The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-29
OFFICE or TIE WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT
COMPANY 81. IENTH g wv

NCA4I A-N1r 7-5-4s TENTH 81 Nv.
Washington City. d. G.. SEPT g. 1910.
To the Stockholders Ct me Washington Gas L.ghs
CompsEy;
Notice y hereby given thst special meeting 0,
tie stockholders Of The Washing0n Gas Light Con-
Isny : called by tie hoard q djrsrt9rs a ;hst I'm
pany for, and viz he held On. FRIDAY. The four
tenth day q October. 1910 al 2 O'Clock n A. tie
principal o.ce Of the conPauy No sl3 Teuth street
northwest IN the City % Washiugton, u C.. %
Transact such bushes Is may 10 DeTy c1e bsioEs
sad meeting, and especially % consider and sD-
Prove % 0iaeTsls act upon TIE ioll1EiL proDosi-
tons.
li Shah the Washington Gas Light Compa-J con-
tinue It's practice hitherto n declaring regular qasr-
teIiy dividends % is stockholders q m is net cam
ng-, 81 TIE rate = % per ceufgn x arzaza uFsoa
Us authorized capital u s26o COO xhieh ezpiA.!zs-
toH Has made many years ago znu does NJ noE
Adequately represent The fair value u lie pHBBegfg
o. the cnmIGny used 81 y for the beEe6t u Eaa
public under the provisions q the cupauy's char
ter and Us further ITactios Ct dsclsiing extra ds.
depds iF1m Us Undivided UT1EtE, r. shan t ID e.
fure distribute among Us stnckhoiiers in thr pro
portions 70 which they respectively entitled ire
hei annual ssfuings q the company after eedlc.Ig
from IT'S gross eaEuings al proper sTlsnsS q al
ministra;i0n and d the conduct - Us business al1
the SUES necessary 70 pay interest upon ia borcs
ard cSrtifcztes e iDdebtsdne1s i1EetLsr with a.
amount sufficient 70 cover ceuSeciztCn n ciFittE1s
10 an AMOUNT aprroEmatiEg 6 per olHtum ug5a
ne fair value q the properly used - TIE sid
COMPANY for the benent q tie puhlc 4 supplying
gas under - charter assuming hat tie said rst
earnings shall e sufficient 20 Justify sid diFcezds7
% shall the noaeys needed ANNUALLY fer eIten-
slohs q TIE eaAnpzEEis mains and other expenses
generally cisssd ''betternsnts" bs paid out 4
the earniuEs Of the company CT shah sucl moneys
hereafter bs raised - q bond issue OF issues 81
cured By deed q ulst upoH al q The Company
property which i Is entitled % embrace u such
deed q trust. said bonds % he sid for not less
thsn par. aEd the proceeds thereof 10 Be applied
exclusively 20 sasd heftermCF-s!
-ts shan The e8E9an7 refun, IFS outstanding bards
roW bearing pc eentum interest amounting % AD-
bfoHE1Ately SIS 00 il round numhsrs and also rs
outstanding dividend certificates q Indebtedness bear
ing per centurD interest. amounting s. go coo.
which certificates a Indebtedness srs nov uavable az
'ss option OF the company by new bond Issue
eufec by deed q trust UPON al q the property q ths
company which IL Il legally entitled 70 embrace in
said deed q trust said bends % bear interest at
The rate o. Per eentIu Per aEnum, and 70 Be pay
able at such time or times the sid special
meeting q us stockholders hsreinbei1e called shall
determine upon. the contents e the said bonds and
also a the said deed o. tFlst 10 be approved b.
meeting q the directors Of the company subsequent
10 the said stockholders meeting but IN auy event
10 contain stipulation waving the statutory per
sonal responsibility q each s'ockholier for the
payment OF the sad bonds and expressly sipuAtins
that holders Of the said bonds shan TelT OILY upCa
the security embraced IN the said deed q trust
Further il tie event that the said stockhoidTB'
nlssting snail determine that future bsttements
shall not be paid our Of the earuiugs. but shall 10
financed BY Z bond issue, shall the issue q bonds
contemplated IN this proposition he increased. and
4 50. 20 what amount, for tie purpose q financing
sad betterments required N the rear future?
II i IS not thought expedelt 20 refund The said
issue q s. 600 900 a dividend certificates q inde6t
ednsss in the manner next heTsilbefo.s provided.
shall the said total issue Of dividend certificates n
Indebtedness be paid with interest 70 tie date
q payment by the proceeds o. The sale N Opeu
market. for not less than par. Of S2600o 90 u tbs
sad new bonds, OF Of many q said bonds as
nav be required fer the Eurpossl
II IL be not thought eIuedlent 10 sell the said
Sc 600 face value q the said bonds in opea
market. shall 50 many Of the stockholders Of the
company a. a gwen date As shall aFau themselves
Of the privilege within a limited time be entitled
10 subscribe and pay Tor the said bends a. Their
face value ssid privilege q subscription and Psy-
meat 20 be proportional 20 the hC'd.rcs a the re
hereinbefore Feferred 10 apply also 70 50 much Of
said new issue or issues Of bonds as shan be required
Tor financing betteTmeutsf
All subordinate propositions embraced il and Ter
tinent 70 the said main propositions so0ys stated
shall. "a the Necessary extent, be considered and
acted upon By the said st0ckh0ierS' meeting
According 10 the charter and bylaws o. tbs
Washington Gas Light Company. Only such stoekhold
eTs are allowed % vote al any meeting q the stock
holders as shall have been holders Of the certificates
Of stock o. the said company IN their own AID
proper names for the period q fourteen DAYS pre-
NOUS 70 any stockholders meeting Il order that
ell stockholders may have opportunity 10 have
their stock thus registered in the books q Jhs
company, the stock transfer books q the company
will BE- closed AZ close Of business a. n M "a
Thursday. the 9Th day Of September. 1910 and
VIII remain closed until The close q business 50
P. n. Friday. the 18th day Of October. 1910;
and all holdsrs Of stock Aforesaid who shall b
such at the close of business on said 29th day q
September. 1919, viii be entitled 10 vote 81 the
special meeting Of the stockholders hereby called
for Friday. the 18th day Of October, 1916.
The polls viii be open from 4 O'Clock n. until
| o'clock ?. N. Respectfully.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS or THE WASHING
TON GAS LIGHT COMPANY
b. WILLIAM 3. ORME.
Secretary Washington Gas Light Company.
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