Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-06-25
CHICAGO JUDGES
To Get MORE PAY
Governor Dunno Signs Smeikai Bill
Increasing Salaries From $4,000
10 $4,000 Year.

Springfield. H.. June Governor
Dunno this morning approved the
Smejkal bill III. b. $50 increasing the
salaries of the circuit and superior
court judges OF Cook county from So
600 90 $4,000 q year. He had no
comment 90 make iu announcing his
approval of the bill.
The governor also approved another
OF Representative Smcjkal's bills I'll.
n. 1851 increasing the salary of the
states attorney OF Cook county from
$4,000 10 $4,000 a year and Senator
Hull's bill IS. y. $3.50 giving the city
OF Chicago title TO .ract OF land
situated near the Chicago Beach hotel,
title 90 which recently was decided TO
lie tn the state. The city viii use the
property FOR bathing beach purposes.
Other bills were approved by the
governor today as follows.
$. b. - tGiaCkinl establishing
state free employment exchange in
Chicago. with branch exchanges
throughout the city.
s B. PSI NANNY providing that in
event OF vacancy. the docket OF q
justice Of the peace may be turned over
TO another.
:. b. $50 tcommitteel revising the
FISH and game laws.
:. B. 4s7 Coleman permitting cities
TO increase the compensation of alder
men 20 not exceed SO a meeting.
$. d. 466 tHerlihyl requiring buyers
Of tax titles 20 file duplicate tax re-
ceipts with the county clerk
:. r. l19 lWoodardl providing for
the parole OF life term convicts after
90 years Imprisonment.
$. r. tcommitteel requiring police
magistrates 20 grant changes OF venue
the same as Justices Of the peace.
:. 3. tHulD providing that the en-
pluycr may become a party defendant
10 action on assignment of wages.
:. b. 107 bailey providing for the
dissolution of township high school
districts on majority vote.
: Il. 11i tHull giving cities author
ity 90 erect buildings without approval
Of the city art commission
= b 15s tTosseyl appropriating
$4,000 for the expenses Of the commits !
sion 90 investigate unemployment in |
The state.
II 3. 4ss Gregory authorizing
on majority referendum /
vote. 10 erect monuments. markers.
stc.
II. B. s2s Frank Ryan increasing |
from three 90 six rhe number Of bat
,eries OF field artillery in the Illinois
national guard.
n. r. leG OHoladay) authorizing the .
cvying OF a tax not exceeding two .
mills In cities outside OF Chicago for .
garbage disposal
n. n. 6s6 tcommittee) authorizing
township or road districts on two
birds referendum vote 20 issue bonds
70 reimburse highway commissioners
or Indebtedness incurred in making
necessary improvements for which
hey become personally liable.
n. y. 80 tPierson) providing for
he dissolution OF park districts upon
vote.
; boards 10 build bridges in munic-
palitics % less than fifteen thousand
II y. SO &c. II WILSON, making
old marriages performed in other
iates In violation OF the Illinois laws
= marriages performed in this state in
collation. OF the laws OF the state in
rhich the contracting parties live
n. r. SIS tHamlinl providing for
etter care OF feeble minded persons.
n. y. i2s CBurnsl permitting extern
on OF street railways in Chicago by
le city council. after ten days public
office.
Il b se4 (eommiitee) resppropriat-