Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-03-21
SALARY.
Of Health Commissioner Causes
Warm Discussion at
Council Meeting.
MOVE TO ECONOMIC FAILS
Long Pending Bill of Park coGnmis-
sioner c. F. Gazetteer Finally
Settled For S153.

OIlltClSm OF aIltSeu lalluTe OF Health
Commissioner DR.. G. G. craig. Jr.. 10
attend council meetings and do other
things that some of the aldermen
thought he ought TO and his defense
by others furnished about the only in
teresting features of the meeting of
the city fathers last night The dis
cussion arose in connection with an
amendment to the ordinances reducing
the salary of the office from 5000 a
year 10 $500 year, which in the end
failed to carry.
Aid. Anderson. at whose suggestion
the ordinance committee at a previous
meeting had been instructed TO bring
IN such an ordinance, gave as his rea.
son for seeing 4 chance to ecoonmize
in this direction the appointment sew.
eral years ago of a regular health off.
Ger who took the more onerous part
of the duties off the shoulders of the
health commissioner. He felt that the
salary of the latter should have been
reduced at that time However. he
was not urging such action on the
council now. II was merely a sugges
ton.
Aids Eckhart. Westbay and O'Con
nor voiced their reasons for favorins
the proposed reduction in salary anC
Aids. Oberg. Robbins. Sexton and 9th
ers spoke in favor of leaving the sal
airy as ii was. urging that the city had
profited in improvement of the general
health by reason of the activities OF
the officer and his services were cheap
at 5000 a year. When it came to {
vote the part of the ordinance chang
ing the salary was stricken unanimous
ly The salary of the city treasurer
was changed from 5000 to $500.
Gazetteer Bill Settled.
Another matter that furnished I;
few spicy passages was the bill o.
c. F. Gazetteer commissioner of Long
view park, for expenses. use of horse. /
and storage of tools for the pas; three |
years. In accordance with instruc |
tions given At the previous council |
II. eet ng Mr.. CaetjeT presented an item |
i2ei bill in which he specified claims |
of $93 for use of horse, and $50 for |
storage of tools for each of two years |
making a total of s153. His origina. |
bill called for $3.50 but Aid. O'Connor |
who presented the claim. stated that |
the other items could not be recalled |
definitely, particularly as to date.
Aid. Anderson offered a resolution
the previous action of the
council allowing Mr.. Gaetjer's bill of
$3.50 and authorizing the payment of
the bill of $153 from the contingent
fund In the discussion Aid. O'Connor
stated he was authorized to tell the
council that if they thought the
amount was not due Mr. Gaetjer TO 50
declare officially and Mr.. Gaetjer
would donate the amount to the city
and stop the fuss. Aid. Eckhart de-
Chased the bill could not be allowed
unless similar claims of other park
were also allowed and
IN the roll call on the resolution he
cast the only negative vote. He
served notice on the council then that
ne would bring in bills later from the
,tner commissioners for storage of the
,ity's property.
S35 for Grass Seed.
Mr.. Gaetjer was afterward author
zed in connection with the park com
n!ttee to arrange for the necessary
work to be done this spring, such as
eseeding. burning the grass off the
ract and arranging the flower beds.
The item of grass seed it was stated,
would cost about $50. II
The closing of Eighth avenue, east
# Forty-fourth street was protested /
" property holders of that vicinity. 4
PARTICULARLY those who had purchased
ome years ago what they supposed !
we're corner lots. A committee con
.sting Of Aids. Sexton. Brooks and {
cckhart was named to interview w.
T. Moore, L. S. McCabe and z. II.
suyer. who are interested. and see if
solution of the matter cannot be had !