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MINUTE BOOK
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
JOHN D. BERRYMAN, EARL B. AMOS, JOHN N. O'NEIL COMMISSIONERS
Office of the County Commissioners, ,
Washington, Pa., February 9, 1938.
February 9, 1938, the Commissioners in tegular session; members present
Messrs . John D. Berryman, Earl B. Amos and John N. OtNeil.
On motion duly made and seconded, the following Resolution was unanimously
adopted:
WHEREAS, it appears to the County Commissioners that the
necessities of the County require additional ground at
the County Seat for the purpose of the erection of such
building or buildings as may be necessary for the further
accommodation of the Courts and of the several officers
of Washington County, and for the reception and safe-keeping
of the records and other papers in charge of such officers
and for the further purpose of providing additional building or
buildings for carrying on the additional and increased functions
and duties of the County Commissioners; and
WHEREAS, by an option executed by Mary Myers Ulery and Mark R.
Ulery., and dated December 22, 1937, the County Commissioners
of Washington County have been granted the exclusive option
to purchase for the price or sum of $7500.00, at any time
within six months from this date, free and clear of all liens
and encumbrances., except taxes for the year 1938,
ALL that certain lot or parcel of ground situate in the First
Ward of the City of Washington County of Washington and State
of Pennsylvania, more specifically bounded and described as
follows:-
Fronting on the south side of West Beau in said City a distance
of twenty (20) feet, more or less, tnd7extending southwardly of the
same uniform width a distance of two hundred forty (240) feet.,
more or less, to West Cherry Avenue, bounded on the East by the`
Court House Square,, owned by the County of Washington, and on the
West by lot formerly of the Brown Estate, now of the County of
Washington; and
WHEREAS, it appears that the aforesaid sum or price Is reasonable
and that it would be to the great advantage of the County to pur-
chase the said lot of ground by reason of the necessities of the
County as aforesaid and for the further reason that the said de-
scribed property adjoins the County Seat with the Court House and
Jail erected thereon, and separates the said County Seat from the
County property to the West thereof., upon which is erected the
County Garage;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that for the reasons set forth above
there exists a necessity for the acquisition of the ground for
the purposes set forth above; that by reason of the advantages re-
sulting therefrom, as set forth above, the aforesaid option is
hereby accepted, subject to the approval of the Court of Quarter
Sessions which said approval the County Solicitor is hereby au-
thorized tnd directed to seek.
There being no further business before the meeting, it was adjourned.
(SIGNED) q0_00
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.