The morning times., 1896-11-14
ARE RULED TO SHOW CAUSE
Proposed COntrac. With Pc O.
mac Company Challenged.
ARE BROUGHT INTO COURT
Us. Electric Light People Rchcars"
the Tricks of the commissioners
Contend Their Rival Is Limited
Enst by Rock Crcck-Act Under
Which Present Fight Is Made.

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Contend Their Rival Is Limited
IGmst by Rock Crcck-Act Under
Which Present Fight * Made.
The pending litigation brtwcou thr Uuitcd
states Eirc'uc Light Company and the
Potomac Electric rowrr aud Lighting & ON
raUN has rcupcucd ilr question: of ihr
I relations ul ON" or iuUrr of rH- tuuTm>sIuH-
/ rrS with the business progress and affairs
| of the latter company.
| huriiN stated the present contention of
lh' I llIcI states company l. that tine
tUmul NSuucrs hay" no legal or any other
/ AliNubiN {" make a contract with the
Potomac Company for lighting any part
oG the lly east uf Rock Crrrk. or IN other
words hat the Umlrd States Company has
lhc sol" right under existing law To such
1hc Commissioners Mr. ReS~ Gi~-ruliug
/ proposed Hllrr th" .i'i .pur8u"u. at 4, rUpr,'->
i"chi"F lnio negotiations "ltu tI.r Potomac
company looking to the extension OF the
Potomac territory east of Rock Greek the
presumption being tbI' certain coU .uCu
| m 'ic i.'>l appropriation t'i.i ufIn' "c uS'.I
10 make the proposed contracts. Tie
mirh states Company turrrup"u had a
fii!c ISSUED against ihc company u,.u the
! tulultu>~Ipurr- to show cause why they
should I"f he prOhhIird fruiu ma king these
contracts
UNDER \ NEW NAME.
The CaS" up 10 dat" is that the present
Potomac Company is the succ,sSo oI the
old Potomac Gigmpany and its property,
winch was sold at receivers sale and
| nuughl IN by MesSrs Crosby Iud Iiph.
These gentlemen. on receiving posses
| SluI, began I" negotiate with the Commits
! SiuHcrs for an extension Il ttcir lines east
| from Rock Creek toward lexington. They
had IN the WcaufImc bought from Com
( missioner TrucsdrN his EcklngtOn plant.
| Which WAS first offered to tEc United
States Company aui by II Declined soon
! after the purchase il cam" "ut that the
| Commissioners had Issued {" th" Potomac
] people IcIMil Ia string overhead wires
| across the country ia trc direction Of Eek
| iuEtun. palpably 10 make connection with
the plant that had been purchased from
The United States Company intcrYcncd
| Qua mad tins preceding stepped by Il de-
/ ClNiou 10y Justice Bingham OccIauuE the
| permits Illegal. Tie Potomac Company
! then had tn" ECkingt On plant on us lands
! and was cut off from making Junction,
So III" nrNt remedy was sought IN Congress.
| went through the hands Of the tomuls-
sIoucrs. ali OF which were for the benefit
"f the Potomac Company specifically
! ATTEMPTED LEGISLATION
The special ch%mp,tnn Of the c"ulIany in
| N" House was MT Filucy of New jersey,
whu supported one bll especially the cf-
feet Of which was to invest the Commits
>i"ucrs with power Z" practically grant
| charters. The friends of the CommIs-
Sl"ucTs and of III" company in the Senate
cud"avurcd twice to tack on to the uppro
pIatigu bill legislation iavuring the com
paUy, but each time n was EuuC kcd out. and
several speeches We're made in the Sen
| ate ~ which Commissioner TTuCsdclIs per
! >oual relation 10 IN" company was openly
discussed, including editorials rom The
| Times.
Eventually all matters went to a ccrn-
| fMljcc Ol conference Of the House and
senate, which in the last hours Of the
session agreed on a proposition which
was intended 10 scttl. the controversy.
me following prnvISo was agreed on
Provided that the Commissioners OF t!.t
District OF Columbia ma Y under ~uc!i rcgu-
lauous ana restrictions "E they may pre-
scribe. aulH urIZc any existing electric
| light company having overhead wires tU
maintain ana use for n period of cigh,
months ANA 10 longer. it~ existing poles
and overhead wires west Of ROCK Greek.
. u places outside oT the existing fire limits
, of the city II Washington and District
. of Columbia. ana such overhead wire sys
| TEN may be ext ended west of Rock Creek
. | and outside nf the said lire limits tC
continue or.ly for the said period Of eight
months. and al the end Of such period an
rights shall ease
CONFINED BY CONGRESS.
The said Comui~,tonrf7 may also au,
iGorZD any such existing electric iighi
company 10 construct and u,r under such
| regulations "a the tDmfUi>- toner's may
lN couauiis for lhr reception "r existing
U-pra cad Hl lTVS $ within the territory
formerly known as Georgetown ana cX.
tend the sam" 10y ih" H@gT"sat" of not
] NOR" Than one ana quarter miles III I'll,
Ihi- wa generally regarded o the con.
fueu"Lt o. the operations 81 Ihc Pn.
I iUU.a. company to the Territory west ul
Rock treeE. NJ. more than month ago
a-sed as in ne Construct ION O." D." placed
nu The pTnFi-n. On" .l them. "'. iu iH D
had rlusi fn dc wIIi 'l. pNTE-lug ,f the
pgpvisu said 1h.' ta' l'" wa intended
! fu settle definitely the .,l'r.'!Hu b"t.F'ol
10" 'Hu.f f..T...- .''l iIH' .'" H.. ~.un' lu.
itself. f'a' 'he FuIDua. -ca.. 80. was 'o
frHF.
! urusI-u fLar is. absolutely west ot H.. i
Creek. Itlan a.i sat J west nr Rock Crook
g. meant 'Fesl "I Roc. 'r"eE H.o nothing
After Tie ad8aaua.nn, ur Congress rh,
Commissioners, rs stated. began 10 ur
purIa'r wi'H IA" Foluna. curapans foI
privileges cast Of Rock Drnak and nruc,
! | Tile present proceedings. Nj. Ross BE-. .liu-
That the prufiSu tarr'! ~u. % negotiations
In N!- e0cUt opinion Nj. Thomas. uua
Nj. Hgyal ms assistant. have ruu,urr~,
! III the opinion that H- iEE- IHw sfaHgs int
| Commissioners N'vc mo- right ip grant priv
. Iege~ not rlnolfl'ali. authorized ty CON
Z The Coum.s.iourrs have only very larcl.
! | dee !IurG 10 allow the postmaster To con
ar.f ltr uH.U office Wli. f'. branch ~
fI.eS oh.sing, evidently, The law or l---
under winch Jusrc,. lauEham uF>I &c
j o.ded against the Potomac Company
Az ADVERSE OPINION
. Attorney Thomas -l.rl r"Iu~n! tuT lt
Commissioners. has jas. rendered al. up!LI"i
(
, | states Company for permit 20 lay Il Couiul
/. on ! - rect from seventh TO Ninth street
i northeast. "uu ou Il street southeast. ~"
d tween Third AMI Fourth streets
, Mr.. Thomas takes th. ground that q
: there as pending an ''intrnlioH' Of Con
. grc~- to prr'Idr Il general system Of sub
y waES for the District. th.r" L. HHIta
!, 'IuL IN tie authority Of ihr CDugnl~~lpl
= crs uItl such Intention lc uatrrialIlcd
. Yet hc admits iHc prDvI-r at the HppIu
pra1IpH act # tie present year. whereof
The u!trd Stufc- Eir,luc Li-ni Con pan
3 MH" extend It's HHdcrE FOUND .rHdJitS 1u'
wires ru~l oi ROCK Greek and within lH
y fir" limits Ia Mount Pleasant Wa~Auglul
unG tolUI, h.a- Heights.
:, An legislation. eX',p1 That of I@--. b,
holds So H.tyr expired Win ihc Congress-.
I, noi. which they cnanalrd the TrlyIIcg,
. L. II" United states Company, Just mci!
TONED having not yet, for that reason
expired
) AIrcr the closing Of Tie report u I'll,
Z Evening Times N the case before JudE
Cole, Nj kciInTl"n ouuCluich his read
Ing ana continents ON the rule Reply Wa
y Iuiidcuu behalf 81 tie Potomac Company.
: which IL was dduuttrd thHI the DiStric
! CuHms EIoHcTs Wcr" not unanimous II
s their dissent from the upIHIyu of AttDTu",
Thomas thai the Comm IssluncTs had IL
2 Tigll to grant Il contract to the Potomac
J Company. The reasons Oh which Com
! uI>Siuners Powell and Imc-dcil based rheI
y ucuuu were also gwen.
Z INSTALLED NEW OFFICERS
. Legion of LoyaI Women Eute