Murray's Petition
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 256, Jan. T., 1917, by William J. Fennessey, Hiram W. Watson and Anthony Mohan, from order of C. P. Columbia Co., Sept. T., 1917, No. 1, removing school directors for neglect of duty, in case of Petition of John R. Murray et al. for the removal of the Board of School Directors of .the School District of Conyngham Township, Columbia County.
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Appeal, No. 256, Jan. T., 1917, by William J. Fennessey, Hiram W. Watson and Anthony Mohan, from order of C. P. Columbia Co., Sept. T., 1917, No. 1, removing school directors for neglect of duty, in case of Petition of John R. Murray et al. for the removal of the Board of School Directors of .the School District of Conyngham Township, Columbia County. Proceeding for the removal of school directors under Section 217 of the School Code of May 18, 1911, P. L. 309. Before Evans, P. J., Hauck, A. J., and Rhodes, A. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. The court removed the school…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Walling,
This is a proceeding under Section 217 of the Act of May 18,1911, P. L. 309, for the removal of school directors for neglect of official duty. On May 15, 1917, respondents, as school directors of Conyngham Township, Columbia County, contracted with J. M. Walker for the purchase of two stoves at $218 each, for heating the two rooms of the Wilburton school building, without public notice or competitive bids as required by Section 617 of said act (P. L. 350); for which their removal from office was duly petitioned for in the court below. Answers were filed and…
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