Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-26
IS NOT MENTIONED
Council Approves Minutes of
Meeting Without Record of
Mayors Attempted Veto.
RAISE THE SALARIES
All Ordinances Granting Increases
Pass Without objectons-Sher-
wood Resigns Seat.

At last evenings session Of the city
council there were two echoes of the
meeting a week ago, one in the APP
prevail of the minutes of that meeting,
and the other in the adoption of res
ulution offered by Alderman Benson,
providing for the publication of the
alTidavits given in favor of the city il
the telephone litigation. The affidavits
unfavorable to the city have already
been ordered published and spread on
the record, through a resolution by
Alderman Brooks.
When the minutes of last Mondays
meeting were read by City Clerk Schaf
fer, the mayor announced that the min
utes would not be approved without
specific action of the council. They
on motion of Alderman Oberg. voted
unanimously to approve the minutes.
No record is included in these minutes
of the veto which the mayor made so
desperate an attempt to get in before
the council could reconsider. The APP
prevail of the minutes is the final act
in connection with the meeting when
the aldermen took things in their own
hands in the face of gavel rule ON the
mayors part for his grand stand play.
In explaining his resolution for the
printing of the favorable affidavits,
Alderman Benson stated that there had
been an impression created tina. there
were no affdavits not favorable to the
telephone company and in fairness all
the aflidavits should be spread on the
records
Rinse che SnIaricS.
The ordinances providing for inCreas-
ed salaries in the waterwOrks and
street departments. and increasing the
salaries of the health officer, commits.
sioner of health. plumbing inspector
and city engineer. were adopted last
evening without any opposition. The
provisions of the ordinances have been
referred TO at length in The Argus
heretofore. The measures were adopt
ed as presented FEB. II, with the eX-
ception of slight changes
It is estimated that the increase of
salaries provided by last evenings ac-
tion. together with those already pro-
vided for the fire and police depart
ments. will increase the fixed eXpendi-
lures of the city between $4,000 and
$4,000 annually. The increase is one
of about 90 per cent
Waterworks Employees.
The higher salaries which will now
apply in the waterwOrks department
beginning with the new fiscal year
and the present salaries. are as fol
lows: First assistant engineer. $93 :
month, now $3.50; second and thirt
assistant engineers, $Si a month. now
$50; tremen, $GG. now $50; first reser
VOir engineer. SIS now $50: second anC
third reservoir engineers, SOC. now $50
Other employees who have been paid a
day labor rates will be paid by tn,
month and will receive material in
creases, and the day labOrers will here
after receive $40 day, instead o
$l,15. This rate for day labor apple,
also in the street department.
street Department.
The schedule for the street depart
ment, and the existing salaries. are a.
follows: superintendent of streets. 81
200, now SLIGO; assistant superintend
Cnt, $2.75 day. now 1925: barn boss
$50 a month. now $3.50: teams. S42
day, now $3.50; garbage men, 500
month, now $47.25; laborers $21O, no,
$1.75.
salary Of Officers.
The salary of the health officer, a
present $66.25, is increased in propo,
ton to the other police officers. to 81
month. The plumbing inspector
salary is increased $2OO-to 1,200
year, and those of the city enginee
and commissioner of health are eac
increased $500. the formers to $1.2O
year and the latter's to $1,000.
Building ImproY ements.
Alderman Brooks last evening pr,
sented plans prepared by ArchiteC
Drack, for the remodelng of the cit
hall building. The plans call for e.
tensive improvements OF the buildin.
the estimated cost of which is aboI
$4,000, exclusive of the elevator whic
will cost between $4,000 and $3.50
The plans were referred to the cor