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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
J.ELMER JOHNSTON, JAMES W.WALKER, W.A.BARNES, COMMISSIONERS
O.-Lifice of County -;ommissioners ,
Washington, Pa, , Aug 23, 1927-
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commissioners in regular session, members present being Messrs . Johnston,
Walker and Barnes ;
Joint meeting with County Controller at 12 M. Eastern Daylight Savings
Time , to open bids for printing and delivering ballots for use at Fall
Primary of :September 2Q, 1927, as per advertisement by County Controller;
present for County Commissioners, Messrs . Johnston, Walker and ""arnes ; County
Controller Underwood present; bids were opened in presence of County Com-
missioners from following concerns , each bid accompanied by certified check
for $500; -----------
Ward Printing Company, -Washington, for
75,000 Official-30,000 Specimen, tl445.00
Monongahela Pub. Co. , Monongahela, for
75,000 Official-20,000 Specimen, 3271.55
Derrick Pub. Co. , Oil City, for
75,000 Official-20,000 Specimen, 1315.40
motion by Mr* Barnes , seconded by Mr. Walker, that awarding of con-
tract be deferred until a later date; that check accompanying bid of Monon-
gahela Pub. Co. be returned to bidder by County Controller. Motion carried.
There being no further business before the joint meeting, it was ad-
journed.
(SIGNER)
0 TMRT T "CIO 1,7ONS RS Office of County Commissioners ,
Washington, Pa. , August 25, 1927.
-joint meeting of county Commissioners and county Controller to take
up matter of awarding contract for printing and delivering ballots for use
at Fall Primary of Sept. 20, 1927; present for County Commissioners , Messrs.
Johnston, Walker and -barnes ; County Controller Onderwood present; representa-
tive of Ward Printing Company, Washington, present and stated that his firm
had erroneously presented bid bid for supplying 75, 000 official ballots and
30,000 specimen ballots , although advertisement called for but 20,000 specimen
ballots ; based upon 20,000 specimen ballots , as were the bids of Derrick Pub-
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shing Company and Monongahela -"ublishing Company, the bid of the Ward Printing
Company, as stated by representative, would be #1307-80; this being, the lowest
and best bid, motion by Mr. Walker, seconded by Mr. Barnes , that contract for
printing and delivering ballots for Fall Primary of Sept. 20, 1927, be
awarded to Ward Printing Company, at the bid sum of $1307.80 and that County