Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-03-10
THE DA|RYMEN
PLEAD THEIR CASE

Thomas J. Rogers and Edward Cor
man, water commissioners, rendered
their resignation at regular meeting
Of council Friday night
The following communication was
read by the secretary:
Gentlemen: We, the undersigned
water commissioners of the borough of
Danville, hereby tender our resigna-
tions, the same to take effect at once
Yours truly,
THOMAS J. ROGERS,
E. CORMAN."
On motion of Mr.. Finnigan it was
ordered that the resignation of Messrs
! Rogers and German as water commits
sioners be accepted.
William Crossley, Norman Boyer,
Charles Appleman, Robert Farnsworth,
John Dyer, L. w. Welliver and G. M.
Dyer dairymen who sell milk in Dan
vile, appeared before the borough
council last night
G. M. Dyer acting as spokesman urg-
ed that great unfairness is practiced
in collecting the milk license fee.
What the dairymen want, he said, is a
fair understanding. Some are paying
license fee and others pay none. He
milkmen by driving into town every
day, including Sundays and holidays,
for the sole accommodation of the pub
lie, are benefactors. There are num-
Der of children and sick persons, he
held, who rely upon the milk man
coming into town daily, regardless of
the weather. The people are relieved
of all anxiety and uncertainty, the
milk being delivered in the doorways
He acknowledged that he himself does
not pay license, as he does not pur-
chase milk. He charged that certain
dairymen who escape paying license
fee are in the habit of buying milk.
one purchasing by wholesale.
Norman Boyer, Robert Farssworth
and L. w. Welliver spoke in the same
vein protesting against the license as
eXorbitant and asking for reduction.
Mr.. Connolley moved that the chief
of-police be instructed to collect the
milk license as now due. Mr.. Curry
seconded the motion, which carried on
the following yea and nay vote:
Yeas-Deutsch Curry, Jones, Fin
nigan and Won Blohn.
Nays-Eve1hart, CIeaver and Mar
shall.
President Schatz declined to vote.
The agreement between the borough
and the Danville & Sunbury Transit
company relative to paving East Mar
ket street, drawn up pursuant to ac-
tiOn taken at the special meeting on
February 2?nd, was presented last
night by Borough Solicitor Gearhart.
The resolution adopted at the special
meeting ordered that the borough So
icitor draw up an agreement with the
Danville q Sunbury Transit company
requiring the latter to pave its pro-
portionatc share of East Market street
as provided by the ordinance, the troll
ley company to put its track to grade
as furnished by the borough engineer,
the present rail to be retained and the
company to give bond for the faithful
performance of duty.
The agreement, which was read by
the secretary, conformed with the re-
solution adopted at the special meet
ing on February 22nd. The points had
been previously well considered and
the agreement, on motion of Mr. Cleav-
er, was approved.
On motion of Mr.. Connolly it was
ordered that the Danville and Sun
bury Transit company be required to
give bond of eight thousand dollars
for the faithful performance of it's
contract.
On motion it was ordered that the
election of water commissioners to
succeed the two who resigned last
night be postponed until the next
meeting.
On motion the committee was dis
charged, which was appointed at a
previous meeting to visit Harrisburg
i'll the interest of pure water.
The following bills were approved
for payment: