The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-09-24
SPECIAL NOTICES
OFFICE OF TIT
Washington Gas Light Company,
4l3-I7 TENTH STREEB y. W.
Washington City, D. g,

" washington City, D G.,
September Is. 1910.
To the Stockholders OF the Washington
/ Gas Lisht Company
NOJlce Is hereby given that a special
/ Washington Gas Light COMPANY is
celied by the Board Of Directors Of that
SSOIlpSny Tor, and viii be held or, FRI
day the fourteenth dav Of October 1910
/ az y O'Clock NJ, at the principal Office
o me Company. No Az Tenth Street
northWest. in the City Of washington.
= =, 20 transact such business a may
properly come before said meeting, and
especially TO consider and approve OF
o!SIl-LWlse act upon the following propo-
O Shall the Washington Gas Light
CSyl55. ll5S continue its practice hitherto
=. Us regular quarterly dividends
- ~ stockholders fro-r it's net earnings,
az the rate Of ten Der .C=ut15m 0fr arrl5Ir1
80 Us aGthorized capital or S2.6o0.0O0-
- - . - "a li1si ton was made many
S aLs go ana does not now adequately
LSFleStllL the fair value Of the urouerty
- nc -oIlpSny used by IL for the bene
~ -. nc puplic under the provisions or
- ,tyIhpany charter. and its further
practice Of declaring err-z g5f4-fy7eT77s
rom lis undivided profits. or. shan r.
tl.r,, iUe1Ie distribute amohE its stock
.l-i1eIs, ~ the proportions to which they
~ L,-sLecisN eiy entitled. the net annual
- s--se ~ tle company after deduct
ing rom its gross earnings All r,r,,re-
conduct Of its business and tho s11rrs
lir'-s S@tfN 70 nay interest 11uor7 fts bonds
-e.7,-E erJ lIIS of Indebtedness, to-
$500 WIZ a9 amount Sufficient 70
t3N,L oenreciaticu in dividends TO an
800 ai'l'IHNlIfia ting six per ceutrIr1
by The said ~ Cc c1,rle 81 the property used
the IGOEc In SUPPLYING ras T-75e- "a
Quarter 2 assuming that the said net ear
Iis7;,s 80. pt suincient 10 Justify said
q Shall the moneys needed annually
l,I extensions or the Company's mains
s g., oLner expenses generally cIasse5, :
bttteruC nts' be paid orTr ~ A. -,
INKS OF me Cgmuany- or shall sr7ch
moneys hereafter be raised ~ :. 49,
issue or issues secured hy t7ee5 a, e .I...-
upon all OF the CouaDsr,-'s ,,-,, =, -
which i is entitled 10 embrace n ls71cb
~, Ieg- Isl Isl, S5ld bonds 10 be sold 10Y
TO- leSS Inan par and the proceeds
berteTmentS7 - 9a--
Cd Shall the company refu15 f.- 49,.
staEslinG bonds now bearf-,e- 80 -, o--t-
Jurn interest. amounting 70 approvT-ra.s
- 9'-'.t ~ To1nd mum berS. and alec
Us Outstanding dividend certificates ~
lllttoleu2tsS bearing six per centur7 in
teTeSt. amounting 10 3 I'm an r-t,s.h
cert1nc1teS Of Indebtedness - - No. -
aole az the option or the COMPANY nv
trust upon all OF the proDerfv ~ ~
co-LP-.ls which 7 IS legally entitled 10
embrace IN said deco Of trust eafS
bcrdS 70 bear interest at the rate y ? -
per Centum per aunum, and TO he No.
Ole AT SuCn me OF times = & The 80 -
g. Hit ns OF me stockholders herein I
81
contents 81 the said bonds ana &c, =, -
me SAID deed or trust to be art--o--ss
oy meeting or the directors o. The
company subsequent to the said sto-i- I
FOLDERS meeting, but in any s,-e-7- =,
contain stipulation waving the stat
utOTy personal responsibility ~ -,
COIHiiolSlsl LoL lne payment OF the 81
9cICs- ana expressly stipula-Iny Thar
nolderS OF tne said bonds shall rely or71-- Z
SLoi ne security en- braced IN TIE said 4
49, Re So ELItleT; IN the event /
shall determine that future os...s-t -, = I
SHAH not be paid out Of es11fr7.-s - I
Shall De hnanced BY bond issue. shall 1
the issue OF bonds contempiarsd in rpjS
proposition be increased. AMI II 90 -
what amount, for the purpose Of +frs,,-
ing said oetterments required in the 4
Il it is not thought expe5fe,+ =.
fund the sail issue OF $1,000 Of 5i,-i-
den certificates Of indebted ness N +ho
manner ueNt herein befOre provided srsrJ \
the said total issue OF dividend Cs~.;a5
Gates Of Indebtedness be paid 7vif1, i,,t.-
est 10 the date OF payment 5v the mo
ceeds OF the sale IN open market, for 4
not less than par Of s2,oj1.Ol0 of re
said new bonds, or OF so many ~ $50
bonds as may be required fer The mn
poser P1'
If il be not thought exped,s,,+ e. -,
the said S2,600-000 face value Of the saf5
bonds in open market. shan So oosoI-
OF the stockholders OF the couDauv- AZ
given date as shall avail thcrosefv-eS
Of the privilege within a Limited 4fr,e
be entitled to subscribe and nav for -Ls
said bonds at their face value said
privilege Of subscription and payment
to be proportional TO the holdings Of the
respective stockholders Shall said
privilege next hereInbefcre referred 10
apply also to so much of said new fss1Is
or issues of bonds shall be required
for financing betteTInents2
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 I
pany- only such stockholders are allow
ed to vote al any meeting CT 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 all stockholders may
have an opportunity TO have their stock
thus registered in the books of the
Company, the stock transfer books of
the Company Will be closed at close of
business at D m on THURSDAY. the }
18th day OF September, 1910, and will (
remain closed until the close Of bust
ness at 5 p m on Friday, the 18th day
Of October, 1910. and all holders of stock
as aforesaid who shall be such at the
close OF business on said 18th dav OF [
September, 1910. viii be entitled to vote
at the special meeting of the stock
18th day Of October, 1910
The pOllSjwill be open from y O'Clock
m. until 1 O'Clock .. m
Respectfully.
WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT COM
T'ANY.
WILLIAM E. oR4IE, Secretary, Wash