The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-01
AGENCIES FOR
TEACHERS WON
TEACHERS AGENCIES OF CITY
WON FIGHT AGAINST. LIcENs-
ING UNDER ORDINANCE THIS
MoRNlNG-HELD THEY ARE
INFORMATION BUREAUS.

The teachers agencies won their
tight before the city commission this
morning when it was held by a vote
of 4 to 1 that they were not subject to
the license of 500 on employment
agencies provided for in the city or
finance. Commissioner Stern's was
the dissenting vote.
Assistant City Attorney Shure said
it was up to the commission to de-
eide from the facts presented by the
teachers agency men at the last ses-
sion whether they were conducting
an information bureau or an employ
ment agency. If they were operating
information bureaus they were not
subject to the license ordinance. II
they were operating employment
they We're subject to the
F. V. Hutchinson Of the Northern
Teachers agency was again heard on
the subject and stated that inasmuch
as he teachers agencies did not &C
cept any registration fees from the
school authorities, they in no way act
ed as their agents in the matter.
And that should a teacher not &C
cept the position secured through
their efforts they were not obliged to
pay any commission. Therefore, he
maintained the teachers agencies
only acted as. information bureaus
w. H! Sherman, representing the
employment agents OF the city in the
matter, said he could see little diff
ference between ?he conduct of the
teachers agencies and the employ
ment agencies. He said that in no way
do the employment agents act as
agents. for the employers, from whom
they accept no fees, and that they DO
not charge any commission if the
man does not accept the job they Sc
cured for him. He said that what
was sauce for the goose was sauce
for the gander and if the employment
agents should change their names to
information bureaus they would not.
according to the same process Of
reasoning, come under the license
ordinance either.
Commissioner Jordan asked Mr..
Shure if he though the city, If it i'm
posed a license on the teachers agen-
cies, could collect it. The city .attor-
ney was of the opinion it could not.
Whereupon Commissioner Blakemore
made q motion to the effect that the
teachers agencies were: not subject to
the employment agency license Or
dinance. All concurred in the vote
supporting the motion excepting
Commissioner Stern.
A further tangle. was evolved by
the appearance Of another of the en-
ployment agents, Mr.. Johnson, who
had been asked to refund the expens-
es and time of a man he sent yester-
day to a farmer living near Grandin
who had written him for a farm
hand. but who told the man on ap-
plication that the job was no longer
open. '..
The nan reappeared this morning
at the Johnson Employment agency
offices and demanded redress. He
asked his transportation to Grandin
and return, so cents for his supper
and a certain amount for his time
out in going to make application.
Mr.. johnson offered to pay the
transportation, as he says he has
done in every case of the kind, but he
the meal and anything for the mans
time. He said the man had no job
when he went. Had he not gone he
would have not have had anything
for his time here in the city when
he was out of employment. Further
this Mr.. Johnson produced the
letter of the farmer asking to have
a suitable man sent for this vacant
job.
The man himself was cited to APP
pear before the commission. He
stated the farmer had given him his
supper last night SO that he was
nothing out in that respect. Mr..
Johnson contended therefore the mar
vas not entitled to any reimburse
ment for his meal.
Commissioner Stern said in justice
to each man that Mr.. Johnson had
offered to dc. the square thing and
the man was not entitled to anything
more than what the employment
agent had volunteered to do.