Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-07-11
Contract FOR
COAL AWARDED

The contract for supplying the Dan
vile school district with coal for the
ensuing year was awarded to the East
Boston Coal company at regular
meeting of the school board Monday
Its bid was declared the lowest, being
50. 25 for No. 2 or egg coal and Sl65
for No & or pea coal, which does not
include the hauling.
Other bids were received as follows
Robert j. Pegg-No, 2,54. 40; No. 6.
SO. 90.
Frank Fry-No. ., a4.6S: No. 6.
SO. 10
A. @. Amesbury-No. ., s4.99; No.
6. 1924
Whitney & Kemmer-No. ,, 90. 80
No. &, 81.
Among the above bids the one from
Frank Fry was the only bid that in
cluded the hauling.
Secretary. Orth reported that each of
the teachers elected at the previous
meeting had signed a contract with
the board
On motion of Mr.. Fischer it was
ordered that the Friendship Fire com
pany be awarded the contract for de-
livering the coal into the school build
ings. The price to be paid is % cents
per ton, while the shippers weight is
to be strictly adhered'to.
Mr.. Fischer submitted a report of
the committee on building and repairs
to the school board, enumerating the
alterations and repairs that it will be
necessary to make in order to place
the buildings in first class condition
The repairs needed are less extensiv e
than were recommended during sew
eral years past.
On motion it was ordered that the
report of the committee be accepted
and the recommendations made be car
ried out
On motion of Mr.. Fischer it was
ordered that the school taught by Miss
Fry be removed from the upper story
of the frame building i'll the Fourth
ward and placed in ore of the rooms
of the brick building: also that the
trees be trimmed which at present ex-
clude the light
The election of a teacher for the
vacancy on Welsh Hill was considered
by the board at some length. but it
was fnelIg decIued to postpone the
election until the next meeting
Under the head of new business the
resignation OF U. L. Gordy as borough
superintendent of the schools was read
by the secretary.
A discussion followed as to the ad-
visibility of accepting Mr.. Gordy's
resignation. Dr. Harpel put in a
strong plea for retaining Mr.. Gordy.
1t was explained that he could be
retained by granting him an advance
of $3.50 in salary Mr.. Fis,her oppos-
ed such an advance and moved that
Mr.. Gordy's resignation be accepted.
The discussion, however, continued.
Mr.. Orth produced figures to show
that through the closing of the fourth
ward grammar schools and some in
crease of taxes, even by granting the
advance to Mr. Gordy, there would be
no increase in the burden of taxation.
When the vote was taken Mr.. Orth
called for division. \ yea and nay
vote was taken to decide whether or
not to accept Mr.. Gordy's resignation
with the following result:
Yeas-Burns, Pursel, Fischer, Fish,
Cole, Heiss and Foulk.
Nays--Harpel, Swarts, Sechler, Red
ding and Orth
Mr. Gordy's resignation was there
fore declared accepted.
DR.. Harpel Immediately nominated
Mr.. Gordy for reelection at a salary
of 1850 per annum Mr.. Redding sec
onded the motion. A yea and nay vote
was taken with the following result:
Yeas-Harpel, Swarts. Sechler, Red
ding, Cole, Foulk and Orth.
Nays-Burns, Pursel, Fischer, Fish
and Heiss.
The president therefore declared Mr..
Gordy elected as Borough Superintend-
ent for the ensuing year.
Mr.. Gordy Immediately took the
floor and stated that in view of the
opposition to the advance of salary he
did not feel that he could accept the
position. Mr.. Gordy's remarks had
manly and characteristic ring and the
position he took called forth many
compliments from the board.
On motion of Mr.. Burns, it was ord
cred that Mr.. Gordy's resignation be
accepted.