1906-November. December... 1907-January February. March April.. May... June. July.. August September October... POLICE DEPARTMENT. General Superintendent-George M. Shippy, room 21. Secretary Police Department-Simon Mayer, room 10. Private Secretary to Chief of Police-James M. Markham. room 127. Chief Clerk-Phil McKenna, room 10. Drill Master-John Bauder, room 208. Custodian-DeWitt C. Cregier, room 11. Inspectors-John J. Wheeler, 1st division, Harrison and LaSalle streets; Nicholas Hunt, 2d division, 53d street and Lake avenue; John L. Revere, 3d division, Desplaines street and Waldo place; Peter M. Kelly, 4th division, 233 West Chicago avenue; Anson Backus, 5th division, 240 East Chicago avenue; P. J. Lavin, 6th division, Maxwell and Morgan streets. Captains-Patrick J. Gibbons, Patrick J. Harding, Edward McCann, John M. Haines, John J. Mahoney, John McWeeney, Stephen K. Healy, Francis P. Barcal, Thomas C. Kane, John Rehm, James O. D. Storen, William P. Clancy, James Madden, P. D. O'Brien, Charles C. Dorman, Joseph Kandzia. Duties-The police department is charged with preserving order, peace and quiet and enforcing the laws and ordinances throughout the city. Police officers have the power to make arrests and to serve warrants. They are required to assist firemen in saving property, in giving alarms of fire and in keeping the streets in the vicinity of burning buildings clear. They are also required to take notice of all obstructions and defects in the streets, nuisances, etc. FIRE DEPARTMENT. Headquarters, 18 to 22 city hall. Fire Marshal-James Horan. First Assistant Fire Marshal-Charles R. Seyferlich. Second Assistant Fire Marshal-William J. Burroughs. Third Assistant Fire Marshal-Thomas O'Connor Chief Clerk-Joseph O'Donohue. Superintendent Insurance Patrol-E. T. Shepherd, 176 Monroe street. Duties-The fire marshal has sole and absolute control over all persons connected with the fire department and has the custody of the equipment and other property of the department. The fire inspector investigates the causes of fires and keeps a record of the same. The secretary keeps all books and papers of the department and delivers to the city council and other depart ments the written communications of the fire marshal. CIVIL-SERVICE COMMISSIONERS. 400 city hall. Commissioners-Elton Lower, R., president; Zina R. Carter, R.: M. L. McKinley, D. Secretary and Chief Examiner-Vernon L. Bean. Attorney-Howard O. Sprogle. Duties-The commissioners classify offices and places in the city service, examine applicants for employment in such offices and places, certify to the heads of departments as required the names of those standing highest on the list of eligibles, investigate charges against employes in the classified service and remove employes for cause. Two weeks' notice by advertisement of the time and place of holding examinations is given. ELECTION COMMISSIONERS. City hall, 4th floor, south end. Commissioners-John C. Cannon, Thomas F. Judge. Abel A. Bach. Chief Clerk-Isaac N. Powell. Attorney-Frank D. Ayers. Duties-The commissioners fix the election precincts, provide ballot boxes, tally sheets, pollbooks and all other blanks and stationery necessary in an election, select judges and clerks of elections, canvass the returns of votes and. in brief, have charge of everything pertaining to the registration of voters and the holding of all regular, special and primary elections. DEPARTMENT OF BOILER AND SMOKE INSPECTION. 501-503 city hall. Chief Boiler Inspector-John J. Houlihan, R. DEPARTMENT OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. 312 city hall. Inspector of Weights and Measures-John Kjellander, R. Chief Deputy-William F. Cluett. Chief Inspector-Dr. G. Koehler. |