Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-29

panies. August 13. 1907. the Georgetown
Gas Light Company made formal acknowl-
edgment of the receipt of the above notice
and bill. with the statement that the same
had been forwarded to the company's presi-
dent, who was oat of the city. A state
ment has also been received from the Wash
ington Gas Light Company to the effect
that the matter d been forwarded to the
president of that company, who, together
with their legal counsel. was out of town.
but that action would be taken, either by
personal appearance before the board of
assistant assessors, or otherwise. upon the
return of these gentlemen bout the Goth of
September. In the meantime, the assess
ments in question stand upon the records.
Electric Lighting.
The taxation of the Potomac Electric
Power Company is governed by section
OF the aforementioned act of July 1. 1902,
which provides that electric lighting COM
panies shall pay 4 per centum per annum
on their gross earnings. This tax is de-
termined by affidavit required by law
to be made by the company each year. The
amount paid by this company for the year
ended June 80. 1907, was as follows:
Gross earnings. fax.
Potomac Electric Power
The same act also provides that THE real
estate owned by each electric lighting COM
pany in the District of Columbia shall be
taxed as other real estate in said District.
Under this latter provision the Potomac
has been taxed upon its lands and buildings
at the rate of one and one-half per centum
upon the valuation placed by the board of
assistant assessors. In addition to this the
company's conduits. poles and lamps have
been assessed real estate and taxed at
the same rate accordingly. The amounts
thus paid for the year 1907 are as follows:
Assessed value. Tax.
Real estate Glands & buildings, s225 959 So. 3s9. 50
Real estate tcondults and wires) 330.340 1855 10
Res Real e es.a,e po,sss 4oss
The amounts assessed to the Chesa-
peake and Potomac Telephone Company
for the year ended June 80. 1907 are as
eros. earnings Ass sst is sa1' ss4 ses Il
hssI estate. land 5idss sS92sSS g g
Overhead wires............. 74.7o5OO l. 12l.33
Certain lands and buildings used and
occupied by the Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Company the local CORPORA
tion) are assessed to the American Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company as follows:
Assessed value. Tax.
Real estate. $2Gs sls.OO 81. OO2 20
Personally. Observation-Disclosures. 100000 144.00
Telegraph Companies
Telegraph companies are not required by
law to pay taxes upon their capital earn
ings receipts. The Western Union Tele-
graph Company and the Postal Telegraph
Gable Company appear to own no land or
buildings in the District. The former is. how
ever. assessed, under the head Of realty"
for overhead wires supported by poles, and
on Its personality. including machinery, in
struments. Office fixtures, etc The Postal
Telegraph Cable Company is. under the
head Of realty assessed for cendufts and
overhead wires supported by poles and
upon its personally. including Office fix
lures. implements. machinery, instruments.
etc.
Steamboat Companies
Under authority of section Of the per-
sonai tax law. approved July /. 1902. all
vessels. ships and boats are taxed at ~
per centum on the assessed value thereof.
The steamboat companies thus assessed are
as follows:
Assessed value. Tax.
Norfolk and Washington Steam
boat Company .$6O1. 600 $9.O15. 90
Washington and Potomac Steam
Mt. Vernon and Marshall Hail
Steamboat Company. 10000 800. 90
The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company
is assessed and taxed upon realty as fol-
lows. certain other realty holdings having
been exempted from taxation by express
provision OF law:
Chesapeake and Ohio Cana. :.
The board of assessors concluded their
report with the following statement --,.,
Commissioner West said today that the
report was absolutely satisfactory. and in
view of the fact that there are no recon-
mendations, the report calls for no COM
ment.