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MINUTE BOOK 57
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
FRANCIS E. PETTIT, J. BLATCH CUMMINS, JOHN MAZZA, COMMISSIONERS
NO. 371 Office of the County Commissioners
Washington, Pa., October 17, 1963
The recessed meeting of the Board of County Commissioners acting as the
Election Board reconvened in the Office of the County Commissioners at 10:00 a.m., (meeting
being recessed from Wednesday, October 16, 1963) with the following members being present:
Commissioners Pettit, Cummins, and Mazza. Also present being Attorney Michael Kusturiss, Attorney
Patrick Derrico, John Kouklis, Norbert Lesniakowski, Mayor of Canonsburg, George Li.nek, Louis
I. Quail, Director of the Election Department, Chief Clerk Polaski and Reporter Crouse.
Meeting called to order.
Mayor Lesniakowski made the following statement.
I would like to say that the expressions being made here to renounce the present polling place
in the first ward, concerning intoxicants being served and people being intimidated and
coerced in a reflection on the voters of Canonsburg; there isn't a single polling place in
Canonsburg where anything is irregular.
Mr. Mazza: It was agreed by Mr. Kusturiss that he would be willing to go along on a
compromise, which is the Cancill'a property, and as long as the Election Bureau feels that it
is the proper place, I will cast my vote for the Cancills building.
Mr. Kusturiss: I am of the opinion that there will be a difficult time of voting there; I
am concerned about the size of the building. -
Mr. Quail: I think that it can be handled, they can vote there without any problem
unless everyone rushes in at once. I believe it will a ccomodate; it could be larger.
Mr. Pettit: If the opposing side is agreed upon the compromise, I will make the
following motion.
That the polling place be changed from its present location to the Cancilla
property on 516 Euclid Avenue, Canonsburg, Pennsylvania.
Motion seconded by Mr. Mazza.
Mr. Pettit: I would like to add, further, that this be established only for the present
election and that a study of the precinct be made to afterward determine if it is a suitable
place and if it should be changed for future elections.
Motion carried, with Mr. Cummins voting No.
Motion by Mr.Cummins, seconded by Mr. Mazza, that the meeting be adjourned.
Motion carried unanimously.
At -this time, the Board of Commissioners entered into a discussion concerning
the borrowing of money.
Mr. Mazza stated that he was not going to sign the loan at this time. It
was agreed by the Board to make reductions in the number of employees in July and instead the
number of employees has increased. It is the responsibility of the majority commissioners to
sign the loan.
the discussion.
Mr. Pettit requested the Controller and Deputy Controller be called into
Controller Elish and Deputy Controller Luketich entered the meeting.
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