The Washington times., 1910-09-30
SPECIAL NOTICES
OFFICE OF THE
Washington Gas Light Company,
1871 TENTH STREET y. ".
Washington City, L. Q.
<nnferufar Il IAN

Washington City, L. 9.
September 15. 1910
| Gas Light CBnpany.
| Notice IS hereby given that special
meeting OF the stockholders OF tbs
/ Washington Gas Light Company IS
( called by the Board Of Directors OF that
| Company for and viii be held On. FRI
| day, the fourteenth day Of October. 1910.
/ AZ Y O'Clock NJ. at the principal Office
/ of the Company. No. fI5- Tenth Street
I northwest IN the city OF washington
/ y. g, 70 transact such business as may
/ properly come before said meeting and
] especially 70 consider and approve or
otheTTise act upon the following proDo-
/ - ID Shall the Washington Gas Light
/ company continue its practice hitherto
/ OF declaring regular quarterly dividends
/ % g ~ sLoesn25oeTs from It's net earnings.
/ a. dl tI4e rate oI ten Der cSntun per annUru
/ upon its authorized capital of & .ag0,
! Whlch capita izatiOn Was made many
I 3~tts ago ana does not now adequately
/ represent the fair value OF the property
I 0I tho company used BY II for the beue.
| - of ne public under the provisions q
/ The Conpany's charter. and its further
/ practice Of declaring extra dividends
/ rom its undivided profits or shall II
/ IN future distribute amSng It's stock
/ hol1eIss N the prop2Tti-us 20 which they
| are respectively entitled. the net ANIMAL
I earnings OF the Company after deduct
I ING Hon rs gross earnings all proper
/ expenses of administration and of +he
j corduct OF It's business and the SUES
1 necessary 70 pay interest upon its bonds
/ geth5r with an amount s71facfe1t "a
/ cover oeDreciatiOn IL dividends TO an
| aInount apProxinati1g six per centum
/ upon the tatr value OF the property used
4 by the said Company for the beneef -
/ the Pubhc IN supplying gas under its
/ charter, assuming that the ssfd net earn
/ dIvidsnds. Justly S4id
~ Shall the moneys needed Annually
LOT extensions OF the Company-s mains
/ and other expenses EeueraiTv C1szse.5 a.
| bttterIreTts" be paid out OF The e----
,-l,<5-.1 ,-,sS - e9e In lany, or shah such
! issue or Issues secured bv deed 0f tr1Tst
/ upon all OF the Company's u-orseTl,-
which ( IS entitled to embrace IN is-7r;,
( deed Of trust said bonds to be 80 80
not less than par, and the proceeds
thereof 70 be applied exclusively 70 said
~ Shall the company refund fts ,-,.-
sts Ed1ng 7JIlds DOT bearing four uer ~e-,-
/ tuTn interest amounting 70 approxfr1zte-
I y Sotu-GS9 II round numbers and also
its Outstanding dividend certf6csfes ~
Indebtedness bearing six Der cer@7--1 -
tereSt, amounting 70 81 500 6l6 vri,ir-,
certificates u Indebtedness are nov nav
able at the option OF the company. nv
! new OOnd issue secured by deeS ~
/ trust upon all OF the properly OF the
company which II Is legally entitled -
[ embrace q said deeG Of trTISf eai5
I oOToS TO -e1r interest at the rate Of f-s
I Per centu--. per annurI1. and to be pays-
bic al such I ne OF times = the SD =,
! Ga BIft nS Of the Stockholders Es-s57
/ Sef0re called shall determine g1.9r- -
] -
/ he said deed Of trust to he -,,--os - -
! by a meeting OF the directors a. +ls
{ company subsequent to the said s4o-I-
/ EoiC6rS' meeting but in suv eZ-e-- =,
! contain 2 stipulation vgafvioS- To- e.. .
I utory personal respOnsiblity Of ss~5.
I stOckhOlder for the payment OF rhe 80
I holders Of the said bonds shall RELY o-lr-
/ upon she security embraced n re said
/ deed Of truSt2 Further. in the event
/ that the said stockholders. n1es.f1S
/ shall determine that future r4t+e-~T1sy---
sEGlI not be paid out Of esTglfrl.-s -
shah be financed by z bond issue s1siI
pTOpOSlUlon pc increased, AMI II So 10
I what amount for the purpose OF ansnc-
+ ing said oetterments Required in the
near future?
u il is not thought exped5en+ n -
fund the sai1 issue OF S2,SFssFso OF rsf,-5-
den certificates OF indebtedaess in t7s
siranner Eext hereinbefOre provided s7-sTI
The said total issue Of dividend CrsrrjH-
Gates Of Indebtedness be paid vrifh ir,fa--
{ est TO The date Of payment ~ tee 70
ceeds OF the sale II open market. for
not less than par, OF S2.Ubj.l5sJ 0f -,
said new bonds, or OF so Tnanv - esI5
bonds as may be required for ne pT1r-
NJ it be not thought expedser,t 70 sen
the said 2-sl00lo face value Of the said
bonds in open market shan 50 many
{ OF the stockholders OF the company ST
a eiven date as shall avali tEcr1seIyrs
I of the privilege within a. limited time
I Re entitled 20 subscribe and pav ssor ~
Z
privilege Of subscription and payment
E 10 be uroport1Ou5sL 20 the hOIdIu>SS OF the
-oSDeC1iye stockEOlderg2 Shall SAID
n-iviIeCe next Eereinbefore referred 10
spO!y also to 50 rluc- Of said new issue
/ or issues OF bonds aS shall be required
I Tor -luauCf-.E bettermsutSZ
an subordinate propositions en-
r-a-ed 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 rlaetlLE-
according 10 the charter and bylaws
of rhe washington Gas Light Com
NAVY only such stockholders are allow
81 to vote at any meeting OF the stock
/ F7oit3s-s as shall have been holders OF
COMPANY IN their own and prO0er
names for the period Of fourteen days
previous TO any stockholders mee1iuS
IN order that al stockholders NAV
have an opportunity 10 have their stock
Tins REGISTERED IN the books OF the
the Company will be closed at close Of
business Ct 3 p N on Thursday. the
serb dav Of September 1870 and viii
remain closed until the close Of bust
ness at 8 D H. on Friday, the 18th day
OF october. 1870 and all holders Of -tocJ<
close of business on said 18th dav OF
September, 1910, VIII be entitled to vote
sf the special meeting OF the stock
holders hereby SCALED IOr Friday the
IlIh dav Of October. 1910.
The polls VIII be open from l. o clock
II until ! O'Clock D m
Respectfully,
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE
WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT COM
WILLIAM E OR8IE. Secretary. Wash
fuErOn Gas Ldzht COMPANY