The Washington times., 1910-10-13
OFFICE OF THE
Washington Gas Light COMPANY.
Gs-I7 TENTH STREET y. y
washinston City. D. C.


Septembe. Z 19fa
. zoe StocitnOfdsrs 9f TIE HasEingro-
Gas Light Cbnpany.
Notice = hereby gigen that sDerral
Washington Gas Light Comm, =.
called by The Board Of Directors 80 ~
company for. and Will Be held on. 80
day. the fourteenth day OF Ocf0ber Ts-6
at Y O'Clock NJ. al the princips7 co.
OF tie Company, No. 4I3 Tenth Sf--e+
norShWest. m the city OF Washington.
t -. -, % lTahs2ct such business as may
properly come before said meeting. and
espFcially 10 consider and approve -
oJnEr wise act upon the following propo-
ID Shall the washingto7 Gas r5.,.
company continue its practice hithr-tS
on ceclafinG regular quarterly dfvidep1s
70 rs stocknolders from it's net earuings
az The rate Of ten Der csnIuuq per ammo
upon ITS aUthorfZed capital - 8 - 20
which Capitalization was made --s--,
years ego, and does not uov adeoIaTeiy
represent the far value Of the Dr00erfv
OF the Company used BY II FOR the 49,
~ oL the public under The provisions -
IRE Company-s charter. ans its f,r-fIe-
pracJice OF declaring extra 5f.ffsDSa
from its undivided PROFITS or. 45s-i q
II tu-1re diEtribl &c aulSnz rs zr----
ncfd-Is, in the pro7orti-sns % which t6ev
ere respectively entitled, the net annual
earnings Of the Company after fa5,,-e
Ing nom its gross earnings All -~o-e-
expenses q administrator and a. -
cOf-1uct OF rs bushes. ana fra 49,.
necessary 70 nay interest mon Sc 49, 49,
ana certificates OF indebtadnes4 TO-
geth7r with an amount suffrient "a
amount dDproNimatinE six Drr c1vfffr,,
upon the fair value u the p-o7e-fr- 49,
by the said Company fpr The beTaef =
Ih@- 1onc ~ supplying gas under its
CHARTER assuming that the said net ez---
DIVIDENDS S-la
q shan the moneys needed annually
fnr extensions of the Companv's r.sT-z
AID other expenses generally c7ssesF -
% tteru'crts' Be paid out Of tFl 49,
lnEs ~ the Company, OF shan suca
issue or issues secured BY deed ~ 80
upon al Of the Com uarv'e -,--va-----
which Il is entitled % embrace m So,
oeCH nI Uust. said bonds @ be soId -
n1t less than par. and the 1rocee4s
thereof - b applied exclusively L said
sta rsiiuE 1Dl'ds now airing four .oer Zen
JuFn lnrerss.. amounting 70 approwfr7efs
" $1,000 u round numbers, and sisa
ITS outs annlnB dividend cer-i1ca fes ~
t1cf hteGDF@S barring six per cnnr7--7 -
teTesIs amounting 10 s2alQef 49,
certiH@.ltes n Indebtedness are now nav
able al the option OF the cour1auv- ~
a new bond issue. secured bv go -
trust upon ali or the DrOprr,v ~ 81
cor 9@ly which u g legally entitled -
embrace IN said deco OF trT1Sr est-
bovdS 70 benz interest AT The 80 80 So
per cenrum per aLnUms and 10 % nav-a
bic at sUCn Z me OF times as The SD =
g. ti' I n5, OF ne st9ckhoicers he-eia.
oct1re cSlied snail cstorylinf mon So
contents Of the said bonds zrG aTro 80
he said deed OF trust 10 b. 1,s-,-o-s
by q meeting OF the directors or m
CON F1ly subsequent 10 the said So
5OiGers' meeting. but in any e,-er-
contain Sllpglatlon waving the st7-
utOry personal respOnSi5ilitv 81 a.
SrOckhOlcer tor ne payTueD- OF f1a -
bonds and expressly SriDuIsrErg -
holders Of the said bonds shall ray,- 80
uDou the security embraced n tse 50
=
that The said stockho.ders- 1--l.i---..
shalI determine that future o-f.s-S--SS-,-.-
sEGH rot be paid out OF es,uinss E,.-
shall bs financed Oy q bond i,CrTe s,,srI
the issue o. bonds contemplated IN 49,
PROPOSITION b. Increased. zuf n I. ~
what amount. for the purpose Of ins7--
Ing said bstternenIs reQuIre1 N thss
near fUture2
II it IS not thought expa6irnt TO =.
fund the sail issue OF u.s.. - OF 5f--l
TA- certificates OF luGPbrp-f .lnl.. n, -.
rHe said total Issue OF div -lenF c---T4t
c4reg OF Indebtedness be pad girb i7far
esr 70 the date OF payment - Cls -ro-
ceeds OF the sale IN open market Tor
rot less than par. OF SZ2rL0Ig OF IA
sid new bonds OF OF so many II s1id
bonds as may be required tur ne pur-
~ Il be not thought expedIert 70 sell
he said g. 60,o00 face value % the said
bonds in open marker. sn7H 50 many
~ the stockholders OF the company AZ
= even date as shall await tker1SeI yes
- 7tbe privilege withiI- sLnited time
- entities 20 subscribe and pey f1r -Is
80 bonos n their face value ssfd
. --r5y-f1era q substitution and pavu1e-t
p 81 nroportiOnsl 10 the holdings OF $50
Ssspectfva Stockholders shan said
-,rfy-7lpRe next hereln betcre referred to
a-0Iv also 20 so mucn q SAID new ISSUE
- ISSUES OF bonds as shan be required
Cor ma nCIIg betterments?
An subordinate propositions en-
b-9ccd in and pertinent 70 thR said
-sfD PROPOSITIONS above stated snail.
70 the necessary extent, be considered
and acted upon By the said stock
holders meeting
according TO the charter and bylaws
~ the Washington Gas Light Com
~aD- only such stockholders are allow
- TO vote at any meeting or the stock
holders as shall have been holders Of
. - certificates OF stock OF the said
So-,7s-Z- lu their own and prone
names for the period OF fourteen days
D-eyiOuS 70 any OckhOlt-erS- meeting
IN order that all stockholders may
have an opportunity 70 have their stock
fbr1s registered in the books OF tie
Company. the stock transfer hooks D
the Company viii be closed AZ close OF
business at 3 p ID. on Thursday. tbs
Sofh dav Of September, 1910. and viii
-e--ain closed until the close OF bust.
ness at 8 .. m on Friday, che 18th day
/ OF October. 1910. and all holders OF stock
as aforesaid who shall be such at the
closeA Of business on said 18th DAY Of
at the special meeting OF the stock
holders hereby called for Friday. the
18th day Of October. 1910
The polls viii be open from u O'clock
70. until I O'Clock p N
Respectfully.
BOARD or DiRECTORs or THE
WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT COM.
F.ANY.
Z WILLIAM 3. ORNE. Secretary. Wash
inEton Gas I jght Company