Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-01-05

$4,000 per year. and has an office full
of assistants, as Is shown further on.
Monaghan's salary of $1,000 per year
Is 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 1t.
Enopf and Lorimcr have so willed 1t.
Knoprs chief clerk IN the County
Clerks office gets $1,000 per year.
while the chief clerk I'm the big Record.
er's office only gets $500 per year. rs
does also the chief clerk In the offices
Criminal Courts.
But Knopf doesn't care about saving
the peoples money. so his man gets
more than any of them.
\ few years ago there was but one
marriage license clerk ut $1,000 q year.
Now there Is u chief marriage license
clerk ut $500, and two assistants ut
81 800 each.
This is probably to. help ont In
knopfs marriage bureau which Is
connected with the license department.
Phil Knopf's payrolls eat up $22G,0iO
year!
How Is that for high?
When 1t Is understood that three.
fonrths of the men on them can be dis
pensed with. isn't it high time for the
County Board TO interfere!
The County Clerks office itself has
n payroll aggregating S1SI. 76G per
| annum.
The County Comptrollcr's" office has
a payroll aggrcgating Sl6SiO per
annum.
The CLERK of the County Court" pay
roll aggregates S2S.33i per annum.
| Total drawn on payrolls sworn 10 by
Phil Knopf, S22G,9iO.
| Reform Il necessary.
Following j. n complete list of the Jobs
In the various branches of Phil Knopf's
ballwlck, with the monthly salaries
attached:
Comptroller's Ohice-Deputy comp.
trOller ana clerk Of County Board.
S333.33; chief clerk and boOkkeeper
$3.50: minute clerk and record writer
S2OS.33; bill clerk. $lO6.GG: assistant
bOokkeeper, $50; cashier, 1928; comp.
troller's clerk, 1925; jauitress, Si5. To
tai salaries, S1G,SiO.
County Clerks Office-Chief deputy,
$3.50: cashier. S2Os33; bookkeeper,
$4,000; deputy, redemption depart.
ment, $50; nine assistant deputies, re.
demptlOn department, Sl25; receiving
clerk. 1925; deputy, tax sales, 1928;
deputy, tax extension, S2OS.3 assist
ant deputy, tax extension, $50; assist
ant deputy, tax extension and railroad
tax, Sl2j: railroad warrant clerk. Sl25;
mail clerk, $50; deputy, marriage H.
cense, $50; two assistant deputies,
marriage license, each Sl25; deputy, vi
tai statistics, $685. map clerk, Sl37;
three assistant map clerks, 500: vault
clerk, first, 500; vault clerk, second,
SO; vault clerk, books and papers,
Sl25: stenographer, 800; Waterman.
day, $50: Waterman. night. so; 1903 ey-
ira men on tax extension, special as
sessments and tax sales, etc, at 81 TO
- per day, according 10 qualification,
Sl2s,3jj; total salaries, Slsl,TG6.
| WIN VI DliHlN 's'Ull-'llltl
S20s33; clerk, assistant County Judge,
S20s33; assistant chief clerk, Sl3T.50;
cashier and bookkeeper, SlGG.GG; record
writer, $50; assistant record writer,
Sl25; process clerk, $3.50; recording
clerk, Sl25; two minute clerks, each
SllT.5O; general clerk, 1925; seven eX'
ira men on special assessment work, at
| Il In -El. fatal salarins
SIS, 33I.
The sheriff, who Is said To have Il
rake.Oif of S25,OOO per year from the
Jail dieting bills" has II rouslng old
payroll, which the new County Board
should pay some attention 10.
Here are the figures:
Sherlff's Ofiice-Chief deputy, $500
assistant sheriff, $500; jailer 500; two
assistant lailers, Sl2j; two inspectors
each, $500; twcnty-eight deputies, each
slGG.G6; rcal-estate clerk, $50, cXecu,
ton clerk, $50; summons clerk, $50
assistant summons clerk, Sl25; general
clerk, Sl2j: three office clerks, each
500; two office clerks, each, SS3.33; Jail
clerk, sl2J: assistant jail clerk, Ss3.33
ninrty.siX baillifS, each, SlO5; forty-twO
jail guards, each, Ss3,a3; stenographer
500; office Waterman, 500 three jail
matrons, each, $50; teacher in jail, $40
laundrcSS, $40; two elevator men Grim,
iual Court building for carrying prison,
crs each, $40; engineer aud elevator
man, s75; total saIarled list in sheriffs
office not classified, S2Gl go.
Custodian Of Courthouse and Employ
es-CustOdlan, $50; clerk, 500; eight
elevator men, each, SIS; twelve watch
men, each, go; iifieen janitors. each