Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-09

Mr.. McDermott's Proposition.
It is proposedybyq the Washington Rail-
way and sEIectric Company to:Sad3ust the
matters In differenceI with the District Of
Columbia concerning the taxes of that
company and other street railway COM
panies operated or controlled by it in the
following manner:
On the Washington Railway and Electric
Company railroad properties the following
payments shall be made: On the branches
formerly constituting respectively the
Metropolitan and Columbia roads there
shall be paid to the District 4 per cent on
the gross earnings from the list of July,
1902, to the LIST of January, 1903; the taxes
for the fiscal year of July 1, 1904, shall be
levied on the basis Of the gross receipts for
the calendar year 1903, and the practice Of
levying taxes for each fiscal year here
after shall be to levy on the basis of per
cent on gross receipts for the Immediately
preceding calendar year.
On the part of the system formerly
operated by the Washington and Great
Falls Railway Company, the Washington
Railway and Electric Company will pay
to the District of Columbia per cent on
the earrings of the calendar year 1902, and
subsequent taxes shall be levied including
those due on the LIST of May, 1904 on the
basis above indicated for the Metropolitan
and Columbia brances of the system; with
this exception, that 1t being disputed by
Columbia is entitled to assess any taxes,
franchise or otherwise, upon the receipts
of said company in the state Of Maryland
the question of payment of any taxes upon
such receipts shall abide the decision of
the Supreme Court of the District of CO.
lumbia, to be obtained as hereinafter indi-
Gated in the matter of the City and Subur-
ban Railway Company.
City and Suburban.
In the matter of the City and Suburban
Railway Company the company shall pay
to the District per cent upon the gross
earnings of the year 1902, and shall for the
fiscal year commencing July 1, 1904, pay
per cent on the gross earnings Of the
calendar year 1908, and shall continue to
pay taxes upon receipts of each calendar
year in the manner above indicated for pay
ment of taxes for the Washington Railway
and Electric Company; with this exception
the District of Columbia having assessed
tax upon receipts of the City and Sub
urban Railway Company obtained In the
state of Maryland, state railway COM
pany, and its receiver dsputing the right
of the District to assess receipts of earn
ings in Maryland, ghe question of the legal
ity of assessment of the taxes by the Dis
trict upon such receipts shall in an ex-
peditious manner be submitted to the Su-
preme Court Of the District of Columbia.
The decision of the Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia In this case as to the
and Suburban Railway Company in the
state of Maryland, shall govern the ques-
ton of the liability OF the Washington and
Great Falls Railway Company, and shall
also govern the question of the right of the
District of Columbia to retain taxes here
tofore paid by tile receiver of the City and
Suburban Railway Company upon receipts
had within the state of Maryland and any
payment of taxes In full upon the receipts
of the Washington and Great Falls Com
pany within the state of Maryland and
heretofore paid; it being the meaning of
this writing that,eif THE City and Suburban
Railway Company or the Washington and
Great Falls Railway Company was not and
Is not liable tor pay upon the receipts had
within the state of Maryland credit shall
he given to tiTese companies and Ell IN of
them for any payment made to the District
Of Columbia of taxes upon such receipts in
said state, this credt, however, 10 apply
only to cases where the payment was made
under protest against its legality.
The Anacostia and Potomac.
In the matter of the Anacostia and Poto-
mac Railway Company taxes shall be paid
upon the basis of per cent upon the gross
receipts of the year 1902 in full payment of
taxes to the LIST of January, 1903, and for
the fiscal year commencing July 1. 1904,
taxes shall be paid upon the basis of per
cent on the gross receipts for the year 1908.
and thereafter taxes shall be paid for each
fiscal year upon the basis of the receipts
OF the previous calendar year, all taxes
mentioned in this proposition to be paid In
addition to the taxes imposed by law upon
the real estate of these various companies
In the matter of the Brightwood. George
town and Tenleytown Railway Company
the proposition made In the matter of the
shall apply.
Upon the payment to the District OF CO.