Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-19
SALARIES RAISED
BY COUNTY BOARD
StipendS of Circuit Clerk and Recorder
Are Boosted From $500 to
$4,000 Year.
LARSON GIVEN sTENOGRAPHER
Resolution Passed Providing That As.
siStant BE Given $500 Annually
Gid Bills Bother Boari.

The salaries Of circuit clerk and
county recorder were given a boost at
the meeting of the board OF supervisors
yesterday afternoon. On recommends
ton from the fees and salary commit
tee the yearly stipends of both officials
were raised from $500 to $4,000.
The board also. on recommendation
of the same committee, authorized the
employment Of a stenographer for the
county judge at a salary OF $500 a wear.
Under the old plan. a shorthand re-
porter had been used when occasion
demanded being paid at the rate of s.
day but the work was not sufficient
to make an inducement for any one to
hold the position and therefore the
board decided TO employ a clerk so as
to assist in the regular work in the
county judges office.
George ". Smith was again appoint
ed engineer at the court house at the
old salary Of 81 900. Supervisor Fred
GTafuHd offered a resolution providing
that the sum of 5000 be appropriated
by the board for the Improvement OF
the rural road, conditioned upon Mo-
line raising an additional $500. Ac-
ton on the matter was deferred until
tomorrow.
Old Statement BObs Up.
Another wrangle over the bill of Mrs
Mary COunley, Coal Valley, developed
at the session Yesterday and was con-
tinUed over until this morning and
again laid over until tomorrow. At
the last meeting Of the board Mrs.
COunley presented a bill for 1927 which
she had expended for an operation on
her son Clarence, who was taken i'll in
Canada with appendicitis. She Dor
rowed the money to pay for medical
services and asked the county to reim-
burse her, as she was in need.
Through some misunderstanding at
the last meeting the bill, although
actually approved by the poor commit
tee, was sent to the county clerks desk
with the notation, referred to the
board for action" The matter was
fought out on the floor OF the board
and rejected. Yesterday afternoon, the
committee on poor asked that the bill
be referred back to it for reconsidera-
ton. a roy call was demanded and
the request was granted 26 TO S, the
vote standing.
Ayes ~ Brunstrom. Cain. Childs,
Cook, Cunningham, Daley, Einfeldt, Ell
lott. EXbOm. GTafund. kerns, Upton,
Little, Ogden, OhlweiIer, Powell
ScGaible Schroeder, Scarf Sieyers,
SIeight. StrOehle, Titterington, Trefz,
+. II. Young and +. W. Young. Total,
26c
Nays Bakersfield, Burgoyne Corbin,
GTisWOld. WadswOrth. WeckIe, Which
er, WOODBURY.. Total, s.
This morning the poor committee re-
ported favoTabiy on the bill and rec
commended that the sum Of $40 be al
lowed on IL. The report was signed by
Ia or IN "a fol
Schnaible. The signature of Super
visor Roy DALEY was missing, and al
though members of the committee
said he favored payment or the bill.
it was decided 10 hold it up until His
return tomorrow. Supervisors Girls
void, Burgoyne and WadswoTth led
the fight against payment.
Reed Bills again.
The bills OF Ed Reed for stenOgraphy
services ordered by the coroner were
again presented to the board for pay
menI on d resolution offered by Super
visor Cook. Ii was explained that the
board turned the claims down at the
last meeting and that Mr.. Reed had
taken an appeal TO circuit court where
the court held with the county. An
appeal was prayed but never perfected.
Supervisor Cook claimed that the
reporter mad been mplOyed
in good faith by the county and the
bill ought to be paid. Supervisor
Grailund held that under the rules of
the board no bills for shorthand work
at corOner's inquests could be allowed
except on the Q. X. of the states attor-
ney. The matter was put over until
this afternoon in order to give States
Attorney Thompson an opportunity to
explain the legality of the claims.
Road in Bad Shape.
The sum Of $50 was voted to aid the
soldiers and sailors Of the county.
Wallace Treichler, county superiRtend-
ent Of highways, called the boards at.
tentiOn to the fact that the highway
south of Coal Valley to Rural is in dan
gerous condition and needs attention.
Supervisor Clark Corbin spoke of the
progress which has been made on the
CoIOna bridge He said the shore pier
was in, as well as two glrders. Super
visor Weck1e stated that a half mile
approach TO the bridge would have to
be acquired Bowling township was
given aid in the erection of two
bridges.
a change on route five on the state
aid map was ordered in order to in
clude the approach to and from the