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Home My WebLink AboutCOMM - Meeting Minutes - - 1-3-1927 - COMMISSIONER 481 MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA J ELMER JOHNSTON. JAMES W.WALKER, W H ECKER, COMMISSIONERS ($350000.00) Dollars of bonds , when duly prepared, signed and sealed in tr- the. form above set forth, shall be delivered to the purchasers thereof, as hereinabove provided, on payment of the purchase ,price thereof, and the re- ceipt of the Treasurer of the sail County shall be to the purchaser a full acquittance for the said purchase price, and the said purchasers shall not be bound to see to the application of the proceeds thereof. There being no further business , , the meeting -was a (S I GIM) _00 County Commissioners . OFFICE OF THE COUNTY COVMISSIONER3. Washington, Pa. , January 3 , 1927- The 'Board of County Commissioners met in the office of the County Commissioners , in the Court House , Washington, Pa* , on Monday, January 3, 1927, for organization, the following members being present; Jo Xj Johnston, J. W. Walker and W. A. Barnes . Mr. Johnston acting as temporary chairman of meeting. emotion by Mr. Walker, seconded by Mr. Barnes , that the Board organize :bur the ensuing year by the re-election of the old officers , to-wit, J. E. Johnston, President and W. A. Barnes , Secretary. Motion carried and officers elected duly notified of their election. President Johnston in the chair. Motion by Mr. Barnes , seconded by Mr. Walker, that all- employees in the office of the County Commissioners , with the exception of the County Solicitor, be retained for the ensuing year, with the proviso that upon thir,ty($30) days notice any employee might be retired. Motion carried. �Otlon by Mr. Walker, seconded by Mr. Barnes , that all other employees of the County of Washington, coming under the jurisdiction of the County Coimissioners , including the County Engineer and employees of that department, Engineer of Court House, Jail and Grounds and assistants , Superintendent of Court House and assistants , including helpers and those employed in clean- ing of building, etc. employees at county Detentiosi Aooms and at County Garage , be retained for the ensuing year, with the proviso that upon thirty (3,10) days notice any such employee might be retired. Motion carried. There biting no other business before the -board at this time, the meeting was adjourned., --------------- 483, MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA J ELMER JOHNSTON, JAMES W.WALKER, W H ECKER, COMMISSIOMURS January 3 , 1927• The Salary Board, having to do with salaries of employees in the office of the Prothonotary, met in the office of the County Commissioners, Court house-, 1,11ashington, Pa. , Monday, January 3, 1927, at 11:50 A. M. , memberte present being County Commissioners Johnston, Walker and Barnes , County Controller Underwood and. Prothonotary, H E Pollock, otion by Mr. �'ollock, seconded by Mr. Walker, that the employees in the office of the Prothonotary be retained for the ensuing year and that the salaries of said employees remain as heretofore. lotion carried. The Salary Board having to do with salaries in the office of the Clerk of `ourts met in the office of the county Uommissioners , Court House, Washington, Pa. , Monday, January 3, 1927, at 12M. , members present being County commissioners Johnston, Walker and Barnes , County Controller Underwood and Clerk of Uourts , E. G. McGregor; Motion by Mr. McGregor, seconded by Mr. Underwood, that the em- ployees in the office of the Clerk of 'ourts be retained for the ensuing year, on same basis as heretofore, and at same salary rates. Motion carried. There being no further business , the Board adjonnned. -------------- The Salary Board having to do with salaries in the office of the Register of Wills and Glerk of the Orphans' Court, met in the office of the County Commissioners , Court House, Washington, Pa. , Monday, January 3, 1927, at 12 :10 M. , members present being County Commissioners Johnston, Walker and Barnes , County- Controller Underwood and Register John Aiken; Motion by Mr. Aiken, seconded by Mr. Barnes , that all employees in the office of Register of Wills and Clerk of the Orphans ' Court be retained for the ensuing year, at same salaries as heretofore. Motion carried. There being nohXurther business , the Board adjourned. ----------------- The Salary Board having to do with salaries in the office of the Recorder of Deeds met in the office of the County Commissioners , Court liouse, Washington, Pa. , Monday, January 3, 1927, at 3 P- M. , members present being County Commissioners Johnston, Walker and Barnes , County Controller-Underwood and Recorder F R Baker; Motion by Mr. Underwood, seconded by Mr. Walker, that all em- ployees in the office of Recorder of Deeds be retained for the ensuing year, at same salaries as heretifore . question called for; Voting " Aye ", Messrs. Underwood, Johnston, Walker, Barnes ; Voting "No" , Mr. Baker. Motion carried. ------------- ['484 MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA J ELMER JOHNSTON, JAMES W WALKER, W H ECKER, COMMISSIONERS January 3 , 1927., The Salary Board having to do with salaries of employees in the office of the Joroner, met in the office of the County Commissioners , Court House, Washington, Pa. , Monday, January 3 , 1927, at 3 :30 P. M. , Mem- bers present being County Commissioners Johnston, Walker and Barnes , County Controller, Underwood and Coroner 3m. Greenlee ; i Motion by Mr. Greenlee, seconded by Mr. Walker, that the one employee in the office of the coroner be retained for the ensuing year, at same salary as heretofore. Motion carried. ------------- i The Salary Board having to do with the salary of stenographer in the of the District Attorney met in the office of the -l'ounty Commissioners , Court House , Washington, Pa. , Monday, January 3, 1927, at 3 :35 P M. , members present being County Commissioners Johnston, Walker and Barnes , County Controller Underwood and District Attorney H. W. Hughes ; Motion by Mr. Hughes , seconded by Mr. Walker, that the stenog- rapher employed in the office of the District Attorney be retained, for the ensuing year, at same salary as heretofore. lotion carried. There being no further business before the Board, it was adjourned. -------------- The Salary Board having to do with salaries of employees in the office of the "ounty Controller met in the office of the County Commissioners, ' Court house , Washington, Pa. , Monday, January 3, 1927, at 3 :40 P. M. , members - e present being County Commissioners "ohn5ton, Walker and Barnes and County Controller Underwood;- Motion by Mr. Underwood, seconded by Mr. Walker, that all employees in the office of the CQunty Controller be retained for the en- suing year, at same salaries as heretofore. Motion carried. -------------- Jommissioners in regular session, in office of Uounty Commissioners Court House, Washington, Pa. , Monday, January 3, 19279 EEt 4 P. X. , members or present being Messrs . Johnston, Walker and Ecker. Lotion by Mr. Walker, seconded by Mr. Johnston, that Norman -E Clark, Esq. , be elected County Solicitor to succeed Andrew M. Linn, Esq. , former County Solicitor, whose resignation has been received and accepted, and that Adolph Zertan, Esq. , be elected as assistant County Solicitor, to handle all cases arising from condemnation proceedings and damage sui&o 485, 1 MINUTE BOOK I BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA i J ELMER JOHNSTON, JAMES W WALKER, W H ECKCR. COMMISSIONERS against the County incident to the construction of highways by the State Highway Department, or the County of Washington, - in the way of attending all hearings before Viewers and the preparation of all such cases before Court; Mr. Clark to receive a salary of $1800 per annum.� and Mr. Zeman to receive a salary of 575-00 per month. Motion carried. 'here being no further business before the Board, the meeting was adjourned. (SIGNED 1-'"kTrxT% ) -4 t-er COT �' Tr'SSTONM. Office of the County Commissioners, Washington, Pa. , January 6, 1927- Commissioners in regular session, members present being Messrs. Johnston, Walker and Barnes. The following Resolution was duly presented, seconded and unani- mously adopted; RESOLVED: That Andrew -M. Linn, Esq. , be and he is hereby es- pecially engaged ans employed to act as attorney for and represent the County of Washington in the case of J E Masters versus the County of Washington$ being an appeal from report of County Controller {Norman E. Clark, Esq. ,' having been elected County Solicitor and having heretofore been counsel for J 3 Masters and having withdrawn drom said case ) , and also to assist the County Solicitor in the case of the County of Washington versus T. J. Underwood. ----------------- office of the County Commissioners , Washington, Pa. , Jan. 6, 1927- Commissioners in regular session, members present being Messrs. Johnston, Walker and Barnes. Motion by Mr. Walker, seconded by Mr. Barnes , that the following sections of roads, be presented to the February Grand Jury for improvement; j! Melden-California Road, from the National Pike to the County Road leading to California Daisytown-National Pike Road, from Daisytown to National Pike. Avella-Manchester, section of Township Road from Northern and of Countib Road to State Aid Route No. 545.