Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-08-30
MORE COPPERS.
City Council Passes an Ordinance
Increasing the Police De-
partmenf.
ONE Is TO BE A DETECTIVE.

additional protection Deemed Necessary
to Keep Pace with the Rapid Growth
of the Town-BIds on Levee Warehouse
Too High aud New Ones to BE Invited
| As to the Sidewalks.
An ordinance increasing the Rock
Island police department four men
special meeting last night.
The ordinance was introduced by
Aid. G. A johnson and received the
affirmative votes of all councilmen ex-
cept Aids. Gall, Heidemann and As
| ter, who recorded themselves in oppo-
sition to the measure. Three of the
| men are to be made patrolmen and
| the other one is to be a detective Gin
| citizens clothes). Aid. Johnson, in
offering the ordinance, said Rock ISL
and was growing rapidly and in
| creased police protection was neces-
sary. Aid. Wheelan stated chiefs for
several years had recommended the
putting on of additional officers. He
said Rock Island had developed into a
modern city and should have at least
one detective who could act in
would work at disadvantage
L
expect one man to perform the du-
ties of patrol driver, remaining at
the station "a hours every day in the
week. Besides there should be a
night sergeant, as at present when
the night captain is called out the
station is left without anyone to
watch business that might come up
for attention in the meantime.
Mayor McConochie said there had not
been an increase in the department
for Il years, and he believed more
protection was required. Aid. Gall
thought the members of the present
force did too much loafing at the sta
ton.
The ordinance is as follows: That
in addition to the officers of the po-
lice department of this city as already
| established and regulated by ordi-
nance, there shall be one detective,
who shall be raid for his services the
sum of 5000 per annum. without
clothing allowance. Said detective
shall be subject to all regulations of
the department. and subordinate to
the mayor and marshal of the said
department. He shall be appointed
by the mayor, and said appointment
later ratified by the council as in
other appointments in this depart
ment. The number of policemen in
said department is hereby increased
to 15. The said additional patrolmen
and policemen are to be paid at the
same rate as established by ordi-
nance"
New Bids to BE Asked.
Aid. Wheelan reported that the
committee of which he is chairman
haG received bids for the erection of a
levee warehouse, the lowest of which
was 81, 1856, and as this was in excess
of the appropriation-$2, 000-on his
recommendation the council rejected
the bids and new ones will be invited,
the plans to be slightly modified.
The council is to attend the Labor
day parade at Davenport Monday as
a body. The mayor appointed Aids.
Beck, Winter and Willis a committee
to make arrangements in behalf of
the council.
Aldermen were instructed to secure
lists of property holders in their re-
spective wards who failed to build
under the requirements of last years
ordinance and report them to
the city clerk, who shall notify them
unless they construct the walks be-
fore Oct 1, the municipality shall do
the work and assess the cost against
the property. The aldermen were
likewise asked to prepare before next
Monday lists of properties needing
walks in their wards so that the city
attorney can draw ordinances in time |
to give sufficient notification to lot |
owners to build before cold weather
interferes.