The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-01-08
COMMISSIONERS
FIX TAX RATE AT
Sl.33FOR 1912
Rate Is Same AS Previous Year;
Taxpayers Relieved OF House.
hold Goods Tax

The County Commissioners, at their
regular meeting this week, placed the
county tax rate at $1.33 per $500 of
assessable property, the same figure
as last year
At the same time the Commission
ers relieved the taxpayers from taxes
on Household Goods for 1912, made
possible and recommended under the
provision of recent legislation
throughout the state. The household
goods of taxpayers throughout the
county were assessed at SPIT $40 dur
ing 1941. Expected tax revenue has
increased however, through an esti-
mated increase in assessments to be
made by the State Tax Commission on
Corporations, and other sources
amounting to $72,637.30.
The total tax basis this year is
$50, 100000, including the basis of real
and personal property, $13,676,068;
automobiles, $350,000; and corpora
tions, $6,473,932. At $1.33 per hun
dred this would bring in a total of
$272,650. Bank shares at $1.00, beer
license and taxes, miscellaneous rev.
enue, etc, brings the estimated total
of revenue for 1912 to $477,O5097.
Really Means Reduction
The Commissioners pointed out that
with the rate the same, it more or less
resulted in a reduction when the in
creased cost of living and higher cost
of materials and services required for
the county by legislation and in order
for the county to carry out its neces-
sary functions were considered
The principal increases in the levy
concern capital outlay for educational
buildings, amounting to $54,994.36,
required by recent laws; election eX-
penses including the 1941 special
election, $13,15O and the 1912 re-
assessment, ordered by the State Tax
Commission, Of $4,000.
The principal decrease of $34,-
689.46 is in public welfare due prin-
cipally to discontinuance of the works.
progress administration projects and
relief road work. Some of this work is
being taken over by the Garrett Coun-
ty roads department, C. H. Browning,
commissioner, stated.
Along with the net decrease in pub
lie welfare the 1912 budget of the
Garrett County Welfare Board in
creased $5,518.98, Mr. Browning said,
in order to obtain approximately
$167 900 of federal and state funds for
welfare work.
For education $179,17S.39 is APP
propriated, and for public welfare
$81 ,622.79. For general highways
$20,5OO is levied, $4,000 less than for
1941. Other items include $19,520.76
for tax collector and treasurer's Of
flee; $4,000 for tax sales, costs and
related work; $4,000 for general
debt service; $4O,932.21 for general
government; $4,000 for contingent
fund; 81 900 for special fund for sheep
damage; 62,75O for repayment of
borrowed money, orders or warrants
payable for prior lcvies; and $1,000
for garage at the Jail for the
sheriff.
Pending completion of a few items
the full report will not be published
until next week.
The State tax rate this year will be
IA cents on each $780, reduction of
more than cents over last year, and
brought about by an act of Governor
O'Conor
The highest county rate was in
1927 when it was $1.99. 1t was $1.00
from 1884 to 1887, and IS cents in
1889 when the levy date was changed.