ALMANAC AND YEAR-BOOK FOR 1925. CHICAGO CITY OFFICIALS. Heads of departments, assistants, chief clerks | and other employes. Their offices unless otherwise specified are open from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. MAYOR'S OFFICE. Room 507 city hall. p. m. Jackson. - Schwartz. Hours 9:30 a. m. to 1 Local Industries, Streets and Alleys-Kostner, Mayor-William E. Dever, D. THE CITY COUNCIL (1923-1925). Chier Clerk-Edward J. Padden. Council Committee Secretary-W. F. Harrah. Aldermen. 1. John J. Coughlin, 17 North LaSalle street. Council Committees-1924-1925. Railway Terminals-Kaindl, Anderson, Schwartz, Gas, Oil and Electric Light-Clark, Jackson, Coughlin, Guernsey, Cross, McKinlay, Arvey, Maypole, Schools, Fire and Civil Service-Crowe, Meyer- Guernsey, Cross, Kunstmann, Moran, McKinlay, Arvey. Kostner. Efficiency, Economy and Rehabilitation-Eaton, Meetings. Regular meetings of the city council are held every Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, unless otherwise ordered at a regular meeting. call of the mayor or any three or more alderSpecial meetings may be held at any time, on men; such call shall be in writing, duly signed, and shall be presented to the clerk, who shall proceed immediately to prepare notices of the same and shall cause them to be served on members of the council at least twenty-four hours prior to the day and hour set for the special meeting except for special meetings called on account of death of a member of the council or in an extreme emergency: such notices shall describe, in brief, the nature or objects of the call. CITY CLERK'S OFFICE. City Clerk-Al F. Gorman, D. is, by law, the secretary of the board of trustees of the firemen's pension fund. State hunting and fishing licenses are also issued through his office. CITY TREASURER'S OFFICE. City hall, second floor. Hours 9 a. m. to 5 p. m.: open to public 10 a. m. to 3 p. m. City Treasurer-John A. Cervenka, D. Duties-The city treasurer is an elective, charter officer of the city of Chicago; he is also school treasurer of the city of Chicago: treasurer of the firemen's pension fund, public school teachers' pension and retirement fund, public library employes' pension fund, municipal employes' annuity and benefit fund of Chicago, and house of correction employes pension fund. The treasurer receives all moneys belonging to the corporation, deposits the funds in bank, keeps separate accounts of each fund or appropriation. Не is the custodian of the taxes, license fees and all other moneys and securities belonging to the various funds of which he is the treasurer. All disbursements of funds are made by the treasurer on warrants signed by officials who are designated by statute. The legislature, by statutory enactments, requires the city treasurer to render reports at stated periods showing the condition of the treasury of the city and the balance of money in the treasury, and to make such additional reports as the city council from time to time shall require. For this reason and for the further purpose of supervising and limiting expenditures to the amounts appropriated by the city council for each object and purpose, the treasurer is by statute required to keep the accounts of all funds or appropriations and of the debts and credits pertaining thereto. The city's books and accounts must be kept open by the treasurer for inspection by the committee on finance and all members of the city council whenever information concerning the city's financial affairs is required. As school treasurer he is required by the state school law to keep books and accounts concerning the financial affairs of the board of education. including a record of the revenues collected from taxation or received from the state common school fund, etc.. and to make reports at stated periods concerning the state of the school treasury and the balance of money in that treasury at the time such reports are made. His books and accounts concerning school matters must be kept open for inspection by the members of the board of education whenever information concerning the financial affairs of the board of education is required. His bond at the present time is fixed at $2.000.000. CITY COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE. Room 501 city hall. Comptroller-Martin J. O'brien, D. Deputy Comptroller-Louis E. Gosselin, D. Chief Clerk-C. J. O'Connor, D. Duties-The comptroller is at the head of the department of finance, of which the treas urer and collector are also members. He is charged with a general supervision over all the officers of the city who take in or pay out city money. He is the fiscal agent of the city and as such has charge of decds mortgages, contracts, etc. He audits and settles claims, keeps a record of persons committed to the house of correction, with fines, etc.: keeps books relating to appropriations, makes the annual estimates, signs warrants upon the city treasury, etc. PAYMASTER'S DIVISION. Paymaster-John L. Healy. Duties-The city paymaster has immediate charge of paying the salaries of all city employes, including school teachers and public library employes. CHICAGO TAX COMMISSION. Ross A. Woodhull, council finance committee. John Cervenka, city treasurer. CITY COLLECTOR'S OFFICE. City hall, first floor, room 107. City Collector-Thomas P. Keane, D. Deputy City Collector-George F. Lohman. Chief Clerk-George J. Feser. Duties The city collector collects all license fees, fees for inspections and permits, compensation for franchises and vehicle tax: collects on special assessment warrants; transmits such payments to city treasurer daily, receipts for which are filed with the city comptroller. CITY LAW DEPARTMENT. Corporation Counsel. Corporation counsel's office, fifth floor, city hall; telephone main 447. Corporation Counsel-Francis X. Busch. Secretary to Corporation Counsel-Edward Sullivan. First Assistant Corporation Counsel-Frank M. Padden; second assistant, Leon Hornstein: third assistant, Edward L. Mulcahy. Assistants-Harry P. Beam, Albert H. Veeder, Frank T. Huening, Leonard J. Grossman. Daniel V. Gallery, James H. Poage, Elmer J. Whitty (attorney for fire dept.). William L. Sullivan, Carl H. Lundquist, Medard Kunz, C. Morton Doty, Roy J. Egan, Arthur Manning. Jay A. Schiller, Paul Healy (attorney for civil service commission). Francis J. Vurpillat, Philip J. McKenna (attorney for board of local improvements), Eugene H. Dupee. Joseph J. Sullivan, William H. Dillon W. J. Vavra, George C. McCarthy, Emmet Trainor, Eugene J. Holland, Louis I. Fisher, Frank J. Tyrell, Cynthia R. Kelly. City Attorney. Room 602 city hall. City Attorney-John J. Kelly. Chief Assistant City Attorney-James H. Poage. Trial Attorneys-Adolph Borgmeier, Charles Prosecuting Attorney. Room 604 city hall. Prosecuting Attorney-Samuel E. Pincus. CITY ENGINEER'S OFFICE. City Engineer-John Ericson. Assistant City Engineer-M. B. Reynolds. Duties-The city engineer has charge of the In Charge of Divisions. Contracts-F. C. Martini. Operation-Frank J. McDonough. Water Pipe Extension-H. L. Lucas. Designing-L. D. Gayton. Bridge Division-Thomas G. Pihlfeldt. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE. Commissioner-Leo J. Winiecki, D. bureau makes certain property valuations and prepares maps, charts, utility statistics and engineering data for the other bureaus. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE. 8th floor City Hall Square building. Bureau of Social Surveys-(Vacancy). CHICAGO TRACTION. 231 South LaSalle street. Secretary-Lucius H. Davidson. Auditor-C. G. Snyder. Board No. 1. Chairman-Bion J. Arnold. Railways Company Board No. 2. Chairman-Bion J. Arnold. Representing City of Chicago-Walter A. Shaw. Representing Calumet & South Chicago Railway Company-Harvey B. Fleming. *Resigned June 1, 1924; succeeded by C. V. Weston. BUREAU OF WATER. City hall, first floor. Superintendent-Joseph J. Ward. Chief Clerk-Louis P. Cardwell. Head Accountant-James J. Murphy. Chief Water Assessor-Frank T. Scanlan, BUREAU OF STREETS. Room 408 city hall. gan. Third Assistant Superintendent-Joseph J. Duties-The superintendent of streets performs such duties as are required of him by the commissioner of public works or the ordinances of the city. He has special charge of the streets, sidewalks and public ways of the city and of the improvement and repair thereof, except where such repair or improvement is to be paid for by special assessment. The first assistant superintendent performs such duties as may be required of him by the commissioner of public works, the superintendent of streets or the city ordinances, and acts as superintendent in the latter's absence. The second assistant superintendent has charge of the cleaning of the streets and alleys of the city, including the removal and disposition of garbage, litter. dirt. ashes. offal and other materials. He also sees that the or dinances relating to garbage, etc., are en forced and that violations thereof are reported for prosecution. The third assistant has charge of the improvement and repairs of the streets and alleys, except where such repairs or improvements are to be paid for by special assessment. BUREAU OF SEWERS. Room 409 city hall. Superintendent-George E. McGrath. Engineer in Charge-William R. Matthews. Inspector in Charge-Edward J. Hayes. Principal Clerk-Ed Cullerton, Jr. Duties The superintendent has charge of the maintenance of sewers, including cleaning and repairing: issuance of permits for all connections: approves plans for all sewers and gives final inspection and approval. BUREAU OF MAPS. Room 410 city hall. Superintendent-John D. Riley, D. new Duties Has special charge of city maps and plats and all matters pertaining to street numbering, and is examiner of subdivisions. DEPARTMENT OF COMPENSATION. Room V-15 city hall. Commissioner-James B. Bowler, D. Superintendent-herman J. Haenisch. Duties Shall, under the direction of the commissioner of public works, have charge of and receive all applications for permits to use streets and alleys, or public grounds, or any space beneath the same; shall attend to all matters connected with the issuance of such permits: also act in an advisory capacity to the committees on compensation, local industries, railway terminals and streets and alleys of the city council. BOARD OF LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS. Room 207 city hall, south end. Members-John J. Sloan, president: Frank X. Rydzewski, vice-president; Mitchell C. Robin, assistant secretary; Oscar Ekland, John Toman: Edward J. Glackin, secretary and superintendent of special assessments. Engineer, Board of Local Improvements-Cicero D. Hill. Chief Engineer of Streets-John B. Hittell. Superintendent of Sidewalks-N. E. Murray. Chief Clerk-John Ickes. Duties-Making local improvements by special assessments in accordance with the local improvement act. DEPARTMENT OF GAS AND ELECTRICITY. Room 614 city hall. Commissioner of Gas and Electricity-John T. Miller, D. Deputy Commissioner of Gas and ElectricityJoseph C. Hall. Superintendent of Construction-George Schaeffer. Chief Electrical Inspector-Victor H. Tousley Electrical Engineer in Charge-J. M. O'Donnell. Electrical Operating Engineer-F. H. Snyder. Chief Police Operator-B. E. Thompson. Chief Clerk-John E. Bradley. and Duties-The commissioner of gas and electricity has charge of the construction, operation and maintenance of the municipal street-lighting system, the fire-alarm police signal systems, the inspection of all electrical installations, the registration of electricians and the examination of moving picture operators. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS. Room 406 city hall. Commissioner-Col. Albert A. Sprague. D. Deputy Commissioner-Clayton F. Smith, D. Duties The commissioner of public works is the head of the department of publie works, which embraces the bureaus of engineering, streets, sewers, water, maps and plats, architecture, city hall, rivers and harbors, waste disposal, parks, playgrounds and bathing beaches and the municipal pier. The commissioner of public works has special charge and superintendence, subject to the ordinances of the city, of all streets, alleys, highways, walks, bridges, viaducts. docks, wharves, public places, public landings, public grounds, markets and market places and public buildings belonging to the city; of all works for the deepening and widening or dredging of the Chicago river and its branches, and of the harbor of said city: of all sewers and works pertaining thereto; and of the waterworks and collection of water rates and fees for the use of water or for permits issued in connec tion with the waterworks system, and of all sewerage permits and licenses; the awarding and execution of all contracts for any work or public improvement not done by special assessment, and the letting of all contracts for coal for use of any department of the city. Bureau of Municipal Pier. Superintendent-Bernard J. Conlon. Duties-The superintendent of the bureau of municipal pier is in direct charge of all the activities of pier No. 2, harbor, district No. 1. The bureau takes the place of the old harbor bureau. CHICAGO PORT COMMISSION. (Created in 1924). Chairman-A. A. Sprague, commissioner of public works. Other Members-John J. Sloan, president board of public works; F. X. Busch, corporation counsel; Ald. Guy Guernsey, Ald. E. J. Kaindl, Ald. R. A. Woodhull and Ald. J. O. Kostner. Duties-The duty of the commission is to plan for the city's future needs as a port. BOARDS OF EXAMINERS. Suite 1008 city hall. Board of Examiners of Stationary Engineers. President-John Clinton. First Vice-President-Michael Konkolewski, Second Vice-President-Paul A. Graefe. Chief License Inspector-Henry G. McMahon. Duties-The board of examiners of stationary engineers is appointed by the mayor. It consists of three members, all of them prac tical engineers and competent judges of the construction of steam boilers and engines and experienced in their operation. The board examines applicants for licenses as engineers and boiler or water tenders and issues to such applicants as are found qualified proper certificates: each certificate issued expires by limitation one year from date. An application for an engineer's license must be accompanied by a fee of $2 and for a boiler tender's or water tender's license by a fee of $1. Applicants are required to pass by a percentage of 70 or more. Board of Examiners of Plumbers. Chairman (ex officio)-Dr. Herman N. Bunde sen, commissioner of health. Master Plumber-Thomas J. Terrell. Journeyman Plumber-Julius Newman. |