The Washington times., 1910-09-29
BRODT'S,
419 nth Street N. w.
Branch Store,
SOB 9th N. w.
OFFICE OF THE
Washington Gas Light Company,
H3-l7 TENTH STREET n "
Washingt0R city. D. C.

SeDtem6er I3. I9Is
10 Ihe StoSkholdSrs OF the Washington
Gas Light CLnpany-
Notice is hereby given that a special
I 4leetlng % the stockholders Or tbs
Ss s9lnsto:, Gas Light Company IS
called BY the Board Of Directors OF hat
/ company for, and VIII b. held on, FRI
os15s the fourteenth DAY Of October 1eta
I a. = Q Clock M at the principal of6cs
oI ne company, No. 4I3 Tenth Street
northwest in the city 0F Washington,
y - 70 transact such business as NAV
seoeIiy see,leIyyr-,c come before said meeting, and
EsiPtcI5l-y 70 cC1sideT and approve Gr
( o5n-T wise act upon the following pr0p0-
ID SHAH the washington Cas- T4z-r.
80 .Solaspany % continue its practice hitherto
OF declaring regular ouarterTv 5f-ideuG=
- rs stocHnol lder5yfrOm it's net earnings
-7T,o- 80 = - - per ce1tuTn pei annUTn
-, - aGInoTlzeG capital OF S2617-G00.
which capita Hzation was made man
years ego. and does uot now sdeouatei-
IeSsi eSetlT the fair value 0f the u-0nar--
% the Corunan fJsa7 r. 81 - - E--,-
y ot the public under the provisions OF
&c nc t,'5inialy charter and its furthe-
fronl It's undivided PROFITS or. sF7sII r.
N future distribute ar-rc rs srool--
4Cll-ISr n tne pTOp1TtI--1s - which tFav
~ - 7Pe-IsEe entitled. the net annual
earnings Of the C0ru-a7v "a rfe- 5a(517[f
ing rom It's gross earnings All -rrrz-
-AESilSSS q administrators and OF tn
coEduct OF its business and the SIMS
neCSsS7Ey 70 pay interest upon its bonds
ati- CeTylIicateS II f1deb-edree= TO
seSneI Vlln ar amount sufficient -
tgNeE oeprecis ton in dividends 20 an
amount 7pEroNimstiQE six Der CaTr77r,
upon IHe tair value Of the 0-ouer-,- r-zs~I
oy the said EOrlna for tHa benaef y
the public IN supplying e-sS ---5e- -
charteC, assuming that the said 0ef ez-r-
irgs srzi be sufficient to frIstffv Eai1
- Shah the moneys needed snrua1r,,
Tor extensions n the ComDany-.s n9sf-,z
aIlH ~ ol-leI = leIlses generally cfsszeT zs
ottteTIl'ents' be paid out Of the ezr0
inEs OF the CCFnDarv or sF,.V s--L
MONEYS hereafter b raised 81 a 49,
,ss1e I.S.- OF issues secured By deed q t-r-st
which e. is entitled to e-7F7-z-e =, t--[
csed ot trust said bonds to be Sor5 80
bettermenfs7 O SAN
CD shah the company refund fts or,-
stsI-f.i9lE bonds now bearing four nor -
tuTn interest. amounting 10 zr-1-o--5-. -
y $4,000 IN round numbers s15 sf-
lts Outstanding dividend ce-tffcaTss ~
terest- amounting TO = EH0 IN vL5-.
certificates Of Indebtedness are rov- -
able al fhe option Of the couDauv nv
new bond issue. secured On S.e5 -
trust upon all OF the r-o1e-5f,- - -e et
company which IL Is legally e57tf-I17 -,
embrace IN said deco OF s-rlgf 80
ool.os @ % oe-1E interest at the rate OF fea
per CenIuIn Der annUn- and TO be pava-
bic at such me CT times as The ssf5 -
ca. Iutt lS OF Lae stockholders herein
SetoTe called shall determine y,,or- -.
ontents Of the said bonds s7S -
he said deed OF trust to be ar,--o--s5
cy meeting OF the 6irectsrS - r.
oI,ll.y oIIl5leI3y SUBSEQUENT to the said stock
2oiCeES ueetlDS- but in any ever+ -
contain stipulation wafrfnr frs 80
utOry personal respousfbflfrV ~ -
StockhoideE Ior the payment OF the so
bones. and expressly Srfur1f1-F-.. 49,
holders OF the said bonds shan rev nc
upon he security embraced n {Ee sei5
tEsq (-a Iss5 s.oIIl,5-II LI[5lesI IN the event
snail determine that future -4-ftsr1-e-.-
sEGI rot be paid out OF esI.rf-,.-- -
shan 5e hnaRced by bond Issue. snan
proposition De Increased AMI II n -
what amount. for the purpose. oF =-sr-
ing said oetterments requires IN f6e
II IL is not thought exnediert -
fund the sail issue OF S26r..sla ,F ,=5--5
den certificates Of indebtedacss in rha
manner ueNt hereinbefore provided s1SsT
the said total issue Of divI5euT rs-+fe
Gates Of Indebtedness be Maid v-FfF, 49,
Sst TO the date Of payment D. f1a -STl,-
ceedS OF the SAFE ID open market T~r
not less than par, OF S2.cs3-tr1 81 re-
i'd new bonds or Of so many ~ es5-
bonds as may be required fs~r me mr.
If it be not thought expe5Irut to en-
the said S2.50A 600 face value cs the ss55
bonds IN open market. shan 50 MANY -
OF the stockholders OF the COnnanv ST
a given date as shall svaE tEeruselv-rs
Gf the privilege within limited fF-,s
be entitled % subscribe and paw for fHa
privilege Of subscription and payment
to be proportional TO the holdings OF fhs
respective stockholders Shall SAID
privilege next hereinbefCFe referred to
apply also to so muCn II said new issue
or issues Of bonds as shall be required
for InanciLE betterments2
All subordinate propositions en-
braced in and pertinent 20 the said
main propositions above stated shall.
to the necessary extent be considered
and acted upon by the said stock
holders meeting.
According TO the charter and bylaws
of the Washington Gas Light Com
ed to vote at any meeting Of the stock
holders as shall have been holders OF
me certificates OF stock Of the said
Company n their own and Uro0er
names for the period Of fourteen dsvs
previous to any stockholders meeting
IN order that all stockholders NAV
have an opportunity to have their stock
Company. the stock transfer books Of
the Company viii be closed at cSose OF
business at p m. on Thursday The
18th day ot September, 1910, and viii
remain closed until the close OF b1lsF-
ness at 2. m on Friday, the IAth dav
Of October. 1910: and all holders OF stock
as aforesaid who shall be such at the
close OF business on said 2gth dav ~
1910. VIII be entitled 20 vote
at the special meeting OF the stock
holders hereby called for Friday -
Ifth day OF October, 1910
The polls VIII be open IRON u O'Clock
"a until o'clock D M
Respectfully.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE
NASHIING1f9N GAS LIGHT COM