Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-09-26
Central Unions Proposal
to School Board.
More Room Needed In the
Ward Buildings.
Number Of New Teachers Were En-
ployed by the Board.

A letter from the local at
torney for the Central Union Tele.
phone company was received and
placed on file by the Board of Educa-
ton Tuesday nighr.
The communication caused consid-
erable discussion. 1t was a review Of
the correspondence between the com
pany and the Supplies coma, re. OF
the Board, of which Mr.. A. T.. Kings
bury is chairman, relative TO the tele-
phone service.
1t seems that on June 10, the Board
agreed to rent the Peoples telephone
and the clerk was instructed to notify
the Central Union company to remove
it's Instruments from The several build
ings. June %, the Supplies commit.
tee sent a letter to the G. U. company
stating that they would receive pro-
posals for telephone service up TO
June II. This, it Is claimed, was the
result Of misunderstanding upon the
part of the committee. Nevertheless
the q. U. company offered to make a
reduction of so per cent upon their
previous rate. This, the letter from
the attorney claims, was % per cent
lower than the price paid the Peoples
Telephone company at the present
time. The letter also claimed that the
instruments and property Of the Cen
trail Union in the buildings had oeen
damaged.
Mr.. Kingsbury stated that after the
old phones had been disconnected,
Attorney j.. s. Pardee came to him
and told him that the Board should
connect the old instruments again and
use them free OF charge until further
orders were received from the C. IT,
company.
'To this proposition by Mr.. Pardce,
said Mr.. kingsbury, Il replied that
II the Central Union Telephone com
pany had any such offer to make II
should be reduced to writing and sen,
10 the Board. At another time Mr.
Druckemiller called on me and talked
telephone. ! told him that he knew
that the Peoples company was orgaa
izing for business and that he should
have been OH his guard. Mr.. Drucke
miller said that his company had never
overcharged the Board OF Education
dollar but that II was In the tele
phone business TO make money.
asked him IL It would continue tc
make money II II cut the price In two
as proposed. He replied. Yes, we
will said, 1T looks as IL there had
been some overcharge''
Mr.. Kingsbury stated that the Poo.
pies Telephone company was furnish.
Ing telephone service S105 cheaper than
the Central Union had heretofore.
Mr.. Frese stated that the G. U. com.
pany had offered to cut the price Of tho
Peoples telephone, after learning the
latter's rate and later offered free
phones to the schools.
THAT is not competition" remarked
vi. AlcSe, ~ 10 cAt'tuiiIihtlOu,
No action was taken In regard to the
letter further than to place II on fle.
sUPERINTENDENTs REPORT.
Superintendent Hotchkiss made d
pumber Of recommendation effect
Ing the welfare OF the schools. lie
ieported that all OF the buildings with
possibly two exceptions were greatly
iyercrowded. The average number OF
PUPILS for each teacher at Grace
icbool Is b3 and a number Of the rooms
lave as high as 70 pupils. DIR, Hotch
liss recommended that room be fit
ed up in the basement and another
eacher provided. The matter wal