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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
FRANCIS E. PETTIIT, W. J. LANE, JOHN MAZZA, COMMISSIONERS
Notion by Mr. Lane, seconded by Mr. Mazza, that binder be accepted for a period
of ten days beginning at noon on the 29th day of January,,1954 covering B. 1. in the sum of
10,000. and $20,000. and P. D. in the sum of $12000. covering County Property situate on South
Main Street between West Beau Street and West Cherry Avenue, and 149 Bridges and approaches of
3.13 miles more or less, this binder being given by MacDonald Weaver, Agent for the New Amsterdam
Casualty Company of Baltimore, Maryland.
Motion carried.
There beingno further business to come before the Board at this time, the meeting
adjourned.
THE FOREGOING MINUTE READ AND APPROVED:
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NO. 177
Office of the County Commissioners
Washington, Pa., February 1, 1954
Board of County Commissioners in regular session, those present being Messrs.
Pettit, Lane and Mazza.
adopted.
Motion by Mr. Lane, seconded by Mr. Mazza, that the following resolution be
RESOLU TrON
WHEREAS., at County Treasurer's Tax Sale No. 1431 on January 24, 1940, and at
County Treasurer's Tax Sales No. 4244°and 4250 on April 29, 1940, the County of Washington i
acquired title to certain properties situate in the Fifth Ward of the City of Washington assessed
in the name of Lilley Coal and Coke Company and Calumet Coal Company, for non-payment of taxes;
and
WHEREAS, on June 1, 1952 Calumet Coal Company redeemed three surface parcels from
said tax sales and pursuant to said redemption the County Commissioners executed a deed to Calu-
met Coal Company dated Jum 5, 1942 and recorded February 15, 1943 in the Recorder's Office for i
said County in Deed Book 665 page 224; and j
WHEREAS, said deed recites a resolution of the Board of County Commissioners
dated June 1, 19422 authorizing said conveyance, with resolution, through oversight and inadver-
tance, does not appear in the Minute Book of the County Commissioners for said date; and
WHEREAS., the title to parcels No. 1 and No. 2 in said deed is now vested in
Robert C. Beatty by virtue of purchase from Calument Coal Company, who proposes to convey said
parcels to a prospective purchaser; and
WHEREAS, the title to said parcels has been questiowdty Counsel for the purchaser
by reason of the failure of the County Commissioners$ Minutes to show the resolution of June 1,
1942, referred to in the deed to Calumet Coal Company recited above; and
WHEREAS., the Board of County Commissioners desire to correct said omission by
ratifying and confirming said redemption and the conveyance of June 5, 1942 to Calument Coal �
Company.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of County Commissioners does hereby i
ratify, confirm and approve redemption by Calument Coal Compam y on June 1, 1942, of three parcels]
of surface situate in the Fifth Ward of the City of Washington, more particularly described in I
Deed of Washington County Commissioners to Calumet Coal Company, dated June 5, 1942, and recorded
February 15, 1943, in the Recorder's Office for said County, in Deed Book 665 page 224, and does
hereby further confirm, ratify and approve the conveyance by Washington County Commissioners to
Calumet Coal Company of the said three surface parcels by the Deed referred to herein. j
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Motion carried unanimously.