Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-05
WASHINGTON. ALEXANDRIA AND NOUN
VERNON RAILWAY COMPANY.
OFFICE OF THE
WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT COMPANY.
ntH

Washington CITY D. c. September 6. 1910.
To the Stockholders of the Washington Gas
Notice is hereby given that specal, meeting tim.
Company Is called by the board Of directors or
that company for; and will be held on. Friday.
at the principal Office of the company, No. Alb
10th street northwest. in the city of Washing
ton. D. c.. to transact such business as may
to consider and approve or otherwise act upon
the following pronositions:
III Shall the Washington Gas Light Company
continue its practice hitherto of declaring regu
lar quarterly dividends to its stockholders from
per annnm ''s npon its it's authorized Capital Of
81 800 600. which Capitalization was made many
sent the fair En-" value Of the property Of the com
pany used by 1t for the benefit Of the public
snd its 70" further of declaring extra div
dends from Its undivided profits: or shall IT In
future distribute among its stockholders IN the
titled. the net annual earnings of the company
sitter deducting from its gross earnings al.
conduct Of its business and the Sims necessary
:" nay interest upon its bonds and certihcat ate
Gent to depreciation. in dividends to an
amount experimenting six per centum upon the
company for the heneft Of the public in sup
PLYING gas under its charter. assuming that the
said net earnings shall be sufficient to justify
'2,. Shall the moneys needed annually for ex-
tensions of the company's mains and other ex-
lenses generally classed as '.hetterments'' he
raid out of the earnings Of the company. or
bond issue or Issues secured by deed Of trust
upon all OF the company's property which Vt Is
bonds to he sold for aot less than par. and the
proceeds thereof TO be applied exclusively to
said betterments?
tsl Shall the company refund Its outstanding
bonds bearing four per s ssn n IL r6end
snohnrs 20 no Iiydend cert.
Gates Of seap erin oos six n per sr'
az fnda dppS nov
option Of the company. hy new bond issue
secured nv deed of trust uron all Of the prop,
hear interest at the rate Of fve per eentum per
times the said special meeting Of the stock
holders hereinbetore called shall determine upon.
ssid deed Of trust to be approved hy meeting
~ the directors of the company subsequent to
70 contain stimulation waving the statutory
personal responsibility of each stakeholder for the
lating that holders of the said bonds shall rely
only upon the security embraced In the said
said s,ockhoIders' meeting shall determine that
future hetterments shall not be paid out OF
shah the issue ena Of bonds contempiated in Til:
pronos!tion be increased and If so to what n.
n%ss r reos IN e ef SAID
not sh sce e1pedra to the
of Indebtedness In the manner next hereinhefore
yrsvided shall the said, total issne OF dividend
certificates of Indebtedness he paid with Interest
10 the date Of payment by the proceeds of the
- soo oo0 OF the said new bonds. or Of so many
-of SAID bonds NAV be required for the purpose?
II II he not thought expedient to sell the said
50. 600 600 face value. of the said bonds In open
company at a given date shall avail them
selves Of the privilege within limited time be
entitled to subscribe and pay for the said bonds
at their face value said privilege Of subscription
of the respective stockholders? Shall said privi-
leCe next hereinbefore referred to apply also to
much of said new issue issues CT bonds as
shall be required for financing betterments!
All subordinate PROPOSITIONS embraced in and
pertinent to the said main propositions above ,T
cred and acted upon by the said stockholders
meeting.
According to the charter and bylaws Of the
Washington Gas Light Company. only snch stock
the stockholders shall have been holders OF
the certificates Of stock Of the said company In
their and proper names for the period OF
fourteen days previous to stockholders
have opportunity to have their stock thus
registered in the books Of the company the
steck transfer hooks Of the company will be
closed at close of business at pm. on Thurs
remain closed until the close of business at 8
pm Friday. the 14th day Of October. 1910:
and all holders of stock as aforesaid who shall
g he such at the close Of business said 10Th
at the special meeting of the stockholders hereby
called for Friday. the 18th day Of October. 1910.
The polls will he open from II O'Clock m.
until ] O'Clock DIN.
,o.,r RI Res n1pEGTops or TIM WASHING.
TON GAS LIGHT COMPANY.
By WILLIAM B. ORME.
Secretary Washington Gas Light Company.