The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-06-27
REFUND Of
MONEY
SOON
Officials VIII Mail Total Of
SLOTS, S5f.o3 on. We'd
nesday Morning

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three officials of the Potomac
Electric Power Co. today are busy
signing thousands of checks for
distribution among electric cur
rent consumers.
When check No. 29,5O2 is reached
Tuesday morning. these men, A.
NJ. Fisher, v. D. Brooke end Will
liam L. Clarke, will. put aside their
pens and give their hands and
arms a much needed rest.
These checks, totaling SLOTS
651.93, will be delivered by mail
Wednesday morning, representing
part of the $s,000,O0 which the
public will get as a result Of the
settlement Of the seven-year-old
valuation controversy between the
Public Utilities Commission and
the electric company.
Largest to Ice Company.
ne MNGE&R0 Va tANSc NhOSMS -
s36.57. The highest will be 81 T.
625.64 which goes to a local corpora.
ton manufacturing ice.
The two smallest checks are for
one and four cents.
There will be approximately $4,000
Washingtonians who will be disnp.
pointed Wednesday morning.
Their claims for a refund stand
nnapproved. pending further in
vestigation.
They will get their checks as soon
az physically possible, company Of
ftcials declare.
10000 Asked None.
In addition, there are nearly 20
900 persons who have failed 10 fllo
claims for a refund.
They have until January ], 1923.
after which time the money goes
into the electric company'e treasury.
A, @. Neal, comptroller and vice
president of the electric company,
in making public details Of the dis.
tribution of the checks next week,
asked that the public of Washing
ton be thanked for patience and
cooperation.
I'VE are extremely sorry 1t has
not been possible TO have checks
ready next week for every person
who made q claim" Mr.. Neal said.
This was impossible. Thousands
OF the claims need rechecking be-
cause they did not agree with our
books.
Cannot Find Some.
I'm some instances we cannot
even find the name Of the claimant
in our records.
I'm other cases, claims Of resi-
dence at certain places cannot be
proven by our books. This neces-
states q further inquiry confer
ence with the claimant, and other
detail work, which takes time.
I'VE now have a force OF fifty-six
workers checking up on claims.
'As soon after July l as claims
are proven the checks will go OUT.
We expect TO mail 100 a day or
more after July L."
ii was December, last, that the
famous valuation case was finally
settled.
The court directed the company
to turn over SS,0O0,O 900 to the pub
lie, giving the corpora ton until
July ! to begin distribution.
Under William Jones', several hun
dred men and women have worked
night and day checking Ip thou
ga Dds of claims.
The writing OF checks vas begun
several weeks ago and will lie COM
pleted next week.
Many Are Going Far.
The company now has two and
! one half years in which to accept
/ claims and make distributions.
Many of the checks going out to-
morrow are being sent thousands
of miles away.
Men and women hare during the
war have sent in claims from every
part OF the world. More han 900
army officers have asked for re-
funds.
The money which Is being paid
out next week, began accommodating
back in 1917. At his time, the
Public Utilities Commission reduced
rates OF the electric company from
10 to 8 cents, based on a new valu'
alton.
The company protested TO the
District Supreme Court md got n
| restraining order preventing the
lower rate from becoming effective,
getting a chance meanwhile to prove
| the Commission was In error in
lowering rates and establishing the
valuation.
The court told the company it
could continue TO collect ten cents.
| but ordered II to put two out ct