Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-10
THE METROPOLITAN r. r..
Senator McMillan's Plan to Solve the
Problem in Regard to 1t.
1t Must Pay Its Debts Before 1t Can
Operate the Underground Sys-
tem-An Annual Tax.

Senator Mcmillan today introduced in
the Senate a bill intended to solve the
Metropolitan railroad problem. The bill
is different in several particulars from
the House bill, which was under debate
yesterday in the lower house The first
section provides that the Metropolitan Rail-
road Company shall be required to cease
to use on its lines running east and west
each and every closed car that has been in
use on any of its lines for three years
more and shall substitute therefor new
cars of the most approved pattern. Failure
to comply with the provisions of this sec
tion within thirty days from the approval
of the act shall subject the company to a
fine of SO for each day during which the
company neglects or refuses to make the
substitution of new cars. This fine may
be recovered by the Commissioners in any
court of competent jurisdiction.
Money 1t Must Pay TO Operate the In
derGround system.
Section provides that within three
months the company shall pay the District
the sum of $39 Ill In consideration for the
payment of this sum section authorizes
the company to equip and operate the lines
of its cars along all streets and avenues
whereon the lines of the road now laid
and operated with the underground electric
system commonly known the Buda
change of the underground system shall
first be made on the 9th street line. as fol-
lows:
Beginning at 1-2 and streets south
west. running north on l-2 to Missouri
avenue thence west to 9th street, north to
B, west TO 9th north to Florida avenue,
northwest to 10th street.
The fourth section of the bill stpulates
that this change so required to be first
made shall be commenced by the company
without unreasonable delay after the ap-
proval of the act. and shall be fully COM
pleted within one year after approval, and
within three years the company shall be
required to place the underground system
N operation on every other part of the
lines as now existing, including an extern
sion on East Capitol street, from that
street east to 18th street east, and around
both sides of Lincoln Square.
Section five authorizes and empowers the
company to issue its bonds, secured by
mortgage on its franchises and other prop
erty, to such amount may be necessary
to pay the cost of the work to be done and
OF the material required and the expenses
incurred in the change to be made but not
in excess of such expenses. The sixth sec
tlon is as follows:
An Annual Tax.
ION and after one year from the approval
of this act the Metropolitan Railroad Com
pany shall pay to the District of Columbia
in addition to all other taxes now required
to be paid by the said company an annual
tax Of $500 for each and every car operated
by horses on the portion of its lines known
as the 9th street line, and on and after
three years from the approval of this act
said company shall pay, in addition to all
other taxes now required TO be paid by the
SAID company, an annual tax of 500 for
each and every car operated by horses ON
any line controlled by said company"
The bill was referred to the District COM
mittee.