Evening star., 1949-04-20
Protest
Voiced on Boost
harrington Tax
Fresh Opposition
6reets Proposal OF
Second Hearing
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Board members today considered
Gveslt Opposition expressed tsas
night Al = scoegsa pQnls htaiGne.
The board must act hy April 80
og the ssllS&AT scsacol and ecan.
~ budget. carrying Nlt tan
rate a. proposed ay County Man.
ager A T i4ndeerv automatically
viii SO IN effect INr current tAx
rate Is 81 = PEI slo0 nt Assessed
valuation
1t Is = tostgo4ns eanc ltasson that
The entire proposed ss-ccut raiss
Sili nol be adopted None Of the
i've board members. however,
would predie, whAi the fnAl rate
viii be.
zee Attend iisarings
In contrast 10 the initial puhle
hearing March - stIons oppasl-
ton TO any increase was expressed
last night Although supporters
Of F!se ranging from 30 10 80
cents reiterated lhcir Aand lhe
approximately 200 persons who
iammed the circuit court roasm
included many who appealed faf 0
continuation Of tho present rate
Almost AL Of the views con-
eefned the So OCT .ose budget re-
enested by the School Board.
which. as tentatively Sc, up, would
require so eents AZ the sp-eent
increase.
Much o! the oppositioa las,
night came from anticipated
quaTters~~geal estate men. iarge
property holders and members Of
groups which have consistently
opposed bond iSSues. the elected
School Board and advocates az
changes in the sduest tlonal syk-
TEN
Similarly. much of the support
came from individuals and gfeups
which have backed bond issuea.
the elected School Board and
greater school facilities
Judson Reamy, ir representing
the Arlington. .Aiekandria. Fairfax
Real Estate Board led of for the
opposition Mr., Rcamy asked far
an examination o. how the
money is spent declared the
country is faced with q "reced-
ing period" and asserted we are
of our timing in considering an
increase In the tax rate
Declining Prefia Cited.
w, s. Hoge. lr, another real
estate man. attacked The School
Board. and called for careful con-
sideration OF expenditures WI.
liam p. Ames. owner Of a lumber
and mlllwork nrm and an apart
mcnt development. cited declining
profits from the latter 10 support
his argument against any tax in
creases.
c. |. Kephart. Q former member
OF the County Public Utilities
Commission. mentioned current
predictions that the United States
is entering a recession" and as
serted This Ia not the time 70
increase taxes"
Louis Carl. q real estate man.
declared higher taxes are 0 tire.
mendous drain on real estate
values and appealed 10 the board
not 10 overburdsn ore OF tho
greatest revenue producers,
se-cent Limit Urged.
On behalf Of the Arlington
Chamber Of Commerce, Secretary
Paul A. Hui, reiterated support OF
tax increase II absolutely nee
essary. not to exceed 90 CENTS OF
this 20 cents would be for schools
and 10 cents for general county
purposes.
Robert w, Cox. chairman Of
the Civic Federation Revenues
and Expenditures Committee. saad
any person who has sons 10 the
trouble 10 examine the proposed
budgets Is forced 10 conclude there
Ia q need for some increase In ths
property tax rate II we are Eoins
TO have the improvements.
Or. Ivan A. Booker. an ardent
supporter OF school improvements.
asserted. Now is not really tl1e
time 10 Faiae taxes--it should have
been done several Saars sgo. I
stand ready TO pay any Increase
the board deems necessary 10 gst
the services residents OF the eostn-
ty SEEM 70 be demanding