Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-08
EAST Moline NOT
TO INCREASE PAY.
Ordinances Allowing Advances to EN-.
ployes Are Voted Down by the
City Council.

There will be no increase in wages
for the members Of the East Moline
police and fire departments at this
time. Ordinances granting the in
creases for all city employees, present
ed some weeks ago by special COM
mittee which had been directed by
unanimous vote of the council to pre-
pare them, were voted down by a vote
of four to three.
Three new ordinances for increase
to certain employees, however, were
presented and they will be before the
council for action al the next meet
ing. These were presented by the ord
nance committee. 1t was the switch
in the vote of Alderman Schleuter,
who on an earlier vote in the council
had favored the increases, which caus-
ed their defeat. But in one OF the new
ordinances an increase is provided for
relative of Alderman Schleuter. The
new measures are to raise the pay OF
the street commissioner to 500 a
month; to increase the pay Of the en-
gineer and assistant engineer at the
waterworks pumping station from $S5
to $40 month, respectively, to $s5
and $S5, the larger increase affecting
Alderman Schleuter's father: and a
$40 month increase for the city
clerks assistant and establishing that
Office formally. The clerks assistant
is now paid but $50 month, and it is
proposed to increase her pay to $40
a month. Appointing power. under the
new ordinance, is to be given to the
clerk, instead of the mayor, as pro-
posed in the original ordinance.
Motion to adopt the original increase
ordinances was made. and Aldermen
Lundeen, Passmore and Carlson voted
affirmatiyely, and Aldermen Ryan,
Wilcox, Geisler and Schleuter voted
negatively.
Methods Of dealing with delinquent
water consumers were discussed. It
was reported by the clerk that some
accounts are still unpaid, and it was
decided that after Jan. 20 all connec-
lions for which rent has not been paid
shall be disconnected. The expense
of turning on water again will have
to be paid by the consumer, and he
will be unable to get service again till
full settlement of the account is made.
Authority was given the street and
alley committee to complete arrange
ments for the purchase of Ford COM
bination car for the police department.
DR.. G. F. Johnson, mayor, announc-
ed the appointment of DR.. Walton
Tackett as city health physician, to
fill the lacancy caused by the resigna-
ton of DR.. E. Don Taylor, now lieu
tenant in the United States medical
corps. The appointment was confirm
ed by unanimous vote.
Miscellaneous reports of officers
were filed. Police court fines and fees
for December showed total of
$433 go Collections by the clerk, in
Guiding several thousand dollars of
special assessments due on Jan. 2,
were $5,997.
Revision of the building code and
draft of an ordinance regulating cleo
trio wiring in buildings was referred
to the ordinance committee The ord
inances will be presented at an early
meeting. 1t is planned to greatly ex-
tend the scope of the city building
CODE
Purchase of 500 feet Of fire hose
was left in the hands Of the water and
light committee, provided the amount
does not exceed $500. It is probable
that satisfactory fire hose can now
be purchased for 81 foot, and the
city may be compelled to advertise for
bids.