Farm Population of Illinois 1935, 1930 Source: United States Bureau of the Census More than 61,000, or 6 per cent of the persons on farms, Jan. 1, 1935, lived in city, town or nonfarm residences five years earlier. The movement to farms was most extensive around large cities, Dwellings on farms were 262,112, of which 252,096 were occupied and 10,016 were unoccupied Jan. 1, 1935. (Term 1937-1943) Homer Mat Adams, D., Springfield. (Term 1939-1945) Frank A. Jensen, D., LaSalle. (Term 1941-1947) Johh R. Fornof, R., Streator. Mrs. Helen M. Grigsby, R., Pittsfield. Park Livingston, R., Chicago. Arthur Cutts Willard, President, University of Illinois, Urbana. Illinois Highway System Construction Source: Illinois Division of Highways Total improved mileage available to traffic as of Jan. 1, 1941-19,243.87. Appropriations, Illinois General Assembly Source: Illinois Auditor of Public Accounts Births and Deaths in Illinois Source: Illinois Department of Public Health; population estimates are of July 1st DEATHS, CHIEF CAUSES, ILLINOIS (Rates per 100,000 Population) 1930. 16,197 211.9 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938. 1939. 1940. 9,636 124.2 7,565 97.21 10,468 134.5 8,024 102.90 10,289 131.9 7,514 96.19 10,333 132.3 7,220 92.08 10,746 137.0 7,177 91.16 11,194 142.2 7,241 91.70 11,307 143.2 8,809 115.23 8,568 112.1 543 7.1 1,382 18.1 8,699 113.2 383 5.0 1,412 18.4 4,210 55.07 5,179 67.7 Building in Illinois and Chicago, 1939-1941 Source: Division of Statistics and Research, Illinois Department of Labor 30,613 $98,602,006 35,730 $121,230,160 18,441 $72,586,966 16,412 $53,009,417 7,753 47.949,210 8,636| Metrop. area exclud. Chicago 8,102 27,565,427 9,523 55,822,248 8,218 37.071,618 30,786,795 4,001 21,875,921 25,035,453) 4,217 15,195,697 TOTAL BUILDING FOR SIX MONTHS, JANUARY-JUNE, 1941, IN COMPARISON (Based on permits issued in 164 Illinois cities) TOTAL BUILDING FOR SIX MONTHS, JANUARY-JUNE, 1940, IN COMPARISON Aldermen or Members of the City Council The City Council of Chicago is composed of fifty aldermen, each elected for a term of four years at a salary of $5,000 a year (the chairman of the Finance Committee receiving $3,360 additional). The Mayor is also a member of the City Council and is chairman thereof. Each alderman represents a ward in city. Present terms will expire in April, 1943. The present Council is composed of 42 Democrats and 8 Republicans (but all are elected on a non-partisan basis.) (Clerk of City Council, Ludwig D. Schreiber, ex officio; chief clerk, Edward J. Padden). Fred Fischman was elected to fill vacancy but has not assumed office. Boards and Commissions Board of Health-Dr. Herman N. Bundesen, president, $9,000; Dr. Francis A. Dulak, secretary, $2,960; Harry J. Reynolds, Dr. Lloyd Arnold, Dr. Louis E. Schmidt (no compensation). Board of Appeals (zoning)-James H. Cately, chairman; Robert C. Ostergren, John J. McKeone, James P. Allman, Barnet Hodes. (All members serve without compensation). Civil Service Commission-Joseph P. Geary, president, $7,500; John E. Brennan, $5,000; Wendell E. Green, $5,000. Chief Examiner and secretary, James S. Osborne, $4,500. Board of Local Improvements-Michael F. Mulcahy, president; William W. Link, Charles H. Weber, William J. Connors: one vacancy. (Each member receives $1.00 per year). A. Board of Election Commissioners-Harry Lipsky, chairman, $6,000; Mrs. Mabel G. Reinecke. secretary, $6,000; William B. Daly, $6,000. Chief clerk, John F. Rusch, $7,500. Board of Plumbing Examiners-Julius Newman. chairman, $4,500; John A. Castans, $2,500; Thomas P. O'Donovan, $2,500. Board of Examiners of Stationary. EngineersFrank J. Smith, president, $4.140; Michael Konkolewski, $2,500; Peter J. Whalen, $2,500. Board of Examiners of Mason ContractorsNicholas J. Dire, chairman, $4,140; William P. Crowe, $2,500; one vacancy. Board of Inspectors of the House of Correction-Richard M. O'Brien, Thomas F. Myers, Jr., Frank Svoboda. (All members serve without compensation). Superintendent, Edward J. Denemark, $4,500 (plus full maintenance for himself and family). Board of Directors, Municipal Tuberculosis Sanitarium-Frederick Tice. M.D., president; Harry J. Reynolds, vice-president; Richard Davison, M.D., secretary. (All members serve without compensa tion). General superintendent, Dr. Leo Czaja, $6,750 (plus full maintenance for himself and family). Board of Directors, Chicago Public Library-Joseph B. Fleming, president; Anton Vanek, vicepresident; Irvin C. Mollison, Dr. Frank Lagorio, John Sokol, Leo Lerner, Mrs. M. L. Purvin, Dr. Preston Bradley; cne vacancy. (All members serve without compensation). Acting secretary, Nathan R. Levin; librarian, Carl B. Roden, $11,700. Board of Education-James B. McCahey, president; Irwin N. Walker, vice-president; F. P. Siebel, Sr., B. L. Majewski, Nels H. Olson, Mrs. W. F. Heineman, Wilson Frankland, Samuel Levin, Joseph W. Cremin, Dr. M. O. Bousfield. Mrs. L. Robert Mellin. (All members serve without compensation). Secretary, Frank H. Landmesser, $6,000; superintendent of schools, William H. Johnson, $15,000; legal counsel, Richard S. Folsom, $12,000; business manager, Howard P. Savage, $12,000. Commissioners of Chicago Park District-R. J. Dunham, president; Philip S. Graver, vice-president; Louis E. Golan, James C. Petrillo, Stephen I. Witmanski. (All commissioners serve without compensation). Secretary, Tom E. Nash, $7,260; treasurer, Edward E. Brown, $1.00; general superintendent, George T. Donoghue, $14,400; chief engineer, Ralph H. Burke, $15,000. License Appeal Commission (alcoholic liquors)Local member, Senator Harold G. Ward, $3,000. Chicago Plan Commission-George T. Horton, chairman. Executive secretary, T. T. McCrosky. Committee on Standards and Tests (building materials, etc.)-Richard E. Schmidt (commissioner of buildings), ex officio; Ralph R. Leffler, Julius Floto, Fredrick Thielbar, and Aldermen A. G. Lindell, James J. McDermott and George D. Kells. (All members serve without compensation). SUBORDINATE OFFICIALS Mayor's Office John A. Nash, assistant to | $6.750; James J. Versluis, engineer of waterworks Mayor, $6,750; B. C. O'Neill, secretary to mayor, construction, $6,750; B. W. Cullen, superintendent $6,075. of water pipe extension, $6,300. Finance Committee-John A. Richert, chief of staff, $6,750; H. B. White, committee secretary, $5,670. City Comptroller's Office Albert J. Keefe, deputy city comptroller, $7,200; H. Westphaln, auditor, $4,806; Charles A. McCrane, paymaster, $4,806; Joseph F. Peacock, real estate agent, $4,806; C. H. Keller, superintendent of licenses, $5,400. Department of Buildings-Robert Knight, deputy commissioner of buildings, $5,670. City Collector's Office-George F. Lohman, deputy city collector, $5,130. Department of Public Works-John P. Wilson, deputy commissioner, $7,650. Bureau of Building, Maintenance and RepairPaul Gerhardt, Jr., city architect, $5,400. Bureau of Engineering-W. W. DeBerard, city engineer, $9,000; Loran D. Gayton, assistant city engineer, $6,480; Stephen J. Michuda, engineer of bridges, $6,210; Col. Henry A. Allen, mechanical engineer in charge (water pumping stations), Bureau of Maps and Plants-Howard C. Brodman, superintendent, $4,806. Bureau of Parks, Recreation and Aviation-Walter Wright, superintendent, $6,075; John A. Casey, supervisor of operation (municipal airport), $3,626. Bureau of Central Purchasing-John A. Cervenka, superintendent, $5,400. Bureau of Rivers and Harbors-William J. Lynch, harbor master, $4,500. Bureau of Sewers-Thomas D. Garry, superintendent, $5,400; A. J. Schafmayer, assistant chief engineer of sewers, $4,914. Bureau of Water-H. L. Meites, superintendent, $6,075. Bureau of Electricity-W. A. Jackson, superintendent of electricity, $7.200. Bureau of Streets--Joseph J. Butler, superintendent of streets, $6,300. Division of Traffic Engineering-Leslie Sorenson, traffic engineer, $4,950. Municipal Reference Library-Frederick Rex, Hibrarian, $5,400. Chicago Population, 1940, 1930, by Age, Sex, Color Source: United States Bureau of the Census 1940 data are estimates based on a preliminary tabulation of a 5 percent cross-section of the 1940 census returns. The data on which the 1930 color distribution are based have been revised to include among the white population the Mexicans, who were classified with "Other races" in the 1930 Census Reports. A minus sign (-) denotes decrease. City, Age and Under 5. 5 to 9 105,218 193,884 All ages: 1940 3,396,808 1,686,648 1,710,160 3,115,379 1,553,041 1,562,338 281,429 10 to 13 14 to 19 20 to 24 Non-white Male Female 98,662 95,222 19,992 104,299 192.382 99.239 93,143 20,992 86,305 150,100 Population of Metropolitan District of Chicago Source: United States Bureau of the Census 608,269 1,074,285 526,186 548,099 112,523 363,872 708,811 370,548 338,263 54,099 105,262 183.891 84,869 99,022 127,133 17,376 8,464 8,912 107.088 11,492 162.388 169,613) 18,163 Estimated Population of Chicago by Years Since 1930 Source: Chicago Municipal Reference Library April 1, 1930...3,376.438 April 1, 1933...3,382,549 | April 1, 1936...3,388.660 April 1, 1939...3,394,771 April 1, 1931...3.378.475 April 1, 1934...3.384,586 April 1, 1937...3,390,697 April 1, 1940...3,396.808 April 1, 1932...3,380,512 April 1, 1935...3,386,623 April 1, 1938...3,392,734 April 1, 1941...3,398,845 Passengers and Planes Using Chicago Airport Source: Chicago Bureau of Parks, Recreation and Aviation, of Department of Public Works The mile square Chicago airport, costing $6,000,000, was dedicated (June 29, 1941). The field is used by eight transport lines. 1 Assuming an ultimate 100% excharge of bonds under the general refinancing plans of the Parks, Sanitary District, County and Forest Preserve District. At the close of the 1940 fiscal year the following amounts remained unexchanged: Parks, $6,500; County, $4,200; Forest Preserve, $7,000. 2 Due to the different methods of treating the sinking fund reserve, the net debt figures in this column should not be compared with those appearing in Table I of our Bulletin No. 149. 3 Including unpaid bills. 4 After 1-1441 transactions. 5 Includes $7,000 bonds of annexed districts. As of November 30, 1940. 7On basis of 5% constitutional limit; on basis of 1% statutory limit the margin is $12,137,998. 8The greater part ($1,283,876) of the obligations which these bonds were authorized to cover, held not to be a debt (See William D. Allen Manufacturing Company et al v. Chicago Park District). Gross Bonded Debt, 6 Major Chicago Governments (1) General Obligation Bonds Only. 97,657,118 113,029,894 37,138,500 109,149,700 96,272,700 12,415,750 139,945,890 37,922,410 13,746,750 131,302.390 37,922,410 12,739,750 4117,484,390 34,748,910 11,743,750 111,489,390 31,776,410 13,124,750 111,678,890 (2) The bonded debt of the State of Illinois for the past four years was: Jan. 1, 1938 Jan. 1, 1939 Jan. 1. 1940 Jan. 1, 1941 Total debt. $197,396,500 $185,912,500 $174,158,500 $161,401,500 The State Highway Bonds are payable from Motor Vehicle Tax Levies and would affect property taxes (or Sales Tax revenue) only in the improbable event that the first mentioned source proved insufficient. The Emergency Relief Bond item is originally payable from "Gas Tax" income, and the Soldiers' Compensation and Waterway bonds are at present paid from the proceeds of the State Sales tax. (3) Park totals shown do not include matured old Lincoln Park bonds held in other funds to cover advances as follows: 1930, $314,000; 1931, $739,000; 1933, $1,912,000 (4) Reflects more than one year's reduction. Practice adopted of indicating January 1st redemptions on previous years' books. Chicago Unpaid Tax Bills as of Dec. 31, 1940 *Including both major and minor operating funds. Chicago Treasurer's Annual Statements, 1933-1940 Year 1933. 1934. 1935 1936 Balance, Balance, Jan. 1, 1941-$95,850,620. Balance, Jan. 1 $117,900.366 $344,268,339 $332,352,376 129,816,329 284.489.563 293.230,362 121,075,530| 300,650,535 306,426,537 115,299,517 284,605,714 304,054,621 |