Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-09

ing counties in the state that Rock
Island was the oaly one without an
Inspector Last June the matter was
I'D before the board. but no action was
taken. II was referred TO the judici
] airy committee for report at this meet
! ing.
]. w. Gaddis. an expert Jail archi-
] tect of Vincennes. Ind. who is here
addressed the board and offered his
services to the committee.
County Surveyor Robert Benell
asked the board for an office in Mo
line He stated that he and Wallace
| Treichler, county highway commits
sioner. occupied the same room. and
said that it was crowded. He asked
that he be granted $50 per month to
maintain the office in Moline. 1t was
referred to the fees and salaries COM
mittee.
Mr.. Treichler. interviewed by an
Argus reporter after the meeting,
stated that the office 10 his knowledge
was not crowded. He said that as far
as he knew he was not attempting 10
crowd out Mr.. Benell. He asserted
that he may take the matter before
the board himself and that he would
suggest that the supervisors give him
an office elsewhere in this city and
Mr.. Benell could stay at the one in
the court house. He said he could
maintain an Office for less money than
Mr. BeneIl asked and would inform
the board of the saving it could re-
alize.
Wants Bills Held Up.
Following the bills presented at the
meeting yesterday afternoon, this
morning the supervisors expressed
themselves in favor of keeping a tab
On the debts incurred as a result of
the investigation of official graft, so as
10 let the people of Rock Island coun-
ty know how much it has caused them.
Supervisor Cool started a long argu-
ment over the matter when he intro
ducsd a resolution to the supervisors,
which would hold up all bills present
ed which were incurred as a result
of the investigation. He said by hold
ing the bills up an accurate account
of the amount expended in the trying
Of the cases could be determined. !
His motion was seconded.
DR.. Fred Crafiund, Moline. took ex-
ceptions to the resolution. Supervisor |
Larkin stated that he was in favor of |
letting the people know whether or |
not it cost them 100000. as was stated \
in recent campaign. Supervisor Graf !
lund said that there were bills to come /
before all committees and unless an |
expert auditor was hired the exact |
amount could not be determined.
Urges Payment.
Supervisor Hanna said he was in |
favor of the people knowing the cost, !
but that it was not fair to hold up the !
bills if they are found o. k He said
he people who have accounts against |
he county should be paid as soon as
possible, and that il would be a wiser
plan to keep a tab on these bills as
hey were paid. He stated that in
he end the same result would be ae-
AID the people would re-
;eive an early payment.
Are you going to hold these bills
ID three, six or nine months, maybe
. year or more? We don't know
= hen this will end said Supervisor
Hanna.
Supervisor Cool said his idea was
lot to hold the bills up that long, but
ather to have the matter disposed of
" the next session of the board.
When the resolution of Supervisor
Iool was up for a vote. it was lost, %
o II, the majority favoring prompt
,ayment Of the claims
johnson Has Bill.
DR.. George Johnson of California
mayor of East Moline.
trough his attorneys, Shallberg & !
Harper. presented a bill of s149.9G for
expenses incurred in his recent trip
ere to be tried on the charges re-
urned by the grand jury.
The matter was referred to the
ees and salaries committee. Mr..
ohnson, in the resolution ne present
d to the board, stated that he had
aved the county $500 or 5000 in com
lg here without extradition papers;
hat the grand jury which indicted
i'm had been misinformed, and that
he entire charge against him was C
roundless, and that therefore il was L
My just that the travelling expenses il
q paid. b