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Home My WebLink AboutCOMM - Meeting Minutes - 373 - 10-4-1943 - COMMISSIONER96 MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA JOHN D. BERRYMAN, ROSS R. CUMMINS, JOHN N. O'NEIL, COMMISSIONERS 12 39 WARD PRINTING CO 72328 NO. 373 _ �_, office of the County Commissioners, Eashington, Pa., October 4, 1943. i Board of County Commissioners in regular session, those present being Messrs. Berryman, Cummins land O'Neil. Upon motion duly made, seconded and carried, the following .Resolution was adopted by the i Board, to merit s NHEOAS, The Act of May 28, 1943, Act No. 333, requires the adoption by the Commonwealth as a state highway, of any highway in Washington County where the County is responsible for the construction and I maintenance thereof, if and when the County Commissioners thereof consent thereto by proper resolutiou; and WHEREAS, The County Commissioners of Washington County, Pennsylvania, have constructed, repaired and maintained various mileages of roadstaAd bridges forming a part of said roads, over a period of years at considerable cost to the taxpayers of Washington County; and WHEREAS, It appears that the taxpayers of Washington County have been paying an inequitable spar$ 1 I of the cost of construction, repair and maintenance -of such roads in relation to other counties of th9 I Commonwealth; and WHEREAS, Bonds have been issued by former County Commissioners of Washington County, PennsylvaniaL, for the construction of these roads and bridges in the amount of #5,550,000.00, the balance of which is now $2,574,000,00, plus interest of 3,654,525.00, totalling $6,228,525,00, the last of which bonds will not be finally retired until the year 1960; and WHEREAS, It would be to the advantage of the taxpayers of Washington County and for the best in- terests of the said County to consent to the adoption of the said roads and bridges by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, under the Act of ,Assembly aforesaid; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED, That the duly elected, qualified and acting County Commissioners of Washington County, John D. Berryman, Ross R. Cummins and John N. Mail, in regular meeting, under and by virtue of the Act of May 28, 1943, do hereby consent to the adoption by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, a stale highways, of all the highways shown on the list attached hereto and made a part Ieo f for lit f see same on file in County Engineering Department), together with all the bridges forming part of said highways; for which highways and bridges the County of Washington is responsible for their maintenance and for which no contracts for the improvement thereof have been entered into; and BE IT FURTHER RESMVED, That true copies of this resolution be filed in the Office of the Clerk of Courts of Washington County and with the Pennsylvania Department of Highways, as required by the said Act of May 28, 1943, Motion duly made and seconded that approval be given to the execution of the following Release* of Damages in connection with the reconstruction of the Rodgers Bridge No. 4, Buffalo Creek, in Donegal Township, and with the construction of a drain or water course on certain real estate in Smith Town- ship as set forth in Plan Book 4, Page 81, in the Recorder of Deeds' Office: (1) Between Washington County and J. A. Rogers, Donegal Township (2) Between Washington County and James Coakley, Donegal Township (3) Between 'Washington County and Romer N. McConn & Fay E. McCOnn, Donegal Township (4) Between Washington County and American Zinc & Chemical Company, Smith Township (5) Between Washington County and Mike and Laura Robb, Smith Township (6) Between Washington County and Ralph Muagello, Smith Township (7) Between Washington County and Marie Hogue, Admx. Estate of Susie Popson, Smith Townshii. Copies of the foregoing Releases of Damages to be filed in the Washington County Engineering Depart. ment. Motion carried. MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYL.VANIA JOHN D. BERRYMAN, ROSS R. CUMMINS, JOHN N. O'NEIL, COMMISSIONERS 1 9 I- I Motion duly made and seconded that the proposal of T. M. Bedillion, R. D. #4, Washington Pennsylvania, be accepted at the price of $299.00 submitted by him to the Board on this date for the delivery of the ballots, ballot boxes and election supplies for use at the Municipal Election to be held November 2, 1943. Notion carried. Minutes No. 371 and 372 were read and approved by the Board. There being no further business before the Board, the meeting was adjourned. October 11, 1943 ATTEST: ' NO. 374 office of the County Commissioners, Washington, Pa., October 11, 1943. Board of County Commissioners in regular session, those present being Messrs..Berryman, Cummins and O'Neil. Motion by Mrs Cummins that the following Resolution be adopted by the Board to -wit:_ TM WHEREAS, Our country is now engaged in a great conflict, involving millions of men and women; and WHEREAS, As much as may deplore the fact, many casualties can reasonably be expected to occur, some of them invralying residents of Washington 0ounty; and WHEREAS, The Washington County Board of Commissioners is of the opinion that the Federal Government should be responsible for the burial of all service men and women who die while in active military service but, unfortunately, the Federal Gov t has failed to pr%wrly pro- vide for all the expenses of such burials in some cases, and application has been made to the Board of Commissioners to contribute toward the funeral expenses of such deceased service per- sons where the Federal Government has failed to provide for the full amount thereof; and 1GIEREAS, The Board of Commissioners recognizes their moral and legal duty to contribute in all -such cases where the Federal Government has failed to provide for the fall amount thereof; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Washington County Board of Commissioners hereby autbov*zes a Con- tribution, not to exceed the sum of $75,00 toward the funeral expenses of each.deceased serviq$ person dying or killed in active military service, where proper application has been wade - for, where the total expense of the funeral does not exceed 1400.00, and the Federhk Government has failed to provide for all such funeral expenses, and where the deceased service person at the time of his or her death, had his or her residence in the county; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, _"that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to every A04rican Legion Post and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post in Washington County, Chattman Berryman called for remarks on the foregoing resolution and Commissioner O'Neil offered the followings MR. 01NEIL: I do not feel that any such resolution is necessary for the reason that direc- tive provisions for such payment have been and are made in the Acts of Assembly governing such cases. The same situation exists now as in the past. This matter was called to the attention of the Board in September, 1942, when application was aside for the burial of Lt. Andrew Kulik at which time the payment was refused and, to the best of my knowledge, any subsequent applica- tions have been similarly disapproved. The provisions of the law in effect at that time were clear enough in their intent and are more so now since the amendments passed in the recent Session of the Legislature became effective May 31, 1943. If this resolution contained the provision whereby the full services of the Veterans' Graves Registrar would be rendered as pro- vided by law, and as it applies to veterans of previous wars as well as to the men and women and their families of the present war. I might feel inclined to approve it. I do approve, how- ever, of the provision $or a copy of this resolution going to each American Legion Post and