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MINUTE BOOK
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
ROSS R. CUMMINS, FRANCIS E. PETTIT, JOHN N. O'NEIL, COMMISSIONERS
MO.NONGAHELA PUBLISHING CO.
NO. 81 Office of the County Commissioners
Washington, Pa., March 1, 1945
Board of County Commissioners in regular session, those present being Mr. Cummins, I
Mr. Pettit and Mr. O'Neil.
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The following Resolution of the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Washington,,
State of Pennsylvania, relative to the issue by the said County of a note for One Hundred Thousand
(100,000.00) Dollars as a temporary loan, was presented, duly seconded and adopted by said Board,
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Ito -wit: I
i SEAS, it has become necessary for said Board to borrow the sum of One Hundred
Thousand (100,000.00) Dollars for the purpose of meeting current expenses for the j
year 1945, and to be payable out of taxes and other current revenues which have been
i assessed and are to be levied and collected by the Count y during the year 1945; now,
therefore,
I BE IT RESOLVW 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'
I the proper officials of the said County are hereby authorised and directed to negotiate
I 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 1945, 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 6, 1945, with interest from date of
I said note at the rate of one (1) per cent. per annum, free of all taxes levied by the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, which said taxes the County of Washington assumes and agrees to pays,
I said note to be negotiated and issued as follows: �
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GENERAL FUND SINKING FUND COMiUSSION.............................. 100,000.00
There being no farther business before the Board, the meeting was adjourned.
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March 2,1j�945
ATTEST: /
NO. 82 Office of the County Commissioners
Washington, Pa., March 2, 1945
Board of County Commissioners in regular session, those present being Mr. Cummins,
i Mr. Pettit, and Mr. O'Neil.
Minutes Nos. 80 and 81 read and approved.
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Motion duly made and seconded that the proposed budget for Washington County General
Fund for the year 1945 be made available for public inspection in the Office of the Chief Clerk
of the County Commissioners until Wednesday, March 21, 1945, on which date the said budget will
be finally adopted and the rate of taxation fixed for the year 1945, and that the following
public notice be given in the Washington Reporter and Washington Observer:
NOTICE
In compliance with the provisions of the Acts of Assembly governing such matters,
the proposed budgets for the financial affairs for Washington County General Fund
and the 'Washington County Institution District for the fiscal year 1945 have been
prepared and are available -for public inspection in the Office of the Chief Clerk
of the County Commissioners, Court House, Washington, Pa., said budgets to be
finally adopted on Wednesday, March 21, 1945.
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ATTEST:
W. W. Groner, Chief Clerk
ROSS R. CUMMINS
F?MCIS E. PETTIT
JOHN N. O'NEIL
County Commissioners
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MINUTE BOOK
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
ROSS R, CUMMINS, FRANCIS E. PETTIT, JOHN N. OINEIL, COMMISSIONERS
Y10NDNGAHELA PUIRLISHINO CO.
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Motion.carried•
Motion by Mr. Pettit, seconded by Mr. Cummins, that Nellie Manning be discharged from
her position as Cleaner in the Court house, effective March 2, 1945; and that Geraldine Zimmerman
be employed as a Cleaner in the Court House for the year 1945, effective March 3, 1945, and
covering the period from that date until the ,first Monday of January, 1946, with the proviso
that she may be dismissed upon 30 days' notice. Motion carried.
Motion duly made and seconded that the following Resolution be adopted:
"WHEREAS, The attention of the Hoard of County Commissioners has been directed
to the provisions of 'Senate Bi11 No. 183 (Printerts No. 101), the provisions of
which relate to the conservation and improvement of land affected in connection
with the mining of bituminous coal by the open pit mining method, and known as
the "Bituminous Coal Open Pit Mining Conservation Act"; and
WHLMEAS, Washington County, Pennsylvania, is vitally interested in the health,
welfare and public safety of its citizens; and
WHEREAS, the method of mining coal by the open pit method has contributed
to certain conditions which, as a result of negligence, may be detrimental to the
health, welfare and safety of its citizens;
NOW, aruJx�rvet�, BE IT RESOLMM, That the Board,of County Commissioners of
Washington County, on behalf of the citizens and taxpayers of the County, do
hereby protest the provisions of the aforesaid Senate Bill No. 183, particularly
in the amount of the bond per acre to be filed in the amount of $100.00, and by
this Resolution request that the amount of.the bond per acre be placed at the
rate of $$250.00 per acre; and
j BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution be transmitted to
Governor Edward- Martin, , the Secretary of Mines, the Secretary of Forests and 'raters,
to the sponsors of Senate Bill No. 183, Senators Dent and Thomas,.and to the
! Legislative Representatives of Washington County; and that copies be furnished
to the public press as a matter of general information and interest to the
taxpayers."
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Motion carried.
There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned.
THE FOREGOING MINUTE
READ AND APPROVED:
I Mar. 10, 1945q�
ATTEST:
NO. 83 Office of the County Commissioners
Washington, Pa., Burch 10, 1945
Board of County Commissioners in regular session, those present being Mr. Cummins,
Bar. Pettit, and Bar. O'Neil.
Minute No. 82 read and approved.
Notion duly made and seconded that the County Treasurer be authorized to abate penalty
and interest on liened 1939 County Tax assessed against Gilliam -Farrier Estate in Independence
Tmmship on property described as "Fr. Hse. & Stable & Lot No. 66 in Campbell Plan No. l." The
present ovmer, Paul Bukovinsky, was not aware that the 1939 County Tax was due at the time
of purchase, and did not receive statement of same. Motion carried.
Motion duly made and seconded that the County Treasurer be authorized to abate penalty
and interest on liened 1939 County Tax assessed against Stephen Keenan in the First 'curd of the