The Washington times., 1910-09-16
SPECIAL NOTICES
OFFICE OF THE
Washington Gas Light Company,
4I2-I7 TENTH STREET y. W.
WashIngton .. D. q,

Gas Light Company.
Notice is hereby given that a special
Washington Gas s iIehf c6nuS q t9s
called by the Board Of Directors OF thar
Company for and viii be held on, FRI
day, the fourteenth day OF October. 1910.
OF the Company. Nc. sI3 Tenth Street
northwest IN the City OF Washington
ID e, 10 transact such business as may
properly come before said meeting. and
especially 10 consider and approve or
otherwise act upon the following propo-
sitiOnS.
% Shall the Washington Gas T5gl,4
Company continue its practice nit heTfo
OF declaring regular quarterly dividends
70 Us Stockholders from its net earnings.
at the rate Of ten per csntETu Per ar-TIu1
upon its authorized capital % = So 90
which capitalization was made rnar,v
years ago, and does not now adeousteIv
represent the fair value Of the proDerfv
OF the Company used BY II for the fDer1e-
1T Of the public under the provisions az
the Companys charter. and its further
pIacuice or declaring extra dividends
from us undivided profits; OF, shall f
IN future distribute among its STOCK
holders, II the proportions to which tbev
are respectively entitled, the net annual
earnings OF the Company after deduct
Ing from its gross earnings all proDer
expenses Of administration and OF the
conduct OF its business and the sums
necessary 10 nay interest upon its bonds
ana certificates Of indebtedness to
getner with an amount sufficient 70
cover oeD-eciation IN dividends t. an
amount experimenting six Der ceufum
upon the fair value OF the property rIse5
oy the said Company for the benefit ~
tne PuDnc IN supplying gas under ia
dividends: 1-N
q Shall the moneys needed annually
Tor extensions OF the ConDauy--s r77a=-r=
ana Otner expenses generally clsSsed as
'betterments'' be paid out OF The ee--,
,lI,ss, % tIle company OF shall such
issue or issues secured BY deed OF trust
uTfon al Of the Con panv's D~ooerf-
which u IS entitled to embrace in e71oF,
deed OF trust. said bonds 70 be sold Fov-
not less than par. and the 1roceeSz
betterments2 go
GO shan the company refu7d It's out
starting ponds now bearing four per cen
tuTn interest amounting to aDDrOxfu1a4r-
~ soVy,v-o IN round numbers. and also
its outstanding dividend certificates ~
teTest. amounting To 3 fs1 000 T-r5-l,
certificates OF Indebtedness are now nv
able a. the option Of the compsuv. nv
new bond Issue. secured hv F~a5 =
trust upon all Of the properly ~ +5's
company which Il IS legally entitled IA
embrace N said deed OF trust ssf7
boi,os % bear interest at the rate Of I've
per Centum per aunun. and 10 be n -
bic at such Z ne OF times as the said sn-
ca me- ng OF the stockholders herein
before called shall determine upon- ff-a
n
the sara deed OF trust 70 Be aU0ro7-a5
by meeting OF the directors Of the
company subsequent 70 the said stock
soicers' meeting, but in any event 10
contain a stipulation waving the stat
utOTy personal responsibility Of saoF,
stockEolder for the payment OF the Szif
sCnCS- and expressly StipuIaefr- thai
holders OF the said bonds shall rely only
upon The security embraced n Ire said
deed OF trustZ Further. in the event
That the said Stockholders meeting
shall determine that future oetterrnerfs
sisGlI not be paid out OF earui7zz 80
shall be financed BY a bond i<s-+e z,1srf
ths issue OF bonds CONTEMPLATED in rrfs
proposition be increased znf - En- 70
what amount. for the purpose OF fnanc-
near fuJure2
II il is not thought expedie1t 10 To-
fund the sal1 issue OF S9Sst 81 Of s75--i-
den certificates Of Indebtedness n the
manner EeSt hereinbefOre provided shall
the said total issue OF dividend csrrFf7-
Gates OF Indebtedness be paid with inter
est 20 the date Of payment 5v f1e pTO-
seeds OF the sale II open market, Tor
uot less ln2n par OF SZ-olJ-lE-j Of TIE
said new bonds. or Of 50 many u sid
bonds as may be required for me pgrr--
pose2
Il It be not thought expe,Ile-7t "a sAU
the SAID $4,000 face value OF the said
bonds IN open market shall 50 many
OF the stockholders OF the company At
given date as shall avail themselves
be entitled 10 subscribe and T3v FOR the
said bonds at their fece val1a- said
privilege Of subscription and payment
70 De proportional 20 the holdings OF the
respective StOckholderS2 Shall said
privilege next heTeinbefOre referred 20
apply also TO 50 much Of said new issue
OF issues OF bonds as shall be required
for ina ncii.C betterments2
All subordinate propositions en-
bTaced in and pertinent to the said
main propositions above stated shall
10 the necessary extent, be CONSIDERED
and acted upon BY the said stock
holders meeting
According to the charter ard bylaws
OF the Washington Gas Light Com
pany. only such stockholders are allow
ed &C vote at any meeting Of the stock
holders as shall have been holders OF
the certificates Of stock Of the said
Company in their own and proper
previous 70 any stockholders meeting
In order that al stockholders may
have an opportunity 10 have their stock
thus registered in the books Of the
COm0any. the stock transfer books OF
the Company VIII be closed ct close OF
business az p. n on Thursday, the
18th day OF September, 1910, and VIII
remain closed until the close OF bust
ness al D. n. on Friday, the 18th dsy
Of October. 1870 and all holders OF stock
as aforesaid who shall be such at the
close Of business on said 18th day Of
September. 1910. viii be entitled 10 vote
at the special meeting OF the stock
holders hereby called for Friday, the
18th dav Of October, 1910
The polls W be open from u O'Clock
n until ! O'CiJCk D H.
Respectfully.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE
WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT COM
TANY.
By
WILLIAM b ORME. Secretary, Wash
inEton Gas Light Company. se13-3-L
JOINT SPECIAL MEETING OF
BriCklayerS' and AFasons' Unions Of Nos.
I and , Of D. c. Friday. Sept 18th, S D.
N, At CnstaLIn-s Hi EllsineSS Of i'm