The Washington times., 1910-10-11
OFFICE OF THE
Washington Gas Light Company.
H5-17 TENTH STREET n. ".
Washington City. D. c,

washington City. D. c,
SeDtembeE a. 1919.
| 10 the Stockholders Of the WashinKton
Gas Light Company;
Notice IS hereby given that special
meeting OF the stockholders Of the
o " i1is9ln n Gas Light Company IL
called BY the Board Of Directors o. thar
company for. and viii be held on, Fri
day. the fourteenth day OF October fsTa
A. y O'Clock NJ, at the principal office
o. the Company. No. n5 Tenth Street
northwest, in the City OF WASHINGTON.
~. y. 70 transact such business as may
PropeTIy come before said meeting, and
especially 10 consider and approve OF
sitiens: ms N-0'O
% Shall the Washington Gas Lirat
CoIlt6hy continue It's practice hitherto
OF declaring regular OuarterIy 5ivfdenos
% Us stockholders from ftE net earufnrS
e. Ihe rate ot zen per csuIUm per annurn
/ upon It's authorized capital OF g e0l600-
which capitalization VAS made T-aryy
yeefs ago, and does not nov adeoUafeIy
ESpLese1t the fair value OF The prODerty
o. Lle company used BY IL Tor the b9n.s
~ OF the public under the provisio1- ~
me Company,s charter. and its fs-ther
~ T'if its OF dgsc,laT'ng extra dividends
I II future distribU q arrSng SIS a-~cl--
HCloerss II the prO1orfi--ns - vz-If~J fI-svy
Sls RESPECTIVELY entitled. the net annual
al HLtlSS OF the COMPANY after deduct.
/ Ing nom its gross earnings AT r---re-
expenses OF admin stratfoT and ~ "a
coEcUct OF lis business ana the sums
d - I
/ and certificates q fndebte66se- -,
g6ther with an amount gl1Ffoie1. "a
/ cover oeDreciatiOr In dividends 10 an
amount apprCNimat3ng six -ar ce1-7Tr-,
upon the FAIR value Of the o-oDerf,- rTss-i
I 0y the said Company for tba Ie~a4t =
go CiiS - -o.lS ~ supplying gas under its
I Dividends. '-9eiIy A1ld
q Shall. the moneys needed annually
LOT extensions Of the COmpanv's unsI-s
&c other expenses generally clssse5 a.
| %, et0e' 5n eIlts De paid out OF the earn
I Il-Es 81 ne company, OF shall such
lssue or issues secured b. 5ee4 ~ 80
lEQI an OF The Company propert-
which Il Is entitled to embrace i'm zT1c,
ceCc OF trust said bonds 60 be sold co.
not teSs than par. and the nrocee6s
theTeof 70 b. applied exclusively 70 said
staT-@iinc bonds now bearing four re~ EN-
. Iurn interest, amounting to approxfuate-
| ~ $1,000 n round numbers, and sisa
Us ouIsta ndlng dividend certiccates ~
moe btedDcSS bearing six per cenfTTr1 -
terest, amounting 10 s. sl0 On U-bf-S
certificates Of Indebtedness are now nav
able at the option Of the cOmpanv. M
a new bond Issue, secured ~ $50 :,
trust upon all OF the Droperiv ~ -
I company which IL IS legally entitled "a
embrace IN said deco OF trT1Sr 80
bords 20 bear interest AZ TIE -, - a..
per Centum per aInUm. and 10 ~ 49,
bic at such tine or times "a The ssI5 -
n
Sefore called shall determine r--oT7 -.
contents Of the said bonds and aISo 80
he said deed OF t-Ust TO be avprovSd
oy meeting OF the directors 81 -
company subsequent TO TIE Safd S+o,I-7
holders meeting. but in any $3.50 =
contain stipulation waivsng the s+at-
UtCry personal responsibility Of -
stOckholder for the paymeu. OF fha 80
bonds and expressly SIiUuIasFE1 ~
holders OF the said bonds shall REV oDI,J
upon the security embraced y tse $50
deed o. trUst2 Further, IN the rLs1-
that the said stockholders T7-zsf-s
shall determine that future olt+er7T-cs-ts
slGL tot be paid out OF eaEg. NJ, 80
shall De financed BY a bond Issue s6a1
the issue o. bonds contemplated in t-iS
proposition be Increased. AMI n -. n
what amount, Tor the purpose Of dnsnc
ing said beSterments reGplro-i n -
near future2
II ii is not thought exDedient 10 -
fund the sail issue OF S2.Syl - OF divI-
den certificates Of indebted .lasS N ~.
manner I.eNt hereinbefore provided sbsrT
The said total Issue OF dividend c,.rrI4
rafes OF Indebtedness be Da-E vyfrh Irfa-
eet 10 the date OF payment D. M. -
ceeds Of the sale IL open market. Tor
not less than par, CT S2-o5lvlg OF rFa
said new bonds or OF 50 many of slIl
bonds as may be required fCr ne our
n il be not thought expedlert 10 sell
- said s. 10000 face value OF the ssId
bonds in open market, snaI 50 frauy
81 The stockholders Of the ccLpa lv n
q even date as shall aTaL tEcr1SeIy-e
Of the privilege WltnlI- iI4ulted time
he entitled 10 subscribe and peg Tor the
ssid bonds at their face value said
. 7,y-yy-ileze Of subscription and Dayne0-
10 be proportional 10 the hold1nss OF tae
DriyiIeEe next herelnbefCre referred 10
amply also 20 so mucn y SAID new issue
OF issues OF bonds as shall be required
Tor ina nci-g bettermentsZ
An subordinate propositions en-
bracgd in and pertinent 20 the said
main propositions above stated snail.
10 the necessary extent be considered
and acted upon by the said stock
holders meeting
According 20 the charter and bylaws
of the Washington Gas Light Com
psuv only such stockholders are allow
- 10 vote at any meeting OF the stock
holders as shall have been holders OF
the certificates OF stock OF the said
COMPANY. in their own and prOper
previous TO any stockholders meeting.
In order that all stockholders MAJ
have an opportunity 70 have their Stock
thus registered in the books OF tie
Company, the stock transfer books .
the Company will be closed at clOSe OF
business at s p. N on THURSDAY, the
Eth day OF september, 1910 and viii
remain closed until the close Of bust-
ness at D. m on FTiSay, the 18th Gay
OF October. 1910; and all holders Of stock
as aforesaid who shall be such at the
close OF business on said 18th day Of
September, 1910 VIII be entitled TO vote
al the special meeting OF the stock
holders hereby called foE FRIDAY. tie
18th DAY OF October, 1910.
The polls will be Open from l. O'Clock
n. until I O'Clock p II
Respectfully.
BOARD DF' DIRECTORS OF THE
WASIiLSGTON GAS LIGHT COM
T'ANY-
By
WILLIAM B ORNE. Secretary. wash.
inEton Gas Light Company
A SPECIAL MEETING TO the stock