The Washington times., 1910-09-19
SPECIAL NOTICES
OFFICE OF THE
Washington Gas Light Company,
4I3-I7 TENTH STREET n ".
Washington City, D. C.,
En~Fnrrr Fsar- II rrrn
OFFICE OF III
p the stoekhoIders 81 - WashiaEton

September 13. 1910
To the Stockholders II the washington
/ Gas LlSht Company
/ Notice is hereby given that a special
! meeting Of the stockholders or the
/ 4sl3lIlSton Gas Light Company 3
/ called by the Board Of Directors OF that
] company for, and will b held on, FRI
4 Day the fourteenth day Of October 1910.
/ az y O'Clock NJ, al the principal office
/ northwest, IN the City Of WASHINGTON,
u {, 70 transact such business as may
/ properly come before said meeting, and
ssl'eelalIy % consider and approve OF
, otnerWise act upon the following propo-
| sitions-
| % Shall the Washington Gas Light
COilIany continue its practice hitherto
/ OF declaring regular quarterly dividends
| 10 It's stockholders from its net earnings
az me rate Of ten Der ceutum per annuua
okCA us auIn0TfZcu capital OF s, Zoo.
| which Capitalization was made many
years ago, and does not now adequately
/ tspieSelL the fair value Of the property
q tlle company used BY Il for the bens.
/ ~ OF the public under the provisions o.
lne IOmpany-s charter, and its further
pIacIlce OF declaring extra dividends
lIOI Us undivided profits. OF. shall II
/ n future distribute among its stock
nolQeFSs IT the proportions 70 which thpv
aIe respectively entitled. the net annual
earnings Of the COmBanv after de6Tfrf-
ing rom lis gross earnings an r-ore-
expenses OF adninistra ton and OF the
concuct OF IFS business and the sums
.sts=SSsly % nay interest upon SIS bonds
! dho certificates OF Indebtedness to-
/ SetnsT with an amount sufficient 10
800 49, oellEeciat ion IN dividends to an
amount -aDprOEima ting six per ceufur1
upon the fair value Of the DroDertv 7l=eT
Dy the said Company for the bereff ~
,I,s-,c ,-'.le IN supplying gas under its
St'sit ter assuming that the said net earn
rigs sal be sufficient TO justify said
q Shall the moneys needed annually
for extensions % the C,0r11s1,-ss N f,,s
and ether expenses oerera ~ cTasgel =
%; o n e -. oe paid out OF the earn
moneys hereafter he raised by- . b1-75
issue or issues secured BY deed Of 4-r7s-
1lGL 81 or lEe COUpany's property
@nlgu u IS entitled 20 embrace in errcF7
/ deed or trust, said bonds to be sold To-
not ieSS than par, and the uro~eeFs
t sl.e.e9L % D applied exclusively to said
90 shall the company refund its o,-+-
StaI' .inE bonds now barring four Dpr cen
I'm, 49, ~ - amount ls 10 approxIr1st
y $1,000 N round numbers. and aIeo
us outstanding dividend certffcafe< ~
indebtedness bearing six r,er ~e-7+---- -
terest- amounting TO s. 6aa 6dd --ly-J,
certificates Of Indebtedness are non No.
able at the option Of rhf. cornrsr-v- =
a new bond issue secured nv 49, -
. trust upon all Of the property OF re
COZ fs-ziN which Z IS legally entitled -
embrace IN said deco OF f-TrSf 80
DcledS 10 bear interest at the rate Of e
peC cenJuTn per annuU, and TO BE- nays
bic at such tine or times as the sid -
ca. Futf L ng Of the Stockholders F-srai-
DeE5Te called shall determine T1uor7 -
contents Of the said bonds and also o.
me SAID deed OF trust to b1 al-,-C,-.lz
Dy meeting Of the directors - 49,
company subsequent 10 the said s+oeI-
soictrs' meeting but in any event n
contain z stipulation waving TIE go
utOTy personal RESPONSIBILITY OF escb
stockholder Tor the payrne1- 7r ri7s.,sl5
5-C0cS- and expressly stfD1lz-fn.r mo
holders Of the said bonds shall RELY r-Tr-
IRON me security embraced IL, tsa saf1
deed OF EuSt2 Further. in the event
that the said stockholders r7es-in-
s1al- determine that future oetterments
sean TOT be paid out Of ezTufn--s f.-r+
shall be financed by q bond Issue S77aTI
the issue or bonds CONTEMPLATED in This
proposition be increased. AMI If 81 10
what amOHnt. for the purpose OF 4uaor-
ing said bettermentS required in the
near fUture2
II It Is not thought exDedient to r.
FUND the sail issue Of $z.5-t5s0 7f rzf,-f-
den certificates of Indebted 49, =, 49,.
manner HeZt hereinbefore provided sts1I
the said total issue OF DIVIDEND r-s-+ir-
Gates OF indebteaness Be paid sith inter
est 70 the date II payment 5v the 7sFn-
ceeos Of the sale in open 1IIari,ct. FOR
not less than par. Of S2.g5-ps3 of TIE
said new bonds, or OF 50 many n s7i5
bonds as may De required for ne mr.
pOSe2
II II be not thought expeIlc,lt 10 xau
TIE SAID S--6o0eoo face value % the said
bonds in open market. shan 50 many
OF the stockholders OF the cou0aTv 81
a given date as shall ava1s th~-r7zs Us
OF the privilege within a limited tine
said bonds at their face value. said
privilege Of subscription and payme7t
TO be proportional to the holdings Of the
respective stockholders Shall said
privilege next hereinbefore referred 10
apply also TO so much Of said new issue
or issues OF bonds as shall be required
for ina nciI-E betteTments2
All subordinate propositions en-
brsced in and pertinent 20 the said
Tnair propositions above stated shall.
10 the necessary extent. be considered
and acted upon byE the said stock
holders meeting
According TO the charter and bylaws
OF the Washington Gas Light Com
pany. only such stockholders are allow
holders as shall have been holders OF
the certificates of stock OF the said
Company IN their own and proper
names Arr the period Of fourteen DAYS
previous to any stockholders meeting
In order that al stockholders NAV
have an opportunity 20 have their stock
thus registered in the books Of the
Company the stock transfer books OF
business at 3 p. m on THURSDAY, the
18th day Of September 1910, and viii .
remain closed until the close Of bust
ness at 3 p m on Friday. the 18th DAY
OF October. 1910. and all holders OF stock
as aforesaid who shall be such at the
close Of business on said 18th DAY OF
1910, VIII be entitled TO vote
at the special meeting Of the stock
holders hereby called for Friday the
18th day OF October, 1910
The polls VIII be open from % o'clock
n until : O'Clock p m
Respectfully.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE
WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT COM
I-ANY-
WILLIAM b ORME. Secretary. Wash
ington Gas Light COMPANY Se1G-3ft
BOARD or MEDICAL. SUPERVISORS
D C--PnySicians desiring 10 enter the