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Home My WebLink AboutCOMM - Meeting Minutes - 34 - 5-23-1952 - COMMISSIONERMINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA FRANCIS E. PETTIT, W. J. LANE, JOHN MAZZA, COMMISSIONERS RESOL"UTION WHEREAS, By Resolution dated May 12, 1952s, the County of Washington did agree with the Secretary of the Army to acquire the necessary lands, easements, and rights -of -way for the prosecution of the local Flood Control Project on Burgetts Fork, Slovan, Smith Township, Washing- ton County, Pennsylvania, and WHEREAS., the great majority of said lands, easements and rights -of -way have been acquired by releases executed by the property owners on the same, and WHEREAS, a certain few of such property owners have failed and refused to execute releases unless and until the County of Washington will assume responsibilities for the damages that may be sustained by them in connection with said Project, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the County of Washington agree to assume re- sponsibility to the property owners concerned for all just damages that may be sustained by them in connection with the giving and granting of such lands, easements and rights -of -way for the complete project of the Flood Protection Project on Burgetts Fork, Slovan, Smith Township, Wash- ington County), Pennsylvania, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County, through its Board of Commissioners certify to the Secretary of the Armor and to the United States of America that it has acquired all the lands, easements and rights -of -way required for the said project, the area limits of which are shown on the drawing furnished to the County of Washington by the united States, and giving and granting to the United States permission to enter thereon for the purpose of prosecuting the said Fly .Project. Motion carried. Motion duly made and seconded that the following Resolution be adopted: R E S O L U T I O N WHEREAS, By Resolution dated May 12, 1952, the County of Washington did agree with the Secretary of the Army to acquire the necessary lands, easements and rights -of -way for the prosecution of the local Flood Control Project on Burgetts Fork, Burgettstown, Washington County, Pennsylvania, and WHEREAS, the great majority of said lands, easements and rights -of -way have been acquired by releases executed by the property owners on the same, and WHEREAS, a certain few of such property owners have failed and refused to execute releases unless and until the County of Washington will assume responsibilities for the ges that may be sustained by them in connection with said Project, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the County of Washington agree to assume re- sponsibility to the property owners concerned for all just damages that may be sustained by them in connection with the giving and granting of such lands, easements and rights -of -way for the complete project of the Flood Protection Project on Burgetts Fork, Burgettstoan, Washington County,, Pennsylvania, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County, through its Board of Commissioners certifjr to the Secretary of the Armor and to the United States of America that it has acquired all the lands, easements and rights -of -way required for the said project, the area limits of which are shown on the drawing furnished to the County of Washington by the United States, and giving and granting to the United States permission to enter thereon for the purpose of prosecuting the said Flood Project. Motion carried. There being no further business to come before the Board at this time, the meeting adjourned. THE FOREGOING MINUTE READ AND APPROVED: May 23 1952 ATTEST. / Chief Clerk NO. 34 Office of the County Commissioners Washington, Pa., May 23, 1952 Board of County Commissioners in regular session, those present being Messrs. u Pettit, Lane and Mazza. MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA FRANCIS E. PETTIT, W. J. LANE, JOHN MAZZA, COMMISSIONERS 3( The following action was taken with the Board of County Commissioners sitting as the Registration Commission. Motion by Mr. Lane, seconded by Mr. Mazza, that the following Field Registration Days be approved: 31+ Burgettstown Borough Building 15 Canonsburg Borough Building " 16 Canton 3rd Hayes Avenue School 17 Cecil 4th, Cecil Cecil School 18 Cecil 7th M and M Dairy Bar, Muse " 21 Chartiers Barnickel's Store (Meadowlands) 22 Claysville Borough Building 23 Hanover Paris Grange Hall 24 Houston Borough Building 25 Jefferson 1st I X.O.F. Hall, Eldersville " 28 Midway Borough Building a 29 Mt. Pleasant lst Allison Brothers Garage, Hickory " 30 Mt. Pleasant 3rd Westland Miners Hall 31 McDonald Borough Building August 1 North Franklin Lincoln Hill Polling Place a 4 Smith lst Volunteer Fire Hall, Slovan 5 Smith 5th Atlasburg Grade School 6 Morris Prosperity School Building " 7 Avella Volunteer Fire Department 8 West Alexander Firemen's Hall July 3.4 Monongahela City Building 15 Allenport Borough Building ° 16 Bentleyville Volunteer Fire Hall 17 California Borough Building " 18 Carroll Hazelkirk Stone School " 21 Centerville Volunteer Fire Hall " 23 Charleroi Borough Building " 24 Cokeburg School House 25 Donora Borough Building " 28 Dunlevy E. U, B. Church Basement 29 East Bethlehem Fredericktown Vol. Fire Hall " 30 East Pike Run Republican School " 31 Ellsworth Borough Building August 1 Fallowfield Van Voorhes School " 4 FinleyPille Civic Club Room " 5 Marianna Miner's Hall 6 New Eagle Borough Building " 7 North Charleroi Borough Building 8 North Strabane 3rd Alexander School 11 Peters Township McMurray High School " 12 Roscoe Borough Building 13 West Brownsville Borough Building 14 Test Pike Run Hungarian Hall " " 15 Monongahela 18 Centerville City Building Richeyville School ° 19 Fallowfi®ld. 4th Gibson Community Hall " 20 Union 4th Elrama. School Building 21 Peters 2nd Venetia Grade School " 22 East Bethlehem 4th Clarksville.School 25 North Strabane l.st Grange Hall, Linden " 26 Fal.l.owfield 1st Voting Building Motion carried. Motion by Mr. Lane, seconded by Mr. Mazza., that the Washington County Commissioner€ contribute the sum of $75.00 to the Veterans' of Foreign Wars, Col. W. W. Gill Post #520, Midway, Pa.; this contribution to be used towards their Memorial Day Parade to be held on May 30, 1952. Motion carried. Motion by Mr. Lane, seconded by Mr. Pettit, that new employees hired in the Bridge Department be put on probation for three (3) months at the old rate as specified by the 1951 Contract. After the three (3) months probation period, they will automatically receive the 1952 rate as specified by the 1952 Contract. Motion carried. Motion by Mr. Lane, seconded by Mr. Pettit, that Minute Nos. 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 28-A, 29, 30, 34 32, 32 A, 33 and 33 A were read and approved.