Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1900-12-08

The Republican party has an awful
record to 90 before the people Oh In the
spring.
The extravaganza of the Knopf-Lorl-
mcr crowd In the county offices Is some
thing fearful.
The gang who are now holding up the
taxpayers of Cook County are the most
barcfaced and uu,laclous In their meth
ods of any tax.caters we have ever
heard Of.
At the head of the nvaricious 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.
I.Orimcrs Tenth Ward Lieutenant.
James Monaghan. Is Knopf's Deputy
Comptroller and Clerk of the County
Board. and this man Is paid for his
nominal duties $1,000 per year.
\ few years ago the duties of this
job were we'll performed by one man.
who received but $1,000 per year, and
who had but one assistant.
But In order to curry favor with
Lormcr, KnOpf appointed Jim Mon
Afghan to the place, and he receives
$1,000 per year. and has IN office full
Of assistants, Us Is shown further on.
MOnaghan's salary Of $1,000 per year
Is greater than that Of any man en-.
ploycd 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 I.orimer have 40 willed It..
KnOpf's chief clerk In the County
Clerks office gets $1,000 per year,
while the chief clerk In the big Record
ers office only gets $500 per year. as
does also the chief clerk In the offices
of 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.
| 4 few years ago there was but one
marriage license clerk ut $500 u year.
Now there Is n chief marriage license
clerk at S1,SOO, and two assistants at
SI.50O each.
This is probably to help out In
KnOpfs marriage bureau which Is
connected with the license department.
Phil KnOpfs payrolls eat up S22'i,040
a 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 1t high time for tho
County Board to interfere?
The County Clerks office itself has
a payroll aggregatlng SlSl,7GG per
annum.
The County Comptroller's" Office has
a payroll aggregatlng S1G,S4O per
annum
The CLERK of the County Court" pay.
roll aggregates $2S334 per annum.
Total drawn on payrolls sworn to by
Phil KnOpf, $226,04O.
Reform Is necessary.
Following lisa complete list of the jobs
In the various branches Of Phil KnOpf's $
bailiwlck. with the monthly salaries
attached:
COmptrOllers' Ofiice-Deputy comp
troller and clerk OF County Board
S333.33; chief clerk ana hOOkkeeper
$3.50; minute clerk and record writer
S2OS,33; bill clerk, $lO6.66; assistan,
bOOkkeeper, $50; cashier, ,$125; comp
trOller's clerk, 1925; jauitress, $45. TO
tai salaries, Sl6,S4O.
County Clerks Office-Chief deputy
$3.50; cashier, $2OS,33; boOkkeeper
S1G6.GG; deputy, redemption depart
ment. $50: nine assistant deputies. re,
demptiOn department, $l25; receiving
clerk, S125; deputy, tax sales, Sl25
deputy, tax extension, S20S.33; assist
ant deputy, tax extension, $3.50; assist
ant deputy tax extension ana railroad
tax. 1925; railroad warrant clerk, Sl25
mail clerk, $50; deputy, marriage H.
cense, $3.50; two assistant deputies
marriage license, each Sl25; deputy. vi,
tai statistics, 1925; map clerk, S137
three assistant map clerks, 800; vault
clerk, first, 500; vault clerk, second
$75; vault clerk, books ana papers
$l25; stenographer, 500; Waterman
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