Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-06-09
INCREASED WAGES
BASIS OF A WARM
COUNCIL SESSION
Controversy Starts When Mayor
Asks That Salary Of City
Engineer Be Raised.
AMENDMENT Is rendered
Commissioner Reynolds Sets Off Bomb
When He Offers Substitution
for More Money to Men.

After paying a glowing tribute 10
! the efficient and faithful work OF City
| Engineer Wallace Treichler, Mayor H.
| NJ. Schriver, at the regular session of
the council yesterday afternoon, as
sailed Commissioner Robert r. Rey-
nolds because the latter had offered
amendments to the resolution present
ed by the mayor, in which the salaries
of City Engineer Treichler were to be
increased from 800 to S125 and of
Miss Velma Hickman, stenographer to
the mayor. from $50 to $50.
Earlier in the session, on motion of
Commissioner Martin Rudgren, the
salary of Miss Ina Stone, second as
sistant city clerk. was increased from
$50 to 500. At that time Commission
er Reynolds voted against the increase,
later explaining his vote by saying that
he intended TO vote down all increases.
Offers Amendment.
After Mayor Schriver offered his
resolution providing for increasing the
salaries of the city engineer and his
stenographer, Commissioner Reynolds
offered an amendment which provided
for the increase CT men who work I'M
der the head of the street department
from $40 per day to $3.50. Commits
sioner Reynolds at first read the
amendment as a 10 per cent raise,
which would have made the wage
1921, but he later changed it to read
$3.50.
Before the amendment was put to
vote, Commissioner Hart asked for
nd GlthSritnta
which also provided for several in
creases in his department Commits
sionef Jonas Bear also prepared a res
Olution for increases. but before these
were presented Mayor Schriver said:
Il am sorry to see the council take |
this stand in the matter 1t has been |
the first increase l have asked in my |
department. AS a city engineer we
have faithful and efficient worker in
Mr.. Treichler. He is an able man and
is furnishing the goods.
There isn't a city in the state that
has a man more able or more willing"
Mayor George A. Davis of Jackson
vile, Ill. was present and Mayor
Schriver asked him what was paid the
city engineer in his town. Mr.. Davis
7
in salary and 81 900 for aid, which in
Guided a stenographer and an assist
ant engineer, explaining also that Jack
sonville was a smaller city than Rock
Island
The mayor continued: The city en-
gineer of Moline gets $500 and the
one in Davenport a bigger sum. 1 can
see the intent of your amendment. 1t
is only to cause this resolution to lose
1ut. Why haven't you got the courage
o stand up and vote this down and
Why don't you offer your increases on
separate resolutions without lacking it
IN this one?'
Reynolds Answers Mayor.
Commissioner Reynolds was on his
eet in an instant Mr.. Mayor" he
aid. this is the second time you have
brought up the subject of courage.
)nce before at an informal session ]
'ou asked me why l didn't have the
I've got the courage to vote
no. on any resolution and I've got the
ourage to present any resolution that
see fit. My department has never;
ad a raise in salaries. ! voted no a
yhen the question of increasing Miss
ended to vote mo- on all increases all
he way down the line G
Il voted for the increase of Mr.
tapp's. salary last week from 500 to b
125, because when We instituted that C
flee and turned il over to him we Ii