The Washington times., 1910-10-10
OFFICE OF TIKI
Washington Gas Light COMPANY.
fI3-l7 TENTH STREET \ w
washington City. D c.



SeptembeE p 1910.
To the Stockholders 4 the yyasn{r.zro,
Gas Light CC1petny:
Folic- - hereby given that a SPECIAL
ne tlng or The stockholders Of tbs
washington Gas Light COmpauv "a
called By the Board q Directors 81 thar
company Tor and viii be held on So
oey' ne Ioqr tenth day Of October. ls-a
a. y O'Clock N, az the priucIpaI once
q the Company. No s13 Tenth Sr--z+
-pT invest II the City OF Washfnrr0n
y. - 70 transact such business Is ny
properly come BEFORE said meesirc nd
/ especially 20 consider and agv~5-a -
oineT wise act upon the following promo.
% Shall the Washfnpto7 Cas- r,-s,.
company continue It's practice hitherto
OF Qeci4rlng regular quartz Tf-fdar0s
20 Us stockholders from its net earnings-
az the rate OF ten Der .CenuIr- per zr-r7-,
upon its authorized caDitaI ~ q ~ ~ ~
which capitalization was made r5av.y
years ago, and does not now adeCuzfeIyy
4 80 ss7t.L ne FAR value Of the property
- ne company used by IL Tor the bone
~ OF me PUBIC under the provisions -
tLs company charter. and its further
pI1CIE- OF Qeclar'1g extra dividends
IN future distribf &c a r.Dna IFS &C., -
nCic6Ts- DO the pro 75rtl-~rs - yrl7--- So
are Iespect.Veiy entitled, the net annual
earn .TlEs OF The COmDanv ser Ez-s-.---
Ing rom Its gross earnings an -----,-
expenses OF administrator ana - 80
coEouct Of is business and the z---s
y -
ahl certincates OF indeb-edueez. TO-
getner with an amount suffcicrt 20
C9teI cepreciatioD IN dividends 10 an
-, -, q IA, j., o2-llll.tJ l.s SIX PEI ceC-u-l
upon the FAIR value OF The prore~+y --szf
oy the said Comp any for The bzraz- -
the cubic In supplying gas rrrFe- Sc
80 - 90 S-tlliIlE snat the said net ear
Il5s sh%i Dc sufficient 70 Justify SID
q shall the moneys needed Annually
~, e4yei-siIlns ot the COmpalv's mains
D
I be rteTucrts'' b paid OUT ~ ~ --- -
lngs or the COMPANY. or shan ---L
iIIeneys hereafter b. -aisad by e Bond
lssLe OF issues secured b. deed u -rr-gr
/ Upon all % the Coupauv.s 1900 -,
glASH II IS emitted TO embrace In s7rrH
I oeed or trust, said bonds % BE- sid 80
bettermeuts2 --
% Shall the company ref-77 frs o-,-
EJaEHln- 1JDGs now bearing four No. -
IuTl inrereSl, amounting TO ap-ro'v5-,-.s
y sbiJ-uJJ IN round numbers and afg,
rs oLtsLanding dividend certf1Cz-aa ~
- - oIlila SIX per c-u---n IN
teIeSS' diLlolL!lllE 10 10000 v-rf-S
ceIIbc2tes u tDdebrednesS ara row 49,
able az the option Of the couI.aUv- ~
new bond issue. secured on Ge-i -
trust upon all or the rrC-lr-v - ~. y.
company which It Is Ie5aII-- z--s-7o.- - -
embrace IN said deco Of trust. E7f1
. ooncS % anear interest at the rate OF q--s
per ceuIlm per aEnuur and 70 ne uzv-a
bic at sUCn tine OF times IS NE so -
cia. nc IlS OF the StOCkh0ICerg .Eeralr-
Setore Gale. shall detervline u.0n- So
contents Of TIE said bonds ana as, ~
he said deed OF trust 10 D. g,,--C----f
BY meeting OF the directors 81 -
company subsequent TO tie said s+o-l-
holders meeting, but 10 any ay-e-r- =,
contain stipulation waving the s+ar-
utOry personal responsibility ~ 49,,
stakeholder Tor The payuel- Of fEa -
bones. aLd expressly sriplIa-Iug the-
holders OF the said bonds shall reir O-7-
upon me security embraced y r-a 80
deed or UuStz FURTHER, in the evz1-
that the SatO stockholders meeting
shall determine that future o-tter1ner,f,
sGGL not be paid out OF can. ~ -
shall be financed by a bond f-STre y-,-T
the issue o. bonds cOnte-urIaTsd in rrf5
proposition De increased, AMI II S., III
what amount. for the purpose cF &c.,
ing said oettsrmen-s ueGurrlz ~ TEs
near futUreZ
II II IS not thought expedien- IN -
fund the sail issue OF $3.50 IL Of 49,
den certificates or Indebted las- In ~.
manner LeNt hereinbefgre. provided. sr--i
the said total Issue OF div .ie-.E --~+-E
cates OF Indebtedness be uaId --irb 57is--
est 10 the date Of paymeuL =. r-r 30
CeeCs OF the sale IL open T-iarr-g- r1r
not less than par OF S2,7slcJ az -rs
said new bonds, OF OF so many 81 slif
bonds as may be required fCr ne -ur-
Id il be not thought expedIerr 10 sell
the said $4,000 face value OF the SsfE
bonds in open market. shan So rnarv
81 the stockholders Of the company IL
= eIven date as shall aTdL LEC~Ugl- yes
OF the privl-cse wlt1li- q limited time
Ssid bonds at their face value said
rrsyiIege Of subscription and payment
tc be proportional 10 the ooi1l1SS OF .la
respective stOcknoldersZ Shalt said
priviIege next herein5efCEe referred 20
apDIv also 20 so mucr % SAID new ISSUE
oT issues OF bonds as SnalL be required
for financing betterments2
All subordinate propositions en-
braced in and pertinent TO the said
main propositions above stated snail.
10 the necessary extent, be considered
and acted upon BY the said stock
according TO the charter and bylaws
of the Washington Gas Light Com
pany. only such stockholders are allow
e. to vote at any meeting or the stock
holders as shall have been holders OF
the certificates OF stock OF the said
COMPANY N their own and pr0Der
names for the period OF fourteen days
previous 10 any stockholders meeting.
IN order that all stockholders MAJ
have an opportunity 90 have their stock
thus registered in the books OF tsis
COMPANY, the stock transfer books y
business at p. H. on Thursday. the
18th day OF September, 1910, and viii
remain closed until the close OF bust
ness at s p. m. on Friday, the 18th day
- aforesaid who shall De such al the
close OF business on said 18th day o.
SeDLeIl GER -r-t. VIII It tALlL.el 20 EQL9
at the special meeting Of the stock
holders hereby called for Friday ths
lsth dav of October 1910.
The polls VIII be open from - O'clock
N. until ] o'clock p m
Respectfully.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS or THE
WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT COI-
I'ANY-
BY
WILLIAM b ORNE. Secretary. Wash
fngton Gas Light COMPANY
MELLER'S Is The Brand
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