Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-04
COUNCIL HOLDS
UP APPOINTEES
Anti-A Administrative Faction by
Vote of to Refuses To Con-
firm Mayors Selections.

Anti-adminiStratiO forces by q
vote OF 5 to again refused to con-
firm police appointments of Mayor
George F. Johnson at the meeting
of the East Moline City council last
evening.
Taking the same stand assumed
at the last session of the body, the
faction headed by Alderman W. H.
Wilcox, stood pat against The
nominees of the mayor for city jobs
but the latter. using the preroga-
tives of his office, is appointing his
slate of officials from one meeting
to another, a program that can
probably be carried on Indefinitely,
regardless OF the antagonistic atti-
tude of the majority of his council
Here's the list of officials that
Mayor Johnson read, which the
council refused to confirm: T j..
Schafer, chief of police; J. F. Ma
berry. assistant chief; William Mi
ger. patrolman.
The insurgents did relent when
it came to Ray Bessmer, patrolmaE,
and George Sarginson. chief of fire
department. Both were confirmed
without opposition. The latter has
been acting as assistant chief and
when Ed Milloen, head of the de-
partment, resigned, Sarginson was
advanced. Aldermen opposing the
mayors appointees are: Wilcox,
Schlueter, Geisler. Wood and New
ton. Those favoring them: Smith,
D'Arras and Carlson.
Something Of a surprise was
sprung when another bid was re-
ceived for the collection of city
garbage Only one figure had been
filed previous to last night and that
was from the Tri-City Garbage Dis
posal Co., which agreed to do the
work for $4,000 year. The cOun-
Gil at a previous meeting was near
" ready to sign up a contract when
the city attorney called attention to
the fact that it would be necessary
to advertise for 10 days before this
could be done. At the meeting last
evening T. S. Craig, farmer, who
collects garbage for the WATERFOWL
hospital, submitted a bid of "a 800.
Accordingly the matter was laid
over until Friday evening when an
other session will be held.
Plans to boost city revenue,
which Is considerably handicapped
through the voting out of the sa-
loon, were considered and a num-
Der of ordinances were taken up.
calling for the collection of license
fees as follows:
Soft drink license, $25 each.
Peddler's license, $40 day and
$500 a year.
Junk dealers. $50 a year to op-
crate and 500 a year for junk
yard.
Theatre, S25 year.
Building, fees up to $50.
Billiard and pool halls, SO each,
places to be closed Sundays.
East Moline's proposed new Rock
Island depot was given considera-
ton. An ordnance calling atten
ton of the Rock Island road Of
fcials to conditions in East Mo-
line and asking that these be i'm
proved by erection of a modern
depot, was considered. The site
for the same and probable cost are
matters to be worked out later.
An ordinance was also read rela-
tive TO Rock Island road guards at
Tenth and Thirteenth street cross
ings being required TO be on the
job up to 10 o'clock at night, in
stead of quitting at o'clock. Both
the depot and crossing problems
are to be put up to the road Of
ficials at once and a determined eff
fort made to get results at the
earliest possible moment.