Evening star., 1948-06-01
Scent Tax Rise
|sProposedin in
Montgomery
$6,25l,633 Budget
For '4o Presented
To Commissioners

A proposed Montgomery Coun-
ty budget, calling for a scent
increase in the present $1.88
county tax rate and appropria-
tions totaling $6,25I,633 for the
year ending June 80, 1949, was
presented today to the county
commissioners.
The commissioners ordered pub
lie hearing on the budget for 8 pm.
June Is in the Rockville Court
house. The budget must be adopted
by July i.
The estimated expenditures rep
resent jump of nearly $1,000 900
over county expenses for the cur
rent fiscal year.
County Controller Alexander K.
Hancock said most of the principal
increase will be absorbed by a cor
responding increase in the county
assessable base.
Bond Payment Provided.
The budget also called for pay
ment Of about $750, 1000 on outstand-
ing county bonds and $500, 900 for
interest payments.
In presenting the budget, County
Supervisor Irving G. McNayr recon-
mended discontinuance of the county
home as of July l, provided the
Board Of Public Welfare can provide
adequate arrangements for caring
for the present IL inmates by that
date.
He proposed operation of the
county farm on lease basis so that
plans for eventual use of the prop
erty may be drafted during the COM
ing year.
Other Proposals.
Other recommendations included:
No general salary increases for
county employees and no specific de-
partmental salary increases except
in cases where failure to grant pay
raises last year has resulted in hard
ship. .
Denial of the police departments
request for a traffic bureau until
physical facilities can be provided to
care for increased police services.
Appointment of 16 additional
policemen to help serve the needs
of the suburban areas Of the county.
Such an addition, according to Mr.
McNayr, would give the county a
staff Of 100 police officers which
closely approximates the national
standard of one policeman per 1000
population.
The Board of Education be fur
nished suf1icient funds to provide for
paying annual salary increases to
teachers, but that In view of the
need for additional teachers, the
boards proposal to place all instruc-
tors on the new salary schedule be
denied.
The increase maintenance appro-
priations requested by the Board
Of Education be granted.
Cut in Funds Suggested. ts
Finally, Mr.. McNayr recommended
that the $25,000 appropriation re-
quested by the Board of Education
for the Montgomery Junior College
and the $1,000 asked for nursery
schools be reduced to $4,000 and
Sc 900, respectively. The county
supervisor added no county funds
should be appropriated for the two
functions after the coming year.
The major portion of the proposed
increase in total county expendi-
lures would go for schools, with 81
885, 1853 recommended as compared
with 2,398, ,554 spent during the cur
rent year.
The Board of Education has re-
quested appropriations totaling So
429 800, which included funds for SO
additional teachers and for placing
all teachers on the new salary sched-
ule approved last year.
For police, Mr.. McNayr recon-
mended appropriations of $565. .781:47
as compared with Police Chief
Charles M. Orme's request $3.50, ,068.
Current police expenses total $751;
343.