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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
JOHN D. BERRYMAN, ROSS R. CUMMINS, JOHN N. O'NEIL, COMMISSIONERS
NO. 100 July 18, 1940.
A joint meeting of the Commissioners of ffashington and Greene Counties was held at the
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Hawkins Wood Covered Bridge, Ten Mile Creek No. 5, located in Deemston Borough, Washington County,
and Morgan Township, Greene County; present for Washington County, Commissioners Berryman, Cummins
and O'Neil., H. B. Crumrine of the Washington County Engineering Department and G. L. Allman, Super-
intendent of Maintenance., with Greene County being represented by Commissioners Taylor and Carter,
Mr. Wood being absent*
The purpose of this meeting was to arrange for the repairs and maintenance of the five inter-
county bridges on Ten Mile Creek, with Mr. Berryman presiding.
Motion by Mr. Carter, seconded by Mr. O'Neil, that Washington County proceed with the necessary
repairs to the Besco Steel Bridge, Ten Mile, No. 1, Hawkins Wood Covered Bridge, Ten Mile No. 5,
and the Davis Wood Covered Bridge, Ten Mile No. 11, and that Greene County should make the necessary
repairs to the Taylor Steel Bridge, Ten Mile No. 3, and the Hawkins Steel Bridge, Ten Mile No. 4;
also that Tiashington and Greene Counties shall maintain the above- allocated bridges until such time
as it may become suitable to make other arrangements, it being understood that each county shall
share equally in all costs necessary to repair the five bridges and maintain them in a safe condi-
tion for the travelling public, said costs to be due and payable upon completion of any work require�
to be done. Motion carried.
The follovdng work was authorized to be done on these bridges:
BESCO BRIDGE, Ten Yile No. 1., Place a surface course of tar and chips on the floor of bridge
to protect the timber deck.
TAYLOR BRIDGE, Ten Mile No. 3, make repairs to floor, railings, and any required replacement
of steel in truss or floor system.
HAWKINS STEEL BRIDGE, Ten Mile No. 4, repair floor, railing, steel in truss members and floor
system, clean and paint steel and repair masonry.
HANKINS WOOD COVERED BRIDGE, Ten Mile No. 5. rebuild Washington County abutment, repair wing
walls, fill on approach, raise bridge seat on Greene County abutment about 18", place concrete
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bridge seat and backwall and fill on approach, repair floor, siding and roof and paint roof*
DAVIS YTOOD COVERED BRIDGE, Ten Mile No. 11, place concrete jacket on Washington County
abutment and paint stone masonry, repair and paint roof, repair floor and fill on 71ashington County
approach.
There being no further business before the joint meeting, it was adjournedg with the Greene
County Commissioners to be forwarded a copy of the minutes of this meeting.
THE FOREGOING MINUTES READ AND APPROVED:
July 26, 1940
ATTEST:
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