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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
FRANCIS E. PETTIT, W. J. LANE, HENRY J. LOWSTUTER, COMMISSIONERS
NO, 37
Office of the County Commissioners
Washington, Pa., May 3, 1948
Board of County Commissioners in regular session, those present being Messrs. Pettit,
Lane and Lowetuter.
Notion duly made and seconded that the County Controller be authorised to advertise
for bids for the printing of 2,000 copies of the County Controller's Annual Report books for
the year 1947; such bids to be received in the Office of the County Controller until 11:00
a. a., DST, Monday, May 17, 1948, and opened inmediate3$-g thereafter in the Office of the
County Commissioners; proposal blanks and copy may be obtained in the Office of the County Con-
troller; certified check in the amount of $50.00 mast accompany each bid and the right is
reserved by the County to reject any or all bids.
Notion carried.
The following Resolution of the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Wash-
ington, State of Pennsylvania, relative to the issue by the said County of a note for One
Hundred 'Thousand 01.00,000.00) Dollars as a temporary loan, was presented, duly seconded and
adopted by said Board, to -wits
WHEREAS, it has become necessary for said Board to borrow
the sum of One Bunched Thousand ($100,000.00) Dollars for the
purpose of meeting currect expenses for the year 1948, and to be
payable out of taxes and other current revenues which have been
assessed and are to be levied and collected by the County during
the year 1948; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of the
said County of Washington, that for the purpose of providing
funds for the payment of current expenses of the County, the proper
officials of the said County are hereby authorized and directed to
negotiate a temporary loan on such terms as may be agreed upon by
them, payable out of taxes which are to be levied and collected
during the year 1948, and so much of said taxes as may be necessary
to repay said loan, with interest, is hereby set aside and designated
for that purpose, and issue a note therefor, payable August 5, 1948,
with interest from date of said note at the rate of one (1) per
cent, per annum, free of all taxes ldvied by the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, which said taxes the County of Washington assumes
and agrees to pay, said note to be negotiated as fellows
WASHINGTON UNION TRUST COXPANY........ .4100,000.00
Notion duly made and seconded that George Mtschle be appointed Court House Night
Watchman for the year 1948, effective May 1, 1948, and covering the period from that date to
the first Monday in January, 191,9, with proviso that he may be dismissed upon thirty days'
notice.
]'lotion carried.
There being no further business to come before the Board at this time, the meeting
adjourned.
THE FOREGOING MINUTE
READ AND APPROVED:,
May 28, 1948
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