Evening star., 1921-06-08
PUTS MERGER BILL
BEFORE CONGRESS
Senator King Wants W. R. &
E. Absorbed by Capital
Traction Company.

Improvement of the street car serv-
ice IN the District of Columbia is the
object of a bill introduced by Senator
King of Utah today The bill pro-
vides for the ultimate absorption of
the Washington Railway and Electric
company by the Capital Traction
Company.
Under the first section OF the bill.
tEe capital stock of the Potomac Elec-
trict Power Company would be dig
tributed to the shareholders of the
washington Railway and Electric
Company in proportion to their hold
ings.
The Capital Traction Company would
be authorized. at its election. to buy,
at prices not exceeding the outstand-
,, ing bonds of the Washington Railway
ana ELECTRIC. Company, the property of
that company. For that purpose the
capital Traction Company would be
authorized to issue stocks or bonds
standing bonds of the Washington
halfway and Electric Company.
The bill authorizes the Capital
traction Company to condemn to its
exclusive or partial use any street
railway tracks in the District. The
capital Traction Company would be
required to operate cars through q
street between Massachusetts, avenue
and 18th street northwest: on Wis
consin avenue from M street to Pierce
MIL road. or to Tenleytown: on Geor-
gia avenue northwest to Walter Reed
hospital; on 14th street from New
YORK avenue to the Department of
Agriculture and the wharves and the
Washington barracks.
Required to Extend Tracks.
The Capital Traction Company would
pc required to extend its tracks on
b street southwest to a connection
with the tracks on 4Es street south
l Tn L ,cv,r
tween the tracks on street north
west and the tracks at 7th street
northwest. The Capital Traction also
would be required to construct new
tracks through NJ street south from
7th street southwest to a connection
with its present tracks on Sth street
southeast.
The Washington Railway and Elec-
trio Company would be required to
extend its tracks at New York ave-
nue. and 5th street through New
York avenue to a connection with
tracks at Massachusetts, avenue and
7th street northwest. The suburban
lines having their terminals at q
street near 18th would have their
terminals on New York avenue near
The Washington Railway and Elec-
trio Company would also extend its
tracks on H street northwest from
14th street to a connection with the
present tracks al New Ork avenue,
and cars from H street northeast.
having a present terminal in New
York avenue near 18th street, would
be operated through H street to
Georgetown.
Instructions to Commissioners.
The District Commissioners are in
structed to remove the line of the
sidewalk on the north and south end
of the patent Office building and to
straighten the street railway tracks
in G street and F. street.
The terms Of the franchises of the
street railway companies requiring
them to carry passengers in the Dis
trict at the rate of cents per pas
senger shall be enforced. another
provision of the bill requires. except
that the Public Utilities Commission
shall ascertain the cost OF operation for
number of years prior to 1915 and
the cost of operation today and shall
allow an increase over the scent rate
to cover the difference in the costs
of transportation. 1t is provided.
however, that the Public Utilities
Commission shall not authorize q
fare in excess of four tickets for 20
cents, or cents a single fare.