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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOMM - Meeting Minutes - 50 - 3-19-1940 - COMMISSIONERMINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA JOHN D. BERRYMAN, ROSS R. CUMMINS, JOHN N. O'NEIL, COMMISSIONERS 1 1 NO. 49 Office of the County Commissioners, Washington, Pa., March 19, 1940. County Commissioners in regular session, those present being Messrs. Berryman, Cummins and O'Neil. Motion by Mr. Cummins, seconded by Mr. O'Neil, that Mrs. D. R. Richardson, R. D. #2, Canons- burg, Pa., be paid the sum of $4.00 to cover street car fare for her daughter, from VanEman Stop to Snodgrass Stop, duing the construction of the VanZnan Bridge. Motion carried. Motion by Mr. Cummins, seconded by Mr. O'Neil, that the contract for Contractors' Liability Insurance be awarded to The Dorris Insurance Agency, Washington, Pa., for the period of March 20, 1940 to March 20, 1941, in accordance with their schedule of rates per 4100.00 of payroll, con- stituting a total premium of $258.03. Motion carried. There being no further business before the Board, the meeting was adjourned. THE FOREGOING MINUTE READ AND APP-ROVED: March 19, 1940 ATTEST: P� NO. 50 Office of the County Commissioners, Washington, Pa., March 19, 1940, County Commissioners in regular session, those present being Messrs. Berryman,Curmains and O'Neil. Motion duly made and seconded that the resignation of George Giles, General Foreman on the County Wide WPA Project W.P. 23730, Unit B. be accepted. Motion carried. Motion by Mr. Cummins, seconded by Mr. Berryman, that David Morgan, Fredericktown, Pa., be recommended to the proper WPA officials to replace George Giles, resigned, as General Foreman on the County -Fide WPA Project, W.P. 23730, Unit B. Motion carried, with Mr. O'Neil concurring in this action. The following remarks were offered by Commissioner O'Neil: In line with recent instruction received from the Mork Projects Administration as to the method of employing and dismissing supervisory personnel, I would suggest that an eligible list of General Foreman be prepared and submitted to WPA officials so that in the future an eligible list will be available at all times. Furthermore, that an immediate conference be arranged with Ralph N. Lincoln, Project Engineer, Louis Thomassy, General Superintendent of the County Wide Project, G. L. Allmam, Maintenance Superintendent of the County Road and Bridge Department, and H. B. Crumrine, in charge of engineer- ing, in the County Road and Bridge Department, so that a definite plan of policy and proceddre may be outlined and adopted in which certain responsibilities will be Aelegated and adhered to and that these conferences be held from time to time in order that the Commissioners may be fami- liar with the progress of the various sub -projects and so that a harmonious program can be worked in out to give Washington County the best possible results from partioipation%the WPA Program. / `0 2 My• BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA JOHN D. BERRYMAN, ROSS R. CUMMINS, JOHN N. O'NEIL, COMMISSIONERS --- -�_12 3! WARD PRINTING CO-i2329__ Motion by Mr. Cummins, seconded by Mr. Berryman, that John Macalak of West Pike Run Township ii i be recommended to the proper WPA officials as General Foreman on the County Wide WPA Project (W.P. 23730) on the Rrepps Knob -.County Road in East Pike Run Township. Motion carried, with Mr. j O'Neil not voting. I Motion by Mr. Cummins, seconded by Mr. Berryman, that James Marquis, Hickory, Pa., be i recommended to the proper WPA officials as General Foreman on the County 7fide WPA Project 01I.P. 23730) on the Burgettstov:n..*Eldersville County Road. Motion carried, with Mr. O'Neil not voting; Ralph N. Lincoln, Project Engineer, Washington County, to be notified of the action of the County Commissioners in connection with the foregoing recommendations for supervision of j the projects stitulited, I The reading of Minute No. 47 on March 9, 1940, was confirmed bytthe Board and Minutes Nos. I i 48 and 49 were read and approved. There being no further business before the meeting, it was adjourned. G THE FOREGOING MINUTES READ AND APPROVED: I , i March 26, 1940 4 ATTEST: j--------------- , I I I I i NO. 51 Office of the County Commissioners, I I Washington, Pa., March 20, 1940. County Commissioners in regular session, those present being Messrs. Berryman, Cu:rmnins and O'Neil, i i i Motion duly made and seconded that the compromise with Rollo V* Doak in connection with damages to his farm, resulting from the construction of Legislative Route 113, Section B, be t approved in the amount of 3000 and payment thereof, together with aocrudd interest of $30.00 j and the costs of the suit, (No. 10, November Term, 1938) is authorized. Motion carried, I Motion duly made and seconded that the compromise with Bess6 H. Scott in connection with damages to her farm, resulting from the construction of Legislative Route 113, Section B9 be fapproved in the amount of 1500 and payment thereof, together with accrued interest of 15.00 and the costs of the suit, (No. 9, November Term, 1938) is authorised. Motion carried. , Motion duly made and seconded that payment in the amount of 1800 to J. Wiley Davis be , authorized covering the award of the viewers for damages to his farm, resulting from -the con- struction of Route 62052, Section 3. Motion carried. I There being no further business before the Board, the meeting was adjourned. 0 THE FOREGOING MINUTE READ AND .A.F'PROVED: March 26, 1940 ATTEST: 1 1 [1