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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOMM - Meeting Minutes - 261 - 1-30-1942 - COMMISSIONER218 MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA JOHN D. BERRYMAN, ROSS R. CUMMINS, JOHN N. O'NEIL. , COMMISSIONERS IZ 99 WpRV PRINTING VV NO. 260 Office of the County Commissioners, Washington, Pa., January 26, 1942. Board of County Commissioners in regular session, those present being Messrs. Berryman, Cummins and. Of Neil. Motion duly made and seconded that the County Controller be authorized to advertise for bids fb�, jj the furnishing and delivery of approximately forty-two thousand (42,000) board feet of treated Yellov Pine Lumber, S-4.5, to be used on various county bridges; this material to comply in all respects i with the specifications of the Pennsylvania Department of Highways for treated lumber for bridge + decking; proposals and specifications may be obtained at the Office of the Engineering Department, i Court House, Washington, Pa; certified check in the amount of 200.00 must accompany each bid and the right is reserved to reject any or all bids, or to make such an award as will be to the best I interests of Washington County; bids to be received by the County Controller until lltOO A*M*, E.S.T., February 6, 1942, and opened immediately thereafter in the Office of the County CammissioaerE.) Motion carried. County Controller Stuard was then called into the meeting to discuss the matter of awarding the contract for liability insurance for damage on account of personal injuries to any person or persons (excepting employees) caused by or resulting from the existence of, repairing and/or maintaining of the various buildings and properties of the county or the county highways and bridges. Motion by Mr. Cummins, seconded by Mr. O'Neil, that the contract for the aforementioned liability insurance be awarded to Henry O. Hood & Sons, Washington, Pa., at their bid price of $1788.60, as set forth in their bid of January 23, 1942, for a three-year period, effective at noon, Januaay 28, 1942« Motion unanimously carried with County Controller Stuart present at the time of the awarding of this 1 j contract, and hereby authorized to return the checks of the unsuccessful bidders. Minutes No. 258-259 were read and approved by the Board* There being no further business before the Board, the meeting was adjourned. January 30, 1942 f ATTESTt `1 NO. 261 office of the County Commissioners, Washington, Pa., January 30, 1942. Board of County Comissioners in regular session, those present being Messrs. Berryman, Cummins � and O'Neil* In order to comply with the request of the Pennsylvania Department of Highways and to avoid possible damages to the Pennsylvania Railroad Company at their grossing on Route 62157 in Fal.lowfie14 Township, motion was duly made and seconded that the action taken by this Board under date of Septem- ber 27, 1941, wherein an affirmative resolution was adopted in connection with the assumption of damages in the changing of State Highway Route No. 62157 in Fhlloarfield Township, be rescinded and 1 1 1 1 MINUTE BOOK i Z a. t BOAR® OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA JOHN D, BERRYMAN, ROSS R. CUMMINS. JOHN N. O'NEIL. COMMISSIONERS approval be given to the adoption of the following resolution executed under date of January 29� 1942, in connection with the said damages: BE IT RESOLVED by the County Commissioners of Washington County, that the plans submitted by the Departmentsof Highweys for the c of State Highway Route 62157, in Fallowfield Thwn- ship, between Stations 0s36*57 and 9#30, have been examined and the County Commissioners agree that the county will assume liability for any and all property damages resulting from the con- struction of the highway as contemplated by these plans, and also all damages arising out of any changes or alteration of drainage resulting from the construction or maintenance of the highway, excepting and reserving from the intent of this Resolution aW property or holdings of any Public Utility. Company. Lotion carried, Motion duly made and seconded that approval be given to the adoption of the following reso- lution executed under date of JanUayy 291, 1942t BE IT RESOLVED by the County Commissioners of Washington County that the plans submitted by the Department of Highways for the changing of State Highway Route 24% Section 17, in Union Township, between Stations 664#00*00 and 685#75.00, have been examined and the County Commissioners agree that the county will not assume liability for any property damages resulting from the con- struction of the highway as oontemplated by these plans,. or any damages arising out of any' changes or alteration of drainage resulting from the construction or maintenance of the highways. Motion carried, WHEREAS, an agreement was entered into with James S• Pates in connection with lanai damage due him fow the relocation and reconstruction of the county road in Chartiers Township through his land M. VHEREAS, the agreement reached was to pay him the sum of 50.00 and, the amount of all delin- quent taxes against the said property to the date of said Improvement, and WHEREAS, by an agreement filed at No. 303 November Teruo, 1939, A.D., the amount then arrived at was $591.94, and WHEREAS, by mutual mistake of fact there was omitted from said agreement the 1932 County tax liened against the Export Coal Company at No* 1432 August Term, 1938, M.L.D., which should have been included in said agreement, being in the amount of $131.79, and, WHEREAS, the said James S. Pates, has, through an oversight, paid the suss of $52072 on ao- count of said lien, motion is duly made and seconded that the agreement aforesaid is hereby modified so as to include the 1932 county tax aforesaid and the said lien is hereby directed to be satisfied of record and the sutra of 52.72 paid on account thereof, through mistake, is hereby directed to be refunded to the said James S. Fates. Motion carried, Minute No. 260 was read and approved by the Board* there being no further business before the Board, the meeting was adjourned* THE FOREGOING MINUTES READ AND APPROVEDs February 6, 1942 ATTEST, At � wrw.��www�rwrww