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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. , February 12, 1923.
Commissioners in regular session, members present being Messrs .
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Walker, Johnston and Baker.
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Motion by Mr. Baker, seconded by Mr. Johnston, that the rate
of Taxation upon the valuation of the property of the County, in order to
raise sufficient revenues to meet required expenditures for the year 1923,
be fixed at seven and one-half t7*j millet the same rate as adopted for the r
year 1922. Motion unanimously carried.
There being no further business, the Board adjourned .
(SIGNED)
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Office of County Commissioners,
Washington, Pa. , February 19, 1923.
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Commissioners in regular session, members present being Messrs.
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Walker, Johnston and Baker.
Motion by Mr. Baker, seconded by Mr. Johnston, that County
Controller be directed to advertise for bids for the construction of the i
roads indicated in the list below and that no contract be awarded, or in
effect, for any of the roads to be constructed until releases of damages
and bonds covering damages for each particular section have been obtained.
Motion unanimously carried.
MONONGAHELA PIKE - EIGHTY FOUR SECTION, beginning at the eastern
end of present concrete road, near Clokey and extending eastwardly to
Dunningsville, a distance of 21, 506.5 feet, more or less.
MONONGAHELA PIKE - GINGER HILL SECTION, beginning at the eastern
end of the present concrete road on the T. B. Kahle property, and extend-
ing eastwardly to Valley Inn, a distance of 19, 030 feet, more or less•
BURGETTSTOWN - BULGE,R #2, beginning at the forks of the road at
Raccoon and extending eastwardly to Bulger, a distance of 10,090 feet,
more or less .
COUNTY HOME ROAD, beginning at the County Bridge over Chartiers
Creek at Arden and extending eastwardly to McClanes Station, a distance of
6, 590 feet, more or lose
LANGLOTH ROAD, beginning at the end of the paving on Riddle
Street and extending southwardly to Lan loth, a distance of 4,200 feet,
more or less.
WASHINGTON AVENUE, FINLEYVILLE, beginning at the county bridge
over Peters Creek at the west end of Finleyville,. and extending eastwardly
to Brownsville Ave• , a distanne of 1, 305 feet, more or less•
MALDEN ROAD, beginning at the forks of the road at the. Leather-►
man property and extending to the boro line of Centerville Boro a distance
of 3, 400 feet more or less•
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
J ELMER JOHNSTON, JAMES W WALKER, W H ECKER, COMMISSIONERS
AVELLA - INDEPENDENCB ROAD, beginning at the southern end of
township brick road leading from Avella towards Independence and extend.:
fag southwardly a distance of 6,,600 feet, more or less.
WASHINGTON STREET, MIDWAY, beginning at the end of the concrete
roadway near the western boro line of Midway, thence via Washington St. ,
to Railroad St. , a distance of 1, 570 feet more or less.
McDONALD-Primrose ROAD, beginning at the western boro line of
McDonald and extending towards Primrose 5,280 feet, more or less.
MIDWAY-STEUBINVILLE PIKE, #3 SECTION, beginning at northern
end of the present concrete road and extending northwardly a distance of
2,000 feet more or less .
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Motion by Mr. Eoker, seconded by Mr. Johnston, that inasmuch
as a recent opinion of the Court held that the choice of officials at County
Detention -Rooms, with the fixing of salary thereof, was vested in the County
Commissioners, and Mrs. Mary Ellen Hughes had been acting as Assistant Matron
at Detention Rooms at No . 80 West Beau Street, for a period of 59 days prior
to her death, during which time no payment had been made to- her on account
of salary, that a voucher be now drawn at the rate of $1.00 per diem for
the period during which she had thus been employed and had acted as said
Assistant Matron, the said voucher to be made in the name of David Hughes,
the surviving husband of the said Mary Ellen Hughes. Motion unanimously
carried.
There being no farther business, the Board adjourned.
(SIGNED)
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Office of County Commissioners,
Washington, Pa., February 27, 1923 .
Commissioners in regular session, members present being Messrs .
Walker, Johnston and Eoker.
Motion by Mr. Ecker, seconded by Mr. Johnston, that all efforts
be made to have survey made of that portion of Centerville-Charleroi road in
West Pike Run Township and lay projected improvement of said road on 50-50
basis before the May Grand Jury for approval by that body. Motion carried.
There being no -further business, the Board adjourned.
(SIGNED)
County Comm ssio ers.