The sun., 1899-04-03
financial.
NOTICE no STOCKHOLDERS
OF
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
3inanrial.
once Of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company,
No. 1853 Montague Street.

once Of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company,
No. 1853 Montague Street,
Borough Of Brooklyn. City OF New York.
April 1st. 1saa
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company hereby gives
notice that proposes issue additional shares Of
its capital stock Of the value of 500 each from
tho Increased amount thereof lately authorized. Tho
aggregate par value Of the additional stock to he
issued will be- equal to cent Of the par OF
i capital stock outstanding at the time OF closing
Of the transfer books on April 10Th. 1899. such
stock IL to lie issued for the purposes OF purchas
ing and electrically oquipping the Brooklyn and
Brighton Beach Railroad properties and electrically
cGuppng the railroad Of The Prospect Park and
Concy Island Railroad Company, which by agree.
ment s to be leased for nine hundred and ninety.
nine years to a company Of the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit System. and for such additions and improve.
mens 10 the railroad properties owned controlled
by the Brooklyn Rapid Transit System as may be
deemed desirable
The holders of Central Trust Company certificates
for Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company stock as
shown on the transfer books kept by the Central
Trust Company the closing thereof at twelve
o'clock noon Saturday. April 18th. 1899. will be
given opportunity to subscribe at par for Trust
Company certificates representing shares Of Brook
lyn Rapid Transit Company stock equal to seven
per cent OF the paR alue Of their respective hold
ings. The certificates will be entitled to their
proportion Of dividends declared after their issue
All Of said stock will DO deposited with Central
Trust Company of New York and will be issued
subject to the terms and conditions OF certain
voting trust agreements. Certificate holders entitled
TO subscribe but not desiring to do so. may assign
their rights. Subscriptions. and assignments of
rights TO subscribe. shall be made in writing upon
blank forms which will be hereafter sent to GER
tifcate holders. and all subscriptions whether by
holders OF certificates or holders of assignments.
must be filed with Central Trust Company OF New
York at its ofice No. 81 Wall Street. New York City
at or before twelve o'clock noon Saturday. the
10th day of April. 1892 The right to subscribe for
Central Trust Company certificates representing new
stock will then expire.
Every subscription must be accompanied by pay
ment in cash or by certified check TO the amount at
par OF the certificates subscribed for. Negotiable
receipts Of the Trust Company will be given and
the certificates subscribed aud paid for will be issued
and delivered thereafter a practicable
Scrip certificates will be issued for fractional parts
OF shares which will be erchangeable for certificates
par in 500 lots. Any certificates not subscribed
for or taken will be disposed OF as the Board Of
Directors may determine.
Transfer books will be closed on Saturday. April
18TH 1899, at twelve o'clock noon, and will be
opened Monday. May lst. 1922 at ten O'Clock
A. VI.
BY order of the Board OF Directors.
c. L. ROSSITER.
President
T. S. WILLIAMS,