Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-08-01
ARBITRATION
Has Been Suggested
AS a Solution to North
Hill Trouble.
Property Will be Rented
For Coming Year.
Prof. J. {. Mexican Elected
Schooi Examiner.
Perkins Annex Has Again Started
Toward Completion.

An attempt was made at Tuesday
to arbitratc the differences exist
ing between the Akron Board
and the Board Of Education of Portage
township. The differences have be-
come so marked that legal proceedings
have been instituted by tile local Board
to obtain possession of the school build
ing ON North Hill.
Mr.. Frank Fiebeger, president of the
City Council was present and made a
statement, in which he championed the
cause of the Portage Board. Mr.. Fie
beger said that, as chairman of the
Annexation Committee, he was in a
position to know good deal of the in
side history of the case. He attended
the several conferences between citi-
zens of the annexed districts and the
city and county officials prior to the
passage of the resolution providing for
annexation. He stated that at the
meeting. before the County Commits
sioners the question of school rights
and privileges was thoroughly discuss
ed and that it was understood that IA
fair adjustment would be made. At
that meeting, Mr.. G. Il. Innan repre-
sented the Board, although he was not
present in an official capacity.
Mr.. Fiebeger presented plan for
an equitable adjustment of the situa-
ton He thought it could he settled
upon basis of valuation. He sug-
gested that the Akron and Portage
Boards each select a committeeman,
the two to choose third member, and
the three men thus appointed, to act
as an appraising Board, to place val
uation upo nthe property. Mr.. Fiebeg-
er believes that the evidence submit
ted in law suit will all be against the
Akron Board.
Mr.. Slabaugh as chairman Of the
schools and Discipline committee has
taken an active part in the controversy.
He said II do not know when we can
get such a basis of adjustment The
idea is to take the tax duplicate and
divide the amount returned for taxa
ton in two parts, viz: Portage town
ship outside the city limits and Portage
township inside the limits, and then
divide the school property according
to that ratio. The County Auditor in
forms me that it will be impossible
to get the duplicate before next
spring"
Mr Hartzell inquired if such an ar
rangement as suggested by Mr.. Fiebeg-
or would insure the immediate pos
session of the building.
President Cook of the Portage Board
was present. He replied that he belev-
ed such an arrangement would be ac-
! cepted by his colleagues in Portage.
I'VE want nothing but what is fair
and right" said Mr.. Cook. "We have
made several propositions all of which
have been perfectly fair and legitimate.
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The school building was erected by the
whole township and the entire town
ship paid for it, and used 1t for a high
school The property cost about $685.
600.
Mr.. Slabaugh asked "How. can we
consider the proposition when we do
not know what the tax duplicate is?"
Mr.. Cooks reply was: "Your Board
knows as much about the tax duplicate
as we do and the Akron Board runs no
more risk that does Portage"
Finally the whole matter was refer
red back to the committee on schools
! and discipline whereupon Mr.. sla'