Evening star., 1942-04-23
Fairfax Taxes
Boosted From
10 6to24Cents
Changes Approved
By Supervisors Very
In County Districts
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The star.
FAIRFAX, Va, April 23.-Tax In
creases ranging from Is to "a cents
in the magisterial districts were
voted by the Fairfax County Board &
Of Supervisors yesterday in approv-
ing the county budget for the coming
fiscal year.
Three items under the county levy
fund were increased and q new item
was included.
To provide funds for any pending
or future annexation proceedings
sl0021 SO was provided and $25, 900
was added for civilian defense, $4,000
for the county library, and the
emergency fund was boosted 81. 500,
So far, one annexation case Is
pending, that filed by Falls Church
to take in large section adjacent
to the town. A move to take over
another portion of the county Is
being studied in Alexandria.
The increase in library funds re-
suited from an appeal made at the
recent public hearing, when it was
pointed out that Federal aid NAV be
cut OF at any time, in which event
the system would have to be aban-
doned. In the tentative budget the
supervisors had provided s2,500, so
with the increase the library system
viii receive $500.
Emergency Fund Increased.
Likewise, in view of changes that
viii take place soon in the trial
justice and Jail systems as the re-
suit of legislation adopted by the
General Assembly, the supervisors
felt the emergency fund should be
stepped up from the proposed 81, 900
to $500, to take care of any de-
crease in revenue from the State.
A contingent fund of $4,000 for
civilian defense was approved, the
money to be expended by the board
as the need arises. The Citizens
Advisory Committee on Civilian De-
fense had asked $4,000, but the
board, by 5-to-1 vote, approved
the lesser figure. Supervisor An
drew w. Clarke voted against the
S25,000, suggesting $4,000.
To provide the services Of an as
sistant to the attorney for the COM
monwealth, the board added $1,000
to the proposed budget. The addi-
tional amount will come from the
State.
No change was made In INDECENT
disqualification funds. This item
provoked considerable debate at the
hearing when an effort was made
TO have it boosted toa S8,6eO
The board approved the school
budget as submitted, calling for a
combined rate of s1.25, the same
ffgure that has been in effect for
several years. The fire levy also
was continued at cents.
A 1-cent levy for reassessment
of real estate was approved. While
the next general reassessment OF
real estate does not take place until
1914, it was thought advisable to
raise the necessary, funds gradually
rather than attempt full levy in
one year. No levy was needed for the
pension fund.
$245,O0O County Levy Fund.
The county levy fund total under
the new budget will be approxi-
mately $245, 900, an increase Of about
$7660O.
Centreville and Lee magisteriaI
districts will carry new tax rates
of $1.91, as compared with $I67
last year. Providence district. one
of the four having special bonded
indebtedness for roads. will carry
the same rate, as compared with
$1.75 last year. The entire bond
issue in this district will be retired
this year and the sinking fund is
sufficiently high, so the supervisors
did not have to make another levy
for roads.
In the other three districts hav-
ing this special Indebtedness, Mount
Vernon District will carry a new tax
rate of $l.98 as compared with $1.75
last year; Falls Church District will
carry a new rate of 1929 as COM
pared with S212 last year, and
Dranesville District will carry a new
rate of $293 as compared with the
present one of $2.72. In each of
the three latter districts the board
was able to effect a small decrease
in the district road levy.
Under new act of the General
Assembly combining the separate
school district Of the town of Falls
Church with that of the county, the
school levy this year will apply to
the entire county Heretofore, the
town has laid its own levy for
schools apart from the county.
Under the act. however, the town
will retain its School Board and
will be represented on the County
School Board.