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Hartman asked If the company had ex-
cluded $1,000 maintenance of Glen
Echo Park from operating expenses
Mr.. Ham said the figures chould not
appear in that account. Mr.. Hartman
asked if the company had excluded
from its capital accounts $1,000. the
cost Of soda fountain stand. barbecue
stand and two games erected at Glen
Echo. and Mr. Ham replied that the
figure had been excluded.
I'm December, 1927" said Mr.. Hart
man, you show $l6.273 in retirements,
all on an estimated basis. Could you
take substantial retirement out OF
that month and explain it so as to
make it illustrative on the basis you
use for these. estimates?" -.
I'D have to look that up" replied
Mr. Ham.
without going into the legal aspects
of the matter" said Mr. Hartman. will
you give us Your opinion as to whether
promoted by construction OF special
work which would permit the routing
of the Connecticut avenue cars OF the
CAPITAL Traction Co. over your Mount
Pleasant line and the Washington Rail-
way e. Electric cars of the Wisconsin
avenue line over the Capital Traction
Co.'S Pennsylvania avenue lne?"~
Holds Plan Impracticable.
st should say" replied Mr.. Ham, that
in the first case there wouldn't be any
object at all. The results would prob
ably be poor. AS to Wisconsin avenue,
in one respect the change would be de-
sirahle because as 1t is now the only
service between Pumbarton and Wis
consin avenue. and M street is the serv-
ice from Rockville. 1t all depends
whether a schedule could be built to
show operating economies IT is very
doubtful If it could be done. The Wis
consin avenue line furnishes one-half
of the service east through Dupont Cir
Gle. If this was taken off there would
have to be other service to replace 1t.
will YOU answer the same ques-
+ions," asked Mr.. Hartman. 'substitut-
ing for the words operating efficiency
the words convenience to pubic
served?'"
II should say it would be entirely i'm
practicable" said Mr.. Ham. The
volume of traffic from Eighteenth street
and Columbia road. southbound, is now
so great that wouldn't want to add to
it. If I were running the whole bust
ness, there is not a change I would
make. After all If you take service on
one line. you put 1t on another. It's
Just question of which line is the more
congested."
be more later.
s. r. Bowen. counsel for the Wash
ington Railway & Electric Co, said that
ali these questions were subject to the
connpanv's general objections to ques-
lions having to do with joint operation,
and then asked Mr.. Ham if any changes
in service. even OF the most minor
character, could be made without long
and careful study.
Mr. Ham replied that even such a
change as improvement of the service
on Wisconsin avenue required months
of careful study before it could be put
into effect.
System Would Depend on Public.
Chairman Patrick asked whether, il
there was one street railway system in
Washington. cars could be rerouted so
as to make the service more convenient
to the public.
Some portions Of the public would
feel they were having an added con-
venience," replied Mr.. Ham. land some
portions would feel that the service was
less convenient. It would depend
mainly upon the riding habits OF the
public"
Mr.. Ham said that some routing
changes that were made during the war
the public and were abandoned notably
the tying up of the North Capitol
street line with the Georgetown line"
Mr. Bowen asked Mr.. Ham whether
It would be possible for him to state
at this time whether any advantages
would come from piecemeal rearrange-
ment of tracks by separately owned
companies. The witness answered in
the negative.
fsyTyo,,1d he y1occiLIe fa cI,au,
vantsges If you had complete plan
instead Of a piecemeal plan?" asked
Commissioner Hartman.
Il would not be able to say without
study of the situation" replied Mr..
Ham.
Mr.. Ham. responding to one of Mr..
Clayton's queries. said the railway COM
pany does not buy its power. but gen.
crates its own power at the Benning
plant under a contractural agreement
With the Potomac Electric Power Co.
Mr.. Clayton wanted to know whether
the contract limited the amount of
power manufactured. Mr.. Ham said
the railway company had the right to
manufacture all the power it needed for
its own use.
Does your company resell current
to other companies not owneS and con-
trolled by you?" asked Mr.. Clayton.
Power Sold by Company.
After much wrangling between the
attorneys as to whether or not the
question was a proper one Mr. Ham
was finally told by the commission to
answer 1t.
His reply was simple, eyes"
Are those sales at a profit" was
Mr. Clayton's next question.
Now We do OBJECT" interposed Mr..
Bowen, counsel for the railroad COM
pany.
Commissioner Hartman called atten-
ton to the fact that the company's
was sold to companies outside of the
District and said Mr. CLAYTON should
show how that would be relevant or
material in the present rate case.
IF there Is a profit to the railway
company on these sales" stated Mr..
Clayton, 1T want to follow it UP and
see what finally becomes of it."
In reply to a question asked by Peo-
pies Counsel Ralph B. Fleharty, Mr..
Ham stated that the railway company
had no capital invested in the man
ufacture of power so far as Its claimed
ninimum value Of $l9,2S0,000 was con-
Gerned.
Whihb Clayton was inquiring into the
ealS<g power by the Washington Rail-
~ g. Electric Co. to other companies.
lie indicated that one Of the thoughts
in his mind was whether profits from
such sales and If So whether they would
be shown in the exhibits in this case.
Sales Outside of District Of 'oiumbia.
President Ham said they would not be
carried as net revenue in the District
of Columbia because such sale of power
was outside of the District. adding that
%lHn -inra had ruled in fnrrnef