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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOMM - Meeting Minutes - - 4-17-1922 - COMMISSIONER 0 MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA J ELMER JOHNSTON, JAMES W WALKER, W H ECKER, COMMISSIONERS For printing, and, delivering ballots, if required, for Special Electionby School District of Borough of Washington, including above bid, the sum of - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3650.00. Motion by Mr. Baker, seconded by Mr. Johnston, that conditional bid 'of Ward Printing Company be accepted and contract let. Motion unanimous- ly carried. There being no further business before the -joint session, it adjourned. (SIGNED) &CAI County Commies inners. Office of County Commissioners, Washington , Pa. , April 14, 1922. Commissioners in regular session, members present being Messrs. Walker, Johnston and Raker. Motion by Mr. Johnston, seconded by Mr. Ecker, _ that County Controller be requested to advertise for bids for printing and engraving 500 Bonds of the series, of 1922, Road Improvement Bonds of the County of Washington, copy and specifications to be seen at office of County Commissioners., Motion- unanimously carried. There being no further business, the Board adjourned. (SIGNED) County-Commi" s"sioners. Office of County Commissioners, Washington, Pa. ,, April 17, 19220 Commissioners. in regular session, members present being Messrs. !, Walker; Johnston and Baker. r ;, Motion by Mr_. Johnston, seconded by Mr . Baker, that County . Controller be requeste& to advertise for bids for the construction of the following roads as part of the Road Program adopted- by_ the County. Commies- _ 1! ioners for the" year 1922. Motion unanimously carried. AVELLA-CROSS CREEK ROAD, SEC'. #3, beginning at the northern end- of the present county concrete road at Cedar Grove and extending towards Cross Creek_ Village a distance.of 10795 ft." to the southerly end of the , county brick road, all -ln Cross Creek Township. FRYE STATION ROAD, beginning, at the northern end of. the_ Taylor �' Run Road near the Roth property and .extending via Frye Station towards Mono;a- (I I. M [ NUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA J ELMER JOHNSTON, JAMES W WALKER. W H ECKER, COMMISSIONERS gahela City a distance of 5514 ft. to a point near the Van Voorhis Bridge, all in Carroll Township. WEST ALFDXANDER-DUNSFORT ROAD, beginning at the northern end of the county brick road leading from West Alexander towards Dunsfort and extending northwardly a distance of 1600 ft. more or less, all in Donegal Township. CLAYSVILLL-BETHANY ROAD, beginning at the northern end of the county brick road leading from Claysville towards Bethany and extending northwardly a distance of 1818 ft. more or less, all in Donegal Township. MIDWAY-BULGER ROAD, beginning at the western boro line of Midway Boro and extending via the village of Bulger to the overhead bridge over the Pennsylvania Railroad a distance of 10400 ft. more or less, all in Smith Township. HILL CHURCH-BIGHTY FOUR ROAD, SEC- #3, beginning at Sta- 76+ ?3 and extending in a southerly direction 6027 ft. more or less, all in North Strabane Township. McMURRAY ROAD, SEC. #3, beginning at Sta. 107 and extending , eastwardly to Sta. 174+60 a distance of 6760 ft. more or less, all in Peters Township. MIDWAY-STEUBENVILLE PIKE, SEC #2, beginning at the northern end of the county concrete road leading northwardly from Midway and ex- tending to the village of Candor a distance of 4080 ft. more or less, all in Robinson Township. EJWPS KNOB ROAD, beginning at the National Pike and extending towards. California a distance of 6600 ft. all in Bast Pike Run Township. GASTONVILLE-ELRAMA ROAD, SEC. #1, beginning at the eastern end of the county brick road thru Gastonville and extending towards Elrams a distance of 2700 ft- more or less, all in Union Township. GASTONVILLE-BLRAMA ROAD, SEC. #2, beginning at Sta. 195 of the Gastonville-El-rama Road, extending to the Allegheny County line and south- wardly to the Elrama school property a distance in all of 3027 ft. more or less, all in Union Township. MEADOWLANDS-HOUSTON ROAD, beginning. at the end of the present concrete road and extending eastwardly a distance of 6034 feet, more or less, to the Borough line of Houston, all in Chartiers Township. -------------------- A RESOLUTION authorizing the issuance of $500,000. of bonds of the County of Washington, 'Pa- , for the purpose of providing funds for permanently improving, repair- ing'-and maintaining certain public roads and highways in the County of -Washington, as provided- by Acts of Assembly of May 11-1911, P.L.244, and May 31-1911, P.L.468, and the amendments thereof and supplements thereto ; MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA J ELMER JOHNSTON JAMES W WALKER, W H ECKER, COMMISSIONERS to approve the form of bond; and to provide for, the assessment , levy and collection of a tax to pay the interest and taxes covenanted to be paid thereon and the principal thereof at maturity. WHEREAS, by Resolution duly adopted May 15-1919, the County Commissioners, of the County of Washington, Pa. , did signify their desire to increase- the bonded indebtedness of said County in the amount of $1, 000, 000.00, for the purpose of providing funds for permanently improving, repairing and maintaining public roads and highways in the County of dash- , ington, as provided by Acts of Assembly of May 11-1911, P.L.244, and May 31-1911, P.L.468, and the amendments thereof and supplements thereto; and WHEREAS, by separate Resolution duly adopted the same date, said Board of County Commissioners fixed June 17-1919 as the date for holding a public elect-ion. on said increase of the bonded indebtedness of said County; and WHEREAS, said election, after being advertised, was held, and a majority of the qualified electors voting at said election assented to the increase of said indebtedness of said County in the sum of $1,000,,000. , as aforesaid, as appears by the Return- of the Clerk of the Court .of Quarter Sessions, a certified copy of which has been furnished to the Board of Dounty Commissioners and placed of record upon their minutes; and WHEREAS, said County of Washington has entered into certain contracts with the State Highway Department for, the permanent improvement of certain highways a6, State and State Aid Highways under the Act of May 31-1911, P.L.468, and the amendments thereof and supplements thereto; and WHEREAS, by proper proceedings in the Court of Quarter Sessions for said County, authority has been given for the permanent improving of certain roads' as County Roads under the provisions of the Act of May 11- 1911, P.L.244, and 'the', amendmente thersof 'and supplements thereto, and the Grand Jury of said Court of Quarter Sessions, meeting during February Term, of 1922, has duly certified its approval of the issuance of bonds up to the sum of $500,000. for the permanent improvement of said County Roads or any of them, and a decree of Court to the same effect has been duly entered February 11-1922, pursuant to said consent of the Grand Jury. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: SECTION 1., That for the purpose of providing funds for per- manently improving, repairing and maintaining certain public roads and highways in the County of Washington, as provided by Acts of Assembly of May 11-1911, P.L.244, and May 31-1911, P.L.468, and the amendments thereof and supplements thereto, the County Commissioners of Washington County do hereby authorize the incurring of a debt by said County in the sum of $500,000. , and direct the issuing of coupon bonds therefox in the form and subject to the conditions hereinafter. set forth, to be known as + WASHINGTON COUNTY ROAD BONDS, SERIES A 1922. SECTION 2., Said .bonds shall be issued in denominations of $1000• each; numbered respectively from 1 to 500, inclusive, maturing as follows: Bonds%Noe. 1 to 15, inclusive, „May 1-3.933 2 l " 26 6© " " 1934 rr 61 rr 100 " " 1935 " 101 " 140 " It 1936 " 141 " ' 165 " " 193 " 166 " 190 11 1939 " 191 It 240 " " 1939 " 241 ," 290 " " 1940 rr �91 n 340 rr' " 1941 " 341 " 390, rr a 1942 " 391 440 r It " 1943 441 470 1944 " 471 " 500 " " 1945 SECTION 3. Said bonds shall be dated May 1-1922, and shall bear interest at the rate of 4 per annum., payable semi-annually on the first day of May and November in each year until the same shall mature, said interest, to be represented by detachable coupons in the form here- inafter set forth. SECTION 4,. Said bonds shall be free from_ any tax or taxes, except 'succession and 'inheritance taxes, which are now or may hereafter bei'll levied and assessed by" or under the authority of the Commonwealth of Penn- ,� I I I UTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA J ELMER JOHNSTON. JAMES W WALKER, W H ECKER, COMMISSZONCRS Sylvania upon the interest or principal thereof, all of which said taxes' the said County of Washington hereby covenants and agrees- to pay. SECTION 5. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an annual tax beginn- ing with the year 1923, be and the same is hereby levied and assessed upon the proper subjects of taxation within said County, to be- applied solely to the payment of the principal of said bonds at maturity and the interest and taxes covenanted to be paid thereon as the same shall become payable, to be collected as follows: In the year 1923 $28,888.88 In the year 1924 28;88888 In the year 1925 . In the year 1926 280888.88 . In the year 192 28,888.88 In the year 1929 28,888.88 In the year 1929 280,888.88 In the year 1930 28,888.88 In the year 1931 28,888.88 In the year 1932 3 ,765.00 In the year 1933 5 , 275.00 In the year 1934 61, 560.00 In the year 1935 59:600.00 In the year 1936 42,640.00 In the year 193 41,415.00 In the year 1939 65,190.00 In the year 1939 62,740.00 In the year 1940 60,290.00 In the year 1941 57,840.00 In the year 1942 55,390.00 In the year 1943 32,940.00 In the year 1944 31,470.00 SECTION 6. There is hereby appropriated from the current funds of the County of Washington the sum of $24,500. , . for the purpose of paying the interest and State Tax upon said 'bonds for- one year, said sum to be re-paid to the treasury- of said County from the tax hereinbefore levied and assessed when the same shall be collected. SECTION 7. All bonds issued by virtue 'of this Resolution shall be and become a part of the funded debt of the County of Washington, and for the payment of the principal of said bonds and the taxes and annual interest aocruing ,thereon the faith, honor, credit and property of said County of Washington are hereby and shall continue pledged. SECTION 8. Said bonds shall be executed in the name of the County of Washington by the County Commissioners, and countersigned by the County Controller, and said Commissioners shall cause the seal of said County to- be duly- affixed thereto, attested by the Clerk, and the interest coupons annexed to said bonds shall be authenticated by the facsimile signatures of the County Commissioners and countersigned by the facsimile signature of the County Controller. Said bonds and coupons shall be -substantially in the following .form: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA No. COUNTY OF WASHINGTON $1000. ROAD BONDS,SERIES A 1922 The COUNTY OF WASHINGTON, State of Pennsylvania, for value received , hereby acknowledges itself to be indebted and promises to pay to the bearer, or in case of registration as hereinafter provided, then to the registered owner hereof, the sum of ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS, lawful money of the United States of America, on the first day of May 19 on presenta- tion and surrender hereof, together with interest thereon from the first day of May, 1922, payable semi-annually upon presentation and surrender of the coupons hereunto attached as they severally mature, at the rate of 4*% per annum, on the first day of May and November in each and every year. Both principal and interest of this bond are payable at the office of the Treasurer of the County of Washington, Washington, Pa. , free of any tax or taxes, except succession and inheritance taxes, which are now or may here- after be levied and assessed by or under the authority of, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania upon the interest or principal hereof, all of which taxes the County of Washington covenants and agrees to pay. This bond is one of a series of 500 bonds of like date, amount and tenor, differing only as to the maturities thereof, numbered consecutive- ly from 1 to 500, both inclusive, said bonds being issued by the County of Washington for the purpose of providing funds for permanently improving, 0 MINUTE O K BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA J ELMER JOHNSTON JAMES W WALKER, W H ECKER, COMMISSIONERS repairing and ,maintaining dbrtain public roads and highways in the County of Washington; as provided by Acts of Assembly of May 11-1911, P.L.244, and May 31-1911, P.L.468, and the amendments thereof and supplements thereto, and under and in pursuance of the Act of Assembly of the Common- wealth of Pennsylvania;; approved April 20-1874, and the supplements thereto and amendments thereof, and pursuant to Resolutions of the County Commiss- ioners of Washington County duly adopted, and .the authority granted by the electors at an election duly held June 17-1919• It is hereby covenanted and agreed that all acts and conditions required precedent to or in the issuing of this bond have been done and per- formed, as required by law, and that the total indebtedness of the County of Washington, including this issue of bonds, is not in excess of any statutory or constitutional limitation, and that an annual tax sufficient for. the pay- ment of the interest and taxes agreed to be paid, and the principal of said* bonds, as the:same become due, has been duly levied and assessed. This bond shall pass by delivery or may be registered as to principal only. upon the bond registry book of the County of Washington, to be kept at the. office of the Treasurer of said County of Washington, at ` - Washington, Pa, , and .upon the back hereof by said Treasurer, .after which no transfer shall be made except by the registered holder or holders in person or by his or their duly authorized attorney, and ,such transfer shall be noted uponsaid bond registry book and upon- the back hereof, provided, however, that this bond may be transferred to bearer and negotiability_ thereby restored, and shall continue subject to successive registrations or transfers to bearer, at- the option of the holder or holders for the time being, but no such registration of the principal shall affect the negotiability ,of the coupons hereto annexed, which shall continue to be transferable by delivery merely. IN WITNESS WHEREOF the County Commissioners of the County of Washington have caused this bond to be- issued in the name of said County, signed by them, and countersigned by the County Controller, and caused the seal of said County, of, Washington to be hereunto affixed, attested by the Commissioners' Clerk, as of the first day of May 1922, and have caused the coupons hereto attached to be signed by the engraved facsimile of the signatures of ;said County Commissioners and County Controller. COUNTERSIGNED: County .Controller* ATTEST: omm ss oners o Washington County. Comm ss oners Clerk. I (FORH OF COUPON) No . , $22.50 Upon the first day of 19 , the County of Washing- ton, Pennsylvania, will pay to bearer Twenty-two 501100 Dollars, ($22. 0), free of taxes, at theoffice of the Treasurer, Washington, Pa. , being six months interest on Bond No. of the County of Washington Road Bonds, Series A, 1922, dated May 1-1922. COUNTERSIGNED: County Controller. _ Comt1seloners off-` Washington County i i I I ! e I y