The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-01-25
MISUNDERSTANDING
TAX RATE OF Sl.3OFOR 40
Figures Are Increase of Is Cents
Over Past Year; Anticipate Re-
ceipts OF About S2SO,OOO
DETAILED REPORT NEXT
THURSDAY IN REPUBLICAN

Garrett county's tax rate was
fixed at $1.30 on each 500 of as
sessable property by the Board
of County Commissioners, ac-
cording to an announcement re-
leased by the Commissioners at
their meeting yesterday. The an
nual levy was completed last Fri
day, was a further announce
ment made by the Commits
sioners.
Pending a full report to be
given next week, the Commits
sioners would not give out any
information relative to individual items
appearing in the levy, saying that the
levy in detail would appear next
Thursday along with a statement
from them and their auditor on the
"whys and wherefores" of various
items.
The tax rate is Is cents more on each
500 Of assessable property than was
levied during the previous year.
Although no actual statement was
forthcoming it is believed that all i'm
portant county officers, including
those connected with the health de-
partment, the county agent and the
home demonstration agent, are re-
tanned.
Schools Get Half
The public schools will receive more
than one hundred thousand dollars.
to be exact, 500, 52494-for general
operating expenses, which is 81 cents
on each $500, the State law minimum,
and in addition will receive 1912 cents
on each $1OO, or $20,69631 for capital
outlay and cents on each $500, or
$5,913.23 for debt service.
These amounts give the schools 641s
cents on each 500 of assessable prop
erty, and is practically one-half of the
entire taxes to be collected.
The School Board previously re-
quested S1OO,273 for general operating
expenses, $26,190 for capital outlay
and $22,825 for debt service. Just what
proportion of the capital outlay re-
Quested by the Board had been elimi-
mated was not told by the Commission
ers. Because of a. recent law, however,
there is included of necessity money
for school building at Bloomington
and funds for the furnishing of the
same.
Relief Burden About The Same
The Commissioners levied the sum
of S35 ,430.60 for various items of re-
lief that are administered by the Gar
rett County Welfare Board, which is
an increase of about 5000 over last
year. This figure allows $2,952.55 per
month, All this is in addition to an
item of approximately $4,000 for the
almshouse and asylum fund,
The levying of $35,430.60 for the
Welfare Board was made necessary in
order to share in Federal and State
funds amounting to $145,60481.
Figures given above for relief and
schools were substantiated by the
Commissioners. Individual items for
general government, tax collections,
public welfare, roads, etc, will not be
generally known until the levy is re-
leased and published next week.
With 641a cents for schools, there is
left for general county purposes the
sum of 651a cents, or $129, 105.56 Last
year general government took $4,000.
tax collections, $13 1000, relief $685.
and public welfare $4,000. The latter
item included public health, extension,
forest fires, fire departments, aims
house, Maryland Training School, cor
cners' inquests, workshop for the
blind, etc.
In addition to the $256, 24006 calcu-
lated to be derived from the assessable
basis of $19,710,774, the county also
expects to get about $4,000 additional
revenue from tax on bank shares, in
tangible personal property and from
money derived from taxes for the
sale of beer, making a grand total of
approximately $280,00O. These latter
figures are only estimated using last
years receipts as a basis.
The State tax rate is 1885 cents
per $500. Last year the figure was
1925 cents.