Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-01
OFFICE OF THE
WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT COMPANY.

WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT COMPANY.
413-l7 10th st. NV.
Washington City. D. c. September G, 1910.
To the Stockholders OF the Washington Gas
Notice is hereby given that a special meeting
o. the stockholders of the Washington Gas Light
Gomrany is called by the board Of directors OF
the 18th day OF October. 1910. at IL O'Clock m:
at the principal office of the company. No; 41s
10th street northwest in the city of Washing
ton. n. c.. to transact such business may
properly come before said meeting. and especially
to consider and approve or otherwise act upon
ID Shall the Washington Gas Light Company
lar quarterly dividends to its stockholders from
frs net earnings. at the rate Of ten per centum
sc.soo ON. which capitalization was made many
years ago. and does not now adequately repre-
pany used It for the Of the public
under the provisions of the company's charter
se es s It. 5ss Of nf s ss1 Il
future distribute among fits stockholders. in the
proporticns to which they are respectively en-
proper expenses Of administration and Of the
to pay interest upon its bonds and certificates
Of Indebtedness. together with an amount suffi-
amount approximatin: six per centum upon the
fair value Of the property used by the said
plying gas under Its charter assuming that the
sad net earnings shall be sufhcient to justify
"a Shall the moneys needed annually for ex-
tensions Of the company's mains and other ex-
pen:es generally clas.ed as "hetterments be De
shall such moneys hereafter be raised by a
bond issue or issues secured by deed, Of trust
entitled to embrace IN such deed deed Of trust. said
bonds to BE- sold for not less than par. and the
90 Shall the company refund its outstanding
in
numbers and also its outstanding dividend certin-
Of to ssss0s SIX
Gates OF Indebtedness are now PAYABLE at TN, the
sp0n Of the dec. m BY Of 3Sa
erty Of the company which 1t is legally entitled
to embrace In said deed Of trust said bonds to
times a. the said special meeting Of the stock
holders hereinbefore called shall determine upon.
the contents Of the said bonds and also Of the
said deed of trust TO be approved by meeting
the said stockholders meeting. but in any event
to contain Stimulation waving the statutory
payment Of the said bonds. and expressly stipu-
lafinR that holders OF the said bonds shall rely
of the her in hs
said stockholders meeting shall determine that
s he shs n.p not be 's
skalI the issue of bonds contemplated in this
n, he e, .; and SO t to
t"rments REQUIRED in the near future:
" It is not thought exnedient to refund the
~ Indebtedness in the manner next hereinhefore
provided. shall the said total issue OF dividend
certificates Of Indebtedness be paid with interest
tn the date Of payment by the proceeds Of the
sale IN open market. for not less than par. Of
- rnn o0n Of the said new bonds or of so many
Of said bonds may be required for the purpose 2
" " b" rot Thought pxpedient TO sell the said
- 600 600 face value of the said bonds In open
market. shall many OF the stockholders Of the
ron,pfrv NJ given date as shall avail them
selves Of the privilege within limited time he
entitled to subscribe and pay for the said bonds
~ their face value. said privilege Of subscription
srd pavn,eLt to be proportional TO the holdings
% the resrectfve stockholders: Shall said privi-
lece next hereirhefore referred TO apply also to
~ much Of said Issue issues of bonds as
shall NC required for financing betterments?
All subordinate pronositions embraced in and
r'st.d shall. to the necessary extent. be consid-
Fred and acted upon by the said stockholders
meeting.
holders ailg<ed TO vote at any meeting Of
the stockhoidert as shall have been holders Of
the certificates )of stock Of the said company in
fourteen DAYS previous to any stockholders
meeting. In order that all stockholders may
have opportunity TO have their stock thus
y the t ~ the viii The
closed 1t close Of business at p.m Thurs
6ay. the Zefh dav Of September 1910. and Will
remain closed until the clos. OF business at 3
and al holders Of stock rs aforesaid who shall
be such at the close Of business said 29th
day OF sepfemhrr. 1910. Will be certified to vote
~ the special meeting Of the stockholders hereby
called eor FRIDAY. the i4th day Of nctohe- 1870.
polls will he open from IL O'Clock m.
o'clock DR.
or DIRECTORS OF THE WASHING
! GAS LIGHT COMPANY.
Rv WILLIAM r. ORMF
cretary Washington Gas Light Company.