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Taxes Proposed
Budget Calling for
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A proposed Montgomery County
budget, calling for q 38-cent tax In
crease and appropriations totaling
IS, ,696, Hist for the year ending
june 80, 1913, was presented today
to the county commissioners. It
win be given q public hearing at Q
pm, june 10, In the Rockville Court
House.
The board deferred action on the
budget, submitted by County Con-
troller Alexander x. Hancock, In the
temporary absence Of County Super
visor Irving q. McNayr. MIR. Han
cock and Mr.. McNayr collaborated
In preparing the budget.
The proposed tax increase would
boost the basic county rate, now
$150, to $1.88.
The proposed appropriations rep
resent an increase Of approximately
10000 over county expenses for the
current fiscal year. MIR. Hancock ex-
planned that although the proposed
increase is comparatively small, a
jump in the tax rate is necessary to
enable the county to pay of about
$700 900 In bonds.
Would Abolish Deputy Treasurers.
He pointed out that 81, ,405, 800 In
bonds which matured last year were
refunded by the previous Board OF
County Commissioners.
In three-page statement accom-
panying the proposed budget, Mr..
McNayr recommended that the
offices Of the deputy treasurers in
the Silver Spring and Bethesda
County Buildings be discontinued as
Of July /, 1947, and that tax collec-
tions in these areas be handled
through local banks or by mail to
the Rockville courthouse.
He estimated that such a move
would save $4,000.
He also proposed that the County
Home be discontinued as an aims
house. effective January /, 1948,
adding that the cost of maintaining
the institution for the present II
or IL inmates is excessive"
Other Recommendations.
Other recommendations included
a 10 per cent cost-of- Living wage
increase for all county employees.
Elimination OF the position Of as
sistant gardener under the county
agricultural agent, effective July !,
194S, and postponement for one
year Of action on the police depart
ment's request for establishment OF
a trafic bureau.
Mr.. McNayr said the proposed So
cent tax increase will enable the
county to meet maturing bonds,
grant adequate departmental re-
quirements, provide for "fair and
just" salary increases, and furnish
the Board Of Education with a
Sound operation and maintenance
appropriation"
He pointed out that the $2,404, ,27S
appropriation recommended for the
Board OF Education exceed the 1916
Z appropriation for schools by ap-
proximateIy 81, ,40O, 900.
OF this additional amount, he ex-
planned, $550,0O0 will come from the
county and $3.50, 900 is expected to
be paid by the State under proW-
sions Of the Sherbow report.
Both Mr.. McNayr and Mr.. Han
cock recommended that school con-
struction during the coming fiscal
year be limited to projects found
absolutely essential" and that bond
issues for the construction not ex-
ceed $2,500, 900.
He also recommended that nc
additional bonds be issued during
the coming fiscal year for road i'm
provements and construction and
that other building programs, in
cluding q proposal for a new health
department building, be held ir
allegiance.