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Nation by Hr Berry seconded � y Mr Barnum that printi ng of 60 bonds be
awarded to Security Bank Note Co. , of Philadelphia at $ 130 . 00 . CARRIF.D.
Motion by Parn" m seconded by rill that Monongah - la, assessors be instructed
to make a supplemental return of occupation taxes .
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Contracts for repairing Dunkle , Barr, McCleary and Donahue brides awerded
to T. A. Baker as Der prices on file , on r:otion of Mr . Eerry seconded by P.4r.
Barnum. Motion carried .
June 13 , 1919 .
In session Messrs . Hill, Berry and Barnum. On r;otion of ,4r .
Berry, seconded by Mr. Barnum, the Treasurer S. M. Downer w=_s authorized to
transfer from the General ?=id to the Bonded Debt fund tine sum of Fifty—
thousand ( 8501000) Dollars fer the - 131-arpose of paying interest and principal.
on bonds .
- Carried unanimously.
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June 17th, 1912.
In session Messrs . Bill, Berry and Barnum.
The following resolutions presented :
Resolution of the Bc rd of County Commissioners of t'r_e coup*,,y
of Washington, Pennsylvania, relative to the issue by the said County of
sixty ( 60 ) Belle Vernon Bridge Funding and improvement Bonds of the
denomination of one thousand dollars ( $1, 000 . ) each.
At a meeting of the Commissioners of Washington County in the
State of Pennsylvania, regularlty held at the office of the said Board of
Commissioners at the Court 1-rouse on the 17th day o£ Juneg1912 .pa11 the mam—
fier Q, of the said Board. , t o-^nit , J ohn A.Berry, Thomas Hill and p. P. Barnum, be-
ing present , the following resclutior w-.s on r.,otion duly rade and
seconded, unanimously adopted by the said Board , to wit ;
W" -:ERF,AS, pursuant to the authority of an Act of Assembly,
entitled, " An Act to authorize the acquisition by the several counties of
this Cor:,.rr,onwealth for the use of the County, of brid'g,es over rivers , creeks,
and rivulets , and for the abolition_ of tolls t'_-) ereon" , approved May 8th, 187 ,
and the Acts amendatory t:nereof &nd supplemental thereto , the Counties of
Washington and Fayette in said Commonwealth have heretofore acquired title t
and possession of a certain bridge known as the Belle Vernr)n Bride-;e crossing
the Monongahela, River at Speers Borough, Washington C01Mty7 fromerly
7the
HMMA.S, 7 e said Counties of Washington and Payette are legally.,,
id Belle Vernon Bridge Company in the sum of Eighty-three Thous-
t Hundred Forty-two Dollars and Fifer. Cents ( $93, £942 . 50 ) , being
t of the judgment for damages for the taking of the said Belle
Vernon Bridgei duly entered in the Court of Coi;;mon Pleas of Butler County,
Pennsylvania on the 30th day of April, 19127 in favor of the Belle Vernon
Bridge Comnar�y and against the Counties Of Washington and Fayette , to{;eth-
er with interest on said judgment from, the date thereof , w_-icii will
emoun.t on the first day of July, 1912 to Eight Hundred Thirty Dollars
( 3o • ) , - and also together with the costs of said suit taxed to the same
in said Court , making the amount legally due and owing from the said
Counties of Washington and Fayette to the Belle Vernon Bridge Company,
with interest and sorts of suit as aforesaid, the sum of Eighty-three
thousand ei -ht hundred forty-two i�ollars and fifty cents ( $53) 84? . 50 ) of
which aggregate sum, the County of Washington is required and directed to
pay the one-hall portion thereof w�:ich said one-half ar::ounts to the sum
of Forty-one Thousand, Nine Hun(1red Twenty-one Dollars and Twenty-five
Cents ( d41, 921. 25 ) , and
WHERFAS, the proceedings for the taking of the said bridge were
in all respects regular and legal) and the aforesaid judgment and proceed-
ings leading up to the entering thereof were in due �Orm) and the amount
off/ the judgment is . they fair value of the property taken, and the County
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has o meritorious gro4de to anpeal� from said judp-pent has or will be
taken by either of the defendants , or the Belle Vernon Bridge Company,
plaintiff , and
WHRREAS, The aggregate amount of said judggrent including debt ,
interest and costs to the first day of July, 1912 , to be paid by the said
County of Washington2 is Forty-one Thousand Nine Hundred Twenty-one Dollars
and Twenty-five Cents ( P,41, 921. 25 ) , as aforesaid , of which sum the County
has available to the payment thereof but One Thousand Nine Hundred Twenty
one Dollax-s end Twenty—five Cents ( " 1, 921. 25) , there being no funds in the
County Treasury applicable to the payment of the Guru of Sixty Thousand
Dollars , or any pert thereof , and,
,,, P SFAS, It is necessary that the said bridge be repaired , and the,j
Commissioners of t,,:e said Counties Of Washington and Payette in joint
session have resolved to i "mediately repair the said bridge, according to
ari estir-ata -'urr-fished bu the hgineers of said Courty, amounting to the
sUL Of = 0rtY hOUBand Dollars .40 000
010f Which sur the share of Wash-
, - - - - - - - - - - - - - - u - - - - - -
TI?EREFORE , BE IT TFSOT;YFD , That it order to provide the money necessary to
pay for the share of Washington County for the cost of acquiring the said
Belle Vernon Bridge 7 and interest as of oresaid , less the slim Of One
Thousand Nins uundren Twenty—ore Dollars and
immed
iatelY available as afora :'aid, al-r ra snd Dollars , as
ting to Forty Thcus
of orasaid7 as well as to raise the coney r_scessary t0 pay Wa ` ~:ington Collntyl
share of the cost of said re?airs , as of Ora Said, the debt of the said Count
of Washinv-ton be and t?�e same if hereby increased, ann t_-e amozz+t o? said
�ud,gment so regaining unpaid funded in the stun of Sixty T'no:isand Dollars ,
the total debt of said county not teirg therety increased to an amount in
the aggregate exceeding two ner cent (2;�) unon the assessed valuation of the
taxable rro�rty therein, as fixed and determined by the - _ =t preeedinv_
assessed valuation thereof , and be it
FURT.,=F.R RE-CINEa, Thas for the purpose of raising the money required
as sporesaid , coupon bums of the County amounting in the aggre --ate to
Sixty Thousand Dollars ($602000 ) , be issued and sold at not less than par,
said bends to '-e of the denomination of One 7nousand Dollars ( �'-519000 ) each,
numbered from o-,e to sixvy ( 1 to 60 ) , both inclusive , to be dated June 1st7
1912 , to be paya} le as foe_cros ;
ROTM *TO.� _ R7- aATF a"07yjT " 0 A ...rHT' 'Y
1 to 5 ?51 000 June 1, 1913 .
6 to l0 51000
JILLne 11 1914
11 to is 51000 June 17 1915.
16 to 20 5, 000
J Une 11 1916 ,
21 to 25 5000 June '_, 1917
26 to 3 0 5000 June 11 19153;
31 to 35 5000
June 11 1919
36 to 40 5000 June 11 1920
41 to 45 5000 June 11 1921
46 to 50 5000 June 1) 1922
51 to 55 5000 June 1, 1923
56 to FO 5000, June 1, 1924
Said bonds to ear interest at the rate of four and one—half per centwn
(4 1f2% ) per arnum, to be paid semi—annually on the first days of June and
December in aach year .
tt , u vi-zj 6ae a "vvc 4j
'PYia pr-Ivclpcsl of Bald bonds shall be payable to bearerA Of the Coupons
on presentation and surrender thereof as they severally become due ; provided
that this bond nhY be registered , in which event , all unmatured coupons of i
said registered bonds shall be cut off, and canceled by the Clerk of
the -Comrissiorers of said countyl and t`,e name of the registered
owner of said bonds be placed in the registration clause on the back
t"'.erea1, to5ether with the signature of the said clerk, and thereafter both
Principal and interest on said bonds so registered shall be payable
to the said registered owner or to is legal representatives or assigns
and said bonds shall thereafter be transferable
from tir:.e to time only
by the registered owner in person or by attorney, upon the books to be ket)t
Yor thFst pux'nose in the Office Of
the County Commissioners by said clerk.
Both principal and interest of said bonds shall be
the office of th the at
e Cour_ty Treasurer of said count of til shin
the Borou-h Of Washi y a gt°n, in
ngt on Washint on County, Pa.
'?'he said bonds shall be substantia,�ly in the following form;
UNITED STATES Oil' AMERICA)
STATE OF PE",gY +VANIA,
COIP'ITY 0n WASHINGTON.
BE,LE VERNONBRIDGE FUNDIN(T AND MPROVFlipTT BUID.
No
1 2000
KNOB' ALL _Acr.r7T BY 7:HESE PRESENTS, That the County of Washington in
the State of Pennsylvania, for value received, acknowledges itself to be
indebted, and promises to pay to the baa.rer, or if registered, to the
registered holder hereof, the sum of One Thousand Dollars ( 11000 ) 2 in
lawful money of the United States of America on the first day of J-LVvP ,
, with interest thereon at the rate of four and one—half per
centum ( 4 V2 %) per annum, payable semi—annually on the first days
of December and June in each year, the principal thereof being payable
at the office of tha County Treasurer in the Borou- ,ri o ' Washington,
Washington County, Pennsylvania, and the interest at the same plaee , upon
presentation and surrender of the annexed coupons as they severally be—
come due ; provided that this bona may be re� istered, in which event , all
unmatured coupons of this bond shall be cut off , ard cancelled by the
Clerk of the Commissioners of said County, and the name of the re—
gistered owner of this bond to be placed in the registration clause on
the back of this bond , together with the si€mature of the said Clerk, and
therea_ter both princi -)al and interest of this bond shall ' 'e pay—
able to said registered owner or, his legal representatives or assigns ,
and this bond shall thereafter be tranaf erable from time to time only ly
the registered owner in person or by attorney, upon the books to be
kept for that purpose in t'.:e office of the County Commissioners , by
said clerk.
This bond is one o=- a series of sixty ( 60 ) of like date ) tenor
Agri G1:eCL j eZCeat as t0 the dates Of maturity, w..:ouyt ing in the
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issued for the purpose of raising funds to Fr ovide for said eounty' s share
of the cost of the acquisition of the Belle Vernon Bridge ' erossing the Monon
gahela River at Speers Boro-a = In was:in--ton r.o-_mty� Penr,sylvania, by anti
between the Counties o' W;. ,- ^C-ton and -ayettel in: said Coa=o:wealth, and
a -so the cost of saki bride in pursuance of9and in full
conformity with an Act off the 3ene:a! As.=e:..L4 o:' ;_`_s Go-_or.naath 0f
Pennsylvania, entitle • An act to re_ i c_te t_e = =er Of ir_creasiny the
indebtedness of mark cis __e= ,1 to _)rovi :e for t _e redemption of the
same , and to impose penalties .or the 411eg&I increz = e thereof' ) approved
April 20th, 1874, and the Acts as�story t hereof and ��i?�?�. &I t ereto,
and by virtue of a ResolutiM _ _ � _ _ : of the County �af
Commissiongrs - of the - Count EY_ -T &do= e�
T ni�=�t an' a �.
- .ye �—' day of June
1912 .
It is hereby cer.ia3 and recite_ mat all acts , conditions
. aIld �i211ngs r_e ce � sar_- to t-=6 �6�-�'==y O� it Zor_�� szl �ts � �aca N-aposnad acid
have been dore ; that every require=i o= law affecttW the VaUdity thereof
has beeri fuily complied �ri`v^� t. �t th33 bo 1s wjtj -= every ' abt and
other limit prescribe , by the Constittitio-- ana - &w-- ^f thjs stemma , ead that
prior to the issuance thereof , an a.-z--Ual tax has been ivied in a sum
sufficient to Day the pri*- c=psa an.- interest o� series of bands . The
faith, credit an.:: property of the said County o= Wazhin-: or_ are hereby ir-
revocabltiy pledged to the pumctu&l P%Y=ent O' L=a "Drinc4za1 sr=- =merest or
this bond in accordance wi;,h its terms .
IN WM��,,S - � J'� T_e Owinty Co=r-issicT_ers Of the Cotm'�y Of
Washington have duly caused this bond to- be issued az--z' executed by them
in the nfLma or s®ia coa .,;,T, ar3 tie corporate seal of t=-e said county to be
hereunto affixedl attested by the Commissioners ' Clerk2 and _e couaOr_s hereto
annexed to be executed by. the =acsirile si:7nature of said COUnty Co=__.issione s
as of the -- of v� 1010 �
ATTEST ;
COMVIS31 =13rsw clerk , o•ar. ,,y oars ssioners:
FOEM OF COU_ ON "
No .
22650
The Cour_ty of Washington will pay
to bearer Twenty-two Dollars and Fifty
cents ( 122 . 50) on the first day of
19 9 1t the office of the
County TreasurerjWasgh.int,ton� Pa. ,
being six months ' interest that day
due on its Funding and Improvement
Bond No . . dated JvnP1 _ I419 _
County Commissioners .
FORM 0- RE•TIS7 ,.-
Date of e o' ; Cler'c of
Registration ; Re -istered owner County Corrlr;issioners .
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVEDIThat the moneys received from the
sale of said bonds be forthwith applied to the payment of the amount
due on the aforesaid 3udgment , costs -.nd interest thereon and the repairing
Rnd improvement of said bridge .
That for the purpose of providing for the payment of the principi
said bonds , together with the interest and taxes due the Commonwealth
thereon, and in compliance witl- the apores . _id Act of ;,he Gener�i.l Assemcly, .
e,pprove'_ April 20th) lS74, and the Acts A:-.endptory thereof and supplement—
al thereto , a,n annual tax beginning wit: : the year 1912 be and the same is
hereby levied and assessed upon the proper surjeets of taxation within
said county, to be applied solely to the payment of the principal Of
said bonds , as the same shall become p yable , to be collected as follows ;
In the ye . r 1913 9937 . 50
In the yaer 1914 736o" . 5o
In the year 1915 7137 . 50
In the ye r 1916 6912 . 50
In the year 1917 6697. 50
In the ye r 1915 6462 . 50
In the year 1919 6237, 50
In the ye r 1920 6019650
In the year 1921 5757. 50
In the year 1922 5562 . 50
In the year 1923 5337, 50
In the year 1924 5112 . 50
AN _, RE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That beAm a any of said bonds shall be
issuedl a statement shall be prepared , executed and filed in the Office of
Clerk of Quarter Sessions of Washin ton County, as require . by the second
Section of the aforesaid Act of Asse: bly, approved April 20th719747and the
Acts aLendatory thereof and supplementary thereto .
T at the said SIXTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ( I� 50, 000 ) of bonds whet.
dully prepared signed and sealed in the form above set forth shall be
Cc purcYiaaers thereof .) 0`Cl