Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-03-07

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uIar meeting after election of its
members. designate by majority vote,
one commissioner to be commissioner
of accounts and finances, who shall be
superintendent of that department;
one to be commissioner OF public
health and safety, who shall be super
intendent of that department; one to
be commissioner of streets and public
improvements, who shall be superin-
tendent of that department. and who
ex-officio shall be commissioner OF pub
lie works ;fand one to be commissioner
of public property. and as such to be
superintendent of that department;
but such designation may be changed
bv the council whenever it appears
that the public service would be ben
Gifted thereby. The council, by ma
jority vote, may, in their discretion, at
such first meeting or as soon as prac-
ticabIe thereafter, elect, by a majority
vote, the following officers: City clerk,
corporation counsel. city attorney, as
sistant city attorney, treasurer, con-
troller, city physician, chief of police,
chief of fire department, harbor mas
ter. market master. three library trus-
tees, and the necessary officers to fill
the offices provided for by the local
Improvement act, known as AN act
concerning local improvements ap-
proved June IA, 1897, in force July l,
1897: provided, that the commissioner
of streets and public improvements I'M
der this act shall be eX-Officio the COM
missioner of public works and a mem
Der of the board of local improvements
as and when provided for by said act
concerning local improvements.
ANY officer or assistant or employee
elected or appointed by the council
may be removed from office at any
time by a vote of a majority of the
members of the council, except as 9th
erwise provided in this act.
Sec %. The council shall have
the power by ordinance, from time to
time, to create, fill and discontinue of
fees and employment other than here
in prescribed, according to their judg-
ment of the needs of the city or viii
lage; and may, by majority vote of all
the members. remove any such officer
or employee appointed by them, except
as otherwise provided for in this act;
and may, by resolution or otherwise.
prescribe, limit or change the compen-
sation of all appointive officers or en-
ployes.'
Salaries are provided as follows:
Sec. 30 The mayor and each of
the commissioners shall have an Of
flee al the municipal building or rooms,
and shall devote such time to the du-
ties of their respective offices as a
faithful discharge thereof may re
quire; provided, that in cities of TWEEN
ty thousand (2O.OOO) population and
over the mayor and the commissioners
shall devote at least six hours daily to
the performance of their official duties,
and their total and only compensation
for the performance of their several
and respective duties shall be annual
salaries which shall be fixed by the
council and which shall not exceed as
follows, to-wit:
Where the population is not over
1000, the annual salary of the mayor
$40.
Where the population is over 1000,
and not over 5000, the annual salary
of the mayor may be $3.50, and of each
commissioner 800.
Where the population is over 5000
and not over 10000, the annual salary
of the mayor may be 5000, and of each
commissioner $500
Where the population is over 10, 900,
and not over $4,000, the annual salary
of the mayor may be $1,000, and of
each commissioner $780,
Where the population is over Is ,OO0
and not over 10000, the annual salary
of the mayor may be $4,000, and of
each commissioned $1,700.
Where the population is over 1000,
and not over 10000, the annual salary