The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-30
SPECIAL NOTICES

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OFFICE OF THE WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT
COMPANY. sl3H TENTH ST. NV.
/ WashiDgton City. D. C.. Sept g. 1910
To the Stockholders Of the Washington GAs LiEht
! Company:
Notice is hereby Efysu thst a special meeting o.
The stockholders Of the Wsshiagte Gas Light Com
pany called By the board Of directors q that con-
pany for. and viii he held on, FRIDAY, the fosF-
tenth day n October. 1913, a y o'e2ck m, a. the
principal once Of the company No. ls Tenth street
northwest. In the City Of Washington. d. O.. 70
transact such business may pFtpeny cone bsfogs
sad nesting. and especially 10 consider and ep-
/ tons;
/ % Shall the Washington Gas Lixht Company con
tnas Us practice hitherto Of declaring regular guar
tsfiS dividends 70 It's stockholders from its net
ihss az Tie rate Of 10 per eentum yer annum upoa
US authorized capital Of S2eo0o which capitsliza-
uoa Vas made many years ago. ann does not nov
AaelaAiey represent the fair value Of the property
| Of tae company used BY Il for tbs benefit q the
PUBLIC ander the provisions Of the eompanys char
YER Sna us further practice Of declaring extra diTi-
arnds tton US undivided profits: or zhG Il IA f1-
ture distribute among its stockholders ia tire pro
portions 70 which they are respectively entitled the
net annual earnings q the company after deductSnz
lIon rs efOS earnings All proper ezoenss q al
ministration and Of the conduct o. rs business and
the sguf necessary b pay interest uuon ia bends
and certificates Of Indebtedness. together with an
amount sufficient % denreeiaton N diyideuds
70 an amount spproximatihg Per csntum upon
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company for the benefit oi the public il suup5Yins
gas under It's charter assuming thar ne AID nef
earnings shall BE sufficient to Justify sad diydendsg
% shall the moneys needed annual, for srtsn-
sions Of the company's mains and other erpenses
generally ciassed betteTmsntE'' be pad at 81
the earnings q the company, OF shah such uoneys
hereafter be raised h bend Issue OF issues Sc
cured bg deed a trIss ugon ali 4 tbs ooauanyis
property which il Is entitled 10 embrace Ia SUCH
deed O! trust. said bonds 70 be sod for not less
than par. and the proceeds Thereof % be applied
exclusively 10 said beftementsf
81 Shall the company refund its outstanding bonds
nos bearing Der centum interest smounsine % ap-
proEimstsly 500 90 Ia round numbers and also is
outstanding dividend certificates Of Indebtedness bear
ing per oentum interest. amounting % s. 6OOoo.
which certificates q Indebtedness are n0W bsvsie Al
the option q the company by new bond issue Sc
cured b. deed Of trust upon al d the property q the
company which Il Is legally entitled 20 embrace IN
said deed o. trust said bonds 20 bear Interest az
the rate Of per ceEtum Der sunum aud 70 be psy-
able az such time OF times a. the ssld special
meeting n the stockholders herenbef0Te called shall
determine upon, the contents Of the said binds and
also q The said deed Of trust &c be approved By
meeting q the directors o. the company subsequent
70 the said stockholders neetlzg but IN any eyeng
70 eonrain stipulation waving the statutory Per
/ s0lal responsibility q each st0ckh0ldef for the
payment O: TIE said bonds and expressly stipglarins
that holders q the said bOnds shall rely caly upoa
the security embraced In tie SAID deed Of trustf
Further. ia the event that the said stockholders
mts citing shall determine that future bettemsnt1
shsl Lot be paid out O tie earnings. bat shEl Be
financed by a bond issue shall the issue q bonds
contemplated IN this proposition Be increased. and
il 80. 10 what amount for ire pIFpOse or financing
said betterments required in the near futuTei
II i is not Thought e1pedient n refund the said
issue II 800 1J q dividend certificates q ndsbt-
sdness IN the manner next nsrelnbefITe provided.
shall the said total issue q dividend certificates q
intshtetlness bs paid nth interest 70 the dsts
/ q payment by The proceeds o. tie sale u open
market. Tor not les than PAY % s2.500 DO q tie
I Z ~ r - Un n
I may be required Tor the EUpossf
! II y ee not thought expeclert % sell re said
4 s. GO 90 face value q the said bonds Il open
market. shall 50 many Of the stockh0ldes Of the
company e. given date shall avail themselves
q the privilege within q limited time be entitled
10 subscribe ard pay fog the said bonds q; their
face value said privilege Of subscription ard pay
merit 70 BE proportional 20 The holdings = he
! srectiTs stockh0dersi shan said privilege nsIt
heTeinhefoEe referred TO apply also 70 50 much %
said issue issues 4 bonds shall De required
fer financing betteTmeEtsf
All subordinate propositions embraced In and Per
tineut 10 the said main propositions above stated
shall 70 the Necessary extent. be considered and
acted upon BY TIE said stockholders' meeting
According 20 the charter and bylaws q TIE
Washington Gas Light Company. only such stockho-d-
allowed 70 vote 81 meeting q tie stock
holders shall have been bolders q the certificates
OF stock Of the said company 20 their oWn and
proper names for the period q fourteen days pre-
ysus n any stockh0lieTs' meeting IL order that
all stockholders nav have an opportunity 70 haFs
their stock thus registered in the books q ths
company. the stock transfer hooks Of the company
VII BE- closed az Close q business e. ) ?. r. On
THURSDAY. the 9Th day & September. 100 and
wiz Iemaiu closed until the close Of business st
2 p n. on Friday. the 1871 day a October lsie;
and ell holders of stock Aforesaid who shah De
such - she close . business on said 2slh day q
September. 1910 viii be entitied 20 vote a. the
SPECIAL meeting Of the stockholders hereby callsd
Tor FRIDAY the 18Th day q October, 1919.
The polls vii be open from O'Clock n. unIsl
I O'Clock 2. n Respectfully
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE WASHING
TON Gas LIGHT COMPANY
b WILLIAM g. OR8lB
Secretary Washington Gas Light Company.
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