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,MINUTE BOOK
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
J ELMER JOHNSTON, JAMIES W WALKER, W H ECKER, COMMISSIONERS
request the County Controllers to advertise for bids.
Mr. Chaney reported that numerous complaints had been received f-racm t ,
the Federal authorities about the condition of the fixtures for the navigation
lights on the Belle Vernon Bridge. On motion of Mr. McClelland seconded by Mr.
Barnes the engineers were instructed to have new fixtures installed. Meeting
adjourned.
GEO S. CHANEY,
Secretary.
Office of the County Commissioners.
Washington, Pa., Oct 27, 1925.
,ommissioners, in regular session, members present being Messrs.
Johnston, Walker and Barnes.
Joint meeting with County Controller at 11: 15 A. M. to open bids
for delivery of election supplies to various election dis*tricts of the County
of Washington for the Municipal Election to be held on November 3, 1925; members
present for County Commissioners, Messrs. Johnston, Walker and Barnes; County
Controller T. J. Underwood present; bids from following persons were,opened in
presence of County Commissioners and duly read, each bid being accompanied by
certified check for $100, as required;
D. C.*Miller, $650.00
Galley & Thompson, 545.00
B. Frazee, 787-00
Mark Knestrick, 385-00
Motion by Mr. Walker, seconded by Mr. Barnes, that contract for
delivery of ballots be awared to Mark Knestrick, at his bid of %385.00, and
that certified checks of unsuccessful bidders be returned to them by the County
Controller.
Motion unanimously carried.
There Bing no further business, the Board adjourned.
Office of the County Commissioners,
Washington, Pa., Oct 26, 1925
Commissioners in regular session, members present being Messrs.
Johnston, Walker and barnese
Motion by Mr. lffalker,, seconded by Mr. Baypjss:,,, t4*tzt)2,e ,OqAWty appro-
priate from the Road Funds a sum not to exceed $3000 towards improvement of
roadway on State Street, Speers Bore, Route 266, extending towards Twilight
Boro a distance of 1000 feet, payment to be made during 1926, upon oo*
of contract. Motion carried.
MINUTE BOOK
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
J ELMER JOHNSTON, JAMES W WALKER, W H ECKER, COMMISSIONERS
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Office of CoUnty Commissioners,
Washington,. Pa., Nov. 9, 1925. *
Board *of Commiss ioners in regular session, Itembams present being
Messrs. Johnston and Barnes: Mr. Walker having notice of meeting, but absent
Motion by Mr. Barnes, seconded by Mr. Johnston, that no contract be
awatded for the vonstruction of that certaidupiece of highway known as Taylorfs
Run Road- at State Road Intersection, for which bids were opened and read,on
October 20, 1925, owing to the fact that the -early prevalence of unsettled
weather conditions renders it impossible to complete#hetbuilding of the said
road during the present year and that the County Controller be requested to
return to -all bidders on this project the certified Checks that accompanied
their respective bids.
question called for; voting "Aye" Messrs. Barnes and Johnston.
Motion carried.
There being no further business, the Bo a ' urned*'
SIGNED
County Commissioners.
Office of County Commissioners,
Washington, Pa., Nov. 10, 1925.
Commissioners in regular session, Messrs. Walker, Johnston and
Barnes being present.
The following resolution was adopted;
WHEREAS,- there appears to be due the �;ounty of Washington from
HOBART DONALDSON, delinquent tax collector for Canonsburg Borough, the sun of
$331.57 on the duplicate for 1922; $572.18 on the duplicate for 1923; and
$1149.55 an the duplicate for 1924; and
WHEREAS of said sums sureties on the bond given by said.tax-e-ol-
lector have ascertained that not more than $80-19 of the amount shown on the
duplicate for 1922, 258.46 of the amount shown on the duplicate for 1#23, and
#456.48 of the amount shown on the duplicate for,1924, are still collectable.
BE IT RESOLVED: That in order to effect a final settlement with said
sureties (the collector having absconded) and in order to avoid the uncertain-
ties of an action or actions against said sureties, the sum of $551074 in cash
and the agreement on the part of said sureties to become responisible fox the
collection of said sums of $80.19; $258.46, be accepted by the County of WashinlJon;
and thit-,upon payment of said sum of $551.74 and the execution of an agreement
by said sureties to become responsible for the collection of said sums of
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