Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-21
SUBURBAN UTILITY
AGREEMENT MADE
Electric Companies Propose
to Divide Montgomery and
Prince Georges Areas.

The Potomac Electric Power Co.
has reached an agreement with the
Consolidated Gas & Electric Co of
Baltimore and the Annapolis &
r.Lesapeake Power Co. relative to the
-erving Of certain communities IN
Montgomery and Prince Georges
Counties, in Maryland, with electric
current and thereby averted threat
ened fight before the Maryland Pub
lie Service Commission, it was re-
vealed today by II. NJ. Keyser, secre.
tary of<the District corporation.
The agreement involves the fixing
of definite territorial boundaries with
in the two counties in which the three
corporations are to confine their bust
ness. 1t was reached, it is understood,
at recent conference between repre-
sentatives of the companies.
Asks to Extend Lines.
AS a result of the agreement, the
Potomac Electric Power Co. has ap.
piled to the Maryland commission for
permission to extend it's lines into
Montgomery County covering lpart
of the territory for which the Con
Solidated Gas & Electric Power Co.
asked franchise in petition to the
commission last month. The applica-
ton seeks authority to extend the
lines from the present terminus on
the old Baltimore pike midway be-
tween Rockville and Norbeck, thence
along the pike to Norbeck, thence
along the Brookeville road to Oakville.
Olney and Brookville. and from Olney
along the Sandy Spring road to
point between Sandy Spring and Ash.
ton, and also along the Laytonsville
l.;
celia, Emery Grove and Laytonsville
and to the territory adjacent to these
proposed lines.
Mr.. keyser has written letter to
the Maryland commission, outlining
the basis on which the agreement was
reached between the three companies.
The latter said:
After full and complete discussion
or all phases of the problem, with
: particular reference to the needs of
the communities involved, and with a
view to establishing condition which
would result in the furnishing of cleo
trio service most economically and
efficiently, the representatives of the
three companies agreed upon the
establishment of boundary lines to be
fixed as follows:
THAT the first boundary line be
fixed by the chord drawn between two
tntersectfng points of two circles, each
of 20-mile radius, the one having as
center the zero mile stone south
of the White House in the District of
Columbia and the other having as a
center the southwest corner of the
Washington, Baltimore & Annapolis
Electric Railway Co.'S building at
2 Naval Academy Junction, Montgomery
County, Nd, and extensions of this
chord in both directions.
Would Bar Encr0achments.
'It is the understanding between
the said companies that the Consoli-
dated Gas, Electric Light & Power Co.
of Baltimore and the Annapolis &
Chesapeake Bay Power Co. will, in
the furnishing Of service for electric
light. heat and power purposes, con-
fine themselves to territory north and
that the Annapolis G Chesapeake Bay
Power Co. will supply Lanham, Ard
more, Dodge Park. East Columbia
Park and within a distance of mile
east and west therefrom, provided
that such distance shall not encroach
on territory already supplied by the
Potomac Electric Power Co, which
said territory includes the subdivisions
of Cheverly and Landover.
"The' Potomac Electric Power Co.
will confine its operations in the fur
nishing Of such service to the terri
tory south and west Of the said chord,
with the exception that the Potomac
Electric Power Co. will supply north
west through Beltsville and Muirkirk
to point midway between the last
poles Of said company and the An.
napolis & Chesapeake Bay Co. on the
Washington Baltimore Boulevard, and
within distance of l mile east and
west therefrom.
Exceptions to Be Agreed On.
Naturally, instances may arise
where 1t will be necessary for the
companies to extend their lines
slightly beyond the agreed boundary
line in order to more efficiently serve
certain consumers or groups Of con-
sumers and the understanding be-
tween all parties concerned is that
these exceptional instances will be
taken up and discussed as the neces-
sity therefor arises, and agreement
reached before any Of the certain
companies extend beyond the territory
as defined by the chord.
1T is understood further that the
Consolidated Gas, Electric Light &
Power Co. Of Baltimore and the An
napolis & Chesapeake Bay Power Co.
will not object to the granting OF the
petition accompanying this letter and
that the petition filed by the Consoli-
dated Co. and now before this COM