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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
JOHN D. BERRYMAN, ROSS R. CUMMINS, JOHN N. O'NEIL, COMMISSIONERS
N0. 255
Office of the County Commissioners,
Washington, Pa., January 6, 1942.
Board of County Commissioners in regular session, specially called, those present being Messrs.
Berrymlan, Cummins and O'Neil.
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i Motion duly made and seconded that Joseph F. Antoon, Washington, Pennsylvania, Member of the
Washington County Sousing Authority, whose term expires on January 7, 1942, be re -appointed on such
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Housing Authority for a five-year terra, or until January 7, 1947, Motion carried, with the Chief
Clerk directed to forward certified copies of the minutes of this meeting to the United States
Sousing Authority, Washington, D. C., the State Board of Housing, Harrisburg, Pa., and to Re Wo
Knox, Chairman of the Washington County Housing Authority.
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There being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned.
THE FOREGOING MINUTES RL4D ANTI APPROVEDI;
i January 14, 1942
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NO. 256 Office of the- County Ctudasi.oners,
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Washington, Pa., January 14, 1942.
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Board of County Commissioners in regular session, specially tailed, those present being Messrs.
Berryman, Cummins and O'Neil.
Motion duly made and seconded that the following Resolution be adopted, covering the action of
the Board on January 9, 1942, authorizing the cutting of a door -way into the present record room on
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the basement floor of the Court House:
TI ERE,AS, the acquisition of hundreds of properties by the County of Washington #br the non-
payment of taxes has created a condition requiring the setting up of a real estate department to
properly and efficiently supervise these properties and make possible the collection of rents there-
from and sales thereof to the end that the greatest proceeds be derived therefrom for the benefit
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WMU AS, the crowded condition of the present Court House makes necessary the utilisation of
all the available space in the Court House for the care and preservation of the books and records of
the various county offices and the business of the county; and
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WHEREAS the only s available for the real estate office aforesaid requires the -
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tion of a portion of the record room in the north east portion of the ground floor into such an
offioo, now, therefore,
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
JOHN D. BERRYMAN, ROSS R. CUMMINS, JOHN N. O'NEIL. COMMISSIONERS
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BE IT RESULVM that a portion of the present record room in the north east portion of the
ground floor of the Court House be converted into an office for the real estate department of
Washington County and that the necessary repairs and improvements be carried out to accomplish
1 the said purpose, including a doorway into the said office from the present corridor on the said
ground floor. Motion carried.
Motion duly made,and seconded that approval be given to the payment of $325e00 in favor of
George J. Modrak, Attorney for John Fhskar in accordance with the Viewer's award for the payment,
of damages on MoEwen Road, Cecil Township, filed at No. 1, May Roads, Q.Se, 1941, to which no
exceptions have been filed. Motion carried.
Motion duly made and seconded that approval be given to the payment of the sum of $200*00 'Caps
favor of George Jo Modre:k, Attorney for Thomas Ross, in accordance with the Viewers' award fbr •tits
payment of damages on McEwen.Road, Cooil Township, this county, filed at No. 1, May Roads, Q•S,.,
1941, to which no exceptions have been filed. Motion carried.
The reading of Minutes No. 252 and No. 253 on January 3, 19429 was confirmed and Minutes No.
264 and 255 were read and approved by the Board.
There being no further business before the Board, the meeting was adjourned.
THE FOREGOING MINUTES READ AND APPROVEDS
January 23, 1942
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NO. 257 Office of the County Cou nissioners,
Washington, Pa*, January 19, 1942e
Board of County Commissioners in regular session, those present being Messrs. Berrymanp
Cunmdns and OONeil•
Motion duly made and seconded that approval be given to the payment of $1200.00 in favor of
Colin Re Laoock in accordance with the agreement for the payment of damages on State Highway Route
No. 113 Section. 9-A in South Strabane Township, filed and advertised at Noe 223 February Term,
1942, to which no exceptions have been filed. Motion carried.
Motion duly made and seconded that approval b e given to the payment of $lO0QXOin favor of
Cecil A. and Florence Carroll in accordance with the agreement for the payment of d es on State
Highway Route No. 62p48-62050 in Carroll Township, filed and advertised at No. 224 February Tess
1942, to which no exceptions have been filed. Motion carried.
There being no further business before the Board, the meeting was adjourned_
January 25, 1942
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