the first time.
A 2-cent levy will be imposed for
support of the Silver Spring PubliN
Library in an area generally conform
ing to the Silver Spring fire tax zone,
while a Scent levy viii De collected
for maintenance of the Takoma Park
Fire Department in that part of the
ninth precinct Of Wheaton district,
lying outside the Takoma Park cor
porate limits.
Table for Districts.
Hancock's table shows the follow
ing election district rates will result
II the $3.50 tax is enacted by the
commissioners, his figures including
the general county levy, district road
levies and the 22-cent State rate;
First. Sl83; second. Sl78: third
el.s6; fourth. sl79: fifth, sl73;
sixth, 1892; seventh. S1.73; eighth
sl76; ninth, l.7S; tenth. $l78;
eleventh, sl78; twelfth. sl83; thir-
teenth sl75.
Additions to the above rates in spe-
cial taxing areas will be as follows;
Section ,. Chevy Chase. 30 cents:
Section 3, Chevy Chase. IS cents;
Section 4. Chevy Chase, 35 cents;
Section 5, Chevy Chase. 30 cents
Martins Additions to Chevy Chase. "a
cents: Friendship Heights. 80 cents
Drummond. 35 cents; Oakmont, 10
cents; North Chevy Chase. IS cents;
Chevy Chase View. 10 cents; Battery
Park, II cents; Northwest Park, 80
cents
Fire Area Taxes.
The fire area taxes include Silver
Spring. cents; Chevy Chase. 10
cents; Bethesda, 10 cents: Conduit
road, 10 cents. Gaithersburg- Wash
tngton Grove, 10 cents in sanitary
zone of ninth election district and 5
cents outside sanitary zone: Kensing-
ton cents; Takoma Park. s cents.
Other special levies are Silver
Spring Library area. cents. Mont
gomery County suburban district. 30
cents; Maryland Washington metro
politan district, 10 cents; Montgomery
suburban district road tax, 4 cents;
sanitary district, 7 cents.
The first, second and third pre-
clncts of the thirteenth election dis
trict also have a special assessment
for special Improvements. They in
clude cents in the first and third
precincts for Viers Mill road and 3
cents in the second precinct for the
Brookeville pike grade crossing.