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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
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J ELMER JOHNSTON JAMES W WALKER, W. H ECKER, COMMISSIONERS
Office of the County Commissioners,
Washington, Pa. , July 1, 1920.
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Board of County Commissioners in regular session, members 1
present being Messts. Johnson, Walker and Bcker.
The following Resolution of the Board of County Commissioners
of the County of Washington, relative to the issuance by the said County of
$75000.00 inAtemporary loan was presented :
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At a meeting of the Board of County Commissioners of the
County of Washington, State of Pennsylvania, duly called and held at the office
of the said Board of County Commissioners at the Court House of the said County
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of Washington, in the Borough of Washington, Pennsylvania, on the l4tday of July
A. D. 1920 , the following members of said Board, to-grit, Messrs Johnson, Walker i
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and baker, being present, the following Resolution was, on motion duly made and
seconded, unanimously adopted by said Board, to-wit;
WHEREAS, it has become necessary for the said Board to borrow
$75000.00 , for the purpose of meeting current expenses of the said County of
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Washington, for which taxes have been levied but are not yet paid into the -County
Treasury; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of the
said County of Washington, that for the purpose of providing funds for the pay-
ment of current expenses of the County that the proper officers of the OLd
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County be and are hereby authorized and directed to negotiate temporary loan:
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and issue note therefor, date July 1, 1920, and payable on demand with interest
from date, said notes to be negotiated and issued at Citizens, National Bank of
'Washington, Pa. , in the sum of Seventy-Five Thousand ($75000 .00) Dollars.
' SIGNED
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COUNTY COMMISSI03.
Office of the County Commissioners,
Washington, Pa. , July 1, 1920. '
Board of County Commissioners in regular session, Members
present being Messrs, ,Johnson, Walker and Baker.
• Motion of Mr. Baker,, seconded by air. Jo3n3s4on that the �
Chief qWk of County Commissioners be authorized to make adjustment on
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440swount .books for the bth Ward of the Borough of Washington, in the matter
rt�nal property,return of Mrs . Letitia Ligget, as affecting a return Made
alb rt�**#- N're Liggett of Mortgage of Duquesne Coal Company and allowing bar to
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
J ELMER JOHNSTON. JAMES W WALKER, W H ECKER, COMMISSIONERS
be relieved from the payment of state tax on amount of said mortgage, the said
tax having been paid to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania by the Duquesne Coal
& Coke Company for the year 1920, as required by Act of Assembly of 1919.
Unanimously carried.
The following bills were approved and warrants ordered drawn:
No Name Item Amount
21751 S M Byers & Co, 3 Firestone Solid tires 445-70
21752 Wm Moore et al Salary as caretaker 97.20
21753 Harvey Frederick et al Labor on Cc roads
481.25
21754 B S Frederick Labor on Bealls-Bentley-Rd 45.00
21755 Hardy & Rankin Labor eta Co roads 576-138
21756 John 0 Watson Salary as Inspector-June 125.00
21757 Chartiers Tele Cc Service and toll16 6.35
21758 Belle Tele Co of Pa Service and tolls-Juv Court 12-30
21759 of Service and tolls-Co offices 156.98
21760 Citizens Water Cc Water for June-June-Juv Court 1.00
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Water for June-C H & J 31.83
21762 B Parisse Repairing shoes for prisoners 2.35
21763 Mfgrs L & H 'Cc Gas for June-C H & J 1.40
21764 Gas for June-juv Court 2.80
21765 Alex B Gray Board , Committments, eta-June 1041.09
VAn H mcEnrue Transcripts of records 47-10
21767 F H Mitchell Expenses for June-Pro Officer 113.24
21768 Katherine Smith Expenses for June-Detention Rooms 60.00
21769 Mae B Baker Expenses for June 1.15
21770 Elisabeth Christman 18-13
21771 August Valentour Mortgages etc for June 30.20
21746 T N Porter et al Repairs to Cc Roads 88.00
21747 ' Vre 0 K Taylor 13 days Commrs office 39-00
1934 W V Polen Sheep damage claim 18.50
No further business appearing, the Board adjou
(SIGNED)
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Office of the County Commissioners.
Washington, Pa. , Duty 2, 192&;1
Board of County Commissioners of Washington County in regular soaptolk
at the office of said Commissioners in the Court House, Borough of Wash1*0*41
Pennsylvania.
The following Resolution, duly made and seconded,, was unani"US&T A"W"
AREAS, The Borough Council of the Borough of Dontloyvulis, baal`'
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
J ELMER JOHNSTON, JAMES W WALKER, W H ECKER, COMMISSIONERS
the Board of County Commissioners of Washington County to join the said Borough
in requesting the State Highway Department to extend State aid for the improve-
ment of that portion of Main Street in said Borough, situated between the Pigeon
Creek Bridge and the Horak Blacksmith shop, the said Borough Council having
been in regular session when Resolution was passed on June 7th,, 1920,, to thus
request said ,State aid, and the said Borough Council agreeing to pay to the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania from the Borough funds, one-fourth of the total
expense of said improvement when due, and
WHEREAS, the County Commissioners are willing to ,aid in the construe-
tion cbf the said highway in so far as lies in their power, now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED, that we, the said County Commissioners of Irashington
county, do hereby agree on behalf of the County of Washington, to petition, in
con unction with the Boroligh of Bentleyville, the State Highway Department for
State aid in the improvement of the section of highway above specified and do
hereby agree for said County thtt' ,it will pay to the Commonwealth one-fourth
part of the total expense of said improvement.
Joint meeting at 1:30 o' clock P M of the Board of County Commissioners
and the Directors of the Poor held in the office of the County Commissioners
in the Court House in the Borough of Washington, all members of both boards
having had personal notice of said meeting, which was for the purpose of
meeting with the County Controller at the opening of bids for the repair, alter-
ation and improvement of the main building of the County Rome, advertisement
for said bids having been made by the County Controller In pursuance of a res-
olution, duly adopted at joint meeting of County Covinissioners -and Directors of
the Poor held on March 15th, 1920. The members present were;
County Commissioners Johnston and Ecker. Mr. Walker having notice of
meeting. Directors of the Poor Buchanan and Lane; County Controller, Underwoo4.
No bids having been received by the County Controller, iwresponse to
advertisements inserted by him in proper publications, for the general contract,
the two Boards did not go into executive session; upon motion of Mr. Roker
seconded by Mr. Johnston, and carried, the Controller waa directed to return,
unopened , the bid for wiring and electrical work in connection with the con-
templated improvements and alterations of the County Rome, received from the
Keystone Electric Supply Company.
Joint meeting at 1;45 P M of Borad of County Commissioners and County
Controller for the purpose of receiving and opening bl#s for 4*w resurfacifig
of the Finleyville-Library Road and the Washington--West Middletown Road.
Commissioners Johnston and Mcker, being present, Mr. Walker having notices and
County Controller T J Underwood, being present, who opened bids for the re-sur-
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of the .?inlsyville,-; library Road from the following persons and firms,
9"4& bids, being opened in presence of -County Commissioners and of the said
traor their representatives:
Thomas Arrigo Donors, Construction Company
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BOAR® OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
j J ELMER JOHNSTON, JAMES W WALKER, W H ECKER, COMMISSIONERS
Each bid was accompanied by certified check or Cashier' s check, in the sum of
$1000.
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T J Underwood, Controller, opened bids for re-surfacing of the
Washington-West Middletown Road from the following firm, said bid being opened
in presence of County Commissioners and of the said bidders or representatives;
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Geo. S. White & Co. , whose bid was accompanied by
certified check or Cashier' s check, in sum of $1000. All bids were referred to
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i the County Engineer for tabulation, report to be made later to the County
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Joint meeting of Board of County Commissioners and County
Controller for the purpose of receiving and opening bids for the printing and
j making of 88 Assessment Books, 77 Field Books , 77 Military Roll Books and'
30,000 Personal Return Blank Forms, for assessment purposes for the year 1921; j
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j Commissioners present being Messrs. Johnston and Ecker, Mr. Walker having due
notice of meeting, and County Controller, T J Underwod, who opened bids from
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the following firms, said bids being opened in presence of County Commissioners
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and of the said bidders or their representatives , such as chose being present;
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Ward Printing Company, Washington, $416.00
Ashby Printing Company, Erie, Pa. , 626.00
Wm G Johnston & Co. , Pittsburg, Pa. , 795.00
Each bid was accompanied by certified check for ten(10) per
cent of the amount of'bid .
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Motion of Mr. poker, seconded by Mr. Johnston, and carried
that contract for the printing and making of Assessment Books, Field Books,
Military Roll Books and Personal Return Blank Forms be awarded to the Ward
Printing Company, of Was'kngton, at its bid of $416.00 and that the County
Controller be directed to return to the unsuccessful bidders the certified j
checks that accompanied their bids.
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The following bills were approved and warrants ordered
drawn
No Name Item Amount �
21772 ..Ralph `Farrar Sal & expenses for June 28.85
21773 R E Merchant N 54.10
21774 H H Streator " 35.35
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21775 N 116.33
21776 N 15.16
21777 Glenn Brady " 171.61 {
21778 G W Braden
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21781 ?9m M Anderson N
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21782 « N
21783 N N6,;'2 h�
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i BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
J ELMER JOHNSTON, JAMES W WALKER, W. H ECKER, COMMISSIONERS
and Baker, of Washington County.
On motion duly made, seconded and carried, Mr. Closser was made
r chairman of the meeting and dr. Walker, secretary.
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Motion duly made and seconded that joint bridge No 1 on Ten Mile
I Creek, between .East Bethlehem Township in Washington County and Jefferson Township
in Greene County, be re-floored, and repainted, lumber and material for this
work to be obtained by the Commissioners of Greene County and the work supervised
by them; that all work repairing and repainting joint county bridges extending
from Washington County to Greene County, over the waters of Ten Mile Creek, be in
charge of the Commissioners of Greene County and that all work of repairing and
repainting joint county bridges extending from Washington County to Greene
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County, over the waters of Wheeling Creek, be in charge of the Commissioners
of Washington County; the expenses incident to all necessary repairs and re-
painting of said inter-county bridges to be borne equally by the counties of Greene
and Washington; this arrangement to cover necessary bridge work on said inter-
county bridges throughout the current year, to-wit, the year 1920.
Motion unanimously carried.
There being no further business before the joint session, it was
regularly adjourned.
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COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
Office of the County Commissioners,
Washington , Pa. , July 6, 1920.
Commissioners in regular session. Members present, Messrs.
Johnston, Walker and Baker.
Motion of Vr. Walker, seconded by Mr Baker, that the County
Controller be instructed to return to individuals and firms who presented bids
for construction of bridges at Avella, Lagonda and Ellsworth, under date of,
May 25, 1920, the certified checks accompanying their said bids. Carried
unanimously.
j > Votion of Mr. Baker, seconded by Mr. Walker, that the time for
f completion of the Burgettstown•Bulger Road by the contractors, the Federal
r construction Company, be extended to October 1, 1920. Carried unanimously,
Motion by pr. Walker, seconded by Idr. Baker and approved and
concurred in by County Controller Underwood, who was present at said meeting,
r that the contract for construction of that part of public highway that
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situated at intetseotion of Beallsville-Fredericktown Roads, (Routs No. 268) ,,4'%1qk
let, without advertising, to Brooke-Cornish & Swaney, in conformity„witli ,j �d,,- ,
and specifications prepared by the County Engineers► Department and in a"gr4wee•
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with proposal contained in letter addressed to County Commissioners-, under