Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-12-01
Salaries Have Increased Over One HUNDRED
Per Gent in the Past -Four or
Five Years,
While the Taxes Of the People Have Just Been Raised by tb
State Board Of Equalization to Pay
the Pets.

The Republican party has an awful
record TO go before the people on in the
spring
The extravaganza Of the Knopf-Lorl-
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 audacious In their meth
ods of any taX-eaters we have ever
heard of.
At the head of the avariclous assort-
ment of political cormorants Is the
County Clerk, the notorious Phil knopf.
Knopf has succeeded In having the
salaries of his pets raised until they are
the best.pald 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 is paid for his
nominal duties $1,000 per year.
a few years ago the duties of this
job were well performed by one man.
who received but $1,000 per year, and
who had but one assistant.
But in order to curry favor with
I.orlmer, Knopf appointed Jim Mon
Afghan to the place, and he receives
$4,000 per year, and has an office full
OF assistants. as Is shown further on.
Monaghap's salary of $4,000 per year
IL greater than that of any man em-
ployed In the public service of the State
Of Illinois. with the exception of the
Governor himself
But the people have to stand 1t.
KnOpf and Lorlmer 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 $4,000 per year. ns
does also the chief clerk In the offices
of the Superior, Circuit, Probate anu
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 $1,000 year
Now there Is chief marriage license
clerk at $500, and two assistants at
$1,000 each.
This Is probably TO help out IL
KnOpf's marriage bureau which Il
connected with the license department
Phil Knopfs payrolls eat up S22G,9i(
year.
How Is that for high:
When It Is understood that three
pensed with, isn't it high time for thu
County Board TO interfere:
The County Clerks office itself Ia
payroll aggregatIng Slsl,IGG pc
annum.
The County Comptroller's" office ha
payroll aggregating SlG,siO pc
annum.
The CLERK of the County Court pay
roll aggregates S2S,334 per annum.
Total drawn on payrolls sworn to b.
Phil KnOpf, S2261i0.
Reform Is necessary.
FoIlowinsisa complete list Of the job
in the various branches Of Phil KnOpf'
baiIiwick, with the monthly salarie
attached:
COmptroller's Ohice-Deputy conn
tr0ller and clerk of County Boar,
$333.33; chief clerk and bookkeepe
$3.50; minute clerk and record write
S2OS33; bill clerk, slO6G6; assistaI
bOokkccpcr, $50; cashier, Sl25 conn
trollcrs clerk, S125; jauitress, $40. II
tai salaries, Sl6,SiO
County Clerks Oflce-Chief deput,
$3.50: cashier, S20s.33 bookkeepe
SlGG,GG deputy, redemption depar
ment, $50; nine assistant deputies, n
demption department, Sl25; recelyin
clerk, Sl2j; deputy, tax sales, ST.
deputy, tax extension, S2OS.33; assls
ant deputy, tax extension, $50; asSls
ant deputy, tax extension and railrOa
TAX, Sl25: railroad warrant clerk, Sl2'
mail clerk, $3.50; deputy, marriage
censc. $50; two assistant dcputle
marriage license each Sl2J; deputy, v
tai statistics, Sl25; map clerk, Sl3,
1hrrc assistant map Clerks 500; vau
clerk, first, 500; vault clerk, secOnt
SO; vault clerk, books and paper
Si25; stcuOgraphcr, 500; watchmaI
dag, $50. Watchmau, night, $50, lO3 e.