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Valuation Order No. 15
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ORDER, INSTRUCTIONS
AND FORM
pertaining to
PRIVILEGES GIVEN AND LEASES MADE
BY STEAM RAILROADS
TO BE FILED WITH THE
INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION
by
COMMON CARRIERS
MARCH 8, 1915
washington
government printing office
1916
Valuation Order No. 15
ORDER, INSTRUCTIONS
AND FORM
PERTAINING TO
PRIVILEGES GIVEN AND LEASES MADE
BY STEAM RAILROADS
TO BE FILED WITH THE
INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION
BY
COMMON CARRIERS
MARCH 8, 1915
WASHINGTON
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
1915
Valuation Order No. 15.
INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION.
ORDER.
At a General Session of the INTERSTATE COMMERCE
COMMISSION, held at its office in Washington, D. C.,
on the 8th day of March, A. D. 1915.
LEASES.
The subject of privileges given and leases made by steam railroads,
being under consideration:
It is ordered, That every common carrier owning or operating a
steam railroad, whose property is to be valued by the Commission
under the valuation act of March 1, 1913, and every receiver or oper¬
ating trustee of any such carrier shall prepare and file in the office of
the Commission at Washington, D. C., on or before the date fixed by
the director of valuation, of which not less than 90 days notice shall
be given, complete and detailed statements and schedule in duplicate
as follows, viz:
1. A summary statement showing the total amounts received from
other carriers for use of common carrier property except equipment,
segregated as follows:
(a) For the right to use tracks and other operating facilities.
(b) For the right to place facilities upon and use the right of way
and other common carrier lands.
(e) Any amounts received which do not fall under subdivisions (a)
and (b).
2. A summary statement showing the total amount received from
other carriers for use of noncarrier lands, but without the segregation
required in paragraph 1.
3. A summary statement showing the total amount received from
other than carriers for use of common carrier property, showing
separately:
(a) Amounts received account of land leases classified upon the
basis of the use of the land, and also upon the basis of the ownership
of the improvements thereon.
(b) Amounts received for privileges granted otherwise than by
land leases, some examples of which are contained in primary account
133 of the classification of operating revenue.
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VALUATION ORDER NO. 15.
4. A summary statement showing the total amount received from
other than carriers for use of noncarrier property, classified in similar
manner to the statement required by paragraph 3.
The statements required by paragraphs 1, 2, 3, and 4 will cover
the fiscal year ending June 30 next preceding the date fixed by the
Commission as that of which the carrier's property shall be valued,
and shall show opposite each item, the Interstate Commerce Com¬
mission classification account or accounts to which the amounts
received were credited.
5. A schedule, on a form like the form hereto attached, D. V. No.
307, and made a part of this order, showing as of the date of notice
from the director, all leases of lands claimed by the carrier to be
"owned or used" for its purposes as a common carrier, excepting
however:
(a) Leases of land lying wholly or partly within the usual width
of right of way between station grounds not exceeding 50 feet on
either side of center line of roadbed occupied by main line track or
tracks.
(b) Leases of lands lying wholly within station grounds, no por¬
tion of which is more than 100 feet distant from the center line of
roadbed occupied by main line track or tracks.
(c) Leases of lands, other than those mentioned in paragraphs 6
and 7, for grain elevators, warehouses, coal sheds, cold-storage houses,
building-material yards, oil-distributing plants, loading and unloading
platforms, where the leased lands are located within the main line
right of way or station grounds of the carrier, and are used princi¬
pally for the handling of freight transported by the carrier.
(d) Leases or permits covering grade, undergrade, and overgrade
crossings of the carrier's right of way, such as irrigation and drainage
ditches, pipe lines, sewers, poles and wires, highways, public and
private, etc.
(e) Leases for cultivation and grazing purposes.
(f) Leases covering encroachments made for the purpose of pro¬
tecting the title of the carrier in cases where the improvements are
only partly located upon the property of the carrier.
6. All leases of lands, regardless of location of property leased, for
such purposes as foundry, saloon, hotel, flour or grist mill and retail
store shall be scheduled.
7. All leases of lands at terminals shall be scheduled, excepting
such as are covered by subdivision (d).
The schedule will be accompanied by a list of the terminals as
classified by the carrier.
The schedule shall include the lease number, date of lease, name
of lessee, purpose for which leased, and location. If within station
ground give name of station, and if between stations give names of
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stations, adding in each case such other information as will aid the
field representatives of the Commission in identifying the property.
The schedule shall also show area of property leased, term of lease,
cancellation right reserved by carrier, amount of annual rental,
character of improvements, ownership of improvements, and esti¬
mated value of improvements.
The term "Privileges" and "Leases" as used in this order are
intended to cover any and all contracts, agreements, and under¬
standings, written or unwritten, whereby or under which the property
is used.
No order will be issued at this time requiring the carrier to furnish
maps for identification of leased property, but carriers will be
expected to furnish such information of this character as may be
necessary for the work of the division of valuation under arrange¬
ments to be made in each case by the representatives of the Commis¬
sion and the carrier.
By the Commission:
[seal.] George B. McGinty,
Secretary.
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D. V. Form No. 307.
Owner
Operating Company...
State
INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION
DIVISION OF VALUATION
LEASES AND PRIVILEGES
Sheet No. of sheets (this form).
Date Compiled e , 19
Compiled by
Correct
Title
LEASE NO.
(1)
DATE OF LEASE.
(2)
NAME OF LESSEE.
(3)
PURPOSE FOR WHICH LEASED.
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LOCATION.
It at a station, give name oi
station; if between stations,
give names oi stations.
(5)
AREA.
Acres.
(6)
Sq. Ft.
(7)
TERM OF
LEASE.
(8)
CANCELLATION
PRIVILEGE.
(9)
ANNUAL
RENTAL.
(10)
CHARACTER OP IMPROVEMENTS.
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OWNERSHIP OF
IMPROVEMENTS.
(12)
ESTIMATED
VALUE OF
IMPROVE¬
MENTS.
(13)
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INSTRUCTIONS TO CARRIERS.—All data to be typewritten, using black record ribbon and carbon paper beneath, with carbon lace next to back of sheet.
Form approved February 13, 1915.