The Washington times., 1910-10-04
OFFICE OF THE
Washington Gas Light Company,
nS-17 TENTH STREET y. ".
Washington City. D. c.
q the stockhoidars Il - Nas1iaEfol

" a6nlnS ton CITY. D c.
SeptembeC q 1910
/ To the Stockholders II the Washington
Gas Light CGnpany.
Notice Is heSeby given that a special
meeting OF the stockholders Of the
/ Washington Gas Light Company 3
I called by the Board OF Directors OF that
/ Company for, and will be held on, Fri
I day, the fourteenth day Of October, lslQ
I o. the Company. No 413 Tenth Street
l northwest, in the City OF washington
I d e, 70 transact such business as may
! properly come before said meeting and
especially 10 consider and approve Or
o{n1er wise act upon the following 5roDo-
% Shall the Washington Gas Light
company continue its practice hitherto
I OF declaring regular quarterly DIVIDENDS
70 Us stockholders from its net earnings.
at the rate OF ten per csntun per annum
I upon its authorized capital of &. e00,60O
which capitalization vas made many
years ago, and does not now adequately
represent the fair value Of the property
81 fne company used BY II Tor the bene
NJ OF the public under the provisions d
the Companys charter. and its further
R IaotlG &C.. OF asclaT1ng extra dividends
nom It's undivided profits: or. shall Il
IN future distribute among It's stock
holders. IN the prcp0rti-us % which they
are respectively entitled, the net annual
earnings OF the Company after deduct
ing rom It's gross earnings all proper
| expenses Of administration and Of The
I conduct Of It's business and the sums
! and certificates Of indebtedness, to-
[ gether with an amount sufficient TO
! cover deDrectatlou in dividends 70 an
! / amount approx mating six PEI Centurl
| upon the fair value Of the property used
/ oy the said Company for the benefit %
, the EUohc IN supplying gas under its
} dividends.
% q Shall the moneys needed annually
ior extensions Of the COmpany-s mains
% and O.her expenses generally cIaS-eG as
% t0eI mems De paid out OF the earn
moneys herea fter BE- raised hv > bond
issue OF issues secured By deed OF trust
I upon all OF the Com p.anv's nrouerf,-
= when II IS entitled 70 embrace such
/ deco OF trust said bonds 20 be sold so-
not less than par. and the proceeds
thereof 20 be applied exclusively to said
/, bettermeuts2
90 Shall the COMPANY. refund f-e or,+-
% IstaEdinc bonds now bearing four per cen
a tum interest amounting 20 APPROXIMATE
+ $500 m round nom bers, and also
It's outstanding dividend certificates OF
lirccbteoness bearing six per centun in
I tereSts amounting 20 s26lo.l00 vv-f-S
y certificates Of indebtedness are nov "a =
: able at the option Of the company, bv
70 e new bond issue. secured bv deed ~
trust upon al OF the property OF the
: company which II is legally entitled 10
2 embrace in said deco Of trust, said
2 b0Uds 20 bear interest al the rate OF 60
:. per centum Per aunUu, and 10 ~ uzVa.
bic AT such Z ne CT times as the said 81 >.
Z
Before called shall determine us0n. -
n contents % the said bonds and sfSo ~
, he said deed OF trust 70 De avorovsi
D. by a meeting Of the directors OF re
- courany. subsequent 10 the SO r.-.I-
e holders meeting, but IN any eya1- =
- contain a stipulation waving the STAT
utory, personal responsibility Of eaCn
stakeholder Tor The payment Of the - 4
I bonds and expressly stiuuIa-I1V ina,
rs holders OF the said bonds shall RELY orT-
upon Tie security embraced n IRE SAID
Of H.a-
d that the said stockholders rnee.i1e
X shall determine that future Dlrter-7srf -
shah not be paid out OF ezTurnys ~.
- shall Be financed oy a bond issue. shall
= the issue Of bonds contemplated IN rbfe
= proposition be increased. AMI II 50 ~
d what amount. Tor the purpose Of 7nanc-
near future?
= n Il is not thought exoedsart IN -
fund the sail issue OF S2,5yJ. - OF dlvf.
den certificates OF lDdebtedIeSS n rh-
I;.-4uuer next heTeinbefOre provided. sh7T
rhe said total Issue OF dividend c-rrf7,
/ cafes OF Indebtedness be paid with inter.
eSt 10 the date OF payment ~ toe rror
ceeds Of the sale II open market, 70
NOT less than par, OF S2,01lUlJ Of m,
I sid new bonds OF OF 50 many Of sai-
bor5s - may be required fer ne pur
Pc It be not thought expedlert 70 sci
the said S2,6J0.e19 face value % the sait
bonds in open market shan 50 nam
I'D ~ tie stockholders OF The company q
= Given date as shall avail tkc-1Se I've!
- che rrfvilcge within a limited tim
he entitled 70 subscribe and pay fer IN
80 bonds al their face value. saiJ
n TTlyfleFe Of subscription and paymen
70 be proportional 70 the holdings OF N
q respective stockholders? Shall sal
- nrfvilcEe next herein5etcre referred Z
s-Dfv SIso 10 50 muCn Of Salc new -sSu
- issues OF bonds as shall be require
Sor FnanCIl.g betterDents2
Il an subordinate propositions en-
- h-aced in and pertinent 20 the sal
lain propositions above stated shall
- the necessary extent. be considere
ana acted upon by the said stock
aIccoTdinT 10 the charter and bylaw
Of the Washington Gas Light Com
l6 many. only such stockholders are allow
81 10 vote AT any meeting OF the stock
Iof6ers as shall have been holders o
the certificates OF stock OF the sal
= ( Coun1anv il their own and PrOpe
d, names for the period OF ioErteen day
I previous 70 any stockholders meeting
lr Z IN oder that all stockholders ma
have an opportunity 10 have their StOc
thus registered In the books OF IN
CTmDany. the stock transfer hooks Q
IN fbe Company will be closed at close @
~ business at 3 p. n on Thursday. n
loth day OF September. 1870, and vi
remain closed until the close OF bus
49, II 3 n mon Friday, the lt-l da
OF October, 1910, and all holders OF StoC
as aforesaid who shall be such al a
close OF business on said 18th day {
September. 1910. VIII be entitled to vO,
al the special meeting OF the stool
holders hereby called for Friday. a
18th day Of October. 1910.
The polls viii be open from = o clOC
m urtil 1 o'clock . m
Respectfully.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF tn
. WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT COZ
n TANY-
WILLIAM B. oR1IE. Secretary. VAST
ington Gas Light Company
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