The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-03-30
AGENCIES WERE
GIVEN HEARING
TEACHERS AGENCY MEN WERE
GIVEN HEARING THIS MORNING
BEFORE CITY COMMISSION AS
TO WHETHER THEY SHOULD.
NOT PAY LICENSE.

Inc teachers agencies representa-
t1ves Of the city appeared this morn,
ing before the city commission IL
compliance with the request Of the
city fathers to present their side OF
the case as to whether they should be
licensed along with other employment
agencies Is provided FOR by ordin'
ance.
The teachers agencies contend they
are not employment agencies but in
formation bureaus, furnishing teach
ers with information of vacancies, and
n a the teachers and school authori-
ties in each case make their own
contracts.
W.. Il. Sherman, manager of one of
the employment agencies of the city,
appeared before the commission last
week and stated it was unfair to
license his agency 800 per year &C
cordlng to h provisions Of the ordin-
ance and not the teachers agencies.
Assistant Attorney Shure looked in
to the matter n reported to the COM
mission that he had been informed
the function Of the teachers agencies
was that of an information bureau
rather than an employment agency.
IN such event he said they would not
come under the provisions Of the
ordinance. IF they secured positions
1or teachers he contended they would
come under the provisions Of the en-
ployment agency license ordinance.
On motion Of Commissioner Jordan,
the teachers agency managers Of the
CITY, were requested to appear this
morning, which they did. H. e.
Hutchinson Of the Northern Teachers
agency and A. A. Love of the Love
agency were both present.
Mr.. Hutchinson explained the
method of operation of his agency.
He said that two kinds Of fees were
charged for registration in the agency.
One was for So and the other so cents.
he said merely covered the cost
postage in informing the teacher
vacancies and recommending the
to the school authorities.
case a position was secured through
the lnstrumentality of the agency a
commission of 5 per cent was charg-
ed the person who had paid the 81
registration fee n 6 per cent for the
person who had paid the SO cents
registration fee.
Mr.. Love said the operation of his
was similar excepting that he
only charged one fee and that only in
cases where a correspondence had to
pc. carried on with references. He said
he had been in business in Fargo
years and it was the first
time his business had been consider
in the light of an employment
Mr.. Hutchinson submitted a.
contract Of his company.
MI. Sherman questioned Mr.. |
considerably about the
terms of the contract, pointing out
wherein the applicant agreed to pay |
certain additional fees In case Of an
increase of salary or something on |
the next years salary should a teach
er be reelected for a second year at
an increase.
This MI. Hutchinson explained
an emergency where a teacher |
vas secured a position in the middle |
IF the year and held over the follow
ng year in the same position. He
said in no way did the egency. help |
10 secure the position more than be |
given the information Of the vacancies |
existed.
On motion Of Commissioner Jordan
matter was made a special order
If business on Wednesday morning,
which will be the first regular meeting
If the month.