Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-08-11
LARGEST
WEEKLY CIRCULATION
IN CHICAGO.
COvNTY CIvIL SERVICE.
IN CHICAGO.

There Is strong movement on foo
I" put all OF the county employees under
the civil service law.
According to u strict interDrcta
ton Of two paragraphs Of the act Il I,
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 b,
classified. At present the number I'm
der the control Of the commission Il
about 600 employees, while In rush sea
sous when tax figures and assessment.
are being made three times as many
clerks are recruited from the ranks OF
supporters OF the several county OH
cials.
Following are positions and monthly
salaries attached thereto which are moi
under the merit system and which ID Il
urged should be classified:
Shcriff's Office--Chief deputy, $500;
assistant sheriff, $500: jniler, 500; two
assistant jailers, Sl25; two inspectors,
each. 500; twenty-elght deputies, each,
S1'a.tD; real'estate clerk, $50; execu.
lion clerk, $50; summons clerk, $50;
assistant summons clerk. x12S: general
clerk, Sl25: three Office clerks, each,
500; two office clerks. each, $50 33; jail
clerk, S125; assistant Jail clerk, $50. 33;
nincty-six bailiffs, each. S1Oj; fOrty.twO
jail guards, each, Ss3.:I3: stenOgrapher,
500; office Waterman. $50; three Jail
matrOns, each, $50: teacher In Jail, $40;
laundress. $40: two elevator men Grim
inal Court Building for carrying prison
ers. each. SO: engineer and elevator
man, $40; total salarled list In shcriff's
Office not classified. S2Gl, 900.
Custodian Of Courthouse and Employ
"s-Custodian, $50: clerk. Si0O: eight
elevator men. each, SO; twelve watch
men. each, S65; fifteen ianitors, each,
500: four window cleaners. each, $40:
head janltress, Ss3.33; twenty janitress.
"s, each si5 chief engineer, $50: three
assistant engineers, each, So; five fire.
men, each, $50; fireman for six months.
so: pumpman, $50; TWO carpenters,
each, $3.50; coal passer. $40; plumber,
Sloi; steamfitter AT Courthouse and
Criminal Court, SlOi; assistant 70 same,
So. Total salary fund, SGO337.GO.
Custodian Of Criminal Court Building
aud Employees $50: four
elevator men, each, SIj: eight watch
men, each, So; ten janitors, each. $50:
two window cleaners, each, $50: four.
Teen janltresses, each, So: chief engl-
ncer, .sl5O; three assistant engineers,
"a"h SO; five iircmcn, each, 500; fire.
man for six months, 500: pumpman and
elevator rcpairer, SO; two carpenters.
each, $3.50; plumber, slOI; coal passer,
s'N. Total salaries, Sil $500.
IOmptroller's Dfiicc- Deputy comp
troller and clerk of County Board,
s:asi.:Si; chief clerk and bookkeeper.
$50; minute clerk and record writer,
s2ns.;si; hill clerk, SlOG.6G; assistant
bookkeeper, $50; cashier. Sl25; comp.
iroller's clerk, sl25; iauitrcss, si5. To-
ial salaries, sl6,s4O.
Board of Review-Chicf clerk, $500;
chief deputy clerk, SOS 81; two deputy
clerks, each SlGGGG; messenger SO;
steuoGraphcr, sl0D; laHitor. 500: about
loo extra clerks for four months not 10
exceed total Of $4,000. Total salaries,
s,G,32O.
Board Of AsscssOrs-Chcf clerk,
S29lGj; assistant chief clerk, 2Os.33;
i've expert real estate clerks, each
sl'JG6; five draughtsmcn, each 500; !
Two stcnographers, each 500: three |
messengers. each $50: four watchmcn, |
each $50; three janitors, each $50: vault |
clerk, Ss3.33; four map clerks, each |