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County REVIEW OF ITS BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS FOR YEAR 1895 '* PUBLISHED UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF PRESIDENT D. D. HEADY. COMPILED AND EDITED BY H. B. MEYERS. CHICAGO : Press of Wm. C. Hollister & Bro. 1896. 2 Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. fenton Metallic JVIanafaetimng Go. Main Office and Factories: JAMESTOWN, N. Y. CHICAGO OFFICE : Suite 688-9 Palmer House. MANUFACTURERS OF HIGH GRADE CABINET WORK IN METAL ESPECIALLY FOR PUBLIC BUILDINGS METALLIC EIRE-PROOF FIXTURES FOR RECORD AND FILING ROOMS. BOOK STACKS FOR LIBRARIES, ENTIRELY OF STEEL. INTERIOR FIXTURES FOR VAULTS. INCLUDING Suspension Document Files for Folded Papers, Files for Letters and Flat Papers, Plain and Roller Book Shelving, Drawer and Cupboard Bases. COMBINATION FILING CASE. Its product embraces every form of Metallic Filing Device, together with Tables, Desks, Counters, Mantels in Steel and Bronze, and a general line of Cabinet Work in Metal. 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Healy, stands in a dual capacity as a representative of the people’s interests and as the official administrator of county affairs. It is the purpose of this publication to present to the public a concise and reliable exhibit of the business transactions of the county, showing how the vast sums of money required for maintaining the county institutions are raised and how expended, giving in detail the reports of county officials, chiefs of departments, wardens of hospitals, clerks of the various courts, together with the routine observed in the transaction of business in the sheriff’s office, the recorder’s office, and all other bureaus and departments of the county service. This is the first attempt that has been made to include in one volume a com¬ plete guide or index of the financial and official affairs of Cook County, and the work will be of decided interest to the citizen who desires to familiarize himself with public affairs, and will be of inestimable value to contractors, business houses and attorneys, and to that ever increasing class whose business frequently leads them to the courts or to one of the county institutions. The financial exhibits will be especially valuable, as they will set forth clearly and distinctly the resources and liabilities of the county. This work is presented to the public in the most attractive typographical manner possible. The letter press is artistic; the paper heavy, finely finished and serviceable; the whole embellished with half-tone engravings representing the finest workmanship attainable, and as it will be used as a ready-reference book by a large and interesting class of citizens, experienced advertisers will readily recognize its value as a medium through which to reach the public. Care has been taken to present advertisements in a neat and attractive manner, and the work will be given a wide circulation in the homes and offices of Chicago’s business and professional men. It will also be distributed in the public departments of the larger counties and cities throughout the United States. 192389 Rubber Goods of every description 4 Hand Book of Cook County Institutions GOODYEAR RUBBER CO. 141 LAKE STREET. Hign Grade Wont Done QulcKiy Main Office, 144 22d Street PHONE SOUTH 168. Wagons Call Everywhere. H. J. MERRIELL. GEO. H. MERRIELL. MERRIELL BROS. 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Cunning, Chairman, Office, 1482 Ogden Ave., 120 DeKalb St. Oscar D. Allen, . . . Oak Park. Henry J. Beer, . . . Blue Island. Chas. Burmeister, . 303 Larrabee St. Daniel D. Healy, . 205 Court House. Theo. W. Jones, 6655 Wentworth Ave. Gustav W. Kunstman, 471 S. Paulina St. John A. Linn, . 14 Clybourn Ave. Thomas J. McNichols, 284 S. Loomis St. Louis H. Mack, . . 824 Grand Ave. David Martin, 168 Exchange Bldg., S.Y. James M. Munn, .... Evanston. John Ritter, . . 477 Wabash Ave. Geo. Struckinan, .... Bartlett. Geo. D. Unold, ... La Grange. STANDING COMMITTEES FINANCE Allen, Chairman Struckman Martin Mack Unold ROADS AND BRIDGES Beer, Chairman Unold Munn SUB-COMMITTEES INSANE ASYLUM. Unold, Chairman Ritter Linn McNichols Mack COUNTY HOSPITAL Munn, Chairman Mack Burmeister Jones Struckman OUT-DOOR RELIEF Jones, Chairman Linn Kunstman Munn Beer JAIL AND CRIMINAL COURT Linn, Chairman McNichols Unold Martin Burmeister, COURT HOUSE Martin, Chairman Struckman Ritter Mack Beer CORONER AND MORGUE Struckman, Chairman Kunstman McNichols Beer Burmeister BUILDING McNichols, Chairman Unold Martin Linn Ritter JUDICIARY Burmeister, Chairman Jones Munn EDUCATION Ritter, Chairman Kunstman Linn STATIONERY AND PRINTING Mack, Chairman Martin McNichols CITY RELATIONS Kunstman, Chairman Struckman Jones 6 Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. Carson, Pirib, Scott & Co. Wholesale NEW YORK, 115 Worth St. MANCHESTER, 58 Portland St. CHEflNITZ, 1 Neefe St. PARIS, Rue d’ Uzes 4. Dry Goods ADAMS AND FRANKLIN STREETS Chicago... AUe offer immense stocks of desirable Merchandise and are at all times prepared to contract for the delivery of large f/uantities at the lowest possible prices. 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Munn, . “ George Struckman, . “ George D. Unold, . “ County Officers and Heads of Departments. Jacob J. Kern, James Pease, D. H. Kochersperger, Samuel B. Chase, Frank J. Gaulter, Stephen D. Griffin, Abijali O. Cooper, Ernest J. Magerstadt, James McHale, . Orville T. Bright, James D. Morrison, Edward D. Northam, Samuel M. Burdett, Geo. C. Waterman, Robt. S. lies, F. L. Shepard, . Win. F. Struckman, Wm. H. Ward, . Dr. T. N. Jamieson, Edward Austin, James H. Graham, Geo. F. Morgan, Dr. E. C. Fortner, Geo. S. Oleson, E. A. Bothne, S. B. Jamieson, . Frank Wimmerslage, Warren H. Milner, Henry Bartels, Chris Dahnke, State’s Attorney. Sheriff. County Treasurer. Recorder. Clerk Circuit Court. Clerk Superior Court. Clerk Probate Court. Clerk Criminal Court. Coroner. County Supt. of Schools. Civil Service Commissioner. Civil Service Commissioner. Civil Service Commissioner. County Surveyor. County Attorney, i st Asst. County Attorney. 2d Asst. County Attorney. 3d Asst. County Attorney (tax matters.) Supt. Public Service. Committee Clerk. Warden County Hospital. Supt. County Institutions, Dunning. County Physician. County Agent. Chief Jury Clerk. County Electrician. County Farmer. County Architect. Custodian Court House. Custodian Criminal Court Bldg. X Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. The Werner Company 160-174 ADAMS STREET, CHICAGO, ILL. LARGEST PUBLISHING HOUSE IN THE WORLD Controls the best and most varied line of Standard and Successful Subscription Books Published, Embracing; Educational Works, Histories, Biographies, Works of Reference and General Literature. SPECIALTIES: THE ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA Ninth Edition, with American Revisions and Additions. PRINTERS, BINDERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS SUBSCRIPTION BOOKS. MANUFACTURING PLANT AT AKRON, OHIO. 0 rr & locKeff (irdm CHICAGO ECLIPSE PEERLESS AND WASHINGTON BICYCLES DROP IN AND SEE ’EM Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. 9 Directory of Cook County Court House Criminal Court Building. March ist, 1896. Room Directory, COOK COUNTY COURT HOUSE, Washington, Clark and Randolph Sts. BASEMENT FLOOR. Recorder’s Chief Clerk. Recorder’s Receiving Department. Recorder’s Abstract Department. Recorder's Examining Department. 5 r* 7 11 19 25 29 [ Sheriff’s Offices 31 j 2 4 6 10 14 16 Recorder’s Folio Writers. Carpenter Shop. Engine Room. Recorder’s Map Department. FIRST FLOOR. County Clerk, north half of building. County Treasurer, south half of building. Plumber of the building, west of elevators. 203 President Board County Commissioners. 205 Superintendent Public Service. 207 Judge Windes. 213 Judge Windes, chambers. 217 Clerk County Court. 225 Clerk Circuit Court. 229 Circuit Court File Room. Jury Room. 202 County Board Committee Room. 204 County Board Committee Clerk. 206 County Board Assembly Room. 208 Comptroller, private. 210 Comptroller’s Office. 212 Judge Dunne, chambers. 214 Judge Dunne. 216 County Map Department. 218 Custodian of the Building. 226 Clerk Superior Court. SECOND FLOOR. 200 301 Assistant County Attorney. 303 Judge Hutchinson, chambers. 307 Judge Hutchinson. 309 Cook County, Civil Service Commission. 313 Store Room. 317 Judge Carter, County Court. 321 Judge Carter, chambers. 323 Judge Adams, chambers. 327 Judge Adams. 331 Judge Neely, chambers. 333 Judge Neely. FOURTH 401 Circuit Court, Chancery Record Writers. 403 Chief Bailiff and Jury Clerk. 405 Superior Court Record Writers. 407 Judge Stein. 411 Judge Stein, chambers. 411 Judge Brentano, chambers. 413 Judge Brentano. 417 Judge Horton. 417A Judge Horton, chambers. 421 Judge Paine. 423 Judge Paine, chambers. 423 Judge Tuley, chambers. 427 Judge Tuley. Judge Gibbons, chambers. 306 Judge Goggin. 308 Judge Goggin, chambers. 310 Branch, County Court. 312 Judge Baker, chambers. 314 Judge Baker. 316 Judge Burke. 318 Judge Burke, chambers. 320 Recorder Torrens Land Title Department. 322 Judge Clifford, chambers. 326 Judge Clifford. FLOOR. 402 Judge Ewing, chambers. 404 Jury Room. 406 Judge Ewing. 408 Judge Hanecy. 410 Judge Hanecy, chambers. 414 Law Institute. 420 Clerk Probate Court, private. 422 Stairs to Attic. 424 Judge Kohlsaat, chambers. 426 Judge Kohlsaat, Probate Court. 428 Clerk Probate Court. HENRY BARTELS, Custodian Court House. DIRECTORY OF CRIMINAL COURT BUILDING. THIRD FLOOR. 302 Dearborn Ave. 1st floor, left or west side, Clerk of Criminal Court. 1 st a right or east “ Sheriff’s Office. 1 st < < right or east “ Coroner’s office. 2 d 4< left or west “ State’s Attorney’s Office. 2 d 4 4 right or east “ Branch 1,Criminal Court. 3d 4 4 left or west “ 44 g “ 3d u right or east “ 44 O (4 44 4th 4 4 left or west “ 44 A 4 < 44 CHRIS. i Washington St. 4th floor, left or west side, Custodian of Building. 4th “ right or east “ Branch 5,Criminal Court. 5th “ left or west “ Judge Sears, Superior “ 5th “ right or east “ Judge Freeman “ “ 5th “ office of Asst. County Attorney Struckman. 6 th “ left or west side, Branch 6, Criminal Court. 6 th “ right or east “ Grand Jury Room. 6 th “ right or east “ Asst. State’s Att’y Office. HNKE, Custodian of Criminal Court Building. IO Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. W. R. THOMPSON ..PLUMBING and GAS FITTING.. IRON AND TILE SEWERING. FINE RESIDENCE WORK A SPECIALTY. JOBBING PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO. 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CHICAGO Hand Book of Cook County Institutions, i i DANIEL D. HEADY, President Board of Commissioners, Cook County, Ill. 12 Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. Gutta Percha& Rubber Mfg. Co. JOHN H. BROWN, Manager. IN NEW LOCATION 96 and 98 Lake Street, •• Corner Dearborn Street, ARE IN A POSITION TO GIVE ORDERS FOR RUBBER GOODS THE BEST POSSIBLE ATTENTION. ESTABLISHED IN CHICAGO 12 YEARS HEBARD’S... Telephones West 28!t mul {>53. TaUy=Ho Coaches Band Wagons w Omnibusses For PARTIES.. PARADES...PICNICS, Etc. Office and Stables , WINCHESTER OGDEN A.VES. ... Chicago . NELSON MORRIS. F. E. VOGEL. EDWARD MORRIS. HERBERT N. MORRIS. NELSON MORRIS & CO. Dressed Beef,Mutton and Pork Lard Refiners, Supreme Brand Lard, Hams and Bacon. FAIRBANK CANNING CO. L_ IO N CK B RH N D . - ■ ■ ■ CANNED GOODS. Union Stock Yards, Chicago, Ill. National Stock Yards, Hast St. Louis, Ill. Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. CHARLES BURMEISTER. GUSTAV W. KUNSTMAN. JOHN N. CUNNING. Chairman Public Service Committee. LOUIS H. MACK. JAMES M. MUNN. * ' J, i4 Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. GUSTAV EHRHARDT, HENRY W. SCHLUETER, PRESIDENT. SECRETARY. James A. Miller & Bro. Congress Slate Tin Construction Tile and Iron Roofers . . Co... Galvanized Iron and Copper Cornices, Bays CARPENTERS and Skylights, etc. GENERAL CONTRACTORS Special Attention .... to Large First-Class Work 112=114 Dearborn Street Fully Guaranteed 129-131 South Clinton St. BOYCE BUILDING. J ^ n (rr . Phone, Main 1499. \m/lIlKsClgU Chicago. THOMHS CONNELLY CHICAGO. ILL. MANUFACTURER OF STANDARD • • VITRIFIED • • SHLT-GLHZED WALL COPING, FLUE LINING, DRAIN TILE, CEMENT, ETC., ETC. OFFICE, 312-313 OXFORD BLUILDING, L7Y SHLLE STREET. TELEPHONE MAIN 609 TELEPHONE MAIN 5368. THE CARL ANDERSON CO. General Machine Shop 19 TO 23 S. JEFFERSON STREET, Stationery and Marine Engines, ✓'"'V. Boilers, Pumps and Well-Boring Machinery. * * ‘ LrHICHCO REPAIRING AND JOBBING PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. 15 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. DAVID MARTIN. JOHN RITTER. Chairman Building- Committee. JOHN A. DINN. GEORGE D. UNOhD. i6 Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. The Largest and Only Establishment in the World Devoted Exclusively to the Manufacture of Jail Cells and Iron Work for Prisons The Pauly Jail Building & Manufacturing Company Office, 2215 DeKalb Street ST. LOUIS, MO. Hardened Steel Cells Patent Rotary Cells Common Iron Cells Calaboose Cages aw mm Steel and Iron Doors Prison Window Guards Iron Bunks Jail Locks, Etc. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. x 7 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. HENRY J. BEER. GEORGE STRUCKMAN. i8 Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. ESTABLISHED 1851 OLDEST GROCERY HOUSE IN CHICAGO. Durand & Kasper Qo. Wholesale Grocers Importers and Manufacturers.... 19, 21, 25 c£ 25 MARKET STREET Our New Building, Lake, Union and Eagle Sts., which we will occupy about May. Established 1857. Incorporated 1882. W. M. HOYT COMPANY, IMPORTERS AND MANUFACTURERS. Wholesale Qrocers OFFICE AND WAREHOUSE: 1 to 11 Michigan Avenue, and 1 to 9 River Street. FORT DEARBORN COFFEE AND SPICE MILLS AND MANUFACTORY: 6 & 8 River Street. Hand Book of Cook County Institutions *9 T. N. JAMIESON, Superintendent of Public Service. 20 Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. McNeil & Higgins Co. Wholesale Grocers and Importers 3, 5, 7, 9, 11 & 13 LAKE ST., COR. MICHIGAN AVE. CHICAGO, ILL. C. B. SHEFLER, President and Manager. N. C. FISHER, Secretary and Treasurer. TELEPHONE MAIN 5102. The Garden City Sand Co. FIRE BRICK, WALL COPING, FLUE LINING, PORTLAND LOUISVILLE CEMENT, ACME CEMENT PLASTER, FIRE PROOFING, PARTITION TILE, SAND OF EVERY KIND, CRUSHED QUARTZ, ETC. Suite 1010, Security Bldg, Fifth five, and Madison St., Chicago. ESTABLISHED 1557. Sprague, Smith & Co. MERCHANTS, MANUFACTURERS, IMPORTERS. Plate Glass, Window Glass of all Kinds, Picture Glass, Rough. Ribbed. Colored. Cathedral. Enameled and Chipped Glass, French and German Looking Glass Plates, 207 & 209 Randolph St., Chicago. pr\C THE WONDER ^^ OF THE HGEI Eos does the Family Washing while you sleep. Eos is Woman’s Best Friend. Eos is unique in its composition and action, and totally unapproached in value by any other preparation. Hand Book of Cook County Institutions, 21 JAMES L. MONAGHAN, Deputy County Comptroller 22 Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. Evans Marble Company Importers, Producers, Manufacturers and Wholesale Dealers in Italian andTennessee Marbles For Building Interiors* vv estem Bank Note Company. New Fire-Proof Building. CHICAGO. Steel Plate and Lithographic Engraving and Printing* Plumbers' Slabs, Furniture Marble, Mantels and Monumental Stock. Telephone Harrison 552. 225 Dearborn Street, Chicago Rooms 405 and 406. FRANK L. DAVIS, Manager. Contractors for Marble and Mosaic Work on New Criminal Court Building and Cook County Jail Bldg. BONDS For Railways, Towns and Cities, Real Estate Bonds, Street Railways,Water Works, and Gas Companies. Certificates of Stock, Drafts, Checks, Letter and Bill Headings, Etc., for Railways, Banks, Merchants and Corporations. C. C. CHENEY, President. C. A. CHAPMAN, Treasurer. C. HEINEMAN, Secretary. Bonds and other secureties engraved by this Company accepted on the New York Stock Exchange. LOUIS LEWIN. SAMUEL LEVIN. MAX BRO. A. LEWIN & SON Manufacturers of Negligee Shirts, Pants and Overalls 187 & 189 Market Street, CHICAGO. ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES FOR ALL PURPOSES. Wholesale $ Retail Orders Carefully and Promptly Filled. STORE AND WAREROOMS 173-J75 ADAMS ST. Central Electric Company CHICAGO. Han 13 Book of Cook County Institutions 23 E. J. McARTHY, Chief Clerk Comptroller’s Office, LESLIE H. MILLER, Chief Clerk Superintendent of Public Service Office. 24 Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. Arc and Incandescent Light. Electric Elevators. Electric Power. Wiring for all Branches of Electric Service. Electric Plants Installed. Electrical Supplies. CHICAGO EDISON COMPANY EDISON BUILDING. Telephone Main 1280. 139 Adams St., Chicago. CHICAGO TELEPHONE COMPANY GENERAL OFFICES: 203 Washington St., Chicago. Operating Telephone Exchanges in Chicago and all Cities and Towns in the Counties of Cook, DuPage, Lake, McHenry, Kane, Kendall, Grundy and Will, in Illinois, and Lake and Porter in Indiana. Estimates furnished for Speaking Tube, Private Line, Club Line and Telephone Exchange Service of every description. Hand Book of Cook County Institutions, 25 I ROBERT M. SIMON, Chief Deputy County Clerk. HENRY L. HERTZ, Chief Deputy Clerk of the County Court. PHIDIP KNOPF, County Clerk, County Comptroller, Clerk County Court, Clerk Board of County Commissioners. 26 Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. AN ATTRACTIVE LINE * l wm& ■ ■ you rates, maps and other information. CITY TICKET OFFICE, 230 Clark Street. Hand Book of Cook County Institutions, 27 ROBT. S. ILES, County Attorney. 28 Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. Automatic... Vacuum Method Used for correcting waters for boiler-feeding and utilizing waste steam for heating buildings is no experiment. Our apparatus and methods have clearly demonstrated their efficiency in maximum results and economy in all instances. No back pressure on engines while heating buildings or feedwater. Warm buildings and cleaner boilers guaranteed by Webster’s improved vacuum system of Steam Heating and Vacuum Feed Water Heater and Purifier. SEND FOR CATALOGUES . , . . Warren, Webster & Company, works... CAMDEN, N. J. Western Office, 1503=4 MONADNOCK BUILDING...CHICAGO. WM. D. PICKELS, Manager. 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Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. 3 1 OFFICIALS OF COOK COUNTY AGENT’S OFFICE. CHARLES F. PASDELOUP, Assistant County Agent. MEYER COSSMAN, Secretary County Agent. GEO. S. OLESON, County Agent. 32 Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. w. p. gunthorp, prest. TELEPHONE MAIN 1920. Percy Gunthorp, vice-prest. J. Latham Warren, secy # ... THE ... Gunthorp-Warren Telephone North 241 . ...The •••• wiw. SCHMIDT BAKING CO. Crackers ... ana Fine Biscuits 75=81 CLYBOURN AVE., •-Chicago. Printing Co... Law Printers • • NOS. 51, 53, 55 DEARBORN STREET, • Chicago ESTABLISH ED 1862. Chas. Zschuppe LOCKSMITH SAFES OPENED AND repaired. ELECTRIC AND MECHANICAL BELL HANGING, SPEAKING TUBES INSERTED AND ALL KINDS OF IRON WORK MADE AND REPAIRED. 168 MICHIGAN ST., M m CHICAGO. Opposite County Criminal Court Building. DOOR PLATES NAME PLATES METAL CHECKS s' A HOUSE VN* NUMBERSy^® ^ > .C^J^SBALS BADGES ' Q. s' STEELSTAMPS ^ STENCILS AND ENGRAVING IN METAL JOHN P. FOWLER, Spring Buis. maim. 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BOGLE, President. T. A. BROUGHTON, Vice-President and Gen’l Manager. ...THE... PRODUCERS OF ANTHRACITE J BITUMINOUS # General Offices, Rookery Building, CHICAGO. THE STANDARD FOR ALL DUTIES. Boiler Feed Pumps, Brewery Pumps, Fire Pumps, Low Steam Pressure Pumps, Water Works Pumping Engines. Water Meters for Hot or Cold Water, Meters for Crude Oil, Naphtha, Etc. HENRY R. WORTHINGTON. Chicago, 187-9 Van Buren St., Boston, 70 Kilby St., New York, 86 & 88 Liberty St., Philadelphia, 724 Arch St., St. Louis, 8th and St. Charles St., Cleveland, 24 South Water St., Detroit, 155 Jeffersoq Ave., Indianapolis, 64 South Penn¬ sylvania St. HENRY R. WORTHINGTON, By JOHN CAREY. Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. 47 VIEW OF COOK COUNTY POOR HOUSE. Geo. F. Morgan, Superintendent. 4 8 Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. % ANNUAL REPORT OF HON. DANIEL D. HEALY President Board of County Commissioners of Cook County. In presenting the exhaustive audible report of President Healy, it seems essentially germane to the subject to refer in congratulatory terms to the admirable condition to which the affairs of the county have been brought during the admin¬ istration of President Healy. The executive ability displayed in producing such commendable results indicate a genius for improvement such as is possessed by few men in so large a degree as has been shown by Mr. Healy. His methods have been so thorough in their completeness that their conception and execution stamp him as an indubitable master in administrative ability. The high order of excellence to which the diverse affairs of the county have been brought at the minimum of expense is in a large measure due to the wise direction of the present honored President of the County Board, and the President is consequently deservedly one of the most praise¬ worthy heads of the County Board that Cook County has ever had. It would be a work of mere supererogation to extol his efficiency and conscientious fidelity to the interests committed to his zealous care. Among those who have kept themselves informed of his plans and achievements for the betterment of the affairs of Cook County, they—and their name is legion—regard him as a decidedly unique Presi¬ dent, admirably adapted for the office which he has so signally dignified during his incumbency of it. THE REPORT— It Speaks For Itself. At the beginning of the year I submitted a statement showing the resources and liabilities of the County, and such other information as seemed to me to be for the best interests of the County. I feel gratified that my recommendations during the past year have been so well received and, generally, favorably acted upon. THE COUNTV COURT HOUSE. * The congested condition of all the offices in the Court House, the increase in the volume of business of the County in all its branches is proof conclusive of the great need of more room in this building in order to properly accommodate the public business. Careful consideration has been given to the suggestion to build two additional stories to the present structure and thus secure the needed room. CITY AN ILLEGAL OCCUPANT. This was finally deemed inadvisable at this time, in view of the fact that legal proceedings are now pending in the courts against the City of Chicago, as to its illegal occupancy with a building for city purposes of the west half of block 39, original town of Chicago, the title to which rests in Cook County. Pending a decision of the case the imperative demand for additional court room has been met by renting in the Chicago Opera House such rooms as were necessary for holding courts. SANITARY IMPROVEMENTS. During the past year the entire sanitary condition of the Court House has been overhauled, and all old plumbing torn out and the system changed and replaced with the latest improved sanitary fixtures. Owing to the massive con¬ struction of the building, the securing of proper ventilation and light has proven a knotty problem. This has, however, been solved during the past year ; the whole Hand Rook of Cook County Institutions, 49 ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, COOK COUNTY INSANE ASYLUM. Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. 5° plan of ventilation lias been changed, and a new system of pipes, flues and venti¬ lators through the walls into all rooms has been put in, which is now in successful operation. Electric lights have been placed in the halls, which, with the introduction of pure air and light and the improved sanitary condition, all that could be reasonably expected has been accomplished. THE COUNTY HOSPITAL. This institution has been taxed to its fullest capacity during the past year, owing to the natural increase growing out of an increased population and a large number of people attracted here expecting to find employment at high and remuner¬ ative wages, failing and disappointed, and without friends and means, through want and exposure, fell sick and thus found refuge in the County Hospital and became a charge upon the County. These conditions necessitated increased appro¬ priations both for the Hospital, Poor House and County Agent’s outdoor relief. I do not now see that these conditions will change or decrease during the coming year. ADDITIONAL FACILITIES. Protection to the public, as well as humanity to the afflicted from contagious diseases, proves the wisdom of the timely action in the erection and equipment of the new Hospital Pavilion addition to the County Hospital, set apart for the care and treatment of contagious diseases. The new Detention Hospital is admirably adapted to the purpose intended. The accommodations for the insane and dependent children pending their weekly examinations by the Court, which are held in the building, are ample and fitted with modern conveniences. The consolidation of the Detention Hospital with the County Hospital, under the management of the Warden of the Hospital, has resulted in greater efficiency, better discipline and a reducing of expenses. The electric equipment has been made efficient by removing all old mains and wires from the tunnel and replacing them with new mains and wires ; the grounds are lighted with arc lights; the passenger elevators in the Administration Building and the freight elevators in the east and west corridors of the Hospital have been overhauled and thoroughly repaired ; the interior of the Administration Building has been painted and decorated, and the stairways repaired. The entire Hospital plant has been improved by such repairs throughout as were found necessary to keep the institution in first-class condition. HOSPITAL LABORATORY—A GREAT DESIDERATUM. In accordance with the report of your Committee under date of March 25, the Superintendent of Public Service was instructed to fit up a Clinic Laboratory at the County Hospital for scientific and experimental purposes, the cost and maintenance of the same to be paid from the funds received by the Warden from the sale of clinic tickets, donations, etc., and providing that no expense be incurred without first being authorized by the Board. The establishment of this branch of medicine in the Hospital was urgently advocated by the Hospital Medical Staff as essential and necessary and in line with the advancement of medical science in the treatment of diseases by microscopical examination of bacteria of diseases and the manufacture of serum for treatment of tuberculosis, erysipelas, etc., and the manufacture of anti¬ toxin for diphtheria and other contagious diseases, as well as keeping and preserving specimens for information of the House Physicians and Medical Staff. It is hoped that the Cook County Clinic Laboratory will prove beneficial. COUNTY MANUFACTURING OF DRUGS. During the year, by advice of your Committee, you have now in successful operation, under the direction of a competent pharmacist, a department for the Hand Book of Cook County Institutions, END VIEW COOK COUNTY INSANE ASYLUM. 52 Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. manufacture of drugs and chemicals. This departure from the original method of purchasing outright in the market all drugs required in the Hospital is now an assured success, not only from an economical standpoint, but insures a higher grade and a purer quality of drugs at less expense. merited commendation. Warden Graham’s business management has proven him to be a patient and efficient officer. The County Morgue was planned and constructed to accommodate the needs of the County and City for years to come. It is the largest and best adapted building of its kind in this country. CARE OF THE INSANE. The Board has, by placing the Insane Asylum and Poor House under the management of a General Superintendent, charged with the conduct of its business affairs and the discipline of its employes, done much to maintain the deservedly high standard in which it stands as compared with other similar institutions. The control and treatment of patients in this institution is now, for the first time, under the sole management of an able corps of physicians, appointed by reason of their fitness to treat this class of cases ; and this has resulted in a largely increased percentage of cures. This is especially gratifying when we take into consideration the fact that the only class of cases the State Institutions will receive from the County are those whose maladies show some evidence of yielding to treatment and ultimate recovery. In the selection of attendants to care for the unfortunate charges, intelligence and humanity have been considered as the first qualifications for those positions, and great carQ has been exercised in each case in their selection. COMPETENT MEDICAU STAFF. The Committee appointed, under the resolution of Commissioner Allen to recommend a Supervising Medical Staff, to have charge of the medical treatment and care of the patients in the County Insane Asylum, submitted to the Board reso¬ lutions as their report, under date of September 23, 1895, and recommended Dr. Richard Dewey, Dr. Sanger Brown and Dr. Archibald Church be selected as the Supervising Medical Staff. I would recommend that Dr. D. W. Lewis and Dr. Wm, Cuthbertson be selected to serve as said Supervising Medical Staff for the term expiring on the first Monday of October, 1896. This Medical Staff has been author¬ ized to make rules and regulations governing the resident physicians, nurses and attendants, and the care and treatment of the patients; such rules and regulations to be approved by this Board before becoming operative. They are empowered to inspect and inquire into the condition of the Institution and the medical treatment of the inmates. The gentlemen I have above suggested to act as the Medical Staff are recognized by the medical profession as eminent authority in the treatment of this particular class of diseases. From this Staff this Board may reasonably hope to receive valuable suggestions and recommendations. By frequent visits to the Institution their presence alone will exert an excellent influence, and I confidently predict good results from their supervision. VARIOUS REPAIRS, ETC. During the year nine old boilers have been taken out and replaced with nine new boilers, with fittings complete, and such repairs made to the heating apparatus as to insure comfort. A new fire pump has been added to the machinery equipment, and the necessary hose provided for fire protection. Hand Book of Cook County Institutions, 53 detached ward, cook county insane asylum. 54 Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. An ample supply of water is now assured by the laying of an 8-incli main from the City main supply pipe at Irving Park to and in the grounds of the institu¬ tion. Fire plugs and connections have been placed in the grounds and build¬ ings at convenient points in case of emergency. The buildings have been improved and kept in good repair, and by placing the receipts and disbursements of all supplies and the control of the employes under the direct supervision of a business manager, many abuses have been corrected, economy secured, and the service and discipline improved. The excellent condition of the Dunning institutions reflects credit upon Gen¬ eral Superintendent Morgan’s business management and his able assistants, Drs. McGrew, Johnson, Kearney and Ferguson, of the Insane Asylum, and Drs. Crowe, Ospray and Crowely, of the Poor House. Chief Engineer Quinn has given valuable service and has made many improvements in his department. THE POOR HOUSE. This institution is one of the most difficult of proper management. Many persons who have no right to be charges upon the County seek this asylum as a home for the winter. Such as are physically able to perform manual labor are given suitable tasks in the building and watching the premises. Such employment, however, is limited to the necessary requirements of the institution from day to day, and can only be regarded as a means of something for idle hands to do. As a large number of the inmates are apparently incapable to attend to their own wants, such persons require more than ordinary skill and experience to manage without trouble. The bad element, always present in such an institution, is eliminated as soon as possible, it being the only means by which deserving cases can be cared for. THE COUNTY FARM. During the present year the County Farm has yielded a large amount of sup¬ plies for the use of the Dunning institutions. The land is increasing in value, and its products fully pay the County for the amount invested at market prices. It furnished supplies during the present year, at market prices, to the value of $ 5 > 77 6 -4 7 - CREDIT DULY ACCORDED. The duties of the County Agent are exacting, and require the most careful attention and watchfulness to see that the large amount of money is honestly and properly expended, and that it only goes to those who are worthy and entitled to relief. Agent George F. Oleson deserves the highest credit for the able manner in which he has conducted this department, as also does his efficient assistant, Charles Pasdeloup. It seems to me one of the most difficult problems this Board has to contend with is the proper expenditure of the money appropriated for the care and relief of the poor. INTERESTING STATISTICS. In the appropriation for the present year there was set aside for the supplies for the County Agent’s Department, $100,000; for salaries, $25,000. These sums will be entirely used, and are hardly sufficient to meet the most urgent calls upon this department. In addition, there was appropriated $14,275 for out-door relief in the country towns. These figures show that this Board will pay out this year $140,000 in caring for the needy poor. These figures do not include the cost of keeping the paupers at the Poor House. It is a fact, established by the records at the County Agent’s office, that the greater share of this money is used during the six months commencing October 1 and ending March 31. The same is true in regard to the increased numbers who have Hand Book of Cook County Institutions 55 BOARD OF COOK COUNTY CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSIONERS. SAMUEL M. BURDETT. EDWARD D. NORTHAM. JAMES D. MORRISON. 56 Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. to be provided for at the Poor House. This condition exists largely from the fact that so many men willing to work cannot find employment during the winter months, and are not able to earn wages high enough during the summer to carry them and their families through a severe winter. The County Agent’s report for October shows that the total number of families aided was 1,477. Of this number 592 were married men, 15 widowers and 2 single men. The Poor House report shows a daily average of about 800 men. October being the first month when real needs of the poor commence to demand attention, the figures of this month are not near so large as the other months, when it becomes colder and their needs greater. SOME PERTINENT SUGGESTIONS. These figures will show that during October Cook County wholly or in part supported in round numbers between 1,400 and 1,500 men. The coming five months the number will be larger, probably increased at least 50 per cent. For this large amount of money so expended Cook County receives nothing in return. It has occurred to me that some plan might be devised whereby Cook County might receive some value for this amount of money. Taking these figures, it would seem only fair to say that during the winter months the County has 500 able-bodied men who could earn their living if a way was provided for them to do so. Could not these men be put to work on the streets keeping them free from snow and mud in connection with the City street cleaning department, the County to pay them a small sum, equivalent to what it now costs to care for them ? Would not the City authorities co-operate with this Board in some manner whereby the men able to work, who are supported by Cook County, should render some service for what they receive? Would not the men asking charity be more willing to avail themselves of some such arrangement rather than be classed as paupers? I submit the matter to your careful consideration. COUNTY ATTORNEY. The County Attorney has from time to time reported to this Board the status and condition of all litigation now pending in the various courts in which Cook County is interested. Mr. lies is entitled to great credit for the skill and energy which he has shown in the conduct of the Legal Department of the County. Assistant County Attorney William F. Struckman has charge of that branch of the County Attorney’s office pertaining to insane cases and dependent children brought before the County Court. In the discharge of this trust he has given faithful attention to public interests. COUNTY PHYSICIAN. The County Physician has charge of the insane committed to the Detention Hospital pending their examination and disposal by the County Court, as well as the care and welfare of dependent children coming through the County Agent’s office. To these duties are added the medical attention and treatment of the pris¬ oners in the County Jail. To Dr. Fortner I cheerfully accord praise for the efficient manner in which he has discharged these duties. COOK COUNTY NORMAL SCHOOL. The Cook County Normal School grounds consist of 17.12 acres described as the west half of the southeast quarter of Sec. 21, T. 38, N. R. 14 E. of the 3d P. M. Ten acres of this property was deeded by L. W. Beck and wife for Normal School purposes, April 24, i860. The County has the abstract of title, continued to March 28, 1892. The maintenance of the Normal School amounts to an average cost of Hand Book of Cook County Institutions, FRANK J. GAULTER Clerk Circuit Court. Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. 58 $36,000 per year. The Normal School is a problem which this Board should solve. I would recommend that the buildings and a portion of the grounds be turned over to the City Board of Education with the understanding that they maintain a normal school for the education of teachers for our public schools. The balance of this property should be subdivided and disposed of, the money to be used for building purposes. I have no doubt but that from $150,000 to $200,000 would be received from the sale of this property, and in the meantime relieve the County from the expense of maintaining said school. THE OLD JAIL BUILDING. The Old Jail Building has been for years a just cause of complaint and criticism. The law regards innocent all prisoners committed to the jail, until properly tried and convicted, as provided by law. It is just that in the interim between commit¬ ment and trial the prisoners should be treated with humanity and their health pre¬ served. In order to secure this the new wing of the County Jail has been erected at a cost of about $100,000. It is estimated that it will require an additional outlay of $50,000 or $60,000 to furnish the cells and complete the new structure. This expense must be provided for in the next annual appropriation bill. The County will then have a jail fully equal to the real demands of justice. THE NEW CRIMINAL COURT BUILDING. During the past year this building has been completed by such changes in the arrangement of offices and court rooms as tended to facilitate the dispatch of public business. Furniture, where needed, has been provided, and the building in all its details is now equipped with modern appliances, and is a credit to the County and a model of convenience. THE COUNTY JUDICIARY. I believe the time has come when this Board and the people of this County should take the necessary steps towards urging the next General Assembly to amend the law in relation to the Criminal Court of Cook County. I think the present sys¬ tem whereby the Circuit and Superior Judges serve in the Criminal Court through a system of rotation should be abolished and three Judges selected whose sole duty should be confined to the Criminal Court. A Judge who is presiding in the Circuit or Superior Court and compelled to break off and go to the Criminal Court for three months, necessarily has more or less business pertaining to the Circuit or Superior Court to which he has to give some time while presiding at the Criminal Court; and his calendar stands still while he is in the Criminal Court. The present system is a source of delay to the common law and chancery litigants, and to the prompt trial of criminal cases. It is a source of expense to the County by reason of increased amount of jurors’ salaries and cost of dieting prisoners whose cases are delayed, and in many other ways. By having Judges who devote their entire time to the trial of criminal cases they would be able to dispatch a much greater volume of business in a term than is done under the present system, and the Circuit and Superior Court Judges would be able to give their entire time to the duties of their own Courts, which would work to the great advantage of the County and persons having business in the Courts. In this connection I think it would be well to consider the question of an addi¬ tional Judge for the County Court, or devise some method to relieve the County Court from its present condition. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION. The law creating the Cook County Civil Service Commission became operative July 1, and in accordance with its provisions I appointed three commissioners and reported my action to this Board at the time. Hand Book ok Cook County Institutions. 59 E. J. MAGERSTADT, Clerk Criminal Court. 6o Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. APPLICATIONS FOR POSITIONS. During the five months of its existence the Commission has received over 1,500 applications for positions and has examined over 1,200 of the applicants. All the present employes of the County coming under the jurisdiction of this Board, and hence under the jurisdiction of the Civil Service Commission are on the classified list, and the benefits and advantages of civil service as applied to our employes are fast making themselves felt and the ultimate success of civil service is assured. The Commissioners have given careful attention to the study of the Act, and have been earnest in their efforts to administer the law according to its terms and provi¬ sions and in a practical, business-like manner. NURSES AT COUNTY HOSPITAL. In this connection I deem it my duty to call your attention to the question of nurses at the County Hospital. As you know, during this year they have been fur¬ nished by a contract with the Illinois Training School for Nurses at a cost of $22,200 for the year. In addition to this they have had the services of quite a number of convalescent patients who were able to leave the hospital but were retained there, assisting the nurses. At times the County has been called upon to bear the cost of feeding and caring for as high as from thirty to forty of this class. This contract expires on the 31st day of this month and some different arrange¬ ment will have to be made for the coming year. Under the opinion of the County Attorney, dated September 17, the nurses and the medical staff at the Hospital will necessarily have to be appointed under the Act relating to the Civil Service Com¬ mission, and will be under the jurisdiction of that Board. I think it a question to be well considered whether the County cannot establish a Training School for nurses at the Hospital, whereby as high or higher standard may be obtained as can be had under a contract with a private school. At present under the system in vogue the same nurses only stay a few months as a rule, and are then sent to other charges more profitable to the school. By this method the County Hospital, as to a large per cent of the nurses, is simply a primary or kindergarten department. Nurses appointed after a competitive exam¬ ination and retaining their positions as long as they performed their duty and receiv¬ ing a proper compensation, in my judgment, would render better service than those now there without compensation simply for the necessary experience to fit them for other positions. As to the Hospital Staff and this question of nurses I would rec¬ ommend either the Hospital Committee or a special Committee at once take the matter up and submit a plan to this Board for its approval before the consideration of the appropriation bill. A SEASONABLE EULOGY. The office of the Superintendent of Public Service deserves more than a passing notice. This department is charged with the expenditure of nearly three- quarters of a million dollars annually, and I challenge any person to make a just criticism of the manner in which this office is conducted, or to deny the statement that every cent of the County’s money paid out is only paid out for full value received. The aim of the Superintendent and his able assistant has been to encourage all the honest competition possible, and it cannot be said that any clique or ring of merchants, salesmen or contractors have any inside influence in the matter of furnishing Cook County with supplies. I11 this office none but business methods prevail, and depending, as this Board has to do, upon the Superintendent to so great an extent for the proper expenditure of so large a sum of money, it is most gratifying to me, and it must be to the members of this Board, to have the office filled by so capable and efficient an officer as Dr. T. N. Jamieson. Hand Book of Cook County Institutions 6i ABIJAH O. COOPER, Clerk Probate Court. Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. 62 INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS. The Industrial School trouble has lately been so thoroughly aired that you are all conversant with all questions pertaining to the relation of this County to the various Industrial Schools. I only suggest that before appropriating any sum to them next year a careful investigation be made, and proper restrictions thrown around such appropriations as will insure their expenditure for the purpose for which this Board intends them. RESOURCES OF COOK COUNTY. From the certificate of the County Clerk the equalized valuation of all classes of property in Cook County for the year 1895 is as follows : Real estate.1213,029,549 Personal property . 38,531,171 Railroad property . 19,183,816 Total . 1270 , 745,536 To maintain the County Government, including the payment of principal and interest of the bonded debt incurred by the County since August 8, 1870, for the year 1896, the County is allowed by law to levy as a tax an amount equal to 75 cents on the $100 equalized valuation of all taxable property for the year 1895, being the last previous assessment, which amount will be $2,030,584.02 for the year 1896. ESTIMATED RECEIPTS FOR 1896. The estimated receipts of County Offices in and for the year 1896 over and above the salaries legally to be paid out of said receipts will be about as follows : County Treasurer and ex-officio County Collector.$ 310,000 00 Recorder of Deeds. 190,000 00 County Clerk and Clerk of County Court. 200,000 00 Clerk of Probate Court. 100,000 00 Clerk of Circuit Court. 180,000 00 Clerk of Superior Court. 120,000 00 Sheriff. 50,000 00 Clerk of Criminal Court.*. 2,000 00 Coroner. 1,000 00 Total .$1,153,000 00 Available resources will be from tax levy . 2,030,584 02 Add estimated receipts from County Offices. . 1,153,000 00 Making total from all sources.$3,183,584 02 The fixed charges are the principal on bonded indebtedness incurred since August 8, 1870. BONDED INDEBTEDNESS. OLD INDEBTEDNESS. May 1, 1880, 4A per cent Refunding bonds, Series A, expire May 1, 1900.$1,158,500 00 May 1, 1885, 4 per cent Refunding bonds, series B, expire May 1, 1905. 500,000 00 Total .$1,658,500 00 NEW INDEBTEDNESS. May 1, 1888, 4 per cent Refunding bonds, expire $50,000 each year.$ 650,000 00 February 1, 1889, 5 per cent Court House bonds, expire January 1, 1899. 750,000 00 May 1, 1892, 1 to 20 years 4 per cent Refunding bonds, Series C, expire $67,500 each year. 1,147,500 00 Total.$2,547,500 00 RECAPITULATION. Old indebtedness. New indebtedness. $1,648,500 00 2 , 547,500 00 Total indebtedness $4,206,000 00 Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. <->3 STEPHEN E>. GRIFFIN, Clerk Superior Court. Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. 64 It is evident from this showing, in order to keep within the County’s resources, it will be necessary to curtail the expenses in every branch of the service. How this shall be accomplished without impairing the service will not only tax your best judgment, but will require your patient attention. The Circuit Judges can very materially aid in this direction by careful consideration of the question of how many assistants they allow the different departments under the provisions of the law. This Board will be called on in the very near future to renew all its insurance policies now in force. This will require an additional outlay of about $20,000 for premiums. LEGISLATIVE BUCCANEERING. The last General Assembly passed an Act entitled, “An Act to tax gifts, leg¬ acies, inheritances,” etc., which is now a law upon our statute books. This law provides that the tax so collected shall be paid to the State and is to be used for State purposes. I do not wish to find fault with the Legislature that passed this law nor with the law itself, but I think this Board should ask the next General Assembly to repeal the above law and in its place pass an Act fixing a uniform tax upon all leg¬ acies or inheritances over the sum of $50,000 or $100,000, the tax so collected in each county in the State to be applied toward the support of the charitable institutions in the county, or to defraying the expenses the said county is called upon to pay to maintain its charges in charitable institutions. I see no reason why a tax raised in this manner would not be sufficient in time to bear the greater share of the cost of our charitable institutions, nor do I see why a tax raised in this man¬ ner should go to support the State government. It has so many other sources from which it can properly raise revenue, such as corporations, franchises, etc., that it should leave the sum derived from an inheritance or legacy tax to be expended as I have indicated. a meritorious project. I11 following the plan I have above outlined no poor person would be called upon to pay any sum or tax for the support of our poor unfortunates who become public charges, for certainly any heir receiving an inheritance of $50,000 or $100,000 could well afford to pay a reasonable sum as a tax, which would go for the purposes above stated, and no one would consider it any hardship to such heir; on the other hand, it being a notorious and conceded fact that the poor man is taxed much higher in proportion than the rich man, it necessarily follows that the poor pay a larger amount in proportion to their means than the rich toward the cost of maintaining our public charitable institutions. By the method I have above suggested, the poor man will almost be entirely relieved from contributing to the maintenance of our public charitable institutions. AN IMPORTANT PROPOSITION. The City of Chicago, in my opinion, ought to bear some of the burdens which the County is now obliged to provide for; it should take care of the sick and maimed poor, and the State should take care of the insane and dependent children. With the limited revenues of the County we are called on to provide Court Houses and quarters for all County officers, a Jail, a Hospital, an Insane Asylum, a Poor House, a Morgue, and to pay for the running of all courts of record, State’s Attor¬ ney’s office, Coroner, Sheriff, and take care of the poor and insane and dependent children, pay for the clothing and necessaries for Cook County’s inmates at the State charity institutions, and board for the prisoners sent to the Bridewell by the Criminal Court. This Board should take action to secure an amendment to the present law by the Legislature in regard to fees and salaries of the State’s Attorney’s office, so that Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. 65 JAMES PEASE, Sheriff of Cook County. 66 Hand Rook of Cook County Institutions. all moneys collected for the forfeiture of bail bonds be paid into the County Treas¬ ury. It is manifestly unjust that no accounting of this source of revenues should be made to the County. In conclusion, I wish to thank the members of this Board for the prompt attendance at the meetings of this Board and their faithful discharge of their duties as members of the various committees, and their courtesy to me as President of the Board. Referring to the estimate of our resources for the coming year, I trust it will be the aim of every member in considering the annual appropriation bill to see that every cent is placed where it will be of the most benefit to the citizens and tax¬ payers of Cook County and expended in a practical, business-like manner. STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES FOR SUPPLIES AND REPAIRS, 1895 . INSTITUTION OR OFFICE. Hospital and Detention Hospital. Dunning Institutions. County Agent. *Custodian Court House. '^Custodian Criminal Court Building. Sheriff. Superintendent of Public Service. Commissioners and Comptroller. tState’s Attorney. JCounty Superintendent of Public Schools... Normal School. Coroner. Clerk of the Criminal Court. County Clerk and Clerk of the County Court County Treasurer. Recorder. Clerk of the Circuit Court. Clerk of the Superior Court. Clerk of the Probate Court. Hospital Clinic Uaboratory Fund. Normal School Library and Apparatus Fund Civil Service Commission. County Attorney. Total Amount Ap- Amount Ex- Amount Ex- propriated pended from pended from Balance for Supplies Jan.1 to July 1 to Dec. 1, 1895. and Repairs. June 30, 1895. Dec. 1,1895. $155,000 00 $ 76,728 11 $ 55,065 85 $ 23,206 04 220,000 00 128,096 55 77,098 59 14,804 86 100,000 00 72,597 05 11,171 29 16,231 66 50,000 00 35,824 20 9,293 60 4,782 20 16,000 00 4,713 48 5,455 36 5,831 16 12,000 00 7,722 48 4,277 52 4,000 00 1,568 11 920 46 L 5 II 43 6,000 00 3,002 61 1,874 56 1,122 83 \ 500 } 1,500 00 00 } 1,191 06 339 54 469 40 2,404 93 746 48 490 87 1,167 58 10,000 00 4,265 41 3,405 17 2 ,329 42 2,000 00 353 54 369 76 1,276 70 3.500 00 2,597 13 902 87 12,500 00 7,384 77 5 ,H 5 23 8,000 00 4,984 67 956 59 2,058 74 10,000 00 4,416 38 2,234 17 3,349 45 8,500 00 3,854 US 4,645 85 8,000 00 3,ooi 62 2,967 80 2,030 58 4.500 00 3,139 54 i,i 39 31 221 15 1,010 00 187 26 291 85 530 89 2,000 00 954 69 372 72 672 59 250 00 186 18 63 85 2,600 00 1,460 64 528 06 611 30 $368,789 93 $189,203 20 $ 83,271 80 189,203 20 82,271 80 $640,264 93 $640,264 93 *In February the sum of $16,000.00 was transferred from the Supply Fund of the Custodian of the Court House to Custodian of the Criminal Court Building. tjuly 31, 1895, page 880, additional sum of $500.00 allowed for supplies, jlncludes $904.93 brought forward from 1894 Supply Fund. 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S 3 g y o a be 4 -> P tfej 3 HH C /3 tn h—* y O 3 tO 1 -> 0 s Q . > 3 tn O y -t - 1 3 beg 1= 3 2 H cbj 2 o^P 3 > H-J ° Q^o 3 d f . 3 • 2 u •O .ft Q. ft 3 C O O tn 3 " 3 2 ^2 30 ^ m f . • > d S ^ G tO , All of which is respectfully submitted, D. D. Healy, President. Hand Book of Cook County Institutions, 73 ORRIN N. CARTER, Judge County Court. 74 Hand Book of Cook County Institutions RULES OF THE BOARD OF COOK COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. MEETINGS. Rule i—Regular meetings shall be held on the first Monday of December, January, February, March, June and September in each year at 2 p. m. At the hour of meeting the President shall call the Board to order and instruct the Clerk to call the roll and note the absentees. Rule 2—A majority of all the members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of busi¬ ness. Should a quorum not be present, the meet¬ ing shall stand adjourned from day to day until a quorum is obtained. Rule 3—The regular order of business, unless otherwise directed by the Board, shall be as fol¬ lows: (1) Reading and approving the records of the proceedings of the last meeting. (2) Unfinished business. (3) Communications and petitions. (4) Reports from standing committees. (5) Reports from special committees. (6) Resolutions and motions. PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD. Rule 4—It shall be the duty of the President to enforce all the rules for the government of the sev¬ eral Institutions and Departments of Cook County, and the neglect or refusal of any officer or employe to observe said rules shall be sufficient cause for the suspension or removal of said officer or emyloye by the President. And any vacancy so created shall be filled in the manner in which the appointment was originally made, provided noth¬ ing herein shall be construed to evade the rules of Civil Service. He shall call special meetings of the Board whenever, in his opinion, the same may be neces¬ sary, or upon the written request of five members of the Board, and he shall preside at all meetings of the Board, and generally perform all the duties of a presiding officer. He shall preserve order and decorum; shall decide all questions of order—subject, however, to an appeal from his decision ; shall refuse to enter¬ tain any proposition involving the expenditure of money unless the same is reduced to writing, with the signature in full of the member offering the same endorsed thereon ; shall order a call of the yeas and nays upon all appropriation resolutions, and upon all propositions whereby any liability, directly or indirectly, may be created, and upon all other propositions, whenever the same is demanded by any member of the Board; and whenever a report of a committee or any proposi¬ tion involving the expenditure of more than $500 has been divided for the purpose of consid¬ ering it item by item, and after the last item has been disposed of, he shall, whether a motion to that effect be made or not, put the question : Shall the report (resolution or motion, as the case may be) be adopted as a whole? And thereupon he shall order a call of the yeas and nays. He shall have the same privilege of voting as other Commissioners, but he shall not have a deciding vote in case of a tie upon any proposition upon which he has voted as Commissioner. He shall personally examine all requisitions for supplies, and if, in his judgment, any of the articles mentioned are unnecessary or extravagant, he shall strike them out and report such action to Public Service Committee for their action, and the sub-committees of the different institutions and departments shall limit the supplies for the various institutions and departments of the County, so that the several appropriations shall not become exhausted before the close of each fiscal year. He shall, from time to time, personally inspect the books, papers and accounts of the Superin¬ tendent of Public Service and of the Comptroller, and in case of the failure of either of said officers to conduct his office in a proper manner, or to comply with the provisions of law or rules of the Board defining their respective duties, he shall promptly report the same to the Board. He shall sign all contracts for supplies, material and work, after the same has been approved by the Board. Provided , however , that no contract shall be executed or liability incurred until he shall have ascertained that there is sufficient money in the proper fund to liquidate such contract or liability. He shall, on or before the 31st day of December of each year, by and with the advice and consent of the Board, appoint a Superintendent of Public Service, a Superintendent of the Institutions at Dunning, including the Poor Farm, a Warden of the County Hospital, a County Agent, a County Attorney, a County Physician, a County Architect, a Custodian of the Court House, a Custodian of the Criminal Court Building, and a Committee Clerk of the County Board, all of whom shall be subject to these rules. He shall appoint the Chairman of the Commit¬ tee on Public Service, and shall appoint all Stand¬ ing Committees of the Board, except the Commit¬ tee on Public Service, subject to the approval of the Board, and shall be ex-officio a member of all Committees. And shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as are provided by law. In the absence of the President the Board shall elect a presiding officer pro tempore, who shall, during such absence or inability, possess all the powers and perform all the duties imposed upon said President by law and by these rules. COMMITTEE ON FINANCE. Rule 5—There shall be a Committee on Finance, to consist of five members, and a Committee on Roads and Bridges, consisting of three members to be appointed by the President, subject to the approval of the Board. It shall be the duty of the Finance Committee to prepare the annual appro¬ priation resolution, in and by which shall be ap¬ propriated such sums of money as may be neces¬ sary to defray all the necessary expenses and lia¬ bilities of the County to be paid and incurred during the fiscal year ; and said resolution shall specify in detail the several objects and purposes for which such appropriations are made, and the amount appropriated for each object or purpose; said resolution shall be submitted to the Board for adoption at a meeting thereof to be held prior to the 31st day of March in each year. It shall also be the duty of said Committee, together with the President, to superintend and direct the Comp¬ troller in the management of his office, and see that he shall open and keep in a clear, methodical manner, a complete set of books, which shall show in detail every appropriation for the fiscal Hand Book ok Cook County Institutions, 75 ISAAC N. POWELL, Chief Clerk Board of Election Commissioners. F. 3. BAIRD, Chairman Board of Election Commissioners. W. W. WHEELOCK, Attorney Board of Election Commissioners. Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. 7 6 year, and also the actual and estimated receipts from every source of revenue, and such books shall be kept so as to show, at all times, during the fiscal year, the amount of money remaining in each fund unexpended. And said Committee shall systematically examine all books, papers, vouch¬ ers, contracts, bonds, receipts and all other matters in said office pertaining to the finances of the County. All claims against the County which have been audited by the Comptroller shall be referred to the Finance Committee, and its action thereon shall be specifically reported in writing to the Board for filial action. Said Committee shall direct the Comptroller to furnish monthly to the Board statements of the condition of each fund, showing the amount ap¬ propriated and the amount expended, and the bal¬ ance remaining, to the end that no indebtedness shall be created in excess of the several amounts appropriated. All matters pertaining to taxes and financial affairs of the County generally shall be referred to the Finance Committee. COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SERVICE. Rule 6—There shall be a committee on Public Service, which shall comprise all the members of the Board, the chairman of which shall be ex- officio member of all sub committees thereof. It shall be the duty of the Committee on Public Service, subject to the approval of the Board, to devise rules for the government of the several County institutions and departments of public service, which shall include a system of visitation and inspection by said Committee, and for this purpose there may be appointed from its members the requisite number of Sub-Committees. Said Committee on Public Service shall super¬ intend the office of Superintendent of Public Service, and see that he keeps proper books of accounts, vouchers, etc., and shall, from time to time, inspect the same ; it shall, subject to the approval of the Board, make all needful rules and regulations for the proper conduct of his office. All supplies shall be purchased and issued to the several institutions and departments of the County only upon requisitions, wdiich shall be made in triplicate, and no requisition calling for supplies exceeding the sum of $500 shall be divided by any officer or committee for the purpose of en¬ abling such officer or committee to purchase the same without having first received the approval of the Board. SUB-COMMITTEES OF PUBLIC SERVICE COMMITTEE. Rule 7—The Chairman of the Public Service Committee shall appoint the following sub-com¬ mittees of the Committee 011 Public Service, to-wit: Insane Asylum and Poor House, County Hospital, Outdoor Relief, Jail and Criminal Court, Court House, Coroner and Morgue, Building, Judiciary, Educational, Stationery and Printing, and City Relations. COMMITTEE CLERK. Rule 8—The Committee Clerk shall keep a rec¬ ord of the proceedings of all committee meetings. Said record shall show the names of the members present, and those voting for and against the adop¬ tion of all reports; and shall also contain a com¬ plete statement of the amount of all the bids, and by whom, and for what made, which have been considered by any committee. Said record shall be open at all times to the inspection of the mem¬ bers of the Board and to the public. All the reports of committees shall be in writ¬ ing and contain the facts of the matter submitted, with such recommendations as may be deemed proper, and the report of the Committee on Fi¬ nance shall be signed by the members of the com¬ mittee who approve the same. And the report of the Committee on Public Service shall be signed by the chairman of such committee only. Any member or members may submit a minority re¬ port, either upon the whole or any part of any report presented. All matters referred to a committee shall be re¬ ported back to the next meeting or adjourned meeting of the Board, and in case of a failure to so report, the subject matter may be recalled by a majority vote of the Board, aud acted upon, the same as if it had been reported by the committee. COUNTY BOARD. Rule 9—Any member who desires to speak shall rise from his seat and address himself to the Presi¬ dent, and shall confine himself strictly to the proposition pending before the Board, and avoid personalities. Rule 10—No member shall speak more than twice nor longer than five minutes on the same question without leave of the Board. But in a question of appeal no member shall speak more than once. Upon a call of the yeas and nays, no member shall speak more than two minutes in explanation of his vote. Rule 11—When a question is put to the Board, every member present shall vote, unless excused by the Board or personally interested therein. Rule 12—After a motion has been stated by the President, or read by the Clerk, it shall be deemed the property of the Board, but may be withdrawn at any time before amendment. Rule 13—If the question under debate contains several distinct propositions, any member may call for a division, but such questions shall not be finally disposed of until it has been submitted as a whole. And when a blank has been filled and different sums or times proposed, the question shall first be put upon the largest sum and longest time. Rule 14—When a question is before the board no motion shall be in order but these: First, to fix the time to which the Board shall adjourn when it adjourns; second, to adjourn; third, to lay on table ; fourth, the previous question ; fifth, to post¬ pone indefinitely ; sixth, to postpone to a certain time ; seventh, to commit; eighth, to amend ; and these motions shall be privileged and have prece¬ dence in the order in which they are made to suc¬ ceed each other by this rule. And the motion to adjourn, to lay on the table and for the previous question, shall be decided, without debate. Rule 15—A motion to adjourn shall always be in order, except, first, when a member is in pos¬ session of the floor ; second, when the yeas and nays are being called; third, when the members are voting; fourth, when adjournment was the last preceding motion ; or, fifth, when it has been decided that the previous question shall be taken, and the “previous question” shall be as follows : “Shall the main question be now put? ” Rule 16—The effect of the main question being ordered shall be to put to an end all debate and bring the Board to a direct vote, first upon all amendments pending, and then on the main ques¬ tion. Rule 17—A member who votes with the prevail- Hand Book ok Cook County Institutions. 11 ' ing side, or any Commissioner who was absent at the time the vote was taken, may move a recon¬ sideration, but no such motion shall be in order after the expiration of the next meeting of the Board. Rule iS—All resolutions or motions whereby any money shall be appropriated, or by virtue of which any contract shall be made, or any act done which may directly or indirectly, or in any manner whatever, create any pecuniary liability on the part of the County, shall be submitted in writing, with the signature in full of the member offering the same ; and no such proposition, if the amount involved exceeds the sum of $500, shall be put upon its final passage until after a reference to one of the standing committees of the Board and a report from such committee to the Board at a subsequent meeting thereof; and the vote upon all propositions involving the expenditure of money, whether for more or less than $500, shall be by yeas and nays, and the result thereof shall be entered upon the records of the Board. Rule 19—The roll shall be called and the yeas and nays taken and entered upon the record upon the demand of any member. All contracts for supplies, material and work shall first be approved by the Board and signed by the President, Superintendent of Public Service and Comptroller. All bonds taken for the faithful performance of contracts, and all bonds given by County officers and employes, shall be referred to the Finance Committee to inquire into the sufficiency of the sureties, and after they have been approved by the Finance Committee and confirmed by the Board, they shall be filed in the office of the Comptroller as provided by law. Rule 20—Any proposition for the purchase or sale of real estate shall be considered by the Board in open session, and all deeds and contracts for the same shall receive the approval of the President and two-thirds of all the members elected to the County Board before becoming binding upon the County. Rule 21—All communications or resolutions presented by a member of the Board upon which any action is taken, shall be printed in the Pro¬ ceedings of the Board, and all bonds, contracts, communications from contractors and County officers, and all estimates of architects approved by the Board, and all requisitions for supplies shall be printed in the current Proceedings. Rule 22—No receipt, order for goods, requisi¬ tions, vouchers, contracts, bills, bonds, coupons, or papers of any sort used by an officer, com¬ mittee or the Board, shall be destroyed, but after being used or paid shall be indorsed to that effect and filed with the Clerk for safe-keeping until the same shall be ordered to be destroyed by a resolution of the Board, and such destruction shall be done as directed by the Board. Rule 23—No person not a member or ex-member of the Board, or an officer or an employe thereof, shall be allowed inside the railing or upon the floor of the Board while the same is in session, unless by permission of the Board or the presiding officer thereof. Rule 24—The rules of parliamentary practice comprised in “Roberts’ Rules of Order” shall govern the Board in all cases in which they are applicable and not inconsistent with the standing rules and orders of the Board. Rule 25—The Superintendent of the County Institutions at Dunning shall reside in one of the said Institutions free of rent and household expenses for his own family, and shall be respon¬ sible for the management of said Institutions, including the Poor Farm. The Warden of the County Hospital shall reside at the County Hospital free of rent and household expenses for his own family, and shall be held responsible for the management of the Hospital. They shall regulate visits, discipline employes, and shall see that every department is properly conducted, and that the strictest economy is practiced consistent with efficient service and the welfare of the patients. ESTIMATES AND PAY-ROLLS. Rule 26—The Warden of the County Hospital, the Superintendent of the Insane Asylum and Poor House, the County Agent, the Custodian of the Court House and the Custodian of the Criminal Court Building, shall submit to the President a complete list of all employes under them, the position and amount of salary, as pro¬ vided in the annual appropriation bill, and the President shall cause a record to be kept of said employes under proper headings, the position and amount of salary ; and the Comptroller shall keep a like record, and the pay rolls submitted by the heads of the various institutions and departments shall correspond with said records. Suspensions for inefficiency, incapacity and for violation of rules shall be reported to the Presi¬ dent at once, who in turn shall notify the Comp¬ troller. Any violation of the foregoing by the head of any department or institution shall be sufficient cause for his removal. The President’s record of appointments shall be open at all times for inspection by the Commissioners. Rule 27—The heads of all departments and institutions of Cook County, including the County officers, shall, on or before the 31st day of Decem¬ ber, in each year, submit to the County Comp¬ troller itemized estimate of the amount of money required to meet the expenses of their several departments and offices during the succeeding year, commencing January 1, and shall also sub¬ mit a statement of the receipts and expenditures of their several offices and departments during the preceding year. All officers and heads of depart¬ ments shall attach to their several pay-rolls, when presented for audit, an affidavit in the following form, viz: “-- - being duly sworn, says that this pay-roll is true and correct, and that the several items herein mentioned are in accordance with tjie order of the County Board, and also with the list of salaries adopted by the County Board for the period in which the service as charged was rendered, and that the persons whose names appear on said pay-roll are either native or naturalized American citizens, or have in good faith declared their intention to become such, as required by an Act of the General Assembly of the State of Illinois, approved June 1, 1889, in force July 1, 1889, or are exempt from the operation of said Act by reason of age or sex.” REQUISITIONS. Rule 28—The heads of all departments and institutions of the County, including the County officers, shall make application to the Superin¬ tendent of Public Service for all supplies, which by law the County is required to furnish ; such application shall be made by requisition, at such time and in such manner as the Superintendent of Public Service may prescribe, unless otherwise 78 Hand Book ok Cook County Institutions. provided in the rules, or by special order of the County Board. All requisitions for supplies shall show the quantity of goods on hand, and the quantity received and distributed since the first day of the month in which the requisition is made. Failure to fill out the blanks prepared for this purpose shall be deemed sufficient cause for suspension or removal. In all cases where requisitions are submitted, calling for goods which can be purchased only by samples, the officer or department making the requisition must submit to the Superintendent of Public Service samples of the articles required. From the date of the adoption of these rules no indebtedness or liability contracted in any other manner than as herein specified, by any officer of the County, whether elected by the people, or appointed by the County Board, shall be recog¬ nized or paid, unless it shall appear that the officer contracting the same had authority, by law, so to do. RECORDS AND REPORTS. Rule 29—The officers of every institution and department under the control of the County Board shall keep accurate books of account, in a clear and methodical manner, under the direction of the Superintendent of Public Service, so as to cor¬ respond with the books kept in his office, and such books shall be open to the inspection of members of the Board and the Superintendent of Public Service at any and at all times. The General Superintendent of the Institutions at Dunning — including the Poor Farm, the Warden of the County Hospital, the County Agent, and the County Physician shall each keep a register, in which shall be recorded the name of each patient, inmate or applicant for relief; the sex, age, residence, occupation, nativity, and, if sick or disabled, the disease or cause of disability, together with such other items of information as the President of the Board may direct. In all institutions to which this rule will apply the register must also show the number or letter of the ward and the number of the bed occupied by the party named, as well as the names of such relatives or friends as are to be notified in case of death. The records must also show all births and deaths occurring in the several institutions, and in all cases of death the relatives and friends of the deceased must be immediately notified. On the first day of each and every month the General Superintendent of the Institutions at Dunning—including the Poor Farm, and the War¬ dens of the Cook County Hospital and the Deten¬ tion Hospital, shall report to the County Board full information as to number of admissions, dis¬ charges, deaths, and still remaining in their sev¬ eral institutions, and the County agent shall re¬ port the number of applications for relief, the number refused, and the number to whom relief was granted during the preceding month. The County agent shall also report, on or before the fifth day of every month, all expenditures of the preceding month, together with the amount of supplies on hand, received and distributed during the preceding month, and the number of persons to whom relief had been granted. The heads of the several departments named, shall each, on the first day of December of each year, make an annual report, which shall be a summary of the monthly and weekly reports as above specified. The persons in charge of the different depart¬ ments and institutions of the County shall make reports, not otherwise specified, at such times and in such manner as the President of the County Board may direct. BONDS. Rule 30—The Superintendent of Public Service shall, within ten days after the date of his appoint¬ ment, file with the County Board a good and suf¬ ficient bond in the penal sum of $50,000; the General Superintendent of the institutions at Dun¬ ning—including the Poor Farm, and the Warden of the County Hospital, each in the penal sum of $10,000, and the County Agent and the County Physician in the penal sum of $10,000, all con¬ ditional on the faithful discharge of their several duties. GENERAL POWERS OF OFFICERS. Rule 31—No officer, employe or assistant in the employ of Cook County, shall accept or receive from any source whatever any fees, emoluments or perquisities or presents, directly or indirectly, other than the salary or other compensation des¬ ignated by this Board or such as is authorized by the statutes of the State of Illinois for any services rendered or to be rendered in the discharge of any duties connected or incident to the position he or she holds while in the employment of the County. All heads of departments shall so regulate their expenditures so that the expenses for any year shall not exceed the amounts of the appropriation for that year. Superintendents and heads of departments shall make such rules and regulations for the govern¬ ment of their respective officers and institutions as may be approved by the President of the County Board and the committee in charge. ADMISSION TO INSTITUTIONS. Rule 32—The admission of inmates to the Poor House shall be only upon the order of the County Agent and the County Physician, or the Super¬ visor of the town wherein the applicant resides. No person shall be admitted as an inmate of the Insane Asylum unless committed by due process of law. No person shall be admitted as an inmate of the Hospital who is known to be financially able to provide for himself, and whenever it is ascertained that such persons are being cared for they shall be discharged. PROHIBITION OF LIQUOR. Rule 33—Any employe, attendant or inmate of the Poor House, Insane Asylum or Hospital who introduces liquor, or who shall be found under the influence of liquor within or upon the grounds of the Institution to which he belongs, or who shall disturb the house by quarreling, using profane or abusive language, or shall behave with disrespect to the officers or employes, or act immorally in any respect, shall be immediately discharged. HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS AND INSTITUTIONS. Rule 34—It shall be the duty of the heads of various departments and institutions to prescribe the several duties of the employes under them ; they may suspend such employes at their pleasure for inefficiency or inability to perform the duties for which they were employed and shall report the same to the President. They shall have full charge of all business matters pertaining to the manage¬ ment of their respective departments and institu¬ tions, being. subject only to the statutes of the Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. 79 State of Illinois, and such rules, regulations and orders as the Board of County Commissioners have in these matters determined or may here¬ after make. It shall be the duty of the Superin¬ tendent of the Dunning Institutions, so far as pos¬ sible, to prevent the escape of patients entrusted to his care, but in the event of an escape, immedi¬ ate search must be made until the patient is found and returned. He shall allow only patients and employes at the Dunning Institutions to partici¬ pate in the weekly dance or other entertainments at the Asylum given tor the benefit of patients. Patients and inmates of all the Institutions of the County must be treated with humanity and care. Unnecessary force shall not be employed in any case, and force shall not be used at all except in extreme cases, and all such cases must be im¬ mediately reported in writing to the chief officer of such department. Any attendant known to have struck or abused a patient or inmate, or who shall have failed to report as above shall be imme¬ diately discharged. COUNTY PHYSICIAN. Rule 35—The County Physician shall reside at the Detention Hospital and give proper medical attendance to patients at that Institution, includ¬ ing attention at Court. He shall supervise the transfer of patients from the Detention Hospital to the Insane Asylum. It shall also be his duty to report to the Warden any improper conduct or neglect of duty on the part of any attendant or employe at the Detention Hospital. He shall, with the advice and co-operation of the Sheriff, have a general oversight of the sani¬ tary regulations of the County Jail, and give all necessary medical or surgical attention to individ¬ uals confined therein. COUNTY FARMER. Rule 36—The Farmer shall reside on the Farm, in such building as the County Board may direct. It shall be his duty to see that the farm is well cul¬ tivated. He shall have control of everything per¬ taining to the management of the farm, subject to the approval of the General Superintendent, in¬ cluding the barns and stock belonging to the In¬ stitutions at Dunning. He shall be furnished by the General Superintendent of the Institutions at Dunning, including the Poor Farm, such inmates of the Insane Asylum and Poor House as are able to perform the work required, and such numbers as he may be able to use and, upon the order of the Board of County Commissioners, the President may furnish him such additional assistants as may be required. He shall transfer patients between the railroad stations and the Institutions at Dun¬ ning, and do such other work in the line of team¬ ing as may from time to time be directed by the Sub-Committee on Poor House and Insane Asy¬ lum. He shall not allow the County teams to be used on the road for amusement. He shall make application to the General Superintendent of the Institutions at Dunning, including the Poor Farm, for such supplies as may be required for the use of the farm or barns, and shall keep an accurate ac¬ count thereof. He shall, by and with the advice of the Commit¬ tee in charge, decide upon the number of horses to be used for farm labor, and such as are to be used for the service of the institutions, and select such as are to be sold and dispose of them to the best possible advantage. In the management of the farm he shall give preference to the raising of such vegetables and produce as are required for use at the institutions, and in the cultivation of which the largest number of inmates can be most profitably employed. He shall see that the crops are properly harvested, and shall inform the Superintendent from time to time what supplies he can furnish, in order that the same may be used and not allowed to waste on the ground. He shall keep an account of the supplies fur¬ nished him for the use of the farm, and also of the crop raised and delivered to the institutions. He shall take a receipt in every case for all supplies delivered, and shall charge the same to the proper institution at the market price, and report the same, with his receipts, to the Superintendent of Public Service for information. MONTHLY REPORTS TO SUPERINTENDENT OF PUB¬ LIC SERVICE: Rule 37—The heads of the different charitable institutions shall, on or before the fifth day of every month, submit to the Superintendent of Public Service, to be by him reported to the County Board, a statement of the expenditures of the institutions under their charge for the preced¬ ing month, and they shall also furnish a statement containing a list, in alphabetical order, of all the goods on hand at the beginning of the month, the amount received, the amount consumed and the amount on hand at the end of the month ; and they shall also submit a statement showing the number of inmates during the month. SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE. Rule 38—It shall be the duty of the Superin¬ tendent of Public Service to purchase all the sup¬ plies for the several departments and institutions of the County, in the manner provided by law, except in those cases where express authority is conferred by statute on some other officer so to do. In the month of December in each year, between the 10th and 15th day thereof, he shall advertise for bids for meat, milk, beer, clothing, bread, ice and yeast, to be furnished the several County institutions, and also for dieting jurors, removing garbage, and advertising, for the period of one year, beginning on the first day of January next following. In the month of November in each year, between the 10th and 15th day thereof, he shall advertise for bids for Printing Proceedings of the Board for one year, beginning on the first Monday in Decem¬ ber next following. In the month of June of each year, between the 10th and 15th day thereof, he shall advertise for bids for all the coal required by the County for one year, beginning July 1 next following. Between the 15th and 20th days of the months of December, March, June and September, in each year, he shall advertise for bids for all other supplies needed by the County (except such articles as are known as daily supplies) for each quarter, beginning the first day of January, April, July and October, except as herein otherwise pro¬ vided. All supplies not included in contracts made for one year shall be included in the contracts made for three months, when the quantity and kind can be accurately described, and also when bids can be intelligently made from samples submitted. Requisitions for contract goods in cases of emer¬ gency may be filled by the Superintendent of Public Service, upon the approval of the Presi- 8o Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. dent, without submitting the same to the Board. Supplies not included in contracts, when the estimated cost of the quantity named in the requi¬ sition is more than $100 but does not exceed $500, may be purchased by the Superintendent without advertising, on bids solicited from busi¬ ness houses dealing in the articles called for. When the estimated cost of the goods contained in any one requisition does not exceed $100, they shall be purchased by the Superintendent of Public Service at the lowest market price. When the estimated cost of such goods exceed the sum of $ 500, and the articles are not cov¬ ered by any contract, the bids therefor must be submitted to the Board of Commissioners for action. All advertised bids, excepting those for quar¬ terly supplies, shall be presented to this Board, and opened in open board meeting in the presence of all such bidders as desire to be present. All bids for quarterly supplies shall be opened by the Superintendent of Public Service, in the presence of the Board of Commissioners, and of such bidders as desire to be present. The Superintendent of Public Service shall in no case supply goods or articles of any description to any officer, department or institution, except upon a requisition submitted in the manner pro¬ vided for in the Standing Rules of this Board, nor shall any contractor be permitted to deliver sup¬ plies under any contract upon the order of any other officer or person than the Superintendent of Public Service. The Superintendent of Public Service shall keep accurate books of account, under the direc¬ tion of the President, so that the several amounts expended mav be deducted from the amount appropriated for each specific purpose, and he shall keep the heads of the several institutions and departments fully advised, so that their expend¬ itures shall not exceed the amounts appropriated. It shall also be his duty to direct in what manner the books shall be kept in the several institutions, and also in the office of the County Agent, so far as they relate to supplies, and he shall supervise and inspect the same from time to time, and report to the Board of Commissioners the result of such investigations. He shall also keep a daily record of all bills for goods delivered, and after certifying to the correct¬ ness of such bills, he shall deliver them to the Comptroller. He shall also have tests made, from time to time (when in his judgment it is necessary), of any con¬ tract supplies furnished to any of the institutions of Cook County, in order to determine whether or not such supplies are being furnished in accord¬ ance with the terms of the contract. COUNTY ATTORNEY. Rule 39—The County Attorney shall be the legal adviser of the County Board, and shall have charge of all suits at law or in equity, for or against the County, and shall be entitled to such assistants as the Board of County Commissioners shall pro¬ vide. He shall systematize the work of his office and assign to his several assistants their respective duties, and be prepared to report to the Board of County Commissioners the condition of his office, the state of the work therein, or any department thereof, or any special matter pertaining thereto, whensoever required by said Board. The assistants in his office shall be severally responsible to the County Attorney, and to the Board of County Commissioners for the conduct of the suits and other matters assigned to them, and the faithful performance of their respective duties, and shall severally report to the County Attorney the state of their work and any special matter per¬ taining thereto whenever required to do so by him. The County Attorney shall annually, in the month of December of each year, make a full and complete report of the work of his office, and every department thereof, and file the same with the Comptroller of the County, and shall at the close of the term of his office turn over and deliver to the Comptroller, for the use of his suc¬ cessors, the County dockets, together with all docu¬ mentary evidence pertaining to County business. COMPTROLLER. Rule 40—The Comptroller shall keep the books of account, showing the amount appropriated for each specific purpose named in the appropriation resolution, together with the several amounts expended against the same, also an account with each firm or individual furnishing supplies or doing business with the County, except pay-rolls, which may be charged as a whole against the appropriation for each institution. He shall also keep a claim docket, in which shall be entered all claims properly verified by affi¬ davit. It shall show the date of presentation of each claim, the amount and also the amount allowed by the Comptroller, also the action of the Board thereon and date thereof, as well as the date of payment. All claims shall be audited by the Comptroller before submitting them to the Board. I11 doubtful cases he shall make a statement of the facts, and may also call upon the legal adviser of the Board for his opinion upon any matter of law, and all such information shall be furnished the Finance Committee or the Board, when called for. He shall also perform the duties imposed upon him by statute. COMMITTEE CLERK. Rule 41—It shall be the duty of the Committee Clerk to keep, in addition to the records provided for in the Standing Rules of the Board, a book properly ruled, so as to show the date of all bills, reports, resolutions, petitions, and all other papers referred to a committee, also a record of all claims, the date, amount and nature of such claim, and what disposition was made thereof. COUNTY AGENT. Rule 42—It shall be the duty of the County Agent to grant relief only in case of actual suffer¬ ing, and to such persons as are legally entitled to public charity, viz.: persons who have been actual residents of Cook County six months prior to becoming dependent on other than their own means for support. He shall carefully investigate all applications for transportation, and when, in his opinion, transportation should be furnished, he shall report such case to the Committee on Public Service, and act as directed by that Committee. He shall investigate all applications made to him for admission to the Hospital, the Poor House, or the Detention Hospital for the Insane, ascertain the financial condition of the applicants, and whether or not they have relatives or friends who are by law required to provide for them, and in all doubtful cases shall be governed by the instruc¬ tions of the Committee on Out-Door Relief. Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. 8i ENGINEERS. Rule43—The engineers of the different County in¬ stitutions and buildings shall be responsible for the general care and management of the boilers, en¬ gines, heating apparatus and machinery. They shall see to it that everything in their department is kept in perfect order. The Chief Engineer at the Poor House and Insane Asylum shall have entire charge of the water system at the institutions. Also once in every month, and whenever so ordered by the Committee in charge, or by the General Superin¬ tendent, he shall operate the force pumps in throw¬ ing water on the outside of the buildings, and also see that the hose and pipes inside the buildings are at all times in good condition, and ready for instant service. He shall follow the directions of the Gen¬ eral Superintendent in supplying the proper degree of heat in the different rooms, and must give his personal, undivided attention to the duties of his position. In case of fire the engineers must remain in charge of the pumps; and the Superintendent shall direct and control the action of a force of firemen, which he is hereby directed to organize from employes of institution. In an emergency, each engineer shall hold him¬ self in readiness to render all the assistance in his power to any other institution, whenever so directed by the Superintendent of the institution to which he is attached. The several engineers shall be subject to and under the control of the head of the department in which they are employed. Rule 44 —rules eor admission of children AND THEIR GOVERNMENT AT THE DETEN¬ TION HOSPITAL. 1. Age. No child under seven (7) years of age, nor more than fourteen (14) years of age shall be admitted. 2. No child shall be admitted who is suffering from any contagious or infectious disease, nor any child who has recently been exposed to any con¬ tagious or infectious disease, the County Physician or his assistants being the judges in all such cases. 3. No child shall be admitted to the Children’s Ward of said Detention Hospital until the person or persons making the application for admission of said child has made a thorough investigation of the case (and written a complete history on the blank form printed for that purpose), and filed the necessary petition, under oath, setting forth that the child is dependent on charity and eligible to one of the Industrial Training Schools, in accord¬ ance with Section 322, Paragraph 3 and Section 3, Chapter 68A, of Revised Statutes, 1S89, Hurd’s edition : 322. “ Petition to Establish Dependency Parties. Paragraph 3. Any responsible person, a resident of any county in this State, may petition the County Court, or any Court of Record in said County, to inquire into the alleged dependency of any boy or girl then within the County, and every boy or girl who shall come within the following description shall be considered a dependent boy or girl, viz.: Every boy or girl who frequents any street, alley or other place for the purpose of begging or receiving alms ; every boy or girl who shall have no permanent place of abode, proper parental care or guardianship ; every boy or girl who shall not have sufficient means of subsistence, or who from any other cause shall be a wanderer through streets and alleys or other public places ; and every boy or girl who shall live with, or fre¬ quent the company of, or consort with, reputed thieves or other vicious persons. The petitioner shall also state the name of the father and mother of the boy or girl, if living and if known, or if either be dead, the name of the survivor if known ; and if neither the father nor mother of the boy or girl be living or to be found in the County, or their names to be ascertained, then the name of the guardian, if there be one. If there be a parent living, whose name can be ascertained, or a guard¬ ian, the petition shall set forth not only the de¬ pendency of the boy or girl, but shall also show either that the parents or parent or guardian are or is not fit persons or person to have the custody of such boy or girl, or that if fit, the father, mother or guardian consents or consent to the boy or girl being found dependent. Such petition shall be verified by oath upon the belief of the petitioner, and upon being filed the judge of the court shall have the boy or girl named in the petition brought before him for the purpose of determining the application in said petition contained, and for the hearing of such petition the County Court shall be considered always open.” 4. The petition for admission of said child to Children’s Ward at the Detention Hospital shall be filed in the office of the County Physician, and shall be considered his warrant for detaining said child until such time as he can, by due process of law, present the child to the County Court, and action be taken by said Court, as set forth in said act. 5. Visiting Days—Visitors to Children’s Ward will be admitted on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons only, between the hours of two and four o’clock. 6. Children shall be brought into Court by the attendants of the Children’s Ward when so ordered by the County Physician or his assistant. 7. No child shall be detained in said Detention Hospital more than forty-eight hours after having been committed to one of the Industrial Training Schools. 8. Boys or girls arrested by city officers on criminal charges will not be admitted to the Chil¬ dren’s Ward. 9. Blank forms of admission must in every case be filled out and accompany warrant of commit¬ ment. DETENTION HOSPITAL. child’s record. Chicago. 189.. Name.Sex. Age.... Nationality. Personal description.Physician, if seen by one.Present state of health.Where found.By.Now staying with.At. Father’s name.Father’s address.Circum¬ stances.Mother’s name.Mother’s ad¬ dress .Circumstances.Legal guardian. Address.Brought into.Arrested by. Court record. 10. The abuse of any child by any attendant or employe of said Detention Hospital will be con¬ sidered just cause for immediate dismissal. Cor¬ poral punishment will not be permitted in any case. 11. The attendant in charge of Children's Ward shall enter name, age, etc., of each child and by whom brought to Detention Hospital, in book pre¬ pared for such purpose, as soon as possible after the child is admitted, and in no case is any child 82 Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. to be received until all the rules for admission have been fully complied with. 12. When any boy or girl is rebellious and beyond the control of the attendant, it shall be the duty of said attendant to report the case at once to the County Physician or his assistant, who shall resort to whatever humane means he may deem necessary to enforce discipline. AMENDMENTS, ETC. Rule 45—These rules shall not be amended, re¬ scinded, nor added to, except by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of all the members of the Board, after at least one week’s notice in writing of the pro¬ posed change, to be given in open meeting, and read by the Clerk ; nor shall any rule be suspended except by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of all the members of the Board. RUBES OF COOK COUNTY CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSIONERS. CLASSIFIED SERVICE. Rule i—Classification—The following is hereby adopted as the classification of the places of em¬ ployment in Cook County with reference to exam¬ ination for appointment under the Civil Service law : Class A—All positions requiring the applicant or appointee to be a member of any one of the professions ; also their principal assistants. Qualification—No person shall be examined by this Board, or under its direction, for the chief po¬ sitions in Class A, without first exhibiting to this Board a diploma or license showing such person to be a member of a profession covering the position applied for, or who shall be under 25 years of age or over 60 years of age. Class B—All bookkeepers, clerical, or positions requiring stenographers, including inspecting clerks, now called visitors, in the County Agents’ Department, storekeepers and assistants, and all messengers. Qualification—No person shall be examined by this Board, or under its direction, in Class B, who shall be under 17 years or over 50 years of age. Class C—All nurses and attendants. Qualification—No person shall be examined by this Board, or under its direction, in Class C, who shall be under 21 years of age or over 50 years of age. Class D—All positions to be filled by persons skilled in any one of the trades, and their assist¬ ants, including elevator men. Qualification—No person shall be examined by this Board, or under its direction, in Class D, with¬ out first furnishing to this Board satisfactory proof that he or she has served the proper time necessary to become skilled in the trade covering the posi¬ tion applied for, or who shall be under 21 years of age or over 50 years of age. Class E—Watchmen, teamsters, hostlers and farm hands. Qualification—No person shall be examined by this Board, or under its direction, in Class E, who shall be under 21 years or over 55 years of age. Glass F—All positions of common labor to be filled by males. Qualification—No person shall be examined by this Board, or under its direction, in class F, who shall be under 21 years or over 50 years of age. Class G—-All positions of domestic work or common labor to be filled by females. Qualification—No person shall be examined by this Board, or under its direction, in Class G, who shall be under 18 or over 45 years of age. Rule 2—Sub-Classification.—All approved ap¬ plications will be entered in the Classification Register provided for by Rule 3, under a Sub- Classification, covering the places of employment to which the position specified in the application blank properly belongs. Rule 3—Filing Application—All persons desir¬ ing to avail themselves of the benefits of the Civil Service Act relating to Cook County and to take the examination under the classified list shall file with the Secretary of this Board an application on one of the blank forms prepared for that purpose. Blank applications can be procured at Room 205, Court House. Rule 4—Entry of Applications.—All applica¬ tions shall be received by the Secretary, and shall be given a consecutive number. When examined and approved by the Board they shall be entered in a register under the proper classification and sub-classification, which shall show the name and address of the applicant, the date of application and the position specified in the application, and no person shall be an applicant for exafnination in more than one branch of the classified service at the same time. Rule 5—Date of Filing Application.—No person shall be examined by this Board, or under its direction, whose application is not in proper form and shall not have been filed with the Secretary at least five days prior to the regular examination of the class to which said application belongs. Rule 6—To Comply with Rules 3, 4 and 5—No person shall be examined by this Board, or under its direction, until Rules 3, 4 and 5 shall have been complied with. Rule 7—General Qualification of Applicants.— No person shall be examined by this Board, or under its direction, who is not either a native or naturalized American citizen, as required by an Act of the General Assembly of the State of Illi¬ nois, approved June 1, 1889, in force July 1, 1889, or are exempt from the operation of said Act by reason of age or sex, or who is not a resident of Cook County, Illinois, or who is under 17 years of age or over 60 years of age, or who has not fur¬ nished proper certificates, as to habits and moral character, or who is not in good health. Rule 8—Examinations. Preserved.—All exami¬ nations as far as practicable shall be reduced to writing, and shall be preserved by the Secretary as a part of the records of this Board. Rule 9—Examinations. Practical.—All exami¬ nations shall be practical in their character and shall relate to those matters which will fairly test the relative capacity of the persons examined to discharge the duties of the positions to which they seek to be appointed, and shall include tests of physical qualifications and health, and when appropriate, of manual skill. No questions in any examination shall relate to political or religious opinion or affiliations. The commission shall con¬ trol all examinations. Rule 10—Notice of Examinations.—Notice of the time and place and general scope of every examination and the class shall be given by the Commission by publication for two weeks preced- Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. 83 ing such examination in a daily newspaper of gen¬ eral circulation published in said County, and such notice shall also be posted by said Commissioners in a conspicuous place in their office for two weeks before such examination. The Secretary shall also send a notice to all applicants whose names appear on the register and who are entitled under the class to be examined. Examinations may be adjourned from time to time by the Board. Rule 11—Percentage Credit.—In determining the general average standing of each candidate exam¬ ined, 100 per cent shall be taken as the basis of percentage. No person examined shall be entered on the Register of Examinations as entitled to appoint¬ ment, under any classification, who shall not receive from the Board, or from the examiners appointed by the Board, a percentage credit of at least 70. No person who shall fail at any examination to receive a percentage credit of 70 shall be entitled to participate in any subsequent examination until at least six months shall have elapsed from date of such failure. Rule 12 — Promotions.—All examinations for promotion shall be competitive among such mem¬ bers of the next lower rank as desire to submit themselves to such examination; and it shall be the duty of the Commission to submit to the appointing power the names of not more than three applicants for each promotion having the highest rating. The method of examination and the rules governing the same and the method of certifying shall be the same as provided for appli¬ cants for original appointment. The Commission will endeavor, as far as prac¬ ticable, to fill positions by promotion. In all posi¬ tions in the same general classification, but of a different grade or sub-classification, the position entitled to receive the highest salary will be con¬ sidered as coming within the meaning of this rule, as well as promotions from one general class to another. In all examinations for promotions candidates will be given proper credit for experience, ascer¬ tained merit and seniority in service. Rule 13—Certificates to Appointing Power.—All certificates by this Board to the Appointing Power shall be signed by the Chairman and Secretary, and shall contain the name or names of the person or persons appearing on the Register of Examina¬ tion as having the highest percentage credit in the general classification under the sub-classification covering the position or place of employment necessary to be filled by any appointment. In cases of promotion the certificate shall con¬ tain name or names as prescribed in Rule 16. In all cases where two or more persons in the same sub-classification upon the Register of Ex¬ amination have the same percentage credit, and their percentage credit is the highest appearing on said Register in their sub-classification, then the names of all such persons shall be included in such certificate together with their percentage credit mark. The sex of the person or persons in all certifi¬ cates shall be governed by the sex specified in the written request of the appointing power. The period of probation for all appointments shall be thirty days. Rule 14—Duties of Secretary.—The Secretary shall keep the minutes of its proceedings, preserve all reports made to it, keep a record of all ex¬ aminations held under its direction and perform such other duties as the commission shall require. Rule 15—Two Members to Sign.—All requisi¬ tions for supplies, or the expenditure of any money, appointments of examiners, and reports and findings of every description shall be signed by at least two members of this Board. Rule 16—Meetings to be Held.—This Board will hold regular meetings on Wednesdays of each week at 2 o’clock p. M. It may also hold meetings at such other times as the Chairman may designate. Rule 17.—Shall be Public.—All meetings and examinations shall be public. All records and documents of this Board shall be open to public inspection and examination by any proper person, at reasonable hours, upon application to any member of the Board. Resolved, By the Board of Civil Service Com¬ missioners, of Cook County, Illinois, that the foregoing rules be and they are hereby adopted, to take effect and be in force from and after August 1, 1895. 8 4 Hand Book of Cook County Institutions, ANNUAL REPORT OF JAMES L. MONAGHAN Deputy Comptroller of Cook County. By no means the least important of the County offices, and one from which the most grave and weighty responsibilities are inseparable, is that of Deputy Comp¬ troller, now held by James L. Monaghan. The present incumbent succeeded the present President of the County Board, Hon. Daniel D. Healy, who was concededly the best Deputy Comptroller that Cook County has ever had. The mantle of Deputy Comptroller Healy could not have fallen upon more meritorious shoulders than those of Deputy Comptroller Monaghan, and he has distinguished himself by being an eminently worthy successor of his brilliant and unexcelled predecessor. How worthily he has acquitted himself of the duties devolving upon him is abund¬ antly demonstrated by his able conduct of the affairs of the Comptroller’s office since he assumed charge of it. The success of his efforts as a faithful conservator of Cook County’s interests has been gratifying and pronounced, and strengthens the general conviction that he is emphatically the right man in the right place. As Deputy County Comptroller, Mr. Monaghan has shown conspicuous ability and a praiseworthy attention to the business of his office. In fine, Mr. Monaghan’s administration of this office leaves nothing to be desired in the way of completeness and efficiency. His report as Deputy Comptroller given below will repay a care¬ ful study. LIABILITIES. BONDS. February i, 1889, 5 per cent Court House Bonds, expire January 1, 1899.. May 1, 1880, 4y z per cent Refunding Bonds, Series A, expire May 1, 1900.. May 1, 1885, 4 per cent Refunding Bonds, Series B, expire May 1, 1900. .. March 1, 1888, 4 per cent Refunding Bonds, expire $10,000.00 each year, commencing March 1, 1889. March x, 1888, 4 per cent Refunding Bonds, expire $40,000.00 each year, commencing March 1, 1889. May 1, 1892, 1 to 20 year 4 per cent Refunding Bonds, Series C, $67,500.- 00 expire each year. outstanding claims. *Warrants 1885, 1886, 1887, and old claims. outstanding contracts. Building Fund, unfinished.. Contingent Fund, unfinished. $ 750,000 00 1.158.500 00 500,000 00 130,000 00 520,000 00 1.147.500 00 166,030 00 58,140 64 33,624 60 ASSETS. Cash Balance to credit of General Fund, January 1, 1896. $ 37,265 11 Balance to credit of General Fund, account Salary Fund, 1895. 775,860 56 Balance to credit of Salary Fund, 1895. 30,643 50 Balance to credit of General Fund, account Supply Fund, 1895. 609,029 04 Balance to credit of Supply Fund, 1895. 11,070 96 Balance to credit of General Fund, account Miscellaneous Fund, 1895... . 170,014 97 Balance to credit of Miscellaneous Fund, 1895. 22,560 03 Balance to credit of General Fund, account Building Fund, 1895. 91,859 36 Balance to credit of General Fund, account Contingent Fund, 1895. 40,010 44 Balance to credit of Building Fund carried over, 1896. 58,140 64 Balance to credit of Contingent Fund carried over, 1896. 33,624 60 Balance to credit of Funding Fund, January 1, 1896. I 3 , 75 1 60 Balance. 2,569,964 43 $ 4,463,795 24 $ 4 , 463,795 24 *Contested claims. Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. 85 FUNDING FUND. By receipts from J. L. Monaghan, Deputy Comptroller, and old Interest Fund By balance ending Dec. 31, 1894. Total. Amount expended per order County Board. By balance. TAVERN EICENSE FUND. Amount received account tavern licenses during 1895. Amount received account tavern licenses during 1894, remaining unpaid. Total. Amount paid out from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 1895. By balance.-. GENERAL FUND. One per cent Tavern License Fund. Gain on taxes, double payments and back taxes. By amount carried from Emergency Fund, 1894. $ 333 40 By balance ending Dec. 31, 1894. 20,158 90 By amount from 1894 funds. I > 77 1 , 5°5 78 Total $ 41,023 20 27,275 OO $ 68,298 20 54,546 60 $ 13,751 60 $ 14,304 89 3.033 93 $ 17,338 82 17,031 32 $ 307 50 $ 4,019 50 10,619 36 I, ,791,998 08 lb ,806,636 94 Amount advanced to Salary Fund, 1895 .... Amount advanced to Supply Fund, 1895. Amount advanced to Miscellaneous Fund, 1895. Amount advanced to Contingent Fund, 1895. Amount advanced to Building Fund, 1895. Uncollected taxes, Town and County Collector’s Commissions Treasurer’s Commissions. I 775,86o 56 609,029 04 170,014 97 40,010 44 9U859 36 81,247 88 U 349 58 1,769,371 83 By balance $ 37,265 11 FUNDS, 1895 . SALARY FUND. From Contingent Fund, July 26, 1895, for Election Commissioners . . ... $ 750 06 Appropriation to be realized by tax levy of 1895... 805,754 00 Appropriation to be realized from other sources. 1,146,176 00 Total. $1,952,680 06 Amount expended for jury certificates, election expenses and salaries from January 1 to December 31, 1895. Borrowed from General Fund. $ 1 , 137,948 22 Other Sources. 1771,649 77 Deduct loss on amount of actual, less appropriation Amount Expended. |U 909,597 99 U 909,597 99 $ 43,o82 07 . 12,438 57 By balance. $ 30,643 5 ° SUPPLY FUND. Amount appropriated to be realized by tax levy 1895. $ 619,600 00 Amount carried from Supply Fund, 1894, to Supply Fund 1895, account County Superin¬ tendent Schools. 904 93 Amount carried from Contingent Fuud, 1895, to Supply Fund, 1895, account State’s Attor¬ ney . 5 °o 00 Total Borrowed from General Fund. Amount expended from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 1895. $609,029 04 By balance. Amount expended from earnings of County Clerk’s Office. Amount Expended. ^610,126 35 $ 621,004 93 610,126 35 1 10,878 58 192 38 1 11,070 96 Total 86 Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. MISCELLANEOUS FUND. Balance of Road and Bridge Appropriation 1S94, carried to Road and Bridge Appropria¬ tion 1895, account outstanding contracts. Amount appropriated to be realized by tax levy 1895. Amount carried from Contingent Fund for out-door relief. Total.*. Amount expended from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 1895 By balance. Borrowed from General F'und. 1170,014 97 CONTINGENT FUND. Amount Expended. |i 75 , 47 o 63 Amount appropriated to be realized by tax levy 1895. Amount taken from Contingent Fund account Salary and Miscellaneous Funds Amount expended from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 1895. By balance. PUBLIC BUILDING FUND. Amount brought forward from Building Fund 1894, account outstanding contracts Amount appropriated to be realized by tax levy 1895. Total. Amount expended from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 1895 By balance. Borrowed from General Fund. $91,859 36 Amount Expended. $128,619 J 8 $ 5,455 66 191,775 00 800 00 $ 198,030 66 175,470 63 $ 22,560 03 $ 75,685 10 2,050 06 $ 73,635 04 40,010 44 $ 33,624 60 $ 36,759 82 150,000 00 $ 186,759 82 128,619 18 $ 58,140 64 STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS, EXPENDITURES, ETC., A. D. 1895 . INSTITUTION OR OFFICE. County Hospital and Detention Hospital. Office of Gen. Supt. of Co. Inst, at Dunning. Insane Asylum. Poor House and County Farmer. County Agent. Custodian Court House. Custodian Criminal Court. Sheriff. Superintendent Public Service. County Commissioners. Jury Clerks and County Electrician. Comptroller’s Office. Amount carried from Contingent Fund. State’s Attorney. County Attorney. Amount of Balances Carried to County Superin¬ tendent Schools’ Office from 1894. County Superintendent of Schools. Normal School. Coroner. Clerk Criminal Court. Amount carried from Contingent Fund. Election Commissioners. County Clerk and Clerk County Court. County Treasurer. Recorder. Clerk Circuit Court. Clerk Superior Court. Clerk Probate Court. Jurors and Witness Fees and Dieting Jurors Crimi¬ nal Cases. Salaries Judges of all Courts of Record. Treasurer’s Commissions. Total Salary Appropriation. 96,316 00 20,692 00 46,500 OO 24,096 OO 25,000 OO 57,880 OO 42,600 OO 245,800 OO 16,620 OO 52,900 OO 14,840 OO 41,400 10,900 OO OO 4 , 9 °° 25,000 26,960 46,850 750 6,500 201,450 208,490 179,250 73 . 39 ° 59,620 61,976 250,000 112,000 OO OO OO OO 06 OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO 51,952,680 06 Salary Expended. 96,293 8l 19,940 71 46,280 40 23,386 69 24,980 06 57,566 98 42,088 95 245.259 13 16,314 80 52,584 IO 14,839 80 41,354 89 IO ,°93 74 4,899 84 24,608 33 26,947 31 46,846 44 108,705 10 5,66i 43 51 , 909,597 99 Supplies and Repairs Appropriation. 155,000 OO 220,000 OO 100,000 OO 34,000 00 16,000 00 12,000 OO 4,000 00 6,000 00 500 00 1,500 00 2,600 00 9°4 93 1,500 00 10,000 00 2,000 00 3,50000 201,086 47 12,500 00 12,536 22 201,504 62 8,000 00 6,246 86 175,187 49 10,000 00 8,500 00 8,075 4i 73,123 75 8,498 89 59,494 90 8,000 00 6,452 32 61,252 54 4,500 00 4,499 61 222,045 64 $ 621,00493 Supplies and Repairs Expended. 154,996 22 219,970 84 99,956 47 33,999 84 12,575 14 h ,998 37 3,180 69 5 , 38 i 3 ° 1,896 49 i ,535 °° 904 93 1,369 58 8,731 95 742 67 3,543 06 3,034 49 612,603 55 Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. 87 ESTIMATED AND ACTUAL RECEIPTS OF OVER AND ABOVE THEIR OWN COUNTY OFFICERS SALARIES INSTITUTION OR OFFICE. Estimated Receipts. Actual Receipts Six months, June 1. Actual Receipts Six months, Dec. 1. Total Eeceipts. County Treasurer. $ 310,000 00 190,000 OO 200,000 OO 100,000 00 180,000 00 120,000 00 50,000 00 2,000 00 1,000 00 $ 9,969 93 90,359 i5 112,090 75 5 L 495 55 82,950 39 49,647 00 22,807 86 307 65 475 86 $ 331,52649 90,274 55 94,885 17 39,488 62 85,863 50 50,385 00 26,674 76 96 85 327 80 $ 341,49642 180,633 70 206,975 92 90,984 17 168,813 89 100,032 OO 49,482 62 404 50 803 66 Recorder of Deeds. County Clerk and Clerk County Court. Clerk Probate Court. Clerk Circuit Court. Clerk Superior Court. Sheriff. Clerk Criminal Court. Coroner. Total. $i, I 53 ,°°o 00 $1,139,626 88 5,889 45 Deduct amount held by County Clerk for salaries. Actual. $ 1 , 133,737 43 Appropriation Actual. IyOSS. $ 1 , 146,176 OO IA 33.737 43 $ 12,438 57 Institutions, Towns, etc. Dieting prisoners, Jail. Dieting prisoners, House of Correction. For costs, pauper cases, County Court. Humane Society. Telephone Service. State Institutions. Industrial Schools for Boys and Girls : St. Mary’s Training School for Boys. Illinois School of Agriculture and Manual Training for Boys. Illinois Training School for Girls. Chicago Training School for Girls. Barrington. Blooom. Bremen. Calumet. Cicero. Elk Grove. Evanston. Hanover. Lyons. Lemont. Leyden. Maine. New Trier. Niles. Northfield. Norwood Park. Orland. Palatine. . Palos. Proviso. Rich. Riverside. Schaumberg. Thornton. Wheeling. Worth. Roads and Bridges Appropriation 1895.$25,00000 $ $ l Appropriation. 50,000 OO 18,000 OO 10,000 00 2,000 OO 2,500 00 25,000 00 12,000 OO 12,000 OO 11,000 OO 10,000 OO IOO OO 200 OO 275 OO Expended. $ 42,626 50 18,354 60 10,000 00 2,000 OO 2,357 98 21,237 88 12,000 00 12,000 00 6,990 00 9,999 96 43 27 189 19 265 95 500 00 \ 800 00 J 1,500 00 50 00 1,500 00 200 00 1,200 00 2,800 00 400 00 300 00 l 500 00 $ 400 00 300 00 250 00 100 00 150 00 150 00 300 00 1,000 00 100 00 50 00 50 00 1,200 OO 200 OO 500 OO 1,298 45 1.145 21 28 45 1,486 62 195 63 1.1 4 6 75 2,695 80 207 00 79 1 32 274 10 98 75 67 90 7 75 29 60 42 75 198 41 690 15 54 00 15 00 23 95 1,124 07 147 65 400 06 18,907 29 88 Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. Institutions, Towns, Etc. Appropriation. Balance Road and Bridge Appropriation, 1S94, brought for¬ ward, account outstanding Road and Bridge Contracts.$ 5,455 66 - $ 30-455 66 Treasurer’s commission. $198,030 66 Public Building Purposes, Appropriation 1895. $150,000 00 Amount brought forward from Building Fund, 1894, account of outstanding contracts. 36,75982 -$186,759 82 Treasurer’s commission. $186,739 82 For Election and Contingent expenses, Appropriation 1895. . .$ 43,00000 For Contingent expenses, 1895. 32,685 10 $ 75,685 10 2,050 00 --- $ 73-635 04 $ 75,685 10 Expended. $ 5,455 66 872 98 $175,470 63 $ 91,219 47 36,759 82 872 98 $128,619 x 8 39 , 8 h 39 199 05 $ 40,010 04 Deduction order County Board Treaurer’s commission. Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. 89 ANNUAL REPORT OF GEORGE S. OLESON, County Agent of Cook County. In his report for 1895, which will be found on another page, the President of the County Board takes occasion to commend the County Agent for the faithful performance of duty, and the compliment is a deserved one. Subjoined is Mr. Oleson’s individual report of the County Agent’s office under his management, during 1895. Following this is given the County Agent’s financial report for the same year. CASES OF DESTITUTION. Month§. Married. Widows. -— 1 Deserted. Widowers. Single. I Total Relieved. 1 Months. Married. 1 Widows. Deserted. Widowers. Single. Total Relieved. January. February .... March. April. May. June 5,587 7,290 5,678 1,257 608 485 479 1,748 2,068 1,890 1,094 702 591 587 401 545 47 o 294 190 148 129 74 137 122 34 16 15 5 12 26 13 5 1 2 1 7,822 10,066 8,173 2,684 1 .517 1,241 1,201 August. September. . . October. November . . . December . . . Totals. 424 411 592 1,106 2,197 563 536 659 950 1,300 138 155 209 294 461 IO 9 15 12 38 2 2 6 13 1435 1413 1,477 2,368 3 > 99 T July . 26,096 12,688 3434 487 83 42,788 NATIVITY OF THF DESTITUTE. All nations were represented among those who were assisted, as shown by the record below: Americans, 6,124; Bohemians, 3,238; Canadians, 322; Colored Americans, 1,259; Danish, 229; English, 980; French, 504; Germans, 8,673; Hebrews, 2,115; Hollanders, 454; Irish, 6,870; Italians, 2,326; Polish, 6,418; Scandinavians, 2,781 ; Scotch, 354 ; Swiss, 45 ; Welsh, 74, making a total of 42,788. articles given in relief. Soap, 47,195 bars; rice, 144,572 pounds; beans, 127,423 pounds ; peas, 72,994 pounds ; oatmeal, 33,125 pounds; coffee, 19,001 pounds; tea, 15,981 pounds; meats, 175, 486 pounds ; flour, 48,300 sacks (24^ pounds to each sack); shoes, 4,018 pairs; coal, 14,785^ tons. DISPENSARY SERVICE AND SICK CALLS. The total of visits made by Physicians was 28,889 and 3,210 applications were rejected for various reasons. The following is a correct enumeration of the number of sick calls attended to by the various County Physicians during the year. West Division. 1,825 South Division. 678 North Division. 221 Total. 2,724 HOSPITAL AND OTHER ORDERS. Number of Hospital orders issued. 1,034 Number of orders issued for burial. 316 Number of orders issued for Poor House. 3 ,519 Number of orders issued for transportation . 111E Number of old soldiers buried. 40 Number of orders issued for medicine. 1,058 Number of orders issued for trusses and crutches. 14 Number of orders issued for artificial limbs. 2 9 o Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. INSANE AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN CASES EOR THE YEAR OF 1895. Number of petitious filed. Number discharged. 358 Number decided insane and committed. 936 DISTRIBUTED AS FOLLOWS : Elgin. 186 Kankakee. 147 Jefferson. 603 DEPENDENT CHILDREN. Number of petitions filed. Number discharged. 77 Number found dependent. 408 1.294 1,294 936 435 485 DISTRIBUTED AS FOLLOWS : Illinois Training School, Glenwood. 157 St. Mary’s, Feehanville. 138 Chicago Industrial School. 61 Illinois Industrial School, Evanston. 36 Home for Juvenile Offenders, Geneva. 15 Home of the Friendless. 1 - 408 THE APPROPRIATION. The appropriation for the County Agent’s Office amounted to one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) and was all judiciously expended for relief purposes together with the necessary salary fund of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00). A REMARKABLE EXHIBIT. With the same amount of money as was expended in 1895, 42,788 poor families were taken care of, as against 36,500 taken care of in 1894. Consequently • the money relieved 6,288 more poor families in the one year than it did in the other. This speaks volumes for the efficiency of the service. Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. 9 1 THE COOK COUNTY HOSPITAL. The Cook County Hospital is situated about two and one-half miles from the County Court House and occupies thirteen acres of land bounded by Harrison, Polk, Lincoln and Wood Streets. The buildings are numerous, the main or Ad¬ ministration Building faces north on Harrison Street and has five connecting wings, which contain twenty wards. Directly behind the Administration Building Birdseye View of Cook County Hospital. is the Amphitheater, or Clinic, and the Engine and Dynamo Houses ; located behind these and in rear of main building and detached from same is the Store Room, where all supplies are kept. The Laundry, the Bakery and main Kitchen, the Barn, Carpenter Shop, the Coffin Makers’ Shop, the Steam Fitting Shop, the Mat¬ tress Makers and the Paint Shops, where the larger part of the necessary repairs for the Hospital are attended to. EXECUTIVE STAFF. JAMES H. GRAHAM. M. R. MANDELBAUM. J. E. McNICHOLS. CHARLES RUMP. JOHN THOREN. CORNELIUS VANDERPOOL E. C. FORTNER. BROWN F. SWIFT. .Warden. .Chief Clerk. . .Assistant Chief Clerk. .Chief Engineer. .Registrar. .Druggist. .County Physician. Asst. County Physician. DR. T. A. DAVIS. DR. J. B. MURPHY. DR. CHAS. D. BRADLY. DR. R. H. BABCOCK. DR. J. B. HERRICK. DR. A. R. EDWARDS. MEDICAL STAFF. REGULARS. DR. G. F. BUTLER. DR. A. G. BOUFFLER. DR. DENSLOW LEWIS. DR. A. M. CURTIS. DR. E. L. MOOREHEAD. DR. R. MELMS. DR. D. D. BISHOP. DR. H. C. WORTHINGTON. DR. E. P. MURDOCK. DR. W. L. NOBLE. DR. FENTON B. TURCK. DR. CHARLES DAVISON. 92 Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. dr. u. hektoen. DR. A. E. VENN. DR. H. J. BURWASH. DR. A. M. STOUT. DR. K. SANBERG. DR. F. A. M’GREW. DR. G. FRITTERER. DR. C. J. M’lNTYRE. DR. J. A. ROBINSON. DR. C. E. GREENFIELD. DR. C. W. HAWLEY. DR. A. H. FURGESON. DR. G. SEINN. DR. F. S. HARTMAN. DR. H. A. NORDEN, DR. R. N. HUFF. DR. E. D. SMITH. DR. J. E. BEST. DR. A. E. HALSTEAD. DR. J. W. TOPE. DR. S. W. BURSON. DR. F. M’NAMARA. DR. J. ROSENTHAL. DR. LEONARD ST. JOHN. DR. C. FENGER. DR. M. M. LEAHY. DR. E. H. LEE. DR. CHARLES ADAMS. DR. E. H. PRATT. DR. H. R. CHISLETT. DR. M. B. BLOUKE. DR. E. F. BUCKING. DR. E. J. FARNUM. DR. GEO. M’FATRICK. HOMEOPATHIC. DR. L. D. ROGERS. DR. O. F. PIERCE. DR. W. G. WILLARD. DR. C. H. BEEBE. DR. J. W. STREETER. ECLECTIC. DR. N. A. GRAVES. DR. F. E. THORNTON. DR. H. H. LATIMER. DR. F. E. ROBERTS. DR. R. R. REININGER. DR. W. S. WHITE. DR. C. C. BERNARD. DR. W. HIPP. DR. JNO. TASCHER. DR. O. O. BAINES. THE COOK COUNTY HOSPITAL Is the institution created by the residents of Cook Comity, Illinois, for the purpose of caring for the sick in the County who have not the means for securing medical treatment elsewhere. It is under the control, therefore, of the people of the County, who act through the Cook County Commissioners elected by them. The Cook County Commissioners in their turn appoint from their own body a hospital committee upon whom falls the immediate oversight of the affairs of the Hospital. One thousand patients can be cared for comfortably at one time. EXECUTIVE STAFF. The executive head is the Warden, who is appointed by the County Com¬ missioners. His term of office is one year. VISITING MEDICAL STAFF. The treatment of patients is supervised by a visiting staff of physicians, con¬ sisting of three distinct medical boards, each representing the Regular, the Homeo¬ pathic, and the Electic Schools of Medicine, respectively. Members are appointed by the County Commissioners for one year, and receive no money compensation. The number of appointments is as follows : Regular School, 38 ; Homeopathic School, 10 ; Electic School, 8. This number may be increased in case of need by the boards themselves, and it is customary for the regular-school board to select a number of specialists in different branches to act with them. The physicians so elected are not members of the board. The Regular board meets on the last Thursday of each month, at four o’clock in the afternoon ; the Homeopathic board meets on the last secular day of each month. HOUSE MEDICAL STAFF. The House Medical Staff (composed of the Internes) is determined by com¬ petitive examination, any graduate, male or female, of any medical school in Cook County being eligible. The term of office is eighteen months, and there is no com¬ pensation other than board and room furnished at the hospital. The interns are divided as follows: Regular, 16 ; Homeopathic, 4; Eclectic, 4. The examination for the interneships, which is held during the spring of each year, covers the follow¬ ing subjects : (1) Anatomy, (2) Physiology, (3) Materia Medica and Therapeutics, (4) Chemistry, (5) Gynecology, (6) Obstetrics, (7) Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat, (8) Pathology, (9) Medicine, (10) Surgery. The manner of conducting the Regular examination is determined by a committee appointed by the Board. A second committee, similarly appointed, chooses from the Board three examiners upon each Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. 93 subject, who prepare the questions, and correct the papers without knowing the names of the writers of the papers examined. The examinations for the Homeo¬ pathic and Eclectic interneships are similarly conducted. The interneship service is divided into a Junior, a Middle, and a Senior period of six months each. The Junior period includes three months of service in the sur¬ gical and medical wards respectively. The Middle period includes six weeks in the Obstetrical wards, six weeks in the Gynecological, Ophthalmological and Otological, six in the Contagious, and six in the Examining Room and the Dermatological and Earyngological wards. The Senior period includes three months in the surgical and medical wards respectively. admission of patients. Any resident of Cook County whose condition demands continuous rest and treatment, and who is unable to pay for medical service elsewhere is admissable. Out-patients (dispensary patients) are not treated at the hospital. The sole judges of admissibility are the examining physicians at the Hospital, composed of members of the house staff. If the condition of a patient is such as to entitle him to Hospital treatment, there is little danger of his being refused admission for any reason, un¬ less it be obviously a case of attempted imposition ; and, while the Hospital is in¬ tended for the very poor, no emergency case is turned away. Patients are admitted at any time of day or night. DIVISION OF PATIENTS FOR TREATMENT. By a strictly enforced system, patients are distributed among the schools of medicine in the Hospital in such manner that the regular school gets a certain nine¬ teen, the Homeopathic a certain six, and the Eclectic a certain five patients in every thirty, the character of the cases falling to each school being wholly a matter of chance. The patient has no option as to the school under which he shall be treated. EQUALITY OF PATIENTS. The Hospital facilities are in all cases absolutely free to patients. Under no cir¬ cumstances are they allowed to pay for service or for special favors. Each patient is on precisely the same footing as every other. The plan of providing especially desirable accommodations in consideration ot the payment of special fees is unknown in the Hospital ; the most favorable accommodations are used for those who need them most. PRIVILEGES OF PHYSICIANS. Physicians have no special privileges. There is no arrangement by which an outside physician may supervise the treatment of particular patients at the Hospital. EXCLUDED DISEASES. Chronic diseases, including Syphilis, Pulmonary Tuberculosis, and Insanity, are not treated. Smallpox cases are sent to the smallpox hospital. Contagious dis¬ eases are treated in a ward which is absolutely isolated from the rest of the Hospital. On Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, of each week, certain selected chronic cases, as well as partially disabled, or convalescing, patients who do not require nursing, are sent to the County Infirmary at Dunning. THE NURSES. The nurses are students of the Illinois Training School for Nurses, and are furnished under contract with that school. VISITING DAYS. Wednesdays and Sundays from two to four in the afternoon are the regular visiting days. Visitors may be admitted for special reasons, however, at any time. 94 Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. THE MORGUE. The morgue, which is contained in a separate building, in the rear of the Hospital, is open for inspection by the public at all times. It is used for the recep¬ tion of bodies from the County at large, as well as from the Hospital. Unclaimed bodies are allowed to remain in the morgue at least six weeks and the clothing taken from them is kept longer. Photographs of the unknown dead are taken. A description of lost friends may be filed with the clerk in charge. Burials are made in the County burial grounds at Dunning. detention hospital. Although situated upon the same plot of ground and under the same executive management as the County Hospital, the Detention Hospital is rather an adjunct of the County and State insane asylums. It is the place for the incarceration of patients awaiting trial for admission into an insane asylum, and is in charge of the County Physician, who must reside in the building. Upon the certification of any reputable physician, or upon the filing of a petition from the patient himself or his friends, that he is a proper candidate for an asylum, he may be received at the Hospital to await trial. The Hospital is also the place for the detention and care of dependent children, pending the determination by the court of the person, or insti¬ tution, which shall be his responsible guardian. Trials are held Thursday morn¬ ings, at nine o’clock, before a County Judge and Jury of six men, one of whom must be a physician. Two physicians are appointed by the County Judge to act in the capacity of chairmen of these juries. The County Physician is present as counselor. CLINICAL INSTRUCTION. Instruction is given in the amphitheatre in the Hospital building, and students are never allowed to enter the wards. The vast number of patients affords the greatest variety of illustration for the use of clinical instructors. A fee of five dollars per annum is charged under-graduate medical students for the privilege of attending clinical instruction. Women as well as men, are admitted to the amphi¬ theatre. WARDEN’S YEARLY REPORT. January i, 1895, to December 31, 1895. HOSPITAL. Number of patients on hand January i, 1895. 794 Number of patients admitted (January 1 to December 31, 1895).14,861 Total.i 5>655 Number of patients discharged (January 1 to December 31, 1895).13,629 Number of patients died... 1,194 -14,823 On hand. 832 Daily average for the year 1895. 808 Infants born during year 1895. 360 Infants died during year 1895. 64 Applications for admission rejected. 1,460 Patients sent to County Infirmary. 1,045 DEATHS, BURIALS, ETC. Number of bodies in Morgue January 1, 1895. 14 Number of patients died during 1895. 1,194 Number of infants died during 1895. 64 - 1,258 Total deaths. 1,272 Buried by County Undertaker. 316 Buried by relatives and friends. 767 Colleges. 184 Bodies remaining in Morgue December 31, 1895. 5 - Total burials. 1,272 Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. 95 (Of the 1,194 patients who died in 1895, 254 deaths were investigated by the Coroner, leaving 940 deaths from natural causes.) DETENTION HOSPITAL—INSANE DEPARTMENT. Male. Female. Number of patients on hand January i, 1895. 72 9 Number of patients admitted January 1 to December 31, 1895.794 504 1,298 Total. 1,307 Sent to Institutions as follows : Jefferson. 607 Elgin. 186 Kankakee. 148 Hospital. 15 Poor House. 22 Died. 11 County Jail. 1 Discharged. 298 - 1,288 Balance on hand January 1, 1896. 19 DEPENDENT CHILDREN. Male . Fema le. Number on hand January i, 1895.. 3 ... 3 Number admitted January 1 to December 1, 1895.348 135 483 Total. 486 Distributed in the following institutions : Glenwood. 157 Feehanville. 137 Chicago Industrial School. 64 Evanston. 34 Home of Friendless. 1 Geneva. 13 Working Boys’ Home. 2 Home of Good Shepherd. 1 Home for Juvenile Offenders. 1 Hospital. 1 Discharged. 71 - 482 Number remaining on hand January 1, 1896. 4 9 6 Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. COOK COUNTY INSTITUTIONS AT DUNNING. The Cook County Institutions at Dunning are considered as among the most prominent of the County’s many important charges. It is here the Insane Asylum is situated, surrounded by a number of buildings which have been erected from time to time as the necessity for them became apparent. The grounds comprise 257 acres, situated ten miles from the Court House on the Chicago, Milwaukee, & St. Paul and the Chicago & Northwestern Railways. A portion of the grounds is set apart for what is known as the County Farm. The Insane Asylum and de¬ tached buildings are finely situated, their general appearance being greatly im¬ proved by a somewhat pretentious display of landscape gardening. The farm and its management receives careful consideration at the hands of the officials at Dun¬ ning. Potatoes form the chief product, 7,000 bushels being raised during the past year, the entire crop being used by the inmates and attendants at the institution. During 1895 the farm also produced 1,050 bushels of oats, 1,500 bushels of corn, and hay sufficient to feed the eighteen horses employed on the grounds. The farm also produced 60,000 pounds of pork in 1895 as against 13,000 pounds in 1894. As will be seen, the buildings are quite numerous, and may be classified as follows : THE INSANE ASYEUM. This comprises the main building which has six wings, surrounded by lakes, ponds, drives and spacious grounds, the grounds affording room in addition for four cottages, a boiler and engine room and a building containing a dance hall. o' o 00 AUTOPSY HOUSE. Contiguous to which is a morgue, a green house, a laundry building and barns. detached buildings. Consisting of store rooms, drug store, ice house, paint shop, stables, carriage sheds and tool house. POOR HOUSE. Consisting of the main or Administration Building with nine wings and buildings for boiler and engine rooms, ice house, oil storage house and a con¬ finement cottage. In all there are 246 names on the pay rolls at Dunning, while the institu¬ tion is run on a per capita cost of 22cents per inmate. The official staff is as follows : THE STAFF AT DUNNING. Geo. F. Morgan, Gen’l Supt. Cook County Institutions, Dunning, Ill. M. T. Campbell,. Dr. G. W. Johnson. Dr. Elizabeth Kerney, Dr. Clara Ferguson, ... Patrick Quinn. W. C. Mitchell,. Henry Lindblade,. George Cadotte, . Minnie Fender,. INSANE ASYLUM. .Chief Clerk. .Chief Male Physician. . . . .Chief Female Physician. Assistant Female Physician. .Chief Engineer. .Storekeeper. .Druggist. .Supervisor. .Supervisoress. Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. 97 R. K. Reynolds,. Dr. J. J. Crowe,. I)r. P. F. CroweEy, Miss J. Ospray,. John Worden, . Opheeeia Baker,. Frank YVimmerseage, poor HOUSE. .Gen’l Office Clerk and Time Keeper. .Chief Male Physician. .Assistant Male Physician. .Chief Female Physician. .Supervisor. .Supervisoress. .County Farmer. The following exhibit gives the total number of patients in Cook County Insane Asylum and Poor House at Dunning on the dates specified, with the in¬ crease or decrease as the case might be: Total number of patients in Cook County Insane Asylum and Poor House Jan. 1.1895;. 2,948 Total number of patients in Cook County Insane Asylum and Poor House Dec. 3U 1895. 2.884 Decrease for 1895. 64 Total number of patients in Cook County Insane Asylum Jan. 1, 1895 . 1,077 Total number of patients in Cook County Insane Asylum Dec. 31, 1895. 1,261 Increase for 1895. 184 Total number of patients in Cook County Poor House Jan. 1, 1895. 1,871 Total number of patients in Cook County Poor House Dec. 31, 1895. 1,623 Decrease for 1895. 248 The following table shows number of patients admitted, discharged and died at Cook County Insane Asylum and Poor House for the year 1895. 1895- January .. February . March April. May. Tune. July. August.... September October... November December. Total, 1895 Ad¬ missions. Discharged Patients. Deaths. 592 3 t 6 66 510 59° 86 343 562 70 334 5^5 49 392 399 54 365 387 5i 452 3 o 8 64 369 29S 48 345 268 42 421 243 43 486 i 9 [ 45 460 328 44 5.069 4,435 662 The following table shows number of patients admitted, discharged and died at Cook County Insane Asylum for the year 1895. 1895- Ad¬ missions. Discharged Patients. Deaths. Januarv . . 64 65 14 18 1 February . Marc ' 1 .’.. 25 29 33 35 20 I 7 April .. . sj 36 76 40 93 70 39 61 18 I s 13 16 July. August .. . 3 o 15 39 33 43 H 12 September. October . 12 1 1 November. 60 December . 58 1 Total, 1895. 715 334 166 9 8 Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. The following table shows number of patients admitted, discharged and died at Cook County Poor House for year 1895. 1895. Ad¬ missions. Discharged Patients. Deaths. January . . 528 302 57 February . . 445 572 70 March. 537 53 April. 516 31 May. . 316 366 39 June. . 325 352 38 July . . 359 288 48 August. . 2 99 268 34 September. . 306 253 30 October. . 3 60 204 3 i November. 158 34 December. 285 3 i Total, 1895. . 4,354 4 ,ioi 496 A notable event. Some of the most horrifying catastrophies which have ever occurred in this country have been caused by the burning of public institutions. The isolated situ¬ ation of these institutions render them an exceedingly easy prey to flames when once under headway, unless wise discrimination and forethought are exercised in providing ample appliances for meeting such emergencies. How near the County Insane Asylum recently came to being a prey to a terrible conflagration is perhaps known to but few of our citizens. On the night of January 2 last, at 11:40 o’clock, a fire broke out in the laundry, a detached building about two hundred feet to the rear of the Insane Asylum. At the time the wind was blowing at the rate of forty- five miles an hour, and to make matters worse it was intensely cold, the thermom¬ eter registering eight degrees below zero. When the alarm was sounded it was learned that the direction of the wind was straight towards the Asylum. The fire company, which is made up of the employes of the various institutions, the chief en¬ gineer acting as marshal, was promptly on hand, and lost no time in getting to work. The great Worthington pump, which is a late and invaluable addition to Dunning, was connected with the city mains, and in a short time the fire was com¬ pletely under control. Superintendent Morgan, in speaking of the occurrence, freely admitted that if it were not for the Worthington Pump and the sufficient water sup¬ ply furnished by the city water mains, he had no doubt that all of the buildings of the institution would have been destroyed, and that the loss of life from fire and ex¬ posure would have been very great. He said that he had been through a number of battles during the civil war, but that not even at Gettysburg did he experience such awful sensations as he did during the comparatively brief time on that terrible night of January 2, when it appeared as though the County Institutions at Dunning would all be destroyed, with the loss of life of scores of helpless human beings which would inevitably follow. To his excited imagination it appeared as though the wind was blowing at the rate of 100 miles an hour, and that the thermometer indicated forty degrees below zero. The Worthington Pump erected at Dunning is one of the latest improved automatic fire patterns, of 150 pounds pressure, throws 1,300 gallons of water per minute, and requires the combined exertions of four men in holding the nozzle when in operation. It is the freely expressed opinion of all connected with the facts in the case that the County officials never made a more timely or more profitable investment than when they purchased the Worthington Pump. Its greatest value is due to the fact that it works like a charm when work is required of it, and that it is always ready for immediate use. Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. 99 ANNUAL REPORT OF ROBERT S. ILES, County Attorney of Cook County. AN IMPORTANT OFFICE. The duties devolving upon the County Attorney are often onerous and exact¬ ing, necessitating cool judgment, much legal erudition with a thorough familiarity with the principles of jurisprudence and the axioms of well grounded legal ratio¬ cination. There must also be unswerving impregnable fidelity in the County Law Department to the interests of the County. These attributes are possessed to an eminently satisfactory degree by County Attorney lies, who has demonstrated beyond the peradventure of a doubt his capability, proficiency and competency in the office he holds. The report of Mr. lies for 1895, presented herewith, is pregnant with interest: SUITS AGAINST COOK COUNTY. Upon assuming control of the department January 1, 1895, I found pending against Cook County claims and suits as follows : SUITS. Plaintiff. Date Filed. Nature of Claim. Amount. Plaintiff. Date Filed. Nature of Claim. Amount. Sokup, use of Central Car Trust Seipp Brew. Co. .. 3-20-89 Assumpsit, |3,ooo 00 Co. 8-17-94 4 4 Riot Claims, $600 00 Sokup aud Chicago & Erie.... 4 l 264 24 Louis Winsted.. . 9-5-89 < 4 5,000 00 Chicago Refrigera- Sokup, use of Mar- tor Line. 4 4 t t 1,010 00 shall Field & Co. 9-5-89 4 < 600 OO Central R. R. Co., Vau Pelt. 3-7 90 (( 600 OO of New Jersey. . . 4 4 4 1 I 80 Varnel! . 4 ( 4 4 5,000 00 200,000 OO Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul . H. L. Holland . 6-12-90 4 ( 4 4 4 4 2,045 76 Harley, use of Chicago, Rock Martin Frank. ... 8-30-90 4 t 1,500 00 Island & Pacific. 4 4 4 4 4,795 25 Roth, use of Chicago & Great Moses Solomon .. 11-19-83 4 4 500 00 Western . 4 4 4 4 1,189 14 N. Barsalaux . 3 - 23-91 4 < 1,500 00 Chicago & West John Cullen et al. . 5-19 9 i 4 4 500 00 Michigan. 4 4 4 4 521 71 M. F. Madden. 12-3-91 4 4 7,500 00 Cincinnati, Hamil- Wm. B. White. 6-26-91 4 4 500 00 ton & Dayton.... 4 4 4 4 153 40 Leonard. 2-1-93 4 - 1-93 Case Chicago & North¬ western . M. J. Boland. Assumpsit, 400 00 4 4 4 4 791 33 W. Harley. Gerta Subro, admr. 4 - 6-93 4 4 18,000 00 Chicago, Burling- i -9 94 Case 5,000 00 ton & Quincy.... 4 % 4 t 84,858 63 F. Squibb. 6-9-94 Assumpsit, 4 4 500 00 Chicago, Burling- Jas. M. Purcell .... 9 - 5-94 2,500 00 ton & Kansas S. Penevaire. 9-12-94 4 4 25,000 00 City. 44 4 4 S 82 P. Schneberger.... 12-1-94 4 4 1,000 50 625 00 Chicago Burling- Baumgarten. 3 - 4-93 4 4 ton & Northern.. 4 4 4 4 1,101 69 B. P. Price . 12-21-94 4 4 1,000 00 Chesapeake & Ohio 4 4 4 4 255 96 M. C. Donahue_ t < 4 4 1,000 00 Cleveland, Cincin- Pillsbury. (4 4 4 1,000 00 nati, Chicago & Armour Refrigera- St. Louis. 44 4 4 348 61 tor Line. 8-17-94 Riot claims, 100 00 Detroit, Grand Ha- Alabama & Great ven & Milwaukee 4 4 4 4 220 00 Southern . 4 4 4 4 450 00 Delaware, Lacka- Atchison, Topeka wan a & Western . 4 4 4 4 682 79 & Santa Fe . < < 4 4 791 82 Flint & Pere Mar- Boston & Albany. . 4 4 4 4 155 30 quette . 4 4 4 4 75 00 Baltimore & Ohio. . 4 4 4 4 103 12 Great Northern Burlington, Cedar Line . 4 4 4 4 2,108 23 Rapids & Great Grand Trunk June- Northern . 4 4 4 4 362 98 tion . 4 4 4 4 8,075 61 IOO Hand Book of Cook County Institutions, Plaintiff. Date Filed. Nature of Claim. Amount. Grand Trunk Ry. of Canada.8- 17-94 Riot claims, $5 >494 61 Grand Trunk. t 4 4 4 I 3 .i o 3 01 Hannibal & St. Joseph. i 4 4 4 480 85 Illinois Central.... < i 4 4 431 28 Kansas City, St. Joseph, & Coun¬ cil Bluffs. 4 4 4 i 979 81 Louisville, New Al¬ bany & Chicago.. 4 i 4 4 583 36 Lake Shore & Mich¬ igan Southern... 4 4 4 4 7,088 09 Lake Erie & West¬ ern . 4 ( 4 4 1,010 00 Merchants Des¬ patch Transpor¬ tation . 4 4 4 4 1,470 9 [ Michigan Central.. 4 4 4 4 165 94 Michigan Salt Line Car Loan Co. 4 4 44 5 , 78 i 35 Mobile & Ohio.... 4 4 4 4 341 42 New York Central & Hudson River. 4 4 4 4 1,034 70 NewYork, Chicago & St. Louis. 4 4 4 4 670 06 Norfolk & Western. 4 4 4 4 1,382 83 Pittsburgh, Cincin¬ nati & Ohio. 4 4 4 4 527 23 Pennsylvania R. R. 4 4 4 4 1,604 16 Philadelphia & Reading. 4 4 4 4 169 40 Pittsburg, Ft. Wayne & Chicago 4 4 4 4 20 75 Pittsburg & Lake Erie. 4 4 4 4 182 03 Swift’s Refrigera¬ tor Line. 4 4 4 4 Oi 0 0 00 Swift’s Refrigera¬ tor Transporta¬ tion . 4 4 4 4 620 29 St. Louis, Keokuk & Northwestern. 4 4 4 4 194 83 St. Louis South¬ western . 4 4 4 4 440 81 Southern Pacific.. . 4 4 4 4 344 28 All of the above have been disposed the following: Varnell. $ 5,000 oo Sokup, use of Seipp Brewing Co. 3,000 00 Van Pelt. 60000 H. L. Holland. 200,00000 Harley, use of Martin Frank. 1,50000 Roth, use Moses Solomon. 500 00 M. F. Madden. 7,50000 Wm. B. White. 50000 Leonard. M. j. Boland. 400 00 W. Harley. iS.ooooo Gerta Subro, Admr. 5,00000 F. Squibb. 500 00 Jas. M. Purcell. 2,500 00 S. Penevaire. 25,00000 P. Schenberger. 1,00000 B. P. Price. 1,000 00 M. C. Donahue. 1,00000 Plaintiff. Date Filed. Nature of Claim. Amount. Toledo, St. Louis & Kansas City. 3 - 17-94 Riot claims, $ 316 07 Union Tank Line. . Union Stock Yards L 237 95 & Transit. 4 4 4 4 289 61 Wabash. 4 4 4 4 940 36 Wisconsin Central. Chicago & Indiana 4 4 4 4 458 14 Coal Co. 4 4 4 4 10 00 J. H. Dole & Co.. . 4 4 2,890 64 Leet & Fritz. Peterson Bros. & 4 4 4 4 657 00 Co. 4 4 4 4 211 23 W. C. Ervin & Co. . 4 4 • 4 1,227 t 8 Nash, Wright & Co. W. H. Furguson & • 4 1 4 1,410 97 Co. 4 4 4 4 3 or 54 J. B. Haggin. John F. Harris & 4 4 4 4 2,000 00 Co. 4 ‘ 4 4 3,357 50 Hirsh Hide Co. 4 4 4 4 1,851 20 Noble Jones. 4 4 4 4 448 36 G. Montague & Co. Nebraska Cereal 4 4 4 4 458 38 Mills Co. 4 4 4 4 594 00 John J. Palmer... . 4 4 4 4 272 80 W. P. Rogers. Scribner, Creighton 4 4 4 4 638 50 & Co. 4 4 4 4 705 65 E. Seckel & Co.... 4 4 % 4 501 88 C. M. Shroth. West, Andress & 4 4 4 4 300 00 Co. “ 4 4 L 939 38 Thos. Wheat. “ 4 4 601 22 Wolff Bros. Woodworth & Gra- 4 4 4 4 219 50 ham. 4 4 4 4 801 97 R. L. Burcell. 4 4 44 13 58 M. Gray & Co. J. A. Hutchinson & 4 4 4 4 25 00 Co. 4 4 4 4 75 30 J. Selby. 4 4 4 4 238 72 G. Steinmetz. 4 4 4 4 124 00 Swift & Co. 4 4 4 4 13,329 27 J. C. Lineman. 4 4 4 4 800 00 Total. . 1476,965 09 of and stricken from the docket, except Pillsbury. $ 1,00000 Chicago, Burlington & Quincy R. R. 84,85863 Wabash Ry. 94036 Total. $ 359,798 99 SUMMARY. Total suits and claims, Jan. 1, 1895 .. $ 476,965 09 Suits and claims disposed of during the year. 117,166 10 Pending Dec. 1, 1895. $ 359,798 99 New suits since Jan. 1, 1895 : April 3, J. L. Bennett, assumpsit. 80000 Nov. 8, Manon Adams, admr. David Adams, deceased, case. 5,000 00 Total Law Docketed Dec. 1, 1895 .... $ 365,598 99 Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. ioi In no case at law lias the County been defeated during the year, and in blit two cases in chancery have adverse decisions been rendered, and the County has been ready for trial in all cases when reached, and where cases have been continued it has been at the instance of the plaintiffs and not upon motion of the County. In the matter of the numerous riot claims filed against the County, I secured assistance, as per resolution of the Board, and made a thorough investigation and have a complete record upon each and every claim, and am fully prepared for trial, and the only riot claims now pending are the suits of C., B. & O. and the Wabash Rys. COUNTY OF COOK VS. CITY OF CHICAGO. There is now pending in the Circuit Court of Cook County, the suit of the County of Cook vs. the City of Chicago, which is an action in ejectment to recover possession of the premises occupied by the City for a City Hall, otherwise known as the west half of block 39 of the original City of Chicago. The suit was entered in the Circuit Court of Cook County, March 14, 1894, and 011 notice to the City was placed on the short cause calendar of said court April 27, 1894. O11 May 22, 1894, the City filed a bill against the County, praying a perpetual injunction against the County restraining the prosecution of the said ejectment suit, to which bill a general demurrer was filed on July 7, 1894, and upon hearing the demurrer was overruled and a decree of perpetual injunction entered July 14, 1894. On Dec. 10, 1894, a writ of error was issued out of the Supreme Court at Ottawa, and on Jan. 1, 1895, I found the matter pending in the Supreme Court to be heard at the March term thereof at Ottawa, Illinois. * I forthwith prepared the case for hearing and filed the brief and abstract, in the preparation of which Mr. Edward M. Harris assisted, and the case was taken by the court on March 20, 1895, and at the October term, 1895, the court returned an opinion, reversing the decree of the Circuit Court, remanding the cause and order¬ ing the injunction dismissed, and upon filing the mandate from the Supreme Court, the suit was dismissed accordingly. The original ejectment suit is now pending ready to be heard upon the short cause calendar of the Circuit Court, and will be heard as soon as reached. The decision of the Supreme Court is a signal victory for the County, and while it does not end the litigation, opens the way for its speedy termination, and requires the City of Chicago to stand or fall upon the contract of 1872, and makes the ques¬ tion a purely legal one and sets at rest all questions of equitable rights or estoppel, and I am of the opinion that the ultimate decision will be in favor of the County. In addition to the above, there is now pending in the Supreme Court at Ottawa, the case of Christ. Dahnke vs. the People, upon a writ of error to the Appellate Court of the First District. This suit was pending in the Appellate Court Jan. 1, 1895. The case was decided adversely to the appellant at the March term of said Appellate Court and was taken to the Supreme Court upon writ of error. The question raised was new and novel, and it is difficult to forecast the final result. In addition to the above suits, the case of Julia Anderson, alias Julia Weir, against John C. Schubert, Clerk of the Criminal Court of Cook County, deserves some mention (although it is not a County case), for the reason that it affects the fees of the Clerk of the Criminal Court, in which the County is indirectly interested. This suit was an action on motion of the plaintiff in the Criminal Court to compel the clerk to docket her case (which was an appeal from a fine for violation of a city ordinance), without the payment by her of the docket fee. The suit was commenced April 14, 1894, and the motion being overruled in the Criminal Court, an appeal was taken to the Appellate Court of the First District, where the finding of the Criminal Court was sustained. The case was thereupon appealed by the plaintiff to the Supreme Court of the Central Grand Division and 102 Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. heard at the January term, 1895, and at the October term, 1895, an opinion was handed down reversing the decision of the Appellate Court. The result of the decision is to deprive the Clerk of the Criminal Court of a large portion of his fees, unless they can be collected from the bondsmen of the appellants in case of conviction, and will materially reduce the revenues of his office, for the reason that a large number of appeals are taken from the findings of police justices of the City of Chicago. I have recommended to the Clerk of the Criminal Court as a partial remedy, that in each instance where a conviction is had or where a suit is dismissed at the appellant’s cost, he should apply forthwith for an execution for his costs and proceed at once against the bondsmen, and have tendered the services of the County Law Department to that end, and have consulted with the City Law Department to secure its co-operatiou in requiring good bonds and enforcing the collection of costs. CHANCERY DOCKET. To this docket are assigned all cases relative to taxes, which during the year has required a large amount of work, and the results have been satisfactory. From January 1 to July 1 the department was in charge of Assistant County Attorney Edward H. Morris, who represented the County in an able manner and tried several hardly contested cases. His report is herewith submitted. From July 1 to September 1 no assistant was provided, during which time judgment for delinquent real estate taxes were taken, and a remarkably large number of objections were filed thereto, all of which were contested by the County Attorney in person. On September 15 Mr. Wm. F. Carroll was temporarily engaged to defend the numerous chancery suits pending, and rendered most efficient service until Decem¬ ber 1, at which time Mr. Frank L. Shepard was assigned to the department under the Civil Service rules, and is now in charge and is prosecuting the work with vigor. In addition to defending against injunction proceedings, we have represented the County Treasurer in all matters for the collection of taxes and in applications for judgment of delinquent taxes, and have outlined a mode of procedure for the collection of taxes, which I am confident will result in the collection of a large amount usually uncollected. In the matter of objections filed in the County Court 011 application for judgment for general taxes strict proof was required in every case, and as a result the majority of the objections were overruled and the taxes collected, amounting to a very large sum. At the suggestion of the Honorable C. C. Kohlsaat, Judge of the Probate Court, I made a careful examination of the records of the Probate Court for the purpose of ascertaining the number of cases of escheat shown by the records of the Clerk’s office and have a large amount of data upon that subject and there are now pending two estates, in which the County Attorney has entered his appearance. The case of Catherine Glasser, in which about $20,000 is in the hands of the Public Administrator awaiting to be distributed, and in which to date no proof of heirship has been made ; also the case of Alexina C. Toon vs. Cook County et al., which is a bill for partition, in which it is claimed that a portion of the real estate has escheated to the County. For further particulars in regard to the suits in chancery disposed of during the year and the matters still pending, I respectfully refer you to the report of Assistant County Attorney Frank L. Shepard, which is submitted herewith. DEPENDENT DEPARTMENT. This is an important department, inasmuch as it deals directly with persons who would become County charges unless assisted by their relatives. They are principally women and children, or aged and decrepit persons. The work is very Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. 103 perplexing and requires the exercise of great patience and discretion on the part of the attorney in charge, for many of the complaints are without just cause, but all who come must be patiently heard, and every worthy case relieved where relatives within the prescribed degree of consanguinity can be found, who are able to sup¬ port them. In a very large majority of cases, this is brought about by agreement without resort to the court, but in incorrigible cases suit is entered, and a trial had, and the parties compelled to abide by the decision of the court. During the year no support cases were tried, sixteen of which were dismissed, and seventeen are still pending, and some 500 cases have been provided for by agreement. In the prosecution of the work, from twenty-five to fifty persons are interviewed each day, and a goodly number of the persons against whom orders are entered have to be brought into court on attachment, to enforce payment. Hence, taken all in all, this is a very hard worked department. In the beginning of the year, it was under the charge of Mr. Wm. F. Struck- maun, together with the “quasi-criminal business,” and “insane cases and dependent children,” but owing to the volume of business I deemed it expedient to divide the work and form a separate department for support cases, which I did, and placed it in charge of Mr. R. A. L. Dick, who managed it alone until about July 20, at which time I assigned Mr. Herbert Wright to assist him, and on October 18 I relieved Mr. Dick and placed Mr. Wright in charge, who conducted the work in a highly satisfactory manner, until December 1, at which time he was relieved, and Mr. Wm. H. Ward assigned to the position under the Civil Service rules. quasi-criminal and insane cases and dependent children. Mr. Wm. F. Struckmann was assigned to this department January 1, and has been in charge since that date. He has managed it in an able and efficient manner, and has in all instances worked to the best interests of the County. His report is very complete, and I herewith submit it for your consideration. It will be seen by Mr. Struckman’s report that a large portion of his work has been upon quasi-criminal cases that belong strictly to the State’s Attorney’s office, the County not being directly interested therein. Hence Mr. Struckmann has been serving in two capacities, and has taken his instructions in County matters from the County Attorney and in State cases from the State’s Attorney. No conflict of authority has arisen, and none is likely to arise, for the County Attorney clearly understands that he has no jurisdiction in a State case, except upon request of the State’s Attorney, but it does lead to some embarrassment occasionally, inasmuch as it is not generallv understood that the Countv Attorney in such matters acts only upon authority of the State’s Attorney. I therefore desire instructions from your honorable body as to whether the County Attorney shall continue to assume the responsibility of State cases on the quasi-criminal calendar, and would suggest that a conference be had with the State’s Attorney. I11 the matter of dependent children, I have directed that strict proof be required in each instance, in order that where relatives can be found who are charged by law with their support, that they may be summoned into court to show cause why they should not be required to support them ; and the same order also pertains to insane cases. state’s attorney’s office. Pursuant to resolution adopted January 7, 1895, I made a thorough exami¬ nation of the State’s Attorney’s office, and with the assistance of an expert account¬ ant made a transcript of that part of the record which shows the fees, fines and forfeitures, and from such examination found that the records in the Criminal 104 Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. Court and State’s Attorney’s office agree substantially with the State’s Attorney’s reports as filed with the County Clerk. Hence, the State’s Attorney’s reports may be taken as a basis from which to compute the amounts collected upon fines, penalties and forfeitures as well as the amount of fees charged by the State’s Attorney. I also found that a very large sum in number and amount of fines and forfeit¬ ures had been suspended or reduced, but was unable to ascertain from the record the reason why such reductions were made or fines suspended. The record in most instances being simply : “ Upon motion of the State’s Attorney, etc.” state’s attorney’s reports. Upon March 28, 1895, I submitted a partial report giving a summary of the recapitulation of the State’s Attorney’s reports from December 5, 1892, to February 28, 1895, which shows the amounts collected by the State’s Attorney and the dispo¬ sition made of the same, from which it appears that the State’s Attorney has shown and claims in each report a balance due him in excess of all amounts collected, as follows: Balance as per report, Feb. 28, 1S93. $ 18 50 “ “ “ March x, 1894. 7,128 76 “ “ “ Feb. 28, 1895. 11,245 86 The following is a summary of the judgments and fines as shown by his reports to Feb. 28, 1895 : Judgments on forfeitures. $ 308,805 00 Fines imposed. 32,362 93 I 34EI67 93 Fines collected. . $ 23,508 93 Forfeitures collected. 15 ,355 11 Fines uncollected. 8,854 00 Forfeitures uncollected. 293,449 S9 - 34 i,i 6 7 93 Receipts and expenses of State’s Attorney’s office, from December 5, 1892, to February 28, 1895 : receipts. Dec., 1892, from County appropriation. $ 2,114 °6 Dec. 1, 1892, from State appropriation. 33 33 Jan. 1, 1893, from County appropriation. 37,060 48 to Dec. 31, 1893, from State appropriation. 400 00 Jan. 1, 1894, from County appropriation. 41,369 75 to Dec. 1, 1894, from State appropriation. 400 00 Jan., 1895, from County appropriation, estimated. 7,225 81 Feb., 1895, from State appropriation, one-sixth of year. 66 67 Dec. 5, 1892, to Feb. 28, 1895, from fines, forfeitures, etc., collected. 40,204 04 $ 128,874 14 EXPENDITURES. State’s Attorney’s salary, 27 months. $ 15,750 00 State’s Attorney’s assistants and expenses of office. 72,920 10 - 88,670 10 Balance of receipts over expenditures. $ 40,204 04 State’s Attorney’s individual account, including salary : Salary, 27 months. $ 15,750 00 Fees due, as per report. 47,429 50 Commissions as per report. 4,020 40 To salary paid. $ 15,75000 To cash collected. 40,204 04 67,199 90 55,954 04 Balance due February 28, 1895 11,245 86 Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. !05 The State’s Attorney has filed no additional report with the County Clerk since February 28, 1895, and as my investigation closed March 28, I have no means of knowing the state of his office since that date. From the above synopsis it will be seen that the State’s Attorney interprets the law allowing fees to him as providing personal compensation in addition to his salary ; in which interpretation I do not concur, but am of the opinion that under the law the fees should be applied in the payment of the expenses of his office aside from his own salary, and that within the intent of the law the salary of $7,000 per year provided is all the personal compensation to which he is entitled, and that if the spirit of the law were observed the County appropriation for the support of the State’s Attorney’s office would be much smaller than at present required. NEED OF REVISION. I am further of the opinion that the law relating to the State’s Attorney’s office and the Criminal Court of Cook County should be revised and amended, so that no misunderstanding could possibly arise as to the application of fees, and that all for¬ feitures, fines and penalties to be made payable to the County Treasurer, and by him distributed to the persons or funds entitled thereto. And that it be expressly provided, that the sum allowed the State’s Attorney for salary be his only compen¬ sation, except that he be allowed a commission of 10 per cent for the collection of fines and forfeitures. Further, that no fine or forfeiture should be remitted or set aside, except upon affidavit showing the facts upon which the motion to suspend, remit or set aside is based ; and that the fees now allowed the State’s Attorney be made payable to the Clerk of the Criminal Court, and be accounted for by him as other fees ; and that the number of assistants required by the State’s Attorney be determined by the Judges of the Courts in the same manner as the assistants of County officials are now determined ; and that the proceeds from fees, fines and for¬ feitures be applied to the support of the State’s Attorney’s office and the office of the Clerk of the Criminal Court, and that any balance and residue remaining there¬ after be paid to the County Superintendent of Public Instruction for the use of the public schools. MEASURES OF ECONOMY. Public economy requires that every office, in so far as is possible, should be self-sustaining, and I think it nothing more than right that the criminal classes should pay the expense of criminal prosecution, and to that end would suggest that some specific remedy should be provided to meet the evil arising from insufficient and worthless bonds in criminal cases. The above suggestions are made in response to the terms of the resolution ordering the investigation of the State’s Attorney’s office, and agreeable thereto I prepared several bills embodying the above suggestions, which bills were duly sub¬ mitted to the Legislature at its last session. The necessity for legislation is apparent from the fact that the present law was enacted before the volume of busi¬ ness in Cook County had reached its present magnitude, and in its express terms does not meet the present necessities of Cook County. And the present practice in the State’s Attorney’s office is based upon custom and the judgment of the State’s Attorney rather than upon any statutory provision. SWAMP LANDS. At the request of the Judiciary Committee I investigated the matter of swamp lands belonging to Cook County, and cash indemnity for swamp lands due from the United States government to Cook County, and have a complete transcript of the swamp land selections located in Cook County as originally selected, together with subsequent selections made by I. R. Hitt, State Agent, and have made a detailed report to the said Committee, together with the recommendation that in order to io6 Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. ascertain the exact status of the case, it will be necessary to have certified copies of the proceedings and orders entered in the General Land Office at Washington, D. C., relative to the swamp lands in Cook County and the cash indemnity due ; and am of the opinion that but little can be realized under the Swamp Land Act until Congress shall have enacted additional legislation in relation thereto. In addition to the work above enumerated, I have from time to time rendered opinions upon various matters submitted to me by your honorable body, and the President, and the several committees thereof, and have advised with and counseled the County Treasurer, County Clerk, Superintendent of Schools, and the Clerk of the Criminal Court, and, agreeable to the order of the Board, have systemized the work in the County Law Department, and have the honor to report that each and every department thereof is in good condition and the work in the office completed up to date. In conclusion, permit me to tender to your honorable body, to the President of the Board, to the several County officials, and the assistants in my department, my sincere thanks for the uniform kindness and ready assistance that has been accorded me in the discharge of my official duties. SUPPLEMENTARY RF 1 PORT OF ASSISTANT COUNTY ATTORNEY. Chicago, July 2, 1895. Robert S. Iles, Esq., County Attorney: Dear Sir —From January 1, 1895, to date I have disposed of eight (8) cases from the assignments to me. Six new cases have been begun during that time. There are now pending in the Circuit Court, chancery side, fourteen cases ; law, one. The case in the U. S. Court has been disposed of. Thus far the County has not been defeated in any one of the cases or motions where I have had the honor to represent its interest. To the County Treasurer I have caused to be paid, in compliance with the orders or decrees of the courts, for taxes, the sum of $2,428.32. You will find proper entries in the docket showing the status of all the cases. Permit me to return to you my kindest thanks for your uniformly courteous treatment during my official connection with your department. Chancery Cases Disposed of Since January i, 1895. Annie C. Wieland _ vs I Circuit Court, Henry Wulff et al. j No - B ‘ R - 7 ° 9 - Bill filed Sept. 21, 1891, to establish title and can¬ cel tax certificates of taxes amounting to $236.40. Bill dismissed without prejudice, July 11, 1895. Wm. R. Ailing | U. S. Circuit Court, ■ No. 22,849. vs. Giles Bros, et al. j Receivership. Petition filed for payment of $835.31 taxes April 26, 1894. Decree entered by Judge Grosscup for payment of $835.31 taxes, March 11. Taxes paid to County Treasurer, June 27, 1895. Jos. T. Ryerson & Son ) „ „ vs [ Superior Court. Chicago Iron Works. ) ^°‘ I 5 I > 794 - Receivership. Petition filed for ^payment of $294.78 taxes, June 15, 1894. Decree entered for payment of $294.78 taxes, Feb. 25, 1S95. Taxes paid. Cavaroc Wine Co. „ ( Circuit Court, j No. 133,292. vs. Bill filed to restrain collection of $1,835.31 taxes, and injunction granted Aug. 27, 1894. Bill dis¬ missed for want of equity, May 27, 1895. Annie B. Hughes vs. ) Superior Court Chas. Kern, Co. Treas. Henry Wulff, Co. Clerk. ) No - Ib °’ 5S7- Bill filed to set aside tax title on special assess¬ ments, Sept. 4, 1894. Suit dismissed, Sept. 4, 1895. Annie ^Hughes j Circuit Co urt, Henry Wulff. Co. Clerk. ] No - D 5 . 775 - Bill filed to restrain extension of tax rolls for special assessments. Bill dismissed, March 8, 1895. An Bon Marche J Circuit Court, D. H. Kochersperger. J ^°" 1 - 37 . 793 - Bill filed to restrain collection of $991.73 taxes, Dec. 22, 1894. Bill dismissed, June 3, 1895. Taxes amounting to $991.73 paid June 21, 1S95. Henry S. Jeffrey } Circuit Court, The Cory Car & M. Co. j No ' I2 7 . 9 12 - Receivership. Petition filed for payment of $222.92 taxes, April 6, 1895. Taxes amounting to $222.92 paid Nov. 26, 1895. Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. 107 { Circuit Court, No. 140,723. C. A. Paltzer Lumber Co. vs. D. H. Kochersperger. Bill filed to restrain collection of $545.58 taxes, March 16, 1895. Decree entered, ordering payment of taxes, June I/, 1895. Taxes amounting to $545.58 paid June 17, 1895. International Gas & Fuel Co. vs. M.W. Honan,C’l’r.&Co.Treas. Circuit Court, No. 138,694. Bill filed to restrain collection of tax on capital stock by State Board of Equalization. Decree entered that plaintiff is a manufacturing company, and by law assessments should be made by local assessor. People ex rel Gore vs. Mississippi Valley H. & L. Co ] Circuit Court, j No. 131,189. Receivership. Petition filed for payment of $19.86 taxes. Taxes amounting to $19.86 paid by receiver, Nov. 22, 1895. D. H. Kochersperger vs. Chicago Title & Trust Co., R’ceiv’rof Harv’rdTransit Co. - Circuit Court. Petition filed for payment of $500.00 personal property tax, and tax on franchise. Taxes amounting to $500.00 paid Nov. 30, 1895. In matter of the assignment \ County Court, of the Scoville Iron Works. J No. 12,457. Petition filed for payment of $158.40 taxes, Sept. 4 * 1895 - Taxes amounting to $158.40 paid Dec. 2, 1895. In the matter of the assign- ) „ , „ . ment of the Ristow Potter Count y £ ourt - _ Mfg. Co. ) N °- I3 ’ 616 - Petition filed for payment of $136.90 taxes. Taxes amounting to $136.90 paid Dec. 2, 1895. W. I. Maddocks vs. The Franz Gindele P. Co. ( Circuit Court, No. 136 , 497 - Receivership. Petition filed for payment of $198.52 taxes. Final order entered on receiver to pay taxes instanter, Dec. 18, 1895. Taxes amounting to $198.52 paid Dec. 19, 1895. Chancery Cases Pending. No. 10,870. In the matter of the assign -1 ^ ~ ment of Jernberg, Griffen County Court, & Co. j Petition filed for payment of $167.08 taxes, June 13, 1S94. Comm’rcial SafetyDeposit Co. i Circuit Court VS - * Chas. Kern,County Treasurer. ) ^°‘ i 35 i° 2 5 - Bill filed to restrain collection of $3,064.34 taxes. Now pending before Judge Hanecy, and set for trial. Ambrose D. Hayward j circuit Philip Knopf, Co. Clerk. J ^°‘ 1 ^9,846. Bill filed to set aside tax deed amounting to $205.86, Feb. 20, 1895. International Bank ) ~ Circuit Court, VS y 1 Chas. Kern, Co. Treas. j ^°' ^ 9 > 4 2 °- Bill to restrain collection of $795.18 taxes, as¬ sessed by State Board on capital stock. Case noticed for trial. ) Circuit Court, No. 148,259. Alexina C. Toon vs. The County of Cook et al. J Bill for partition of land, under will. County claims that part of property has es¬ cheated to it. Frederick C. Jewett ] Superior Court, Philip Knopf, et al. \ ^°' I ^ 8 > 535 - Bill filed to restrain issuing of tax deed of $148.50, August, 1895. T. H.Foster J Circuit Court, M. W.^Honan, Collector. } No ’ I4 °’ 3I 7 - Bill filed to restrain Collector from levying for collection of tax of $396.80, March 5, 1895. American Ex. Nat. Bank j Circuit Court> Chas. P. Newberry, et al. j ^°' 95 . 343 - Receivership. Petition filed for payment of $491.29 taxes, April 8, 1895. Now pending in Appellate Court. Stephen V. Southall ] Circuit Cq Henry Wulff, Co. Clerk. j No> I07,546 ' Bill fded to restrain clerk from issuing tax deed for taxes amounting to $81.36. Money for taxes paid to County and being held subject to disposi¬ tion of suit. Marguerite M. Keefe vs. Philip Knopf, et al. Bill filed to restrain clerk from issuing tax deed on taxes amounting to $48.95, Sept. 25, 1895. Harry R. Mason vs. >■ Mason Air Brake & Signal Co. J Receivership. Petition filed for payment by receiver of $165.82. Sidney A. Kent ( Superior Court, No. 169,152. [ Circuit Court, No. 144 , 545 - vs. ) Circuit Court, D. H. Kochersperger. J ^°‘ I 48 >° 33 - Bill filed to restrain collection of taxes amount¬ ing to $2,744.00, Oct. 2, 1095. Vienna Bakery Co. ) Circuit Court, County of Cook, et al. ^ ^°’ I 5 °> 1 39 - Creditor’s bill, commenced Nov. 25. 1895. In matter of Estate of j probate Court Granville S. Ingraham. f Claim filed for payment of $396.73 taxes. io8 Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. As per the above statement, the Comity of Cook has collected in cash during the present year $3,358.42, $493.82 of which has been collected during the present month of December in taxes, which would have been lost to the County but for the successful litigation in the above cases. The County has also been successful in contesting bills for injunction to prevent it from issuing tax deeds for taxes amount¬ ing to $1,071.71. The benefit accruing to the County by the successful termination of a suit involving the payment of taxes is not to be measured alone by the amount involved in that suit. The County’s success in a suit deters many from undertaking to avoid the payment of taxes by litigation : whereas, the County’s failure in a suit in which it is made a party defendant, or its delay in cases in which it appears as complain¬ ant, would lead a host of people to believe that by delay and litigation they might avoid the payment of their just taxes. The cases now pending are being pushed to trial and a final disposition as rap¬ idly as possible. My association with you, Mr. lies, as your first assistant, is to me an honor, and in the discharge of the duties of my department I take great pleasure and satisfaction. SUPPORT. Early in the year I was directed to turn over the Support Department to Mr. R. A. L. Dick, and since then, with the exception of the month of November and part of October, have not given that branch any attention. I desire to state, however, that’the work required there is, to say the least, not of a pleasant kind. It has been my experience that almost all of the cases brought for support involve family quar¬ rels, and are frequently of such nature that it is hard to decide where justice lies. Some cases are spite work and persecutions, always brought by wives with the intent of worrying their husbands, and it not infrequently happens that they boast that their husbands will be forced to jail. The Support Department is too often used as a dumping ground for collecting agencies and so-called protective associa¬ tions, for cases in which they find no pecuniary inducements. The work done is necessarily largely of such a nature that no record can be kept thereof and report made. The few cases that are taken to the County Court represent but a small part of the work actually done. Husbands and wives are brought together and their difficulties settled, and children have been persuaded to provide for the aged parents without taking the matter into court. INSANE CASES AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN. Iu the insane and dependent cases it has been my aim to compel payment of cost and maintenance whenever it was possible. In this regard the Judge of the County Court is the sole arbitrator, and he has been largely guided by the report of the County Agent. The County Clerk, by law, is directed to keep a separate docket of these cases, and no record has ever been kept in our office. The money collected is always paid directly to the County Clerk and Sheriff, who account for the same to the County Board. Since the rule adopted by the County Board prohibiting at¬ tendants to transfer paid patients the receipts have largely increased, and the Insane Court is nearly, if not quite, self-sustaining. QUASI-CRIMINAL. The State’s Attorney is responsible for the quasi-criminal calendar in the Crim¬ inal Court, but has seen fit to request the County Law Department to take charge of it. He has, however, from time to time, made requests and directions as to the dis¬ position of certain cases, and has tried one, viz: People vs. Eden, No. 11,939 (the barber shop case), himself, which is now pending in the Supreme Court on appeal. Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. 109 All forfeitures are turned over to him by his direction, and I cannot report as to what disposition has been made of them. The quasi-criminal calendar is frequently made the agency in bastardy cases, to enforce a settlement or marriage, and it frequently happens that the witnesses can¬ not be found, or when found, that a settlement or marriage has taken place, in which case the suit must be dismissed for want of prosecution, or on motion of the County. Appeals from Justices are too frequently brought on straw bail, and allowed to be dismissed on general call. It has been my experience that proceden- dos issued to the Justices are very seldom heard from after they get there. The Justices are very lax in preparing their transcripts and other papers in the cases sent to the Criminal Court, and very few of them pay any attention whatever to the law requiring the names and addresses of witnesses to be returned. Liquor and assault cases generally arise among the poorer class of people, and are settled in some man¬ ner pending the appeal. The witnesses move or cannot be found by the Sheriff, and the defendants are generally ready to move for a dismissal. Early in the year I found that witnesses in dramshop cases, even when subpoenaed, refused to come to court. I had attachments issued for such as could be found, with the result that the Liquor Dealers’ Association made complaint that the County Law Department was going out of its way in order to prosecute these cases. Since then very few liquor cases have been taken on appeal to the Criminal Court, and when taken there it has been almost impossible to locate the witnesses. In regard to the giving of bonds, I can suggest but one remedy, and that is to change the law so as to require all appeal bonds in appeals from Justices to be approved in the upper courts. In Wolff vs. Wheeler, at the present term of the Appellate Court, the court sanctioned my action in the court below in dismissing a bastardy case upon payment of costs of court and the tender to the girl, and upon her refusal, the deposit with the clerk to her order, of all that she could recover in case of a favorable verdict and judgment. The case in question had been on trial before Judge Chetlaiu for two days, and the jury disagreed. The child lived but three days after its birth, and when the case was called for trial again I persuaded the defendant to pay the costs and make the tender and deposit, thinking it useless to waste two days’ time in another trial. Since this decision a similar case arose before Judge Burke, and the complain¬ ing witness objected to a dismissal without a trial, but upon the necessary tender being made the Judge dismissed the case. For some reason, no Judge desires to hear the quasi-criminal calendar, and it is very hard to get one to give it proper attention. During the year there have been four calendars, and I have spent nine weeks in actual jury trials. In regard to the amount of costs and fines collected, I cannot give an account of the same without an examination of the records of the Clerk’s office. Payments are frequently made to the Clerk without my knowledge, but from an-examination of my docket, somewhat over $600.00 in costs and fees has been collected during the past year in the cases tried by me. The following is a synopsis of the work done since January 1, 1895. I desire to state that among the number of cases dismissed on my motion, are twenty-nine against Fred Nibbe, deceased, and among the cases dismissed for want of prose¬ cution are the cases against the Deputy Sheriffs arrested in Lam on t on election day in November, 1894. Bastardy cases dismissed, parties married. 13 Bastardy cases dismissed, child dead. 1 Bastardy cases dismissed, for want of jurisdiction. 1 Bastardy cases dismissed, after verdict of guilty and before judgment, the defendant having died.... 1 Motions, new trial pending on verdict of guilty. 1 Bastardy cases settled without trial. 11 no Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. Bastardy cases tried and convicted. 35 Bastardy cases tried and found not guilty. . 6 Other cases tried and fines imposed. 6 Other cases tried not guilty. 2 Total cases dismissed by agreement. 25 Total cases dismissed, motion of County Attorney. 52 Total cases dismissed for want of prosecution. 54 Total cases stricken from docket, with leave to re-instate. 13 Total appeals dismissed for want of prosecution. 70 Total cases non-suited. 3 Total cases dismissed at defendant’s cost. 2 Total. 296 Bonds forfeited. ... 18 Verdict guilty and new trial granted. 1 Jury disagreements. 2 Appealed to Appellate Court and confirmed. 2 Defendants sent to jail in bastardy cases, who served six months. 6 Defendants in bastardy cases now in jail on final judgment. 2 Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. hi ANNUAL REPORT OF ORVILLE T. BRIGHT, County Superintendent of Schools. In connection with Mr. Bright’s financial report the following excerpts from his exhaustive and able biennial report are deemed worthy of reproduction in this per¬ manent form. BOARDS OF EDUCATION. Extract from the law in force relative to the formation of Boards of Education: Sec. i. Incorporated cities and villages, except such as now have charge and control of free schools by special acts, shall be and remain parts of the school town¬ ships in which they are respectfully situated and be subject to the general provisions of the school law, except as otherwise provided in this article. Sec. 2. In all school districts having a population of not less than one thou¬ sand and not over one hundred thousand inhabitants, and not governed by any special act in relation to free schools now in force, there shall be elected, instead of the directors provided by law in other districts, a board of education, to consist of a president of the Board of Education, six members and three additional members for every additional ten thousand inhabitants. Whenever additional members of such Board of Education are to be elected by reason of increased population of such dis¬ trict, such members shall be elected on the third Saturday of April succeeding the ascertaining of such increase by any special or general census, and the notice of such election shall designate the term for which the members are to be elected, so that one-third of the board shall be elected for each year. Provided , that in no case shall said Board consist of more than fifteen members. SCHOOL DISTRICTS. The districts now controlled by Boards of Education are: District i, Township 35, Range 14, Chicago Heights. District 2, Township 36, Range 14, Harvey. District6, Township 36, Range 15, Lansing. District 8, Township 36, Range 14, Dolton. District 3, Township 37, Range 11, Lemont. District 7, Township 37, Range 14, Morgan Park. District 1, Township 37, Ranye 13, Blue Island. Districts, Township 38, Range 12, Lyons. District6, Township 38, Range 12, La Grange. District 1, Township 39, Range 12, Harlem. Districts, Township 39, Range 12, Riverside. District 7, Township 39, Range 12, Maywood. District 8, Township 39, Range 12 River Forest. District 7, Township 39, Range 13, Morton Park. District 8, Township 39, Range 13, Clyde. District 1, Township 39, Range 13, Oak Park. District 2, Township 39, Range 13, Austin. District 2, Township 41, Range 12, Park Ridge. District 4, Township 4r, Range 12, Desplaines. District 1, Township 41, Range 13 and 14, Evanston. District 2, Township 41, Range 13 and 14, South Evanston District 3, Township 41, Range 14, North Evanston. District 6. Township 42, Range 10, Palatine. District to, Township 42, Range 11, Arlington Heights .... District 2, Township 42, Range District 4, Township 42, Range District 5, Township 42, Range Niles Center, 1,125; Barrington. 13, Gross Point. 13, Wilmette. 1,141, will elect Boards of Education next April. 2,062 162 3,027 3.520 1,220 1,184 U 438 ' L 548 5,173 t 5,897 9,496 * 1,367 1,815 3.583 4,628 5,802 1,033 2,345 2,853 3,343 2,077 2,826 3.271 Li 3 ° 1,360 1.442 2,385 3.524 4,755 1,128 2,265 L 977 6,906 5,489 5,588 3,929 5,296 7,257 1,225 L 5 I 3 L 737 U 330 L 57 o U 950 1.834 9,239 • 0.559 3.218 4 U 95 4,860 1,287 1,071 1,041 1,125 1,280 1,283 1,480 1,078 1,244 L 576 • • • • 1,066 818 1,064 L 457 ^District changed. tEstimated. 112 Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. FINANCIAL REPORT. RECEIPTS. October i, 1884, on hand. $ 193 28 Received from interest on state fund. 16,600 45 Received from interest on county fund. 219 00 Received from interest on daily balance. 662 91 Received from state tax fund. 290,234 32 Received from fines and forfeiture. 4>3Q5 80 $ 312,215 76 DISBURSEMENTS. Paid township treasurers. $ 304,410 49 Paid salary from commissions... 6,088 21 Cash on hand for distribution September 30, 1895. 1,717 c6 $ 312,215 76 SUMMARY. Total receipts. $ 312,215 76 Total expenditures. 312,215 76 Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. JI 3 COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE. A detailed and very interesting report of the business done by the largest office in Cook County. COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE. County Clerk, Clerk of the County Court, Clerk of the County Board, Comptroller. ] 1- PhiIvXP Knopf. Chief Deputy County Clerk. Robert M. Simon. Chief Deputy Clerk of County Court. Henry L. Hertz. Deputy Comptroller. Jas. L. Monaghan. The office of the County Clerk is without doubt the most important in Cook County, and it is safe to assert that the duties of the County Clerk of Cook County are the most important and responsible of any public officer in the State of Illinois. The County Clerk in addition to having the management and control of the County Clerk’s office, acts as Clerk of the County Court, Clerk of the Board of County Com¬ missioners, and is Comptroller of the County finance affairs. The working force of these offices number one hundred and sixty-two clerks, of which eight are employed in the Comptroller’s office, seventeen in the office of Clerk of the County Court, and one hundred and thirty-four in the office of the County Clerk. The cost of running these offices exceeding $200,000 per annum, and is divided into the following departments : County Clerk’s main office, tax extension department, redemption department, marriage license department, vital statistics department, map department, Clerk of County Court department, Comptroller’s department. MAIN OFFICE. All business of the County Clerk conies to the office from which it is referred to the proper department. ELECTIONS. In this office County election matters are attended to, it being the duty of the County Clerk to call all elections, when made necessary by terms expiring, vacancies occurring, etc. He must have notices printed which states time of election, offices to be filled, etc., and have them properly distributed to the persons charged with posting them. Certificates of nominations by the various political parties are filed and certified to in this department. After all certificates of nomination are filed the official and specimen ballots are here prepared, ordered printed, together with all other county election stationery, and then properly distributed. After the election the returns are here received and the result is here certified to. All bonds of elective officers must be filed in this office, also all County Justices of the Peace, Police Magistrates and Constables must here qualify for their respective offices by filing their official bonds for approval and taking the oath of office. A record is kept of such bonds and is open to the public. JURORS. The names of all persons selected to serve as petit jurors are written upon small cards in this office and placed in the jury box, which is also kept here, from which they are drawn by the clerks of the various courts as required. Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. 114 CUSTODIAN OF BACK TAX WARRANTS, ETC. In this office are kept all Assessors’ books when returned by the Assessors of the thirty-three towns in this county. All collectors, tax and special assessment warrants after they have been returned by the County Treasurer and all records of property that has been sold for taxes. The space required to properly store these records is enormous. Notwithstanding the fact that the great fire of 1871 destroyed all records in this office they have since that time accumulated so rapidly that the County Clerk has on several occasions been compelled to ask the County Board for more room in which to store them, and while the office at the present time occupies more than three times the space it did in 1865, and occupies more than one-half of an entire floor of the County Court House, it was with great difficulty that space was secured for last two years’ records. At this time the new records number about 800 each year. TAX EXTENSION DEPARTMEMT. The volume of business done in this department is simply enormous, being probably larger than any public office in the State of Illinois. Commencing in the month of February of each year they furnish and prepare for the use of each of the various Assessors of the County books in which are copied a list of all lots in their respective towns. This list is made from, and must be com¬ pared with, the Collector’s warrents of the previous year, so as to get the names of owners and subdivisions that may have been added during the year, after which new subdivisions must be entered, as well as vacations of old subdivisions, street and alley openings, etc. To get some idea of the magnitude of the latter work, it is only necessary to state that in some years 55,000 new descriptions of property have been placed on the Assessors’ books. The number of Assessors’ books to be furnished this year is 285, are large vol¬ umes which contain about 800,000 descriptions, and must be in the hands of the Assessors not later than May 1 of each year. During the time that the Assessors’ books are in the hands of the Assessors, from May to July, the force of this depart¬ ment is greatly reduced, and is employed making documentary records of all evi¬ dence on which tax deeds have been issued on property not redeemed from tax sales. On the return of the two hundred and eighty-odd real estate books and fifty- four personal property books they are footed and cross looted so as to detect any errors that might occur. A tabulated statement of the total assessment is then made and referred to the County Board, who make any changes found necessary by them, returned and are then corrected, and an abstract of same made and transmitted to the State Auditor to be submitted to the Board of Equalization. The assessment, as made by the various Assessors, is then copied into new books, called Collector’s Warrants. These warrants show, first, the names of own¬ ers, the legal descriptions of property, with the Assessor’s valuation opposite each piece, also the valuation as equalized by the County Board and the State Board of Equalization, then the amounts of taxes under headings which show for which the amounts entered are levied. In this County there are nearly 250 various cor¬ porate bodies, such as villages, towns, boards of various kinds, School Directors and other municipal bodies, who have the authority to make appropriations and which is taxed against the people of their respective districts. These are all adjusted in this office, and the total amount of these appropriations last year amounted to $24,000,- 000, and required 8,750,000 entries in the Collector’s Warrants. After these warrants are completed (December to January) a warrant is issued commanding the various Town Collectors to make the collections as set forth in said books, and are delivered to them upon their filing a bond and giving a receipt for same. In this department all certificates of sale are written, and last year the number Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. n 5 issued was in the vicinity of 75,000, and according to law each of these must be stamped opposite the legal description of the property in the Collector’s Warrants for the next year, for which the Clerk receives no fee. REDEMPTION DEPARTMENT. This is the unpleasant section of the office, as nearly all persons having busi¬ ness here have some complaint to make about their misfortune in having their property sold for taxes and being forced to pay large rates of interest to redeem same, etc. In addition to that dissatisfied condition of mind, the force allowed to conduct the business of this department is very small (being only seven clerks) and is at times wholly inadequate to carry on the business of the department, in conse¬ quence of which the clerks employed in this department come in for a great deal of unjust abuse, while in fact they are the hardest worked force in the service of the County. SALE OF REAL ESTATE FOR TAXES. When the taxes on real estate is not paid in July of each year the County Treasurer makes application to the County Court for a judgment against said real estate, and after judgment has been obtained said property is sold for taxes at auction. This sale can be conducted only with the assistance of the County Clerk, whose duty it is to keep a public record of such sales and issue certificates of sale to the purchasers. REDEMPTION FROM TAX SALE. Real estate that has been sold as above can be redeemed only through the County Clerk, who receives the amount of taxes and penalties due, issues certifi¬ cates of redemption, then turns the amount collected over to the purchaser of the real estate sold at the tax sale, less the amount of his redemption fee. The number of certificates of sale issued last year was in the vicinity of 75,000 and the number of redemptions of real estate from tax sale was 19,792; this means more than 1,600 each month, and taking into consideration the fact that in order to make one redemption a clerk must go through from ten to sixteen books, and some¬ times more, this work is simply enormous. An addition to this work this department answers from 3,000 to 5,000 letters each year in reference to property that has been sold for taxes, and in order to prepare an estimate of same, must go through the same labor as making a redemption; notwithstanding the fact that the County Clerk’s Office is a fee office, no charge is made for preparing these estimates. ISSUES DEEDS. When property that has been sold for taxes has not been redeemed after two years from date of sale, the County Clerk is the only person authorized to issue a deed to said property to the person holding the certificate of sale. This work is also done in the Redemption Department, and the number of such deeds issued last year was 450. MARRIAGE LICENSE DEPARTMENT. Of all the departments in the County Clerk’s Office, the one fearing the legend “Marriage Licenses and Naturalization” is probably the one in which the public takes the greatest interest. The law provides that all persons desiring to have a marriage ceremony per¬ formed in Cook County must first obtain a license from the County Clerk. The business transacted here is yearly assuming greater proportions in due conformity with the growth of the city. Since the great fire 246,000 licenses have been issued; twenty years ago the number issued each year did not exceed 4,000; since that time there has been a gradual increase, the greatest number issued in one year being 16,500, which occurred “World’s Fair Year.” Even last year with its financial embarrassment n6 Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. has not in any great degree interfered with the business in this department, the number last year being 15,515. Record of these licenses has been kept since the fire, and embraces twenty-one large volumes which are kept in a vault alphabetically arranged and have male and female indexes. NATURALIZATION. It was not until 1874 that the County Court was authorized to issue naturali¬ zation declarations, but since that time the work has grown rapidly and at the present time nearly all Declarations of Intention of persons residing in this County are taken out at this department as this office is considered by most foreigners the only place to apply for their “first papers.” The average number issued each year is now between 2,000 and 3,000; during the year when it became a law that 110 person could work for the City without first having declared their intentions to become citizens the number reached 8,500. At the present time the County Clerk’s vaults contain 80,000 of such registered applicants, comprising twenty-six large volumes. CERTIFICATES OF MAGISTRACY. Connected with this same department is still another branch of business that is yearly assuming greater proportions, viz : the verification of notarial signatures to deeds, oaths depositions and so forth; also certificates of magistracy of Justices of the Peace, Police Magistrates, Constables, etc., the County Clerk being the only County official authorized to issue same, his office being the place where all of such officials must register their commissions. There is a great increase in the number of these officials each vear, the number here registered being almost 4,000, and the fact that nearly every State in the Union now requires a County Clerk’s certificate under seal to all documents recorded in their respective States, makes it necessary to issue a great number of same, the number last year being 13,095. VITAL STATISTICS DEPARTMENT. This department was created in 1877 by an °f General Assembly, by virtue of said act creating a State Board of Health, giving said Board complete supervision of the State system of registration of births and deaths, charging them with the duty of prescribing such forms, books, etc., necessary for a registration of vital and mortuary statistics. They also made it the duty of all physicians and accouchers of the State to register their names with the County Clerk of the county in which they reside ; also requiring them, under penalty of law, to the County Clerk, within thirty days, all births and deaths which may come under their super¬ vision, upon forms prescribed by the State Board of Health and furnished by the County Clerk. Since the adoption of this act the County Clerk has kept a register of physicians and accouchers, and at the present time this register shows 6,715 names. He has also kept an official record of all births and all deaths, and is authorized to issue certified copies of returns of births and deaths. All of this work has grown so large that it requires the entire time of two clerks to attend to these duties. The number of large records now stored in this office, running from 1878 to 1895, are thirty-six of deaths, showing 321,568 deaths; from 1878 to 1895, are thirty-eight of births, showing 392,500 births. The number of deaths in 1895 were almost 30,000 ; the number of births in 1895 were almost 35,000. MAP DEPARTMENT. The Map Department of the County Clerk’s office was organized after the great fire of 1871, when all records made previous to that time were destroyed. It then became apparent that this department was necessary, and would be of great value. The loss of all records by fire made it very difficult for this department to organize Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. n 7 and obtain the desired maps, as there was only one abstract firm in the city which had copies of these records and were able to furnish the information necessary to construct the maps for this office. But notwithstanding all the obstacles and diffi¬ culties that were met, they are now complete, and they show every parcel of land, with their dimensions, in the entire County of Cook ; also all railroads, public roads, rivers, canals, and divisions of land ; also vacations of all descriptions, openings of streets and alleys (provided they are recorded according to the laws of this State). They also show the boundary lines of all incorporated cities, villages, etc. This department employs four men, who have charge of these self-constructed maps, being taken only from recorded instruments of every township in Cook County. They are large books, and the principal duties of these clerks are to keep said maps posted with all the latest records in the Recorder’s Office, so as to give the various departments in the County Clerk’s office any legal information necessary to conduct the work of making assessors’ books, collectors’ warrants, etc. This department has been found to be of great value to the public, real-estate dealers, surveyors, etc., as they have free access to these maps, and will here be given any information in reference to same desired. In the year 1895 about 600 new recorded instruments relating to maps had to be copied on tracing paper in the Recorder’s office by this department, and afterwards entered in the maps of this office, a list of which also must be furnished to the Tax Department previous to May 1 each year, for the purpose of entering same in the various assessors’ books, in order to assist said assessors to make the assessments for general taxes, and no changes can be made in the assessors’ rolls without the consent of this department. This department also has charge of the maps of the various school districts in the coun¬ try towns, where each district levies its own taxes for school purposes, and sends same to the County Clerk to be spread on the collectors’ warrants for their respective towns said districts being determined by the maps in this department. Notwithstanding the fact the County Clerk receives no money from the State or from the County, and also does a great amount of work heretofore mentioned without compensation of any kind, the figures below will show that this office not only is self-sustaining, but manages to turn in a balance each year. Receipts for 1895. For Marriage Licenses.$ 23,272 50 For Tavern Licenses. 117 00 For Estrays. 2 70 For recording papers. 933 05 For Certificates under seal. 3,273 80 For making copies. 353 15 For searching records. 12 00 For qualifying Justices. 86 00 For declarations of intention. 1,103 00 For issuing Tax Deeds. 2,539 10 For County Court receipts... 60,669 4 2 For making Collectors’ warrants. 78,451 06 For making Assessors’books. 14,792 50 For entering judgments. 6,010 62 For attending tax sale and is- / suing certificates of sale i. For cancellation certificates of sale. 3,347 3 ° For redemption fees. 21,277 58 Total.$230,240 78 Receipts for 1894.$220,201 01 Increase over 1894.$ 10,039 77 These Amounts Represent the Following Work Per¬ formed for Fees. 15,515 Marriage Licenses issued. 117 Tavern Licenses issued. 2,700 misc. papers recorded. 13,095 certificates issued. 471 copies of papers made. 86 Justices’ bonds approved, filed, etc. 2,206 Declarations of Int. issued. 450 Tax Deeds issued. See report of County Court. *8,500,000 items extended on Collectors’ warrants. 750,000 descriptions written and compared in As¬ sessors book. 305,000 judgments entered. 70,000 certificates of sale issued. n,ono certificates of sale cancelled in books and filed. 19,792 redemptions from tax sale made. *As neither the State nor County pay the County Clerk for extending their taxes this num¬ ber exceeds the amount paid for by about 4,000,- 000 extensions. 118 Hand Book ok Cook County Institutions. CLERK OF THE COUNTY COURT. The duties of this department are many and varied, the County Court being a court of general and special jurisdiction. Among the special business of said court may be specified : The trial of lunatic cases, of which there were 1,141 cases during the past year. The trial ol dependent boys and girls, of which there were 437 cases in the same period. The trial of deaf, dumb, blind, and feebled minded persons, of which there were 21 cases in same period. The trial of support cases, of which there were 136 cases, wherein the Clerk of this Court not only performs the usual clerk duties, such as docketing and recording all proceedings and issuing process, but in addition receives and keeps account of all moneys ordered paid, and pays out the same to the parties en¬ titled thereto, all of which necessitates the keeping of a complete set of books and takes up nearly all the time of one clerk, for which no fee can be charged. The trial of special assessment cases, of which there were 1,283 cases last year, and the clerk in addition to keeping the records of same is charged with the addi¬ tional duty of certifying the same to the collectors of the various cities, towns, etc. Judgment on delinquent taxes occupy the attention of the court aud clerk dur¬ ing the July term of each year, and very often extends over to the September term of court, as in nearly all cases of objections filed to these judgments an appeal is prayed to the Supreme Court, either by the city or the objector, as the case may be. In addition to the above are the election records, the County Court having sole jurisdiction of all matters pertaining to elections within the Election Commission¬ ers’ district. The following is a statement of work done in 1895 : Lunatic cases filed. 1,141 Dependent girls, cases filed. 135 Dependent boys, cases filed. 302 Deaf, dumb, blind, and feebled minded, cases filed. 21 Pauper support, cases filed. 136 Common law cases filed, being assignment appeal and insolvent cases. L 33 o Naturalization papers issued. 444 Special assessment cases filed. 1,283 Objections filed. L 399 Affidavits made. 81 Certified copies made.folios, 68,124 Adoption cases filed. 13 The above summary shows merely the number of cases filed, etc., during the year, but does not show the actual work done in this office. As a matter of fact, the court has disposed of one law calendar containing 1,304 cases, the same being cases which had heretofore been filed in previous years, in addition to said law cal¬ endar. The court has also disposed of all special assessment cases filed during the year 1895, viz: 1,283 cases; also a number of cases continued from the previous year. The County Court having sole jurisdiction in voluntary assignments, special assessment, insolvent debtors’, lunatic, dependent boys’ and girls,’ support cases and delinquent taxes, and the same being nearly all emergency matters, it is some¬ what difficult to make a clear and succinct statement of the amount of work done, as especially in voluntary assignments, the time of the court is sometimes wholly taken up for weeks, aud even months, in the disposition of a single case. Comptroller’s department, see Comptrollers’ report, page 84. Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. 119 BARRINGTON. BLOOM. BREMEN. *calumet. CICER' >. ELK GROVE. tEVANSTON. HANOVER. *HYDE PARK. ^JEFFERSON. *LAKE. TOWNS IN COOK COUNTY. *LAKE VIEW. LEMONT. LEYDEN. LYONS. fMAINE. NEW TRIER. NILES. NORTHFIELD. fNORWOOD PARK. ORLAND. PALATINE. PALOS. PROVISO. RIVERSIDE. RICH. SCHAUMBERG. THORNTON. WHEELING. WORTH. *SOUTH CHICAGO. *WEST CHICAGO. *NORTH CHICAGO. *Towns wholly within the limits of the City of Chicago. fPartly within the limits of the City of Chicago. Towns not otherwise specified are wholly ontside the city limits. REPORT OF FRANK J. GAULTER, Clerk of Circuit Court of Cook County. JUDGES. M. F. TULEY, Chief Justice. CHARLES G. NEELY. EDWARD F. DUNNE. R. S. TUTHILL. R. W. CLIFFORD. ELBRIDGE HANECY. ABNER SMITH. O. H. HORTON. A. N. WATERMAN. FRANCIS ADAMS. FRANK BAKER. THOMAS G. WINDES. JOHN GIBBONS. EDMUND W. BURKE. Number of suits commenced in 1895, 12,244, which was divided as follows : 4,377 Chancery suits, 9, 907 law suits. There were also filed 68 burnt record suits, 969 mechanics’ liens, 1,934 justice transcripts and 2,980 citizens naturalized. The receipts for the year were $173,870. The net receipts after paying all ex¬ penses of the office, were $95,870.47. The judges of the court disposed of the following cases during the year 1895 : 7,969 common law cases, 5,251 chancery cases and 1,598 confessions. Condemna¬ tion cases, 400 verdicts. The cost of filing a suit is $10 ; the cost of filing condemnation suit is $20 ; defendants’ cost $3 ; mechanics’ liens, $1 ; justice transcripts, $2 ; naturalization papers, 50 cents ; burnt record suit, $6; defendants’ cost, B. R., $2. The assignment of cases in the Circuit Court is done by the Clerk of the Court, law cases being assigned from one to nine to the Raw Judges, and Chancery cases are assigned in rotation, one to each Chancery Judge. The Chief Justice assigns the Judges of the Circuit Court in their turn to hold Criminal Court. There are fourteen Judges of the Circuit Court assigned as follows : Nine Common Law, four Chancery Law and one Appellate Court. A general call of the docket of all cases having had their day in Court is held every two years. The next general call in the Circuit Court will be held about May 1, 1896. The Judges of the Circuit Court meet in December of each year and designate the number of employes in the different County Offices ; after which the Cook County Commissioners meet and appropriate the salary for the same. The following are legal holidays : Jan. 1, Feb. 12, Feb. 22, May 30, July 4, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Dec. 25. 120 Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. REPORT OF STEPHEN D. GRIFFIN, Clerk of Superior Court, Cook County. SUITS INSTITUTED AND DISPOSED OF. During the year nine thousand (9,000) suits were disposed of in the Superior Court, and eight thousand one hundred and twenty-two (8,122) new suits were in¬ stituted therein. This showing leaves the calendar of the court not much less crowded than it was in 1894. PENDING SUITS. At the close of 1895 numbered eleven thousand (11,000), and eleven hundred (1,100) people were naturalized through the machinery of the court. THE PROFIT Accruing to the county is evidenced by the amount paid to the County Treasurer from the Superior Court over and above all expenses, aggregating forty thousand five hundred and thirty-seven dollars ($40,537.00). JUDGES. HENRY M. SHEPARD, Chief Justice. JOSEPH E. GARY. JONAS HUTCHINSON. THEODORE BRENTANO. PHILLIP STEIN. WILLIAM G. EWING. JAMES GOGGIN. JOHN BARTON PAYNE. HENRY V. FREEMAN. ARTHUR H. CHETLAIN. NATHANIEL C. SEARS. Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. 12 I REPORT OF E. J. MAGERSTADT, Clerk of the Criminal Court. During the last few years, there being a general stagnation of business, and various other causes may have led to an increase of offenses against the law of a criminal nature, and in consequence the Criminal Courts have been burdened with cases, which naturally increases the work in the Clerk’s Office ; during the year 1895 there were 3,671 indictments returned by the various Grand Juries, and in addition thereto there were 2,444 “No Bills” which must be entered in a proper manner in the Books at the Clerk’s Office, as a matter of Record ; the indictments returned are in some instances very voluminous and contain as much as one hundred pages and more, in a few cases there were from fifteen to twenty defendants, and inasmuch as the law requires a copy of each indictment to be made in each and every case, for each and every department before they can be arraigned, such work cannot be allowed to accumulate, and a force of never less than twelve men are constantly at work for this branch of the service. The various branches of the Criminal Court tried 4,120 cases during the year 1895, of which number 1,710 were convicted of the crime with which they were charged. The number of aquittals, including nolle prosse and striking from the docket with leave to reinstate, amounted to 2,410; during the same year there were 1,507 bonds for defendants approved by the Court, which are in addition to an unprecedented large number of bonds sent from Police Magistrates, and exceeded by far any year in the history of Criminal Court proceedings of Cook County, all of which have to be indexed in alphabetical order, and filed, and involving a large amount of clerical labor. When we further take in consideration that the complete record in over 5,000 cases has been written, under the old style of Common Raw form, which is still in use in this State, and which augments the amount of clerical labor, without adding anything to a correct and concise understanding of the case, it is comparatively easy to comprehend the extent and the magnitude of the work accomplished by this office. It is no exaggeration to state that the office of the Clerk of the Criminal Court of Cook County stands at the present time at the top of all County Offices for efficiency in its staff of Deputies ; Mr. Ernest J. Magerstadt, the present Clerk of the Criminal Court has the peculiar faculty of selecting the right man in the right place ; in addition thereto he can be congratulated in securing the services of Mr. Wm. C. Lawson for his Chief Deputy ; a gentleman who is eminently well qualified to conduct the business at all times, intricate affairs of such an important office to the satisfaction of all concerned, especially to the gentlemen of the legal profession, whose business, or rather the business of their clients, brings them into daily inter¬ course with the office. 122 Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. REPORT OF STATE’S ATTORNEY. Review of the Business Transacted. The growth of the criminal business of Cook County during the last decade has been commensurate with the growth of the County in other respects. Since 1885 the criminal business of Cook County has increased over 200 per cent. From December 1, 1892, to December 1, 1895, a period of three years, the Grand Jury, under the direction of the State’s Attorney, disposed of over six thousand cases more than during any four years in the history of the County. At the commencement of the administration of Mr. Kern there were fifteen hundred bail cases undisposed of pending before the Grand Jury and upon which indictment had not been found. Such an accumulation of bonds made it necessary for a case to lie in the office of the Clerk of the Criminal Court for nearly a year before it was reached by the Grand Jury. During November, 1895, and at least ten months before that date, there were heard, in addition to the jail cases, every bail case wherein the bond had been filed in the office of the Clerk of the Criminal Court three days prior to their respective adjournments of the Grand Juries. As a result of having the bail cases heard before the Grand Jury as fast as they are filed in the office of the Clerk of the Criminal Court, the percentage of indict¬ ments in bail cases is as great as in that of jail cases. Prior to the administration of Mr. Kern there were indictments in only 5 per cent of the bail cases. During the administration of the present State’s Attorney there have been indictments and con¬ victions in 50 per cent of the bail cases. The business of the Criminal Court of Cook County is now up to date. There are practically no bail cases pending untried or uncalled except the indictments of the last Grand Jury. It has been the policy of this administration to insist that at least 50 per cent of the indictments of any one Grand Jury shall be tried before the assembling of the next Grand Jury. The current year, from January 1, 1895, to January 1, 1896, will show the largest business and the largest percentage of convictions in the history of any county in the United States. A complete revolution has been made in dealing with the defendants under bail. I11 former years, prior to 1892, the judgment of the Criminal Court upon a forfeited bail bond was considered a matter of so little importance that the abstract-makers did not note it in their examination of title. The forfeiture of a bail bond meant the complete escape of the person charged with crime. It seemed to the present State’s Attorney that no such immunity ought to obtain in a proper administration of the criminal law. That the poor or friendless defendant should not, by reason of his inability to give bail, be subjected to punishment, while the defendant on bail should escape punishment, or trial, by simply forfeiting his bond. Out of the thousands of bail bonds taken in the Criminal Court during the last three years, not over 5 per cent of the persons on bail have failed to appear for trial. Three years ago at this time there were over seven hundred people in jail. Today the number does not exceed four hundred and fifty. Certainty and swiftness of punishment is slowly driving the criminals into other great cities. There is no place on earth where criminal justice is meted out more swiftly than under the present administra¬ tion in Cook County. JOSEPH E. GARY. HENRY M. SHEPARD. A KBA N. WATERMAN Presiding Justice. .Justice. .Justice. Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. 123 REPORT OF CLERK OF PROBATE COURT. Financial and Business Report of the Clerk of the Probate Court. By an act of the Legislature, approved April 27, 1877, as amended by an act approved May 24, and in force July 1, 1881, Probate Courts were established in all counties in the State of Illinois having a population of 70,000 or more. Thus far the citizens of only two counties, Cook and Peoria, are entitled, by vir- ture of their population, to take advantage of this act. The idea that the Probate Court would be an advantage to the bar and to the people led to its establishment. That it has been an advantage to both, far greater than was expected, there is no question. From the time the functions of the Probate and County Courts were sep¬ arated, the business of the former has showed a marked and wonderful increase. The public occasionally sees a newspaper item stating that a certain estate had been admitted to probate, or that the estate of some well-known citizen had been inventoried at a certain sum ; but further than this the great populace of Cook County knows little or nothing. Yet the Probate Court transacts more business dur¬ ing the year than the majority of our business houses. Property representing mil¬ lions of dollars passes through this court every twelve months. The administration of vast estates, great property interests, the education and care of thousands of chil¬ dren, and the supervision of the estates of the drunkard, spendthrift and insane come under its jurisdiction. To handle this immense volume of business the County Board allows forty-four clerks, as follows : One chief clerk, three assistants to the Judge, one cashier, five record writers, one fee and process clerk and one assistant, one minute clerk, two general clerks, two docket clerks, one claim clerk, one citation clerk and one assist¬ ant, one transcript clerk, one comparer, three vault clerks, two stenographers, one grant clerk and sixteen recording clerks. There is not an unimportant position in the above list. One of the assistants to the Judge is responsible for the approval of all bonds and the accuracy of the proofs of all wills and heirships ; another for the value of every estate as shown by the inventory and appraisement and for all matters of real estate, and the third for the closing np of all estates and the approval of final accounts. The latter must see that all claims against estates are paid and that justice is done to all parties in inter¬ est. The minute clerk must enter the orders which the Judge makes with abso¬ lute correctness. A11 error would work great hardship and perhaps cause infinite trouble. The docket clerk must be equally accurate. If the vault clerk should place a paper in the wrong file, untold labor would be entailed in its recovery. If the citation clerk sends the Sheriff for a person who is not liable for a citation, he commits a most serious mistake. The claim clerk must see that all claims filed for adjustment in a certain term are on the claim docket at the proper time and that none are on not so filed. The record writer must use the utmost care in order that there may be no flaw in the record, which is of greater importance, if possible, than anything else connected with the office. And so on through the list ; every position is responsible ; every man knows his duty and does it. The Probate Court is a court of detail. This is true of any county office, but especially so with this. The process necessary to issue a citation will best illustrate this point. A citation is a writ issued out of the Court requiring a person to appear before the Court and show cause why a certain thing has or has not been done. The citation clerk examines first, the docket to see what estates are liable to citation and 124 Hand Rook of Cook County Institutions. makes a list of the same. Second, he goes through the indexes of the estates for the file numbers. Third, gets out the files and examines every paper in each estate to see if there are any papers on file which makes a citation unnecessary. Fourth, writes the writs. Fifth, puts the seal on them. Sixth, enters them in the process docket. Seventh, enters them in the fee book and gets addresses of parties cited. Eighth, enters them in his private record. Ninth, enters them in the minute book. Tenth, enters them in the docket. Eleventh, makes bills of cost and delivers writs to Sheriff. Twelfth, on return day enters Sheriff’s fees and takes the writs before the Court. Thirteenth, files the writs. Fourteenth, enters return in process docket. Fif¬ teenth, enters Sheriff’s fees in fee book. Sixteenth, writes the record of the whole proceeding. Sixteen different processes, and all the public sees is a piece of paper called a citation. The same rule of detail runs through every department. At the head of this important branch of our County government is the Clerk of the Court, Abijah O. Cooper. He was elected Nov. 6, 1894, and took charge of the office on Dec. 3 of the same year. He brought to his new position a business experience of twenty years and a record for honesty and integrity in business and as a leader of men that has only been emphasized by his public career thus far. He is a man of energy, education and ability. A close observer, capable of great appli¬ cation and full of resources. He entered upon his new duties as he had entered upon every undertaking in life, with the determination to succeed, and, as in every¬ thing else, he has succeeded. Under his able direction and his faculty of discrimi¬ nation shown in selecting the right man for the right place, he has improved the workings of the entire office. Each department is like a portion of a great machine, every piece having its special work but each depending on the other. Being a man of action, he made few promises as to what he intended to do, but at the end of his first year in office he has turned over to the Board of County Com¬ missioners the most satisfactory annual statement that ever came from the Probate Court. The following is a comparative statement of the business of the office during the last year of Mr. Cooper’s predecessor and the first year of his own administra¬ tion. The most significant item in it is that in addition to paying all the expenses of his office he turned over to the County Treasurer $29,731.63, being $12,861.84 more than was turned over by his predecessor the year before. 1894. Earnings from transcripts. $ 3,827 85 Costs released. 21,708 02 Gross earnings. 126,884 33 Total collections. 69,924 39 Total amount paid to County Treasurer. 16,869 79 Number of pages of record written. 5,985 Total number of citations issued. 1,669 Tetters granted, administration and with will annexed. Tetters of administration granted. Tetters of administration de bonis non granted. Tetters of guardianship granted. Tetters of conservatorship granted. Total number of estates.. Wills proved and admitted to record. Decrees for sale of real estate entered. Miscellaneous orders entered. Total number of orders entered. Number of estates settled.. Value ot estates probated. Targest number ordersentered in any one day—April 15, 1895. $ 4G63 75 26,274 97 136,378 94 96,752 44 29,731 6 3 9. 0 S5 2,641 9 J 3 1,326 119 579 84 3,021 884 259 25.127 3 T 558 22,250 #43,252,000 00 642 The three largest estates were : John B. Drake’s. John D. Caton’s. E. K. Morrison’s. #2,100,000 00 2,000,000 00 I,S50,000 GO Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. !25 REPORT OF JAMES PEASE, Sheriff of Cook County. A GIGANTIC OFFICE. The incumbent of the shrievalty manages the most extensive and the most im¬ portant office in the County. It embraces four large departments, each directed by a deputy sheriff. They are the Civil, County, and Criminal Courts, the County Jail and Executive Department. The work is increasing rapidly every year, that of 1895 being largely in excess of that of the preceding year. LARGEST IN THE UNITED STATES. Cook County recpiires a greater force of assistants in the Sheriff’s Office than is demanded by the needs of New York or Philadelphia. The office was created in 1831, with James Kinzie as the first Sheriff, holding office for one year; receipts under him were about two hundred and fifty dollars ($250). SUCCESSIVE INCUMBENTS. James P'orbes succeeded Sheriff Kinzie in 1832, and was succeeded in 1834 by Silas W. Sherman. Then followed in 1838 (after two terms), Isaac R. Gavin ; in 1840, Ashbel Steele; in 1842, Samuel J. Kowe ; in 1846 and 1848, Isaac Cook; in 1850, William L. Church ; in 1852, Cyrus P. Bradley; 1854, James Andrews (died in 1855); 1855, James S. Beach; 1856, John L. Wilson; 1858, John Gray ; i860, A. C. Hesing ; 1862, David Hammond; 1864, J. h,. Beveridge; 1870, Ben Cleaves; 1872, J. M. Bradly ; 1874, Francis Agnew ; 1876, Charles Keni; 1878, John Hoff¬ man ; 1880, O. L. Mann; 1882, Seth F. Hanchett; 1886, C. R. Matson; 1890, J. R. Gilbert ; 1894, James Pease. SYNOPSIS OF BUSINESS, 1895. The record of the Cook County Jail takes precedence and shows : Total num¬ ber of prisoners booked in 1895, 5,827-—452 were conveyed to Joliet, 337 to Pon¬ tiac, 2 to Chester, 1 to Northern Hospital, 352 to House of Correction, 131 had Jail sentences, 49 were incarcerated in the Debtors’ Department and 17 were sent to Homes for Juvenile Offenders at Geneva. This makes a total of their delinquents of 1,321. CASES OF INSANITY. Thirty-two thousand and two (32,002) miles were covered in trying and con¬ veying insane persons to different State institutions. The total number of arrests were 1,199, anc ^ the cases tried were 1,114. There were 649 pauper cases and 485 other kinds. 588 were taken to Jefferson, 164 to Elgin, 113 to Kankakee, and 77 were cared for by friends. WRITS RECEIVED AND DISPOSED OF. There were as follows : Mesne process, 21,555; executions, 8,700; Criminal Courts, 41,853; Civil Courts, 38,083. Total, 110,191 writs of all kinds. CRIMINAL COURT BUSINESS. Capiases issued to the extent of 8,053—7,706 arrests were made, 40,121 sub¬ poenas served, 30,386 jurors summoned, 1,475,715 miles were traveled and $163,- 434.49 was earned in fees. 126 Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. SHERIFF’S REPORT. Sheriff’s semi-annual financial report for the six months ending May 31, 1895 : SUMMARY. RECEIPTS. Final Process Account. Mesne Process Account. Probate Court Account.. Other Court Accounts. Sundry Fee Account. State Auditor Mileage Account. Total receipts. $ 7,444 97 10,681 90 759 00 755 65 218 17 175 00 $ 29,034 69 EXPENDITURES. REBATES. (This item paid by Requisition No. 1,129, submitted July 16, 1895.) Fees rebated and recording certificates. $ 1,976 83 Sheriff, salary, six months. 3,000 00 Attorney fees, six months. 1,250 00 Balance due Cook County. $ 22,393 80 Add amount to be paid by requisition No. 1,129, submitted July 16, 1895. 414 06 Due Cook County. $ 22,807 86 FINAU PROCESS ACCOUNT. RECEIPTS. December, 1894. $ 720 27 January, 1895. 1.561 25 February, 1895. 1,316 97 March, 1895. 1,467 84 April, 1895. 1,397 41 May, 1895. 981 23 - $ 7,444 97 DISBURSEMENTS—REBATES. December, 1894. $ 221 80 January, 1895. 285 50 February, 1895. 240 85 March, 1895..'. 226 95 April and May, 1895. 491 80 - 1,466 90 MESNE PROCESS ACCOUNT. $ 5,978 07 receipts. December, 1894. January, 1895. February, 1895., . .. March, 1895. April, 1895. May, 1S95. $ 3, 2 8i 20 3.638 10 3,063 15 3 U 99 75 2,703 00 3,796 70 - $ 19,681 90 DISBURSEMENTS—REBATES. December, 1S94. January, 1895. February,1895. March, 1895. April, 1895. May, 1895. $ 96 80 1 77 57 83 58 00 83 30 37 00 509 93 $ I 9 U 7 I 97 Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. 127 PROBATE COURT ACCOUNT. RECEIPTS. December, 1894. January, 1895. February, 1895. March, 1895. April, 1895. May, 1895. $ 101 00 102 00 133 00 133 00 95 00 195 00 - $ 759 o° CHIEF BAILIFF ACCOUNT. RECEIPTS. December, 1894. January, 1895. February, 1895. March, 1895. April, 1895. I 120 75 195 45 181 50 122 10 135 85 - $ 755 65 EXPENSE ACCOUNT. DISBURSEMENTS. Sheriff’s salary, December, 1894. Sheriff’s salary, January, 1895. Sheriff’s salary, February, 1895. Sheriff’s salary, March, 1895. Sheriff’s salary, April, 1895. Sheriff’s salary, May, 1895. Attorney’s salary, January, 1895. Attorney’s salary, February, 1895. Attorney’s salary, March, 1895. Attorney’s salary, April, 1895. . Attorney’s salary, May, 1895. RECEIPTS. Mileage, State Auditor, January, 1895. I 500 00 500 00 500 00 500 00 500 00 500 00 -$ 3,000 00 $ 250 00 250 00 250 00 250 00 250 00 ---1,250 00 $ 4,250 00 $ 175 00 - $ 175 00 Appropriation for transportation for months of February, March, April and May exhausted. Paid from other fees received. $ 4,489 06 CRIMINAL COURT FEES. The total number of writs served during said period was 29,703 ; total number miles traveled, 235,977, an d fees earned, $29,720.25. SIX MONTHS ENDING MAY 31, 1895. CAPIASES. JURORS. Writs P.eceived. Arrests Made. Not Arrested. Miles Traveled. Fees Earned. Writs Received. Persons Served. Not Found Miles Traveled. Fees Earned. December. 692 678 14 5,330 11,691 20 389 342 47 3,777 $ 274 35 January . 673 556 27 5,284 1,443 50 480 424 56 4 H 45 313 25 February . 538 527 11 4,542 1-334 90 1,069 931 138 9, 2 23 693 90 March. 786 778 8 4,988 1,884 00 735 648 87 5 , 37 i 480 55 April. 598 580 18 3,486 U 394 10 868 757 87 5,209 449 70 May. 796 766 30 5,068 1,865 00 1,050 997 53 8,096 654 05 Total. 4,083 3,885 108 28,688 $9,612 70 4 , 56 i 4,099 362 36,821 |2,865 80 128 Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. SUBPOENAS, ETC. TOTAL. r d (/} 0 F* 'qj > u HJ C/) . S ”0 O Vi > V-. s 2 Eees Earned. 'V c/5 u fa V ) . G-O O 4 -. l_ S cd ^ u »h Fees Earned. December. January . February . March. April. U 546 1,927 1,636 1,965 1,889 2,209 3,513 3,546 3,379 3,294 3 , J 6o 4,827 209 220 3 °° 160 208 196 24,871 25,235 25 . 24 1 26,488 28,705 39,928 $ 2,627 70 2,695 55 2,608 30 2,673 80 2 , 73 ° 15 3 , 9 ° 6 75 2,627 3,080 3,243 3,486 3,325 4,055 4,533 4.526 4.837 4,720 4,497 6,590 270 303 349 255 307 279 33,968 34,664 39,006 37,847 37.400 53,092 $' 4,593 25 4.4^2 30 4,637 10 5,038 35 2,573 95 6,425 80 May . Total. 11,172 21,719 1,293 I7O468 $17,242 25 19,816 29 703 1,763 235,977 $29,720 75 CIRCUIT, SUPERIOR AND COUNTY COURTS. The work of this department shows a marked increase over that of similar periods of previous year. The increase in the number of arrests made arises largely from the fact that in a majority of cases in which the defendant is admitted to bail the bonds are forfeited and the defendants arrested as many as three times before a final disposition is made of the case. Summary Six Months Ending November 30, 1895. summary. RECEIPTS. Final Process Account. $ 7,25081 Mesne Process Account. 20,404 90 Sundry Fee Account .. 212 80 Probate Court Account. 1,369 55 Other Court Accounts. 1,54454 State Auditor Mileage Account. 3,145 15 Total Receipts 33.927 75 disbursement -rebates. Fees Rebating and Recording Certificates. $ 2,50299 Sheriff’s Salary, six months. 3,000 00 Attorney’s Fees. 1,750 00 7,252 99 Balance due Cook County $ 26,674 76 Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. 129 REPORT OF JAMES McHALE, Coroner of Cook County. Coroner McHale’s record of the year 1895 is of permanent interest and is concisely summed up as below : Total number of cases investigated during the year 1895, 2381. Total number of certificates issued by Coroner’s Physician, 343. TOTAL NUMBER OF POST MORTEMS HELD BY CORONER’S PHYSICIAN. Inquests by Months. —January 131, February 131, March 139, April 190, May 192, June 182, July 225, August 183, September 181, October 171, November 167, December 146. Age.—U nder 5 years 179, 5 to 10 years 79, 10 to 20 years 159, 20 to 30 years 366, 30 to 40 years 475, 40 to 50 years 331, 50 to 60 years 238, 60 to 70 years 124, 70 to 80 years 63, over 80 years 17, not ascertained 7. Sex and Social Condition. —Male 1,652, female 386, married 827, single 750, widows 51, widowers 105, not ascertained 197, divorced 8. Races.— White 1,974, Colored 64. Nativity. —America 882, Germany 373, Switzerland 15, not ascertained 152, Denmark 12, England 43, Canada 46, France 7, Prussia 2, Ireland 200, Russia 27, Italy 25, Austria 32, Sweden 80, Poland 22, Bohemia 55, Norway 26, Scotch 21, Holland 10, Australia 1, West Indies 2, Greece 1, Turkey 1, China 2, Finland 1. Occupations. —Architect 3, agent 12, actor 1, banker 1, brass finisher 2, bridge builder 3, butcher 13, broker 6, brewer 4, bricklayer 14, bartender 7, brush- maker 1, bookkeeper 11, blacksmith 15, bookbinder 4, baker 3, barber 9, brakeman 6, contractor 7, capitalist 1, conductor 6, canaler 1, cabinetmaker 4, carpenter 57, clerk 44, cook 12, coachman 1, city employe 1, cigarmaker 9, cooper 6, canvasser 2, cashier 1, car repairer 1, cornice maker 3, collector 3, chemist 1, confectioner 3, cop¬ persmith 1, cash boy 1, calciminer 2, carpet cleaner 1, domestic 36, detective 1, druggist 7, dressmaker 3, elevator boy 5, expressman 6, engineer 17, engraver 1, electrician 2, errand boy 1, floor walker 1, flagman 5, farmer 17, fireman 19, fore¬ man 4, factory girl 1, florist 1, frame maker 1, furnisher 3, fisherman 3, gardener 3, grocer 8, glazier 3, gambler 4, housewife 141, helper 2, housekeeper 28, hotel keeper 4, hatter 2, hostler 4, horseshoer 1, horseman 1, iron worker 19, inspector 7, inventor 1, iceman 2, jockey 1, jeweler 2, janitor 4, junk dealer 2, laborer 411, lamplighter 1, laundress 4, laundryman 4, lather 2, locksmith 1, motorman 1, man¬ ufacturer 8, milkman 3, manager 2, mechanic 1, machinist 21, merchant 24, musi¬ cian 7, moulder 3, miner 2, mason 1, milliner 1, not ascertained 102, none 298, newsman 3, nurse 7, newsboy 2, notion dealer 1, office boy 1, oiler 1, porter r6, paint¬ er 21, police officer 8, peddler 17. plumber 10, physician 9, printer 11, packer 4, photographer 1, plasterer 2, publisher 1, polisher 1, paver 1, pilot 1, plater 1, roofer 3, reporter 2, railroad man 6, real estate dealer 1, restaurant keeper i,shoe dealer 1, student 2, shoemaker 17, switchman 27, seamstress 3, stenographer 3, salesman 16, sailor 19, saloon keeper 18, school girl 9, superintendent 2, school boy 60, secretary 1, sign hanger 1, steward 2, sporting woman 6, stonemason 10, solicitor 3, stockman 2, soldier 1, saleslady 1, steamfitter 1, tailor 24, teamster 71, tanner 3, trunkmaker 2, trimmer 1, tinsmith 5, teacher 1, telegraph operator 1, tailoress 1, tuck pointer 1, undertaker 1, upholsterer 2, window cleaner 1, waiter 15, weigher 2, watchman 8, washwoman 1, wagon boy 2, wagon maker 1, waitress 1, wireworker 1, wood¬ worker 4, yardmaster 3. 130 Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. Causes of Death. —Appoplexy 17, abortion 13, alcoholism 47, asphyxiation 29, asthma 6, Bright’s disease 16, burns by fire 86, bronchitis 2, blood poisoning 7, bursting steam pipe 3, bursting emery wheel 2, crushed or struck by falling material 75, consumption 23, convulsions 12, cut by glass 1, cholera infantum 3, cut accidentally 2, diphtheria 3, dropsy 2, drowning (cause unknown) 76, drowning (cause accidental) 77, exposure 17, explosion 14, electrocuted 4, erysipelas 3, elevator accident 25, epelipsy 7, fracture of skull (accidental) 4, fracture of leg (accidental) 2, falls (miscellaneous) 172, fractured ribs (cause unknown) 1, falling building 4, enterities 1, gastritis 1, homicide 126, heart disease 97, hemorrhage of lungs and brains 20, hydrophobia 1, inflammation of bowels 5, inanition 4, kicked by horse 8, lockjaw 14, machinery accident 13, meningitis 2, malarial fever 1, neuralgia 1, natural causes 3, old age 26, pneumonia 43, poison (cause unknown) 19, poisoning (cause accidental) 41, puerperal fever 1, peritonitis 3, paralysis 1, premature birth 1, R. R. accidents 275, run over by wagon or buggy 33, rupture 4, run over by bicycle 1, rheumatism 1, suicides 378, street car accidents 64, scalded 29, shooting (cause accidental) 23, shooting (cause unknown) 3, suffocated 14, struck by lightning 3, sunstroke 8, struck by blasted stone 2, stabbing (accidental) 3, syncope 1, typhoid fever 3, unknown causes 2, thrown from buggy 2, thermic fever 2. Railroad Accidents —Passengers 7, employes 55, other than passengers or employes 213. Causes—A t crossing of street 114, falling off train 7, walking on tracks 96, jumping on or off train in motion 6, crushed by cars 11, elevated road 4, working- on tracks 29, wreck (train leaving track) 6, collision 1, not ascertained 1. Suicides —January 24, February 25, March 41, April 48, May 33, June 31, July 31, August 36, September 33, October 28, November 24, December 24. Ages —10 to 20 years 17, 20 to 30 years 71, 30 to 40 years 102, 40 to 50 years 78, 50 to 60 years 69, 60 to 70 years 29, 70 to 80 years 11, over 80 years 1. Sex, Social Condition and Races —Male 297, female 81, white 376, col¬ ored 2, married 227, single 93, widows 6, widowers 25, not ascertained 22, di¬ vorced 5. Nativity —America 121, Germany 121, not ascertained 17, Norway 9, Austria 10, England 9, Ireland 20, Denmark 8, Sweden 10, Bohemia 25, Russia 5, Poland 4, Scotland 4, Holland 4, Canada 8, Switzerland 2, Italy 1. Occupations —Domestic 15, musician 3, laborer 50, waiter 3, mechanic 1, stu¬ dent 1, newsman 1, moulder 3, merchant 10, porter 1, housewife 37, butcher 3, car¬ penter 11, brewer 3, not ascertained 11, yard master 1, fireman 1, foreman 1, engi¬ neer 4, saloon keeper 7, iron worker 4, machinist 5, salesman 3, factory girl 1, watchman 2, none 11, junk dealer 2, clerk 14, expressman 1, housekeeper 9, ped¬ dler 6, bricklayer 3, cook 3, farmer 5, undertaker 1, blacksmith 3, druggist 2, bar¬ tender 2, printer 7, broker 4, cigar maker 3, grocer 6, bookkeeper 2, mason 1, trim¬ mer 1, milkman 2, steward 1, tailor 12, manager 2, calciminer 1, barber 2, specu¬ lator 1, lithographer 1, polisher 1, teamster 7, horseshoer 1, waitress 2, physician 2, cabinet maker 3, nurse 3, shoemaker 3, painter 4, tanner 2, iceman 1, box dealer 1, laundress 1, cashier 1, hatter 2, finisher 1, teacher 1, agent 3, packer 1, banker i, plumber 1, police officer 2, solicitor 2, sailor 3, laundryman 1, plasterer 1, cigar dealer 1, steamfitter 1, upholsterer 1, sporting woman 3, manufacturer 4, contractor 3, collector 1, switchman 2, railroad man 1, cooper 2, tailoress 1, brassworker 1, janitor 2, wagon maker 1, architect 1, car driver 1, notion dealer 1, woodworker 1, glazier 1, bookbinder 1, confectioner 1, canvasser 1, baker 1, inspector 1, stonema¬ son 1, restaurant keeper 1, hostler 1. Manner of Deaths. —Asphyxiation 23, shooting 116, poisoning 146, hanging 52, cutting throat 11, stabbing 2, jumping out window 3, drowning 16, Hand Book of Cook County Institutions, * 3 * cutting artery i, throwing under train 6, burned by acid i, setting clothing on fire i. ProbabuE Causes. —Despondency 304, not ascertained 7, temporary insanity 65, insane 1, delirium tremens 1. Poisons Used. —Atropia 1, narcotic 18, carbolic acid 64, strychnine 2, morphine 24, rough on rats 13, arsenic 4, laudanum 4, paris green 13, not ascer¬ tained 1, corrosive sublimate 1, opium 1. Homicides. —Shooting 80, cutting throat 2, struck on head 22, stabs or cuts 13. drowned 2, asphyxiated 5, kicked 1, thrown from train 1. Heed to Grand Jury. —Murder 47, as accessory 26, criminal carelessness 23, abortion 6. Generae Summary. —Known parties to be apprehended 11, unknown parties to be apprehended 14, unknown parties to be apprehended for abortion 1, justifiable homicides 16, murder and suicide 2. SEMI-ANNETAE FINANCIAL REPORTS OF CORONER MCHAEE FOR 1895, FIRST SIX MONTHS. Financial report of the transactions of the Coroner’s office for the term com¬ mencing December i, 1894, and ending May 31, 1895, in accordance with Chapter 53, Section 31 of the Revised Statutes of the State of Illinois : Post mortem held by doctors. 226 Total inquests and investigations. 1,1x2 RECAPITULATION. RECEIPTS. Fees collected on writs. $ 299 30 Fees collected on inquests. 605 71 Fees collected on certified copies, etc. 70 85 Total. $ 975 86 EXPENSES. Transportation, attorney fees, telegrams, etc. $ 500 00 500 on $475 86 SECOND SIX MONTHS. INQUESTS. June. 182 July. 225 August. 185 September. 1S1 October. 17 1 November. 167 - 1,hi INVESTIGATIONS. June. 21 July. 24 . August. 23 September. 22 October. 27 November. 29 - 146 Post-mortems held by doctor, 289. Total inquests and investigations. 1,257 WRITS SERVED DURING SIX MONTHS. June. 22 July. 30 August. 24 September. 33 October. 5 ° November. 36 195 132 Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. FEES COLLECTED. On writs— June. $ 42 25 July. 47 25 August. 33 25 September. 36 75 October. 75 00 November. 53 25 - # 287 75 On inquests— June. $ 114 00 July. 96 00 August. 90 00 September. 30 00 October. 66 00 November. 60 00 --- 456 00 Certified copies, etc. 84 05 Total. $ 827 80 RECAPITULATION. RECEIPTS. Fees collected on writs. Fees collected on inquests. Certified copies, etc. EXPENDITURES. Transportation, attorney fees, telegrams, etc., as per attached state¬ ment . $ 287 75 456 00 84 05 827 80 $ 500 00 500 00 Amount due Cook County $ 327 80 Hand Rook of Cook County Institutions. r 33 REPORT OF COUNTY TREASURER. The duties of the County Treasurer are to act as Custodian of the County funds, to pay out moneys on the order of the County Board, to receive money paid in on orders from the various Courts, and pay them out on proper instructions ; but this is only a very small part of his duties. As Ex-Officio County Collector he is the official upon whom devolves the task of collecting all taxes and special assess¬ ments levied in the County, and it is this position which makes his office so respon¬ sible and onerous. STATE AND COUNTY TAXES. There are thirty-three towns in this County, each with a full set of town offi¬ cers, viz. : Assessor, Collector, supervisor, and Town Clerk. The Assessor of each town gets from the County Clerk in March of each year a list of all the taxable real estate in his town and after placing a valuation upon each lot or tract of land re¬ turns his books to the County Clerk. After the returns are all in the County Board examines them and equalizes the valuation of both real and personal property, hav¬ ing the authority to add to or deduct from the valuation of both or either class of property in any town, but without changing the aggregate valuation in the County. x\fter the books are examined and proved by the County Clerk, a statement of the valuation of the county is sent to the State Auditor at Springfield and by him laid before State Board of Equalization, which meets in August each year and whose duty it is to equalize the valuation as between Counties on real and personal prop¬ erty, and to fix the valuation of all railroad property in the State. These gentle¬ men invariably add largely to the valuation of Cook County, the rates of addition made being in 1894 as follows : Lots 18 per cent, lands 39 per cent, personal prop¬ erty 43 per cent. I11 1895 : Lots 17 percent, lands 20 per cent, personal property 19 per cent. When the work of the State Board is finished its result is certified to the County Clerk, and on the valuation thus established the rates are made and the taxes extended in the various towns. When the warrants for a town are finished they are turned over to the Collector after his bond (which must be double the amount of the total taxes extended) has been filed and he holds possession of the books and collects taxes until the 10th of March, when his commission expires, and he then prepares his delinquent lists and turns his book over to the County Collect¬ or. As they collect up to March 10 and as in some of the towns there is a great deal of labor involved in making the delinquent list, the warrants are not all in the hands of the County Collector, examined, proved and ready to be placed in collec¬ tion before the 1st of April. O11 that date special assessments must be returned, and to mark these up on the warrants and check them back, so as to be able to give bills for everything there may be against a given piece of property, requires about ten days working night and day, and as a penalty of 1 per cent is added on May 1, which everybody is anxious to escape, every night and every Sunday during the month of April and the first half of May finds every clerk in the Collector’s office (and many outsiders pressed into service) at work. Every bill left in the office with check before May 1 escapes the penalty, and it takes working as above stated, days, nights and Sundays, until the middle of May to work off these accumulations and attend to the daily business over the counter. Under the law the Collector applies to the County Court each year at the July term for judgment and order for sale on all unpaid real estate taxes and special assess¬ ments, and just as soon as the above work is done a large force is put on at night J 34 Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. from 5:00 to 11:30 copying for the printers and making the judgment record. Some idea may be formed of the amount of this labor when we say that the de¬ linquent list last year filled 141 pages of the Chicago Mail , seven columns to the page, and that the tax judgment and redemption record embraced 185 volumes, av¬ eraging 150 pages each. On the second Monday in July each year the Collector applies to the County Court for judgment, and early in August the tax sale commences on all property 011 which judgment has been rendered, which sale generally runs into December each year before it is finished. The accompanying table will show the number of certifi¬ cates issued and amount of sales in 1895 for general taxes and for each taxing cor¬ poration that returned delinquent special assessments that year. TAX sale. CORPORATION. State and County. West Park Specials. Lincoln Park Specials. Village of Bartlett Specials. Village of Blue Island Specials. Town of Cicero specials. Village of Chicago Heights Specials. Village of Desplaines Specials. City of Evanston Specials. Village of Glencoe Specials. Village of Harlem Specials. Village of Harvey Specials. Village of Lansing Specials. Village of La Grange Specials. Village of La Grange Park Specials. Village of Maywood Specials. Village of Melrose Park Specials. Village of Morgan Park Specials. Village of North Harvey Specials. Town of Orland (Drainage). Village of Park Ridge Specials. Village of River Forest Specials. Village of River Grove Specials. Village of Riverside Specials. Village of Western Springs Special®. Village of Winnetka Specials. Village of Willmette Specials. City of Chicago Specials. Totals. Certificates. 45.248 193 19 8 137 5,487 103 20 640 169 251 757 7 721 27 130 782 1,833 85 4 434 142 3 270 333 230 1,130 13.367 72,530 Amount. f5I7,693 IO 21,099 03 23,219 97 106 08 2,471 OO 36,512 35 1,226 40 3 i 9 46 14,960 30 1,042 69 1,379 06 4,244 85 754 40 6,985 99 496 82 890 67 4,058 30 7 T 37 36 695 9 2 388 12 3,788 82 L9S1 S2 61 96 6,562 34 2,057 97 2,717 15 IL 3 I 9 85 284,951 13 $959,122 90 SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS. For collecting regular taxes the County Collector gets 1 per cent and the same for special assessments, which involves five times as much labor, and in the case of assessments levied on the installment plan much more than that. Under the law the collection of special assessments cannot be enforced unless they are in the hands of the County Collector by April 1, and the majority of all cities, towns and villages making assessments wait until the last day, forcing the work of marking them up on the regular tax warrants on the office at a time when it is alreadv crowded with work. There are outside of the three Park Records in the County over thirty cor¬ porations authorized to levy assessments, and nearly all of them take advantage of their rights, and the number of assessments returned, especially by the country vil¬ lages, is increasing from year to year. The following table will show the amount of general taxes returned for collec¬ tions in 1895, and the number of volumes and also the number of warrants and amount of special assessments returned : Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. i35 TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS RETURNED. No. Volumes. No. Warrants. No. Institu¬ tions. Total Amount Returned for Collection. General Taxes 1894. 1.^1 $12,228,457 17 Railroad Warrant. 2,206,670 97 Special Assessments. West Park. 7 7 7 210,767 35 Lincoln Park . 2 2 2 72,203 25 City of Chicago. 106 2 246 3,889,586 09 Bartlett. I 1. 4 ^ 101 80 Blue Island. 2 I 7 13,817 80 Cicero . 13 16 116 268,753 32 Chicago Heights. 3 162 4 19,020 55 Desplaines. I Q L 53 I 3 6 Evanston. 5 82 59 168,871 79 Glencoe. 1 3 3 18,279 38 Harlem. 2 12 6 15,219 54 Harvey. 4 3 i 15 25,262 69 Lansing:. I 2 1,764 39 LaGrange. . 4 72 57 66,827 16 LaGrange Park. 2 2 1 3> 1 76 74 Maywood. 2 14 11 9,486 27 Melrose. 3 27 20 14,621 64 Morgan Park. 9 41 37 55,687 53 North Harvey. 1 7 7 4853 i5 Park Ridge . 3 29 19 18,640 57 Riverside. I 17 9 33,203 65 River Forest. 2 25 14 40,130 J 3 Western Springs. 1 12 12 31,80s 94 Wilmette. 7 16 6 1 33.994 99 Winnetka.. 2 16 4 39,261 25 Drainage—Orland. 1 2 2 808 98 Drainage—Orland and Bremen. 1 1 1 29 83 Drainage—Bremen. 1 1 1 251 53 Drainage—Niles. 1 1 1 336 40 River Grove . 1 1 1 3H 89 Total. 524 2,171 668 $18,593,742 10 RAILROAD TAXES. The valuation of each road in the County is made by the State Board of Equalization for the following classes of property : (1) Main track right of way and improvements on right of way ; (2) second track ; (3) side track ; (4) rolling stock ; (5) personal property other than rolling stock ; and by them certified to the County Clerk, and the taxes extended by towns and villages in the same way and on the same rates as real and personal property. Real estate outside of the right of way is assessed by the local Assessor at the same rate of valuation as other real property. The railroad tax warrants, when finished by the County Clerk, are given directly to the County Collector instead of passing through the hands of the Town Collectors. The following table will show the amount of railroad taxes extended for 1895 : RAICROAD TAXES. Pennsylvania Line (P. F. W. & C.).$145,257 87 Chicago & Northern Pacific. 134,740 96 Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis. .... 121,860 31 Chicago & Northwestern. 320,524 04 Chicago & Western Indiana. 118,536 50 Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific. 95,819 71 Union Stock Yards Railroad and Transit Company. 93,218 60 Lake Shore & Michigan Southern. 86,555 98 Chicago, Burlington & Quincy. 77,058 73 Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul. 74,877 30 Chicago & Grand Trunk. 57,573 35 Chicago & Western Indiana (Belt Line). 55 , 47 ° 55 i3 6 Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. New York, Chicago & St. Louis.. $ 36,862 Si Chicago, Alton & St. Louis. 31,869 06 Chicago, Santa Fe & California. 31,056 20 Chicago & South Side Rapid Transit Company. 29,788 67 Grand Trunk Junction. 29,643 87 Calumet & Blue Island. 29,583 62 Metropolitan West Side Elevated. . 23,06586 Baltimore & Ohio & Chicago. 17,471 60 Lake Street Elevated. 15,980 23 Wabash. 13.583 21 Michigan Central. 13,245 39 Chicago & Eastern Illinois. 13.214 91 Chicago, Madison & Northern. 13,134 59 Chicago & Calumet Terminal. 11,607 70 Wisconsin Central. 9,817 42 Elgin, Joliet & Eastern.'.. 7,289 84 South Chicago. 7,243 18 Chicago Union Transfer Company. 6,789 97 Michigan Central (J. & N. I. Line). 4.524 44 Chicago & Erie. 4,111 15 Baltimore & Ohio Connecting. 3,805 08 Chicago & Indiana State Line. 3-734 34 Chicago Great Western. 3,719 15 Chicago & Northwestern Junction. 3,664 84 South Chicago & Southern. 3,53 2 98 Englewood Connecting. 2,479 22 Louisville, New Albany & Chicago. 2,381 26 Calumet River. 2,080 59 Blue Island. 1,619 20 Chicago & Illinois Southern. 181 33 Total... |i,558,575 61 QUARTERLY AND SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS OF THE COUNTY TREASURER. OUTSTANDING ORDER FUND. Dr. To balance Dec. 3, 1894.... $ 3,783 92 Cr. By amount transferred to Funding Fund account .. .$ 1,874 23 By paid orders. 50 00 By commissions on disburse¬ ments, E per cent on $50 00. 25 - $ L 9 2 4 48 By Balance. 1,859 44 Cr. By paid orders. $ 822 75 By commissions on receipts, Y per cent on 12,364.61... n 82 By commission on disburse¬ ments, per cent on|g22.75 461 -$ 939 18 Balance. 26,985 82 $ 27,92500 To balance March 1, 1895 ... $ 26,985 82 $ 3,783 9 2 To balance March 1, 1895 . . Orders outstanding. $ 1,859 44 1,830 15 FUNDING FUND ACCOUNT. Dr. To balance Dec. 3, 1894. The amount from outstand- $ 23,686 16 ing Order Fund. To amount received of Jas. L. Monaghan, Deputy Comp- 1,874 23 troller. $ To amount dep. account Clerk Circuit Court (un- 847 70 claimed fees). To amount dep. account Clerk Superior Court (un- 1,180 16 claimed fees). 336 75 2,364 61 $ 27,925 00 INTEREST FUND—OLD INDEBTEDNESS. Dr. To balance Dec. 3, 1894_ $ 78,042 85 Cr. By paid Refunding bond cou¬ pons..$ 4,629 25 By commissions on disburse¬ ments, }4 P er cent on $4,62925. 2314 -$ 4,652 39 By balance. 73,390 46 $ 78,042 85 To balance March 1, 1895. . . $ 73,290 46 INTEREST FUND—NEW INDEBTEDNESS. Dr. To balance Dec. 3, 1S94. . $ 19,43211 Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. I 37 Cr. By paid Court Housebond coupons .$ By paid Funding Bond coupons . By paid Refunding bond coupons . 13,975 00 1,680 00 1,100 00 # 16,755 OO 83 77 2,593 34 By commissions on dis¬ bursements, y' 2 percent on $16,755.00. By balance. ■IP $ 19,432 n To balance March 1, 1895. $ 2,593 34 FUNDING BOND ACCOUNT. Dr. To balance Dec. 3, 1894. . . $ I,IOO OO Cr. By paid bonds. By balance. $ 1,000 00 100 00 $ 1,100 00 To balance March 1, 1895. Bond outstanding. $ 100 00 100 00 TAVERN LICFNSE. Dr. To balance Dec. 3, 1894. . To received for license. . $ 4,295 ’8 1,491 67 $ 5,786 85 Cr. By paid orders. By balance. $ 2,126 25 3,660 60 $ 5,786 85 To balance March 1, 1895. $ 3,660 60 EMERGENCY FUND. Dr. To balance Dec. 3, 1894. . $ 333 40 Cr. By amount transferred to General Fund account. $ 333 40 GENERAL FUND ACCOUNT. Dr. To balance Dec. 3, 1894. To amount receivedCoun- $ 33.396 04 ty tax. To amount from Ftr.er- 143,798 9 ° gency Fund. To amount from County 333 40 Treasurer, Commission¬ er’s account. 8,969 06 To amount from County Collectors, cost account 34,373 20 To amount from J.H.Gil¬ bert, late Sheriff.$ To amount from F. J. 6,609 43 Gaulter, Clerk Circuit Court. 49,600 17 To amount from H. Wulff late County Clerk. 73,188 10 To amount from James McHale, Coroner.$ 417 87 To amount from S.D.Grif¬ fin, Clerk Superior Ct.. 24,493 38 So amount from R.C.Sul¬ livan,late Clerk Probate Court. 3. 2 68 11 To amount from J. C. Shubert.lateClerkCrim- inal Court. 32235 - $ 157, 899 4 i $ 378,77001 Cr. By amount Credited Sal¬ ary Fund, 1894.$ By amount credited Sup¬ ply Fund, 1894. By amount credited Build¬ ing Fund, 1894. By amount credited Mis¬ cellaneous Fund, 1894. By amount credited Con¬ tingent Fund, 1894.... By amount credited Sal¬ ary Fund, 1895. By amount credited Sup¬ ply Fund, 1895. By amountcreditedBuild- ing Fund, 1895. By amount credited Mis¬ cellaneous Fund, 1895. By amount credited Con¬ tingent Fund, 1895.... By commissions on re¬ ceipts, i/2 per cent on I157.899.41 . By balance. To balance March 1, 1895 93,633 66 61,881 55 32,133 30 25,741 48 i,oS8 S2 104,124 52 39,705 4i 38 73 2,346 00 4 , 46 i 53 - $ 365,15500 789 50 12,825 5i I 378.77001 $ 12,82551 SALARY LUND, 1S94. Dr. To balance Dec. 3, 1894.. $ 68,567 43 To amount from General Fund account. 93,633 66 $ 192,201 09 Cr. By paid orders. $ 159,59995 By commissions on dis¬ bursements, y 2 per cent on $ 159 - 599-95 . 79S 00 -$ 160,397 95 By balance. 1,803 14 $ 162,201 eg To balance March 1, 1895 $ 1,803 r 4 Orders outstanding. 1,794 J 8 SUPPLY FUND, 1894. Dr. To balance Dec. 3, 1894. . $ 23, 533 79 To amount from General Fund account. 61,88155 $ 85,415 34 Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. 138 Cr. By paid orders.$ By commissions on dis¬ bursements, )A per cent on $84,206.70 . 84,206 70 421 03 4 84.627 73 787 61 By balance. P $ 85,415 34 To balance March x, 1895 Orders outstanding. $ 7S7 61 783 70 building fund, 1894. Dr. To balance Dec. 3, 1894. . $ To amount from General Fund account . 17,467 20 32,133 3 ° $ 49,600 50 Cr. By amount transferred to Building Fund, 1895. . . By paid orders . By commissions on dis¬ bursements, y?, per cent on $42,807.16 . By balance. $ 6,569 93 42,807 16 214 04 9 37 $ 49,600 50 To balance March 1, 1895 Orders outstanding. MISCELLANEOUS Dr. To balance Dec. 3, 1894. . To amount from General Fund account. $ FUND, 1894. $ 9 37 9 33 2,377 94 25.741 48 $ 28,119 42 Cr. By paid orders.$ By commissions on dis¬ bursements, l / 2 per cent on $26,922.41 . 26,922 41 134 6l (ft 27,057 02 1,062 40 By balance. P $ 28,119 42 To balance March 1, 1895 Orders outstanding. $ 1,062 40 1,057 12 CONTINGENT FUND, 1894. Dr. To balance Dec. 3, 1894. . $ To amount from General Fund account. 33 15 1,088 82 $ 1,121 97 Cr. By paid orders. $ By commissions on dis¬ bursements, y z per cent on $1,091.23. 1,091 23 5 46 dt 1,096 69 25 28 By balance. p $ I.I 2 I 97 To balance March 1, 1895 Orders outstanding. $ 25 28 25 28 SALARY FUND,^1895. Dr. To amount from General Fund account. $ 104,124 52 Cr. By paid orders.$ ioi ,539 36 By commissions on dis¬ bursements, y per cent on $101,539.36’. 707 70 By balance. $ 102,047 06 2,077 46 $ 104,124 52 To balance March 1, 1895 $ 2,077 46 Orders outstanding. 2,077 46 SUPPLY FUND. Dr. To amount from General Fund. $ 39,705 41 To amount from County Tax, 1894. 904 93 Total. $ 40,610 34 Cr. Bv paid orders.$ 26,874 57 By commissions on dis¬ bursements, y percent on $26,874.57. 134 37 Bv balance. - $ 27,008 94 13,601 40 $ 40,610 34 To balance March 1, 1895. $ 13,601 40 Orders outstanding. 13,601 40 BUILDING FUND, 1895. Dr. To amount from Building Fund, 1894. $ 6,569 93 To amount from General fund account. 38 73 To amount from County Tax, 1894. 1,367 11 $ 7,975 77 Cr. Bv paid orders.. . .$ 7,745 64 By commissions on dis¬ bursements, y per cent on $7,745.64. 38 73 By balance. -1 7,784 37 191 40 $ 7,975 77 To balance March 1, 1895. $ 191 40 Orders outstanding. 191 40 MISCELLANEOUS FUND, 1895. Dr. To amount from General Fund account. $ 2,346 00 To amount from County Tax, 1894. 483 70 d£ P 2,829 70 Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. I 39 By paid orders. Cr. .$ 2,250 75 By commissions on dis- bursements, Y2. per cent on $2,250.75. . 11 25 By balance. -$ 2,262 00 567 70 $ 2,829 7° To balance March 1, Orders outstanding 1895- $ 567 7 o 567 70 CONTINGENT FUND, 1895. Dr. To amount from General Fund account. $ 4,461 53 Cr. By paid orders. By commissions on dis- $ 4,439 33 bursements, Y P er cent on $ 4 , 439-33 . 22 20 $ 4 , 46 i 53 QUARTERLY REPORT, JUNE, 1895 . INTEREST FUND—OED INDEBTEDNESS. Dr. outstanding order fund. Dr. To balance March 1, 1895 To balance from Salary Fund, 1894. $ $ 1,859 44 1,803 14 To balance from Supply Fund, 1894. 787 61 To balance from Building Fund, 1894. 9 37 To balance from Miscel¬ laneous Fund, 1894 .. . 1,062 40 To balance from Contin¬ gent Fund, 1894. 25 28 3,687 80 5,547 24 $ Cr. By paid orders. $ 3,067 83 By commissions on dis¬ bursements, Y P er cent on $3,067.83. 15 34 3,083 17 2,464 07 By balance. -$ $ 5,547 24 To Balance June 1, 1895. $ 2,464 07 Orders outstanding. 2,431 80 funding fund. Dr. To Balance March i, 1895 $ 26,985 82 To amount received of J. L. Monaghan, Deputy Comptroller .$ 24940 To amount received for office rent. 75 00 - 324 40 $ 27,310 22 Cr. By paid orders.$ 2,02938 By commissions on re¬ ceipts, Y per cent on $324.40... 1 62 By commissions on dis¬ bursements, Yz per cent on $2,029.38. 10 14 -$ 2,041 14 By balance. 25,269 08 $ 27,31022 $ 25,26908 To Balance March 1, 1S95 To amount received, tax $ 73 , 39 ° 46 1894. 75,000 00 Cr. By paid refunding bond $ 148,390 46 coupons.$ By commissions on dis¬ bursements, Y per 30,433 25 cent on $30,433.25. 152 16 -$ 30,585 4 i By balance. 117,805 05 $ 148,390 46 To balance June 1, 1895. $ 117,805 05 INTEREST FUND—NEW Dr. INDEBTEDNESS. To balance March 1, 1895 To amount received tax $ 2,593 34 1894. 114,100 00 Cr. By paid Court House $ 116,693 34 bond coupons.$ By paid funding bond 690 OO coupons. By paid refunding bond 12,156 OO coupons. By commissions on dis¬ bursements, Y per 22,060 OO —$ 34,906 00 cent on $34,906.00. 174 53 By balance. 81,612 81 $ 116,693 34 To balance June 1, 1895.. $ 81,612 81 FUNDING BOND Dr. ACCOUNT. To balance March 1, 1895. To amount received tax $ 100 00 1S94. 50,000 00 $ 50,100 00 To balance June 1, 1895. 140 Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. Cr. By paid bonds. $ 39,90000 By balance. 10,20000 $ 50,100 00 To balance June 1, 1895. $ 10,20000 Bonds outstanding. 10,20000 REFUNDING BOND ACCOUNT. Dr. To amount received tax 1894. $ 67,50000 Cr. By paid bonds. $ 54,50000 By balance. 13,000 00 $ 67,500 00 To balance June r, 1895. $ 13,00000 Bonds outstanding. 13,00000 TAVERN EICENSE. Dr. To balance March 1, 1895 $ 3,66060 To amount received for licenses . 1,721 47 $ 5 o 83 °7 Cr. By paid orders. $ 1,42875 By balance. 3,953 3 2 $ 5,3 8 2 07 To balance June 1, 1895.. $ 3,953 32 Orders outstanding. 31932 GENERAL FUND ACCOUNT. Dr. To balance March 1,1895 $ 12,825 51 To amount received tax 1894. ; . 1,189,23356 To amount received in¬ terest on delinquent taxes. 7,865 61 -$1,209,924 68 Cr. By amount credited Sal- ary Fund, 1895.$ By amount credited Sup- 374,177 50 plv Fund, 1895. By amountcreditedBuild- 284,116 67 Fund, 1895. By amount credited Mis- 9054 7 i cellatieous Fund, 1895. By amount credited Con- 59,966 55 tingent Fund, 1895.... 7,884 36 -$ 735,299 79 By balance. 474,624 89 $1,209,924 68 To balance June 1, 1895. $ 474,62489 SALARY FUND, 1S95. Dr. To balance March 1, 1895 To amount from General 2,077 46 Fund account. 374,177 50 $ 376,25496 Cr. By paid orders. ..$ 344 ,3 8 7 54 By commissions on dis¬ bursements, Yz per cent on $344,387.54. U 72 I 94 9 By balance. 30,145 48 $ 376,254 96 To balance June r, 1895 . $ 30 ,145 48 Orders outstanding. 30,145 48 SUPPLY FUND, 1895. Dr. To balance March 1, 1895 $ 13,601 40 To amount from General Fund account. 284,116 67 $ 297,718 07 Cr. By paid orders.$ 261,499 58 By commissions on dis- bursements, x / 2 percent on $261,499.58. 1,307 49 —$ 262,807 °7 By balance. 34 , 9 “ 00 $ 297,718 07 To balance June 1, 1895.. $ 34,911 00 Orders outstanding. 34,911 00 BUILDING FUND, 1895. Dr. To balance March 1, 1895 $ 191 40 To amount received, tax 1894.$ 21,907 21 To amount from General Fund account. 9 G 54 7 i 31,061 92 $ 31.253 32 Cr. By paid orders.$ 30,943 21 By commissions on dis- bursements, l / 2 per cent on $30,943.21 . 154 7 1 -1 31,087 92 By balance. 155 40 $ 31,25332 To balance June 1,1895.. $ 155 40 Orders outstanding. 155 40 MISCELLANEOUS FUND, 1895. Dr. To balance March r, 1805 $ 567 70 To amount from General Fund account.$ 59,966 55 To amount received, tax 1894. 1,350 00 61,316 55 $ 61,884 25 Cr. By paid orders.$ 59,743 98 By commissions on dis¬ bursements, y 2 per cent on $59, 743 -98.. •••• 298 72 -$ 60,042 70 Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. 141 By balance. $ $ 1,841 55 61,884 25 TUITION FUND. Dr. To amount received of 0 . To balance June r, 1895 . Orders outstanding. $ 1,841 55 1,841 55 T. Bright, Co. Supt. of Schools. $ 2,538 OO — Cr. By paid orders. By balance. CONTINGENT Dr. To amount from General P'und account. FUND, 1895. $ 1,420 OO 1 , 1 18 OO 7,884 36 $ 2,538 OO $ To balance. Orders outstanding. 1 , 1 18 OO Cr. 1,010 00 By paid orders. $ By commissions on dis¬ bursements, per cent on $7,182.59 .. 7U82 59 35 9 > - $ 7,218 50 665 86 EIBRARY AND APPARATUS Dr. To amount received of 0 . T. Bright, Co. Supt. ol Schools . FUND, $ I.OOO OO By halancp Cr. By balance. $ 7,884 36 $ 1,000 00 To balance June 1, 1895. Orders outstanding. $ 665 86 665 86 To balance June 1, 1895. Orders outstanding. $ 1,000 00 420 00 SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT. of D. H. Kochersperger, County Treasurer, of the fees received by him as such Treasurer, and disbursements from same, from December 3, 1894, to June 1, 1895. TREASURY DEPARTMENT. COMMISSION ACCOUNT. Dr. To balance December 3, 1895. To commissions received since (see Exhibit “A”) # 8,969 06 7,073 04 $ 16,042 10 Cr. % By amount credited Gen¬ eral Fund account. $ By paid Treasurer’s sal¬ ary . 8,969 06 1,977 76 t 10,946 82 5,095 28 By balance. Jr $ 16,042 10 To balance June 1, 1895 . $ 5,095 28 collecting department. COMMISSION ACCOUNT. Cr. By paid clerk hire (see Exhibit “B”). $ 90,40383 Leaving amount over¬ drawn (for which there will be commissions to cover same). 90,403 83 COST ACCOUNT. Dr. To balance December 3, 1894. To amount received since (see Exhibit “C”). $ 34,373 20 4,874 65 $ 39,247 85 Cr. By amount credited Gen¬ eral Fund account. Bv balance. $ 34,373 20 4,874 65 $ 39,247 S5 To balance June 1, 1895 . $ 4,874 65 SEPTEMBER, 1895, QUARTERLY REPORT. OUTSTANDING ORDER FUND. Dr. To balance June 1, 1895. $ 2,464 07 Cr. By paid orders. $ By commissions on dis¬ bursements, y 2 per cent on 1424-94 . 424 94 2 13 427 07 2,037 00 By balance. r $ 2,464 07 To balance Sept. 2, 1895. Orders outstanding. $ 2,037 00 2,006 86 142 Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. FUNDING FUND. Dr. To balance June 1, 1895.. To amount received of J. L. Monaghan, Deputy $ 25,269 08 Comptroller. 353 80 Cr. $ 25,622 88 By paid orders. .$ By commissions on dis¬ bursements, y 2 per cent 300 74 on $300.74. By commissions on re¬ ceipts, y 2 per cent on 1 50 $ 353 -So . 1 77 $ 304 01 By balance. 25.318 87 $ 25,622 88 To balance Sept. 2, 1895. $ 25,31887 INTEREST FUND—OLD INDEBTEDNESS. Dr. To balance June i, 1895. . $ 117,805 05 Cr. By paid refunding fund bond coupons.$ 4,782 37 By commissions on dis¬ bursements, ]/ z percent on |4,782 37. 2391 —$ 4,806 28 By balance. 112,998 77 $ 117,805 05 To balance Sept. 2, 1895. $ 112,998 77 INTEREST FUND—NEW INDEBTEDNESS. Dr. To balance June 1, 1895. . Cr. By paid Court House bond coupons.$ By paid refunding bond coupons. By paid funding bond coupons. By commissions on dis¬ bursements, y 2 percent on $21,340.00. By balance. $ 81,612 81 20,140 00 710 00 490 00 $ 21,34000 106 70 60,166 11 $ 81,612 81 To balance Sept. 2, 1895. $ 60,166 11 FUNDING BOND ACCOUNT. Dr. To balance June 1, 1895 . . $ 10,200 00 Cr. By paid bonds. $ 700 00 By balance. 9,50000 To balance Sept. 2, 1895. $ 9,50000 Bonds outstanding. 9,500 00 REFUNDING BOND ACCOUNT. Dr. To balance June 1, 1895. . $ 13,00000 Cr. By paid bonds. $ 2,000 co By balance. 11,000 00 $ 13,000 00 To balance Sept. 2, 1895. $ 11,000 00 Bonds outstanding. 11,00000 TAVERN LICENSE. Dr. To balance June 1, 1895. . To amount received for licenses. Cr. By paid orders. By balance. To balance Sept. 2, 1895. Orders outstanding. $ 3,953 32 ca 0 CO 37 $ 12,061 69 $ 953 07 11,108 62 $ 12,061 69 $ 11,108 62 25 00 GENERAL FUND ACCOUNT. Dr To balance June 1, 1895. . To amount received of A. Cooper, Clerk Probate Court.$ To amount received of F. J. Gaulter, Clerk of Cir¬ cuit Court. To amount received of E. J. Magerstadt, Clerk of Criminal Court. To amount received of tax, 1894. To amount received of in¬ terest on delinquent taxes . $474,624 89 21,242 41 46,808 67 3°7 65 68.358 73 218,205 59 56,784 40 $ 817,973 61 Cr. By amount credited Sal¬ ary Fund, 1895.$ By amount credited Sup¬ ply Fund, 1895. By amount credited Building Fund, 1895. .. By amount credited mis¬ cellaneous Fund, 1895. By amount credited Con¬ tingent Fund, 1895.... By commissions on re¬ ceipts, y 2 per cent on $68.358.73. By balance. 263,426 90 74,263 80 20.494 05 33,522 54 1,789 82 -$ 393,497 11 34 i 79 424.134 7i $ 817,973 6r $ 10,20000 To balance, Sept. 2, 1885. $ 424D34 7i Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. M 3 SALARY FUND, 1S95. Dr. To balance June I, 1895 .. $ 30,145 48 To amount from General Fund account. 263,42690 $ 293,572 38 Cr. By paid orders.$ 220,787 38 By commissions on dis¬ bursements, y 2 per cent 0111220,787.38. 1,10394 - $ By balance. 221,89132 71,68106 $ 293-572 3s SUPPLY FUND, 1895. Dr. To balance June 1, 1895. . $ 34,911 00 To amount from General Fund account. 74,263 80 $ 0 GO Tt - ctn O Cr. By paid orders.$ 107,200 79 By commissions on dis¬ bursements, y 2 per cent on $107.210.79. 536 00 -$ Bv balance. 107,736 79 1,438 01 $ 109,174 80 To balance Sept. 2, 1895. $ Orders outstanding. 1,438 01 1,438 01 BUILDING FUND, 1S95. Dr. » To balance June 1, 1895.. $ 155 40 To amount received of tax,1894. 1,794 41 To amount from General Fund account. 20,494 05 $ 22,443 86 Cr. By paid orders. $ 22,332 20 By commissions on dis¬ bursements, y 2 percent on $22,332.20. hi 66 J 22,243 86 MISCELLANEOUS FUND, 1895. Dr. To balance June 1, 1895 . $ 1,841 55 To amount from General Fund account. 22,522 54 $ 35-364 eg Cr. By paid orders.$ 2^,29887 By commissions on dis¬ bursements, y 2 percent on $25,298.87. 12650 $ By balance. 25,425 37 9-938 72 $ 35.36409 To balance Sept. 2, 1895. $ 9-938 72 Orders outstanding. 9.938 72 CONTINGENT FUND, 1S95. Dr. To balance, June 1, 1S95. $ 665 86 To amount from General Fund account. 1,789 82 $ 2,455 68 Cr. By paid orders.$ 1 ,987 18 By commissions on dis- bursements, y 2 per cent on $1,987.18. 9 94 $ 1,997 12 By balance. 458 56 $ 2,455 68 To balance Sept. 2, 1895. $ 458 56 Orders outstanding. 458 56 TUITION FUND. Dr. To balance June 1, 1895 . $ 1,118 00 To amount received of 0 . T. Bright, Co. Supt. of Schools. 704 00 $ 1,822 00 Cr. By paid orders. $ 1,820 00 By balance. 2 00 $ 1,822 00 To balance Sept. 2, 1895. $ 2 00 LIBRARY AND APARATUS FUND. Dr. To balance June 1, 1895. $ 1,000 00 Cr. — By paid orders. $ 906 86 By balance. 93 14 $ 1,000 00 To balance Sept. 2, 1895. $ 93 14 DECEMBER, 1895, QUARTERLY REPORT. outstanding order fund. Dr. To balance Sept 2, 1S95 . $ 2,037 00 Cr. By paid orders.$ 242 67 By commissions on dis- bursements, y 2 per cent on $242.67 . 1 21 - $ 243 88 By balance. 1.793 12 $ 2,037 00 To balance Dec. 1, 1895. . $ L 793 12 Orders outstanding. 1,764 14 T 44 Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. FUNDING FUND. Dr. To balance Sept. 2, 1895 $ 25,318 87 To amount received of J. L. Monaghan, Deputy Comptroller. 345 00 $ 25,663 87 Cr. By paid orders.$ 38 35 By commissions on dis¬ bursements, )/ 2 per cent on $38.35. 19 By commission on re¬ ceipts, y 2 per cent on $45 00. 1 72 By balance. $ 40 26 25,623 6t $ 25,663 87 To balance Dec. 1, 1895.. $ 25,623 61 Orders outstanding. 110 00 INTEREST FUND—OI.D INDEBTEDNESS. Dr. To Balance Sept. 2, 1895. $ 112,998 77 Cr. By paid refunding bond coupons._■■$ 30,37625 By commissions on dis¬ bursements, x / 2 per cent on $30,376.25. 15 1 88 -$ 30,528 13 By balance. 82,470 64 $ 112,99877 To balance Dec. 1, 1895.. $ 82,470 64 INTEREST FUND—NEW INDEBTEDNESS. Dr. To balance Sept. 2, 1895. $ 60,166 II Cr. By paid Court House bond coupons.$ 1,925 OO By paid Refunding bond coupons. 23,000 OO By paid Funding bond coupons. 13.334 OO -$ 38,259 OO By commissions on dis¬ bursements, l / 2 per cent on $38,259.00. 19 r 29 By balance. 21,715 S2 $ 60,166 11 To balance Dec. 1, 1895. $ 21,715 82 FUNDING BOND ACCOUNT. Dr. To balance Sept. 2, 1895. $ 9,500 OO Cr. By paid bonds.$ 9,400 OO By balance. IOO OO " —$ 9,50000 To balance Dec. 1, 1895.. Bond outstanding. $ IOO OO IOO OO REFUNDING BOND ACCOUNT. Dr. To balance Sept. 2, 1895. $ I I 000 OO Cr. By paid bonds.$ 9,000 00 By balance. 2,000 OO -$ 11,000 00 To balauce Dec. 1, 1895.. Bonds outstanding. $ 2,000 OO 2,000 OO TAVERN LICENSE. Dr. To balance Sept. 2, 1895. To amount received for # I1,108 62 license . 3,183 37 Cr. $ 14,291 99 By paid orders.$ By amount transferred to S.S95 00 General Fund account 3 , 96 i 99 — - ■$ 12,856 99 By balance. U 435 00 $ 14,291 99 To balance Dec, 1, 1895. Orders outstanding. $ U 435 00 160 00 GENERAL FUND I)r. ACCOUNT. To balance Sept. 2, 1895. To amount received of S. D. Griffin, Clerk Su- $ 424,134 71 perior Court.$ To amount received of 20,374 70 James Pease, Sheriff.. . To amount received of J. 22,807 86 McHale, Coroner. To amount received from 475 86 43,658 42 tavern licenses.$ To amount received, tax 3 , 96 i 99 1894 and prior. To amount received, in- 149,639 21 terest on delinquent taxes. 45,497 5° -I 99, 0 98 7 ° $ 666,891 83 Cr. By amount credited Sal¬ ary Fund, 1895.$ By amount credited Sal¬ ary Fund, 1895. By amount credited Build¬ ing Fund, 1895.. By amount credited Mis¬ cellaneous Fund, 1895. By amount credited Con¬ tingent Fund, 1S95.... By commissions on re¬ ceipts, ]/ 2 per cent on $43,658.42. 285,715 39 142,739 50 54,044 22 58,540 18 19,757 87 -$ 560,797 16 218 29 Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. I 45 By balance. $ 105,876 38 $ 666,891 83 To balance Dec. 1, 1895.. $ 105,876 38 SALARY FUND, 1895. Dr. To balance Sept. 2, 1895. $ 71,681 06 To amount from Gen- eral Fund account. 285,715 39 $ 357,396 45 Cr. By paid orders. $ 325,74422 By commissions on dis¬ bursements, Y per cent on # 325 , 744-32 . 1,628 72 By balance. - $ 327,373 04 30,023 41 $ 357,396 45 To balance Dec. 1, 1895.. Orders outstanding. $ 30,023 41 30,023 41 SUPPLY FUND, 1895. Dr. To balance Sept. 2, 1895. $ 1,438 01 To amount from General Fund account. 142,739 50 $ 144,177 51 Cr. By paid orders.# 11 7,867 82 By commissions on dis¬ bursements, Yz per cent on #117,867.82. 589 34 118,457 16 25,720 35 By balance. —-1 $ I 44 U 77 5 i To balance Dec. 1, 1895.. Orders outstanding. $ 25,720 35 25,720 35 BUILDING FUND , 1895. Dr. To amount received tax 1894. $ 5,121 16 To amount from General Fund account. 54,044 22 $ 59 , ^5 38 Cr. By paid orders.# 53,609 08 By commissions on dis¬ bursements, Vi per cent on |55,6 o9.o8. 268 05 By balance. ■p 20, 5,288 25 $ 59 U 6 5 38 To balance Dec. 1, 1895.. $ 5,288 25 Orders outstanding,. 5,288 25 MISCELLANEOUS FUND, 1895- Dr. To balance Sept. 2, 1895. 1 9,938 72 To amount received tax, 1894. 3,621 96 To amount from General Fund account. $ 58,540 18 $ 72,100 86 Cr. By paid orders.# 6 o ,775 09 By commissions on dis¬ bursements, Y P er cent on #60,775.09. 303 87 By balance. -# 61,078 96 11,021 90 # 72,100 86 To balance Dec. 1, 1895.. 11,021 90 Orders outstanding. 11,021 90 CONTINGENT FUND, 1895. Dr. To balance Sept. 2, 1895. # 458 56 To amount from General Fund account. 19,757 87 $ 20,216 43 Cr. By paid orders.# 19,004 32 By commissions on dis¬ bursements, y 2 P er cent on #19,004 32. 95 02 By balance. —- $ 19,099 34 1,117 °9 $ 20,216 43 To balance Dec. 1, 1895.. $ 1,117 09 Orders outstanding. 1,117 09 TUITION FUND. Dr. To balance Sept. 2, 1895. $ 2 00 To amount received of O. T. Bright, Co. Supt. of Schools. 2,470 00 $ 2,472 00 Cr. By paid orders. $ 2 ,i 35 00 By balance. 337 00 1 2,472 00 To balance Dec 1, 1895,. $ 337 00 Orders outstanding. 280 00 LIBRARY AND APPARATUS FUND. Dr. To balance Sept. 2, 1895. To amount received of O. T. Bright, Co. Supt of Schools. Cr. By paid orders. By balance. To balance Dec. 1, 1895.. Orders outstanding. # 93 14 1,000 00 $ 1,093 14 $ 346 92 746 22 $ 1,093 14 $ 746 22 62 34 146 Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT of D. H. Kochersperger, County Treasurer, of the fees received by him as such Treasurer, and disbursements from same, from June 1, 1895, to December 1, 1895 : TREASURY DEPARTMENT. COMMISSION ACCOUNT. Dr. To balance June 1, 1895.. $ 5,095 28 To commissions received since (see exhibit “A”) 5,815 42 | 10,910 70 Cr. By paid Treasurer’s sal¬ ary. $ 2,000 00 By balance. 8,910 70 $ 10,910 70 To balance Dec. 1, 1895.. $ 8,910 70 COELECTING DEPARTMENT. COMMISSION ACCOUNT. Dr. To commissions received (see exhibit “B”). $ 188,740 82 Cr. By amount overdrawn June 1,1895......$ 90,40383 By paid clerk hire (see exhibit “C”) on ac¬ count . 98,33 6 99 -$ 188,740 82 COST ACCOUNT. Dr. To balance June 1, 1895.. To amount received since (see exhibit “D”. 4,874 65 83 , 8 3 i 37 88,706 02 Cr. By amount of bill for printing and publish¬ ing delinquent tax list June, 1895. $ 42,233 80 By amount credited Coun¬ ty Clerk’s fees account for making judgment record . 6,010 62 By amount credited Coun¬ ty Clerk’s fees account for attending tax sale and issuing tax certifi¬ cates on account. 14,00000 By paid balance clerk hire (see exhibit “C”). 12,763 80 - : - 1 By balance. To balance Dec. 1, 1895. . 75,008 22 13,697 80 88,706 02 13,697 80 INTEREST ON COUNTY FUNDS. The following is a statement of the interest received on Cook County funds for the period commencing December 3, 1894, and ending November 30, 1895 : Gross interest received on Cook County funds... $ 9,647 72 COUNTY CLERK'S FEES ACCOUNT. Dr. To fees for extending taxes, 1894. $ 78,398 80 To fees for making As¬ sessor’s books. 14,733 88 To fees for making judg¬ ment record. 6,010 62 To fees for attending tax sale and issuing tax cer¬ tificates on account.... 14,000 00 Cr. By paid Philip Knopf, Count}’ Clerk : Februarv 25, 1893. $ March 5 , 1895. March 30, 1895. April 30, 1895. June 28, 1895. August 30, 1885... ... October 1, 1895. October 30, 1895. November 30, 1895.... By balance 10,000 00 15,000 00 15,000 00 10,000 00 10,000 00 10,000 00 10,000 00 10,000 00 3U32 68 - 1 93,13 2 68 20,010 62 $ H 3 U 43 30 $ 113,143 30 To balance Dec. 1, 1895.. $ 20,010 62 Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. T 47 State of Illinois, \ County of Cook, j ss ' I, D. H. Kochersperger, Treasurer of said County of Cook, do solemnly swear that the foregoing report is true and correct as therein stated and set forth, accord¬ ing to my best knowledge, information and belief. D. H. Kochersperger, County Treasurer. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 30th day of December, A. D. 1895. William R. Burcky, Notary Public in and for Cook County, Illinois. Note —Statement of interest earned on County funds is this day submitted to you in accordance with the Act concerning Interest on Public Funds, approved June 16, 1893. D. H. Kochersperger, County Treasurer. REPORT OF COUNTY COLUECTOR. INTEREST ON DELINQUENT TAXES. Statement of the account of D. H. Kochersperger, County Collector, for County tax and interest on delinquent taxes for the year 1894 : Dr. To tax 1894, on real and personal property.$2,120,684 52 To tax 1893, and prior years on warrant, 1894. 2,7x4 93 To tax 1894, paid by dif¬ ferent claimants. To tax 1893, and prior, collected, not on war¬ rant of 1894. To interest collected on delinquent taxes under Sec. 177 of Revised Statutes. Cr. By tax 1894, forfeited to State .$ By tax 1894, judgment refused . By tax 1894, errors. By tax 1894, uncollected on personal property, insolvencies, removals, etc. By tax 1893 and prior years uncollected. 1,462 22 506 07 By commissions paid to town collectors, 2 per cent on $657,235.49... .$ I 3 D 44 72 $2,123,399 45 By County Collector’s commission, % percent on $644,090.77, received town collectors. 4,830 68 23 74 By County Collector’s 1,852 43 commissions, i l /z per cent on $r,426,160.05, collected by County Collector. 21,392 40 -$ 110,147 5i By amount paid into $2,235,423 13 County Treasury— Tanuary.$ 46,554 64 100,000 00 February . March . 420,000 00 April. 649,090 77 May . 457,865 61 1 June. 80,369 85 r July . 95,717 08 August . 100,697 47 September . 67,557 93 October. 76,120 40 1 November. 60,201 50 -2, [ $ 41,880 08 $2, 39,367 80 2,154,175 25 $2,235,423 13 148 Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. COOK COUNTY RECORDER. From the earliest history of the human family it has been the ambition of mankind to acquire land. Once acquired and a home established, the true man will fight until his last drop of blood has been drunk by the soil in order to protect it. Such being the importance of the ownership of real estate, it is but natural that great care is used to prevent the possibility of its loss. Among all the laws of this or any other civilized country where a good government exists, those relating to matters of realty have ever been the most carefully provided, and the laws in regard to the recording of papers which affect land are the most important in the statutes for the reason that all such instruments must be recorded to make them legal. The Recorder’s office, then, .by reason of the generally accepted value of realty, is without any doubt the most important department of a municipal government. Chicago, large as she is, and great as she is, is still but an infant in maturity as compared with many of the other large cities of this country or of the old world, and yet the Recorder’s office of Cook County is the most extensive, the most com¬ plete and the most ably conducted of any such County institution in the world. The reasons for this are so apparent to any one who will take the pains to look into the matter, that no doubt of the truth of the statement can be harbored in the mind of any one for a minute. Chicago has leaped into the second position as regards size with such phenomenal rapidity that her sisters look upon her in wonder, and while those which have been outstripped in the race, grudgingly admit her greatness, and the one which still outnumbers her in population trembles for its laurels, they all acknowledge her as the eighth wonder of the world. While Chicago has grown rapidly and steadily her real estate has been more a matter of speculation than could be possible in an old and thoroughly established city. It was but a few years ago that all of the city was embraced within some half dozen of her present blocks, having the site of the County building for a com¬ mon center. Year by year she has radiated out until today one of her streets extends in a straight line for nearly twenty-five miles without going beyond the city limits, and her total area reaches nearly 200 square miles. This constant extension indicates frequent purchases of land, and these pur¬ chases all mean business for the office of the Recorder. Although this institution was established some time before the fire, that terrible calamity destroyed all records, and the office, as it is today, practically dates from the time of the great conflagration. And a proud record it has made. Over 5,500 books are there to be found, and as each book contains 500 pages it shows that at least 2,750,000 instruments have been filed since the fire. The filing cases in this office are all fire proof and are of the latest improved pattern, they being the prod¬ uct of the Fenton Metallic Mfg. Co. of Jamestown, N. Y., who have in the main furnished Cook County with their filing and book cases. To do the work of this office requires a great many hands and the list of employes now foots up to 225. This force is rather larger than it was under past administrations, but the enlargement has been made necessary by the increase of documents to be filed, and also by the necessity of getting the work done with more expedition than formerly. It used to take three weeks to put a single instru¬ ment through the various rooms, whereas now, under the improved system, and with the increased force, it is done in ten days’ time. As will be seen, it is matters of real estate that constitute the bulk of the work Hand Book of Cook County Institutions, 1 49 of the Recorder’s office, but it also has to deal with the mortgages of personal property, and some faint idea of what the amount of labor is, may be had when it is stated that one man often enters one hundred instruments a dav for filing. The papers of all kinds filed in 1895 amounted to 173,782. Nothing is ever filed in this office that is in any way obscene. The different classes of instruments this department has to deal with embraces bills of sale, tax deeds, warrantee deeds, trust claim deeds, trust deeds, releases, mortgages, chattel mortgages, charters, voluntary assignments. Of course there are some slack days. The weather affects the business of this office very materially, as when it is storming or cold people do not go out to look at property, and the consequence is the sales are light and the clerks get a breath¬ ing spell. As high as $1,650 has been received in this office in one day, and when it is considered that the fees are none of them large for the work done, it will be admitted that at times it taxes energies of the 225 employes to get through with the duties. There are two windows, the ‘‘Receiving” and “Delivery,” through which the business of the recording office is transacted, with two clerks at the first and four at the second. The abstract business is an important feature, as the law requires that at any time the public may ask for an abstract of title. This work has greatly increased since the decision of the Supreme Court making abstracts from this department merchantable. The vaults, too, where the public are per¬ mitted to examine the books, necessitates the attendance of many clerks. All the business of the Recorder’s office is done in different departments which, outside of the Recorder himself, number eight. Samuel B. Chase is the Recorder. Under him are W. C. Niehofif, in charge of the receiving and delivery department; Theodore Nelson, chief deputy; A. I v . Brown, cashier; Julius Ludwig, superin¬ tendent folio department; P. A. Hines, superintendent abstract department; M. P. Hartney, superintendent vault department; H. L. Herbert, superintendent map de¬ partment; J. L. Cochran, receiving clerk, and Daniel Degan, delivery clerk. It may be of interest to many to know the inside workings of a well-man¬ aged and complete Recorder’s office. In the first place it should be understood that all papers connected with real estate or personal property must be recorded. In following, say a deed, through its course before it is ready for delivery it will have to go first to the receiving clerk, who numbers and dates it with the day of the month, the day of the week and the hour it is received. From there the deed goes to the original entry clerk, in same room, in whose book are entered the names of both the grantor and the grantee. The next move is to the grantor book and then to the grantee book. These books are alphabetically indexed and are for the gen¬ eral convenience of the public. After this the instrument goes to Room 11, where tract index sheets are made, and then to Room 28 to be compared with the tract in¬ dex sheets by the comparers. From here to Room 10 it goes and is there put in the hands of a clerk to distribute to the folio writers. Before leaving this room the instrument is compared with the folio writer’s work and is then charged to the delivery department in Room 7 in a numbered book especially kept for that pur¬ pose. Then back to Room 7 the instrument is taken for the signature of the Re¬ corder and to be entered in a special book known under the name of “ book and pag¬ ing.” This is a book which gives the number and page of other books. Then the distribution is made to alphabetically arranged boxes. One of the features of this department is the box system. These small com¬ partments are rented to regular customers of the Recorder’s office in order to facil¬ itate the work. The papers passing through the department are put in these cus¬ tomer boxes, if they have one, and are charged to that box as well as the individ¬ ual. This system saves a great amount of trouble, both on the part of the office and the customer. When it is called for it is charged to the party in the delivery book. Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. 1 5 ° The endeavor is made to get as many checks on an instrument as possible, not only to avoid mistakes bnt to detect them if made. If an error is discovered a postal card is sent to the interested party notifying him of the fact. This is purely a gratuitous act, no law of the department requiring it to be done. The work of the department is somewhat facilitated by having in the books printed blanks for the ordinary statutory documents which only need to be filled in. The map department is one of the principal features of this office, and it is here that property is first platted, and the map department of the County Clerk’s office take their maps from the office of the records. The greatest care possible is taken to prevent the recording of forgeries, and as a protection against the danger of unscrupulous people making changes in entries in the books, no one is allowed to take a pen and ink into the vaults. The Recorder’s office in this County affords a revenue to the County instead of being an expense. It is more than self supporting, and under the able manage¬ ment of Recorder Chase and the heads of the various departments it constantly grows in usefulness. Under the present management it is certainly a pleasure to do business there, as expedition is made a feature and courtesy and polite atten¬ tion are met with on every hand. Below are the two semi-annual financial reports of Recorder Chase for 1895: of Samuel B. Chase, Recorder of ! 895 : Total receipts for record¬ ing documents Nos. 2,140,932 to 2,227,706, both inclusive, making 86,775 documents.$ Total receipts for certified copies. FIFTH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT Cook County, from December 1, 1894, to May 31 DISBURSEMENTS. PAY ROLL ABSTRACT DEPARTMENT. 85,419 IO 1.195 60 Grand total 86,614 70 December January . . February . March.... April .... May. 1,082 48 1,082 48 1,082 48 1,082 48 1,038 56 1,082 48 DISBURSEMENTS. Deficit December 1, 1894.$ 2,930 77 PAY ROLL for CLERKS. December. $ 7,231 44 January. 7,389 77 February . 7,121 47 March. 7,11418 April. 7,233 95 May. 7,396 43 PAY ROLL FOLIO-WRITERS- December. $ January. February . March. April. May. 6,450 96 ABSTRACT DEP’T. 77 76 51 87 71 27 85 23 39 25 67 22 46,418 01 PAY ROLL FOR FOLIO-WRITERS. 392 60 To be charged to Special Appropriation of $2,500.00 for comparing and re-writing Tract book. December. $ 5,704 22 December. $ 509 50 January . 5,534 17 January . 230 50 February . 4 U 33 90 February . 258 3 + March. 5,554 56 March .. 424 84 April . 5,979 49 April. 198 09 May. 6,375 80 May. 228 50 | 33,282 14 —$ 1,849 77 Samuel B. Chase, salary .$ 2,500 00 Samuel B. Chase, salary. 500 00 2,500 00 RECAPITULATION. Total receipts Recording ABSTRACT DEPARTMENT. Department. $ 86,614 7° Total receipts from De- Total receipts Abstract cember 1, 1894, to May Department. 4,627 25 3U 1895. $ 4,627 20 Total receipts box rents. 2,117 20 Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. I 5 I SIXTH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT of Samuel B. Chase, Recorder of Deeds of Cook County, from June i, 1895, to November 30, 1895 : RECAPITULATION. Total Receipts Recording Department. $ Total Receipts, Abstract Department. TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS. Pay Rolls, Recording De¬ partment . $ 44,02838 Pay Rolls, Folio Depart¬ ment . 35,073 49 Pay Rolls, Abstract De¬ partment . $ 87 236 so Pay Rolls, Abstract Folio Department. 6,oiS 05 Pay Rolls, Special Appro¬ priation . Samuel B. Chase, salary. Balance to Credit of CookCounty. 6,369 8S 664 59 657 6 7 3,000 00 3 , 48 o 54 I 93> 2 74 55 $ 93,274 55 I 52 Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. THE NEW COOK COUNTY JAIL. From a humanitarian point of view it is doubtless unfortunate that such things as jails are necessary. But they are necessary and they have been from the earliest days of mankind. Being, then, a needful adjunct of social conditions, it becomes advisable to have such institutions built and arranged on the best possible plans. To do this it is necessary to have a man at the helm who knows his business and who has made a study of the needs of human frailty in this line. For this vicinity, for the County of Cook, such a man was found in County Commissioner Thomas J. McNichols. He was brought into prominence by the excellent ideas he advanced and the energy with which he pushed the scheme of having the water mains conducted to the county institution at Dunning. It is acknowledged to be a fact that no other feature in connection with this establish¬ ment has been so beneficial or has contributed so much to ameliorate the condition of the afflicted consigned there. If anything else were needed to prove its value, the recent fire in the laundry at this institution should be sufficient. The fact that there was plenty of water at hand with which to fight the fire went a long way in saving the institutions from a total loss, and not only saved the tax payers of Cook County from financial loss, but saved the inmates from much suffering. This was all the result of the labors of Mr. McNichols, who, with it almost seems a prophetic eye, saw the calamity coming and inaugurated the plan of salvation. Mr. McNichols was made chairman of the building committee for the county buildings, and no better choice could have been made in consideration of the fact that a new jail was in contemplation. Mr. McNichols was the right man in the right place, for he had made a study of the business and he knew just what was wanted. Dong ago it had been recognized as a fact that the old jail in Chicago was very far from meeting its requirements and that a new building was necessary. At a meeting of the Board of County Commissioners, held in January, 1895, the follow¬ ing resolution was passed : “Whereas, The building now occupied as a jail is wholly inadequate for the use of the county, and is a constant menace to the lives and health of the prisoners, as well as the officers and guards employed there. Prisoners with dangerous and contagious diseases are confined in the same cell with well persons, and the condi¬ tions are such as should not exist in any civilized community.” Much followed this, but all to the effect that a new jail was needed. The reso¬ lution was adopted and the next move was to secure a plan for the institution. The county architect and the superintendent of public service were instructed to adver¬ tise for bids. Finally these bids were opened and among the successful bidders were Edward J. Molloy, E. Heldmaier & Co., August Zander Company, James A. Miller & Bro., and the Evans Marble Co. Edward J. Molloy had the contract for the masonry work. The reputation of Mr. Molloy is well known, and the excellence of his methods was never more clearly shown than in the foundations and walls he put up for this new jail. Without com¬ pletion, without a roof, or, for that matter, without anything like an adequate pro¬ tection, the walls and foundations have stood all winter without settling in the least. This, in Chicago, where rock bottom is so far to reach, can only be ex¬ pressed as the work of an expert. There is no feature of any building which attracts so much attention as the Hand Book of Cook County Institutions, x 53 stonework. E. Heldmaier & Co. have in this line achieved a great reputation, audit has only been increased by what they have done in connection with the new jail. In the construction of a building there are many things of importance which do not show on the surface. One of these features is the lathing and plastering. This work was entrusted to the August Zander Company, and these people used both the Turnbull & Cullerton steel lath and the Monarch fire-proof lath, manufactured by the Nowak Construction Company. This material has been found to be admirable for the purpose, and is not only a great credit to the inventor, but to the contractors who use it. The roof of any building is as important a feature as any other part. James A. Miller & Bro. have made a study of this, and their roofing and sheet metal work has attracted the attention of builders all over the country. There is no reason why even an institution for the confinement of criminals should not be to a certain extent embellished. While it is not necessary nor desir¬ able that this feature should prevail to the same extent as in a private residence, there is no reason why it should be entirely excluded from the plans of such a build¬ ing as the Cook County Jail. It was for this reason that the Evans Marble Company were given the contract for the decorative mosaic work in this building. It was the excellence of their work in other places which secured for them this contract. It goes without saying that such a firm, with a good reputation to sustain, would not fail to do themselves credit in a contract on so important a building as the Cook County Jail. Salary appropriations for 1896. One of the important and interesting features in connection with the County Institutions is the number of employes, their duties and the salary each one receives. This is particularly interesting matter to the public, and it is the duty of every tax payer to make a study of it, as it is from Below is a table showing practically for 1896 : COUNTY HOSPITAL. Salaries per year. 1 warden. $ 2,500 00 1 chief clerk. 9500 00 1 bookkeeper. 900 00 2 receiving clerks. 1,200 00 1 night clerk. 600 00 1 night supervisor. 600 00 1 registrar. 900 00 1 custodian. 720 00 1 druggist. 900 00 1 assistant druggist. 720 00 1 druggist’s helper. 360 00 2 custodians of instruments. 720 00 2 housekeepers ... . 960 00 1 head painter. 636 00 3 painters. 1,620 00 2 carpenters. i, 2 72 00 1 mattress maker. 480 00 1 storekeeper. 720 00 1 baker. 600 00 1 assistant baker. 480 00 1 cook. 660 00 1 cook. 600 00 1 assistant cook. 300 00 his pocket the money conies. the salaries of Cook County Institutions, Salaries per year. i cook, night. $ 360 00 1 butcher. 480 00 4 car men. 1,440 00 1 gardener. 540 00 1 laundryman. 420 00 3 assistant laundrymen. 720 00 1 bathroom clerk, male. 360 00 1 bathroom clerk, female. 300 00 1 barn foreman. 4 20 00 3 teamsters. 1,080 00 1 ambulance man. 240 00 1 undertaker. 360 00 1 assistant undertaker. 300 00 1 coffin maker. 480 00 1 morgue keeper. 360 00 1 weigher. 6co 00 1 head porter. 360 00 6 porters. 1,800 00 3 doorkeepers. 1,080 00 2 watchmen. 600 00 2 laborers. 720 00 1 janitor. 3°° 00 7 window cleaners. 1,680 00 1 fumigator. 240 00 Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. i54 2 messengers . $ 1 chief engineer. 3 assistant engineers. 2 electric engineers. 3 firemen . 3 firemen, 6 months. 3 coal and ash wheelers. 3 coal and ash wheelers, 6 months. . . 1 boiler washer. 1 steamfitter. 1 assistant steamfitter. 1 plumber. 1 assistant plumber. 1 sewer man. 3 elevator men. 1 head seamstress. 2 sewing machine women. 3 linen room women. r laundress. 2 wash room women. 2 dry room women. 1 head ironer. 2 shirt ironers. 9 ironers. 4 manglers . 30 scrubwomen. 1 head waitress. 6 waitresses. 3 chambermaids. 1 woman, to help baker. 3 tin washers. 4 nurses. 3 nurses. Illinois Training School for Nurses, nursing in Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 20, 22 and 24, and Contageous Diseases Ward, including all special nursing.... DETENTION hospital. 1 county physician.$ 1 assistant county physician. 1 clerk. 1 matron. 1 janitor. 6 attendants, male. 6 attendants, female. 3 attendants, children’s ward. 1 cook. 1 assistant cook. 2 waitresses. 1 scrub woman. Salaries per year. 480 OO 1,200 00 2,160,00 1,440 00 1,440 00 720 OO I,o8o OO 540 OO 360 OO 792 00 480 OO 792 OO 480 Oo 360 OO 1,440 OO 300 OO 432 OO 648 OO 240 OO 432 OO 43 2 00 300 00 432 00 1,620 00 720 00 6,480 00 240 00 1,296 00 540 00 180 00 648 00 1,200 00 720 00 200 00 2,000 00 900 00 720 00 420 00 .540 00 1,800 00 1,800 00 900 00 360 00 240 00 384 00 216 00 Salaries for Hospital and Detention Hospital.98,29200 GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT AT DUNNING. I general superintendent. $ 2,50000 1 chief clerk. 1,200 00 1 chief engineer. 1,200 00 1 general bookkeeper and storekeeper 900 00 1 assistant storekeeper. 420 00 1 assistant storekeeper. 360 00 1 stenographer. 300 00 1 druggist. 720 00 1 assistant druggist. 480 00 2 steamfitters. 1,584 00 2 helpers. 720 00 2 plumbers. 1,584 00 2 helpers. 720 00 1 head painter. 636 00 1 gardener. 540 00 1 assistant gardener. 360 00 Salaries per year. i mason and plasterer. $ 720 00 1 electrician. 480 00 2 carpenters. 1,272 00 1 butcher. 600 co 1 helper. 300 00 1 inattressmaker. 420 00 2 helpers. 360 00 2 tinsmiths. 600 00 1 assistant painter, for six months... 300 00 1 glazier and repairer. 300 00 1 calciminer. 420 00 1 teamster. 300 00 1 telephone messenger. 216 00 1 driver. 120 00 1 bus driver. 120 00 $ 20,752 00 1 physician (male). $ 1,200 00 1 assistant physician (male). 600 00 1 physician (female). 1,200 00 1 assistant physician (female). 600 00 3 assistant engineers. 2,160 00 3 firemen. 1,440 co 3 firemen for five mouths. 600 00 1 supervisor. 720 00 1 assistant supervisor. 360 00 1 supervisoress. 4S0 00 1 assistant supervisoress. 360 00 i housekeeper. 480 00 1 assistant housekeeper. 360 00 1 first cook. 660 00 1 second cook. 600 00 1 third cook. 300 00 1 night cook. 240 00 1 first baker. 600 00 1 second baker. 480 00 2 car men. 600 00 1 laundryman. 420 00 1 assistant laundryman. 300 00 1 laundress. 300 00 3 assistant laundresses. 648 00 1 seamstress. 360 00 3 assistant seamstresses. 720 00 1 assistant, steam kitchen. 300 00 1 general repairer. 360 00 1 outside night watchman. 300 00 88 attendants. 31,680 co 6 diningroom girls. 1,152 00 1 tailor. 360 00 1 bath room man. 360 00 1 marker. 360 00 1 furniture repairer. 360 00 1 outside foreman. 360 00 1 inside foreman. 360 00 1 lawn man. 360 00 1 day police. 360 00 $ 53,46o 00 POOR HOUSE. i physician (male). $ 1,20000 1 assistant physician., .... 600 00 1 physician, female. 1,200 00 1 supervisor. 720 00 1 supervisoress. 480 00 1 housekeeper. 480 00 1 general office clerk and time keeper 900 00 3 assistant engineers. 2,160 00 3 firemen . 1,440 00 1 general repairer. 360 00 1 tailor . 360 co 1 seamstress. 360 00 Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. I 55 Salaries per year. i assistant seamstress.$ 240 00 1 janitress. 240 00 1 bath-room man. 360 00 2 dining-room girls. 3S4 00 1 laundryman. 420 00 1 laundress. 300 00 1 assistant laundress. 216 00 1 first baker. 600 00 1 second baker. 480 00 1 first cook. 660 00 1 second cook. 600 00 1 cooks’ helper. 300 00 3 nurses. 900 00 17 nurses. 4,080 00 6 watchmen. i,8oo 00 1 farmer . 600 00 X assistant farmer. 300 00 3 farm hands, when required. 720 00 1 yard man. 300 00 1 outside night watchman. 300 00 1 telephone messenger. 216 00 1 pig-pen man. 120 00 $ 24,396 00 PAY OF NURSES. And it is directed that the nurses in the Poor House be paid $18.00 per month for the first three months of service, $20.00 per month for the second three months of service, and the amount so appro¬ priated thereafter; and that attendants in Insane Asylum be paid $20 00 per month for the first three months, $25.00 per month for the second three months, and $30.00 per month thereafter, and that the General Superintendent designate on his pay-roll the length of time attendents have been in service of the County. TOTAL SALARIES. General Superintendent.$ 20,752 00 Insane Asylum. 53,460 00 Poor House. 24,396 00 Total.$ COUNTY AGENT’S OFFICE. i county agent.$ 1 assistant county agent. .... 1 secretary. 1 clerk branch office. 1 bookkeeper. . 1 out-put man. 1 night watchman. Necessary visitors and clerks (to be de¬ termined by order of Board), $3.00 per day. 10 physicians, (they to furnish medi¬ cine) . 98,608 00 2,000 00 1,500 00 1,200 00 1,200 00 1,200 00 1,200 00 540 00 10,000 00 4,200 00 $ 23.040 00 CUSTODIAN AND COUNX'Y EMPLOYES —COURT HOUSE. i custodian.$ 1,800 00 1 clerk. 900 00 8 elevator men. 7,200 00 12 watchmen. 9,360 00 16 janitors. 11,52000 4 window cleaners. 2,880 00 20 janitresses. 10,800 00 1 chief engineer. 1,500 00 3 assistant engineers. 2,700 00 5 firemen . 3,600 00 1 fireman (6 months). 360 00 1 pumpman. 720 00 2 carpenters.$ 1 coal passer. 1 plumber.. 1 steam fitter at Court House and Criminal Court. Salaries per year. I,8oo OO 720 OO 1,020 OO 1,000 OO $ 57,880 OO CUSTODIAN AND COUNTY EMPLOYES —CRIMINAL COURT BUILDING. 1 custodian.•.. $ 1,800 00 4 elevator men. 3,600 00 8 watchmen. 6,240 00 11 janitors. 7,920 00 2 window cleaneis. 1,440 00 15 janitresses. 8,100 00 1 chief engineer. 1,500 00 3 assistant engineers. 2,700 00 5 firemen. 3,600 00 1 fireman, 6 months. 360 00 1 pumpman. 720 00 2 carpenters. 1,800 00 1 plumber. 1,020 00 1 coal passer. 720 00 $ 4U520 00 sheriff’s office. 1 chief deputy.$ 3,600 00 1 chief clerk. 2,500 00 1 jailer. 2,000 00 2 assistant jailers. 3,000 00 30 deputies. 60,000 00 1 real estate clerk. 1,800 00 1 execution clerk. 1,800 00 r summons clerk .. 1,800 00 1 assistant summons clerk. 1,200 00 1 general clerk. 1,200 00 5 office clerks. 5, 000 °° 1 jail clerk . 1,500 00 1 assistant (ail clerk. 1,000 00 95 bailiffs. 119,700 00 34 jail guards. 34,000 00 1 typewriter. 720 00 1 messenger. 720 00 1 office watchman. 780 00 3 matrons in jail. 1,800 00 1 laundress. 480 00 2 elevator men, for new elevators at Criminal Court, carrying prisoners 1,800 00 $ 246,400 00 OFFICE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE. i superintendent of public service... $ 4,000 00 1 chief clerk. 2,000 00 1 auditor. 1,800 00 1 bookkeeper. 1,500 00 1 assistant bookkeeper. 1,200 00 1 secretary. 1,500 00 1 clerk and buyer. 1,500 00 1 messenger. 720 00 I typewriter. 720 00 r foreman of repairs. 1,200 00 $ 16,140 00 COUNTY BOARD. i county commissioner, president Board. $ 4,200 00 14 county commissioners. 42,000 00 1 committee clerk. 2,500 00 1 county electrician. 1,200 00 1 chief jury clerk. 1,200 00 2 assistant jury clerks. 1,800 00 $ 52 , 9 °° 00 *56 Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. comptroller’s office and clerk of the BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. • Salaries per year. i Deputy Comptroller and Clerk of County Board. $ 3,600 00 1 chief clerk and bookkeeper. 2,500 00 1 minute clerk and record writer.... 2,000 00 1 bill clerk. 2,000 00 1 cashier. . 1,500 00 1 assistant bookkeeper and general clerk. 1,500 00 1 comptroller’s clerk. 1,350 00 1 janitress. 540 00 $ 14,990 00 OFFICE OF STATE’S ATTORNEY. 1 state’s attorney. $ 6,600 00 2 assistants. 8,000 00 1 assistant. 3,000 00 2 assistants. 4,800 00 4 assistants. 7,200 00 Stenography and typewriting work.. 7,50000 Extra help, when required, provided the salary of no one person shall exceed $250.00 per month. 5,300 00 $ 42,400 00 OFFICE OF THE COUNTY ATTORNEY. i County Attorney. $ 4,000 00 1 First Assistant County Attorney. .. 1,800 00 1 Second Assistant County Attorney. 1,800 00 1 assistant and clerk. 1,200 00 1 stenographer. 600 00 $ 9,400 00 OFFICE OF THE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS. 2 assistant superintendents. $ 4,000 00 1 clerk... 900 00 $ 4,900 co CLERK OF THE CRIMINAL COURT. i chief clerk. $ 2,500 00 1 assistant chief clerk. 1,800 00 3 record writers. 5 400 00 1 general record writer. 1,800 00 1 fee and process clerk. 1,50000 4 court clerks. 4,800 00 1 platter and officer clerk. i,5°° 00 1 cashier and quasi criminal record writer. 1,500 00 7 office clerks. 8,400 00 5 general clerks. 5,000 00 1 judgment clerk. ... 1,200 00 2 execution clerks. 3,000 00 1 indictment record writer. 1,000 00 2 vault clerks. 2 000 00 1 assistant record writer. 1,500 00 1 bond clerk . 1,200 00 1 venire clerk. 1,000 00 1 docket clerk. 1,000 00 1 messenger and stenographer. 900 00 $ 47,coo 00 ELECTION COMMISSIONERS. 3 election commissioners. $ 4,500 00 1 chief clerk. 3,500 00 Election purposes. 70,00000 $ 78,000 00 CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION. 3 civil service commissioners. $ 4,500 00 SUMMARY. Salaries. Hospital and Detention Hospital ....$ 98,292 00 General Superintendent of County In¬ stitutions, Dunning. 20,752 00 Insane Asylum. 53,460 00 Poor House and Poor Farm. 2 4,396 00 County Agent. 23,040 00 Custodian Court House. 57,880 00 Custodian Criminal Court. 41,520 00 Sheriff. 246,400 00 Superintendent Public Service. 16,140 00 County Board and Jury clerks. 52,900 00 Comptroller. 14,990 00 State’s Attorney. 42,400 00 County Attorney . 9,400 00 County Superintendent of Schools... 4,900 00 Clerk Criminal Court. 47,000 00 Election Commissioners. 78,000 00 Civil Service Commission. 4,500 00 Count}' Clerk. County Treasurer. Recorder. Recorder, Torrens Land System De¬ partment . Clerk Circuit Court. Clerk Superior Court. Clerk Probate Court. Coroner . $ 835,970 00 COUNTY TREASURER’S OFFICE. i Assistant Treasurer. $ 4,000 00 1 cashier. 2,400 00 1 assistant cashier. 1,800 00 1 bookkeeper. 3,600 00 1 assistant bookkeeper. 1,800 00 1 assistant bookkeeper. 1,500 00 1 chief clerk. 2,500 00 1 assistant chief clerk. 2,000 00 3 receiving tellers. 5,400 00 3 clerks, first grade. 4,950 00 3 clerks, second grade. 4,320 00 1 stenographer. 1,200 00 1 messenger. 720 00 2 day watchmen. r ,56o 00 2 night watchmen. U560 00 1 draughtsman. 1,500 00 1 assistant draughtsman . 1,200 00 1 mail clerk. 1,500 00 FOR EIGHT MONTHS. 4 assistant chief clerks. $ 4,3 2 o 00 2 receiving tellers. 2,400 00 15 clerks, first grade. 15,600 00 20 clerks, second grade. 18,400 00 10 messengers (cash clerks). 3,600 00 EXTRA MEN BY THE DAY. 75 men to be employed as required ($3.00 to I4.00 per day). $ 93,900 00 NIGHT AND SUNDAY WORK. During the month of March, 25 men.,{ 2,600 00 During the month of April, 60 men.. 6,240 00 During the month of May, 60 men. .. 6,480 00 During the month of June, 15 men .. 1,500 00 During the month of July, 15 men.. . 1,620 00 During the month of August, 15 men 1,620 00 During the month ofSeptember,5 men 500 00 During the month of October, 5 men . 540 00 $ 202,830 00 Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. J 5 7 COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE. Salaries per year. I chief deputy. $ 3,000 00 1 cashier. 2,000 00 1 bookkeeper. 2,000 00 1 deputy, redemption department.... 1,800 00 7 assistant deputies, redemption de¬ partment . 10,500 00 1 deputy, tax sales. 1,500 00 1 deputy, tax extension. 2,000 00 1 assistant deputy, tax extension .... 1,650 00 1 assistant deputy, tax extension and railroad tax. 1,500 00 1 railroad warrant clerk. 1,50000 1 deputy, marriage license. 1.500 00 1 assistant deputy, marriage license.. 1,200 00 1 deputy, vital statistics. 1,200 00 1 assistant deputy, vital statistics. . .. 1,200 00 1 map clerk. 1,650 00 3 assistant map clerks. 3,600 00 1 vault clerk, Tst. 1,200 00 1 vault clerk, 2d. 900 00 1 vault clerk, books and papeis . 1,500 00 1 stenographer. 1,200 00 1 watchman, day. 720 00 1 watchman, night. 840 00 107 extra men on tax extension, spe¬ cial assessments and tax sales,etc., at $3 to $4 per day, according to qualification. 133,96400 1 general man on tax extension, spe¬ cial assessments and tax sales at $125 per month, $1,500 per year. (This amount to be taken from the appropriation of 107 extra men.) CLERK OF COUNTY COURT. I chief clerk. $ 2,50000 1 assistant chief clerk. 1,650 00 1 record writer. 1,800 00 1 record writer, special assessments.. 1,800 00 1 process clerk... 1,600 00 1 minute clerk. 1,410 00 1 minute clerk. 1,410 00 10 extra men on special assessment work at $3 and $4 per day. 12,520 00 • 1 general man on special assessment work at $125 per month, $1,500 per year. (This amount to be paid from the appropriation of 10 ex¬ tra men.) Salaries for County Clerk and Clerk of County Court. $ 202,814 00 CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT. i chief clerk. $ 2,500 00 1 bookkeeper and cashier. 2,400 00 2 execution clerks. 3,600 00 3 common law record writers. 5,400 00 1 assistant law record writer. 1,500 00 4 chancery record writers. 7,200 00 1 judgment record writer. 1,650 00 4 decree record writers. 6,000 00 1 condemnation record writer. 1,500 00 1 recording clerk. 1,500 00 7 common law minute clerks. 9,240 00 1 vault clerk. 900 00 8 general clerks. 9,600 00 14 office clerks . 14,000 00 2 transcript clerks. 2,400 00 1 lien docket clerk. i,5°o 00 For extra help for records and tran¬ scripts $4 per day. 2,500 00 $ 73.390 00 CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT. Salaries per year. i chief clerk. $ 2,500 00 1 bookkeeper and cashier. 2,400 00 2 execution clerks. 3,600 00 3 law record writers. 5,400 00 1 assistant law record writer. 1,500 00 2 chancery minute clerks and record writers. 3,600 00 1 judgment record writer. 1,650 00 2 decree record writers. 3,000 00 1 condemnation record writer. 1,500 00 1 recording clerk. 1,500 00 6 common law minute clerks. 7,920 00 1 vault and file clerk. 1,000 00 10 office clerks. 10,000 00 6 general clerks. 7,200 00 Extra help for folio work, etc., as re¬ quired, not exceeding in the ag¬ gregate 625 days’ work. 2,500 00 $ 55,270 00 CLERK OF PROBATE COURT. 3 assistants to Judge. $ 7,500 00 1 chief clerk. 2,500 00 1 cashier. 1,800 00 5 record writers .... 9,000 00 1 fee and process clerk . 1,800 00 1 entry clerk. 1,800 00 1 general clerk. 1,600 00 2 docket clerks. 2,640 00 1 claim clerk. 1,200 00 1 citation clerk. 1,400 00 1 transcript clerk. 1,400 00 1 comparer. 1,400 00 10 clerks, $3.00 to $4.00 per day .... 12,536 00 6 recording warrant and appraisement clerks. 6,600 00 1 file clerk. 1,200 00 2 file clerks. 2,200 00 3 clerks. 3,000 00 1 stenographer. 1,200 00 2 general clerks. 2,400 00 $ 63,176 00 CORONER’S office. 1 Coroner. $ 5,000 00 1 chief deputy. 2,500 00 1 deputy and physician. 2,000 00 9 deputy coroners. 13,500 00 1 clerk. 1,200 00 1 clerk at morgue . 900 00 1 morgue keeper. 600 00 1 assistant morgue keeper. 360 co $ 26,060 00 RECORDER’S office. 1 chief deputy.•. $ 2,500 00 1 superintendent, folio department. . . 1,800 00 1 assistant superintendent, folio de¬ partment. 1,100 00 1 chief comparer, folio department.. 1,500 00 18 comparers, folio department. 18,000 00 1 bookkeeper and cashier. 1,800 00 1 receiving clerk. 1,650 00 1 assistant receiving clerk . . . 1,200 00 1 delivery clerk. 1,400 00 1 assistant delivery clerk. 1,200 00 2 box and distributing clerks. 2,20000 1 original entry clerk. 1,500 00 2 assistant original entry clerks. 2,400 co 1 grantor index clerk. 1,500 00 1 assistant grantor index clerk. 1,200 00 Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. 158 1 grantee index clerk. $ 1 assistant grantee index clerk. 1 chattel index clerk. 3 book and paging clerks. 1 book clerk. 1 book clerk. 1 draughtsman and map clerk. 3 assistant map clerks. 1 superintendent, examining and vault department. 1 vault clerk. 1 vault clerk... I examining clerk. 1 superintendent track indices. 1 assistant superintendent track in¬ dices ... 1 track index poster. 5 assistant track index posters. 3 original sheet track index clerks. . . 1 original sheet track index com¬ parer . 1 reviser re-transcribed indices. 1 assistant reviser re-transcribed in¬ dices . 8 re-transcribing clerks. 1 watchman . 1 janitress. 1 messenger. 1 superintendent abstract department 2 abstract makers. 2 assistant abstract makers. 1 tax clerk. 1 judgment clerk, courts. 1 assistant judgment clerk. 1 judgment clerk, office. 1 assistant judgment clerk, office.... 3 scrub women. Folio writers, 4j£ cents per folio for regular folio work and 5 cents when comparing. For comparing, perfecting and re¬ writing track books. $ Salaries per year. 1,500 00 1,200 00 1,200 00 G> Go O O 00 1,000 00 900 00 1,400 00 3,600 00 ADDITIONAL HELP ALLOWED BY ORDER OK COURT FOR TORRENS LAND SYSTEM. The following to be paid out of the actual re¬ ceipts in the registrar’s office, and in no case shall the amount paid for salaries exceed the actual re¬ ceipts in this department. Estimated receipts by ex-officio Regis¬ trar, Registrar Department. $ 42,50000 $31,750 of the actual receipts is appropriated for salaries as follows: 1.500 00 1,000 00 900 00 1,200 00 1,650 00 1,320 00 1,200 00 5.500 00 3 300 00 1,200 00 1.500 00 1,100 00 8,800 00 780 00 540 00 600 00 1,650 00 3 examiners (attorneys).. 1 chief deputy.. 1 register and application clerk . 1 cashier . 2 chainmen. 1 judgment clerk 1 1 1 1 1 t 1 assistant judgment clerk. track index clerk. alphabetical and transfer clerk. . . keeper of vault. publication clerk. inspector of premises. tax and special assessment clerk. Salaries per year. 15,000 OO 1,500 OO 1,500 OO 750 00 3,000 OO 1,300 OO 1,200 OO 1,300 OO 1,300 OO 1,200 OO 1,200 OO 1,200 OO 1,300 OO $ 3 U 750 OO SUMMARY OK ESTIMATES OF RESOURCES OUTSIDE OF TAX LEVY, AND SALARIES TO BE PAID THEREFROM. Estimate Estimate 00 of receipts. of salaries. 00 00 Jurors and witness fees, etc. $ 225,000 00 OO OO Salaries Judges of all Courts of Record. 112,000 00 00 County Treasurer’s office.^ 330,000 OO 202,830 00 00 Recorder’s office. 180,000 OO 179,250 00 00 Registrar department.... County Clerk’s office and Clerk County Court. .. 42,500 OO 31.750 00 220,000 OO 202,814 00 00 Clerk of Circuit Court. . . 170,000 OO 73.390 00 Clerk of Superior Court. 100,000 00 55.270 00 00 Clerk of Probate Court. . 100,000 00 63,176 00 Coroner. 1,000 00 1,000 00 26,060 00 00 Clerk of Criminal Court. Sheriff. 50,000 00 ,194,500 00$ $h 1,171.540 00 Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. r 59 INDEX. PAGE County Commissioners and Committees. . . 5 Commissioners’ Districts. 7 County Officers and Heads of Departments 7 Directory of County Court House. 9 Directory of County Criminal Court Bldg.. 9 Rules of Board of County Commissioners.. 74-82 Rules of Board of County Civil Service Commissioners. 82,83 Report of County Agent. 89, 90 Report of County Attorney. 99-110 Report of County Comptroller. 84-88 Report of County Clerk.113-117 Report of Clerk of County Court. 118 Report of Clerk of County Circuit Court.. 119 Report of Clerk of County Criminal Court 121 Report of County Coroner.*...129-132 PAGE Report of County Hospital. 91-95 Report of County Insane Asylum and Poor House. 96-98 Report of County Jail.152,153 Report of President of Board of County Commissioners. 48-72 Report of County Probate Court Clerk. . .123-124 Report of County Recorder.148-151 Report of County Superior Court Clerk. . 120 Report of County Supt. of Schools. hi, 112 Report of State’s Attorney Cook County.. 122 Report of Sheriff Cook County.125-128 Report of Treasurer Cook County.133-147 Salary Appropriations for 1896.153-158 The New Cook County Jail.152-153 INDEX TO ILLUSTRATIONS. PAGE Allen, Oscar D. 17 Anderson, W. D. S... 71 Burmeister, Charles. 13 Beer, Henry J. 17 Burdett, Samuel M. 55 Baird, F. S. 75 Cunning, John N. 13 Cossman, Meyer. 31 County Court House. 33 County Criminal Court Building. 35 County Jail. 37 County Hospital, Bird’s Eye View. 91 County Hospital, East End. 39 County Hospital, West End. 41 County Detention Hospital. 43 County Morgue. 45 County Poor House. 47 County Insane Asylum (Administration Build¬ ing). 49 County Insane Asylum, End Ward. 51 County Insane Asylum, Detached Ward. 53 Cooper, Obijah O. 61 Chase, Samuel B. 69 Carter, Orrin N. 73 Fortner, E. C. 43 Graham, James H. 39 Gaulter, Frank J. 57 Griffen, Stephen D. 63 Healy, Daniel D. 11 Hertz, Henry E. 25 lies, Robt. S. 27 Jones, Theodore W. 17 PAGE Jamieson, T. N. 19 Kunstman, Gustav W. 13 Knopf, Philip. 25 Kern, Jacob J. 67 Kochersperger, D. H. 71 Finn, John A. 15 Morrison, James D. 55 Magerstadt, E. J. 59 Mack, Douis H. 13 Muun, James M. 13 Martin, David. 15 Monaghan. James E. 21 Miller, Leslie H. 23 Millner, Warren H. 29 Mandelbaum, M. R. 41 Morgan, Geo. E. 47 McNichols, Thomas J. 15 McArthy, E. J. 23 McNichols, J. E. 45 Northam, Edward D. 55 Oleson, Geo. S. 31 Pasdeloup, Charles F. 31 Pease, James. 65 Peters, Charles N. 65 Powell, Isaac N. 75 Ritter, John. 15 Struckman, George. 17 Simon, Robert M. 25 Unold, George D. 15 Whitman, John L. 65 Wheelock, W. W. 75 i6o Hand Book of Cook County Institutions. INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. PAGE Anderson Co., The Carl. 14 Armour & Co. 38 American Exchange National Bank. 40 Bramliall, Deane & Co.42 Carson, Pirie, Scott & Co. 6 Congress Construction Co. 14 Connelly, Thomas. 14 Central Electric Company. 22 Chicago Edison Company..■. 24 Chicago Telephone Company. 24 Chicago & Eastern Illinois R. R. 26 Chicago Photo Engraving Co. 34 Crescent Coal and Mining Co . 46 Dayton Bicycle.back fly leaf Davis Sewing Machine Co.back fly leaf Durand & Kasper Co. 18 Donohue & Co., John A. 28 Duffy, Joseph J. 34 Deane, Huot. Brooks & Moneuse Co. 42 Economical Storage Co.back fly leaf Excelsior Laundry Co. 4 Eos (The Wonder of the age). 20 Evans Marble Company. 22 Edwards Mfg. Co., W. S.. . . 30 Eddy Foundry Co., R. M. 42 Fenton Metallic Manufacturing Co. 2 Fowler, John P. 32 Friedman’s Oleomargarine. 42 Goodyear Rubber Co. 4 Gutta Percha & Rubber Mfg. Co., The. 12 Garden City Sand Co. 20 Gunthorp-Warren Printing Co., The. 32 Golsen, Heisen & Company. 38 Heldmaier & Co., E. 6 Hebard’s . 12 Hoyff Company, W. M. 18 Henderson & Co., C. M . 30 Hanson, C. H. 32 Henrici, Philip. 34 Katz, Weil & May. 44 Leyden & Collins.back fly leaf Lewin & Son, A. 22 Loveday & Von Der Heide. 44 Metropolitan Electric Company, inside front cover PAGE Merriell Bros. 4 Monon Route. 10 Morris & Co., Nelson. 12 Miller, James A. & Bro. 14 Mackolite Fire Proofing Co. 34 Munch, A. 44 Miller Chemical Engine Co. 44 McNeil & Higgins Co. 20 Molloy, Edward J.back fly ltaf Nelson Morris & Co. 12 Nowak Construction Co. 36 Orr & Lockett Hardware Co. 8 Pettibone & Co., P. F. 10 R. M. Eddy Foundry Co. 42 Sprague, Smith & Co. 20 Scherer Manufacturing Co., The Henry. 30 Schmidt Baking Co., The Wm. 32 Schillo, Adam M.back fly leaf Spry Lumber Co., John. 32 Sullivan, Wm. 32 Scanlan & Co , Frank T. 34 Sharp & Smith. 38 Thompson, W. R. 10 Taylor & Co., Geo. H. 28 The A. E. Sclireiber Iron Works.back fly leaf The Werner Company. 8 The Carl Anderson Co. 14 The Pauly Jail Building and Manufacturing Co. 16 The Garden City Sand Co. 20 The Henry Scherer Manufacturing Co. 30 The Gunthorp & Warren Printing Co. 32 The Wm. Schmidt Baking Co. 32 The Crescent Coal and Mining Co. 46 Victor Electric Company. 28 Webb Company, The J. A.back fly leaf Werner Company, The. 8 Western Bank Note Co. 22 Warren, Webster & Company. 28 Western Telephone Construction Co. 28 Wildman Bros. 42 Worthington Steam Pumps. 46 Zander Company, Aug. 36 Zimmer & Co., E. J. 28 Zschuppe, Chas. 32 EDWARD J. MOLLOY 218 Builders and Traders Exchange, Chicago. Among the recent public buildings erected by Mr. Molloy, the new Cook County Jail (which is reproduced on page 37 of this publication) is considered by experts to be a first- class building in every particular, one that will prove entirely satisfactory to the tax payers and citizens of Cook County. This building has been standing all of the past winter without a roof without causing the least injury or settling in any part of the build¬ ing. This may be accepted as conclusive proof of the solid character of the foundation and superstructure. LOWEST CUT RATES TO ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD A.Webb Company Railroad Ticket Brokers 153 South Clark St. Tel. Main 3895. m. r. leydcn. ESTABLISHED 1868. r. j. collins. LEYDEN & COLLINS Commission Jflerehants and Wholesale ]V[eat Dealers Butter, Eggs, Veal, Poultry, Hogs, Mutton, Beef, Hides, Tallow, Etc. COOLING ROOMS. Nos. 10 & 12 Fulton Street Wholesale Market, Chicago. TELEPHONE MAIN 4599. STORE NO GOODS UNTIL YOU GET OUR RATES CLEAN, DRY, WELL VENTILATED ROOMS WITH KEY. ESTIMATES O HT D A U TELEPHONE FURNISHED. O 1 UlVAVjC ENGLEWOOD 45. BOXING, CRATING, PACKING, J\/I\ / T j\ jOF FURNITURE AND PIANOS SHIPPING AND n\\J V lINLj OUR SPECIALTY. BAGGAGE CALLED FOR AND DELIVERED TO ALL PARTS OFTHE CITY. ECONOMICAL STORAGE CO. 637,639 AND 641 WEST SIXTY-THIRD STREET. trunks or bicycles stored at one cent per day. money advanced. The A. E. Sehreiber Iron Works TELEPHONE WEST 643 156*158 W. Ohio St., Cot*. ^Morgan MANUFACTURERS OF Structural and Ornamental Iron Work JAIL and stair work. HDA7VY 7VY. SCHILLO Ltivery, Boarding and Sale Stables Carriages, Busses, Ete., at treasonable Rates. Horse Boarding a Specialty. NOS. 367 TO 371 HAST NOf*TH AVENUE, CHICAGO. TELEPHONE NORTH 107. THE MAGIC WHEEL OF ’96 WHY DID THE DAYTON WHEEL BOOM SO SUDDENLY IN AMERICA? FIRST — It was the first to use large tubing for the main frame. SECOND —It proved itself Stiffer, Stronger, Faster and Handsomer than all competitors. THIRD —It was not placed on the market until fully perfected and tested by the best bicycle ex¬ perts, who pronounce it the finest wheel ever built. FOURTH —The best and most complete line of strictly high- grade Gents’and Ladies’Wheels, Racers, Tandems and Triplets ever shown by any manufacturer in this country. THE DAYTON has revolution¬ ized bicycle construction of ’96. Visit Dayton Sales Parlors, most elegant in city, 340 Wabash Ave. Branch, 74 Washington St. Davis Sewing Machine Co...Makers.