Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-11-17
The Candidates Are Lining Up and the
People Can Take Their Own
Choice.
Interesting Gossip from All tho Camps About
Prominent Citizens Talked Of
for Honors.

There Is a strong movement on foot
70 put all of the county employees under
the civil service law.
According to strict interpreta-
tion of two paragraphs of the act 1t is
said all employees on the pay roll Of
Cook County. with the exception of
those specifically exempted. are by law
under the merit system and should be
classified. At present the number un
der the control of the commission is
about 600 employees. while in rush sea
sons when tax figures and assessments
are being made three times as many
clerks are recruited from the ranks Of
supporters of the several county Off
cials.
Following are positions and monthly
salaries attached thereto which are not
under the merit system and which 1t Is
urged should be classified:
Sheriff's Office-Chief deputy. $500:
assistant sheriff. $500: jailer. 500; two
assistant jailers. S125: two inspectors,
each. 500: twenty.eight deputies, each,
x166.66; real.estate clerk. $50: execu-
tion clerk, $3.50; summons clerk. $50;
assistant summons clerk. $125: general
clerk. S125: three Office clerks, each,
500; two office clerks. each. $S3.33; jail
clerk, 1925: assistant Jail clerk. $S3.33
ninety.six bailiffs. each. &1O5; forty.two
Jail guards, each. SS3.33; stenographer.
500: Office watchman. $GJ; three Jail
laundress. $40: two elevator men Grim
inal Court Building for carrying prison.
ers. each. SIS: engineer and elevator
man. SI5; total salarlcd list In sherffs
Office not classified. $261, 1,O2O.
Custodian Of Courthouse and Employ
es-Custodian, $3.50; clerk. 500; eight
elevator men. each. S75; twelve watch.
men. each. $65; fifteen janitors, each,
$50: four window cleaners, each, 500:
head janitress, SS3.33; twenty janitress.
es. each $45; chief engineer. $50: three
assistant engineers, each, $50: five fire.
men. each. $50: fireman for six months,
500: pumpman, $50; two carpenters,
each. $3.50: coal passer. 500; plumber,
$1O4: steamtitter at Courthouse and
Criminal Court. $1O4; assistant to same,
$65. Total salary fund. SGO.33I.GO.
Custodian Of Criminal Court Building
and Employes-Custodians. $50; four
elevator men. each, &75; eight watch.
men, each, $G5: ten janitors, each, 800:
two window cleaners. each. $50; four.
teen janitresses, each, $45; chief engi.
neer, $3.50: three assistant engineers,
each, SIS; five firemen, each. $50; fire.
man for six months, $50; pumpman and
elevator repairer, &75; two carpenters,
each, SSs.4O; plumber, $lO4; coal passer,
800. Total salaries. $41.?S0.GO.
Comptrollcr's Office-Deputy comp.
trOller and clerk Of County Board,
x333.33: chief clerk and bookkeeper,
$3.50: minute clerk and record writer,
$2Os.33; bill clerk, s1O6.66; assistant
bookkeeper, $50; cashier, 1925; comp.
troller's clerk, 1925; jauitress, $45. To.
tai salaries, $l6,S4O.
Board of Review-Chlef clerk, $500;
chief deputy clerk, $2OS.33; two deputy
clerks, each $4,000; messenger, &15;
stenographer. 500; janitor. $50: about
100 extra clerks for four months not to
exceed o total Of SO, 900. Total salaries.
@58,32O.
Board Of Assessors clerk,
So0l. go; assistant chief clerk. $?OS 50;
6ye expert real estate clerks, each
.Sl66.66; nve draughtsmen. each 500;
swo stenographers, each 500; three
messengers, each $40; four watchmen,
each 900; three janitors, each go; vault
clerk. esS.8S, four map clerks, each
800, attorney, e3SS8Ss about aOO ex.
tra clerks and Held assessors for four
months hot TO exceed 4 total Of $S3, 200.
Total salaries, +i4H. 900.
states Attefhey's Objective assist.
ants, each $333.33; three assistants,
each $50; three assistants, each
500; three assistants, each $50;
extra help when required not to eX.
ceed $3.50 month for each person, not
to exceed total Of $1,000. Total sal
aries, SOL, ,7OO.
Election OmmissiOners-Three elec'
tion commissioners, each $2OS.33; chief
clerk, S333.33. Total salaries, 1900.
Torrens Law Department-EXamln'
Ing attorney, S33333; chief deputy,
Sl25; register clerk, Sl25: chain man
Sl25; tract index clerk, SlOs,33: tax and
special assessment clerk, SlOS.33. Total
salaries, Sll,lOG.
Jury Commlssloners-Three Jury
commissioners, Sl25; chief clerk, SlOO
nine clerks, each SO; typewriter, $50
two clerks, each $50. Total salaries
$1,000.
County Treasurer's Ofice-Asslstanl
trea surer, 1888 33; cashier, 500; assist
ant cashier $3.50; bookkeeper $500
two assistant bookkeepers, each $50
chief clerk, $3.50; general clerk, S20s.33
assistant chief clerk, SlGdGi; receiving
teller, chief, $500; two receiving tellers
each $50: clerk, slG6,Gj two clerks
each $3.50; three clerks, each Sl2o
messenger, 500; two day watchmcn
each ST5; two night watchmen, SO
draughtsman, Sl25; assistant draughts
man. 500; mail clerk, Sl2j. For e!gA
mOntAs-FOur assistant chief clerks
each Sl3J; three receiving tc.lers, cacl
$50; thlrty-four clerks, each Sll5; ten
messengers, cach.S45; eighty extra men
from SO 10 50 a day. Total Sts,GTo
Night and sunday worE--Dur.ng Marc.
% men, $4,000; April go menI, Sj,2io
May go mchI, SG,4>O; June - mem
81 900; July % mem, Sl,G2o; August ~
mem, SlG20; September % mem, $500
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