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attached thereto. from which will be seen that the e.
tmated cost to the Company of furnishing gas at the
burner for the year ending December 81, 1918. viii be
1902 gents thousand cubic feet nearly six cents
per thousand cubic feet than the average price
ceVed by the Company for gas sold during the period from October
], 1916, to September 80, 1917.
Under the Act of Congress above referred to- the rate to be
charged private consumers by the Georgetown Gas Light Company
fixed eghyhve Since that became effective the
receipts from the sale of by the Georgetown Gas Light Company
have been only insufficient enable pay bonded interest,"
but barely than sufficient pay its operative expenses; al
though during part of the the law became effective the
Georgetown Gas Light Company has obtained gas from the Wash
ngton Company much less than could itself have
manufactured it.
After the Washington Gas Light Company under the authority
of the Commission acquired all of the stock of the Georgetown Gas
Light Company the manufacturing plant of the latter Company
closed down order to effect much economy possible the
manufacturing and distributing departments. While the capacity of
the Washington Gas Company works the negbohood of
100000 cubic feet of day. the large
ed demand for during the present winter be necessary to
operate the plants of both the Washington and Georgetown Gas Light
Companies frequently during the month of OCTOBER 1917 the
consumption of has been cubic feet day.
in this connection the Commissions attention invited to the fact
that the Washington Gas Light Company has taken steps looking
wards the increase of its manufacturing capacity but
has been obtained that additions the works be completed be-
fore October, 1918.
As stated the Commission the authority obtained
from purchase the outstanding stock of the Georgetown Gas
Light Company and still the desire of the Washington Gas
Light Company make the price of uniform to all
the District of Columbia and with this end the Washington
Gas Light Company has based its of of operation and
requests be charged of the Dis
hct of Columbia by including the Georgetown Company therein
is respectfully submitted that careful examination by the
the records and of the Washington Gas Light
Company. detailed of which contained the exhibits
enclosed clearly establish 3D. the imperative necessity for
ing the be charged for based only the estimated
operative for the year 1913 but upon actual results shown
by years trial under the fixed by Act of Congress of Sep
TENDER 1916; and o. that order pay operative costs
GLIDING increased cost of maintenance interest its bonded
indebtedness provide fund for contingencies and pay
able dividend its stockholders the fair value Of its property
respective the carried the books the Company
fixed by the Commissions order No. 209 Formal Case No. So the
to be charged should be fixed less than dollar and
per thousand cubic feet.
The testimony before the Commission Formal Case No. So
shows without contradiction dispute 1870 to be proper rate of
upon the fair value of the property The Company still claims
that entitled 1870 upon the fair value of the prop
erty but of the fact that the present unusual conditions
would very radical change for order
enable such be earned and because of the
emergency the Company requests the Commission make
age rate of ST. per thousand cubic feet of gas so which
will give the Company of about 7zfo the fair value
Of its property.
Respectfully submitted
WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT COMPANY,