Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-12-29
Salaries Have decreased Over One Hundred
Per Cent in the Past -Four or
Five Years,
While the Taxes Of the People Have Just Been Raised by the
State Board Of Equalization to Pay
the Pets.

The Republican party has an awful 4,
record 10 go before the people on In the
spring.
The extravaganza Of the Knopf-Lori-
mer crowd In the county offices is some.
thing fearful.
The gang who are now holding up the
taxpayers of Cook County are the most
barefaced and audaclous In their meth
DDS of any tax-eaters we have ever
heard Of
At the head of the avariclous assert
meat of political cormorants Is the
County Clerk. the notorious Phil knopf.
Kpopf has succeeded In having the
salaries Of his pets raised until they are
the best.paid set Of public employees In
the United States.
Phil Knopf holds three offices him.
self. to wit:
County Clerk.
Clerk Of the County Court.
County Comptroller and Clerk Of the
County Board.
Lorimer's Tenth Ward Lieutenant,
James Monaghan. Is Knopfs Deputy
Comptroller and Clerk Of the County
Board. and this man IL paid for his
nominal duties $1,000 per year.
A few years ago the duties Of this
fob were well performed by one man,
who received but $1,000 per year, and
who had but one assistant.
hut In order to curry favor with
I/orimer, Knopf appointed Jim Mon
Afghan to the place, and he receives
$4,000 per year. and has an Office full
Of assistants. as IL shown further on.
Mona ghan's salary Of $4,000 per year
II greater than that Of any man EN-.
ployed In the public service Of the State
Of Illinois, with the exception Of the
Governor himself.
But the people have to stand II.
KnOpf and I>orimer have so willed It.
Knopf's chief clerk In the County
Clerks office gets $1,000 per year,
while the chief clerk In the big Record
er's office only gets $500 per year, as
does also the chief clerk In the offices
Oe the Superior, Circuit, Probate and
Criminal Courts.
But Knopf doesn't care about saving
the peoples money, so his man gets
more than any Of them.
A few years ago there was but one
marriage license clerk at $500 o year
Now there Is chief marriage license
clerk ut $500, and two assistants al
$500 each.
This Is probably to help out II
KnOpf's marriage bureau which II
connected with the license department
Phil KnOpf's payrolls eat up S226,9i'
year.
How Is that for high?
When 1t Is understood that three
fOurths Of the men on them can be dis
pensed with, isn't it high time for thu
County Board to interfere!
The County Clerks office itself ha'
a payroll aggregatlng SlSl,7Gd pc
annum,
The County Comptroller's" office ha
a payroll aggregating SlG,si0 pc
annum.
The CLERK OF the County Court" pay
roll aggregates SIS, per annum.
Total drawn on payrolls sworn to b!
Phil knopf, S226,9iO,
Reform Is necessary.
Following lisa complete list Of the job
In the various branches OF Phil KnOpf'
bailiwick, with the monthly salarie
attached:
COmptroller's Office-Deputy conn
froller and clerk OF County Board
xS33.33; chief clerk and boOkkeepeI
$50: minute clerk and record writel
s20s.33; bill clerk, s106.66: assistaI
bOokkeeper, $50; cashier, Sl25; conn
trollers clerk. sI25; jau!tress, Si5. IL
tai salaries, Sl6,s40.
County CLERKS Office-Chief deput,
800; cashier, S20s.33; bookkeepe
xlGG.GG; deputy, redemption depar
ment, $50; nine assistant deputies, n
demptlon department, Sl25; receivin
clerk, 1925; deputy, tax sales, So;
deputy, tax extension, S20s.33; assls
ant deputy, tax extension, $50; assis
ant deputy, tax extension and ralroa
tax, sl2J; railroad warrant clerk, sl2'
mail clerk, $50; deputy, marriage
cense, $50; two assistant deputic
marriage license, each 1925; deputy, =
tai statistics, Sl25; map clerk, Sl3'
three assistant map clerks, 500; van
clerk, first, 500; vault clerk, sccon'
SIS; vault clerk, books and paper
Sl25; stenographer, 500; watchnal
day, $50; Waterman, night. $40; 1903 e!