Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-03
OFFICE OF THE
WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT COMPANY
A1S-I? nth

4I3-17 10th ST. NV.
Washington City. d. c.. September 8. 1910.
To the Stockholders Of the Washington Gas
Light Company:
Notice is hereby given that special meeting
Company is called by the board OF directors OF
that compsny for and will H., he held d on :, Friday
at the principal Office Of the company, No. 413
10th street northwest. in the city. of Washing
properly before said meeting. and especially
10 consider and approve or otherwise act upon
IN Shall the Washington Gas Light Company
continue its practice hitherto of declaring regu-
s Dividends to Its - ts e se1tU
rcr upon its authorized capital OF
80 400 Ooo which Capitalization was made many
roars ago. and does not now adequately repre-
Many used by it ror the beneht of the public
under the provisions Of the ccmpany's charter.
and rs further practice of declaring extra wi
aends from its undivided profits; or shall in
PROPORTIONS to which they respectively en-
tilted the net annual earnings Of the company
pro9er EXPENSES Of f0 administration and Of the
conduct of its business and the sums necessary
Of SS
"ient to cover depreciation. in dividends to an
mat six per eentTm upon p the
company for the heneht of the public in snp-
plying gas under its charter. assuming that the
said dividends?
(2l Shall the moneys needed annually for ex-
nenses generally cisssed as ..hetterments'' be
paid out OF the earnings Of the company. or
bond issue or issues secured by deed Of trust
upon all OF the company.s property which IT y
Be sod e., than and the
proceeds, proc thereof 70 be applied exclusively to
1sl Shall the company refund its outstanding
bonds now bearing four per cantum interest;
to n
interest .nssasiPs . sssoes5ooo witch esrtIs.
eptioa Of the corSpsny. by a new bond issue
s.eur& BY deed Of trust upon ali of the prop:
to emEase in said deed. Of trust said bonds to
bear interest at the rate Of ave per centum per
times az the said special. meeting Of the stock
holders hereinbefore called shall determine npon.
said deed Of trust to be approved BY a meeting
Of the directors Of the company subsequent to
to e contain a stipnIstion Wsiyne the statutory
personal responsibility Of each stocShoder for the
Of sns said ind s.S and :
deed Of trust; Further. in the even: that the
earnings. but shall he fnanced BY a bond issue.
amount. for the. purpose of nnspcins said bet
ssid issue Of 50 100000 OF dividend certificates
prored shall the II said totai issue Of diuaend
certificates Of Indebtedness be paid with Interest
70 the date of payment by the proceeds of the
ssie IN. open market. for not less than par OF
- 600 GOO Of the said new bonds. or Of so many
II 1T he rot thought expedent to sell the said
81. 900 600 face value OF the said bonds in open
market shall many Of the stockholders OF the
selves Of tho privilege within limited time be
entitled to subscribe and pay for the said bonds
~ their face value. said privilege Of subscription
ard pavH,eht 10 he proportional to the holdings
~ the respective stockholders? Shall said privi-
leg" next hereirbefcre referred to apply also to
much Of said new Issue or issues Of bonds as
shali be required for financing hetterments?
All subordinate PROPOSITIONS embraced In and
stated shall. to the necessary extent. be consid-
cred and acted upon by the said stockholders
meeting.
According to the charter and by-laNs Of the
Washington Gas Light Company. only such stock
holders allowed to vote at any meeting Of
the stockholders as shall have been holders Of
tire certificates Of stock Of the said company in
their own and proper names for the period Of
fourteen DAYS previous IN any stockholders
meeting. In order that all stockholders may
have opportunity to have their stock thus
STOCK transfer books Of the company Will be
closed at close Of business at pm. on Thurs
dav. the Goth dsy Of September. 1910. and win
remain closed until the clos. Of business at 8
and all holders Of stock aforesaid who shall
he such at the close Of business on said 10Th
day Of September. 1910 WITH be entitled to vote
~ the special meeting of the stockholders hereby
The polls will he open from - O'clock m.
until O'Clock pm.
Respectfully.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE WASHING
TON GAS LIGHT COMPANY.
BY WILLIAM B. ORME.
Secretary Washington Gas Light Company.