Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-20
INCREASE OF CAPITAL CITY HAS |MPR0'
Georgetown Gas Companys Ap- Many Changes Made in
picaton to Court. ngton During Past Decat
HEARING SET FOR MONDAY COST MILLIONS OF DOLL
United States the Construction Work Continues
Represented. Sections of Town
STOCK ADVANCE TO 100000 FAMILIAR LANDMARKS q
Have No Evidence One Who Away
Present, 1ct Few Years Finds Impro
Cheaper Cas- ments Surprising.
HEARING SET FOR MONDAY
United States and the District to Be
Represented.
STOCK ADVANCE TO 100000
Commissioners Have No Evidence to
Present, But Make Demand for,
Cheaper Gas.

The Commissioners Of the District Of Co
lumbia as we'll as the United States of
America will be represented at the hear
ing next Monday morning In Equity Court
No. 2. before Justice Ashley M. Gould, on
the application of the Georgetown Gas
Light Company for q nincrease of Its CAPT.
tai stock to 100000. Assistant United
States Attorney Stuart Mcnamara will ap-
pear for the government to safeguard its
interest should 1t be necessary at the hear
ing. Should the contemplated action of
the company or the evidence adduced by
it in support Of its petitions show any in
cllnation or intention to violate any trust,
statute or form q nucleus for trust COM
bination, 1t Is stated, the United States
would make formal objection. Otherwise
it's representative will only see that the
testimony offered Is in good form and rele-
want
Although the hearing is definitely set for
Monday. 1t Is not certain that the counsel
for the gas company will be prepared then
to offer their testimony in support of the
petition. The reports of the various ap-
praisers employed by the company to ex-
anime for the purpose of testifying the real
estate as we'll as the business of the COM
pany, have not, it Is understood, been re-
ceived by counsel
Iest1mony IN open Court.
1t Is the purpose Of counsel for the gas
company to take testimony in open court
Experts will be examined as to the value
of the company's real estate, and practical
gas men are expected to testify as to the
worth Of the business and the technical
plant. 1t is expected that if the cross
examination by attorneys for the United
States and Of the District as we'll as for
individual stockholders who may be repre-
sented. be not extended, the hearing can
be concluded within three days.
1t Is understood to be the desire of At
torneys r. Ross Perry & Son. r. H. Colds
borough and G. Thomas Dunlop for the gas
company to begin the taking Of testimony
Monday II the evidence can possibly be
collated by that time.
Action by Commissioners.
The Commissioners have received notice
from Justice Gould that the Commissioners
OF the District of Columbia as we'll as the
Attorney General Of the United States, will
be entitled to appear at the hearing or any
subsequent hearing, to be represented by
counsel and to present such evidence upon
the matter of the petition as to them shall
seem proper. Thereupon the Commissioners
have requested the corporation counsel,
upon the motion Of Commissioner Macfar-
land. to appear at the hearing July % on
their behalf and to state to the court that
the Commissi oners have no evidence to
present in the matter but that they DO de-
sire the court to know that they recon-
mended to the last Congress a reduction In
the price of gas in the District of Columbia
to whatever amount would yield reason
able profit to the gas lighting companies.
upon ascertainment by Congress of the
actual cost of producing gas: that they
would renew this recommendation at the
first session of the next Congress and that
should be considered in the process of pass
ing upon the application of the George
town Gas Light Company for an increase
of it's capital stock. SO that no action shall
be taken which will initiate against the
recommendation of the Commissioners to
Congress.