The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-01-23

FIX TAX RATEAT
Sl.33FOR 1871
Figures Are Increase of 3 Cents
Over Past Year-Anticipate
Receipts of $404,413.67
DETAILED REPORT NEXT
THURSDAY IN REPUBLICAN

Garrett county's tax rate was fixed
at $1.33 on each 500 of assessable
property by the Board of County
Commissioners, according to an an
nouncement of the Commissioners
yesterday.
Pending the completion of a few
items under relief and public welfare,
the Commissioners would not give out
any information relative to individual
amounts appearing in the levy with
the exception of the school appropri-
alton.
The tax rate is cents higher on
each $500 of assessable property than
was levied during the previous year.
Schools Get S123,7O9.O3
The public schools will receive
$123,709.03. For general operating
expenses they will get $98, 18426,
which is 81 cents on each $780, the
State law minimum, and in addition
they will get $4,000 for the McHenry
school building and $4,000 for the
North Glade school building, both re-
quired by law; $4,000 for additional
playground space for the Oakland
elementary school, for which a group
of citizens asked at recent meeting
of the Board; $1,000 for facilities for
national defense training; $4,000 for
heating and plumbing equipment for
the Bloomington school; and $969.6O
for the roof repair of the Friendsvlle
school. This makes a total capital
outlay of $23, 969.6O Also included for
schools is $1,55517 as salaries for
agriculture and industrial arts
| teachers.
The Maryland school for the blind
gets $4,000 and the public library
$225.00, making total for education
of $124,184.03.
The sum for the Welfare Board
was not made known, although it is
expected to be approximately $4,000.
This amount was levied last year in
order to share in Federal and State
funds amounting to $145, 604.81, and
it is practically certain that the re-
quirements demanded of Federal and
State agencies will not be any less
than last year.
The sum for other public welfare
| is expected to run similar to last
year. This includes appropriations for
the Almshouse and Asylum, county
agent, home demonstration agent,
county health office, fire departments
of various communities, forest fires,
and WPA road work throughout the
county. Last years item totaled $61,-
345.3O
Total Income Expected
The total income expected in 1871
from all sources amounts to $404,-
413.67, which is about $4,000 more
than was estimated in 1910. The rate
is figured from an assessed valuation
of $19,251 ,816, which includes real
and personal property of $17,724,306
household goods, SPIT, $40; corpora
tions per returns to state tax COM
mission, 100000; automobiles, $780,
900. At the $1.33 rate this is calcu-
lated to bring in $256,049.16.
Other income is estimated from the
following: corporation bank shares,
$230,000 at $1.00 per hundred, $4,000;
beer license taxes, $4,000; income
tax, $1,000; franchise tax, 5000; for
est fire and forestry income, $4,000;
reimbursement of motor vehicle vio-
lation cases, $1,000; gasoline tax re-
funds, $500; appropriation for indi-
gent sick from State, $4,000; gas tax
= lateral road bond debt service,
i 5,400; fines due from magistrates,
$1,000; fines due from sheriff, 5000;
dance hall licenses, $3.50; unexpended
surplus from the 1910 levy of county
welfare board budget 2,876.07; spe-
cial emergency relief, ;5,538,44; rev.
enue from prior levies underesti-
mated revenue and all other sources,
$50, 900; and number of other small
items listed.
The full account will be published
next week, according to the Board of
County Commissioners.
The State tax rate is $23.35 cents
per 500, the same as last year.
Some rates of previous years are
as follows:
1920 to 1922, inclusive .$1.66
1928 to 1926, inclusive ..... LIT
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