Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-03
TRACKS TO UNION STATION
Legislation to Meet Revived o.
position.
PROLONGED DELAY INDICATED
Fight of the Last Session in the Sen
ate Will Be Renewed the
Coming Winter.

| All will not be plain sailing with the
street railway bill which is to be intro
duced by Senator Galitnger to provide for
transportation connections with the new
Union station Exactly the same opposi.
ton which developed last year and which
| resulted in the defeat Of the measure as
urged by Senator Gallinger will show
itself again.
Senator Hansbrough of North Dakota,
member of the District of Columbia
committee. who defeated Senator Calm
gers bill last year by insisting that if 1t
be made law it must go through with
two amendments providing for universal
transfers and one of two tax require
ments, stated to a representative Of The
Star this afternoon that any bill that
might come into the Senate on this sub
ject would meet with his disapproval
unless 1t contains these provisions. He
Will not back water. he said. but will
offer the same amendments to the bill
to be presented by Senator Gallinger at
this session. even though 1t result in an
indefinite delay.
Taxed Like Other Properties"
Senator Hansbrough is strongly Of the
opinion that the street railways Of the
DA9@A ~ SAOoiO pC tdACu INC OtIl6T prop
critics. and that they should grant univer-
sal transfers. He also believes that the
only way to get through a measure re-
curing these things is to tack it on to a
bill the roads want
This session. he said this morning. his
amendments will be in the same form as
last winter.
The Taxation Amendment.
The tavafion af
Hansbrough. which defeated the bill last
session. was as follows:
Every railway company now author
lied 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 said Dis
trict, including the Chesapeake and Poto-
mac. Telephone Company. Potomac Elec-
trio Lighting and Power Company, and
the Washington Gaslight Company, shall
annually pay to the collector of taxes of
the District of Columbia. as a franchise
tax, in addition to the taxes now imposed
upon them by law. an amount equal to
IL per centum Of their respective net earn
ings. 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 the first
day of August, 1906, the board of asses
sors Of the District of Columbia are here
by authorized and directed to apprai Use
and assess the personal property of all
such public service corporations. and in
making such appraisement the said board
shall appraise the value Of the franchises
OF each of said companies and include the
same in the said personal property APP
pra Use ment;
provided further, That any of such
corporations as may elect SO to do may
pay to the collector of taxes of the Dis
trict of Columbia an amount equal to ~
per -centum of said appraised value. as
now provided for by law for general tax
alton of personal property in said District,
which shall be in lieu of the IL per centum
per annum tax on net incomes as above
provided. and of gross earnings tax now
provided by law;
!"And. provided further. That the rea!
state of all said street railway COM
panes in the District of Columbia. shall
be taxed as other real estate, but the
tracks thereof shall not be taxed as
real estate
It was also through the efforts of Sen.
ator Hansbrough that another bill intro.
duced by Senator Gallinger later in the
session and intended to provide for rail.
way connections with the Union station
died without becoming law.
Mr.. Gallinger's New Bill.
There would now be street railway con.
| nections with the Union station" sale
| Senator Hansbrough this afternoon, 'f1
the friends of Senator Gallinger's bill
| had only agreed to my Just ideas on The
| question and consented to compel the rail-
| NAV comma MES TO do what thew ought tt
| do. '-'''''''-'....
Just what the provisions of his new
bill are going to be. Senator Ga!linger !:
unable to state at present. He said thi:
| morning that he had not yet had a chance
to confer with some of the railway off