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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOMM - Meeting Minutes - 271 - 5-23-1955 - COMMISSIONERMINUTE BOOK 333 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA FRANCIS E. PETTIT, W. J. LANE, JOHN MAZZA, COMMISSIONERS I said purpose, by an issue of general obligation bonds of the said County. SECTION 2. Said bonds shall be one hundred thirty (130) in number, numbered con- secutively from one (1) to one hundred thirty (130)., inclusive each in the sum of One Thousand i ($l.,000.00) Dollars., dated and bearing interest from the first: day of July, 1955, and maturing in numerical order as follows: Ten (10) Bonds,, $10..000.00,, on July 1., of the years 1956 to 1968, both inclusive. I Any or all of the bonds of this issue numbered 71 to 130., inclusive., shall be sub- ject to redemption at the option of the County of Washington in reverse numerical order., on July 1,, 1962, or on any interest payment date thereafter, at par value plus accrued interest, on not less than thirty (30) days' notice to the holders thereof. Said bonds shall bear interest at a rate to be determined by resolution of the Board of County Commissioners after acceptance of the highest and best bid submitted in accordancB with public advertisement as hereinafter provided., payable semiannually from the date thereof on the first day of the months of July and January in each year. Said bonds shall also provide that the County of Washington will pay or refund any tax (except gift., succdssion or inheritance tax) legally levied or assessed upon Wdd fonds or upon the debt secured thereby -under any present or future lm of the ComonVealth of Pennsylvvda. SECTION 3, The County Controller is hereby directed to offer the said bonds for sale by advertisement in the manner required by law., to bear interest at the best rate bid in a multiple of one eighth of one percent, bids to be opened at the meeting of the Board of County Commissioners to be held on the 17th day of June, 1955, and the County Solicitor is hereby direct— ed to prepare the necessary proceedings and to retain the law firm of Burgwin, Ruffin, Perry & Pohl of Pittsburgh,, Pennsylvania., to examine the proceedings and issue an approving legal opinion to the successful bidder. SECTION 4. All resolutions or parts of resolutions riot in accord with this reso- lution are hereby repealed insofar as they conflict herewith. PASSED this 12th day of May, 1955. Motion carried unanimously. There being no further business to come before the Board at this time., the meeting adjourned. THE FOREGOING MINUTE READ AND APPROVED: June 1 55 ATT Chief Clerk NO. 271 Office of the County Commissioners Washington., Pa.,, May 23., 1955 Board of County Commissioners in regular session, those present being Commissioners Pettit and Mazza. Motion by Mr. Mazza., seconded by Mr. Pettit., that Peter LaFrance., who resides at 550 Center Avenue., North Charleroi Borough., be appointed as Assessor of North Charleroi Borough., to fill the vacancy which exists by the resignation of Steve Diary, Jr. Motion carried.