Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-07-26
Properly Taxes
Cut 30 Gents in
Falls Church
Rote Roise Offset
By Ending Of
Foirfox Levy

The Falls Church City COuncll
last night approved a 30-cent cut
in property owners total tax rate
and voted to spend $320,938 for
general operating expenses and
capital outlay in the fiscal year
The property tax rate, consist
ing of the general fund and the
fire levies, was set at $l.90 for
each $100 valuation, 10-cent
increase over last years rate. The
general fund levy remains at sl.65
but the 15-cent fire levy was
raised to Is cents to provide about
$4,000 as a down payment for e
new ladder truck for Falls Church
Volunteer Fire Department
Despite the 10-cent increase in
the general property tax rate. the
total rate decreased 80 cents be-
cause of the elimination of q
Accent rate charged for Fairfax
County services before Falls
Church became city.
Water Budget Approved.
A separate water fund budget
already has been approved. A
proposed school budget calling for
tax rate of s2.65 and expendi-
ture of $4,000, will be the sub
ject of a public hearing August IS
at Madison School.
The budget was presented at
last nights hearing at Oak Street
School by Councilman Lee M.
Rhoads, member of the Finance
Committee. Vice Mayor Sherman
Wells presided in the absence of
Mayor Albert M. Orme, who is i'll.
The 10-cent increase in the fire
levy was voted after 10-man fire
department delegation. headed by
DR.. William D. Claudy. had
warned of probable injury to fire.
men if the present ladder truck,
built in 1924, is not replaced.
Annexation Planned.
City Attorney LaRue VanMeter
told the council favorable action
on the fremens' request would
help the city's annexation case.
Falls Church is preparing a suit
seeking to take IN about Is square
miles of adjacent Fairfax County
territory.
The ss2O,s3s budget provides
for general expenditures of $685.
SOC and a capital outlay fund OF
General fund Expenditures COM
pare with $7l 5000 set aside for
this purpose h the 10-month
I1948-49 fiscal year which. If pro-
jected to ~l2-month period would
have amounted to about $685.
900.
Budget requests from depart
ment heads amounted to about
$500, 900, Nh. Rhodes said.
Largest item In the generaltund
budget is highway maintenance,
which is allowed SCI 500. The
Police Department and allied serv-
ices will receive $56.468. For adj
ministration the city will spend
$26,535.
New Item in Budget.
A new item in the budget Is
public assistance. which, will re-
ceive almost all OF a $5.613 mis-
cellaneous appropriation. Pre-
viously Fairfax County has ad-
ministered the public assistance
program.
The Council approved an ap-
preparation of $15,8S0 for planning
and annexation. AdministJ alton
of Justice will take SCOTS.
Under the $52,432 capital out
lays appropriation, $l,695 will be
spent for two new traffic signals;
81 $50 for replacement of police
radio transmitter, and $15,232 for
new highway construction.
Other capital OUTLAWS are $4,000
for sewer replacement and $500
for buildings and grounds.
Principal revenues were listed
as $1,000 from general property
tax; $4,000 from sewer rents;
$32, 900 from Alcoholic Beverage
Control Board profits and State
highway grants, and $30.875 from
licenses and permits. A $4,000
surplus from the previous fiscal
year is carried over into the cur
rent budget.