Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-02
INCINERATOR FOR
CITY HELD 4 NEED
SAYS Ii Is Best Method for Handling
Garbage and May Prevent
Suits

II East Moline is TO keep out of
court fight with the state Of Illinois
1T must soon provide modern method
of disposal of its garbage. I'D the op-n-
ion OF DR. H. Don Taylor city Healla
physician Recommendations fer I'M
mediate steps towards installation Of
garbage iucineratof plant were pre-
seuted TO the city council Dy the doc
tor last evening He advocates this
Improvement for the double reason tnaI
the state health authorities insist on
a change IN the present method. and
that incarceration Will make fer better
sanitary conditions ia the city.
Dr. TAYLOR calls attention TO COM
plants which have been fled with the
state board Of health relative 10 tne
C.tsrs present plan Of garbage dis
rosal. and ne forwards letter from
the board insisting ou action hE EAe
city for remedy Of the conditions COM
planned Of in communications 10 the
state authorities. Buying an incln-
orator. DR. TAYLOR believes VIII be
cheaper than court fights which are
almost certain 10 result in defeat for
the city The PHYSICIANS reeommen-
datioas were referred to- the commit
tee of the whole for report at the next
formal session of tine council
Request of she police and fire de-
partment for an increase 81 &I5 p
month i'm their nav was referred 10 rHe
committee nj the whole. as was Pc
tltion from the street department en-
pl0yes for 20 per cent raise. The
aldermen are SAID TO FAVOR the in
crease for the police and fire depart
meBJ and some advance for #he street
lab0rers and teamsters. but there has
been question OF legality raised and
rffy attorney has bean = GlEeH N
make . thorough 5nTesriE cation and de
rermine whether there is some legal
method Of revising the sa ary 5Cled-
ute It is believed that there is. and
those urging the increase point 10 the
fact that she salaries were Increased
last spring after the beginning of the
present administration, and after the
appointment cf the present officers OF
the two departments
When Or g F. johnson, mayor. pre-
scented the names of James Curttrizht.
fer appointment as patroImau 10 sue
coed his brother. Horace Outright.
resigned and of W. a Jackson fer
peCi8l p8troimau 10 he paid by the
Root and EaudeTTo0rt company or the
government opposition developed and
the men yer confirmed by the vote of
the mayor which decided Tie I'm the
council The opposition il is under
stood was not directed al Mr. GurtE-
right. but was against the confrma-
ton of Mr.. Jackson. who has served
several months IN this capacity Aid
ermen Wiilcoz. Geisler and Ryan vot-
ed negatively on the motion 70 con
firm the men and Aldermen Lundeeu.
Carlson and SchIeuter supported the
motion. When the tie was announced
the mayor voted afI5rmativeJy
Plat OF "a subdivision Of lot of
lHndahls addition was presented. and
referred TO the committee of the whole.
Alderman Wilcox questioned the
advisabijity of allowing the current
bills, aggregatne $2.0l1.57 His fig
ures showed the general fund balance
10 be only $1,126,72, but the treasurer's
report shows balance Of S2174.09,
and the bills were allowed Mr. Will
cox was excused from voting on the
finance committee report
Report of the police magistrate
showed fines and fees collected 10 the
amount Of S319.40 in September. and
$50 IN fines and fees ON account of vio-
latons of the motor vehicle law. which
must be reported and accounted for
separately and devoted to the improve
ment of streets. Report Of the DO
Ice department showed I02 cases on
city charges and six on state warrants.
Two houses were reported fumigated.
and there were 53 dodgers at police
headquarters
Harry orman asked permission to
construct storm vestibuIe for his no
lei. To project on the sidewalk feet.
me request was referred to the ordi-
nance and finance committees.