The Washington herald., 1910-09-27
SPECIAL NOTICES
OFFICE OF rue WASHINGTON cas- LIGHT

| OFFICE OF THE WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT
COMPANY, zl5l7 TENTH ST. NV.
Washington City. %. c., Sept. 8. 1910
To the Stockholders Of the Washington Gas Light
Notice is hereby given that special meeting q
Tie stockholders Of the Washington Gas Light Com
pany Is called BY the board OF directors Of that CON-
pany FOG, and will be held on. FRIDAY the four
teenth day q October 1910 at 2 o'clock m. al the
principal Office Of the company No 43 Tenth street
northwest. IN the Cit5 Of Washington. D. C.. 10
ushsast such business a. may pHperiy come before
sac meeting and especially 10 consider and ap-
tons;
~ Shall the Washington Gas Light Compasy con-
nas l.s practice hitherto Of declaring regular quar-
teH u'iaehus 70 us stockholders from its net
ingr az the rate Of 10 PEI oentum leT anuum upon
its authorized capital u 10000 which capitallza-
ton VAS made many years ago anu does not now
adequately represent the fair value Of the property
! |" uie COMPANY used BY IL Tor the benefit Of the
public nader the provisions Of the eJnpany's char
ter and It's further practice a debating EXTRA dyi.
dends from ~ undivided profits: or shall il in fu-
tufe distribute among its stockholders Ia the pro-
potuohs 70 "nieh uey are respectively entitled the
net annual earnings q the company after deducSlg
from It's gTOs5 earnings all proper exIsepss Of ad-
minisrAtion and Of the conduct y lis business ana
the SUNS necessary 10 pay interest upon its bouds
and certificates o. indebtednass to,srfsr ,,itt -,
amount sufficient 70 cover degradation n dividends
10 an amount sppTOximating G Der cfutum mon
the fair Falne Of the properly Ised Is the SAID
company for tie benefit d the public 4 suDrlying
gas under its charter assuming that Tie al net
earnings shall Le sufficient to justify said dlydendsg
~ shall the moneys needed ANNALS FOR exten-
sions Of the eompsny's mains and other expense.
generally elassed as betfeTments" be paid Jut q
tie Earnings Of the company O. shall such moneys
hereafter be raised + band issue or issues s..
cured By deed Of trust upon all OF the compauy's
property which il Is entitled 10 embrace 10 such
deed Of trust. said bonds 70 be sod for not less
than par, and the proceeds thereof 10 be applied
exclusively n said betteImentsy
% Shall the company refund It's outstanding bonds
now bearing per eentum interest amounting 70 ap-
FORTUNATELY $4,000 Ia round numbers. and also is
outstanding dividend certificates q Indebtedness bear
wh:ch certificates Of Indebtedness payable az
The option Of the company by a new bond issue
cured by deed o. trust upon al u the property Of he
company which il IS legally entitled 10 embrace IN
said deed Il trust said bonds TO bear interest az
the rate OF per centgm per annum. and % be pay
able az such time times as the sid SPECIAL
meeting 0f the stockholders hereinbetore called shall
determine upon the contents Of the said bonds and
also Of the said deed Of trust TO be approved b. =
meeting Of the directors Of the company subsequent
| tie said stockholders meeting. but n sny event
to contain stipulation waving the statutory per
sonGl responsibility q each stGekh6lder for Tia
payment Of the said bonds and expressly stipalsng
that holders Of the ssid bonds shall rely only upoa
the security embraced in the said deed Il trlstf
Further. IN the event that the said stockh0lders'
meeting shall determine that future betteHnents
financed by bond issue. shall the issue q bonds
contemplated in this proposition be increased. ard
II So 20 what amount. fer the purpose Of financing
said betterments required in the near future1
II u Is not thought exDedient 20 refund The sad
issue q s. go 300 q dividend certificates q ind5t
edness IN the manner next herenbefore provided.
shall the said total issue q dividend certificates q
Indebtedness be paid With interest % tie date
q payment By the proceeds Of the sale il open
market for not les than par, q f26o5 90 q tbs
said Dew bonds, q q 80 many Of said bonds 50
nav b. required fCE The GuEDlsei
II u he not th0ugly eTpedlsnt 20 sell the sald
8 600 90 face value q the said bonds IN opea
uarket shall 50 many Of the stockholders Of tie
company a. & gwen date shall avail themselves
II the privilege within a limited tine Re entitled
TO subscribe and pay for tie said b0Eds az tlel-
face value. said privilege O. subscription and pay
ment be proportional 10 the holdings q tie ss-
spectiEe st0ckholdsrsf shah said privilege next
hereinbefJge referred 10 apply also y 50 much Z
said issue issues q bonds as shall be required
for financing bettermeEtsf
AL subordinate propositions embraced IN and PER
tinent 10 the said main propositions above stated
shall % the necessary extent. be considered and
acted upon By the said stockholders meeting.
According 10 the charter and bylaws q tbs
Wsshingcn Gas Light Company. Gnly such s-1cE11-1-
allowed 70 vote st any meeting q tke stock
holders IS shall have been holders q the ceESczt=s
Of stock a the sad company IN Le.r OBJ AMI
proper names for the period o. fourteen days pre-
Vious 70 any stockholders meeting. Ia order that
all stockholders may have opportunity 20 have
their stock thus registered II the books q tho
company the stock transfer books Of the company
will be closed a. close u business at =. H. on
THURSDAY tie 2Tl day n September. 1910. and
viii remain closed until the close q business az
p n. on Friday. tie 18th day q Oct0bsr I2l)s
and all holders O: stock Aforesaid who shall b
such az the close a business On said Z9th day q
September. 1910, viii be entitled 70 vote a. tas
special meeting a the stockholders hereby called
for Friday. the lfth day Of October 1870
The polls viii be OTen from q O'clock n uEtll
O'Clock ?. n. Respectfully,
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE WASHING
TON GAS LIGHT COMPANY
b WILLIAM 8. ORNE.
Secretary Washington Gas Light Company.