Evening star., 1942-06-24
Only ThreeSign
$3.50 Tax Rate
|nMontgomery
One Commissioner
Absent; Fifth Asks
Further Study

The Montgomery County tax levy
had been approved today, but with
the signature of only three of the
five county commissioners. A fourth
member of the board withheld his
signature and the fifth was absent
at the voting
The levy, which retains the basic
county tax of s150 on each 500 OF
real and personal property, was
signed by Commissioners Thomas E
Hampton. president; Odorion w
Roby and Robert w. Farmer.
Commissioner John E. Oxley. indi-
eating he wished to give the matter
further study, refused to sign the
levy. He said he believed the tenta-
tive budget could be curtailed by
about $150,0OO, thus making possible
a decrease of approximately 10 cents
In the general county tax rate.
Commissioner Walter P. johnson
was not present at the meeting in
Rockville.
s174,749,772 Basis.
Under the plan approved yester-
day. the taxable basis for the new
year will be 74,749,7 ,772, of which
$170,2S7 900 will be subject. to the
general county and State tax rates.
Subject to special rates will be S4,-
361 ,872 in bank and corporation
shares and savings banks. The
overall figure will be S13,4l8,700 more
than the basis for the present tax
year, which ends June 30, it was
estimated.
Because of increased estimated
expenditures, particularly for public
schools, civilian defense and the
Police Department. the commission
ers signing the levy agreed it would
not be feasible to reduce the county
rate at this time.
The State rate for the new year
will be IA cents. reduction of 9.35
cents In addition there will be
special tax rates applicable only to
the areas involved.
Principal Budget Items.
The budget for the year which
begins July l totals S3,247 ,594 Al,
the principal items of which are:
Assessors and assessing. $23 3,250:
bonds and interest, S726,18957;
building inspectors, sl9,980; charity
and medical relief, $56.l00; Circuit
Court, s11, 300; Circuit Court library,
$4,000; clerk to county commission
ers and assistants, $4,000; contin-
gent fund, S83,51129; coroners' fees,
$4,000; county accountant and con-
troller, $A8, ,280.
County agricultural agent. $1,000;
county commissioners, $1,000; county
home. $500; delinquent tax ex-
pense, $1,000; election fund. s30,-
317; engineering department, s25,-
280: Farm Bureau, $500; health
department, s53,270: home demon
stration, $1,000; insolvencies, S25,-
600; insurance, $4,000; Jail, s9,350;
janitors and elevator operators,
$9,980; justices of the peace, $500.
Juvenile Court. SIS ,29o; lateral road
fund, sl06,50O; lights and telephones.
$4,000; Orphans Court, $500;
police department. s226, ,803.84; police
trial magistrates, s20,3O0; prison la
bor on county roads. $1,000; pro-
vision for war period increase. S23,-
$50; public school system, $1,019,-
252; repairs, fuel and supplies, s10,-
900; school construction account,
S342,550
Sheriff and deputies, s12 $50 spe-
rial ciarkc GIT 700 States attOr-
neys and attorneys to county COM
missionerS, sl4,700; treasurer and
assistants. s23 900; unallocated beer
profits, 100000: volunteer fire de-
partments, sl9.500; voting machines,
$39. .38397; Welfare Board. s77,l78;
weights and measures, $3.50; Board
of Zoning Appeals, S3,055.