The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-02-16
City And Coun-
ties Get Third
OF State Budget
Broad Gauge Education
al Plan Will Need
Large Amount

Payments to be made to the coun-
ties Of the State and to Baltimore
City from the 1946-47 State Budget
will total 6,490,764, or approx
mately one-third of the total Budget
appropriations, it has been made
known at the Executive Offices at
Annapolis.
educational requirements for TIE
biennium will reach grand total of
SIT, 606,820, it was revealed, exclu-
sive of any contributions to be made
by the State toward calculating the
broad-guaged program of public
school betterment announced by Gov
ernor O'Conor to include, among 9TH
er things, pay increases to the public
school teachers, provision for IL
years of free education to every child
in the State, and reduction in the
average size of classes
The 1916 Budget calls for $780,
468 to be devoted to edcational pur-
poses, wEile in 1947, $9,046,652 will
be allotted. These appropriations COW
er payments to county and city teach
ers, high school aid, colored indus
trial fund, books and materials, equa-
lization fund, reduction of county tax
education of physically and mentally
handicapped children and admins
tration expenses.
These appropriations, provided by
Governor Herbert r. O'Conor in his
Budget, represent the largest amount
ever dedicated to public school edu-
cation in Maryland. AS noted before
the amount, large as it is, will be
augmented by whatever contribution
the State is called upon to make for
the new educational program.
Counties of the State and Balti-
more City likewise will receive a to-
tai of $14, 105,544 during the coming
two years for roads contraction and
maintenance, including funds to be
expended by the local authorities. OF
this amount $500, 227 will go to the
counties. $2,713.679 in 1916, and
S2,9S5,54S in 1947. Any increases
in the actual receipts from motor We
nicle revenues, above estimates in the
Budget, will be reflected in increased
payments to the various counties in
proportion.
From income tax receipts, approx
imately $4,500,OO0 additional will be
paid directly to the various counties
and Baltimore City, plus $230,00O
from the Corporation Franchise tax
es, one-half of which is allocated by
law to the subdivisions of the State.
One-ThiFd Income Tax Drop
Continued
Despite the great loss in revenue
that the State will suffer through the
discontinuance of racing, Governor
|O'Conor, in his budget, proposed the
continuance of the 80 8 per cent
reduction in income taxes, as was
provided in the previous budget. In
the hope that, despite the racing rev.
enue losses, it will be possible for
the Board of Public Works to allow
an additional reduction, as was the
sored similar law authorizing the
Board to make such reductions in
the future if the income to the State
will permit.
In addition, further reduction in
the Real Estate Tax provided by the
Governors fiscal program, brings this
levy down to 1 / cents per 10000 of
assessment, or less than half the
1886 cent rate in effect when the
Governor took office.
Partly through economics in opera
ton, which have resulted in savings
of $6,300,000 during his admins
tration, the Governor pointed out,
taxpayers of the State have benefited
to the extent of $17,500,000 by tax
reduction in the past six years, while
employers have saved an additional
$6,8OO,OOO as a result of the Exper-
fence Rating Amendment of the
Maryland Unemployment Compensa-
tion Act