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MINUTE BOOK
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
JOHN D. BERRYMAN, ROSS R. CUMMINS, JOHN N. O'NEIL, COMMISSIONERS
The reading and approval of Minutes No. 310-311 on September 11, 1942, was confirmed by the
Board, and Minute No. 312 was also read and approved.
There being no further business before the Board, the meeting was adjourned until 3 F.M., the
Board to meet at that time in joint session with the County Controller for the purpose of awarding
the contract for the necessary ballots for use at the General Election to be held November S. 1942.
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i THE FOREGOING MINUTES
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October 5, 1942
ATTEST:
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NO. 314 Office of the County Commissioners,
Washington, Pa., September 25, 1942.
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Board of County Commissioners in joint session with,t,the County Controller for the purpose of
awarding the contract for the necessary ballots for use at the General Eledtion to be held November
j3, 1942; present for the County Commissioners, Messrs. Berryman, Cummins and al Neil; County Controller
Stuart present*
Motion by Mr. Cummins, seconded by Mr. O'Neil, that the contract for the aforementioned ballots
be awarded to the Monongahela Publishing Company and the Ward Printing Company at their joint bid
of 1500.00 for 105,000 regular Official Ballots, more or less, 25,000 regular Official Specimen
Ballots, more or less, and the necessary specimen ballots for use of the County Chairman of each
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political party as required by Section 1008(c) of the Election Code (Act No. 320 - 1937), for the
reason that it appears that the said joint bid of the Monongahela Publishing Company* and the Ward
Printing Company is the lowest and best bid submitted in view of the fact that it appears that a
lesser number of ballots will be required than specified in the advertisement of the County Con-
troller, and for the further son that the credit allowance for the number of ballots actually
irequired, as compared to the number of ballots specified in the aforementioned advertisement, is
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greater than any credit allowance in any other bid submitted, and for the further additional reason
that the said bid, as compared tD the other bids submitted, is low for any re -runs necessary because
of any error on the part of the county. Motion carried, with the County Controller present when
j this action was taken by the Board, he being hereby duly authorised to return the certified checks
of the unsuccessful bidders.
Motion by Mr, Curv4ssl, seconded by Mr, 0=Neil, that the contract for the delivery of the ballot,;,
ballot boxes and necessary election supplies for use of the election officers at the General Electiox
to be held November 3, 1942, be awarded to T. M. Bedillion, R. D. #4, Washington, Pa,, for the sum
of 275.00 for the delivery of the said ballots, ballot boxes and election supplies to the election
j officers of the 185 voting districts now comprising Washington County. Motion carried.
jThere being no further business before the joint meeting, it was adjourned.
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THE FOREGOING MINUTES READ AND APPROVED:
October 5, 1942.
ATTEST:.,