The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-14

ulmi01efB, the Guy dttOTHcy dIu
~ Coz entered the mayors Of
~ d figure on obtaining money
| = ~ new policemen, according to
a admission of Mayor Harry M.
sririyss this morning. The press
- bssred from the meeting.
ma vas held behind closed
1Defa
Stateuents have been heard for
M time that the city electrical.
lgiIding and plumbing inspectors
iaye little To do In the winter
raaths, and that they might aid
4 police work. However, under
n lsv IN unused appropriation
Z one department. cannot be shift
Z % another department, and
saIfting Of inspectors to police
nv would aid by their perform
~ only part time police duty. AS
/ means to aid the. financial situa-
don inspectors giving part OF their
tine To their own work would draw
~ from a special fund for that
,urpose and the hours spent on
lelIce duty would be paid for out
I tls police fund, which pay would
y considerably less than II the
N worked full time on police
luH, and consequently would form
- II drain on the police fund.
10 Have More Work.
However, under plans announced
III morning the inspectors are not
b h put part time on police duty,
II are, nevertheless, to be given
nm work to perform this winter.
hey will give as much time as is
nscsssary to their regular work. for
viich they will be paid out Of the
hGpectors' fund. The remainder OF
Il day they are to work under the
noervision of Commissioner John
4 Nurrin, in charge of the water
sorkS department. Commissioner
nufrin contemplates placing the
inspectors at work rerating the city
h fat rate water rents. and will
~ ut Of the waterworks fund sal
nh in accordance with the time
W PIT In. Between the two jobs
beltAR the waterworks nor in
psetprs' departmental funds will
h viblated. They will receive pay
IN each in accordance to the
vcgk done for each department,
|slieA will give them the same rate
I nlary as received at present en-
MtlJ from the inspectors fund for
work - inspectors. The saving to
h made to the taxpayers is that
nore work will be accomplished, as,
fof instance, If the inspectors did
vt perform the rerating work out
ndsrs would have to be employed
q salary for this work and the
Inspectors would draw their regu-
~ salasy from the inspectors
lind.
Dees Not Help Police Fund.
However, this arrangement in no
ay helps out the almost exhausted
police appropriation, which would
rarely run through the remainder
o. The fiscal year with the present
number of officers, and which.
therefore, could not stand the drain
" salaries to more officers.
according to a statement from
commissioner Martin T. Rudgren,
eaarse Of the department of pub
" accounts and finance, the pay
nesu for work in his department
ssue to the inspectors by Commits
s.Oner Murrin will serve to save a
transferable Of the inspectors fund.
W. tnis saving cannot be touched
~ any other fund. Under the law
Me money in this fund must be used
ss4ectly for the purpose for which
way intended and any money left
"er must. at the end of the fiscal
4. . 20 back into the general fund
~ redistribution along with tax
.vueys and other revenues for the
~ years appropriations to the
various departments.
Two Policemen Named.
80. nosever. regardless of where the
~ 10y is to come from, the board
ure and police commissioners
,s uaaay night, upon request, named
"v new officers.
c..le are c. L. Babcock and
sst. s. :. knoor. Both will 90 on
49," eanesday night. It> was
u ~. ~ 'nat the board will be likely
eae.ae at least two other police
s IN the near future.