Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-06-29
Assessors Named
For Work On New
County Assessment
Several Areas Set Up For
Work Under Supervision
OF w. P. Richards

A corps of assessors to conduct
the general county reassessment in
upper Montgomery County districts
as well as those in the Metropolitan
area, was appointed by the board OF
county commissioners Tuesday.
The county was divided into dis.
tricts by the commissioners and the
names of assessors, previously APP
proved by William p. Richards, for
mer assessor for the District OF
Columbia and now chief of the
county reassessment, were approved
by the county board.
S. M. "Boots" Hamilton of Rock
vile was named chief clerk of the
reassessment and number of en-
ployees were transferred from reg
ular clerical duties in the court
house to handle details of the assess
ments.
Among the clerical employees who
are scheduled to start to work on
the reassessment today are Mrs.
Ollie Waters, Mrs. Claudia Riggs,
Mrs. Martha Geneva Mullican, Mrs.
Parker L. Weller, Mrs. Lavinia Hen
derson and Mrs. Vera Parsons.
It is expected that several other
county employees, including Mrs.
Mildred Chesley, Mrs. Hazel Karin,
Miss Halle Colt and Mrs. Ella Day
hoffE may be transferred to the
assessment work when additional
services are required.
In announcing the assessment
rolls, the board pointed out that by
transferring a number of courthouse
employees to the assessment work, a
substantial economy was affected and
approximately $23,1O0 per year will
be deducted from the regular county
payroll.
Assessors for the upper county
districts and their salaries are as
follows:
Central and north county town
residential area No. l., including
Rockville and Gaithersburg; Samuel
E. Stonebraker, Bethesda, $500 per
month; Edward Chasell, Rockville,
$3.50, and Herbert Diamond, Gath
ersburg, 5000.
Central and north county CONNER
cial area No. /, including all COM
mercial property not in the suburban
districts: Samuel E. Stonebraker,
Bethesda; Snowden J. Athey, Bur-
louisville, $3.50, and Robert S. Bill
himer, Washington Grove, 5000.
Agricultural and semi-agricultural
properties, area No. 1, including
Colesville, Wheaton and Potomac
Julius p. Stadler, Silver Spring,
$500; Chester F. Clagett, Potomac,
and Roy P. Moore, Garrett Park,
5000 each.
Agricultural area No. 2, including
Laytonsville and Olney; Joseph A.
Gray, Gaithersburg, and Upton
Gladhill, Damascus, So per day
each.
Agricultural area No. g., Gath
ersburg, Rockville and North of
Rockville: James A. Broome, barnes
town; Harvey J. White, Poolesville
and J. Frank Downey, Olney, S.
per day each.
Agricultural area No. A, Damas-
Gus and Clarksburg: s. w. Beall
Lewisdale; 2. M. Waters, Laytons-
vile, and Thomas Harding, Spencer
vile, So per day each.
Agricultural section No. 8, barnes
town, .Poolesville and GAINESVILLE:
Morgan Watkins, Damascus, and
Elgie Riggs, Laytonsville, So per
day each.
The board also appointed substit-
tute assessors for the five upper
county districts. They were: James
T. Cashell, Layhill; William H.
Fossett, Travilah, and Ora King,
Clarksburg. In addition authorize
ton was voted Mr.. Richards to
utilize the services Of County
Assessor William L. Aud and Assist
ant County Assessor John T. Culver
in the reassessment work except in
certain Of the suburban areas.