Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-22

northeast Provided That where the route
or routes provided for In this act coincide
with the route or routes of existing street
railways one set of tracks may be used In
common upon terms mutually agreed upon.
or, in case of disagreement, upon terms de-
termined by the Supreme Court of the Dis
trict of Columbia. which is authorized and
directed to give hearing to the interested
parties and to fix the terms OF the joint
trackage.
Right Of Way to Station.
THAT the Capital Traction Company Of
the District of Columbia, the City and
Suburban railway of Washington. the
Washington Railway and Electric Company
and the Anacostia and Potomac River Rail-
road Company are Jointly or severaNy given
power to purchase a right Of way for joint
or separate tracks, subject to the condi-
tions provided, over the land of the Baltl-
more and Ohio Railroad Company and the
Washington Terminal Company fronting
and abutting the union station and a
part of the east and west sides thereon and
bounded on the south by line which. If
extended, would be the north line of Massa-
chusetts avenue, as will more fully appear
by reference to the plats on file with the
Commissioners of the District Of Columbia.
The number and location of said tracks and
extent of said right of way shall be de-
termined by the Commissioners.
The Tax Provision.
The tax provision of the bill is as follows:
Every railway company now authorized by
law, or which may hereafter be authorized
by law, to operate cars on any of the
streets, avenues or highways of the District
of Columbia, and all other public service
corporations of the District, including the
Chesa peake and Potomac Telephone Com
pany Potomac Electric Lighting and Power
Company and the Washington Gaslght
Company, shall annually pay to the colee-
tor of taxes of the District of Columbia, as
q franchise tax, in addition to the taxes
now imposed upon them by law. an amount
equal to II per centum of their respective
net earnings, which said net earnings shall
be ascertained by deducting from their re-
spective gross receipts from all sources
only the current repairs and expenses for
the same year, excluding interest, divi-
dends, sinking fund and enlargement of
plant Provided, That on or before August
l, 1906, the board of assessors of the Dis
trict are directed to appraise and assess
the personal property of all such public
service corporations, and in making such
appraisement the board shall appraise the
value of the franchises of each of the COM
panies and include the same in the personal
property appraiSement.
Provided, That any of such corporations
as may elect so to do may pay to the col
lector of taxes of the District an amount
equal to Is per centum of said appraised
value, as now provided for by law for gen.
eral taxation eral taxation of personal
property in said District, which shall be
in lieu of the u per centum per annum
tax on net incomes above provided, and
Of the gross earnings tax now provided by
law. And provided further,
That the real estate of all the street rail-
way companies in the District of Column
bia shall be taxed as other real estate, but
the tracks thereof shall not be taxed as
real estate.
Transfers and Exchange Tickets.
THAT all street railway companies within
the District of Columbia. both now and
hereafter to be chartered by Congress, shall
receive and exchange tickets with each
other. and shall also give to passengers free
transfers. which shall be received by all
street railway companies at one intersec-
ton and connection with all other street
railway lines; and also give to and receive
from each passenger paying one cash fare
of cents a free transfer good for more
than one exchange at one intersection, and
good continuously at all intersections with
all street railways and from intersection to
intersection. within the District of Column
bia; but transfers on tickets or cash fares
shall not be good for round trip: Pro-
vided That existing transfer arrangements
between the Washington Railway and Fec
trio Company and other passenger trans
portation corporations shall not be termi-
mated except by authority of Congress-.