The Washington times., 1919-10-21
WOULD RAISE RATE
ON D. c. ELECTRICITY
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3,43 cents per kilowatt hour, and
would make the present rate 13.43
cents per kilowat hour.
Commissioner Gardeners minority
report in part is as follows:
Sat the present rate OF fare. the
net income to the Washington Rail-
way and Electric Company and its
subsidiary companies. available for
return on investment for the first
seven months of this year, was only
SIS, 900, whereas il can be readily
seen by simple calculation that seven
twelfths of s1.116,514.SS 1.-THE amount
IL is entitled to earn for a year,
would show that they were entitled
to earn during these seven months
and should have been permitted to
earn during these seven months the
sum OF 1851 .300.30.
80 The Capital Traction Company. for
the seven months Of this year, earned,
available for return on investment,
$3.50 900.
eat the minimum rate Of s per cent
on the valuation of the property of
the Capital Traction Company, It
would be entitled TO earn for twelve
months $3.50. 229. 70, and for the period
OF seven months. in order to make ii
comparable with the Washington
Railway and Electric Company. 1t
should have been permitted to earn
only seven-twelfts OF ss56.22e.73, or
s49e 467.36.
TT Is thus to be seen that at the
present rate Of fare the Capital Trac-
ton Company hes earned $3.50, So. 80
more than the minimsm return of 8
per cent on the commissions valuation
while the Washington Railway and
Electric Company per mile for oper-
atfng its cars must necessarily be
higher, and every Increase Of wages
allowed its notorment asd conductors
necessarily costs the Washington
Railway and Electric Company pro-
portionately much more than the
Capital Traction Company.
w. r. and L. Costs Greater
The Washington Railway and
Electric Company during the first
seven months of 1919 paid to its mo-
tornen and conductors operating it's
cars $4,000. II paid in other operat-
sirE expenses and taxes during the
same period s1,S15.0o
The Capital Traction Company paid
10 Its notormen and conductors dur
ing the first seven months of 1919, for
operating its cars, 5000 900. 1t paid
for other operating expenses and taxes
during the same period s1,1l0.0e0.
by reason, therefore, of the in
creased number Of miles operated by
the Washington Railway and Electric
Co.npony over tnat OF tas Capital
Traction Company while hauTng only
the same number Of passengers the
cost to the Washington Railway and
Electric Company proportionately
nrch more than the Capital Traction
Company.
Hauling More Than Fare.
we find from the record given US
By these companies and verified by
the experts of the Public Utilities
Commission that the actual cost to
the Washington Railway and Electric
Company to operate each of its cars
over its system per mile is 3S03
cents and that the actual cost Of car
ryfng each passenger is .052316 cents.
These calculations are made upon the
theory thaf the whole Washington
Railway and Electric system is to be
treated as one. which is the theory
upon which the majority opinion is
based and which in my opinion Is to
the best interest Of the riding public.
We find from the record of the
Capital Traction Company as fur
nished US by said Company and veri-
He'd by the experts of the Public
Utilities Commission that the actual
cost TO the Capital Traction Com