| the Georgetown Gas Light Co., the
Washington Gas Light Co. and the
. Potomac Electric Power Co., accord
ing to figures supplied by Tax Col
i j lector C. M. Towers.
Tunnel Cases. $97,936.
1 What are known as "the tunnel
cases” aggregate $97,936.23. They
I j grew out of the cost of restoring to
j grade certain railway tracks and re
; j surfacing on First street caused by the
! settling of the tunnel. They have
been running for nearly 10 years and
i involve the Capital Traction and the
AA'ashington Railway and Electric
companies, the Pennsylvania Railroad
Co., the AA'ashington Terminal Co.
and the Philadelphia. Baltimore and
AA'ashington Railroad Co.
The Banning Road A'iaduct Bridge
i claim totals $97,498.31. and Is half and
t half against the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Co. and the Philadelphia.
Baltimore and AA'ashington Railroad
, Co.
| The law authorizing the construc
! tion of this viaduct provided that the
I Baltimore and Ohio and the Philadel
phia. Baltimore and Washington Rail
i road companies should pay ohe-half
! the cost of construction, according to
; their respective widths of right of
way. When the work was done the
' District billed each company for one
half of half the cost. Then the legal
i representative of the Baltimore and
: Ohio Railroad came in and said: "How
come?” He contended that based on
their relative widths of right of way
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
should pay only 23 per cent of one
half of the cost, while the Phlladel
phia. Baltimore and AA'ashington Co.
should pay 77 per cent.
District Enters Suit.
