The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-09-27
OFFICE OF THE
Washington Gas Light Company,
1911 TENTH STREET y. W.
Washington City, D. C.,
Seutcm her Il 1cT1
To the Stockholders 81 the Washington

Washington City, D. G,
September L. IsI1-
/ To the Stockholders Of the Washiuzton
Gas Light Company
Notice Is hereby given that q special
meeting OF the stockholders Of the
/ Washington Gas Light Company IS
called By the Board OF Directors % thai
company FOR, and VIII be held On. FRI
oays the fourteenth day Of October, 1910.
| AT Y O'Clock N, at the principal Offfca
. ttte OoIup dnys No 4l3 Tenth Street
northwest, in the City OF Washington.
y - 10 transact such business as may
properly come before said meeting, and
especially TO consider and approve d
( o iinleeI wise act upon the following proPo-
Cd Shall the Washington Gas Light
SS9l.Fdny- continue its practice hitherto
! OF oeclaFlng regular quarterly dividends
20 Us Stockholders from its net earnings.
az the rate Of ten per centu7a per annI7ra
upon Its authorized capital OF SZ-EogGC0-
/ winch capita lizatiOn was made many
SIeIs Ego ana does not now adeouat cIy
represent the fair value OF the Dronerfy
y ne company used By il FOR the bene
~ o. me PUBIC under the provisions Of
- SJClnpaly chaTteT. and its further
practice OF declaring extra 5fvfTendz
liol. us uilQ1F1Ced profits OF, shall Il
n n L1tuIe distribute among It's stock
are respectively entitled, the net annual
mugs o. tne Company after deduct
LI.S ron is gross earnings All proper
eNpsilSSS OF administration and OF the
coLoucI OF ITS business and the sums
necessary 70 nay interest upon Its bonds
M certiacates Of Indebtedness, to
StIDeT With an amount sufficient 70
cover ceprecfation IN dividends to an
eIiiount apprOXlulating six per cznrura
~ ~ eils t :, EaIue Of the property used
tne Pubic IN supplying gas rruT1- f.s
charter, assuming that the said net ear
lI,l So De sufficient 10 justify said
q Shall the moneys needed annually
- 49, 7..--S q me CoTnpan-s mains
''bttterments'' be rsfJ ont - - =
ings OF the COuDanv- or sHaT S---L
moneys hereafter be raised BY q b01d-
issue or issues secured BY Iear5 - ct
Upon all Of the ConDsuv-s r,-or,srF,.
which il IS entitled to eub-s~a fr- isT-~5
oeed OF trust said bonds 10 be 50 I F0~
bettcrments2 - Seid
% Shall the company refund It's out
star-ftlne bonds now Bearing four rar -,
tuTn interest. amounting TO an--0-5--,-..
~ Soil,v95 IN round numbers and afso
us outstanding dividend ce-fffcsres ~
.sTe!t rs oIlns SIX Per centum in
teTsslr amounting 70 $4,000. whfrn
certificates Of Indebtedness are now v
snIe az tne option OF the Company- bv
? new bond issue. secured bv Cas6 -
trust upon all OF the proDerrv - -
company which Il Is IeEafI- = -4F+T--s =
eu-b-ace II said deco OF trust safS
bords 70 bear interest at the rate Of 80
per centum Per annuu, and to he 49,
bic at such Z me OF times a. the ssfz -
ca me q * OF me stockholders herein
Oet9Ee caIted snail determine v1rou a.
contents Of the said bonds and sTSo -
he said deed OF trust to he aD->o,-o5
by meeting Of the directors % TIE
con- Eany subsequent to the said $500,
holders meeting. but in a-7v -s,-s- =
contain q stipulation waving Tire s4stI
utory personal responsibility 0F go,
S1ockholaeL Tor the I.aymeuS Of the SD
bonds and expTeSslg stfpr!fa-fr-- fba+
holders OF the said bonds shall rel -
GPo5i re security embraCed IN e said
deed o. rust Further, in the event
that the said stockholders, r,ee4i-I
shall determine that future oet+e--1s-,t-
shall not be paid out OF eaI-1frzs 80
shall be financed by a bond issue s1sII
the issue o. bonds contemplated in It's
proposition be increased, an1 II 81 -
what amount for the purpose Of -rs7r-
ing said betteTmentS required in tha
near futureZ
II il is not thought ex1edseo. 10 -
fund the sail issue Of S2.6-t.t-0 OF 7fy-i-
Gen certificates Of indebted sazs :. -.
manner HeSt hereinbefore- provided, shall
the SAID total issue or dividend Crrrftt-
Gates Of Indebtedness be paid with irfar
est 20 the date Of payment ~ TO- -
ceeds OF the sale IL open market Tor
said new bonds, OF Of 50 many n Saf4
bonds as may be required fer ne pur-
poser
the said S7-600,O0O face value OF the said
bonds in open market. shan 50 many
OF the stockholders OF the coa1n4s1z- 81
q |r-ce
OF the privilege within a limited time
be entitled 70 subscribe and pay FOR the
said bonds at their face value said
privilege Of subscription and payment
to be proportional 10 the holdings OF the
respective stockholders Shall said
privilege next heTeinbefCre referred 10
apply also TO so muah OF said new issue
OF issues Of bonds as shall Be required
Tor ina ncE-g DetteTments2
All subordinate propositions en-
braced in and pertinent 10 the said
main propositions above stated SHALL
to the necessary extent be considered
and acted upon BY the said stock
holders rlsetinS-
According TO the charter and bylaws
Of the Washington Gas Light Com
pany only such stockholders are allow
ed 70 vote at any meeting Of the stock
holders as shall have been holders Of
the certificates OF stock Of the said
names for the period Of fourteen days
previous to any stockholders meeting.
IN order that ali stockholders may
hsx q an opportunity to have their stock
Company, the stock transfer books Of
the Company viii be closed al close Of
business at p m on THURSDAY the
18th dav Of September, 1910. and VIII
remain closed until the close OF busf-
ness at q IT. on Friday. the 18th DAY
of October. 1870 and all holders OF stock
as aforesaid who shall be such at the
close Of business on said 9th CAV OF
SeDtemoer, 1910, viii be entitled to vote
at the special meeting of the stock
holders hereby called for Friday. the
18th day Of October. 1910.
The polls viii be open rom = O'Clock
m until 7 O'Clock D m
Respectfully
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE
WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT con-
T-ANX-
WILLIAM B. ORATE. Secretary. wash
inston Gas Light Company.