The Washington times., 1910-10-02
OFFICE OF THE
Washington Gas Light Company,
i13-I7 TENTH STREET n. W
washington CITY. D. c,

Washington City. D. 9,
Septembez 3. 1914
To the Stockholders Of the washington
Gas Light CGnpany:
Notice il hereby given that a special
meeting OF the stockhCIdc-s OF tns
called By the Board of Directors OF thar
mpany FOR and will Be held on. Fri-
day. the fourteenth day Of October. Isla
az y O'Clock NJ, at the principal office
OF the Company. No zI3 Tenth STREE
northwest. IN the city OF washington
D Q, to transact such business as my
properly come before said meeting, and
I especially 70 consider and approve =
otherwise act upon the following proDo-
ID Shall the Washington Gas Ligb.
( company continue its practice hitherto
OF oeclarIng regular quarterly DIVIDENDS
70 It's stockholders from it's net earnings
at the rate Of ten Der canturn per anr57ra
upon its authorized capital of g $500
WHICH capitaization vas made many
years ago. and does not now adequately
represent the fair value OF the property
q the company used BY II for the benz.
/ ~ o. the public under the provisions OF
the company charter. and its further
practice Of declaring extra dividends
from its undivided profits. or sl7alI n
IN future distribute amOEE It's stock
holders, Ia the proportions . 7-ffrf7 fF1e,-
are respectively entitled, the net annual
earnings OF the Company after deduct
expenses OF adruiHistrafiO6 and a. -
conduct OF ITS business and the sums
A-et-SS-A- % pay interest mon IS ruwTa
and certificates Of Indebtedness. to
| gethsT with an amount suffcfeu. n
cover depreciation IN dividends 10 an
a-Ilo IN apPto1llInatl1g six per ceutuu
upon the fair value q the property Used
\ oy the said Company for The be1eFF ~
The the Egolle n supplying gas under its
Dividends. '-1S 04l4
e. SHAH the moneys needed annually
TOT extensions q the Compsny's mains
and other expenses generally cIsssed -
% ettoeIlts De PAID out Of the earn
/ Ings u the Company. or shan such
moneys herea fter be raised nv ; 49,
/ issue or Issues secured BY deed OF fTTlss
upon al Of the Compzuy-s uroneTFv
I deed OF trust said bonds 10 Dc so1S 20
/ not less than par, and the proceeds
thereof 70 b applied exclusively to said
betteTments2
81 Shall the company refund sts an
sJSI-nlnG bonds nov bearing four per cen
flrn II, interest, amounting to approximate
( " $4,000 IN round numbers. and siso
It's outstanding dividend certificates ~
iiStotecnesS bearing six Der centum In
teTess: aHloQ1ting to 2,eoo.o0o, which
cerlnc1teS OF Indebtedness are nov ~
able at the option Of the company. 6v
e new bond issue. secured BY deed -
/ trust upon all q the properly OF -,
company which IL is IeEaiiv ef1fffI.,, 20 -,
/ embrace IN said deed Of trT1st ssfS
| bonds to bear interest at the rare Sf -.
I per centurn Per annuuls and to Be raJa
bic 81 such tine or times a f7a zssf -
Ga uIft I Tlg OF the stocZhoI6e-- Es-s5-.
oetore CSlleN snals determine u20u- ETrs
contents OF the said bonds and also ~
he said deed Of trust to be s,,,-o--S5
BY a meeting OF the dfrecforS - -
company subsequent to the said IzfocI--
holders meeting, but IN any eIer+ =
contain stipulation wafvsus- IT, 49,
utOTy personal responsibility ~ 49,,
stockholdeE Tor The payment OF the so
bonds and expressly stipcIa.f0r fHs-
holders OF the said bonds shall reiv C-I--
Upon TIE security embraced n - Ssf1
deed OF uusJZ Further n the event
said AZ
shall determine that future 0lf-e--1S,-t55
shall not be paid out OF "a 9uf-1-- -
shall De financed By bond issue. shsu
the issue oS bonds conten1niarAd IN 4E{-
proposition be increased, AMI IL So ~
what amount. Tor the purpose Of frauc-
near future2 'HS
II il is not thought exredie1t IN
zUnd the sail issue OF S2,6s5.'s0 OF r5fvi-
den certificates OF indebted aess in -.
manner next beTeiubefore provided 80
the said total issue OF dividend cs-tjs-
Gates OF indebtedness be paid EFit1 inter
est 70 the date OF payment - the u~1,-
ceeds Of the sale II open market Tor
not less than par, OF S2-oE.Jz0 ~ -.
said new bonds, or Of 50 many Of ssf9
bonds as may be required Tor me -TTr-
n il be not thought expedlent n sat
the said S2.6ao,Gso face value cf the SAID
bonds in open market shan 50 many
OF the stockholders o. the con2a1v 81
q efven date as shall avail tffcrussr,--z
OF the privilege within a limited tins
he entitled 70 subscribe and paw for fE7
said bonds at their face value. said
privilege Of subscription and payment
respective stockholders Shall said
privilege next hereinbefere referred 70
apply also to so mucS OF said new issue
o. issues Of bonds as shah be required
for financing betteTments2
An subordinate propositions en-
braced in and pertinent 70 thu said
To the necessary extent. be considered
ard acted upon BY the said stock
holders meeting
According TO the charter and bylaws
of the Washington Gas Light Com
many. only such stockholders are allow
81 TO vote at any meeting OF the stock
holders as shall have been holders OK
the certificates OF stock OF the said
Company IN their own and DroDer
names for the period OF fourteen DAYS
previous to any stockholders meeting.
have an opportunity TO have their stock
thus registered IN the books d the
Company the STOCK tTaLsteT books %
the Company VIII be closed at close %
business at ; p N on THURSDAY, the
18th day OF September, 1910. and viii
remain closed Until the close OF 5usf-
ness at 2. H. on Friday the 18th 6ay
of October, 1870 and al holders Of stocE,
as aforesaid who shall he such al the
close Of business on said 18th day OF
September, 1910. VII be entitled 10 vote
at the special meeting OF the stock
holders hereby called for Friday, the
7Ath dav OF October. 1910
The polls VIII be open RON u O'Clock
%. until 1 O'Clock ?. NJ
Respectfully.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF TIE
WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT COG-
FANY-
BY
WILLIAM b ORNE, Secretary. Wash
ingfon Gas Light Company
FAIL, WHIST TCJ7RSS MENT. waS2-
ington Chess and Whist Club entries %
close Oct 18th Address Secretary.
SPECIAL MEETING OF PIssterers' As
ISOLATION, Local No. IS. Monday evening,
Oct Cd. at 1-S0 D m Business OF i'm
portsnce- By order Of President
"a Meet Me Face to Face
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