Evening star., 1947-03-26
.6O-Cent Tax Rise
On ReaItyDuein
PriinceGeorges
Total Rate of $3.50
Per $100 Expected
By County Board

"A lax rate increase OF from 60 t,
IS cents per $100 valuation on rea
estate was in prospect for Primo,
Georges County residents today.
The Board of County Commission
ers is making a final study of it
proposed 1918 budget calling TO
an increase from $1.55 to $2.15 o.
s22o in the basic county tax rate.
Included among budget items i
one from the County Board of Edu.
cation for $1,861 800 and anothe,
for s21 900 for operation of the tw,
fire control centers in the county
Both requests were submitted dur.
ing yesterdays weekly meeting O,
the commissioners at Upper Marl.
boro.
The budget is expected to bt
signed by the board at closed ses.
sion tentatively set for 9:15 am
Monday in the County Courthouse
Monday is the last day for such
action and also marks the CLOSING
of the Maryland General Assembly
at Annapolis. Bills still pending
before the Legislature may have
bearing on the final amount, ac-
cording to Harry w. McNamee, act
Ing chairman Of the board.
Total Seen as $3.50.
Mr.. McNamee, substituting for
Commissioner Chairman William A.
Carson. who is i'll, predicted yes
terday property owners in the coun-
ty probably will pay a total of
about $3.50 per 500 assessed valu-
alton in 1947, when all other taxes
are added.
In l946, besides the county basic
levy, assessments included 10 cents
by the State, 8 cents for the Wash
lngton Suburban Sanitary Commits
sion, 5 cents for the Maryland-Na-
tlonal Capital Park and Planning
Commission and AZ cents for the
Metropolitan Area tax fund, Mr.
McNamee explained. Land owners
IN special improvement districts also
were taxed on a front footage basis
Tor community Improvements, he
said.
School Supt. G. Gardner Shugart,
who presented the Board of Educa-
ton request, pointed out that, when
the proposed teachers pay increases
are put into effect by the State.
school requirements from county
funds will be reduced to about
81, 400, 900, about the same as those
in 1916.
Savings to Be Available.
This would be possible under a
salary scale proposed by the School
Board, which will give teachers 5000
above the new State minimums, in
stead of. $500 more as at present.
The State; scale, already approved
by the Legislature, calls for an
increase in the annual minimum
salary from $1,50o to $4,000, while
the county scale would raise the
current $1,000 county minimum to
$2,400. The saving will enable the
School Board to carry out other new
provisions in the budget at no ad-
ditional cost to the county, Mr..
Shugart said. *.s
The School Boards request was
a $123,310 increase over a hereto
fore undisclosed budget request
submitted to the Commissioners
February 25, the school superintend-
ent said.
A revised ALLEGATION of funds is as
follows: General control Board of
Education Office expenses and SAL
aries OF the superintendent and Office
personneD, $44,595; instruction
(teacher salaries, text books and
materials), S1,382,815; operation
(fuel, water, electric lights and jan
,itor salaries, $190,770; maintenance
(repair, upkeep and rent), $14,200;
auxiliary agencies libraries, health
facilities and transportation), $64,-
460; fixed charges Insurance, coun-
ty celebrations, contributions ST.
430, and capital outlay Improve
ments to school sites, alterations,
new equipment), s57,59O.
SSS5,350 From State.
In addition, these estimates will
be augmented by $685. $50 from State
funds and other sources during the
coming fiscal year, bringing the
total requirement for school needs to
$2,747, ,210, Mr.. Shugart said.
The second budget request was
submitted by Karl A. Young, chief
of the county fire control centers.
OF the $4,000 total, he reported,
s14,710 will be used for salaries of
seven employees at the Hyattsville
and Capitol Heights fire control
centers and s6,290 for operational
costs.
In other business, the commits
sioners gave coming permission to
Bernard Sugrue to operate a public
garage on property on the Wash
ington- Baltimore boulevard at Ber-
Wyn.