The Washington times., 1910-09-21
SPECIAL NOTICES
OFFICE or THE
Washington Gas Light Company
H3-I7 TENTH STREET n "



Washingtc1 city, D G.
September 70. 1910
To the Stockholders Of Jhe washington
/ Gas LiSht Company
| Notice is hereby given that a special
meeting OF the stockholders OF the
" as9lngton Gas Light Company IS
company Tor, and VIII be held or, FRI
/ DAY. the fourteenth day Of October. 1916
/ AZ y O'Clock NJ. at the principal Office
OF lue company. No. zl3 Tenth Street
/ northwest, in the city Of WashinE-on
y =, 10 transact such business as nay
t-oPeFly come before said meeting. ard
especlally to consider and approve Or
o y;tiS%lse act upon the following propo-
Oh Shall the washington Gas LfcHc
cC4Li.s-h3 continue its practice hItl--tg
OF 4eciarilg regular quarterly dividends
! y rs stockholders from Its net earnings,
az the rate Cf ten Der Csutum per anuurr
I upon It's authorized csu5taI a - $1,000
Whlcn capitalization was made many
yeaEs ago, ana does not now adequately
LSpiSseLlI the fdfT value ~ the properly
81 the Company used b. It for the bono
/ ~ OF the public under the provisions Of
IL -lIil'4Ly CHARTER and It's further
] lidctiee OF declaring extra dividends
/ rom It's undivided profits. OF. shaU H
N future distribute among its stock
holders. ID the prC-lrricus r. which +ra-1
[ earnings Of the COMPANY after defrrt-
llls Ion is gross earnings all proper
~E-s7 = -tof.-ii ..lstration ana Of the
Col----EL o. US business and the surns
necessary 70 nay interest upon lis bonds
diic ceTuEicaies Cf indebtedHess to-
Setner with az amount sufficient 70
I cover Ceureciation iu dfvfTen+s ~ an
amount aDprOLlma rfn- SIX uer Genuine
upon the fair value on ,le ~ r,-le-+7- r-er
I by the sid Company s-s- The bener+ -
I the IUDilC In suDuIrfuy gas T1uTnr fts
CHARTER assn ming that the said net earn
IT'S So Dc sGfhciel.- 20 Justify said
o. ShsI. the moneys needed annuauy.
LnT extensions or the Companr-s ma ms
and other expenses generally cIas=e9 -
'bCtteruents'f be maid orrr - 49, -
Z lnES Of the CGuDarv ar sr-u $50,
MONEYS herca ffer F7e --sfse,7 - -
issue or issues secured BY deed Cr r-r-sr
upon al OF the Con- PAWS rl-o-e-rv-
which y IS entitled 10 embrace IN -rlrf,
geo or q Isl, SAID bonds q be sold for
~ iee@ taan par and the proceeds
thereof % be applied exclusively to sid
90 Shall the company refund ifs o-s.
Startling oJDds now bearing f~r7- nov -,
I tun interest, amounting to euu-o-f-~sfe
! ~ $3.50 N round plumbers. and also
/ its outstanding dividend cerr7fcs-.-e ~
Z iucC bte0ucSS bearing six r-- ~-4--+s--,- -
teTesT- amounting 70 s. r17 Fa1 w-f-L
ceEtlfic1ltes or indebtedness are now -sz--
aoie a. me option Of tho coTnzuv- Nv
a new bond issue. secured hr 1re5 -
Z trust UPON ali Of the r.---.a---- - 80
/ company which e Is TeezT1-- s-5+f+1-.z =.
Z bCTdS U bear interest at the ra+a ~ 80
{ per centuTn per auuun1- and ~ ~ 49,
bic al s9cu me 0r times as the said So
ca. Tfsft IlS Of the stockholders herein
E before called shall determine -r-,1- -
toHIenlS of ne SAID bonds and also o.
the said deed Of trust 10 h. zr----s
By a meeting OF the directors ~ a.
company subsequent to the said &c.,
{ holders meeting but IN a-v- .---s--- =.
contain a stipulation waving the STAT
utoIy personal responsibility Of each
StockhCIdeT for the DaTrre-- of me Ls-[
ac1cs- and expressly S-fu.rr--f---- rr.z-
/ holders or tho said bonds shall ralv o-.T5
{ J1-oli 5ne security embraced IN ne Szf1
I ceed OF trust Further. IN the event
that the said stockholders r7a.r-7-7-
shall determine that future 1afterr.e-7
Sf&ii not be paid out OF ozl-5 ~ F.-.-
shall be financed by bond F-s-. -,-s-T
the issue Of bonds courerr-1z-e7 in -r=-
proposition be increased, AMI IL - IN
HL-aJ a5Ilo'til., LOT me purpose OF shane
ing said Derrerments required in rra
near Tuture2
II IL Is not thought ex7eF=er- IN "a
fund the sail issue Of sZT-.--7.- Of rz=--f
I zen certificates Of indebted ar-s in era
manner EieNt hereiubefore -lrCvFTe5. sl7z-F
[ the said total issue Of dividend cerrf-7-
/ Gates Of Indebtedness be uszF --7-r 7-1fs--
est 70 me date OF pzTmenL 1- the --r.-
/ ceeds Of the sale in open market ro-
not less than par, Of SZ-lt-.-9 OF +ra
said new bonds, or Of 20 MANY ~ ss7.F
bonds as may be required fer me r-rr-
pose2
If it he not Thought expedse~t 20 sen
the saiq S--6t-tt9 lace value Of the said
/ bonds m open market. Sl7H 50 many
Of the stockholders Of the Germany II
q given date as shall avs,i themselves
Of the privilege within a limited TING
b
said bonds at their face value said
privilege of subscription and uavnr--
to be proportional 20 the holdings OF the
respective SroCkholderS- Shall said
privilege next hereinhef0re referred 10
apply also 10 so much 81 said new Issue
or issues Of bonds as shan be required
for financing betterDents2
All subordinate propositions en-
braced in and pertinent 20 the said
main propositions above stated shall
. TO the necessary extent he 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
ed 70 vote al any meeting OF the stock
Z holders as SlaI nave been holders OF
the certificates Of stock Of the said
Company in their own and proper
names for the period OF fourteen DAYS
previous to any stcckbole-ers- meeting
. In order that all stockholders may
have an opportunity 70 have their stock
thus registered IN the books OF the
Company the stock tTaUsf-T Ao1zS Of
the company Will be closed at close OF
business al 3 p m on THURSDAY The
18th day Of SeDCember. 1910, and VIII
remain closed until the close of busI-
ness at . p m on Friday. the 18th day
Of October. 1910; and all holders Of stock
as aforesaid who shall be such At the
close Of business on said z9th CAV OF
September. 1870 VIII be entitled to vote
at the special meeting Of the stock
holders hereby called for Friday, the
l4lh day OF gcIoper- 1910
The polls viii be open from = o'clock
n until I O'Clock p m
BOAPD OF DIRECTORS or THE
WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT COM
I'ANT-
BY
WILLIAM b OR1TE. Secretary, Wash
fngton Gas Light Company seI5-s-t
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