Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-04
OFFICE OF TIE
WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT COMPANY.


Washington City. b. c.. September 8. 1910.
To the Stockholders Of the Washington Gas
Notice Is hereby given that special meeting
Company is called by the board OF directors Of
that for and Will 1a,6 be held on cdn
as the sh pnspa oce Of the s1
10th street northwest. in the city OF Washing
to eore s" and
to consider and approve otherwise act upon
the following pfonostions: ,,.,. c,n,,,v
tn Shall the Washington Gas Light Company
lar quarterly dividends to its stockholders from
Per snnnm unon It. authorized capital Of
1880 900 which capitalization was made many
years ago and does not now adequately repre-
pany used by it for the beneht Of the public
and is further prsst,se Of declaring extra aiS,
dends from its undivided profits: OF shall 1t IN
proportions to which they are respectively en-
titled. the net annual earnings Of the company
prooer Of and Of the
conduct OF its business and the sums necessary
Of %h an
Client to cover depreciation. in dividends TO an
mat six per esptp I'm mo ts
company for the benefit of the public in sup
plying gas under Its charter. assuming that the
eaid net earnings shall be sufdcfent TO JUSTIFY
said dividends:
q, Shall the. moneys needed annually for ex-
raid out Of the earnings o Of the COMPANY or
bond issue or issues secured ny deco, Of trust
upon all Of the company's property which 1t Is
bonds to he sold for lot less than par. and the
proceeds thereof to be applied exclusively to
q, Shall the: company refund its outstanding
bonds now bearing four per centum interest
numbers and also its outstanding dividend certin-
Gates OF Indebtedness bearing six per centum
secured BY deed Of trust upon ali of the Prop;
to embrace in said decd Of trust said bonds to
holders hereinhetore called shall determine upon.
t.,d deed. Of trust to be approved by meeting
If the directors Of the company SUBSEQUENT to
70 contain stinulstIon W"i1tnr the statutory
personal responsibility Of each stockhoider
listing that holders Of the said bond. shall rely
only upon the security embraced in the said
s d meeting m shall s
future betternents shall not he paid ont OF
shall the issue sn1 Of bonds contemplated in this
PROPOSITION he increased and II 80 to- what
res ,ns IN Ss
II Is mot e. o o ~ to the
IN the on nest
provided. shall the said total issue Of dividend
certificates OF Indebtedness be paid with interes.
70 the date of payment by the proceeds nf the
sale in open market. for not less than par. OF
-. 600 600 Of the said new bonds. or of SO many
Of said bonds NAV be required for the purpose
II II be not thought expedient to sell the said
81 600. 600 face value of the said bonds in open
market. shall so many Of the stockholders OF the
company at a given date shall avail them
selves of the privilege within limited time he
entitled to subscribe and pay for the said honcs
at their face value said privilege Of subscription
and payment to be unconditional TO the holdings
Of the respective stockholders? Shall said privi-
lege next herenbefcre referred to apply also TO
so much OF said new issue or issues CT bonds as
All subordinate PROPOSITIONS embraced In and
pertinent to the said main propositions above
stated shall. to the necessary extent. he consid-
cred and acted upon by the said stockholders
meeting
According 20 the charter and hv-iaws Of the
Washington Gas Light Company only snch stock
holders allowed to vote at any meeting OF
the stockholders shall have been holders Of
their own ard proper names for the period OF
fourteen DAYS previous 10 any stockholders
meeting. In order that all stockholders may
have opportunity to have their stock thus
stock transfer books OF the company viii be
closed st close OF business at pm. on Thurs
dav. the 18th day Of September. 1910. and Will
pm. FRIDAY. the I4th day of October. 1910:
and all holders Of stock aforesaid who shall
Re such at the close Of business said 10Th
tar Of September 1910. will be entitled to vote
a. the special meeting Of the stockholders hereby
called for Friday the 18th dav Of October. 1910.
THE noils will he from IL O'Clock m.
until O'Clock nm.
Respactfullr.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE WASHING
TON GAS LIGHT COMPANY.
Rv WILLIAM r. ORME
Secretary Washington Gas Light Company.