Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-06-18
-ThUF'd'' bun. '' ''s'sENTINEL S Sos2g Hn
Laos Enacted by the County Council
Chapter 10
CHILL NO. I'D

(BILL NO. I'D
AN ACT to repeal and with amendments
and 412 Chapter a. title "ver Spring, l. titled
Fire Tax Areas of the Montgomery County Code 1855
redefne the boundary of the Silver Spring
consolidating the metes descriptions
UNIFIED description and to provide for increase in the
missbe maximum tax rate each 500 of the value of the
assessed property in the from cents fifteen cents
It Enacted by County Council for Montgomery County
Maryland, that
Sec. l. Sections All and 412, Chapter A. title "siver
SPRING of Title titled Fire Tax Areas" of the Montgomery
County Code 1885, hereby repealed and reenacted with
amendments to read follows:
Sec. ALL. Area defined.
The boundaries of the Silver Spring be
follows:
Beginning for the at where the northwesery
line OF the District of Columbia ntersects the Rock Creek thence
up and in general northery direction and bounding on said
Creek to the Public Road leading Mill Road Forest
Forest Glen Road and Metropolitan Branch Of
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and Georgia Avenue point
where the cenene of Forest Glen Road nterects the center
line OF Sligo Creek thence and bounding the centerne OF
Sligo Creek in general norhery direction point where the
cenene of said nterected the centerne of Uni
versty bounding said
Boulevard in general eastery direction point opposite the
souhwestery subdivision Forest Knobs
thence with the southery limit lines of said subdivision
era northeastery direction point the cenerne of North
west Branch thence bounding the cenne of said Northwest
Branch in general southeastery direction to the Montgomery
Prince Georges County boundary line thence leaving said Branch
and with said County boundary line in general southweery
direction the centerne Pney Branch Road thence
University Flower bound
ing in the centerne thereof point where the centerne of
Pney Road nersec the cenen of Sligo Creek thence
leaving said Road and bounding in the centerne OF said Sligo
Creek in general southery direction to point opposite the
norhery side of Mississippi Avenue shown plat Of B
Gberts Subdivision of part of Takoma Park thence leaving
said Creek running with the norherly Mississippi
Avenue shown said plat general northweery direction
the south side Of Pney Branch Road thence leaving said
running with the soutery side of the said Pney Branch
Road general southwesery direction the eastery lines of
the corporate limits of the City of Takoma Park thence in
era norwestey direction with the limit lines of said town
intersection OF Boundary Avenue and the north line OF Chi
cago Avenue shown plat of TPL T. Co. Subdivision
Taoma Park" thence general soutweserly direction with
the north line of said Chicago Avenue the centerlne Of Wood
bury Drive thence still in general souhwestery direction and
with extension Of the north line of said Avenue to nersec
HE northeasery boundary the District of Columbia thence in
norwestey and southwestery direction with the boundary of
the District Of Columbia the place OF beginning at the Rock
! Creek
Sec Az Annual levy; treasurers duties bond.
the purpose providing funds with which maintain
enp and operate fire department within the above described
fire the Council hereby authorized and empowered
annually against all the property assessed for tax
within the tax sufficient but not in event at
than fifteen cents each hundred dollars Of
property assessed county purposes in the
annually Silver Spring Volunteer Fire Department Inc
necessary maintain equip and operate the fire de-
paent for the ensuing year, the tax to be determined levied
paid the following at least thirty
days before the tax eng period OF each year the Silver Spring
Volunteer Fire Department Inc shall determine the amount
Necessary be raised for the ensuing maintain equip
operate the fire department and shall thereupon certify the
the council who in their next annual levy shall levy
property assessed for county within
the exceeding fifteen each hundred
dollars of the assessed value of the property produce
may appear 10 them sufficient for the provided
eaa shall levy such at rate which would
less than the amount certified by the Silver Spring Vol
nteer Fire Department Inc necessary to maintain equip and
operate the fire department without previous public hearing
determine the necessity proposed reduction Of the amount
certified by the fire department The shall be levied and
shall be collected county taxes be hereafter
levied collected and shall have the priority rights bear
interest penalties and in respect be treated
county The levied for the ensuing
shall be collected by the tax collecting authorities Of the
county and they shall remit the whole amount of the
collected to the treasurer Of the Silver Spring Volunteer Fire De
to be approved by the county and the county
attorney in penal be fixed by them, conditioned upon
the faithful discharge of the duties of the
the amounts received the upon authorization by
Silver Spring Volunteer Fire Department Inc shall pay
proper costs expenses claims and demands necessary for the
maintenance equipment and operation department
and shall upon demand of the council make report the council
Of such expenditures.
/ Passed: May %, 1859
Chapter Is
n (BILL NO. l6)