The Washington herald., 1921-06-08
Senate Bill Would Have
Capital Traction Con-
troll Lines.
MEASURE SUGGESTS
REROUTING TRACKS
Other Plans for Better
ment of Service Rec
ommended.

Washington Railway and Electric
company to the Capital Traction.
reduction of fares to not more than
eA cents. or four tickets for IS
cents, and numerous changes in
tracks and routes for betterment of
service, were provided in a bill in
troduced yesterday by Senator King.
of Utah.
Senator King is a member of the
District committee, which Instructed
the two car companies recently to
hold joint conferences with the Dis
trict commissioners in an effort to
come to terms These conferences
were futile. and the senate commit
tee is about to resume action on the
merger.
Would Transfer stocks.
Senator Kings bill provides that
the shares of stock of the Poto-
mac Electric Power company
be distributed to the holders of
stock in the W. r. & E. proportion
ate to their holdings in the latter
company, of which the Pepco is an
auxiliary.
If the W. r. & E. defaults to this
arrangement the attorney general Is
authorized to distribute the shares
and institute proceedings in equity
or at law to legalize his action. The
electric light franchise of the pow
er company shall not be transferred
to any other company without con-
sent Of congress.
The Capital Traction company Is
denim to its exclusive or partial use
any tracks of the W. r & E. and
make necessary connections. 1t is
required to operate its cars through
G street between Massachusetts
avenue and 18th street northwest,
connect on G. street with the pres
ent tracks on Seventh and 14th
Streets to operste It's cars on Wis
consin avenue from NJ to Pierce
Mill road opposite the bureau of
engraving or to Tennallytown, to
make necessary connection with the
tracks on Georgia avenue at Sew
enth and U streets. to operate cars
on 14th street from New York ave-
nue. to the department of agricul-
ture, bureau of engraving and
printing, wharves and Washington
barracks, and make necessary con-
'nections at New York avenue with
tracks running south.
Extend Tracks on b street.
The Capital Traction company is
required to extend it's tracks on B
street southwest from First street
to connect with the tracks on Four
and-a-half street southwest, and to
make connections between tracks
on B street northwest with tracks
on Seventh street northwest. The
company also is required to con-
struct new tracks through NJ street
south from Seventh southwest to
connect with the present tracks on
Eighth street southwest
Suburban Terminal on G street.
The w. R. & E. is required to ex-
tend its tracks from New York ave-
nue. and Fifth street northwest
through New York avenue to con-
meet with Massachusetts, avenue and
Seventh street and hereafter the
suburban lines and service having
their terminals on G street near
18th street northwest shall have
their terminals in New York avenue
near 18th street northwest. 1t is
also required to extend it's tracks
on H street northwest from 18th
street to connect with New York
avenue and cars from H street
northeast, presently having their
terminals on New York avenue near
18th. shall be operated through II
street to Georgetown or some other
terminal.
The District commissioners are
required to take the necessary
measures to remove the line of
sidewalk adjoining the patent Of
fee on G street northwest back to
entrance of the building and the
tracks on G street approaching
from either side shall be straight
ened accordingly. In the event the
exterior of the patent ONCE build
ing be renewed or remodeled and
the steps removed from the front
to the side of the portico on the
south. then the sidewalk on F street
shall be moved back to the line of
the south portico and the tracks on
F street Strengthened accordingly.
Straight Five Cent Fare.
Terms of the franchise by which
the companies were to carry pas
sengers at 5 cents are to be en-
forced. according to Senator Kings
bill, except as to the provision for
six tickets for a quarter. The pub
lie utilities commission has no
power in the bill to increase the
fares prescribed, except that the
commission may ascertain the aver.
age operating cost per passenger
for each company within the Dis
trict in and during the years of
1910 TO 1914, inclusive. and likewise
the operating cost per passenger for
1920 and make Increases of fare
Of is cents per passenger by
adding such difference in operating
cost. but in no case allow a greater
fare than 81 cents or four tickets
for IS cents. the single fare being
cents.
Outline Proposed sale.
The Capital Traction company is
authorized and Empowered at its
election to acquire by purchase or
otherwise and at a price not to ex-
ceed the outstanding bonds of the
Washington Railway and Electric
company. the property and fran
chises of the latter and for this
purpose Is authorized to issue an
equivalent amount of its stock or
may issue bonds not in excess Of |
the outstanding bonds of the W. |