Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-05
COUNTY BOARD IN
FAVOR OF PAYING
HIGHER SALARIES
Believe Officials Should Receive
Sufficient Income to Elm
mate Graft.
PETITION THE LEGISLATURE
Resolution Adopted for Appointment
of Committee to Urge Assembly
for Remedial Laws.

Declaring sufficient salaries should
be paid public officials to enable them
to make a respectable living without
resorting to graft, the board of super
visors unanimously passed a resolu-
ton yesterday afternoon, offered by
Maurice Bockaert, Moline progressive,
providing that the chairman appoint
a committee of five to draft resolu-
tions to be presented to the legis-
lators from this district in the general
assembly, urging them to introduce a
bill at Springfield covering the above
matters.
Supervisor Bockaert's resolution fol-
lows:
Whereas, the time has come that the
citizens of this county are realizing
the unnecessary and harmful influence
of politics on the administration of
public affairs;
Whereas. we believe that all posi-
lions filled by public officials should
be remuneratsd sufficiently to allow
holders of said positions a respectable
living, without being compelled to any
of the so-called side grating;
Whereas, we believe that all such
positions should be filed by men who
first are backed by their honesty and
second by their merits and ability;
Be it resolved, that influence be
brought upon the legislators of the
state of Illinois by the board of super
visors of Rock Island county to make
proper laws in order to cause these
necessary reforms.
Furthermore, be it resolved that the
board of supervisors of Rock Island
county authorizes its chairman to ap-
point a committee of five members of
the board to draw resolutions to be
presented to our legislators from this
district with recommendations that
they introduce bill in the legislature
concerning the points above mention
ed.
Moore's Bill.
The judiciary committee composed of
G. H. Richmond, William Trefz and E.
II. McMurphy, to whom was referred
the bill of w. r. Moore for $1,000 for
legal services in connection with the
capital stock injunctions under former
States Attorney Magill, made the fol-
lowing report:
Your committee to whom was refer
red the matter of the payment of the
w. r. Moore bill for assistance to
States Attorney L. NJ. Magill, would
submit the following:
In the June term, 1910, the following
was submitted by the judiciary COM
mittee and adopted by the board:
Your committee to who mwas refer
red the matter of compensation of as
sistants to the states attorney in pros
ecuting those indicted by the grand |
jury and also in quashing the capital
stock injunctions, would submit the
That the states attorney |
be allowed not to exceed the sum of
81 900, the same to be paid out of the |
fees of his Office
We also find that Jan. 9. 1911, W. R. |
Moore was paid $500 as assistant |
states attorney. April 10, 1911. NJ. ]. !
McEniry was paid s75.S6 as assistant |
states attorney. May II, 1911, w. R. |
Moore was paid s424.14 as assistant !
states attorney, making a total of |
81 900. This seems to be the amount /
allowed above.
The board claims that Mr. Moore |
thus was paid the $1,000 for work in |
the water power cases for which he !
was employed but Mr.. Moore claims |
that this was for the Fraternal Tri- |
bune matters and that there is still |
due him payment in the power suits.
The recommendation of the commit
tee on rules. providing that the sum
If so cents a day instead of $3.50 per
week be paid for the care of the
county poor, was adopted.
Bid of the Rock Island Ice company,
Martin Weinberger. manager. for s35
10 supply the court house with ice dur
ng the year, was adopted.