The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-02
STATE and ROAD
REACH AGREEMENT
n. y. AVID r. AGREES TO FAY BACK
uAxEs TO THE sTArE AND
COUNTIES
GIVES UP OLDCHARTER
GOVERNOR MANN. CHAIRMAN OF
STATE COMMISSION. GIVES
GUT DETAILS or THE
AGREEMENT REACHED.


The ionE-stsnding litigation between
the Commonwealth of Virginia and
the Richmond. Fredericksburg and
Potomac railroad over the matter of
back taxes claimed by the State has
been compromised, and the articles
of agreement only await the approval
or the stockholders to become a real
ity.
BY the terms OF the compromise
the railroad Is to pay to the State
In back taxes the aggregate sum Of
$3Sa.s6S.2l and surrenders its old
charter. or the amount to be paie.
the sum of $685. goes into the
treasury OF the Commonwealth. while
Sl1a,42z.3S Is 10 be paid the districts
and towns trayersed by the line. Rich
mond ctty's share of this sum will be
S51,09l.67.
Submitted In November.
The compromise agreed upon was
submitted to the directors of the rail-
road company November goth last by
the commission appointed by the gen.
eral assembly to represent the State,
and yesterday Governor Mann, chair
man OF that commission, announced
that the article contained in tha
agreement had been accepted. A
hiGSAihF VI ktIS Ia ktit H.
+. p. railroad has been called for
February 5th TO ratify the agree
ment.
The long-drawn-ou controversy be-
tween the State and the railroad COM
pany is too well known to require
repetition. Under the charter grant
ed the original company by the State
for the purpose of running a stage
coach line. the corporation was for
ever exempted from taxes, and this
condition of affairs continued until
after the revision of the constitution,
when the road secured an amend
ment 70 its charter. Then the State
demanded taxes. payment OF which
was refused. and the suit was taken
to the courts, the State winning sue
cesively until. forced to the last ditch,
the railroad appealed to the United
States Supreme court, where the mat
ter is still pending, though of course
II will be stricken from the docket
The last general assembly appoint
ed a special commission with Gov
ernor Mann as its chairman. for the
purpose of a conference with the d.
rectors OF the railroad in an effort
TO effect q settlement satisfactory to
both parties, and this compromise has
at last been reached. BY the terms
Of theco mpromise the railroad sur
renders It's old charter.
Following, In detail is the basis
upon which the compromise was
reSched:
Basis OF Agreement.
Commonwealth OF Virginia
Governors Office.
Richmond, November 90. 1912.
william II. White, Esq, Hon. Alex
auder Hamilton, George w. Stevens,
Esq. committee of the board of
directors OF the Richmond Fred
ericksburg and Potomac Railroad
company:
Gentlemen,--Withou referring TO
what has passed between the commits
sion representing the State and your
selves, OF which you are fully aware,
submit for your consideration q
definite proposition which is con-
Cured in by every member of our
commission.
We will receive In full compromise
and settlement of all claims against
the Richmond. Fredericksburg and
PotorHac Railroad company for taxes
due t.. the State, the sum of one hum
dred and sixty-flye thousand five hun
drefi and forty-six dollars and eighty
three cents ($I65. 1859, OF which
one hundred and twelve thousand one
hundred and eight dollars and sixty
cents (sl12,1oS.60) is franchise tax.
and 6fty-three thousand four hundred
and thirty dollars and twenty-three
cents ($5S, 430.23l Is tax on proper
ty.
And we will receive for the locali-
ties, TO be paid to the proper receiv-
ing officers OF said localities. the sum
Of one hundred and seyenty-three
thousand four hundred and twenty
two dollars and thirty-eight cents
(s17s.422. to be paid 10 the proper
receiving officers OF the several 10
calities as follows:
To Richmond city, fifty-seven thou
sand five hundred and ninety
dollars and sixty-seven cents (s57.-
5eI.67).
To Brookiand district. Yenrico
county eleven thousand four hundred
and sixty-one dollars and nineteen
cents (s11.461.1s).
To Tuckahoe district, Henrico coun-
", one thousand and forty dollars
and eighty-three cents sI.o4oS5,.
TO Ashland district. Hanover coun-
~. eight thousand and seventy five
dollars and eighty-nine cents tss,-
oTS.ss).
To Beaver Dam district. Hanover
county. six thousand. eight hundred
and four dollars and seyenty-one
cents (s6.So4.71).
To the town of Ashland, Hano~sr
cuITitys tf1feel <tffotYsgtfd ffFSs sttfnfresi
ard f6sey-sessacs daaassvm atsE ,StxseSr
cents (sS.547.1s}.
To Reedy Church district, Caroline
county, thirteen thousand six hundred
anu stxty-ttve dollars and ttfrty-one
cents tslS,66s.sI.
To Bowling Green district, Caro-
line county. nine thousand eight hun.
dred and fifteen dollars ($9,s15.00).
To Port Royal district. Caroline
county. eight thousand nine hundred
and ninety-seven dollars and fifty-ons
cents fs8.9975D.
To CORTLAND district, Spotsylvan!a
county. twelve thousand FIVE hundred
and forty nine dollars and eighteen
cents t12.54s.1s).
To town of Fredericksburg, tive
thousand four hundred and fifty-nlnt
dollars and eighty cents (s2,453.s0).
To Falmouth district, Stafford coun.
ty. ten thousand nine hundred and
twenty-thres dollars and ninety five
cents ($lo.92s.s6)..
To Aquia district, Stafford county
twenty-five thousand eight hundred
and seventeen dollars and five cents
(s25.s1T05).
To Prince William county, six hun
bred and seventy-three dollars and