UNI^'PR^'TY OF ILL' ^^RY AT U ' AMPAIGM ILL. HIST. SURVEY 917.7352 ?S9\ir\ Cop. 2 INDUSTRIAL RESOURCES SURVEY of METROPOLITAN PEORIA PEORIA, ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION OF COMMERCE 307 First National Bank Building Wholesale Trade Retail Trade and Metropolitan Shopping Area Service Facilities Principal State and Local Laws Peoria's Position in the State Government Structure Civic and Social Activities Appendices VOLUME 2 Appendix VOLUME II 3/3 — 4/ Wholesale Trade Page 355 Retail Trade and Metropolitan Shopping Area Page 367 Service Facilities Page 382 Principle State and Local Laws Page 407 Peoria's Position in State Government Structure Page 446 Civic and Sociad Activities Page 468 Appendices Appendix Page 485 CHAPTER XII WHOLESALE TRADE WHOLESALE TRADE FACILITIES The wholesaler provides an essential link between the producer and the con- sumer. Through the use of wholesalers, manufacturers nnaintain lower opera- ting capital necessities and smaller organizational structures while taking ad- vantage of complete market coverage otherwise unavailable. The United States Bur eau of the Census breaks wholesale trade into five branches: merchants wholesaler s, manufacturers' sales branches, petroleum bulk stations, manufacturers' agents, and assemblers of farm products. For convenience and accuracy, these categories will be used m this study. Merchant Wholesalers Merchant wholesaler s purchase goods in bulk quantities from the manufacturer for sale by their own sales representatives. They may also perform certain operations upon the basic product. This category includes wholesale merchants or jobbers, industrial distributor s, voluntary group whole- salers, exporters, cash and carry wholesalers, drop shippers, wagon distri- butors, retailer cooperative warehouses, terminal elevators, and cooperative buying associations. Manufacturers' Sales Branches . This type of operation includes sales branches owned, but operated separately, by manufacturers and may perform operations on the basic product. Sales branches of this nature are included in this group regardless of whether or not stock is maintained in the establishment. Petroleum Bulk Stations Operators of this nature are primarily engaged in the storage and wholesale distribution of gasoline, oil, and other petroleum prod- ucts. They may be operated independently or operated by refining companies either directly or indirectly Manufacturers' Agents Sometimes called brokers, the Manufacturers' agents are independent representatives who operate and maintain their own headquarter s, usually without any contribution on the part of the manufacturer s they represent. Assemblers of Farm Products Assemblers of farm products pur chase and as- semble farm products from the local growers' market, with the ultimate goal of shipping large lots of goods concentrated from farm products produced on a relatively snnall scale. The latest reliable source of information concerning wholesale trade in the Peoria Standard Metropolitan Area is the 1951 County Business Patterns. This publication, however, does not provide data on sales volume of local wholesalers. The 1952 County and City Data Book lists sales volume of wholesale establish- ments for the year 1948, taken from the 1948 Census of Business, which con- tains the latest detailed information of the type required. The 1951 County Business Patterns tabulations, for the first quarter of 1951, were compiled from wage reports subrtiitted by employers subject to the Fed- eral Insurance Contributions Act. .Although this report is not complete, through ,355- coordination with Census and Bureau of Old Age and Survivors' Insurance records, the employnnent and establishment data are alleged to be substantially compar- able. The importance of any city as a wholesale trading center is measured by the- amount of trading done outside the city. If the trading center has a high, volume of sales per person in the area, it follows that much of the merchandise is being shipped to the surrounding area. Thus, a comparison of the volunne of sales per person between several centers in the midwest is a goodnneasure of the relative importance of Peoria as a wholesale center. Table Number 1 compares the four cities which, for the most part, have been used as criteria throughout this survey. Here, Peoria ranks second only to Des Moines, Iowa, in sales per capita. The fact that Peoria is lower than the State in this respect cannot be considered meaningful, due to the tremendous boost given the State figure by Chicago, one of the largest wholesale centers in the nation. It is interesting to note that although Rockford has ranked very high in most comparisons made in other sections, it is far below Peoria in wholesale importance. Since ninety per cent of the metropolitan area's wholesale trade is done in Peoria County, consideration of the County alone is probably more enlightening than the usual use of the two counties of which the metropolitan area consists. Considered in this light, Peoria's per capita sales total is increased by nearly one-third. It is logical to do this since the Peoria Standard Metropolitan Area, in covering two counties, is rather exceptional in the classification of these areas. Also, Tazewell County is, in general, not as highly developed as is Peoria County, Excluding Cook County, which does eighty per cent of the State's wholesale busi- ness, the State as a whole has only $794 per capita of wholesale trade. The stature of Peoria County as a wholesaler is reflected in the fact that its per cap- ita volume of sales of $2, 030 very nearly approximates the Cook County-inclu- ded-state-wide-figure of $2, 040. The 1948 Census of Business enumerates 422 wholesale establishments, all but 70 of which were in Peoria County, as doing $398, 022 worth of business. Fifty- four per cent of these establishment were merchant wholesalers who made up only thirty=two per cent of the total sales volume. The assemblers of farm products, comprising nearly one-tenth of the total num- ber of wholesale houses, accounted for twelve per cent of the total sales in the metropolitan area. Among the cities compared, Rockford approached this figure most closely, having 2, 5 per cent of the total establishments in this category handling 3. 53 per cent of the total sales. Here again, it is brought out sharply that Peoria is the center of a large farming area. This fact, coupled with the already-mentioned inclusion of Tazewell County in the Peoria Standard Metro- politan Area, has undoubtedly accounted for Peoria's apparent deficiencies as compared to midwestern industrial centers in several instances. -356- Table 1 PSMA* WHOLESALE TRADE: 1948 Merchant Wholesalers: Groc. , Conf. , Meats Farm Prod, (edible) Beer, wines, dist. spirits Drugs, chem. , allied prod. Tobacco & prod, (exc.leaf) furniture Paper & Products Farm prod, (raw materials) Auto Equip. , tires and tubes Electrical goods Hdwe., plumbing, heating Lumber, constr. materials Machinery, equip. , supplies ** n. e. c Man-ofacturers Sales Branches 62 14.6 88,555 22.2 1,147 353.42 Petroleum Bulk Stations 45 10.6 22,630 5.6 201 90.32 Agents and Brokers 42 9.9 110,509 27.7 131 441.04 Assemblers of Farm Prod. 42 9-9 47.455 11.9 232 189.39 Wholesale Trade Total: 422 398,022 4,434 1588.50 No. of No. Sales Establish- $1. 000 Employ- Per nnents % Sales % . 7 128, 873 32. 3 ees Capita 231 54 2, 723 514. 33 19 13, 416 255 53. 54 21 9. 846 290 39.29 14 8. 663 135 34. 57 6 4, 346 139 17. 34 5 4, 100 50 16.36 3 982 28 3.92 6 3, 366 123 13.43 ) 6 8. 314 9 33. 18 s 24 5, 543 263 22. 12 20 19, 173 334 76. 52 8 7, 091 244 28. 30 3 10 4, 537 143 18. 11 s 43 12, 014 377 47. 95 46 27, 464 333 109.61 * Peoria Standard Metropolitan Area ** Not elsewhere compiled Source: 1948 Census of Business 357. TABLE I (continaed) WHOLESALE TRADE: 1948 No. of Establish- $1000 Sales Per ments % Sales % Capita 189 69.2 83. 575 61.6 548.42 40 14.6 27, Oil 19-9 177.25 29 10.6 15, 529 11.4 101.90 8 2.9 4. 729 3. 5 31.03 69.5 104, 916 52. 6 653. 94 15.0 24, 951 12. 5 151. 52 6.0 7, 889 3. 95 49. 17 Rockford SMA* Merchant Wholesalers Manufacturers Sales Branches Petroleum Bulk Stations Agents and Brokers Assemblers of Farm Products 7 2.5 4,795 3.53 31.46 Wholesale Trade Total: 273 135,639 890.00 Evainsville SMA * Merchant Wholesalers 162 Maaiufacturers Sales Branches 35 Petroleum Bulk Stations 14 Agents and Brokers 19 8.15 60,920 30.6 379.71 Assemblers of Farm Products 3 1.28 621 .31 3.87 Wholesale Trade Total: 233 199,297 1240.00 Davenport-Rock Island-MolineSMA * Merchant Wholesalers 221 Majiufacturers Sales Branches 74 Petroleum Bulk Stations 42 Agents and Brokers 34 Assemblers of Far m Products 5 Wholesale Trade Total: 376 Des Moines SMA * Merchant Wholesalers 353 Manufacturers Sales Branches 102 Petroleum Bulk Stations 41 Agents and Brokers 58 Assemblers of Farm Products 19 Wholesale Trade Total: 573 ♦ SMA means Standard Metropolitan Area Source: 1948 Census of Business, Volume V, Wholesale Trade. 58. 8 113. 839 39. 4 485. 86 19- 7 123, 730 42. 8 528. 08 11. 2 24, 499 8. 5 104. 56 9. 25, 017 8. 7 106. 77 1. 33 1, 868 65 7. 97 288, 953 1233. 00 61. 6 255, 127 43. 8 1128. 68 17. 8 188, 997 32. 5 836. 12 7. 16 25, 733 4. 4 113. 84 10. 1 93, 902 16. 12 415. ,42 3. 3 18, 533 3. 18 81. 99 582, .292 2576, ,00 -358- Tables 2 and 3 also show ♦^^he distribution of the volume of sales per capita by the types of activity. In these tabulations, Peoria does not possess any spec- tacular figures, ranking generally near the nniddle of the list. Again, it must be remember ed that Tazewell County is included in these figures, while Peoria County accounted for 90 per cent of the wholesale volume. Unfortunately, a complete breakdown was not available for Peoria County alone. The exclusion of Tazewell County in the total sales per capita figure, raised the same by one-third; correspondingly, the merchant wholesale per capita rating was raised from $514 33 to $683 by the exclusion of Tazewell County. Other groups could be expected to follow the same pattern. Among the areas compared, the Peoria Metropolitan Area had the highest per capita rating (441 dollars in the agents and brokers category) This group with only 9- 9 per cent of the total number of establishments, accounted for 27. 7 per cent of the total. A breakdown of the size of wholesale establishments by number of employee categories is given in Table 4 on page 366. Since these figures point out nothing particularly unique as far as Peoria is concerned, they are merely brought to the attention of the reader. Chart #1 compares these categories, percentage-wise, with the State of Illinois It is noteworthy here that Peoria ranks significantly above the State in the 8-19 and 20-49 employee groups, while being slightly above in the 50-99 employee grouping. As in most metro- politan areas, Peoria tends toward fairly large wholesale establishments. There is no distinctly defined wholesale area in Peoria; however, there are a large number of wholesalers located along Washington and Adams Streets. The rest are rather widely dispersed throughout the city. A more detailed treatment of the nnarket served by Peoria is given under the chapter of Mar- kets, on page Peoria is the third largest wholesaler in the State of Illinois*, ranking below Chicago and S'-. Clair County ipart of St. Louis Metropolitan Area). The po- tential expansion of Peoria's wholesale trade area is practically unlimited; any expansion, of course, would probably be to the East and West, rather than North and South toward the larger cities of Chicago and St . Louis. 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(B IB O "^ P o o cr M CD O H-Xi cr 3 O (B Frv) P -F^o ^o o -F^ro ^VA ^D CO f W rn > W > o (B 'Ti cr M M ftl CD C/. H-F^ viv % of Total Reporting Units o o o o -f^ \\\\\\\\\\\\^^ ^w^wwwwi ^^ ro »-' vO o -OUT. O O ^ O CD O ►J h c ^^ CD VJT. CO o Cfl o CO C ►id ct ^\\\\\M H O O M •-d > o M 1^ •-3 > > IS IS G > > W > 1 o I— I cr 1-3 hrj ►^ ,0 3 P M 4 o CD CD ►^ CD Van M CD -367= CHAPTER XIII (Rcta'd TnadJe ^ Wetnopoiltan Skopplng J\nea^ RdlTAIL TR-AD£ AND M£.TRCPOUTAN SHOPPING AREAS RETAIL SAL^S FACILITIiDS The retail sales facilities m the Peoria Metropolitan Area consist, in gen- eral; of major shopping districts in Peoria and in Pekin, eight neighborhood shopping areas in Peoria, two in Pekin, and small shopping districts in the surrounding villages. In the city of i eoria the principal shopping center consists of six blocks on South Adams Street, south of Main Street, two blocks on Main Street, and two blocks on South Jefferson. In thii» area, great strides have been made in recent years in the modernization of store fronts. The entire area is supplied with adequate street lighting by a modern mercury-vapcr lighting systenn. Twenty-one blocks south of this area, at the corner of Garden and Adarr^s, is the oldest of Peoria's neighborhood shopping centers. Centering about Szold's Department Store on this corner is a complete three -block shopping area con- sisting of stores handling shoes, clothing, hardware, furniture, appliances, auto parts and accessories, and drugs. 1. this area, also, extensive moderni- zation has been acconnplished, yet a few establishments still exist with antiquat- ed store fronts. The principal shopping district in Pekin is located on six blocks of Court Street, thrae blocks of Margaret Street, and on four side streets which intersect Court Street. The facilities in this area, although of a much smaller nature than those in Pecria, handle a complete line of consunner goods. V/ith the ex- ception of one large department store, the retail establishments generally con- sist of one -story buildings of the type found in most suburban shopping centers. Following the northwesterly direction of growth, Peoria's newest and most nnodern retail center is located on the corner of Lake and Sheridan Road. Or- ganized and built as a unit, the group of one -story, contiguous stores form an L-shaped boundary to the south and west sides of a large parking area. The entire unit jvas built in 1953-54 and consists of twenty establishments, many of which are suburban branches of stores originally located in downtown areas. The area consists of the fcllowing t^pes of stores; Liquor Store Sheridan State Bank Drug Store Restcurar.t Drapery Store Wallpaper and Paint Store Millinery Stcre Cotton Shop Candy Store Children's Department Store Jewelry Store Shoe Store Five and Ten Cent Store -367. Clothing Store Food Market Hardware Store Furniture Store Appliance Store Bakery Another relatively new and modern center lies between the 1600 and 2000 blocks Prospect Road, This area consumes five blocks to the west side of Prospect and is composed of continuous brick-front one -story buildings witl a small parking area imrrtediately in front. The group contains a delicatessen, drug stores food market, clothing and shoe stores, appliance outlets, paint store, bakery, and a bank. In this area, shopping hours are from 10 a.m. to 9 p. m. Other shopping centers in the immediate ''^eoria Area are the following: Peoria - Corner of Knoxville and McClure: drugs, flowers, plumbing, appliances, hardware, bakery goods, furniture, and "five and ten" merchandise. Largely modernized. Sheridan and Loucks: furniture, variety, jewelry, food mar- kets, hardware, appliances, drugs, clothing, bakrtr-,. University and Loucks: hardware, food, drugs, bank, shoe repair, builders' supplies. Facilities fairly new, but not elaborate. Prospect at Seiberling: flowers, drugs, hardware, used cars, floor coverings, costumes, awnings, plunibing supplies, "five and ten" nnerchandise, food. Very little nnodernization. University at Main: drugs, "five and ten" merchandise, shoes, women's apparel., sporting goods, appliances, shoe repair, trailers, children's department store, hardware, ice cream store. -368- Ri::T/IL SAL^S The latest Census Data on retail trade is that for the year 1948. Up-to-date information on total retail sales is available for the State of Illinois in the form of tax receipts reports. Several types of data for recent years have been esti- mated by certain commercial publications such as Sales Management's Survey of Buying ""^ower, which is used extensively in marketing and advertising^ liT order to avoid the use of estimates, 1948 information will be used wherever reasonable. Additional information may be determined frorri retailers' occupa- tional tax bulletins published by the State of Illinois. In 1953 there were 3,850 retailers in the I eoria Metropolitan /.rea, an in- crease over the number in 1949 of 5. Sifr. The development of several areas in Illinois as reflected by the number of establishnents and by sales volume is indicated in Tables ^1 and #2. The ten- dency toward fewer and larger units is shown by the differential between per cent of increase in sales volumie and per cent of increase in the number of re- tailers. This trend, which has been quite general in recent years, is very clearly defined in the Chicago Area data and in State data. In Chicago, while the number of establishmients decreased by . 4 per cent, the volume of sales went up more than 2^% over the five-year period. Retail sales in the Peoria Metropolitan Area have displayed somewhat miore stability than the state average. The local increase in sales volume amounted to 20. V'/'c in the five-year period. Population increases, as shown in Table iib, p. 377 , have not been such as to be considered significant causes to the differ- ence in sales growth in various sections of the state. There are a num^ber of reasons for Peoria's somewhat lower than average sales growth in this period. Perhaps the most important is the less flexible buying habits of local residents. Miuch of the gains shown by other sections of the state merely are indicators of changes in the location of purchases. That is, the decentralization of retail establishments has brought to nnany smaller cities facilities that were only previously available in the two largest comniercial cen- ters in this region, the cities of Chicago and St. Louis. Thus, in those smaller cities which had previously j^kld within the orbit of these two centers local sales increased in some cases almiui. phenovnt^gf0SHy. Residents in the immediate vicinity of Peoria were never substantially in- fluenced by either of the two large cities and as a result the spread of well- developed retail store facilities away from these mammoth congested areas had little effect on theii buying habits. This dispersion very likely did have an effect, however, on residents of communities on the periphery of the Peoria trading area. As the facilities de- veloped out from Chicago and St. Louis, many of these residents who had form- erly traded in Peoria now came within the new orbit of the smaller but well developed decentra^'ized facilities. The permanency of this situation is not by any means assured, however, as some of the present barriers to moderate distant trading are likely to be removed. -369- PEORIA RETAIL SALES PATTERN A breakdown by type of store of the total number of retailers and total sales for the year 1948 is given in Chart #3« An indication of the concentration of large department stores is the large percentage volume handled under the head- ing, "General Merchandise. " Once again^ however, the fact that Peoria is bounded by two large farming counties affects the Peoria Metropolitan Area picture J most standard metropolitan areas include a good deal less area of this type. Table #3 shows that Peoria has a higher percentage of its retail volume un- der the heading of lumber produced than either the state or nation. (Among the cities compared;, it ranks second only to Rockford in this category. ) It is interesting to note that though Pecria is one of tht largest producers ol alcoholic beverages in the country, it has the lowest percentage of retail vol- ume provided by liquor stores among the cities compared and a much lower percentage than either the nation or the state. -370- ^ Osro , i O J- ir\ IfNCO ON. a\a\ ... -C&.H r-l liAON r-< O VO ONOJ UN C~- t— CO 00 OOOO CO OOCVJ ^^ O O O OO IfNO O t— CM UN CM C\J O-MD CM CM OOlTN-d^ O ONO Ov UN ooc^-=^ C-- CJnON^O o CM r-< CX) 1-1 CM UN c^ H C\.i UN OO CO CO CM O CO O-IVO CM fO CM •« -^ VD CO novo 1-4 CVC CM OO CM OO C3N UN 00 UNVO OO C^r- CM -=!■ CO C3N <5 O CM H \5 r-4 CM CO CM <0 UN CM OOVO CO OO OO UN OO CM -> "N VO OO OOVO a o UN ON O O O OO O UN O VO CM-* t— r-l CJnO f~-OJ CTv* CA OO cvj c^CM po CM'O UNCO h->-CM Cy^ UN UN OJ CM OOVO UNOO CO CM CO ON OO CM "^ -^ t~- OO OOVO 3> 80 C O UN-d- -:!- i-IOMD C— OYo'vOoo'" OOO UN UN VO c^-* o <-< J- CM CM UNUNCO CTN CM H OO ■te- CO CL,« H O -P I o !« C CJ\ J- s OO C3N-d- NO O CM ■p ON NO r-i OO f-i •P 1-4 OO cu 's .\ CO OO c^ 0O\O s >» ^ S) O •H tH O H O H o ■371- ^a CO rH CM LO. ^ VO VO LfN ^, OJ c- CO IXN OJ <-^ t— ITN -=t J- on ON CJN m o i-l"&~r-l r->. 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Other than these designations, no specific stipulations are made, nor is the information for small units broken down as to type of credit. In the large stores, comprising 25. 4% of the total nunnber of establishments in the Peoria Area, 68. 4% of all sales were cash transactions. Althoug! there is only a small difference between the top and the bottom city figures compared, Peoria ranked high among the cities, but below the state figure. In the Peoria Area, the large stores do nearly three-quarters of the entire retail trade. In these stores, Peoria had a relatively high proportion of installment buying within the credit picture. With 8. 9% of credit sales transacted on an install- ment basis, the area ranked above the other cities and the entire state. Table #5 gives a more complete picture of credit buying. ■374- od ■P O o •H O TJ o r-l (D (—1 aJ u -ee- -p o o Eh o3 o m o ON x: © o J- m rH o •^ cS ai r-i r— o co-«e- MD l-l -p (d •rt (D O +3 -o © O o © r-l O EH ?^ a) rH O co-«^ CD O c o © 1-1 co"^ 0-) C- VD^ CD CM • c^ • \i\ • -P OOOJ r-l J- C-l>- • q o •»cu •^aJ -»aj t~J 3 o o ITN [— ^ o o -* UN o o -eo- <; <« m o o u • o o -p S CO >s -P 4^ ^ SS O -P lO CO ^ s C7S OO • ro^^ |^^■ef!- OJ rH rH ir\cv f-3^ m •»0O -^oo ->0^) •^ MD CO i-i On ir\ ir\ C- ^S^ -* ^ 00 ^ 0\'S^ 00 ^ O • U\ • 0\ • CM • CO 00 CO t^ o\vo t— t— ONcy CTN • lr^o^ CO CM O i-l VO o 1 c o c t> r-\ ;d a o j •H rH > c o m © CD Jh © B rH (d CO CO J- 00 <«H III O © ^4 • O ^ O -P Ch S CO •\ s o o o CO » -P -P Jh CO O -P ^ t^^ rH CM cgvo CJ\ tr~ CO rH s CVJ CO CM -* CM t~- CO IfN CO rH CM VO 00 Ph © CD 1 G 2 >^ co^ irN -vVD •\J- -^VO •> If N "^-it t— OJ -* -d- 00 O r-i r-i en ^ CM -4- OO^CD O -* CM UNCO CJN O CM r-l • -^ 'CO • ITv • -* 'CO • •\0O "M-l »nCM "^O -^OO •v-:!- Or-lrOHONH.*r-H • H © bO (D 0) •H O is -H ■H O ^H . pq tH < c^ r^ On oo C3N tr\ o t- On CM CO ^ 00 \o t- 00 00 00 ITN t^ ro ^ J- -* VO ON t- Q> ir\ IfN ^- CM C— VD t— 00 IfN ITS ITN ITV IfN tfN -09- P4 .* H C\l CTN vo H M * ^ ^ r-l VO s OS w ^ lf\ o\ rA CO r-l i-l CTs 1 l-t H 5 CO 9 i-i © © r-J •H -CS d 03 •? •P ^1 •H •H •H o O O O •H o Pi t> M o © r-J w EH w ft H -378- T/BL-:- 8 R.iT/IL^R'S CCCUPi^TION/.L 1AA RiC^JIPTS Peoria Ztandard Metropolitan j^ rea, 1949 - 1953 Tax $ VoluiT. e Number Per Capita Receipts of Sales Taxpayers $ Sales Volume 1949 Peoria County $3,918,096.47 '5 ] 95, 904, 000 2,623 Tazewell " 1,114,782.62 55,735,100 1,025 S. M. /. 5,032,879.09 251,639,100 3,648 :j.l,001 1950 -'eoria County 4,209,538.00 210,476,900 2,725 Tazewell " 1.236,446.00 61,822,300 1,110 S. hA. A. 5,443,904.00 272.299.200 3,835 1.087 1951 Peoria County 4,413,037.00 220.651.850 2,725 7azewell ' 1,383,371.00 69,168,550 1,127 S, M. A. 5,796,408.00 289,820,400 3,852 1,155 1952 Peoria County 4,488,397.00 224,419,850 2.738 Tazewell " 1,390,268.00 69,513,400 1,143 S. M. A. 5,878,665.00 293,933,250 3,881 1,171 1953 Peoria County 4,630,896.00 231,544.800 2,704 lazewell" 1,444,468.00 72,223,400 1,146 £. Iv.. /. 6,075,364.00 303,768,200 3,850 1,211 State Tax ..iscoipts ? Volurr.e 1949 5 167,649.128.00 8,382,456,640 1950 180,505.954,00 9.025.297.700 1951 192,053.854.00 9,602,692.700 1<^52 197,298,844,00 9.864,942,200 1953 209,383,506.00 10,469,115,300 Per # Taxpayers 133. 309 Capita .'? Volun-.e 961 137.852 1, ,030 136,832 1, , 100 136,625 1, , 131 135,879 1, ,200 Source: State of Illinois iletail occupational Tax ivcports -379- T^BLxC 8 (Continued) RZTAILilR'S OCCUPY TION.AL. T^X R^Ci-IPTS AND RETAIL. S/LSS VOLUMS /iverage # Tax Retail $ $ Per SMA* Taxpayers Receipts Volurr.e Capita** 1949 2163 $3,098, I6i $154,908,050 $1,015 1950 2.265 3, 538,809 176,940, 450 1, 160 1951 2328 3,950,735 197,536,750 i,295 1952 2382 3,981. 130 199,056, 500 1,305 1953 2376 4,492,897 224,644,850 1,474 Cook Coun*y (Chicago) 1949 63,124 92,058,740 4,602,937,000 1.020 1950 63,932 98,332,163 4,916,608,150 1,090 1951 63.566 104,353,762 5,217,688,100 1,160 1952 63,203 107,502.273 5,375,113,650 1,190 1953 62,832 115,877,817 5,793,390,850 1,288 * SMA means Standard MetropoUtar> j^^rea ** 1950 PopuL-tion Source: State of IlUncis Tax Receipt Bulletin 3S0^ UTILIZi^lION i^F BUYING INCOM- A comparison of the effectiveness of retail business in utilizing the consum- er's available resources can be made with the use of figures from Sales >,:an- agerr.er.t's 1953 Survey of Buying Power. / good m.easure of this is in a com- parison of the per cent oFbuying power ihcom.e per family being attracted by the retailers in various cities. Krom. Table #7, it is seen that Peoria retailers have not been doing as well as those of other cities. The area, utilizing 62. 4% of available buying power per farnilyj is below all the cities compared, as well as the State of Illinois. See Table *7 for a more com.plete picture Table .^8 indicates that the rate of increase in Retail sales over the past few years in Peoria compares with that for the entire state. This is a rather dub- ious honor since the state figures include not only the metropolitan areas, but the less progressive sections of the state. In general^ a city's rate of increase in sales should be above that of the state. Once again, however, we hasten to point out the fact that '^eoria Standard Metropolitan Area includes a larger area than usually is the rule. The low percentage of utilization is apparently not due to poor sales person- nel since Peoria ranks well above three of the cities in sales per paid employee, and in sales per person engaged, ranks well above the State, nation, and two of the cities compared The persons engaged category includes active proprietors and unpaid members of the family. Table irS gives a more complete picture. The validity of using the volurr.e of sales per person employed as a criterion for effectiveness is., however, tempered by the fact that the rate of change to self-service units would increase this figure considerably. Probably an in-iportanc factor in the growth of retail volume is the notable in- crease in savings deposits in banks and savings and loan associations. In urban- ized Peoria, bank deposits m savings accounts rose from $86,866,976 in 1948 to $155, 315, 693 in 1953, an increase of 78. 7 per cent. A large volume of savip.gs certainly points out a desirable characteristic of the Peoria population This trait, however, does affect the retail trade picture since the retailers have little control over the amount being saved in their area. There is definitely pointed out, however, a potential market into which Pecria merchants can and should expand. ^\ ith proper promotional activity, there is no reason why the area's retail trade should not show innproved growth charac- teristics in the near future. 381- CPL^PTilR XIV SERVICi. FACILITIES SERVICE FACILITIES BRADLEY UNIVERSITY, located within the city limiti of Peoria, is a well-known medium -sized institution. The University includes seven colleges: the College of Engineering, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, t h'A College of Fine Arts, Bennett Collage (Industrial Arts), the Collage of Com- merce, the College of Education, Peoria Junior College and the Graduate School. Th« following courses arc offered at Bradley: Accounting, Air StCiii«vnce, Applied Matheooatics, Art, Astronomy, Automobile, Business Administration, Bdology, Chemistry, Commerce, Daaiuatic Arts, Economics, Engineering, English, Education, Electricity, General Studies, Geography, History, Home Economics, Humanities, Industrial Education, Journalisna, Mathematics, Med- ical Technolo^, Metalwork, jklodtra Laaguages, Music, Nursing, Philosophy, Physical Education, Physics, Political Science, Public Administration, Psy- chology, Religion, Sociology and Social Work, Speech, Woodworking, Technical Drawing, and Horology (Watchmaking). The University has much to offer industries in the area: night courses, materials testing service, lecture-art series, consulting services, and,t>{ course, the college graduate. A new engineering building, now under construe - tio«, has facilities ^for engineering society aieetings and the faculty of the Col- lege of Engineering all take an active part in the various technical societies in tkf area. "The objects for which Bradlfy University is formed are to organise and m^ntain forever an institution for the education of young people of both sexes in all the practical and useful arts, science, and learning, including a depart- ment of ethics in which instructjLoa shall be given in the principles of morality and right living as exemplified im the life and teachings of Jesus Christ; and so far as the resources of the institution shall warrant, there shall be such cours- es of study and qaeans of iastructioii ia science, literature, and art, as may be deemed %dvisable by the Trustees; but the chief aim shall be to furnish its stu- dents with the means of living independent, industrious, and useful lives by the aid of a practical knowledge of the useful arts and sciences. " (from the Univer- sity iliarter. ) 162 NORTHERN REGIONAL RESEARCH LABORATORY Purpose and Organization: In 1938 Congress authorized and directed the Secretary of Agriculture to establish, equip, and maintain four regional research laboratories - one in each major farm area. The purpose of these laboratories is to develop new scientific J chennical, and technical uses and extended markets and outlets for farm commodities, their products and byproducts^ The four Regional Research Laboratories are under the administration of the Bureau of Agricultural and Industrial Chennistry. In addition to the four Laboratories, the Bureau includes a number of smaller research groups. The Bureau is in turn one of the seven research bureaus which constitute the Agricultural Research Administration, Through the Administration, the scientific investigations of the United States Department of Agriculture are co- ordinated, and working relationships are maintained with the State Agricultural Experiment Stations. These four laboratories - completed in 1940-41 - are known as the Northern, at Peoria, Illinois; the Southern, at New Orleans; the Eastern, at Philadelphia; and the Western^ at Albany, California. The research undertaken at each of the laboratories is centered on those commodities dominant in their respective regionSo The Northern Regional Research Laboratory, whose area embraces Illinois,, Indiana, lowa^ Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, the Dakotas, Ohio, and Wisconsin, is working on three groups of commodities: cereal crops, especially corn and wheat; oilseed crops, particularly soybeans; and agricultural residues, such as straw, corncobs, hulls, husks, and the like. The organization for research at the Northern Laboratory is based essen- tially upon the important components of the commodities being studied, rather than on the commodities themselves. Thus it is possible to use the research staff most efficiently and avoid duplication of work. The Laboratory staff consists of approximately 300 persons, nnore than half of whonn are scientists and technicians. The Laboratory is a U-shaped struc- ture of three stories and a basement, with separate storage buildings and a power plant. The main building is divided into an administrative unit forming the base of the U, and containing the divisions or offices which provide general administration and other services for the entire Laboratory, as well as the Peoria branch of the Department of Agriculture Library; a chemical laboratory unit,, containing sonne 75 research laboratories: and an industrial laboratory unit, or pilot plantj for process development on a scale sufficiently large to de- termine the economic feasibility of producing new or iinproved products which have successfully passed the "test tube stage" of experimentation. The indus- trial unit includes an experimental fermentation plant in which about 500 gallons of anhydrous alcohol or other solvents can be produced per day, and a moto r fuel testing laboratory for evaluating alcohol and other liquids. Utilizing farm commodities to their fullest extent may often be accomplished by processes employing fermentation. Molds, yeasts, and bacteria have an important part in the Laboratory's research. The Culture Collection, consist- ing of more than 5, 000 strains of industrially importantmicro-organisms is one -383- of the largest in the world. It provides strains for intensive investigation in the search for new antibiotics, vitamins, enzymes, organic acids, solvents, and other valuable products. The production of alcohol by the fermentation of grains and its use as a fuel in internal combustion engines appears to be the nnost promising large-scale in- dustrial outlet for surplus grains. This problem, therefore, is being given special attention. Another of the facilities for research is the semi-works plant of the Synthetic Liquid Fuels Project, in which sugars are obtained from agricultural residues for conversion to liquid fuels. Corncobs is the first of the residues being stud- ied - the method of their conversion being one developed by this Laboratory's chemists, engineers, and fermentologists. Achievements: All the achievements of the Northern Laboratory cannot be reviewed here, but the following list of developments, many of which have already been accepted by industry, indicate the type and scope of the research conducted. Moreover, they show the route taken toward discovery of new uses for agricultural commod- ities and byproducts, how these accomplishments are opening up new markets, and the extent to which many of the products are contributing to our well-being. Penicillin - Fundamental research at this Laboratory during 1941-1945 made possible the commercial production of penicillin and provided the foundation for a large and expanding new industry. Benefits to man in terms of lives saved and suffering alleviated by this antibiotic are in«»iciii»fel.e» This research included the increase in yield of penicillin through improvement of the nutrient solution in which the mold that produces penicillin is grown, the development of a sub- merged culture method for its growth, and the isolation of higher yielding strains. Commercial production of penicillin in 1941 was nil; in 1948 production in the United States reached a monthly total of more than 8 trillion units. The wholesale value of the penicillin produced in 1947 was about 150 million dollars. Fungal amylase - In the production of alcohol from grain, the starch in the grain must first be converted to sugar. Malt, obtained mainly from barley, is generally used to effect the conversion. A process has been developed at this Laboratory by which fungal amylase, the product of the mold Aspergillus niger, can be grown in submerged culture and used to replace malt, with subsequent lowering of the cost of producing industrial alcohol from grain. Starch and gluten from wheat - The discovery and development of the Batter Process for producing starch and gluten irom wheat flour solved in large part the acute need for thesjp materials during the war years. The starch produced by this process was converted into sirups, dextrose sugar, and industrial alcohol for synthetic rubber. The gluten was converted largely into flavoring agents for foods supplied the military forces. In one year the industrial operation of the process utilized 300 million pounds of low-grade wheat flour, then in plentiful supply, to make products valued at more than 30 million dollars. Textile fibers from zein - A continuous process developed at this Laboratory for producing a textile fiber fronn the corn protein, zein, is the basis of a com- mercial process which is now being used to produce this fiber. This fiber found early use in the manufacture of felt for a well-known brand of men's hats. The -384- fiber is superior in dry and wet strengths and in resiliency to other available artificial protein fibers. "Norepol" and "Norelac" - Research on soybean oil during the war years led to the production of approximately L 5 million pounds of "Norepol," a rubber substitute. This development helped augment the supply of rubber replacenaents in 1942-43. Fundamental research showed that a truly synthetic rubber could be manufactured from soybean oil in an emergency. Extension of this research brought the development of "Norelac," a new syn- thetic resin which is now in commercial production. It is used mainly as a heat- sealing agent in the packaging of foods. Improved soybean oil paints - Research on ingredients in soybean oil paints has led to the development of improved exterior paints for farm and industrial buildings. By proper pigmentation, the durability and speed of drying of soybean oil paints have been considerably improved. One recent discovery is that cal- cium oxide (powdered quicklime), when added to outside white house and barn paints made with soybean oil, produces coatings that are free from residual tack and after-tack, collect less dirt, do not discolor, and have improved durability. Oil content of soybeans - During the three seasons, 1943-1945, the Commod- ity Credit Corporation, a Government agency, marketed the nation's entire soy- bean crop. The price at which the soybeans were sold to processors was based on oil content. If analytical errors had resulted even in very small deviations below the actual oil content of the beans, the Government would have sustained a large loss. Standardization of analytical methods and assistance to commer- cial and industrial analytical chemists, furnished by chemists of the Laboratory resulted in a savings of about 5 nnillion dollars to the Government during this period. Protein adhesive for shotgun-shell casings - In 1948 approximately half the shotgun shells naanufactured in this country had the laminated paper used for their casings glued with an adhesive iBDoude from soybean protein. The fornnula for the adhesive, developed at this Laboratory, was the answer to the need for a more plentiful and cheaper adhesive than had been formerly used. As a result of both shooting and aging tests, the casings made with soybean adhesive were re- ported equal or superior to the shells made previously. Gelable protein - "Gelsoys " a new protein product made from soybeans, has been developed at this Laboratory. Gelsoy dissolves in water and gelatinizes when heated. It has many potential uses in food and adhesive specialities. Its bland flavor and gelling characteristics indicate several possible applications in the food field, such as for soups, cooky and ice cream fillers, puddings, and pro- tein enrichment of pastry products and candy. Gelsoy also has excellent whipping properties, similar to egg white, for use as a meringue. Soft-grit blasting - In co-operation with the Navy, and at their request, a new method for cleaning airplane engines by air-blasting with materials which do not scratch, erode, or cause dimensional changes of parts was developed. The bias-t- ing material was composed of 60 percent ground corncobs and 40 percent whole rice hulls. This method saved the Navy about 250 thousand dollars during the waj;> since it shortened the time required to clean an engine and eliminated the use ef valuable corn grits for this purpose. The method is finding increasingly wide civilian uses in the automotive, glass, rubber, and other industries. Laboratory studies have shown also that ground English and black walnut and pecan shells, and certain fruit pits, with or without rice hulls, are efficient soft-grit blast- ing materials. Improved wheat straw pulps - The possible shortage of timber for pulp pro- duction and the desirability of utilizing the large quantity of wheat straw which is burned or wasted in this country each year has brought wide attention to the research on straw pulping methods conducted at this Laboratory. One develop- ment is a method which makes straw pulp exceptionally well-suited for the pro- duction of fine and specialty papers. Such pulp has been shown also to produce excellent newsprint when blended with wood pulp. A second development has been the preparation of straw pulp by which insulating boards can be produced that have exceptional impact strength and other qualities equal or superior to insulating boards made fronn wood pulp. A third development has been improv- ed chemical and physical treatments for preparing pulp for corrugating paper and paper board, by which improved products can be made at lower cost and in shorter time. Process for producing sugars from agricultural residues - A continuous process for producing five- and six-carbon sugars, principally from corncobs, and converting these sugars into useful organic chemicals, such as alcohol, acetone, and furfural, has been developed. This process is being tested on a semi-industrial scale to determine its practicability. Patents - Many processes, and especially processing steps, developed here are patentable. Inasmuch as the funds for this research come from the Govern- ment, such developnr^ents belong to the public, and all patents obtained ar e therefore assigned to the Secretary of Agriculture who is authorized to grant free licenses to anyone qualified to use them. Between 1941 and the start of 1949, more than 160 applications for patents had been filed by the Northern Laboratory. Fifty patents have been granted, and many were still pending as of January 1, 1949. SOURCE: Bureau of Agricultural and Industrial Chemistry, Agricultural Research Administration, U. S. Department of Agriculture. -386- MILITARY INSTALLATIONS Army National Guard Air National Guard Navy - Coast Guard - Marines There are four major military installations in Peoria: the Army Reserve Armory on North University Street; the National Guard Armory on Adams Street; the Air National Guard Armory and Hangar at the Peoria Municipal Air- port; and the Naval, Coast Guard, and Marine Armory at the foot of Washing- ton Street in jtiiast Peoria. The Army Reserve, Air National Guard„ and Naval armories are modern buildings, all having been built since the end of World War II. The Army Reserve and National Guard armories are available for public use, many types of shows, sports, and other activities being held there fre- quently. The military units housed in these armories are in a constant state of readiness to serve in any type of national, state, or local emergency. ■387- PHYSICIANS & DENTISTS The area comprised of Peoria, Tazewell, Fulton, Woodford, and Mason Counties, and small parts of other nearby counties, is known as Medical Ser- vice Area 386 in the publications of the American Medical Association. The following figures are from their Bulletin 94, Distribution of Physicians! Area Code Number Primary Center Size 1950 Population Population Density Per Capita Buying Power Number of Physicians in Area by Type of Practice: Active (in active private practice) General Practitioners Part-Time Specialists Full-Tinne Specialists Admin. , Res. , Ind. , Local Gov't. Full Time Med. School Staff Federal Government Retired and not in practice Interns Residents Total Primary Center, as % of area All M. D. 's Active M. D. 's Full Time Specialists Population per Physician Counting all M. D. 's Counting Active M. D. 's only Comparison - Population per physician - all M. D. 's U. S. Illinois Peoria Evansville, Owensboro Des Moines Davenport - Rock Island - Moline Rockford, DeKalb 386 Peoria 3, 900 sq. mi. 342, 100 87. 7 per sq. $a. 520. 00 179 49 113 I Z 7 14 7 20 392 61. 58.9 92.9 870 iLOOO 731 660 870 1,040 660 970 860 -388- DiCNTISTS The following figures are from "Distribution of Dentists," by American Dental Association, Peoria County Tazewell County Total No. of Dentists, 1953 109 26 Population per Dentist 1,647 3,123 Number of 1953 graduates 1 2 Comparison - Population per dentist Uo S. 1.677 Illinois 1.446 Counties Peoria 1,647 Winnebago (Rockford) 1,823 Vanderburgh (Evansville) 2,098 Polk (Des Moines) 1,350 Scott (Davenport) 1,442 Rock Island (Moline) 1,977 A statement is in order to explain the seemingly large difference in the figures for Peoria and the Stete of Illinois. Over half the population of Illinois is concentrated in the Chicago area, which also has the highest per capita buy- ing power. Doctors and dentists naturally are very numerous in this area . This tends bo distort the state -wide figures, causing Peoria to appear unfavor- ably. •389- TABLE 1 RADIO STATIONS STATISTICS Station WMBD WEEK WPEO WTRL Power Watts AM Watts FM 5,000 2 0,000 1,000 1,000 5, 000 Kilocycles AM Megacycles FM 1, 470 92. 5 1,350 1,020 1.290 Coverage Radius -miles 60-75 40-50 40-50 50-60 Network affiliation CBS NBC None ABC No. of employees 50 77 (Radio & TV) 12 28 Broadcasting hours/wk. 140 126 98 Future Plans TV VHF Channel 8 New building to house all radio & TV personnel & equipmient in East Peoria at site of TV transmitter TV VHF Cha -390- TABLE 2 BANK CLiiARINGS BY ASSOCIATiiD BANKS - P^IORIA Year Total Amount 1885 $ 40,755,649. 1890 84.706,288. 1895 101,283,314. 1900 107,476,581, 1905 160.246,441. 1910 159,027,747. 1915 161,593,412. 1920 281,528,228. 1925 240,174,212. 1928 284,704,051. 1929 309,670,998^ 1930 233,987,209- 1933 105, 109.256. 1935 147,301,419. 1940 220.598,618. 1945 372.220,284. 1950 612,914.756. 1953 701,909,954. SOURCE: Peoria Association of Commerce. -391 TABL£; 3 DEPOSITS Name of Bank 1940 1945 1950 1953 Depositors Central Nat'l Bank & Trust Co. $12,374,556. $30,767,263. $31,953,382. $33,951,581. 23,159 Jefferson T rust & Savings Bank 4,273,142 19,338,940 27,742,204 28,522,613 21,719 Commercial National Bank 27,007,625 62,125,527 66,518,228 71,820,743 32,446 First Nat'l Bank in £ast Peoria 697,935 3,457,393 3,569,228 4,478,186 Not Avail. South Side Trust & Savings Bank 1,934,998 5,741,611 7.770,643 8,013,559 10,555 First Nat'l Bank of Peoria 16,900,000 35,054,000 39,818,000 40,322,000 18,188 SOURCE: Individual Banks -392- TiCLiI.PHONi: STATISTICS County & City (or Estimated No. of Telephones exchange area) Population Telephones per 1 00 Population Peoria. 111. 185,000 63,757 34.4 EvansviUe, Ind. 163,000 54,015 33.2 Des Moines, Iowa 214,000 89,462 41.8 Davenport, Iowa 92,000 36,243 39.4 United States 45,636.437 29.3 •393- TABLE 5 NEWSPAPERS Circulation Peoria Journal Transcript 69,008 Peoria Star 33, 836 Sunday Journal-Star 92,813 -394- ASSOCIATIONS Better Business Bureau Builders Club of Peoria Community Chest Exposition Gardens Illinois Retail Farm Equipment Association Illinois State Dental Society- Junior Achievement Junior Chamber of Commerce Peoria Association of Commerce Peoria Building Contractors Peoria County Farm Bureau Peoria County Home Advisor Peoria County PMA Peoria County Tuberculosis Association Peoria Manufacturers' Association Peoria Mental Health Society Peoria Milk Producers Peoria Producers Commission Association Salvation Army Tac Town Travelers Protective Association United Duroc Record Association Volunteers of America Y M C A Y W C A SOCIAL SERVICE ORGAMIZATIONS American Cancer Society American Red Cross American Syrian Progressive Society Boy Scouts of America Carver Community Center Catholic Salvage Depot Catholic Social Service Child and Family Service Crippled Children's Co-ordinating Committee Friendship House of Christian Service Girl Scouts Goodwill Industries Heart Association Italian-American Society Jewish Community Council Neighborhood House Polio Standard Club of Peoria -395- U. S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES Department of Agriculture Northern Regional Research Laboratory Production and Marketing Administration Grain Branch Livestock Branch Soil Conservation Service Department of the Air Force I69th Fighter Squadron 9642nd Volunteer Air Reserve Radar Observation Squadron - Hanna City Department of the Army Engineer's Corps Peoria Area Office Farm Creek Project Lock and Dam Fifth Army Field Office Recruiting Service Organized Reserve Civil Service Commission Department of Commerce Civil Aeronautics Administration Tower, Peoria Airport Electronics Maintenance Weather Bureau Federal Courts - Southern District Attorney Clerk Marshall Probation Officer Referee in Bankruptcy Department of Health Education and Welfare Social Security Administration Food and Drug Administration Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Division of Game Management Internal Revenue Service District Director Audit Division Collection Division Intelligence Division Alcohol and Tobacco Division Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation Department of Labor Bureau of Apprenticeship Department of the Navy Marine Corps Recruiting Office 19th Special Inf. Co. Naval Reserve Unit Recruiting Officer 396- Post Office Department Main Post Office East Peoria Post Office Bureau of Post Office Operations Parcel Post Annex Post Office Inspection Postal Transportation Service Railroad Retirement Board Selective Service System Local Boards Treasury Departnnent Coast Guard Security Patrol Collector of Customs Veterans' Administration Sub-regional office -397- HOTELS MOTELS, APARTMENTS, BANKS, CONSULTING ENGINEERS, NEWSPAPERS. RADIO & TV STATIONS, PHYSICIANS. SURGEONS. DENTISTS, LAWYERS ♦ Source: Peoria Telephone Book HOTELS AI-Mar American Anon Bawin Cottage Crown Endres - 45 rooms Fulton Gup Harvard Home ♦ Jefferson - 400 rooms Julian Kickapoo Lee McKinley ♦ Mayer - 200 rooms Milner - 125 rooms Modern New Century * New National - 120 rooms Niagara Peoria * Pere Marquette - 500 rooms Royal South Side Straton Travelers' Lodge Yale - 28 rooms ♦ Member, American Hotel Association MOTELS A-Ace Bay View Beacon Bel-Aire Downtown Fairview Ferns ♦With offices or facilities in the following cities or townships: Peoria, Barton- ville. Bellevue, Creve Coeur, East Peoria, El Vista, Limestone Township, Peoria Heights, Richwoods Township, Spring Bay and West Peoria. -398- i<'our vvinds High 29 Nob-Hill Orange Prairie Pendola Peorian Shar-Inn Sunnyland Vicary's "Way -Land Whiteside Hillcrest APARTMENTS Avis Glen Oak Towers Harrison Homes Peoria Housing Authority University Villa Zimmerman Dairy Apartments BANKS Bartonville Bank Central National Bank & Trust Co. Commercial National Bank First National - East Peoria First National Bank of Peoria Jefferson Trust and Savings Prospect National Bank Sheridan Village State Bank South Side Trust & Savings University National Bank Physicians and Surgeons - 190 Dentists - 93 Lawyers - 237 CONSULTING ENGINEERS Associated Engineers Austin Engineering Co. S^>»Alan' -Baird Beling Engineering Consultants Leiter Electric Co. Sutherland Co. Turner and Ratcliff Wallace Engineering -399- ELiiCTRICAL r^NGINEERS Best Electric Central Illinois Light Co. Crawley Electric Co. East Peoria Electric Shop Krefting Electric Co. Leiter Electric Co. Oberlander Electric INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERS George D. Johnson Mergen and Fletcher Sutherland Co. MANAGEMENT ENGINEERS Rex Klump Oil Co. Mergen and Fletcher Sutherland Co. MARINE ENGINEERS Dredge and Dock Co. Fitz Simmons and Connell METALLURGICAL ENGINEERS Darcy Engineering Corporation MUNICIPAL ENGINEERS Beling Engineering Consultants STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS Associated Engineers Austin Engineering Co. ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERS Gregg and Briggs Hewitt and Bastian Jameson and Harrison Lankton and Ziegele Edward L. Verkler ■400- CIVIL i<:NGINi;:£:RS Abegg and Blickensderfer Associated Engineers Austin Engineering Co. Stanley Bernstein Horton Engineering Co. Wallace Engineering NEWSPAPERS Heights Herald Labor Temple News Masonic Review Peoria Journal Peoria Star The Register RADIO STATIONS WEEK W M B D V/ S I V WIRL WPEO TV STATIONS W E E K TV W T V H TV PERSONNEL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES IN PEORIA AREA * (Numbers indicate number of Establishments) Source: Peoria Telephone Book Accountants - C PA and Public - 24 Adjusters - 14 Advertising Agencies - 13 Air Travel Agencies - 4 Ambulance Service - 5 Appraisers - 24 Architects - 19 Arnnored Car Service - 1 (Brink's) Artists - 15 Auctioneers - 4 Auto Dealers - New - 23 Used - 60 Auto Service Stations - 234 Auto Towing - 30 Bakeries - 31 Barbers - 18 Beauty Shops - 94 Beverages, Non-Alcoholic - 27 Bond Brokers - Surety and Fidelity - 35 Book Dealers - 5 Bookkeeping Services - 13 Bowling Alleys - 10 Building Materials - 43 Bus Rental - 3 Business Schools - Bradley University Brown's Peoria School of Business Comptometer School Speedwriting Carpenters - 22 Caterers - 22 Cemeteries - 7 Children's and Infants' Wear - 13 Chinaware - 8 Chiropodists - 15 Chiropractors - 14 Churches - 107 Cleaners and Dyers - 90 Clinics - 10 Coal and Coke Dealers - 41 Coal Miners and Shippers - 10 Collection A^gencies - 10 * Includes same cities and townships as previous list. -402- Concrete Contractors - 18 Concrete Products - 9 Concrete, Ready Mixed - 6 Confectionery Stores - 26 Contractors. General - 104 Costumes - Masquerade and Theatrical - I Credit Rating and Reporting Agencies - 4 Currency Exchanges - I Dairy Products - 21 Dancing Instruction - 5 Delicatessens - 3 Department Stores - 18 Detective Agencies - 3 Diaper Supply Service - 2 Die Makers - 4 Distillers - 6 Dog and Cat Hospitals - 8 Dog Kennels - 4 Draperies and Curtains - 16 Dredging Contractors - 2 Dress Suit Rental - 5 Dressmakers - 3 Drilling Contractors - 1 Drug Stores - 66 Electric Contractors - 34 Employment Agencies - 5 Engines - 8 Entertainment - 5 Excavating Contractors - 24 Explosives - 2 Expressing and Baggage Transfer - 7 Exterminating and Fumigating - 15 Farm Management Service - 8 Financial Advisory Service - 5 Financings Commercial - 33 Five Cents to One Dollar Stores - 8 Florists - 38 Food Brokers - 12 Foods, Ready to Serve (Drive-in's) - 36 Foundries - 8 Fraternal Orders - 9 Fraternities and Sororities - 17 Freight Forwarding - 37 Funeral Directors - 18 Fur Storage - 13 Gears - 8 Gilt Shops - 28 Grain Dealers - 17 Grain Elevators - 4 Grocers - 231 Halls and Amphitheatres ~ 8 Hardware Dealers - 55 Hats - 9 Heating Contractors ~ 63 Homes,, Institutional - 17 Hospitals - 8 -403- Industrial and Mill Supplies - 10 Insurance Connpanies - 343 Interior Decorators - 43 Investment Securities - 18 Jewelry - 30 Labor Organizations - 30 Lathing Contractors - 1 Laundries - 27 Laundries Self-Service - 11 Letter Service and Addressing - 12 Liquor and Wine, Retail - 100 Lithographers - 11 Livestock - 21 Loans - 52 Lumber - 28 Machine Tools - 6 Machinery Movers and Erectors - 6 Machinists - 21 Mailing Lists - 3 Manufacturers' Agents - 7 Market Research and Analysis - 2 Mason Contractors - 15 Meat Markets - 60 Meat Packers - 5 Men's Clothing - 33 Messenger Service - 4 Metal Finishers - 5 Metal Stanaping - 3 Metallizing - 3 Microfilming - 2 Molds - 1 Mortgages - 20 Motion Picture Projection Service - 3 Movers - 34 Night Clubs - 5 Notaries Public - 17 Office Building - 8 Office Equipment and Supplies - 22 Office and House Cleaning - 8 Opticians - 7 Optometrists - 36 Osteopathic Physicians - 6 Oxygen - 3 Packing and Crating Service - 6 Paint Dealers - 65 Painters - 45 Paper Merchants - 14 Patent Attorneys - 1 Paving Contractors - 13 Personnel Consultants - 2 Pet Shops - 4 Phonograph Records - 8 Photographers - 28 Pile Driving Contractors - 2 Pipe and Pipe Fittings - 10 -404- Plasterers - 11 Plastics and Plastic Products - 14 Platers - 4 Plumbers - 50 Poultry - 22 Power Transmission Equipment - 8 Printers - 43 Public Address and Sound Systems - 10 Publishers - 10 Real Estate - 114 Recording Studios - 3 Restaurants - 186 Road Making Machinery and Equipment - 4 Roofers - 18 Rubbish Removal - 7 Sand and Gravel - 15 Savings and Loan Associations - 9 Schools - 114 Scrap Iron and Metals - 8 Second Hand Stores - 5 Sewer Builders and Cleaners - 31 Sheet Metal Work - 27 Shoes - 45 Shoe Repairing - 6 Shopping Service - 2 Signs - 21 Sporting Goods - 16 Steel Erecting Contractors - 6 Steel and Steel Products - 10 Stenographers - 4 Stock Brokers - 9 Stock Yards - 6 Tailors - 19 Taverns - 296 Tax Return Preparation - 21 Taxicabs - 9 Telephone Secretarial Service - 4 Theatres - 10 (Movies) Tin and Tin Plate - 2 Tools - 15 Tools, Designed - 2 Tools, Electric - 10 Tools p Pneumatic - 2 Tractors - 8 Trailer, Rental - 10 Trailer Parks - 12 Travel Bureaus - 4 Tree Service - 13 Truck Rental - 6 TruckSp Industrial - 20 Variety and Sundry Stores - 17 Ventilating Contractors - 6 Veterinarians - 11 -405- Welding and Brazing - 16 Well Contractors - 4 Window Cleaners - 5 Wire Rope - 5 Women's Apparel - 37 Wood Finishing Service - 1 Wood Preserving Service - 1 Wool Brokers - 1 Wrecking Contractors - 4 X-Ray Laboratories - 4 -406- CHAPTER XV PRINCIPAL STATE AND LOCAL LAWS PRINCIPAL STATE AND LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS AFFECTING INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE It is not within the scope of this report to exhaustively enumerate and analyze myriad laws which apply to the Peoria Standard Metropolitan Area. However, some understanding of the legal frannework should be useful toward a better under- standing of the characteristics of this area and for this purpose a general examina- tion of the HDore innportant state, county, and local laws is included. Those who might wish nnore detailed and specific knowledge should consult the actual statutes and ordinsmceso ThePeoriarea is governed by law ennana ting from several sourceso Covering the entire area, of course, are the state statutes, the connnnon law, and the case law. No treatment of the last b^fo categories is possible and all references are to the statutes Since the area ennbraces two distinct counties, a separate examination of each is includedo The counties themselves are further broken down into cities, villages, and townships, and the law from these sources nnay be different in each case. State Statutes Affecting Business" The Illinois State legislature has, over a period of years, adopted the following uniform acts. Since these statutes are widely accepted by the states throughout the country, the title of the act and the date of adoption is enumerated below without further explanation: 1. Bills of Lading (1911) 2. Fiduciaries (1931) 3 Insurers' Liquidation (1941) 4. Limited Partnership (1917) * 5. Negotiable Instruments (1907) 6 Partnership (1917) 7. Principal and Inconne (1941) 8. Reciprocal Transfer Tax (1929) 9 Regulation of Traffic on Highways (1935) ♦* 10. Sales (1915) U. Stock Transfer (1917) 12. Trust Receipts (1935) 13. Warehouse Receipts (1907) The above is not a complete list of the uniform acts adopted but includes those which should be of general interest and importance in their regulatory effects on business In addition to the uniform acts, the state has enacted legislation relating to various aspects of business procedure and behavior The regulations in force which are of nnore general application and interest are examined in the following: * See page 408, under "Bills and Notes" heading. ** See page 408, under "Bills of Sale" heading- -407- 1. Banks and Banking: The Genered Bamking Act provides for the performajice of general bajik business and includes among its provisions the following: 1 Banks may not issue bills to circulate as money. 2 Banks are empowered to. a. Lend nnoney b. Accept and execute trusts 3. They are forbidden to carry real estate, except the bajiking house, for more than five years after the acquisition of title. 4. Stockholders are subject to double liability. 5 Directors are liable in dannages when they permit loans which are in violationof the act. 6. With respect to payment of forged or raised checks, banks are liable within one year after vouchers are returned or nnade available to depositors. 7= The Uniform Bank Collections Code has been held unconstitu- i' tional 8. Trust Companies; a Are organized under the Genered Corporation Act b. They alone may include the word "trust" in their title c= Trust companies may qualify for court appointment as receiver, assignee, guardian, conservator, executor. 9= Currency exchanges and annbulatory currency exchanges nnust be licensed by the Auditor of Public Accounts; bond must be posted ajid no deposits may be accepted. 10 Private banking is prohibited: 1. Bills and Notes. The Uniform Negotiable Instruments Act has been adopted but there have been many variations from the fornn recommended by the Commissioners on Uniform State Laws For more detailed information, reference should be made to the statute itself 3. Bills of Sale: The Uniform Sales Act has been adopted. Commissioners' Amendments to para- graphs 32 and 38 have not been adopted but the rules prescribed by these amend- ments as to bills of lading is in force. 4 Real Estate Brokers: 1. Brokers must be licensed by the Department of Registration and Education. 2. A real estate broker to be licensed must be over 21 years of age and must have had at least two years of practical experience. -408- 3. Corporations, partnerships or associations are not granted licenses as such but may conduct business in this form if all members who actively participate, including salesnnen, are licensed. 4. Non-residents may obtain a license. 5. Salesmen may not accept commission from anyone other than their employers 6. A limited partnership may not be formed for the purpose of carrying on a real estate brokerage. 7. A license is a prerequisite for the recovery of compensation. 5. Carriers: There are numerous regulatory provisions as to depots, fencing of right of way, warning signals, crossings, adequate service, speed through cities, interlocking signals, first aid, passenger protection, safety appliances, equipment, switch connections, tickets, etc., the transportation of explosives, cattle, and grain. 1. The Illinois Commerce Commission has been established with the power of general supervision over utilities and railroads. These powers include the following: a. Establish a unifornn systenn of accounts b. Supervise issuance of stocks, bonds, notes, etc. c. Approve capitalization, frajichises, leases, contracts d. Make valuations and revaluations e. Investigate accidents f. Fix, control and regulate rates, track connections, facilities and their "joint" use, track amd car service, grade crossings 2. Specific regulations now in force include the following: a. Framchises are limited to domestic corporations except in interstate commerce b. Scheduling and posting of rates required c. Unreasonable and discriminatory rates are prohibited d. Interchange of traffic and service is required e . Provisions are made for proceedings before the commission 3. A comnnon carrier may not limit its common law liability safely. 4. Extortion and unjust discrimination are prohibited and are punishable by fine. 6. Corporations: 1. Corporations are under the supervision of the Secretary of State. 2. Purposes of incorporation: a. Corporations nnay be organized for any lawful purpose under the Business Corporation Act or under special -409- statutes (for bankings insurance, non-profit purposes). 3. Corporate name: a. Incorporated status must be nnade known in the corpora- tion nanne by inclusion of the term, "incorporated", "company",, "limited", etc 4o The term of corporate existence may be perpetual, 5o Any three or nnore natural persons 21 years of age or older may act as incorporators. 6. The Articles of Incorporation nnust set forth: a- The nanne of the corporation bo Its address c. Its period of duration d. Address of incorporators e Detailed information concerning the number, types, classes, rights, limitations, etc , of shares f. Purposes for which it has been organized go The number of directors hp Information on the value of property and an estimate of the gross business for the following year as a basis for ;• computing the franchise tax. If the tax is to be paid on the basis of stated capital and paid-in surplus the above information need not be submitted. (For additional infor- mation concerning the franchise tax, see the following. ) 7 The Articles of Incorporation must be filed in duplicate with the Secretary of State. 8= License fees (domestic corporations); a. The corporation must pay an initial license fee and in some cases an additional fee b. The initial fee is l/ZO of 1% of the value of the corpora- tion's issued shares reported to the Secretary of State in its first report. Co The additional fee, if required, is l/20 of 1% of the additional stated capital and paid-in surplus. 9« Filing Fees: a. Various filing fees ranging in cost from $1 00 to $20 00 are chai ged by the Secretary of State 10. A Certificate of Incorporation is issued by the Secretary of State eoid nnust be filed for record within 15 days. 11 The corporate existence begins on issuance of the Certificate of Incorporation but all consideration for shares must be paid before any business may begin. 12. The minimum paid-in capital requirement is $1,000. 13o Amendments to the Articles of Incorporation may be made as desired subject to certain procedures which must be followed as set forth in the Act. 14 Reductions of stated capital are subject to detailed regulations, but are permitted 15. Reductions of paid-in surplus nnay be made subject to certain restrictions and regulations -410- 16. By-laws may be made and altered by the Board of Directors unless this power is reserved to the shareholders by the Articles of Incorporation. 17. Stock of various classes and rights may be issued. All shares of the same class must have the sanne rights except for different series as to dividends, price and ternns of redemption, amount payable in liquidation, sinking-fund provisions and ternns and conditions of revision. 18. Issuance of stock: a. Shares having par value nnay not be issued for less. b. Shares without par value may be issued for an annount of consideration determined by the directors or by the shareholders if this right is reserved to the latter by the Articles of Incorporation. c. Consideration may be paid in money or in other forms of tangible or intangible property, or in labor service actually performed. Pronnissory notes or future services do not constitute payment. d. Certificates may not be issued until paynnent is made in full. 19. Transfer of stock is governed by the Uniform Stock Transfer Act. There is not stock transfer tax. 20. Redemption of stock: a. No redemption of stock may be made which will reduce the remaining assets below an amount sufficient to pay all debts and liabilities of the corporation; which will reduce the net assets below the anr^ount ^jliyable to share- holders having prior or equal rights to the assets on dissolution. 21. Stockholders' liability is limited to payment on full considera- tion for shares issued to them. 22. Meetings of shareholders are subject to various requirements as to frequency, notification, place, quorumSc etc. 23. Voting? a. Each share has one vote. b. Proxy voting is permissible. c. In voting for directors, shareholders nnay cunnulate votes. 24. Action may be taken by consent of stockholders without meeting. 25. Voting trusts are permitted 26. Directors: a. Need not be residents or shareholders. b. A minimum of three directors is required. c. If nine or more directors are elected, they may be divided into two or three classes. d. Vacancies may be filled by election at the auinual or at a special meeting. e.. Directors may remove officers or agents appointed by them but without prejudice to contract rights. -411- 27, An executive comnnittee may be appointed from the directors to act on their behalf. 28, Liabilities of directors: a. Severe penalties are imposed for violations such as improper payment of dividends^, assenting to loans to directors or officers^ etc. 29, Each corporation must have a registered office in this state and an agent who is located at that office. 30, The broad general powers of a corporation are set forth in the act 31, Dividends: a. The Business Corporation Act sets forth in detail which funds may be used for payment of dividends, 32, Disposition of assets: a. Assets of the corporation may be disposed of by the direc- tors in the regular course of business. bo The procedures to be followed if the disposition is not in the regular course of business are specificadly set • io^^jn the Act and provision is made for the assent of the shareholders. 33, Books and records: a, A record must be kept in this state of the names of shareholders, their addresses and the nunnber and class of shares they hold. b« Provision is made for the examination of these records by shareholders of record 34, Reports of domestic corporations: a. Provision is nnade for annual reporting to the Secretary of State of shareholdings and paid-in surplus and changes therein as a basis for computing the franchise tax, b. Penalties are imposed for failure to report or to pay the frajichise tax, 35, Mergers and consolidations are pernnitted and nnust be reported -ajojig with infornnation on stated capital and paid-in surplus to the Secretary of State. 36, Dissolution procedures are set forth in detail and provide for the methods of initiating action, voting of shareholders, etc. 37, Corporate taxes: a. Capital stock tax b. Shares of stock of corporation, tangible property, or capital stock of which is assessible in Illinois, are not taxable , Co Franchise tax is l/2 of 1% per year of stated capital and paid-in surplus. Mininnum taxes are set forth as follows: -412 Stated Capital and Paid-in Surplus $50,000 $50,000-$200.000 $200.000-$500.000 $500, 000-1 million 1 million- 10 million over 10 million Minimum Annual Tax $10 $15 $20 $50 $200 $500 d. There is no corporate income tax. e. There are, or course,, in addition certain locad taxes and taxes which apply to specific types of industries. Interest: 1. Rates: a. The legal rate is 5% per annum* b. 7% per annum is permitted by written contract. c. Any rate is permitted 1) Where corporation is the debtor, 2) In case of demand loan exceeding $5, 000 secured by warehouse receipt, bill of lading, certificate of stock, bill of exchange, or other negotiable instruments. d. Judgments bear interest of 5% per annum e. Pawnbrokers may charge 3% per month. f. Small loans (applies to licensees of State Department of Insurance) of $500 or less; 1) 3% per month on first $ 150 • 2) 2 1/2% per month on next $ 150 . 3) 1% per month on excess of unpaid balance, 2, Usury results in forfeiture of all interest but must be pleaded. 8. Monop olies and restraint of trade : 1. Are illegal under the common and statutory law. 9- Principal and Agent : 1. No statutory provision 10. Collection Agencies: 1 . No legislation 11. Sales: Uniform Sales Act has been adopted but Commissioners' Amend- ments to paragraphs 32 and 38 have not been adopted. -413- 12. Securities: ("Blue Sky Law") 1. The act provides for the registration with the Secretary of State of securities, investment contracts, investment fund shares (with the exception of certain enumerated exemptions); the regis- tration of salesmen smd deaders. 2. Fees for various types of registration are specified. 3. Approval of the Secretary of State is required for the advertise- nnent of sales of securities with certain exceptions. 4. Violations are specifically enumerated and are severely penalized. 13. Surety smd Guaranty Connpanies; 1. They are governed generally by the Insuremce Code and come under the direction of the Director of Insurance. 14. Trademarks ajid Trade Names: 1. The law provides for the registration of trademarks and trade names and for protection from infringement. 2. Fair Trade Act: a. With certain exceptions resale price nnaintenance contracts are enforceable for signatories and non-signatories. 15. Laws Relating to Labor, Employment, Health, Safety, etc. 1. See Chapter 7, page 129. 16. Building Codes: 1. No statutory provision. State Taxation: The list which follows does not include every state tax which is in force but does cover those which are of nnore general interest and innpor tain ce. No attennpt has been made to explain the rate structure in detail since for the purpose of this report it was not deemed feasible or useful. The actual tax bill in many cases depends not only upon the actual rate imposed but in the method of application as well. This latter, innportajit, determinant of tax liability was considered to be beyond the scope of this report which is concerned merely with presenting in a general way the types of taxes levied by the state. 1. Real Property Tax: a. No levy 2. Personal Property Tax: a. No levy 3. Income Tax: a. None -414- 4. Inheritance Tax: a. Based on the clear market value of the property. b. The rates and exemptions vary according to the relationship of the beneficiary and the amount of the gift. 5. Gift Tax: a. None 6. Sales Tax: a- The rate is 2% of 98% of gross receipts from sales in Illinois. 7. Use Tax: a. None of general application. 8. Coin-in-Slot Amusement Devices Tax: a. A license and an annual fee are required. 9. Stamp Taoc: a. None required. 10. Gasoline Tax: a. Three cents per gallon for motor vehicles. 1 1 . Liquor Tax: a. One dollar per gallon. 12. Franchise Tax: a. See page 412 , "Corporations" 13. Flat weight or mileage tax on Motor Vehicles. 14. Cigarette Tax: a. One mill per cigarette with a discount of 5% upon purchase of stamps. b. Municipalities are authorized to tax retail vendors 1) Peoria aind Pekin both levy this additional teix. See page425. 15. Unennployment Compensation Tax: a. See Chapter 7; section dealing with laws relating to employment and labor. 16. Workmen's Compensation: a. See Chapter 7; section dealing with laws relating to employment and labor. •415- County Laws Affecting Business; The only county laws of any significance in Peoria and Tazewell Counties in their effects on business are those which relate to zoning and taxes. Zoning requirements are treated separately in Chapter XI of this report. The only taxes of importance are the real and personal property levies and although the rates differ, the method of computing the tax liability is identical for both coun- ties included in the area« The entire real and personal property tax bill depends^ in addition to the county levy, upon levies imposed by the city and/or township, school districts sanitary district(if any) and whatever public authorities may exist where the business or individual is located. For example, a business located in the City of Peoria pays, in addition to the Peoria County taxes„ taxes levied by the town of Peoria (for poor relief, retirement, and for general expenses); by the City of Peoria; by School District 150; by the Greater Peoria Sanitary District; by the library; and by the Pleasure Driveway and Peoria AirportAuthoritieSo Tables 1, 2, and 3 onpages 417 418, and 4 1 9 s how the specific rates prevailing in both Tazewell and Peoria Counties, Table 1, page 417, includes the levies of Taizewell County and the additional levies of the cities, towns, districts, etc Table 2, page 418? provides the same information for Peoria County, and Table 3, page 419, provides a detailed breakdown of the levies imposed on residents of the City of Peoria. As can be noted in the Tables, the total rate applies on the basis of each $ 100 valuation. Table 4, page 420, is an abstract of the valuations and taxes for all of Peoria County extended for the year 1953 and includes the valuations of railroads in the area. The valuations are deternnined by the State Department of Revenue - The assessed valuation of property for 1953 has been determined by the Department to be at 19% of the fair cash value in Tazewell County. In order to bring the valu- ation up to 100% the assessed valuation is multiplied by 5.2632 and it is on this base that the tax rates are applied. In Peoria County for the year 1954 the Depart- nrient determined that property is assessed at 22% of fair cash value and therefore the multiple used is 4 7619. City Laws Affecting Business. The city is granted its existence by thestate through the issuance of its corporate charter. The powers of the city in the State of Illinois are exhaustively set forth in section 24 of the Illinois Statutes. The statutory pro- visions specifically grant the power to either license, tax, or regulate certain businesses. Where the legislature has given the power merely to license or regulate a certain business the license fee innposed by the municipality must be reasonable in amount and bear some relation to the cost of inspections or the enforcement of the regulations. Where the statute grants the power to "tax"in addition to the power to license and regulate, the license fee can be imposed for revenue and need not bear any relation to the cost of enforcement The powers of the city, therefore, can be thought of as involving; (1) the power to regulate, on the basis of which the various inspection and regulatory codes and the license fees to cover this cost are imposed; (2) the power to tax which enables the city to license and make levies on certain businesses and occupations as a source of revenue. The treatment which follows is exclusive of real and personal property taxes which were discussed above. •416- TAZEWELL COUNTY VALUAIIONS AND TAX RATES FOR 1953 fOMPlLtl) UV R. C. IllEIS, (dlNTY CLERK •n 4A determined by rtiX nas determined • ■ of the fair cuh > necrasary to use a multipk of 6.3«32 Vour valuatmn ai aue«Md locally t>> ^•^^^^^>ior and equaloed b) your Board of Review haa bc«n incrrur<1 f> 1Y>3S time* and become* the valuation upon whkh your ta^ei *rr rxu -. led. RtUraaMSt road Aradi«iM rv9 Dttt. MUjol or: Hnpidtli rtr* Ih»t. ltM9.«l» iWX Hich ScfcMi No. lit •Mnjim 40C Cwf. (AjMta«UM) »Tt.41* .404 SclMok: Diat. SV «H 9.ffnjl4 443 IHtt. N*. «10 10.4C4JO4 .4«ft UTn.K MACKINAW R«*d *n4 Brwc« in SMctal Ka^ .. . .07ft Hw*> ftri>«(4 Ko Me tJ4T.0Sl 4U VslMllM tUlm Coiwty T.B San. . . " Cowitj Hichvajr ... C« Atd Tvf BrMcH RetlrMMat Puad . Rm4 UhJ Brtiir* . . SpwIaJ lUad C:r9 (Mackuaw) \^UU Cmmuo T.|71,7n Ubrarr T>TI.717 Uati OtoL N«. 701 . U.»71.»U VUlac« of MKklMw ValaftUaa IUI« CMnty C«iMral . f 44^1,707 MS C«ant> T.8 tan. . . - .OM C«wai* Hlckway . - " Mt r« A^ Twp bUcM - Jba R«UniM«it Fvad ** 41ft T»w» - Mtl Eoa4 and Brtd« - .IS Hl(h ScbMl N«. 101 tCMBJM TTT Hlfb ScbMtl No SOI. BoiMia Only . . . U.SWJSS L'nll Dial. No 140 . S0.7f7,S4S l.ltl Unii Out No. 701 14J7SJSS I IM Sckocl DUt No «44 t24lt.441 7tl C«rf iDoov Crook) 79^Mt «U Vtilac* of Door Crook ! US 80TNT0N ToluUoa Coootr GoMTal . I «>4T.40« C«aat7 T3 Saa. . . CMnt7 Htfhwajr .. Co Atd Twp- BrUtfoo RottroaoRt Toad - To« Road oad Brldfo . . Spocial Road Road Boado Amti^toe Ptn DltL 8.MS.101 Ropodalo Pin DbL. 1Z.04»4S> Emdon Piro Diat . . S.690.S7S Dolavaa Pin DtoL . l«.7a«XS4 Hlfh Sckool No. SOS •J4T.0S1 Htck scbooi No. SIS tjsnjm Vnit Dtit. No 11 . 1U11.««S L'alt IHaL No. 70S . lft.414.0U Sckoob- Dut No. «&4 MTt414 DloL No. CSS 9^1.091 HOPEDALR Coontjr Conoral . . . ,| 7.063 JOl Coonty T.B. Son, Co-j»tT Hlrbway . . Co A>d T*p Brtdfoa Rotlrtmoat P«ad . . SMcLal Road ^ •podaJ' Fin Dlot 1S,C49.6£» 147»4«7 -SSft . No. 70S . ItJOftJSO DUt. N«. eSZ »^1.091 \*Ularo ct HofMdalo. TREMONT Cooaty Gaaaral . . . | ».ft7ft.SC7 Coonty T3 Saa. . . Couatf Htcbway . . Co. Aid Twp. Brtdfoa " RoUramont Puad . . Road aad Bridn - • - Spaetal Road Road Beitdt Hlch School No. 101 S4.M*Jtt Htfh School No. SOI. BoDda Only M.S«t.>H Unit DuL No. TOt . 14.V7MSS Unit DUt. No. 70S . lftJOft.SM Corp, (Tromoa:) . S.004J14 DUt. So. 044 ttUS.441 ViUafo of Troment . MORTON Vahuttoa Cosntjr Goaoral . . .IS1.TTB.SM Conatjr T B. San. . * CoontT Hlchvar ... Co. Aid Twp. Brfdvoo RotlnBont Ptutd . Road aad Brldfo ... Special Road ** Hlch School No. SOI S4.O0».Stt High School No. sot Boadt Oalr S4,S«Mti Corp. (Morton) .... lSJM.«Oe Dut. No. M 7C3JM DUU No. 044 tS.U9.441 VUlafo of Morton . . WASHLNCTON Volaatloa Rotoo CoQiitjr T3. Sat). Road oad Bride* ■ ntrh School No. SO* SS,07ft>l< .68 Unit Out. No. 140 . S0,T»T.»4S I.ISX Corp. (WathtActoa). I1>U.»S9 .297 SchooU; Diit. No. 4S l,lBS.lft< M3 DuL No. 4» (24.000 M DUL No. SO LMS.sre 1,0«7 SM.11B J7S Ciiy of \^'aifeu)rton DUt. No. S2 2.477 GROVELAND 1»SS VftlMiiM Ratoo Coontr CcDcral .tt<.17S404 .043 Coanty TS. San. . - .039 Conntr Htchwar " 049 Co Aid Twp. BiidcM ~ -042 RetuoMont Fuod . . - .GIB Town - .19 Rood and Bndro " lU Birh School No. SOI S<«6».283 .m Hick School No. 901. Bond* OnlT UJSOMS Hick School No. SOI. No Bond* 24.069.288 M» Htck School No. SOS UAllJUC .C7S Hicb School No. »0t, Boada Oaljr rjM J»4 Hlch School No. SOS. No Bnadi 94ill.M0 CZT Hich School .No. SOS «SJ>17J08 .781 Hick School .No. sot, Bond* Oalv SSJll^n Hich School No. SOI, No BoMk CS.01TJ0f .CCS Non-Hich No. 400 . 9jllt.4S0 JOU Corp CroTo Cooar . S.TCSJSt .447 Corp Eaot Poorta . SOM.447 .ftS4 School!: Dl.t. No 7ft 1.049.040 1.00 Dt>t No. 70 ft.7f 1 43S DU: No. 7» 1.781.170 1.64ft Dttt. No. IS MS.710 M» DUt. No. M ftO.7U.810 1.047 Dt«L No. 101 t4S.70C 1.194 DuL .No. lOt ftJ0O.ff7S IftU n..t No M< £3.&».441 .791 Di.! \u tj»< 3492.400 «3 \ . ' .: Ii.tt. 7« 3.164 Covnly Cenorai Vklaalloa Ralao Co Aid Twp. Brtdc** R«ttni»mt P«nd . - Town Road aad Bride* . ■ Paktn Part 7S.OC2.CS0 So. Pckta Park . . »9CJTft NonaaadaU Ptn Dut. 4.0*4.887 Hick School No W3 M^llJCO Hick School No SOS. Bo&da Onli . ■7j8ft«J»4 Hick School Ni No Bond! Noo Hick No Corp. i>«kto) Corp. (So. Peki 94.S11JW 4Z7 400 . 9 J 11.480 StCPTft JSI 4.071.4S0 MS MS.Tn J44 7*JOO>61 34M U 83.337 1T« DELAVAN Valnatiaa Coontjr >^ao«r«l ...110.402,470 Cooatj T.B. Saa. . . " Conntr Hichwaj ... Co. Aid Twp. Bridcoo RoUnBMnt Puad . . Town Road an9ft.U7 SchooU: DUL No. ft8 283418 DUL No. n 1.049.040 Dut. No- 83 6424S0 DuL No 84 .... 629,370 DuL No 8ft l.Sft3.16ft UuL No. 8< 80.788410 City of Eaii Peoria DliL 86 City of Eaat Pooria Dut. 86 3.D City of E Prorto DttL M N T.P D City of E. r«oru DUL 88 NT P D SPBINC LAKE Valaatlaa Cooaty Goacral . . -ft «>i».ftl0 County T.B. Saa. Co«Bty Hichway . Co- Aid Twp Bndc*o RoUroMcat Fund Road aad Bnd^g^);}j[£ ] Spocial Road .... Unit DuL No. 124 14.17S419 NoA-Hwk No. 4M . t41t.«*0 Craotir CuMnl .1 S.0S4.S10 .043 Couatr T.B. S«Ji. . . 03> County BIchwftr ... 04> .04t EUtinmnit Fond . . " .016 Town " .03< Rond nod Bridf. ... .lU Rond Bond« OM Hich School No. SOd MIS.OU .b;2 Inll DUl. .Vo. 7(tt . UiMia 1.384 I'nit Diat. No. 709 1S.<14.0U l.014< Sekool: DUL No. eU 7.«13.IM .(11 D.U.U Plr* IHot. . 14.759.034 OM HALONE Voltiaiion County ContntI $ iJ)1*jB»4 Coanty T.B. San. . . County Hlckway ... ' Co. Aid Twp. Bride** Retlromtnl Puad .. Road and Brldet . San JoM Pin DUt . lUlS.lftT DcUtan Ftro DUL 14.7ft».0$4 Hich School No. 308 SJ1S.0S4 Unit DuL No. 122 . tO>8U10 Unit DUL No 124 14,178.819 Unit DUL No 703 . 16.414,088 School PER IN C»unty CoMral .ft844814U County T.B. San. . . * C««nlr Hlckway Co Aid Twp Bndcvo lUtirvnvr.t Puad Road and Bride* " <»S Hick School No. SOS 94.6U4C0 CTi llick Sckool No. SOS. cififXTpmi 1,481.168 1.019 I Ce«ir) 8,761 J»S ELM GROVE County Gancnl ... ft 7j:6.««3 County T3. Saa. . . County Hlckway . - - ** Co. Aid Twp. Bride** Rotinmont Fund .. Road and Bride* - - - Sp*cUl Road Road Bonds " Hick School No 303 94.811460 Hick School No. 303. Bonda Only 87.6M494 Hich School No 303. .No Bonda K81U60 Non-Hick No. 400 . 9.818.480 Unit DuL No. 702 . ISJOSJCS Corp. Vall*y Total aaaooaod valuation of all proporty in Taa*. w«ll County for th« yoar a I aaiaanad valuation all laado. lota aad por- lal pioporty for tho Total aaooaaod vaJnatloa of all railroad proporty for th* r*v 19*S S I7.0lft41t 149C418 414 ViUaco of N. 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Sanitarium 04 .04 Firemen's Pension 0195 .0202 Police Pension 014 None Garbage 0505 .0505 PubUc Benefit 017 .018 Fire Protection 064 .064 Police Protection 075 .075 Band 0063 .0065 Health 0253 .0253 Street and Bridge 0505 .0505 Recreation 0314 .033 Retirement 032 .033 Harbor .0055 None Total 684 .677 SCHOOL DISTRICT No. 150 Education 75 .75 Building 20 .20 Retirement .025 .026 Total 975 .975 GREATER PEORIA SANITARY General 0433 .0435 Retirement 007 .0047 Public Benefit .0127 .0148 Total 063 .063 PLEASURE DRIVEWAY General 0505 .0505 Recreation 0095 .0093 Special 05 .0502 Retirement .006 .006 Total 116 .116 PEORIA AIRPORT General 0233 .0221 Bonds .0037 .0029 Total .027 .025 TOTAL $2.10 J2.10 •County Health Rate .038 abated by .0127 within Corporate Limits of City of Peoria per Statute. Table 3 -419- n E ss s s i 5 sS 1:' - !l- s5 s 2 ; ii I SS i !-!■ ! iM II 1 i S g 53 S ? £ i SI 3 1 i a 3-- s s S S SS ; -- i :-K ! 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IM 3S S SS J Ii 1 Is E si S ll 1 1 11 KS53sa55|3S|88SS= 1= J IS ^5 5 S III s s i 1 1: 1 s s i 5 u rl 1 '■ 1 : • - S 1 ° .\i\\ s s ■ s S S J ii 1 = 1 ! 1 ! 1 ° i i" i 1 3:3s : S ill! 1 1 ; S : S 1 ■ 1 i a s S : S S : S S : 3 1 i 1 5 i ! III ?■ !■ !■ 1 i i s I 1 1 s Si! S i s 1 S ; S 1 s i III . i i i 3:2s 1 1 1 • 1 11 . : 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 1 £ i. 1 1 5 1 i 1 1 1 i go: i 2' ^ 1 J i : 1 1 : : 1 <== 1- 1 1 ^ E ii ■ i i : 1 p 1 j : ; i 1 i 1 1 8 1 1 1 . 1 i 8 S i < 1 ii ^ Table 4 = 420- Power to Regulate: No attempt will be made here to enumerate the areas in which statutory provision is made for regulation and licensing. Table 5, pages 422 and 423k is a listing of those powers which the City of Peoria has actually invoked by imposing license fees. Although the income from this source is important to the city, the individual fees are not significant in amount and do not impose a burden on the business or occupation involved. The list of activities which are regulated covers those which relate to health matters, such as food dealers, milk dealers, meat dealers, restaurants, etc. , and extends to building permits, use of public streets, electrical work, etc. More important than the license fee imposed, from the point of view of the business or occupation, are the regulations as embodied in the various codes. The require- ments set forth in the Peoria codes are not significantly different from those which generadly prevail in other cities. The building code, adopted in 1940, is very similar in almost all respects to the 1941 edition of the Uniform Building Code. Likewise, the electrical code paradlels the National Electrical Code as recommend- ed by the National Fire Protection Association;the smoke abatement regulations are based on the Code of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers; the heating installation code is the one recommended by the Nationad Warm Air Heating and Air Conditioning Association of Cleveland, Ohio; the plumbing code is the same as that which has been adopted by the state. By the detailed nature of the codes, nothing short of actual reference to the applicable code itself can serve as an answer to specific questions as to requirements . Therefore, since a general out- line of the codes would not be useful and the inclusion of the codes themselves in this report is not feasible, detailed questions should best be taken to the appropriate city regulating agency. Table 6, page 424 , is a list of the regulation codes in force in Peoria and the appropriate city departnnent to consult for detailed infor- mation Power to Tax: Typical to almost all municipalities, the main sour ce of tax revenue in the cities within the Peoriarea is the real property tax and in this state the additional levy made on personal property. These rates have been previously discussed (page 420) Section 24 of the state statutes grants certain additional powers to tax and while not all of them have been invoked, many have been levied Table 7, page 425 , is a list of the taxes imposed by the Peoria City Code. None of the taxes existing in auiy of the cities in the area involve any significant amount fronn the point of view of their being a burden which might deter industrial develop- ment, although they do constitute in the sum an important source of inconne to the cities. In addition to the real and personal property taxes, "and the taxes itemized in Table 7, page 425 , the City of Peoria levies special assessments for improvements in streets, lighting and sewers, the cost of which is computed by the City Engineer 's office and shared in part by the city. -421- LICENSE FEES LEVIED BY THE CITY OF PEORIA Business or Occupation Building Permits House Movers Use of street during construction Plumbing Electrical wiring and neon signs Electricsd. contractors Erection of billboards and signboards Compressing acetylene gas Outdoor Advertising Explosives Night Scavengers Operators of passenger elevators Stationary and hoisting engineers Weights and measures Dog license Structures on and under public ways Work on public ways Bicycles Photographing on streets . Fee $1.50 to several hundred dollars $1.00 for each 300 feet a building is moved $2. 00 per month for each 25 feet of frontage occupied $ 1.00 to $5. 00 per year $25. 00 per year $2.00 per 25 lineal feet $ 100. 00 per year Under 25 signs - $25.00 per year Over 25 signs - $250. 00 per year $25. 00 per year $50.00 per year plus $25.00 per vehicle $ . 50 per year Engineers - $2.00 per year Boiler tenders - $1.00 per year Fees fixed by state law $ 1.00 Fee varies by type of structure. Detailed schedule of fees $ . 50 per year $50. 00 per year Table 5 -422- LICENSE FEES LEVIED BY THE CITY OF PEORIA (continued) Easiness or Occupation Fee Businesses coming under Smoke Fees vary for each type of business Abatement Ordinance Selling deadly weapons $50. 00 per year Businesses coming under Fees vary for each type of business Fire Prevention Ordinance Some of the occupations which are not now regulated and licensed but which can be are auto courts, chicken hatcheries, coal dealers, dry cleaners, food lockers, ice dealers, kennelSj laundries, machine shops, oil dealers, parking lots, bakeries, bakery vehicles, feed dealers, public garages, massage parlors, and wholesale tobacco dealers. Table 5 -423- PEORIA CITY REGULATORY CODES AND ENFORCING DEPARTMENTS CODE ENFORCING DEPARTMENT Building - which embraces plumbing electriceil and all things pertaining to building. Director of Inspection, Dean M. DuBoff, ex-officio Building Commissioner o Zoning Traffic Building Commissioner Daniel J. Hanson, Traffic Engineer; Louis Davis, Jr., Captain of Traffic; Frank M. Evans, Superintendent of Police. Fire Prevention Bureau of Fire Prevention under the direction of the Fire Marshal. Department of Air Pollution Control Director of Inspection, ex-officio Director of Air Pollution Control. Table 6 -424- TAXES LEVIED BY THE CITY OF PEORIA Business or Occupation Rate Amusements (18 classes) Rate varies from $2 00 to $5 00 per day; $15 00 to $200 00 per year Auctioneers $100 00 per year Bowling alleys and billiard halls $10 00 per alley emd per table Brokers $5 00 per annunn Cigarettes $ 01 per pack on retailer Eiquor $ 25 00 to $ 1 , 000 per year Mechanical, nnusical and amusement devices Motor Vehicles Automobiles: $4 00 - 25 horsepower $5 00 - 25 to 35 horsepower $6 00 - 35 to 50 horsepower $7 50 - over 50 horsepower Trucks. $5 00 - 3,000 pounds, fully loaded to $17 50 - 59, 000 pounds, fully loaded Pawnbrokers $75 00 per year Money lenders $200 00 per year Peddlers $25 00 per year Public carts $ 5 00 per vehicle Secondhand dealers $50 00 per year Junk dealers $25 00 per year Taxicabs $20 00 per cab Transient Merchants $15 00 per day ,$ 75 00 per week; $200. 00 per month In addition to these taxes which are imposed, the city could aJso tax detective agencies, barber shops, lumber yards, livery stables, ice cream parlors, coffee houses, expressmen, porters, and Qorists Table 7 -425- The practliil effer : of ♦•his relation Is quite often state domination ar.d ar.- «'a* -an^'ed legislative Lnterferenre. Basically it means that the legislature _s *he source and -.ustodian of municpal law. Local legislating tends to beccme a — li-te" of filhr. g ir the detai.s of state law. Very .mporrir.: ..r, thaS regard is the fact that urban problems and respcrsi- bil.-ies are ultimately state respcnsibilit: es. Failures ard inadequacies at the 0C2.1 level often have their roots in state legislation. Without denying local re- :pon?ibiIity for mar.y of ♦'he failures which often arise, it should be recognized, nevertheless, -»--'-- " - ' ■ ' ■ The above facts i.re even more significant when the character and compos- - tior. of the lUincis legislature is taken into consideration. Due to a failure to resppcrtion ♦he stite s_r,ce 1900 the Illinois legislature is dominated by repre- sentatives from *h.e rural areaSs who sometimes lack sufficient familiarity w.th or interest m urban problems. Legislative jnterference is most critical in three areas: namely, finance structure and organization of local government organs; and territorial growth . For example, in near'.y every instance, each grant of taxing power made bv the Illinois egislature is qualified by a nnaximum rate at which taxes may be raised, L.kewise, limitatior.s on indebtedness and maximum salaries to be paid munii. - pil rfiicials tfr.d to restrict effective performance of local functions and ser- v^ ces Frequently, iities have been forced to suspend essential functions for a tme or even suspend them altogether., for want of funds nnade inaccessible bv state restrictions. In Pecria for inst&ncer failure of the state to empower the city to impose an inicme tax or impose a sales tax without a referendunn has left the city wirhc^t adequate means to provide for a separate storm sewer systeni which would be advantageous to industry^ Moreover, failure to provide an easy, yet •us* method of annexation has made it difficult for the city to gain territory •'-til *■? the welfare and growth of the city. The problems resulting from state control are not unique to Peoria or to Il'-inois. Nor is this to condemn, state control. Such control is necessary. The PTiph^sis here is ipon recognition of "he state influence ao^influence which w?ll b= given consideration in the discussi'rns which follow. Briefly, an industrial- 'A f ho lid note tha* most inadequacies and problems at the local leve' are in partj at le = 3t, traceable to the state law. -428- 11 County of Peoria Peoria County, one of the jnost heavily popiilated counties in the state, is i convenient s-abdivisi-om of the state „ incorporated for the purposes of state ad- ministration in the local area,, and for local administration of local affairs. It is a quiasi public corporation whose technical and legal position imakes it princi- pally an administrative agency of the state despite the strong influence of "localism" which preserves a certain spirit and sentiment of home rule toward the functions cfincaaSp- officials perforinao County Functions Actually, the county is still the main agency for enforcement of state law>, Its functions include the administration of justice, preservation of peace^ the administration of elections, assess-Tnent *nd collection of taxes, financial ad- ministration, construction and maintenance off highways, educational supervi- sion, and enforcement of health and welfare regulations. Territorial Organization Like eighty-three of the one hundred two counties in Illinois, Peoria is sub- divided into local jurisdictions called townships o^r civil towns. Government Organization Typical of most rural counties in the Middle West, the county adiministra- tion is placed in an elected board of supervisors and other elected and appointed officials. The chief objection to this type of organization is that it -violates the basic principles of integration, co-ordination, and responsibility. Administra- tion conducted by several independently elected administrators may lead to as many policies as there are administrators. In short, Peoria County lacks a single adssiinistrator whc^ co-ordinates and directs functions and policy. Board of Super-visors Irrespective of the independence of the other county officials, the chief gov- erning body of the county is the county board. Each town or township elects one member to the bo-ard. Some tC'wns are entitled to additional members called Assistant Supervisors. Members serve four year terrais. Peoria County has twenty (20) Supervisors and eighteen {18) Assistant Supervisors /two |2) from the Town of Limestones one ((1) from the Town of Richwoodsj and fifteen ((15) f rc^m the Town of the City of Peoria."/ All Supervisors and Assistant Supervisors meeting together ^cnstitute the county board. The inore important duties and powers of the board are as follows: 1. As the principal fiscal agency for the county, it levies taxes; 2. makes appropriations fcT ,1,11 county activities: 3. prc^vides for and maintains a county court building, jail, and other institutions and buildings; 1 Basic legal source u»ed for sections on counties was 111. Rev. Stat. , 1953, Chap. 34 -429- 4. cares fc- al' p-cper*.y owned by the county: 5. makes rules an:^. regulations regarding health and control of di se ^ =e 6. appc'.rts -» zoning cc2iaaD«ftl«il«c and zoning board of appeals: 7. appoints a 5upT^ or, adult icer, county truant officer, sdp°er^ irzntendeat of repairs, county zoning en£oi-'cIng'~o1 detention home, -',cuntY health officer, county veterinarian. county nursing horxie, euperinten- master In chancery"! publl ■: admlnL strator and an agri-cultural adv:,3©r. ~~~~ iealtl public defender" cC'Unty survey?: Ad'nnlnl strati ve Boards and Com^nissiona''. and the 'Slt-cted and appointed administrators, plural administrative bodies whi? functions within the jurisdiction. addition to the county board County of Peoria has several perform certairA administrative and judicial ■431 Cne sf the moze iTi^ortzr.t ..s the Pecr.a County Bca -d of Health cor.s. sting of se.vtn mem'ie.s, tw.*h ^ther tti. th agent. es through a statutory provision permi*- tiiig any township,, man:. cip-iLty or health district within the county tc ccn.*in:e in operat.on prcv.ded spei.t : standards are met. Jurisdictional conflict ir. re- gard tc revenue for healti: purposes is avcided by a like provision which entitle s s.ry drstrict or '.izisdiztlor. r::«i.intairJ.ng such a department to a refunc' for all taxes ccLlected '/I'-ithin :t? r..rr>\'s lor. health purposes. Al" ccurt.es -.ave ■». Board ci Review ;ompcsed of three members appcir.ted by the ;o-nty judgt. Th.'. » be-- re -ev: ews all property assessments and has fu'.l pcwer to rai--e cr 'owe?' 5i.m.^ :ity for count/ purposes (inc'udir.g r^i'roics . is $437,655. 9Z, v.cj.-'r rhe 'oial ts.* for the entire county iz:r county purposes . "^ $625,951.01. That 4 i'.tv the 3iz? cf Peoria should carry better than tv^c - thirds of tht eKptnses <:„' :-.*'. icunty is quite unreasonable. However, thie 5eems to be litrle pressure «= ye* to bring abou" a redistr.bution of the herder.. Second, ::ounT'.es i.;e the basl:i taxing ^nit. Bit the tragedy is that, t:" often; they do not assert their authority or discipline cvet -he '"^caltoiAr. ss:i': - ors. The inequities resi".'iu>g from the lack of a good coimty assessor law have Tiounted as the years have passed. These inequities 3.re apt to contrnue unt; 1 the s's-te does something alo-t it. Prese.n.t authcrizatLon glve-r. t'r.e State Department of Revenue does not go i-.- encjigh. The author .zat. or doe: give the department power to raise the /iui tion uniformly thrcughcut the county when the depirtmert finds that assess-r^rr.t valuation i.-. general. y below the fair market value cf *he property. In Sii'/r. i case the deparfnent determines the per cen* of discrepancy between the a;t\_i assessed valuation and the fair market value., and then, is allowed, through the use cf a multip.e, tc raise va'^jat'on equally throughout the county. Pres'-Ti- ablv this means tha* property cwners are paying taxes en 100% of the fair maT - ket value of their property. This, of ccurse. overconr\es some of the weak- nesses resulting frcm a di = pcs'tion on the part cf local assessors to place property valuation at too low a figure. Bet :t dees not remedy the ineooitie.' existmg within the countv -tff^'i, Tt is toe mu'h tf a 'rule of thumb" method. - For details on 3:sessed valuation see Chapter 15. For township finance details see the next sect: on of tt.s chapter. — 34 Town and Township Government (Applicable to the entire Peoria Metropolitan Area, ) Tlie town cr township is a convenient administrative subdivision of the coun- ty for administrative and electoral purposes„ It is a body corporate with the capacity to sue and be suedj to hold, bu'?,, and sell property -- real or personal --to levy and collect taxes, to borrow money^ and to perforin governmental functio^nsj zhe most important of which &2et (1) the care of the indigent; and (2) the care and maintenance of roadSp bridges,, hospitals^ cemeterieSj and water- works. Town Meeting Annually Illinois towns hold a meeting of the electors of the town„ whose pow(5;r§ relate to the corporate and legal business of the town, to the fiscal pol- icy,, to the construction ,and maintenance of certain town objects, plus control of animal-ii and other matterSo Most important is their decision on fiscal policy. This body, which Is coim- pletely democratic in nature adopts the budget and determines the tax levy. It .shc'c-d be noted that the body is the only remaining governmental organ in Illinois wherein the citizens vote directly on matters of governmiental policy rather than thro^igh the elected representatives. Town Administration Townships popularly elect a supervisor (member of the county board, ) 2.5 sis - tant supervisO'S-s ((also members of the county board), clerk, assessor , hfgtoK.ay commissioner,-, justices of the peace, and constables. All are elected for terms of four yea- So ~ Despite the election of these officials at the town level, assessment of prop- erty, coUectioTi. of taxes, and the adTninistration of justice are county, not township, functions. Supervisor. The primary function of a supervisor is to act as township rep- resentative to the county board. However, supervisors also act ,as treasurer® of tc'wn funds, and are ex-officio supervisors of general assistance for poor ire- lief and aid to the indigent. In the Town of the City of Peoria the Supervisor of General Assistance acts in that capacity for both town and city. Assistant sup- ervisors have no town powers or duties other than in their capacity as members of the couT„ty board. Town Clerk. The clerk administers oaths to town officers, keeps all rec- OTdsl Sooks , aind docunaents of the town, keeps a record of all town meetings,, acts as ilerk tc the highway commissioner, and certifies the tax levy to the county clerko In towns where boundaries are coterminous with the city, such as the Town of the City of Peoria, the city clerk is town clerk and the treasurer serves a)^ town collector. I For town government and organization, see III. Rev. Stat. 1953, Chap. 139". -435- .eiermir.'S th.e(:icpr, f:r t?-x '>_rpr » , I,ef*"'"T \-. .■-.re:t'!on 5.''^d t'^^c.;,,.; . •. .r.-i tcanty tvta'^urt:. Ho«.evc ., a tua' "-Im ilmost complete V/- :r dependent in the pro- : -^ei-rg, Hig.'.-- iV Co-"n~i' .^sioner. ; he ~cmmi .-s-. oner has 'he tel ng power to liy : Jt, 'deli T"T*i"t ,~ ;"cnTrr*r:T,~Ir,d p-fe3;r!'?f^ .rr.air.ter.ar.ee i-.s b dges 2.nd roads. He IS iur.he • ?.bie r.c i^'h-^.it i --:.,: ri^e tc accc;.T\p*.ish these ends. Jus:i;es :♦ the Pet-^e, T>ere officials Tnsintat'n the o:al courts of no -e:- ord. The^cctTf'^ables ivr; a^ C£f-';er3 cf t-iis cocrt serving writs, order, ^.T.i processes. Boird cf A-;u.-".C--5. 1 >-- ooi.-nericar population »/ss primarily rcral. As a result it i"- not always -.eJl irxpted tc in urbin setting. For instance, czv:^ citer the city will have portions of ?ts jurisdiction in tv : or innore townships. V;Jric".:5 portions of the city will have their own represen- tative en the cc_nty bca»d. This msiy les.d to rivalry and conflict. However, -he fact that the bocndaries c£ tb.e city 3.nd the town of the City of Peoria are ccterm- incus alleviates r-'.any of these problems. Much more serious ho'*eve:r\, is the prcbletn relating to assessment. Le- gally^ aises'Tient is c coiinty function, but due tc th-i failure of the sta:f to = ti.ndardize 'methods and pjccedures of assessment, and also to a failure tc re- organize its i-ocal gc /e-r.'.nen: arms, assessment reiiains ^argely within the ciet: et'.cr. of ioci.l.v elected, arid citeti, untrained officials. Very oftt-n a.ssesi'^d vt us-tion i? nothing -nore than -^ wild guess. This p-e- serts the anclert p.-cblerm cf e^iualizatlon, a problem directly related to govern- mert attutture. The S*ae Department ci Revenue do^s review the local assess- ments and attempts tc determine the relatiori between actual assessed valu?.'.: nr and the fair ma:-l.unty uses the r?.j . t- pl« '5. 2632} because th". i.cs«^5sed valuation is abcat 19% of the market value . Aga.n, this invclv**? guessirg anc ii»«q[uifies between properties in the Sime jarisd ctior.. The ."se cf a -nclfple avoids the ctai issue cf a need for standard- ized me»^hods of a?re.3sment thrca^houf the state. * 'f For detaii? en ts^esred valiiatfons see Chap. 15. For de*aiis on county finar.ce set previous section of th5.s ch-npter. 436- School Districts School districts are separately incorporated units of government existing for a special pyirpose„ but a public corporation, nevertheless, with all rights and powers incidental to such a corporate entity. Their jurisdictional lines in- tersect and extend across the boundaries of the other public corporations. Bi;.t this in nc way denies their corporate standing. Like most special districtSj they are governed by a board which has power to locates establishj construct^ maintainj and operate schools. These boards are pcpularly elected and vested with full power to levy taxes for school pur- poses. Probably the inost striking feature of the school districts is the amount of imoney they spend. Sixty-five cents of each property tax dollar in East Peoria, and forty-six cents of each dollar in Peoria goes toward support of the publit school systeim. See App. p. 594, Table A16-13, and figure on next page. ) ^ See III. B.ev. Stat., 1953, Chap. 122. ^437- OF City Funct/oa/s 32.3^ /JlL 0th£R6 67.7^ -Fig. I - Sourcet Table A16-11 I Greater Peoria Sanitary and Sewage Disposal District The sanitary district is also a separate and distinct corporatior governed by an elected beard of five trustees who serve four -year terms. The board has ordinance powers and is authorized by state law to lay out, locate, establ:.sh|, constriict, ms-intain, and operate drains, conduits, sewers, treatment plants^ punnping plants,, works, ditches, channels, and outlets. It is empowered to tax,, use powers of eininent domain, and enact such ordinances, rules, and regula- tions vital to accomplish its purposes. The present district is generally considered a very good one. It serves the City of Peoria and a large portion of rural area beyond the city limits. (See Map p. 93 ). Since it maintains the sewer trunk lines within the city into which the city sewer system empties, and also performs pumping and treating ser- viceSp it has extensive powers within the city relating not only to inspectf.on,, but also to a right to change the course or outlet of any stream, and to make any changes deemed necessary and proper to meet future requirements for the pre- scribed purposes cf the district. It has power to extend its facilities beyond the cityr but it eannct tax those outside the district for any facilities erected or services rendered beyond the jurisdictional limits. It also has power to enter contract for sale of its services. ^ See in. Rev. Stat., 1953, Chap. 42 ■439- Greater Peoria Airport Authority The airport authority is also a distinct and separate public corporation governed by a non-political board of five commissioners who serve staggered five-year terms. Three of the commissioners are appointed by the county judge. The other two are appointed by the mayors of each connmunity over 5, 000 population, one of which is the City of Peoria. They have full power to locate, construct, and maintain an airport. They also have powers of eminent domain and other powers typical of a special district public corporation. How- ever, it should be noted that the commissioners are given certain regulatory powers to restrict hazards and regulate property for a distance of two miles beyond their limits. These so-called extra-territorial powers are not among the powers commonly extended to such corporate entities. ^ See III. Rev. Stat., 1953, Chap. 15-1/2 -440- TH£; GOVERNMENT OF THE CITY OF PEORIA ^ Probsibly the most important aspect of the municipal government cf Peoi^la is the present form of government, nannely, the council-manager system. Because adoption of the plan is so recent, and because use of the plan not only involves many inethods and procedures distinguishing it sharply fromi other forms cf government but also results in many advantages and benefits, the plan itself d'iserves special attention. History of Adoption of the Plan In 1951,, the Illinois legislature enacted a law allowing cities of less than 500, 000 population to adopt by referendum an optional charter providing for a council-manager system. Almost immediately a group of young, energetic and civic-minded individuals went into action. A citizens' committee, "Peoriaas for City Manager Government" was formed. With the support and blessing of the Association of Commerce, the League of Women Voters, certain e1 ^^ r^ 1 .^ iiSi ^^ .>1 ^ '^i '*r o o ^ •> ^ 0) is ^ ' 1^ ^ ^ l*^ r fn >: r^ ^ L~> ^ 1 ! L^ ^ •^ 1 1 IS • 1 1 1 1 f 1 t ^ 2! i 1 1 \ - ,^ ^ ^ < ^ ^ Q "^ ,s C> 1 '>1 Nj 1 I: ^ X ^ i 5 1 ^ n 1 'Kt o A ^ ^ V 2 <^ ^ fs v5i ^ § 1 CO $ IJ ^ s ^ 5 H A h !« ' 't) S Nj ■446-A- Boai-ds s.r.d C Dmmisslor.s Like almost ever -^ othe-' governmental unit of its sze, the C:.zy cf Pecri.£. h£.s a namber cf separate and distinct plural admiristrative r.gercits which id- mir.ister various functions fcx the CLty. These bodies are r.c". to be consider'.:? a part of :he regj.lar line adminis-i£.tion under the manager. They exist for purposes cf giving advice to I^ne officials, performing quasi -jud;' cr'ai. functiorj, and specific administrative functio::is. It should be r.cted that the pclicy of =. par*-i;u.»ar agency cha:ged >»ith adjninis"rative duties may vary ccrsiderably from the pc'.i:\ ordained by the chief executive. Board oi Fire arc Pc'.i;e Commissioners Because Peoria has net yet adopted a civil service commission fcr all mun- icipal eTT^ployees, it is required by law to h«ve a separite tcmmission *"cr police and fir?, officers. The three commissioners are appointed by the m-/o- with consent of the ccuncil for staggered thre^i-year terms. Actually this bc'i.rd has hiring and firing power. In particular, its functions are to make rules, conduct civil servce examinations, ^nake appointments to the cfty forces, and act in a judicial capacity as an appeals beard tc hear and render judgment en the appeals of officers who have been removed. Boird of Local Innprovements In compliar.ce with a requirement for all council -manager cities^ Peoric has a local improvement board to plan and make innprc vements such as the ccn- struction and repair cf sewers, wa:er mains, curbs, streets, and the like. The members cf the board are appointed by the manager. Thus, the beard i^ not apt to interrupt or interfere unnecessarily with the smooth operation of ad- ministrative policy. Library Board A nine-nnan board, the nnembers serving "staggered three -year terms ;v:.th- o_t comipensaticnj heads administration of the Pecria library system. M'="Tib'='r£ are appc.r.ted by mayor with the council's consent. The board is empowered throug'r. referendum tc levy a tax for support and maintenance cf the library system. The apprcp-.riation and levy are included ;.n municipal budget, but ccuncil and manage.- have little ccntrcl. Public Health Board A health board exists tc make rules and regulations regarding disease con- trol and sanitary _cndi:iors within the city. It consists cf five unpaid directors, two who must be i censed physicians. They are appointed by the mayor with the ccuncti s consent. They also are empcwered tc levy a tax for purposes of their functions. Tubercuicscs Sanatorium Beard A three-man board is charged with administering the City tuberculosis san- atorium. The nnennbers serve staggered three -year terms and have taxing powers. No doubt fVe functions cf thi; body could be united with those of the public heal*h board ard placed under a single board, agency, etc. which cculd be given respcnsibil:ty for all health functions in the city. However, no one has seer fit tc effect such a merger. -448- Peoria Housing Authority TMs authority exists for the prescribed purpose of improving substandard housing. It IS empowered tc build and manage housing projects for low -income families„ and also empowered to issue bonds to finance the projects. Members are appointed for five-year terms by the mayor with the approval of the state housing boardc Playground and Recreation Board Recreation centers and playgrounds are constructed, equipped, and main- tained by a special board of unpaid officials appointed by the mayor with the council's approval. Police and Fire Pension Funds The city has two boards for the purpose of administering the pension funds for the respective departments. The board for the fire pension fund is com- posed of the city treasurer, city clerk, fire chief, and city comptroller to- gether with three members of the active fire department, who are elected by the active firemen, and one pensioner elected by the pensioners. The police fund is administered by a board, three members of which are appointed by the mayor, one elected from the active policd force, and one from the body of pen- sioners. Personnel Appeals Board The quasi-judicial function of hearing personnel appeals is discharged by a board whose powers are purely advisory unless there is evidence submitted that removal resulted for reasons of race, creed, or color. In such an event, the determinations of the board can be final. Planning and Zoning Board Peoria has a zoning board whose purpose is to preserve the value of prep- erty, to promote comfort of citizens, their safety, and their health within the jurisdiction;, to take steps to beautify the city. Its functions are purely advisory in nature. It makes reconnmendations to the council for classification and regu- lation of the loCiition of business and residential districts; for division of the entire municipal jurisdiction into districts; for different classes of structures for the purpose of uniform and appropriate appearance. Thus, the real power remains in the council, which has the sole power to classify, regulate, and zone by ordinance. Zoning Board ex Appeals The city has a zoning appeals board of five members serving five -year terms, and performing the judicial function of hearing the complaints of persons aggrieved by provisions of the ordinance. Concurrence of four of the five is necessary tc recomnaend modification of the zoning ordinances. Thus, even in a judicial capacity, their function is merely advisory, since they lack effective power to adjust grievances as such. -449- other P"..-?.l .4 ■'.rri-*ni3 •.L" = ":.ve Agen;:c? Other £gfcn'_'!i5 y-ppearing in the dlj^gram en page 4'*5-A .^- e an Ai- P. Cont/ol Boi"d creatfei by 3 r-iunicipal ^rdinan-re fo:- sri^jE abi teme.r. ■ '"'"* ' pui- p :. F^ :, ; a:- A .'. r ^o'.'..\\-.r^ A.ppe>.ls 3o3.rc vhich heavv aggrieved ^ -. irc ^.ffiictfed by m-r/cicai irLtiors ir. re:3.":-.9!^ to po.lat;-or. cf the si.. - L Ccnrmi3'5ion ^ft-hich Sitves :n. ^n adv:sc:ry .;ipa.;:lty to the -n^iyor ir» hi:= iitr" c"Frr^TT!'"crrs~?. 3 liqaor .cmmissiorer; an £le::ti-ical Ccninl: ~ior. ^'.■h-.ch pa?: , qua":ifica:ior.= of ele.ct-_-i:;ai ror.tractorrs in the cit.r, s Bc=.zd cf iLxaminit.^ -fe' - riee-3 who examine and 'icense stationary en-gineers; i. Co-nniis.-ij^ :.r H^ tet. Kelatjcn.3 to give 3Ldv:".;e on racial relations, a Civil Dtlezizt A.dv: sory H^'ar-f! In addit'on, Peoria has a Demo-ition ar.d Redeve cpmiii.'^^ Commfttes which is more or less vcluntary in nature and prei^rr-ably ■,vill be ab-'.ndcned .- he :' t rr fc: want of fur.ctions. Likewise, an advisory agenc called the Tr^ffi: Ccn- missicn may be abandoned. The Municipal Bar^d Commissior. prcb^b^y •^■"> ■ -e - rriain since it is of. cultural advantage to the '-.cmmivdty. Concl-sions cf the Board and Commission Structure A mere glance at the number of boards reveals that there are prcbably ;c - many cf them. Agencies of this sort do serve a useful purpose. Thtie per- forming quasi-judicial functions, e.g., boards of appeals, are ofteri necesss:.: ; since both emplcyee and citizen may need a place to take their gr:,evari-. e;». Moreover, such agencies serve as excellent mediu-ns for citizen parti cip at" en in government. And most certainly; such bodies are needed to pe »'' '-^. - >'" service functions. But reckless multiplication of plural agencies serves only to comp icste the government structure and infringe upon the control cf the executive over hij administration. This is certainiy true i.i such organs are giver, extensive pcw" ers. The power cf ar. agency may conflict directly witl". that cf the cc>:r:cil ard the administration. Moreover, where plural agencies have extensive tf-xing authority, they may frustrate financial policy and jecparduze effective fur.ct'or. ing of needed municipal services, not to mention the possibility of greater bur- den on the taxpayer. In reference to Peoria, it v/ould ap'pear that health and hospital admlnl=t-'a- tion coutd be "nerged under a single boards or better, a single admirdstratcr. Separate beards for pension funds, although ir»andatcry under state statutes., seems cnly to pacify craft jealous.es. The Police and Fire Beard is neressacy from a civil-service point of view. However, their *ur.ctions prcbably should be under a personnel board charged with admir.istratior. c* civil service system lor all tn-nicipal employees. But no such ccr-ipiehensive system -v"-- »- Pecrla. It is en the raarage^-'s agenda, howevec. Mere Sirious, however, cculd be the taxing pover g-ven some cf the'e au- thorities. Some functions might be administered more reasonably c-df ■ "" ' manager, thus leavir.g cncre money fcr o*her services. Basically, the number of plural agencies should be kept at a minimum. Ani to the extent tha" state law permits it, they ehculd have their functions ccriMr.ed to quasi -judicial and advisory duties. Hcwever, merger and elimination I'e ofter. beyond the reach of municipa" authorities since revision of state laws may be needed first. -450- Conclusions on tbe Municipal Government Structure With the exception of the few minor compHcations due to the structure of plural agency administrationj the managerial administration is sufficiently integrated to insure adequate control and responsibility over basic and essen- tial services. Au'fhority appears commensurate with responsibility. The thsee elected administrators have had their critical functions transferred to the properly related agencies in the administration under the manager. The mayor through his appointive powers and position as liquor commis- sioner has more power than is sometinies afforded a mayor under a manager system. These powers are severely restricted by the council, however. B'tit even sOa a more powerful mayor can be a distinct advantage to a manager. NcverthelesSa it should be reiriembered that form and structure merely facilitate. An administration is no better than the men in it. This is why the character and type of personnel both on the council and within the administra = tion must be stressed. Peoria rates high on this score. Present and Projected Policy and Achievements National Recognition In terms of general accomplishments, it is noteworthy that Peoria h.«s received national recognition when it was selected by the National Municipal League and LOOK Magazine as an "Ail-America . ' city in 1953 for "progress achieved through intelligent citizen action. The major reasons for selection were the adc'ption of the Council-Manager form of governments, the selectioi^ of a competent and able council, and the drive against vice and gambling. The Peoria story appeared in the March, 1954 issues of Public Managemen*: and the National Municipal Review, the February 9, 1954 issue of LOOK, and the February, 1^54 issue ol The American City. Summary of the Objectives of the Present Administration The present 'i^ouncil and administration have directed their attention froim tinae to time toward certain objectives which probably provide the strongest in- dications of the quality and type of government in control of the city. Initiallyo the objectives were elimination and control of vice and gambling, improvement of. personnel, personnel training, integration of the administrative structure, and improvement of the finance structure. As advance was made in these fields the span of attention broadened' tb a variety of objectives revolving around the iinprovement of older and the development of new inunicipal services. Lately there has been emphasis upon such things as the purchasing of new equiptmenr,, weed-cutting, dust laying, and traffic control. Specifically, the recommendations of Manager Bean to the city council ^s of June 7, 1954, proposed the following imjnaedliate objectives for council consid- eration; 1. Addition of four firemen to the fire departiment. 2. Purchase of the Illinois Terininal Building for lc)cation of the police department. 3. A dust laying program for unpaved streets. 4. Rehabilitation of the city halL .451 = UMViRmy OF ILLIN0t3 He stated that the gi-ea.*:est needs of the city were: I. Capital needs: 1. Solution of the rirairage problem. 2. Stre-et imprcvemert. 3. Maintenance and replacement of existing governmeiit buildings. II. Service needs: 1. Program for dust control. 2. A forestry program to preserve eld trees and tc plant new ones. In addition, he stated that he was assuming a constant property tax base for the conning five years. He also assumed that the city income would vary or.ly slightly for the s^me pericd. Personnel Personnel functions have been placed in a separate personnel department under the tnanager. That department is headed by a trained expert in the field. Personnel was one cf the initial areas to which the present council gave its attention. Assuming that maximum efficiency is best obtained through the es- tablishment of a career service which emphasizes the procurement cf trained and competent personnel, the present council investigated the entire structure ind adopted a job and salary classification system. In a personnel ordinance they set up vacation and sick leave policy, and other conditions of empioyment together with a provision for a personnel officer tc administer them. A second objective of the present administration has been a general salary increase for municipal employees. The emphasis has resulted in substantial increases in both the higher and lower echelons. For instance, the salary cf the city engineer has been raised over $1700 v/ithin a year. The Corporation Counsel received a $3500 increase, moving from an annual salary cf $5580 to one of $9074. In the lower echelons, for example, heavy equipment operators have received increases cf fifteen cents an hour, from $2. 05 an hour to $2. 20. Drivers' helpers received a similar raise - from $1. 50 to $1.65. The pclicy rf the coun:il has been one of paying the going rate fcr labor. A third objective is related "o merger, consolidation, and integration cf functions tc achieve maximum service fcr 'rhe money spent. Through this policy it has been possible to eliminate certain employees and thus raise salaries cf others without lowering the caliber of services rendered. Adequate salary levels and elimination of political influence have made :t possible tc recruit high caliber employees, and mere especially, well -trained, career men for many of the nnore technical positions. For instance, the street department has experierced a cut cf twenty-one employees without sacrifice tc existing services. -452- Law jinforcemerit^ The Pecria police department hss a standing force of 147 full-time employ- ees, which is lo 32 employees per 1, 000 population. The national median fig^ire for cities ol a like sise and class is 1. 53 per 1,000. Even the latter figure is considered low. The council and manager readily recognize the need for an increase in number of police officers. Projected plans were made to increase the force by a few at least. The increase in personnel was based upon tfee assumptiori that Peoria would have an increase in revenue from an anticipated sales tax levy. However, Illinois law provides a referendum for imposition of such a levy. The vote did not carry. Hence, anticipated additions to the force are unlikely during the remainder of 1954. Another deficiency exists in the number of patrol cars. During 1953, Peoria had but eighteen patrol cars and fourteen two- and three -wheel cycles. Eighteen is a deplorably low number of police cars for a city of 112,000. Evansville has twenty-nine; South Bend has thirty-five; and Des Moines has forty-two, Ths national median figure for cities the size and class of Peoria is thirty-two. Hence, one of the first capital expenditures undertaken was an outlay for ten new squad cars, four cycles, and a patrol wagon. Thus, action has been taken to alleviate th*i condition. An increased number of patrol cars and cycles gives the department more adequate facilities to carry out its important functions. ^HiBi -'regard to salaries, Peoria ranks among the highest. The median city in Peoria's cTuss with respect to salaries for patrolinen pays them an annual salary of $3912, Peoria stands in the high quartile with a salary of $4200 for its patrolmen. Most recent policies of the police department have been directed toward a vigorous campaign against vice and gambling which has resulted in community gains of definite proportion. Already one -third less venereal disease cases are being reported. Forty-one raids on fourteen houses produced fines of $198 774, Recent evidence points toward a method by which such houses can be padlocked as a public nuisa^nce., thus making vice even more unprofitable. Another arsa of concentration has been in a program for perso-nnel training,' administratively and otherwise. Originally designed primarily for senior offi- cers, the program waa inaugurated several months ago and gives promise of considesrable satisfa'Ction. The criime rate ia Peoria remains high. However, measures are being t^ken to alleviate the condition. For instance, the administration is acquiring new crime detectioii eq^jLipiment and plans to continue training programs. The city also purchased radar speed checking equipment - intcxi.meters, and a compari^ son ballistics imicroscope, A'-xesent move to buy the Illinois Terminal Building for a separate pc-iiss department buiLding should result in more efficient operation of the department. Circumstances dictate that a city the size of Peoria should have a separate 1 Figures and fsicts in this section are taken from The Municipal Year Book, 1954, p, 428f. .453- police building. The cost of purchase and conversion will be approximately $125,000, which is reasonable for the advantages that would accrue from the addition. Fire Protection Peoria is a fourth class city for purposes of determining fire insurance rates on property. This rating is given by the National Board of Fire Under- writers, and their most recent inspection took place in 1952. At that time, Peoria had a point deficiency of 1759, which nr»eant that a 259 point deficiency kept Peoria from being a third class city. (A short table on fire classifications for Peoria and other cities in the Middle West of comparable size can be found in Table A- 16, - 16, Appendix p. 514 . ; Actually, the fire department itself is but one of nine factors considered in grading a city. However, it is a very important factor. Since the Peoria de- partment received but a Class V rating, having a sixty-one point deficiency for a Class IV rating, certain improvements within the departnnent itself, and the addition of needed equipnnent, buildings, and personnel would greatly aid in off- setting enough points in the fire insurance rating tc raise Peoria as a city to Class HI. A. Class ni rating would be of great advantage to the property owners in the city, since it would lower fire insurance rates from six to ten percent. There- fore, the administration has taken definite steps to lower the point deficiency. First, it was obvious during the process of the last inspection, that one of the fundamental deficiencies pertained to the lack of an adequate training program. Therefore, one of the first nneasures of the present administration was plan- ning for the vigorous training program now in process. Second, a survey of the fire houses revealed that but three of the present nine houses should be retained. Present stations include six "one -company" stations, one "two-company" station, and two "three -company" stations. A further survey of the city showed that seven modern and well-equipped fire buildings relocated strategically throughout the city would provide better pro- tection than the present nine buildings afford. Recommendations were made which called for abandonnnent or demolition of several of the present buildings in favor of a new building and relocation project. The costs were estimated at $ 500i 000 which could be financed through general obligation bonds. Since the present debt is negligible for a city of 100,000, this move affords enough bene- fits to residents and property owners in the area tc warrant the very seriois consideration which it is receiving. In regard to equipnnent, as of 1953, Peoria had one pumper of less than 750 GPM capacity, six of 750 GPM or larger, four hose and tank trucks, two ser- vice ladder trucks, and two aerial ladder trucks. If Peoria were to receive a Class ni rating, the administration would have to undertake the purchase cf sorely needed equipment. Since most of the pampers wer,e quite old and several wer« in need of reconditioning or replacemer t, the city ordered its first new p;imper since 1944. Ibid. : pg. 382 ff. -454- PreHmir_3ir'\- bi„dget estimates included a second new p-jimper. lis ir.i.iu.sicc in the budget depeaded largely upon passage of the sales tax refeTendum, How- ever, events proved otherwise and made the purchase of this much needed item unlikely -fericg the current year. Other eq-iipmer:^ has been purchased, however. Recent acquisition of two fire departiment cSirs, one maintenance pickup truck, and 7,300 line's.! feet of hose have also added tc the department's facilities to afford better prctection. Thirdf definite steps have been taken to increase the number of firemen. Four new men alr"e,ady have been added to the force, which is four mere tten the Peori« Ere department has ever had. The present department continues tc be undermanned with 141 men or 1.25 firemen per i,000 population. The median for cities the class of Peoria is 1.6. However, as in the matter of in- creasing the police force, failure of the sales tax referendum denied an "intici- pated addition of still four more men to the force. Mg2" of the policies and changes of the present adnaini strati on have been dedicated to rapid iimproveinent of fire protection and to making Peoria a third class city, ail oi vfhich is a definite advantage to the property owners. Chances are very sood that the goal of making Peoria a third class city will be accC'm- plished, A bond issue for the necessary fire buildings is both possible and probable. If Peoria is to come up to Class III, it will need at least two new houses. FurthermorCs Peoria needs at least one additional nev/ pumper and possibly two; it will need three or four more firemen added to its force. Pre- sent revenue sources seem to warrant the conclusion that at least some, if not all, of these needs can be worked into next year's budget. These improvements are not needed solely to lower insurance ratss. The!-: primary function is to protect existing property and lives. It should be noted that currently the number of building fires {4. 9 per 1, 000 population) in Peoria is above the median for cities as a whole (4. 2 per 1, 000 population). Insofar as sals.ries are concerned, fire department salaries in Peoria s.re high when corr.pared to other cities of comparable size. Cities cf the ss-tne class have a median pay range of $3900 for firem-en. Peoria pays $4200. One might conclude that Peoria has a department which is probably some- what above average. However, what is brightest about the total picture is the improvements that have already been made cr are pending. More especiallyi, the prospect that Peoria can soon request a re -examination and possibly be'C-ome a third class city is a bright one indeed. -455- Finance The present administration has been attempting to unite all finance functions under a single administrator respcnsible to the manager. This objective has, by now, been almost completely accomplished. The most recent change in this respect was the transfer of the City Clerk's licensing function to the finance officer. On matters of major policy, it should be noted that the present council di- rected nncst of its attention to problems of finance when it first went into office. A council-citizen Special Finance Committee swung into action, studied the fi- nance structure of the city at that time, and issued a report reconnmending an additional revenue be levied until such time as a sales tax could be put to a ref- erendum. In light of the recommendation of that committee the council levied a cigar- ette tax and vehicle tax, and placed the sales tax measure as an alternative to the cigarette and vehicle levies on the ballot. As has been shown, the sales tax measure was defeated. In addition, the council voted a $285,000 judgment funding bond to pay past due bills accunnulated through the years by previous administrations. Then, for 1954, the council approved an operating budget of $2, 653, 475. 81. In addition it brought, for the first time, some $90,000 of motor fuel tax main- tenance expenditure under budget control. (For a picture of the revenue, ex- penditure, debt, and budget expectation, see Tables A16--14 in Appendix, p.blZ. ) Probably the greatest achievement in the financial picture is the balanced budget; something achieved without undue jeopardy to existing services. Strengthening of the n-iunicipal financial position was made possible largely through administrative savings and revenue fronn the cigarette and vehicle levies, both of which are apt to remain unless some other sources of revenue can be devised. Possibilities for additional advantage from the motor fuel tax is nil, since maintenance requirements, past special assessment bond commit- ments, and payments on the new bridge will utilize virtually all of the $550, 000 annual income from this source until 1959. Significant in the expenditure and revenue structure is the need for addi- tional revenue. Here is a place where the state has failed its municipalities. Statutes which require referendum prior to imposition of a tax make it almost impossible to levy the tax, since few voters approve taxes when voting on them. Statutes have permitted a sales tax for some time. Yet, not one Illinois city has a sales tax. Since Illinois also fails to provide for municipal tax on incomes, the most lucrative sources of revenue are denied to Illinois cities. Both by failure to act and by ridiculous restrictions, cities remain jeopardized with respect to reve- nue sources. A great deal of the failings on the part of the legislature; no doubt, stems from a lack of recognition of urban needs. There are other sources of income, of course. But many of these are more distasteful to the public in gen- eral than an income or sales tax. Moreover, few, if any, hold the high revenue potential. They just do not bring in the money in the quantity now necessary to -456- meet the need^ c! 2. Ttcdssr. metropciis. Furthermore, the biggest share of these sc;:,i:es of Ircctne &nd revenue are now being utilized. (See T^ble iii6-3., in Appgri:?-: p. 596 )o rixs:m:r_^ticr ci tLt p:eie:-t income estimate for Pecria leveals thit the city is receiving Income srcsn irirst available sources. Street parking Is extensively metered. Parking lotSj taxis „ wharfs, dogs, and the like all come in for their share of the pz-esent Isx load. Liquor, always a big so-^rce, ls taxed quite heavily. MoTecve^o since it has been determined that the number of liquor li- censes g?ant^.d is to be reduced from 235 to ZOOj, it is quite probable that indi- vidual license fees will have tc be raised. Hence„ the pcssibility for new sources of revenue are quite L-estricts-d. CitieSj can iind often dco of course, annex joining territory which offers them certain opporrtinities for more revenue. However, Illinois state law prohibits annexation by crdira^ce unless the territory to be annexed is completely sur- rounded by territory already w'th.in the limits of the city. If the territory is not completely surroundedj the question of annexation is submitted to the people in the territory to be incorporated. They, and they alone, pass r^n the question in a referendum. The prospect of greater taxes has a strong tendency to deter them from approving annexation. Thus, cities are often stranded without any alternative in regard to those who live in the fringe area of the city, and who receive a great inany benefits as a result, but pay little toward the support of the conveniences afforded the::?!. There is always the possibility of raising the property tax base. However, the present adr^anistration feels that property taxes are about where they should be, and hence, the present policy is to avoid any further increase if at all poss- ible. Any theory that fines should be made more excessive or applied tc np_ore in- fractions always runs into the danger of inciting public indignation. Morec'ver, revenue or income is not the primary purpose of a fine in the first place. Since the Tnanager and council exhibit no inclination to raise property taxes, and since the pre spec* for an income or sales tax is dim, at least for a few years, one can conclude first that present services will have to be expanded and improved very slowly. Second, it is fair to conclude that new services must be undertaken with caution. Third, it is unlikely that property taxes wilt be lower- ed for the next few years. (For assessnaent valuation, see Tables 1-4, Chap- ter 160 ) Fourth, unless the state sees fit to grant Illinois m.unicipalities the right to tax incomes according to methods similar to those used, fo^r example, m Philaielphia, or unless it permits cities to adopt a sales tax without a ple- biscite, the present taxe-j C'n vehicles and cigarettes will most likelv remain. Despaft® 'Ihe probleiin of revenue and many of its more unfcrtu:r.ate aspects, it should be eimphasazed t*3t the city is in sound financial condition. A financial statement cf the c'ty in June, 1954 revealed that Peoria had but $333,000 cut- standing in general obligations. (For comparisons with cities of ?i connparable size, see table on debt structure. Table Ai6-f, Appendix p. fc04 ). Thefigures in the table include figures frcnn bonded indebtedness of propertv c.s'ners, col- lected by the citjc but foT which the city has no general obligaticin. The figure of $13821,000 given in the table is not excessive even in itself. .457- Finally, it should be noted that figures for both revenue and expenditure are comparable with other cities in the Middle West, but are exceedingly low wher compared rationally. Total general revenue, for instance, is $41. ZZ per cap ita in Peoria, but $84. 84 per capita for all U. S. cities: while total expenditure is $36. 50 per capita in Peoria, but $83. 68 for all U. S. Cities. -458- Sewage A large portion of the sewage services are performed by the sanitary dis- trict. Nevertheless, the city has a department of ten employees, which main- tains 240 miles of sewer lines of which some 170 miles are small size. These lines feed into the trunk lines which are maintained by the sanitary district. The sanitary district maintains its own lines and cares for all of the sewerage treatment. Until recently, the most severe sewer problem encountered by the city was the sewer stoppages which resulted in basement flooding and excessive washing and eroding. With purchase of the proper type of equipment, the city has under- taken an extensive sewer cleaning program. The machines remove debris and roots from the sewers, and restore the lines to full capacity. The project cov- ers all 240 miles of city sewers. The above measures will reduce basement flooding only partially. What is needed is a separate storm sewer system to alleviate the excessive load on the present dual system. A survey undertaken in 1952 determined that the cost of a separate storm sewer system would be approximately $8,000,000. However, rising costs have brought this figuce up to approximately ten or twelve million dollars. Hopes for completion of the entire project within the near future are a bit dim. First, it is difficult to raise the money. It could be accomplished through special assessment against the property, but present indications are that neither the council nor the manager want any further special assessments unless they are absolutely necessary. Moreover, unless the sanitary district goes along with the city, and present indications are that the sanitary district is not enthusiastic, then people living outside the city limits but within the sanitary district, will be receiving the ben- efits without contributing toward them. Much the same conditions surround the possibility of financing the project through general obligation bonds. Furthermore, both of the above miethods are apt to encounter a barrier in the debt limitations set by the state. Financing the project through a reasonable charge for use and benefit appears distasteful to the present administration. Hence, the project will proceed very slowly, and nnost likely, it will have to be completed a small piece at a time. -459- Traffic Eng'.neerin.g One of the first appovn.tmer.ts made by the present manager was the namr.g of a t-^ained traffic engineer. He is in charge of a new department of sixteer. persons which began opera*:cns December 7, 1953. That day nneant an entirely new traffic policy hs.d been inaugurated throughou*^ the c:ty. The primary goils were: (1) a general lowering of the acident death rate: (2) facilitation of the movemer.t cf *raffic thrciigh the city. First measures ncluded a sign repainting project for approximately 3500 street signs throaghcut the city. About one -quarter of these were replaced *ith standard legend signs. Second, the department undertook extensive surveys gathering basic data regarding the city s traffic pattern and the needs. Tri.ffi; counters were purchased. Vehicle counts, pedestrian counts, and extensive accident studies were made. The parkir.g problem was examined. Loading zones were properly labeled, and some of them were cut in size or eliminated entl~eV where other outlets for loading were available. More recently, the department has been studying the excessive number of stop signs looking toward elimination of a large number cf them. Gone is the policy of running out to install a four-way stop wherever an accidert has recently occurred. Further, new, permanent-type street signs are being installed this year. In conjunction with this project is a study for renaming streets. Streets which have names duplicated in other parts of the city will not have signs installed until the name confusion can be eliminated. Elimination of the confusion over street names will enable the fire department to s.fford the city better protection, since it will make it less likely tha' firemen or policemen will be delayed when responding tc emergency calls. The projects undertaken have been ambitious ones and the results have been gratifying Indeed. Most notable among the general achievements is, of ccurse, the noticeable decline in traffic accidents. The accident figures for the first four months of 1^54 are 19% lower than figures fcr the sanne period of 1953. This was due primarily to the effective operation of the traffic engineering department, coupled with good enfcrcenaent by the traffic division. The pur :hase of radar speed nneasuring equipment has checked *"he offenders who once used the city streets for a track. In addition, the traffic division h».; been supplied wl'^h new intcximeters. However, many needs remain. If traffic Is tc move with facility, there is tl general need throughout the city fcr resurfacing, curb repairing, eiimmation cf certain snops, and a decided need for a nnodernized traffic signal system In the downtown a^ea. Of course, Peoria, like ether cities, is plagued with the ever- increasing problem of more parking space. Present prcgrams ai'eady- under way, together wl:h the present resurfj.cr.ng programs fc' Knoxvilie Avenu*, Main Street, and Prospect Road, and the new Illincls River Bridge should aficrd Peor:a much relief from its present tiaffic congestion. Just a few cf the present measures 3uch as the new syste-n of one- way traffic tcgether with fvture plans tc re-route traffic, especially truck traffic, should serve tc eliminate some of the bottlenecks. In the long run, the policy now in operation should prove highly advantageous to industry in the area. •46C - Streets A street department of some seventy-eight employees has ♦:he awesome ob- ligation of keeping up the many miles of streets, of which % large namber are badly deteriorated. Of all the needs of the city at present, the need for better streets is probably the greatest. Since costs are so high, and s!.r„ce the reventie irom the gas tax is already heavily burdened, street imf roverrier.t:^ -.vill, by necessity, proceed slowly. At present the city has a vast street construction program .underway. Four major street widening or resurfacing projects for Knoxviile Avenue, Main Street, Prospect Road, and South Adams are under contract at the cost of $1,356,000. The first three will also have mercury-vapcr lighting filly in- stalled when the projects are completed. In additions the cifty has completed a $144,000 Harvard Avenue project begun in 1953. Substructure work for the new Illinois River Bridge, to be located between Fayette and Jackson Streets is a project for the present summer. The entire cost of the bridge will be $11,800,000 to which the city will contribute $1,633,000. Completion of the entire project is expected on or before the summer of 1958. Other projects recently undertaken include the dust laying program for un- paved streets and an expanded weed-cutting program, both of which will improve the health and sanitary conditions within the city, to say nothing of the iinprove- ments in general appearance. To facilitate the departnaent in accomplishing its tasks, the city purchased five new street trucks and hired additional professional engineers whose ser- vices made it possible to get the large street construction program under way this year. In addition, two street sweepers and a flusher were repaired and placed in operation. As a part of the general "clean-up" campaign, a regular street cleaning program has been inaugurated. -461- utilities For all pract:.cal purposes, the City of Peoria owns no utilities. This accounts for the absence of revenue bonds. Peoria is one of the very few cities in the United States whose water supply is privately owned. Even though the city has z periodical option to purchase, it would appear that there is little chance that the city will nnake the purchase in the next few years. There has been sonne talk about the necessity for the city to take over the bus lines. However, the administration prefers to remain out of the transpor- tation business if at all possible. -462 other Facts All building inspection functions have been co-ordinated and placed in one dcpartnnent headed by a trained and connpetent, licensed architect. The engi- neering department was expanded and its facilities used to greater advantage. In addition to those purchases already mentioned, the city bought a utihty truck, a used line truck, four administrative cars, a bookkeeping machine^ an air compressor, a traffic sign truck, two salt spreaders, a tractor, and 1300 new parking meters. The parking meters cost $64,000. Capital outlay for equip- ment acquired amounts to about $114,000. Surveys and programming is now underway to improve the appearance and living conditions in the city. Gradually an extensive program for slutn clearance is being pieced together and should get under way shortly. The manager, as indicated in the foregoing section on present and projected policy, is pushing for a program of tree planting and trimming. However, success or failure of any or all of the present and projected pro- grams will be dependent largely upon the continued vitality, interest, and sup- port given by a civic-minded body of citizens. Such interest and support seems to be present, and appears to grow daily. ■463- CITY OF P£.KIN The City cf Pek.'. ases the Commissioa Form of government. The Cour.c." is composed cf a r-iE.ycr and four commissioners, all of whom are elected at- large. Th.s body, which is chaired by the mayor, possesses the ordinance ar.d legislative powers v/ithir the city. In addition, however, this same body is charged with the complete responsibility for the direction and conduct cf the municipal admirJ stration. Thfe ad-r<:r.: itraticn is divided ntc five functional areas, namely, depart- ments cf pwbiic &::fsirs, accounts and finances, public health and safety, streets and pabiic i-.-nprovements, and public prcperty respectively. The maycr, by virtue cf this office, is alsc the commissicner cf public affairs, which in turn, gives him complete authority and responsibility over the police department. The ether fcj.r councilmen or commissioners di.vide up the other departments acccrdirg to an agreement among themselves. This form of government fails to distinguish between the legislative and ad- ministrative functions cf gcvernment. Moreover, it tends to give far too much independence to each department hesid, thus failing to afford the people a single responsible head. All cf this may result in "buck-passing," log-rolling, anc 3: general evasion cf responsibility by the commissioners. Boards and Ccmmissions Among the more important administrative boards and commissions, Pekm hs.s a police and fire beard, boards fcr the police and fire pensions funds, a band commission, and a park board. -464- ■ 'Police Department The police department of Pekin has a force of fifteen men who are paid excellent wages for a city of 22,000. Patrolmen receive an annual wage of $3936. The national median for cities the size of Pekin is $3540. Insofar as vehicles are concerned, in 1953, the city had two patrol cars and two three- wheel cycles. Fire Department For fire insurance purposes, Pekin is a sixth class city with a 2887 point deficiency. The fire department is in the next to the lowest classification given. Class IX, with a deficiency of 1244 points. The departnient has a force of thirteen employees who are paid on the same scale as police force employ- ees. As of 1953, the departnnent maintained three pumpers, two of which are of 750 GPM capacity or nnore. -465- Other Facts Pekin, like so i-nar.y other cities in Illinois, is troubled with the problem of finding further revenue sources. The city has a debt of $1,526,000, of whi;h $385,000 is in general cbiigation bonds. The remainder is that amount asses sed against private property for various improvements for which the city itself is not obligated. (The present budget for Pekin can be seen in Table i* 16-12 Appendix p. ^IQ . ) Further problems revolve around a lack of sufficient code regulations for sTIch things as air pollution and zoning. The entire regulations involve little other than a few electrical and building restrictions, many of which are ineffective or only token regulations. Pekin has no zoning board or code although both have been under discussion for some time. It has not rega- lated smoke to any great extent. Seemingly, the only effective measure ever taken was a demand that some of the industries build their stacks a few feet higher. Pekin, like Peoria, has a privately owned water supply system. The city does own and operate its own bus system. All other utilities are private. ■466- EAST PEORIA The City of East Peoria, like Pekin, uses the Comrriission Forr'i c.t Gcvexn- ment. The organization is analogous to that of Pekin. (See sect'or: cr;. City of Pekin. ) The city has a mayor and four commissioners, and sr. sp^.oiTjted city clerk. Additional officers are an elected magistrate, an appointed city er^gl - neer, and an appointed health officer and appointed plumbing and electrical in- spector. The city has an elaven-nnan police department and a fiv'^-ms.n fire depart- ment. East Peoria is classified the same as Pecria for purposes of fire insur- ance and fire department ratings. In addition, there are several independent and distinct r-orpcrsitiors whose jurisdictions extend into at least part of the jurisdiction of the city. There is the Fondulac Park Board, a library board (whose jurisdiction ccvt^rs most cf the Fondulac township, ) the sanitary district, and a drainage and levee district. All are separate public corporations with separate taxing powers. The city, unlike Pekin and Peoria, owns and maintains its own water supply system. As of August 1, 1954, the city had a gross indebtedness (including both gen- eral obligation and revenue bonds) of $ 153, 000. -467- CHAPTER XVII CIVIC AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES CIVIC AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES In evaluating a city as a potential plant location, many factors other than those that impinge directly on the operation of the plant are relevant. A part of the decision to locate in any area, by current plant location standards, is a con- sideration of the degree of development of the communities' civic and social activities. This facet of the city's personality is important for many reasons, not the least of which is the measure of benefit to potential employees of a proposed plant. An excellent example of an enlightened attitude is reflected in a quotation from a recent publication, Ethics inaBusiness Society ; Marquis W . Childs & Douglass Cater; 1954; Harper & Brothers; Ch. V., The Businessman's Dilemma: "A few years ago, for example, the Calumet and Hecla Consolidated Copper Company set out to select a southern city as the location for a large plant for its Wolvering Tube Division Decatur, Alabama, was the site finally chosen, much to the disappointment of several other candidates, including a city in Mississippi, which md offered consider able inducement in the way of subsidies. When this latter city wantea*^ know why it was not chosen, an official of Calu- met and Hecla, H. Y. Bassett, prepared a short article entitled 'What does In- dustry Expect of a Community?' To the surprise of many who had believed that cheap unorganized labor was one of the South' s invaluable commodities, Bassett argued exactly the opposite. 'Progressive managenrients' , he wrote, 'have no quarrel with unions, but on the contrary feel that they have a place in the present day world of business . . . that being so, it would not be e^ood judgment to locate in a town where the practices are contrary to those carried on by that management in its other existing plants. ' Furthermore, Bassett pointed out that modern management is interested in the public school system, the recreation facilities, and all other factors in a community which are vital to its employees. 'This', he said, 'is not a matter of philanthropy, but of good business practice . . and these matters are of far more importance to ,a plant in the long run than any subsidy of a more material sort which a com- munity may offer. ' " The following chapter is thus a presentation of such facilities -- school, rec- reational, cultural and others --as they exist in the Peoria Metropolitan Area. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES Peoria Public School System: The Peoria Public School system consists of three high schools, two junior high schools, and twenty-five grade schools. These schools are listed in Table 1, pages 469-470, along with 1954 enrollment figures and age. During the 1951-52 school year, 17,969 students were en- rolled in Peoria schools, while the system employed 6lZ teachers, an average of 29 3 students per teacher. * ♦ Peoria Public Schools Annual Budget, 1952-1953. -468- community projects; and given wholehearted support to needed improvements in the civic, as well as civil fields; a fact emphasized by the recent "All- America City" Award. The greatest civic problem plagueing Peoria at this time is that of the educa- tional facilities. There is little comfort derived from knowing Peoria's posi- tion is not unique in this regard. The problem remains a very real one. Per- haps, however, there is some comfort gained from the knowledge that the first step of the solution of a problem --that of recognizing its existence -- has at least been accomplished. The stage of translating this awareness into action obviously remains to be done. The results of the application of the concerted energies of the community in the development of other civic areas, notable new nnedical, church, and Y M.CA. facilities, provides some confidence that the educational problem will ultimately be decisively resolved. -487- Table 1 ENROLLMENT AND CONDITION OF PEORIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, 1954 HIGH SCHOOLS Peoria High Manual Addition Woodruff Roosevelt Junior High Trewyn Junior High Total ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS Age 38 47 32 17 2Z 4 Blaine Sumner 27 Calvin Coolidge 17 Addition New Columbia 22 Douglas 43 Franklin 63 Addition 33 Garfield 65 Addition 44 Glen Oak 48 Addition 34 Greeley- 42 Harrison 53 Addition 32 Addition 5 Irving 56 Addition 39 Thomas Jefferson 5 Addition New Kingnnan 51 Addition -- Addition .- Lee 66 Addition 5 Lincoln 54 Longfellow 59 Addition 30 Loucks 39 Addition 5 McKinley 50 Old Reservoir 40 Addition 26 1954 Fire Resistant* E: nroUment X 1417 1059 X X 1576 X 897 X 684 5633 X X X X X X X X X X X X X * An "X" indicates building is considered to be Fire Resistant. -469- 489 559 615 507 638 392 602 363 1040 239 440 450 251 565 415 383 306 Table 1 (cont'd) Reservoir Tyng Addition Von Steuben Addition Addition Washington Webster White Whittier Addition Total Age New 41 5 17 5 New 43 56 51 58 40 Fire Resistant* X X X X X X X 1954 Enrollment 312 531 624 303 405 474 482 11, 335 * An "X" indicates building is considered to be Fire Resistant. Source: Survey of Peoria Public School Buildings, Charles Greeley. ■470- Condition of Physical Plant Since the end of World War II. the Peoria Pub- lic School system has carried out two building programs The first, begun in 1948, increased the capacity of the system by 1, 755; and the second, begun in 1953, will provide facilities for about 425 more students. The 1948 project included constructing an elementary school, Thomas Jeffer son, costing $400, 000 (425 pupils); a Junior High School, Trewyn, costing .<;i , 500, 000 (750 pupils); additions and replacements at Loucks, Calvin Coolidge, Harrison, Von Steuben and Tyng In this project, a new gymnasium was built at Lee ele- mentary school at a cost of $1 1 0, 000. Included in the 1953 program was a new elementary school, costing $350, 000, to replace the old building housing Reservoir School. Additions at elementary schools -- Calvin Coolidge ($100,000. and Thomas Jeffer son ($225, 000) -- will allow increases of 100 to 150 pupils, respectively. Another addition under this program was made to Von Steuben elementary school, costing $80, 000. These facts illustrate the steps which have been nnade in recent years to attempt to alleviate the probl'^m of over -crowdedness, which all citiesfaced following the war . Two of the three public high schools in Peoria are in good condition. Peoria High, located on the West Bluff near the business district, although a rather old building (thirty -eight years)is considered in very goor" condition as a whole. Woodruff, located onthe farNorthSide of the city, is seventeen years old, and is in excellent condition. Manual Training High School, located on tnc South Side, is forty-seven years old, over -crowded, and in probably the poorest con- dition of all the Peoria Public schools. The lighting situation here was recently remedied by the installation of fluorescent fixtures. There is, however, little remedy for the narrow halls and antiquated classrooms. Charles M. Greeley, Director of Business for the school system, estimates that to accomplish what he terms emergency repairs in this building would require between $50, 000 to $60, 000. This estimate does not include any relief for the over -crowded situ- ation. There is, on the present grounds, no room for addition to the building. Recently, a connpr ehensive planhas beendrawn up by the public school admini- stration to replace such older buildings with modern facilities . However, at this time no action has been taken on the plan. In accord with trends toward reduction of elementary schools to six grades, by the installation of Junior High Schools of three grades, Peoria has added two such schools to its system Located on the South Side, Roosevelt (in a build- ing twenty-two years old/, and Trewyn (four years oldi, are both in good condi- tion. The elementary school buildings are, generally, in somewhat better condition than the high schools. A constructive step was made recently by the construc- tion of a new building to replace the old Reservoir School. However, many of the present buildings are old, and long range plans include modernization. -471- Grades 1-4 Grades 4-8 Name of school Pupils per teacher Pupils per teacher Blaine Sumner 27 29 Calvin Coolidge 23 NA Columbia 28 30 Douglas 27 25 Franklin 31 32 Garfield 26 23 Glen Oak 26 27 Source: Materieil prepared by Charles M. Greeley, Director of Business, Peoria Public Schools. Table 2 Public School Finances: Peoria spends over $315 per year for each student's education. A breakdown of the source of money follows: REVENUE SOURCES FOR EDUCATION Revenue Total Per Pupil Local Taxes $3,772,256 $250.49 State and Federal 483,264 32.09 Tuition 255,600 16.97 Fees 18,200 1.21 Rental and Sales of Real Estate 17,000 1.13 All Others 200,004 13.28 Total $4,746,324 $315.17 Source: Material prepared by Charles M. Greeley, Director of Business, Peoria Public Schools. Table 3 -472- Table 4 1953 FUNDS USED FOR EDUCATION OF ONE PUPIL Building Bonded Debt Building Maintenance Building Custodial Building Supplies Building Utilities Teachers (Principal and Supervisor) Administration Education Supplies New Equipment Total Source: Same as previous table. Table 5 Name of School Townhouse Pearce N. Primary Ronne Elmwood Leleigh Graham Chapel Harkners Grove Northhampton Union Hollis Maple Ridge Mapleton Martin Wheeler Pottstown Lonsdale Charter Oak Golden Acres Pleasant Valley Norwood Central Linnestone Walters Bartonville N. Limestone ( 13.09 Z9. 56 21.46 1. 33 9.75 197. 03 7. 86 4. 01 31. 08 $315. 17 1953 istrict Gi •ades Teachers Enrollment 5 ] -8 1 21 20 K-8 26 722 20 K-3 6 184 23 ] -8 6 175 25 -8 12 315 27 -8 1 20 29 1-8 1 12 30 L-8 1 12 33 -8 1 33 34 1-8 1 31 40 L-8 2 30 41 1-8 1 15 42 [-8 2 42 43 1-8 1 43 44 L-8 2 49 56 L-8 2 62 59 L-8 1 10 60 L-8 3 74 60 L-8 4 124 62 L-8 5 128 63 L-8 9 205 64 L-8 1 34 65 L-8 1 32 66 L-8 20 547 67 L-8 2 52 ■473 Name of School Oak Grove Pleasant Hill Monroe Pinkerton Smithville Markers Corner Monica Kellar Gardener Hines Sipp Woodrow Wilson Peoria Heights Moore Oak Hill Saylor Todd Scovil Bateman Trivoli Downs Concord Oak Grove Lawn Ridge Bellevue Hanna City Glasford Kingston Dunlap Wilder Waite Logan Millbrook Mossville Brimfield Unit Princeville Edelstein Hawley West Hallock Edwards Chillicothe Township Dunlap Township Timber Township Table 5 (Cont'd) District Grades Teachers 10 13 10 2 2 1 2 7 4 18 9 14 2 68 L-8 69 1-8 70 1-8 71 L-8 75 1-8 78 L-8 99 L-8 111 ] cC-8 112 L-8 113 L-8 117 1-8 118 1-8 120 ] pC-8 125 1-8 127 L-8 130 L-8 131 L-8 133 L-8 135 L-8 139 L-8 141 1-8 145 L-8 149 L-8 151 1-8 152 L-8 204 L-8 205 L-8 205 L-8 302 1-8 303 L-8 304 1-6 305 L-8 L-8 309 1-8 311 U8 313 1-3 313 5-8 313 1-4 314 1-8 HIGH SCI ■iOOLS 115 9-12 158 9-12 159 9-12 17 11 10 1953 Enrollnnent 274 405 248 39 56 26 50 192 125 535 227 435 821 12 33 18 29 35 24 72 13 11 21 21 309 129 156 56 190 213 60 68 198 291 264 99 129 346 206 189 -474- Table 5 (Cont'd) HIGH SCHOOLS Name of School Elmwood Princeville Community Brimfield Unit Limestone Connmunity 1953 strict Grades T eacher s El nrollment 200 9-12 11 177 206 9-12 13 200 309 9-12 9 100 310 9-12 31 636 -475- According to Mr. Greeley, only two of the schools in the system presently have a surplus of class rooms. The new Thomas Jefferson School has two rooms, which are in use, but not as class rooms. There are seven other available rooms in Irving School nnade usable by rearrangennents within the present building. The latter roonns are expected to be filled by occupants of the new housing project nearing completion on the near North side, close to the school Fourteenof the buildings in the system are wholly or in part notfire resistant. The relative crowdedness of Peoria schools is illustrated by the number of pupils per teacher in the examples on page 472. Attempts are made to keep the number of students per class below twenty-five for grades one through four , and below thirty from grade four on. A particular problem of the Peoria Board of Education has been a rather low wage scale for teachers. Facing this problem realistically, the Board took steps to improve this situation in the 1 952-53 session with a cost of living in = crease, which raised the minimum salary of degree teachers to $2, 900. This new schedule is reproduced in the Appendix, page 771 , Table A17-1. Peoria County Schools : Outside the City oi Peoria, Peoria County schools are "^fuU, with the exception of the new Limestone Con^munity High School, com- pleted during 1953, where anticipated enrollment increases have been allowed for. In Peoria County, 10, 170 students attend seventy-one schools. Teachers in these schools, excluding teacher s employed expressly for such extra courses as nnusic in the elementary schools, number 419 or an average of 25.5 stu- dents per teacher. (Tnis low average is partially due to the number of single- teacher schools having low enroUnnents. ) In nnany districts, financial problems have been and are considerable. In many such instances, nnaintenance diffi- culties have been resolved only through connnnunity spirit, taking the form of donations of time and effort by the populace. "Paint-up" and "fix-up" projects of this nature are especially in evidence during the summer months. A list of Peoria County schools outside the Peoria City limits, including dis- trict number, number of teachers and 1953-54 enrollment figures are on page 474 &t 5. Also included isa map of Peoria County showing the schooj districts, page 485. TAZEWELL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS In Tazewell County, fifty-two elementary schools provide facilities for 12, 918 pupils. The elementary school system, which includes two junior high schools, has an average of 25. 5 students per instructor.* The two junior high schools in the county are located in Pekin and East Peoria. Pekin Junior High School * The lower student-teacher ratio in Tazewell County (25. 5 as compared to 29. 3) is rather characteristic of less populated areas. -476- has an enrollment of 726, while East Peoria Junior High has 286 students. With respect to student-instructor ratios and to the trend toward junior high schools, Tazewell County's developnnent rather closely parallels that of Peoria County. There are eleven high schools in Tazewell County, of which only one has an enrollnnent of more than 1, 000. The total enrollment in these schools in the 1952-53 school year was 3, 685, an average of 18. 33 students per instructor. Source: Illinois School Directory, 1952-1953. Parochial School Systenn The Roman Catholic parochial school systenn in the Metropolitan Area consists of two high schools and twelve elementary schools, most of thenn located in the City of Peoria. Since the war, $1, 720, 000 has been spent on expansion of the facilities. During the past nine years, St. Philomena parish has built a new elementary school at a cost of $365, 000; St. Boniface spent $16, 000 on construction; and St. Thomas has spent $230, 000 on its new elemeniarv school andon expansion. The boys' high school, Spalding Institute, has been expanded with twelve rooms, a cafeteria, and a gymnasium, costing a total of $1, 109, 000. Over the sanne period, enrollment at the parochial schools has increased steadily. lii 1945, elennentary school enrollment was 2,343, and the high school enrollment, 799- Showing increases of 43 and 2P per cent, r C'pectively, 1953 elementary enrollment was 4, 031, and high school, 1, 010. The sL,i„>*' of the Catholic schools numbered 1 50 nuns, priests and lay instructors*; approxi- mately 34 students per teacher. * Peoria Sunday Journal Star, January 31, 1954. RECREATIONAL FACILITIES The City of Peoria is surrounded by historical landmarks and by outdoor rec- reational facilities on some of the nnost scenic land in the midwest. Peoria's V parks, golf courses, swimming pools, and drives are under the jurisdiction of the Pleasure Driveway and Park District of Peoria. Probably one of Peoria's most widely publicized scenic features is Grand View Drive, a pleasure drive once referred to byTheodore Roosevelt as the "world's most beautiful drive". This Drive overlooks a wide stretch of the Illinois River, known as Peoria Lake, and the sprawling Illinois Valley to the North and East. In addition to this Drive, Peoria has nine municipal recreational areas, total- ling 1, 702 acres. Glen Oak Park is located on the North side of town. In- cluded in the recreational facilities here are tennis courts (both qoncrete and clay), a large playground, a swimming pool, an artificial lake, Peoria's only zoo, a new conservatory, a band stand and picnic areas. The biggest attrac- tions, of course, are the conservatory and the zoo. The zoo facilities will soon be greatly extended by the addition of a large $180, 000 brick building -477- now under construction. Glen Oak consists of 106. 05 acres of land, partially on the bluff and extending down into the valley. The pavilion has recently been improved for use as an art and crafts center. The largest park in the Peoriarea is Detweiller Park, covering 661 acres of rolling hills. This park is a favorite picnic spot, having a playground and an extensive amount of both cleared and wooded land. Laura Bradley Park, on the near North Side, near Bradley Univer sity, contains 320 acres. In this park are found picnic areas, playground facilities, tennis courts and Newman Public Golf Course. One of the recreational areas on the South Side is Trewyn or South Park, which covers 18 acres and offers picnic grounds, tennis courts, a playground, wading pool, and a winter ice-skating rink. A recent addition to the Peoria Park District is Robinson Park, located near Mossville, just north of Peoria, which was donated by L. Eugene Robinson. This rugged 187 acre area is being equipped with parking facilities, picnic grounds, and camping facilities. Popular swimming pools, coupled with playground and baseball facilities are located at both Logan Field and Proctor Center on the South Side. The other municipal pool is located below Glen Oak Park on the North Side. The area surrounding Peoria provides excellent swimming facilities, with most of the lakes in the vicinity having been improved with beaches. The Pekin Municipal Park provides a popular pool for the area, and is larger than any of the Peoria pools. The two lakes formed by the Illinois River at Peoria provide some of the finest boating water in the nation. The upper lake, 13 miles long, and the lower lake, four nniles in length, vary from one -half to one and one -half nniles in width, with a current of less than one-half mile per hour. National speed records have been attained on the Peoria Lakes, and during the past seasons, national sail- ing regattas have been held here. Located on the upper lake, the Illinois Valley Yacht & Canoe Club possesses large and modern boating facilities, complete with a sheltered bay for pleasure craft. Other facilities for pleasure craft are provided by several private firms and a few smaller clubs along the river. Peoria has five eighteen=hole golf courses, three of which are public. Two ad- ditional nine=hole courses, one public and one private, are available in Pekin. PUBLIC COURSES: Madison Golf Course North Moor Golf Course Milton Newman Golf Course (at Bradley Park) Pekin Municipal Golf Course -478- PRIVATE COURSES: Country Club of Peoria Mount Hawley Country Club Pekin Country Club The Peoria public courses are maintained through the Peoria Pleasure Drive- way and Park District. Support is derived from both tax funds and participation fees. In cooperation with the Park District, the Playground and Recreation Board plans recreational activities, such as craft classes, art classes, baseball leagues, and organized playground activities for persons of all ages. In 1953, 550, 640 persons took part in these programs, an increase of 15, 818 over the previous year . For the 1954 season, $200, 098. 70 was appropriated for the function of this activity. Certainly deserving of commendation is the development of recreational facili- ties under the Park Board during the past few years. This activity has included the return to usefulness of all the city's swimming pools and extensive improve- ment of land for use as piayg'-ounds and ball parks. HOSPITALS Public general hospital facilities in the Peoria-Tazcvell County area are re- stricted to the cities of Peoria and Pekin. Peoria' s three general hospitals are located within a few blocks of the downtown shopping area. The largest of the three is St. Francis Hospital, which provides 572 beds*, and is staffed by 750 persons. Spending $4, 593, 627 on construction since 1942, the hospital has included in its additions, a student nurses' dormitory. Forest Park Home, and a children's hospital. Of this amount, local donations from citizens, business and industry amounted to $1,597,903. The Children' s Hospital, (the only one in Illinois outside of Chicago) was started in August, 1952, auid cost more than$l, 000, 000, of which over three-quarter s came fronn local donations . Forest Park Home, St. Francis Hospital division, connected to the hospital by an underground tunnel, is primarily for those patients requiring long periods of convalescence. Now in use, this division was begun in November, 1948. Of the $1, 162, 119 cost, $841, 447 was donated by the Forest Park Foundation. St. Francis is approved by the Joint Commission on Accredition of Hospitals for the training of interns, nurses, and resident physicians, and is approved as a general hospital. The second largest Peoria hospital is the Methodist Hospital. In 1950, this hospital let contracts totaling $3, 595, 000 to begin an expansion program in March of that year. According to 1953 Census of Hospitals, Methodist provides 320 beds. Also approved by the Joint Commission on Accredition of Hospitals, ♦ Source; 1953 Census of Hospitals. -479- this hospital has been approved for the training of interns, nurses and resident physicians. In 1953, Methodist Hospital admissions totaled 11,463.* The third general hospital in the City of Peoria is the John C. Proctor Hospi- tal. This is the oldest and smallest of the three hospitals, containing 117 beds, and is approved for the training of nurses. Admissions totaled 4, 454 in 1953. The Board of Directors of Proctor Hospital recently announced plans to con- struct a new hospital building just North of the City of Peoria. The thirty-six acre site is on Knoxville Avenue, adjacent to Northmoor Golf Course. In- formation on the proposed size or cost of the new institution are not available at the time of this writing. In Tazewell County, the Pekin Municipal Hospital provides 98 beds. In addition to these general hospitals, nnany specialized institutions are main- tained in the Peoria area. Among these are private convalescent homes and sanitarium?, a municipal tuberculosis sanitarium and a state mental hospital. The Peoria Stale Hospital, located just outside suburban Bartonville, is a mental institution which has 2, 782 beds, an average census of 2, 595, and ad- mitted 1,417 cases during 1953.* The hospital is a training center for nurses. Maintained by the City of Peoria, the Peoil: Municipal Tuberculosis Sanitari- um has 115 beds and admitted 112 persons during 1953.* American Refl Cross: An integral part of the medical facilities provided in the Peoria Metropolitan Area is the American Red Cross' regional blood carter, one of 43 in the nation. The center, which is located in downtown Peoria, serves a large portion of the downstate Illinois area. The Red Cross has over 30, 000 members and over 20, 000 junior mennbers in Peoria County. Junior members are enlisted in 1 09 elementary and secondary schools throughout the County which maintain Red Cross clubs. CHURCHES As Peoria has increased its educational facilities, so has it increased its fa- cilities for worship. During the past five years, seventeen new churches have been built and more are on the drawing boards.* Of these seventeen protestant churches, valued at an estimated$l, 750, 000, fourteen were built inPeoria and the others in East Peoria, El Vista, and Creve Coeur. The churches erected within the city are: New Apostolic Glen Oak Christian First English Lutheran First Federated *Source: Sunday Journal-Star, January 31, 1954, quoting Peoria Area Council of Churches. -480- South Side Church of God Forrest Hill Methodist First Church of the Nazerene First Church of the Brethren First Reformed Church University Avenue Methodist Church Bethany Baptist Redeemer Lutheran St. John's Lutheran Immanuel Evangelical and Reformed The three others are: East Peoria Baptist El Vista Christian Bethel Memorial Evangelical and Reformed (Creve Coeur) Nearing completion or recently completed are eight others, valued at $460, 000. They are as follows: Epworth Methodist Ward Chapel, AME Marquette Heights Lutheran. Marquette Heights Presbyterian Sunnyland Christian St. Philomena Roman Catholic Galena Road Baptist East Peoria Free Methodist At an estimated cost of $1,450,000, in the planning stages are the following: William E. Shaw Church House, First Methodist Educational Building, Westminster Presbyterian Sanctuary, Univer sity Avenue Methodist East Peoria First Methodist Grace Presbyterian Peoria Heights Congregational First Baptist of Peoria A breakdown of the number of churches in the Peoriarea, as tabulated from the Directory of Peoria Area Churches, issued by the Peoria Area Council of Churches, on Novennber 1, 1950, is on page 482 • One of over 700 communities having active Church Councils, Peoria has in its Council a source of information, training and inspiration for its church worker s. Churches cooperating with the Council have a total mennbership of over 20, 000. PUBLIC LIBRARIES All of the larger towns and cities in the two -county area, covered in this report have public library facilities of sonne type. The largest facilities are, however, nnaintained by the City of Peoria. -481- Table 6 DENOMINATION NUMBER OF CHURCHES Adjtentist African Methodist Episcopal Alliance Apostolic Christian Assembly of God Baptist Bible Christian Disciple Church of the Brethren Church of God Congregational Episcopal E-o-angelical & Reformed Evangelical & United Brethren Federated Free Methodist Greek Orthodox Lutheran Mennonite Methodist Missionary Nazarene Presbyterian Reformed Unity Universalist Baha'i Christian Science Friends Independent Jewish Jehovah's Witnesses Mormon Roman Catholic Spiritualist 1 1 1 5 3 14 3 8 1 3 2 4 2 5 2 4 1 15 3 13 3 5 7 1 1 1 1 2 1 17 2 2 2 14 1 ■482- The Peoria Public Library consists of the main library at 111 North Monroe, Audio-Visual Department at 107 North Monroe, and six branches throughout the city. The latest actual tabulation of statistics on the library is reproduced in the Annual Service Report of 1950. Excerpts from this report are on page 484 . In addition to having branches located throughout the city, the library provides lending services to all the hospitals and to several convalescent homes. The Audio-Visual Department of the library provides motion pictures, film strips, and phonograph records to members Facilities are providedfor use ofrecords on the premises, however, the predominating practice is for the member to check records outfor a period of one week. A small auditorium is provided for the viewing of filnns, and showing of films are scheduled regularly for the gen- eral public by this department staff. This division of the library is efficiently and effectively run bv a staff keenly interested in the work they are doing. It is perhaps the smoothest operating part of the library. SERVICE AND CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS The Community Chest and Council of Greater Peoria is a voluntary organiza- tion of twenty- six service organizations supported by contributions of citizens. These "Red Feather" services are listed beiOvV Boy Scouts of America Carver Community Center Catholic Social Service Central Volunteer Bureau Child and Family Service Children's Home Creve Coeur Community Council East Peoria Welfare Association Florence Cri*tendon Peoria Home Girl Scouts of America Home of the Good Shepherd Jewish Social Service Lakeview Recreational Cannp IllinoLS Children's Home Neighborhood House Association Neighborhood House Camp Quinn Peoria Mental Hygiene Clinic St. Francis Comnnunity Clinic Salvation Army Social Service Exchange Visiting Nurse Association Young Men's Christian Association Young Women's Christian Association United Service Organization United Community Defense Services American Relief for Korea -483- Table 7 Circulation Main Branches Total Fiction 124,681 113,379 238,060 Non-Fiction 109,016 75,339 134,355 Periodicals 9, 102 14, 777 23. 879 Total 242,799 203,495 446,294 Other Extension Agencies 55, 023 Total Circulations 501,317 Total Number of Volumes 270, 028 Periodicals Regularly Received 1, 032 No of Reference Questions Answered in 1950 20,365 No. of Quiz Questions Answered in 1950 58, 507 Number of Mennber ships 29,694 Table 8 FUNDS RAISED FOR PEORIA COMMUNITY CHEST Year Annount Raised 1945 $535,241 1946 469, 358 1947 423,358 1948 454,806 1949 486,464 1950 485,219 1951 540,673 1952 624,444 1953 663, 524 1954 674,626 Source: 32nd Annual Report, Connmunity Chest and Council of Greater Peoria. -484- PEORIA COUNTY STARK C O U N T Y! MARSHALL CO /*..:...- -j^-_:.: "f ■... 5J^ ' ' ! ■: i \ : > :pto^-— jgr— I r- -485- Young M en' s Christian Association and Young Women's Christian Association : Both the Y.Mr£TA7~and the Y. W. C A maintain sizable recreational and educa- tional programs. The Y W.C, A. provides courses ranging from modern dance to judo. The organization provides rooms for unmarried women. During 1952, 157 groups participated in health education programs. In addition, a co-ed pro- gram has been developed which brings over 1, 500 men per year into the scope of the Y. W. 's activities. An important addition to civic facilities is the result of a fund-raising campaign begun in early 1952. Nearing connpletion at the corner of Hamilton and Glendale is the new Y.N^.C. A. Building, which provides rooming facilities of 200 single roonns. Of modern design, the $2^ 674, 239 structure includes a gymnasium, swimming pool and other recreational facilities - Country Clubs; There are two country clubs in Peoria and one in Pekin. Each of the Peoria clubs has an 18-hole golf course„ while Pekin offers a nine-hole course. These clubs provide other recreational facilities, such as tennis and swinnmmgi, in addition to sponsoring various social events for their mennbers. Peoria Symphony Orchestr a: The Peoria Symphony Orchestras one of the oldest in the Mid- West,, was organizfcd in 1898 by Peorian Harold Rowe. The orches- tra has had lean yearSj but is now a Wibll integrated unit consisting of the finest musicians in the Peoria area. Re=organizea :r 1948 by Rudolph Reiners of the Chicago Symphony, the 72-member group has been bi.rked by the 300 nnember women's organization, The Symphony Guild. Professional and Social Socie ties: The Peoriarea is rich in societies, both tech- nical and social. The Peoria Association of Commerce listing, compiled in 1954, indicates a total of 426. The concentration of business and professional people in the area has resulted inPeoria's becoming the <;enter of a number of chapters of national profession- al societies which serve a large portion of the "downstate" area There are fifteen major engineering societies alone, holding regular meetings in the nnet- ropolitan area. In addition to the engineering groups, various scientific, medical, dental, ac = counting and other professions have local society representation. Social, fraternal and similar organizations abound not only in numbers, but in activities; a trait fairly typical of mid-western towns of Peoria's size. The extent to which a city retains its dynamic force is perhaps best gauged in terms of the activities of its people which are treated m this section. A mea- sure of the constructive elements at work in the area is not only the quantity, but more important, the quality of connmunity activity sponsored by its residents. Peoriarea residents have accomplished much in recent years in the use of their leisure. They have built effective civic organizations; raised money for various -486- community projects; and given wholehearted support to needed improvements in the civic, as well as civil fields; a fact emphasized by the recent "All- America City" Award. The greatest civic problenn plaguing Peoria at this time is that of the educa- tional facilities. There is little comtort derived from knowing Peoria's posi- tion is not unique in this regard. The problem remains a very real one. Per- haps, however, there is some comfort gained from the knowledge that the first step of the solution of a problem - - that of recognizing its existence - - has at least been accomplished. The stage of translating this awareness into action obviously remains to be done. The results of the application of the concerted energies of the comnnunity in the development of other civic areas, notable new medical, church, and Y.M.C.A. facilities, provides some confidence that the educational problem will ultimately be decisively resolved. ■487- TABLE A-1 AGE AND % DISTRIBUTION OF AGE OF EMPLOYED PERSONS BY INDUSTRY FOR THE PEORIA STANDARD METROPOLITAN AREA: 1950 Industry Agriculture forestry, & fishing Total 14 yrs. old & over 14 and 15 yrs. 16 and 17 yrs. 18 and 19 yrs. 20 to 24 yrs. 25 to 29 yrs. 30 to 34 yrs. 35 to 44 yrs. 45 to 54 yrs = 55 to 59 yrs. 60 to 64 yrs. 65 yrs and over Mining Total 14 yrs. old S^ over 14 and 15 yrs. 16 and 17 yrs. 18 and 19 yrs. 20 to 24 yr», 25 to 29 yrs, 30 to 34 yrs. 35 to 44 yrSo 45 to 54 yrs, 55 to 59 yrs. 60 to 64 yrs 65 yrs. and over Construction Total 14 yrs, old & over 14 and 15 yrs. 16 and 17 yrs. 18 and 19 yrs. 20 to 24 yrs. 25 to 29 yrs, 30 to 34 yrs, 35 to 44 yrs, 45 to 54 yrs, 55 to 59 yrs. 60 to 64 yrs. 65 yrs. and over Nunnber 5,538 64 141 191 461 484 504 1,036 lp096 538 445 577 635 1 6 5 27 39 56 116 158 92 77 58 5 ,,758 8 29 97 564 795 702 1.360 1. 122 462 322 297 Per Cent* 1 3 3 8 9 9 19 20 10 8 10 1 1 4 6 9 18 25 14 12 9 1 2 10 14 12 24 19 8 6 5 Percentages in each column may not total 100 due to rounding -488- TABLE A~l AXSE AND % DISTRIBUTION OF AGE OF EMPLOYED PERSONS BY INDUSTRY FOR THE PEORIA STANDARD METROPOLITAN AREAt 1950 Industry Number Per Cent* Manufacturing Total 14 yrSo old & over 38,481 14 and 15 yrs, 19,6 1 16 and 17 yrs. 233 1 18 and 19 yrs, 1,611 4 20 to 24 yrs. 5„453 14 25 to 29 yrs, 5,392 14 30 to 34 yrs, 5, 077 13 35 to 44 yrs. 9„636 25 45 to 54 yrs, 6, 642 17 55 to 59 yrso 2, 133 6 60 to 64 yr So 1,429 4 65 yrs, and over 262 2 Transportation, connmunication„ and other public utilities Total 14 yrSo old & over 7,528 14 and 15 yrs, 8 16 and 17 yrs. 49 1 18 and 19 yrs, 251 3 20 to 24 yrs. 951 13 25 to 29 yrSo 977 13 30 to 34 yrs, 835 11 35 to 44 yrs 1,608 21 45 to 54 yrs. 1,529 20 55 to 59 yrs 607 8 60 to 64 yrs. 451 6 65 yrs. and over 262 3 Wholesale and retail trade Total 14 yrs. old & over 20, 122 14 and 15 yrs. 114 1 16 and 17 yrs, 723 4 18 and 19 yrs. 968 5 20 to 24 yrs. 2, 331 12 25 to 29 yrs. 2„ 394 12 30 to 34 yrs. 2,281 12 35 to 44 yrs. 4,699 23 45 to 54 yrs. 3,677 18 55 to 59 yrs 1, 156 6 60 to 64 yrs 919 5 65 yrs and over 860 4 * Percentages in each column may not total 100 due to rounding ■489- TABLE A-1 AGE AND % DISTRIBUTION OF AGE OF EMPLOYED PERSONS BY INDUSTRY FOR THE PEORIA STANDARD METROPOLITAN AREA: 1950 Industry Number Per Cent * Finance, insurance; and real estate Total 14 yrs. old & over 3,081 14 and 15 yrs. 2 16 and 17 yrs. 21 1 18 and 19 yrs. 205 7 20 to 24 yrs. 489 16 25 to 29 yrs. 380 12 30 to 34 yrs, 260 8 35 to 44 yrs. 578 19 45 to 54 yrs. 512 17 55 to 59 yrs. 210 7 6 to 64 yrs. 190 6 65 yrs. and over 234 8 Business and repair services ToUl 14 yrs. old ii over 2,319 14 and 15 yrs, 6 - 16 and 17 yrs. 44 2 18 and 19 yrs. 87 4 20 to 24 yrs, 299 13 25 to 29 yrs. 351 15 30 to 34 yrs. 316 14 35 to 44 yrs. 547 24 45 to 54 yrs. 370 16 55 to 59 yrs. Ill 5 60 to 64 yrs. 93 4 65 yrs. and over 96 4 Personal services Total 14 yrs. old & over 4,836 14 and 15 yrs. 82 2 16 and 17 yrs. 158 3 18 and 19 yrs. 163 3 20 to 24 yrs. 343 7 25 to 29 yrs. 422 9 30 to 34 yrs. 459 9 35 to 44 yrs. 1, 030 21 45 to 54 yrs. 992 21 55 to 59 yrs. 140 8 60 to 64 yrs. 353 7 65 yrs. and over 424 9 ♦ Percentages in each column may not total 100 due to rounding ■490- TABLE A-1 AGE AND % DISTRIBUTION OF AGE OF EMPLOYED PERSONS BY INDUSTRY FOR THE PEORIA STANDARD METROPOLITAN AREA: 1950 Industry Numbe|: Per G«nt* Entertainment and recreation services Total 14 yrs. old & over ^ 910 14 and 15 yrs. 26 3 f6 and 17 yrs. 126 14: 18 and 19 yrs. 50 5 26 to U yrs. 97 11 25 to 29 yrs. 96 11 30 to 34 yrs. 85 9 35 to 44 yrs. 162 18 45 to 54 yrs. 122 13 55 to 59 yrs. 53 6 60 to 64 yrs 31 3 65 yrs, and over 62 7 Professional and related services Total 14 yrs. old & over 7,701 14 and 15 yrs. 11 16 and 17 yrs, 79 1 18 and 19 yrs, 197 3 20 to 24 yrs. 850 11 25 to 29 yrs, 819 11 30 to 34 yrs. 749 10 35 to 44 yrs, 1,806 23 45 to 54 yrs. 1,545 20 55 to 59 yrs. 598 8 60 to 64 yrs. 469 6 65 yrs. and over 578 8 Public administration Total 14 yrs. old & over 2,492 14 and 15 yrs. 3 16 and 17 yrs, 2 - 18 and 19 yrs. 19 1 20 to 24 yrs, 195 8 25 to 29 yrs, 289 12 30 to 34 yrs, 295 12 35 to 44 yrs, 590 24 45 to 54 yrs. 522 21 55 to 59 yrs. 239 10 60 to 64 yrs, 139 6 65 yrs. and over 199 B * Percentages in each column may not total 100 due to rounding ■491 TABLE A-1 AGE AND % DISTRIBUTION OF AGE OF EMPLOYED PERSONS BY INDUSTRY FOR THE PEORIA STANDARD METROPOLITAN AREA- 1950 Industry Number Per Cent* Industry not reported Total 14 yrs. old & over 14 and 15 yrs. 16 and 17 yrs. 18 and 19 yrs. 2 to 24 yrs. 25 to 29 yrso 30 to 34 yrso 36 to 44 yrs. 45 to 54 yrs. 55 to 59 yrs. 60 to 64 yrs, 65 yrs. and over 1„ 159 26 49 51 125 125 126 207 207 79 64 100 2 4 4 11 11 11 18 18 7 6 9 Total Ennployea Total 14 yrs old & over 14 and 15 yrs. 16 and 17 yrs. 18 and 19 yrs. 20 to 24 yrs. 25 to 29 yrs. 30 to 34 yrs. 35 to 44 yrs. 45 to 54 yrs. 55 to 59 yrs. 60 to 64 yrs. 65 yrs. and over 100„559 546 1 p 7 .' 4 2,' 895 10, 185 12,563 11.. 745 23.375 18.494 6,-688 4, 776 4„416 Percentages m each column may not total 100 due to roundi ng 2 3 10 12 12 23 18 7 5 4 Source; U. S. Census of Population^ 1950 -492 TABLE Al-1 Cities, Towns, Villages in Peoria County Population Alto N. L. Bartonville 2, 437 Bellevue 1. 529 Brimfield 648 Chillicothe 2. 767 Cramer N. L. Dunlap 576 Edelstein N. L. Eden . , N. L. Edwards N. L. Elnnore . , N. L. Elmwood 1,613 Glasford 922 Hallock N. L. Hanna City 671 Mollis N. L. Jubilee N. L. Kickapoo , N. L. Kingston Mines N. L. Kramm N. L,. Lancaster . N. L. Laura N. L. Lawnridge N. L. Mapleton N. L. Maxwell N. L. Monica, N. L. Mossville N. L. North Chillicothe 1, 741 North Hampton N. L. Oak Hill . , N. L. Orange Prairie N. L. Orchard Mines N. L Peoria 111,856 Peoria Heights 5, 425 Pottstown N. L. Princeville 1, 113 Rome N. L. Smithville N. L. Southport N. L. Trivoli N. L. Tuscarora N. L. Total - 41 30 with less than 500 population N. L. -- not listed -493- TABI^E A 1-2 Cities, Towns, Villages in Tazewell County pop - AUentown N. L.. Armington N. Li. Cloverdale 1,432 Cooper N. L. Creve Coeur 5,499 Deer Creek N. L.. Delavan 1,248 Dillon N. L. East Peoria 8,698 Green Valley N. L. Groveland N. L. Hopedale 574 Leslie N. L>. Mackinaw 1,011 Menert N. L.. Minier 780 Morton 3.693 North Pekin 1,758 Pekin 21,858 Powerton N. L. South Pekin 1,04 3 Sunnyland 88 Tazewell ....... N. L,. Tremont 1, 138 Washington 4,285 Winkel N. L. Total - 26 12 with less than 500 pop. -494- TABLE A-2 CLASS OF WORKER O F EMPLOYED PERSONS : PEORIA AND DAVENPORT = ROCK ISLAND - MOLINE STANDARD METROPOLITAN AREAS: 1950 PEORIA Labor Force Civilian Labor Force Employed: Private Wage & Salary Workers Government Workers Self-employed Workers Unpaid Family Workers Unemployed: Experienced Workers New Worker s Total Male Female 104, 977 77. 137 27,840 104, 883 77, 052 27,831 100,681 73,909 26,772 81, 699 59,415 22,284 6, 298 3,634 2,664 12, 021 10, 527 1.494 663 333 330 4, 202 3, 143 1, 059 4, 143 3, 108 1, 035 59 35 24 DAVENPORT -ROCK ISLAND-MOLINE Total Male Female Labor Force 98, 072 71, 540 26, 532 Civilian Labor Force 97, 972 7 1 , 444 26. 528 Employed: 95,245 Private Wage & Salary Workers 75„ 017 Government Workers 8,631 Self-employed Workers 10,799 Unpaid Family Workers 798 Unemployed: Experienced Workers New Worker s 2. 727 2, 676 51 69. 576 53, 927 5, 795 9. 494 360 1> .868 1, ,837 31 25, ,669 21, , 090 2, , 836 1, , 305 438 859 839 20 Source: U. S Census of Population^ 1950. 495. TABLE A-2 (Cont'd) CLASS OF WORKER OF EMPLOYED PERSONS: ROCKFORD. ILLINOIS AND EVANSVILLE. INDIANA STANDARD METROPOLITAN AREAS: 1950 Labor Force Civilian Labor Force Total 67, 826 67, 757 Employed: 66, 254 Private Wage & Salary Workers 55,451 Government Workers 3, 099 Self-employed Workers 7,458 Unpaid Family Workers 246 Unemployed: Experienced Workers New Workers 1. 503 i, 4''1 32 ROCKFORD Male 48, 173 48, 110 47, 054 38, 696 1, 739 6. 501 118 1, 056 1, 035 21 Female 19. 653 19, 647 19, 200 16, 755 1, 360 957 128 447 436 11 EVANSVILLE Labor Force Civilian Labor Force Total 65, 566 65, 504 Employed: 62, 782 Private Wage & Salary Workers 52,685 Government Workers 3,716 Self-employed Workers 6, 189 Unpaid Family Workers 192 Unemployed: Experienced Workers New Workers 2, 722 2, 659 , 63 Male Female 46,762 18, 804 46,705 18, 799 44, 879 17, 903 37, 348 15, 337 2, 263 1,453 5, 200 989 68 124 1, 826 896 1,802 857 , 24 39 Source: U. S. Census of Population, 1950. ■496. APPENDICES APPENDICES CHAPTER I Table Page Al-1 Cities, Towns and Villages in Peoria County . 493 A 1-2 Cities, Towns and Villages in Tazewell County 494 CHAPTER II A2 -1-App. Value of Illinois Mineral Production in 1950 ........... 497 A2-2 Central Illinois Light Connpany's Gas Rates and Conditions of Service .... . , . , 499 A2-1 Description of Peoria-Pekin Switching District 498 CHAPTER III A3-1 Per cent Increase in Population Per Ten Year Period in United States, Illinois, and Peoria , . . ........ 504 Population Characteristics for Selected Metropolitan Areas . , 505 Summary of Population Characteristics for Illinois ajid Selected Metropolitan Areas ..•.........,,....,,.., 507 Age Distribution of Population in Illinois by Race and Sex , . 511 Age Distribution of Population in Peoria by Race and Sex ... 514 Age Distribution of Population in Davenport, Rock Island- Moline, by Race and Sex ........................ 5 16 Age Distribution of Population in Rockford by Race and Sex . .518 Age Distribution of Population in Dex Moines by Race and Sex .......... .......,...,..,,.. . 520 Age Distribution of Population in Evansville by Race and Sex . 522 Educational Characteristics of Population in Selected Metropolitan Areas ..........,,.,. , .524 A3-11 Marital Status and Household Characteristics of Population in Selected Metropolitan Areas .........> 526 School Enrollment by Age in Selected Metropolitan Areas .... .527 Married Couples, Families, Households and Institutional Population of Illinois ..... .530 Residence in 1949 in Illinois by Urban or Rural Location .... .531 Marital Status by Race for Illinois in 1950 532 Years of School Completed by Persons 25 Years old and over, by Color and Sex in Illinois, 1950 , 533 School and Kindergarten Enrollment in Illinois, 1950 ...... 534 Citizenship and Nativity of the Population 21 years and older in Illinois 535 A3- 19 Country of Birth of Foreign Born Population Now Living in Illinois 5 36 A3. -2 A3- -3 A3- -4 A3- -5 A3- -6 A3- -7 A3- -8 A3- -9 A3- ■10 A3- -12 A3- -13 A3- -14 A3- -15 A3- -16 A3- ■17 A3- -18 APPENDICES (continued) CHAPTER III (continued) Table Page A3-20 Country of Birth of Foreign Born Population Now Living in Davenport, Moline, Peoria, and Rockford ...... ..... 537 A3-21 Country of Birth of Foreign Born Population Now Living in Des Moines and Evansville ...................... 538 CHAPTER IV A4-1 Population and Effective Buying Income of Major Trading Areas Surrounding Peoria . 547 CHAPTER VI A6-1 Major Industry Groups Classified by Bureau of Census ..... .551 A6-2 Industries Represented in Peoria .................... 552 A6-3 Industries Not Represented in Peoria ................. 555 A6-4 Industrial Growth of the United States, Illinois, and Peoria, 1859 to 1947 .................................. 561 A6-5 Comparison of Innportant Industries in Peoria, I860 to 1947 . . 56 2 A6-6 Per cent of Employment Provided by Manufacturing in Selected Metropolitan Areas, the State, and the Nation ..... c .563 A6-7 Dependence on Durable Goods of Selected Metropolitan Areas . 564 A6-8 Payroll Provided by Industries in Peoria Metropolitan Area . = 565 A6-9 Breakdown of Employnnent by Industry for the Peoria Metropolitan Area .............................. 566 A6-10 Number of Establishnnents in Each Industry in the Peoria Metropolitan Area .............................. 567 A6-11 Employment by Industry in Peoria and South Bend ......... 568 A6-12 Employnnent by Industry in Illinois and United States ....... 569 A6-13 Distribution of Nunnber of Industrial Firms by size for Illinois and Peoria .............................. 570 CHAPTER VII A-1 Age and Percentage Distribution of Age of Employed Persons by Industry for the Peoria Metropolitan Area ...... 488 A-2 Class of Worker of Employed Persons in Peoria and Davenport-Rock Island-Moline Metropolitan Area ......... 495 A-3 Number and Percentages of Ennployed Population Engaged in Major Occupational Groups in the Peoria and Selected Metropolitan Areas ............................. 503 APPENDICES (continued) CHAPTER VII (continued) Table Page A-4 Labor Force Distribution by Race and Class of Worker by Occupation and Sex for Peoria Metropolitan Area ..... .539 A -5 Per cent of Total Employed by Type of Industry for the United States, Illinois, and the Peoria Metropolitan Area . 546 A-6 Non-agricultural Wage and Salary Workers in the Peoria Metropolitan Area by Industry and by Sex 549 A-7 Caterpillar Tractor Company's Wage Rates and Classifi- cations for Selected Jobs 571 A -8 Union Scales of Wages and Hours in the Building Trades in Peoria Metropolitan Area . = .584 A-9 Union Scales of Wages and Hours in the Printing Trades in the Peoria .Vie tropolitan Area .... ........... 586 A-10 Union Scales of W ages and Hours for Motortruck Drivers and Helpers in the Peoria Metropolitan Area 588 A- 11 Union Scales of Wages and Hours in the Bakery Trades 589 A-12 Labor Turnover Rates at Reporting Establishments in the Peoria Metropolitan Area .............. 590 A-13 Ennploynnent and Turnover Rates in the Davenport-Rock Island-Moline Area Manufacturing Industries . 591 A- 14 Employment amd Turnover Rates in the Davenport-Rock Island-Moline Area Non-mamufacturing Industries 592 A -15 Employment aind Turnover Rates in the Rockford Area Manufacturing Industries .,....: 593 -A A- 16 Employnnent and Turnover Rates in the Rockford Area Non-manufacturing Industries . . . .«..,,...•. 594-A A -17 American Federation of Labor Union Locals in the Peoria Metropolitan Area ....... 615 A- 18 C.I.O and Independent Union Locals in the Peoria Metropolitan Area . 619 A-19 Amount of Assistance of Persons Receiving Assistance in Illinois by Program and by Year 1939-1953 .......... 620 A-20 Average Monthly Number of Persons Receiving Assistance in Illinois by Program and by Year, 1939-1953 621 A-21 Amount of Assistance and Average Monthly Nunnber of Persons Receiving Assistance in Peoria County by Program and by Year, 1939-1953 622 A-22 Amount of Assistance and Average Monthly Number of Persons Receiving Assistance in Tazewell County by Program and by Year, 1939-1953 623 A-23 Labor Force Status in Peoria .Metropolitan Area 625 A-24 Labor Relations and Unionization Questionnaire ......... 627 CHAPTER XI All-1 Peoria Housing Authority Statement of Policy on Rents and Income Limits 353 APPENDICES (continued) CHAPTER XVI Table Page General Revenue of the City of Peoria by Source .« ..... .o . 593 Per Capita General Revenue for Selected Cities .......... 595 City of Peoria Income Estimates for 1954-1955, by Source . . 596 General Expenditure by the City of Peoria by Function ...... 597 Total Expenditures for All Purposes by the City of Peoria by Character and Object .......................... 599 Per Capita General Expenditure by Function for Selected Cities ...................................... 601 City Expenditure Statennent of Peoria for Period January 1, 1954, to June 30, 1954 ........................... 603 Debt Structure of the City of Peoria .................. 604 Per Capita Debt Structure for Selected Cities ............ 606 City of Peoria Income and Expenditures eUid Assets and Liabilities, 1948-1953 ........................... 607 Division of City of Peoria's Property Tax Dollar ......... 609 Fire Department and Fire Insurance Classification for Selected Cities ................................ 610 Budget for the City of East Peoria, 1954 ............... 61 1 Budget for Peoria County, 1954 ..................... 612 Budget for Tazewell County, 1954 ................... 613 CHAPTER XVII A17-1 Peoria Public Schools' Teachers' Salary Schedule, 1953 .... .618 A16- -1 A16- -2 A16- -3 A16- -4 A16- -5 A16- ■6 A16- ■7 A16- -8 A16- ■9 A16- -10 A16- -11 A16- -12 A16- -13 A16- -14 A16- -15 APPENDIX TABLE A2-1 APPENDIX ILLINOIS - 1950 Product Cement Clays (including Fullers earth) Coal Fluorspar Lead (recoverable content of ores) Lime (open market) Natural Gas Natural Gas Liquids: Natural Gasoline LP gases Petroleum (crude) Sand and Gravel Sand and Sandstone (ground) Silver (recoverable content of ores, etc.) Stone (except for limestone for cennent and lime) Zinc Undistributed minerals Total Clays (sold or used for cennent) Coke Pig Iron Sulfuric Acid (from zinc smelting) Value in Thousands of dollars $16. 920 3,243 228, 138 6, 111 737 4, 465 1, 342 3,019 3,436 171, 820 16, 532 2, 278 2 21, 970 7, 663 468 $488, 144 163 58, 141 258. 242 1,715 -497 FIGURE A2-1 DESCRIPTION OF PEORIA AND PEKIN, ILLINOIS, SWITCHING DISTRICTS Wherever reference is made to the Peoria, Illinois, Switching District, or the Pekin, Illinois, Switching District, same includes all Industries and Team Tracks located in the following territory: Peoria District, including East Peoria and South Bartonville, Illinois Bounded on the North by the Peoria City Limits on both CRI&P, Peoria-Bureau Line and CRI&P, Peor ia-Orion Line; on the West by the CB&Q; C&NW aind M&StL yards limits; on the south by the mines of the Crescent Coal Company, La Marsh, Illinois, on the west side of the river, and Wesley station of the P&PUon the east side of the river, on the East by the tracks of the P&PU and the NYC&StL up to the crossing of the NYC&StL and TP&W in East Peoria, Illinois, and to include any industries that are or may be located within the territory described and on the line of the NYC&StL, between the junction of that line with the P&tPU and the TP&tW crossing in East Peoria, Illinois, and on the line of the TP&W between the NYC&cStL crossing amd the Illinois River Pekin District Bounded on the North by the McGrath Siding station of the P&PU; on the East by the yard limits of the AT&SF (Santa Fe) and NYC(C),on the South by the Yard limits of the C&IM, GM&O, IC. and PTCo, including Crescent, Illinois, on the West by the Illinois River Source: Illinois Freight Association Tariff Bureau, Freight Tariff 1-41-11, •498- Central lUinois HI. C. C. No. 8— Cas Light Company FirBt Revised Sheet No. 6 Cancelling Origina! ; -et No. 6 Table A2 -2 GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS (Continued) Quality of Gas; The gas delivered hereunder shall at all times be merchantable, and so far as practicable: (1) Shall be commercially free from solid or liquid matter, dust, gum or gum-forming constit- uents ; (2) Shall not contaiT' "^orp than one (1) grain of hydrogen sulphide per hundred (100) cubic feet; (3) Shall not contain more than thirty (30) grains of total sulphur per one hundred (100) cubic feet. Term and Form of Contract for Large Gas Loads: The Company does not hold itself out as ready to serve under the provisions of its standard con- tracts for yearly periods, customers with large or unusual requirements for gas. Such large capaci- ties require special arrangements by both the Company and the Customer which may be made sub- jects of special agreements, both as to the form of the contract and other conditions requiring spe- cial consideration. Combined Residence and Commercial : Where one premise is used and occupied by a customer as a commercial establishment (any busi- ness which is open to the public shall be considered a commercial establishment) and also as a resi- dence, except where the piping is arranged for separate metering, the combined service, providing gas is used in both the residence and commercial establishment, shall be billed under the applicable commercial rate. Adjustment for Cost of Purchased Gas: If any rate applicable to natural gas purchased from a pipeline company or companies on a firm supply basis is increased or decreased on or after May 1, 195i, under the jurisdiction of a duly constitiUed regulatory body, and such increase or decrease in rate (ivhether or not charged for under bond) results in an average' unit cost of purchased natural gas in excess of or less than 23.5e rates applicable to natural gas purchased from a pipeline company or companies on a firm supply basis renecting therein any such increase or decrease, to (b) the respective quanti- ties of natural gas so purcit, c' during the first 12 of the IS calendar months immediately preceding the effective date of such increase or decrease, and (2) by dividing the total cost of such natural gas so computed by the aggregate quantity of gas so purchased during such 12 month period. For the purposes hereof, unless Illinois Commerce Commission shall otherwise order, the amount of any refund received on and after May 1, 195i, of charges paid under bond and applicable to natural ga^ purchased after May 1, 195J,, from a pipeline company or companies on a firm supply basis shall be treated as a decrease in rates applicable thereto, but effective only for the 12 month period beginning with the month in which such refund is received, by crediting the total cost of pur- chased natural gas otherwise determined under the next preceding paragraph with the amount of such refund. Any decrease of rates under this paragraph shall not exceed or be less than the amount of any refund. Whenever, in any rate to which this provision is applicable, the gross charge is expressed as an added percentage of the net charge, such percentage shall be applied to the net charge plus the "adjustment ior cost of purchased gas". Issued — June 15, 1954. Effective — On all bills issued on meter readings taken on and after July 16, 1954. Issued By: R. K. Dallas, Vice-President, Peoria, Illinois Central Illinois I"- C. C. No. 8— Gas Light Company Sixth Revised Sheet No. 17 Cancelling Fifth Revised Sheet No. 17 Table A2-2 (continued) COMMERCtAL AND INDUSTRIAL RATE — OFF PEAK Available for : Any commercial or industrial gas customer, only until November 1, 11)54, whose gas requirements are supplied by Company during the off-peak season consisting of the months of April to October, both inclusive; provided "Customer's premises is located adjacent to Company's mains having capacity to transport sufficient gas. Net Rate: The charge per customer per month shall be: Gas Charge 3.0( per therm for the first 10,000 therms per month. 2.i( per therm for all over 10,000 therms per month. Minimum Charge $75.00: to be adjusted for number of days service is available should gas be curtailed in any month in accordance with terms and conditions hereof. Discount : Customers will be billed at the gross rate, which is 2'/c in excess of the above net rate, and the difference between the gross and net rate will be the discount for prompt payment if bills are paid at the Company's office within 10 days of their date. Contract : Written agreement in which customer agrees to take gas only for the use of equipment listed in said agreement. This agreement will be effective for one ofTf peak season or part thereof and renewal from year to year; provided, in the Company's judgrment, gas is available. Terms and Conditions: Service governed by Company's General Terms and Conditions and the further special conditions. Delivery of gas on this rate is subject to curtailment or interruption when gas is needed to meet the requirements of customers receiving service under rates contemplating an uninterruptible supply of gas from Company's distribution system. Issued June 15, 1954. Effective — On all bills issued on meter readings taken on or after July 16, 1954. Issued By: R. K. Dallas, Vice-President, Peoria, Illinois -500- Central Illinois f'l- C. C. No. 8— Gas Light Company Fifth Revised Sh. et No. 12 Table A2-2 Cancelling Fourth Revised oi.pt. No. 12 (continued) OPTIONAL INDUSTRIAL RATE — INTERRUPTIBLE Available for : Any commercial or industrial gas customer whose premise is located adjacent to Company's mains having capacity to transport sufficient gas for customer's requirements. Net Rate: The charge per customer per month shall be: Gas Charge 5.00 per therm — for the first 10,000 therms 3.0(} per therm — for the next 20,000 therms 2.5e per therm — for the next 200,000 therms 2.3(t per therm — for all over 230,000 thenns Subject to "Adjustment for Cost of Purchased Gas" Sheet No. 6. Minimum Charge The minimum monthly bill shall be $500.00, except that insofar as any curtailment made in the delivery of gas by the Company shall affect the customer's utilization of gas, the minimum charge for that month shall be proportionately reduced. Discount : Customers will be billed at the gross rates, which are 2% in excess of the above net rates, and the difference between the gross and net rates will be the discount for prompt payment if bills are paid at the Company's office within 10 days of their date. Contract : At least one year — On Company's Interruptible Contract Form. Terms and Conditions: Service governed by Company's General Terms and Conditions, and the following further special conditions : Delivery of gas under this rate is subject to curtailment or interruption when gas is needed to meet the requirements of customers receiving service under rates contemplating an uninterruptible supply of gas from Company's distribution system, or when delivery of gas hereunder during the months of November to March inclusive would require Company to pay a demand charge to its sup- plier for such gas. Customers receiving natural gas service under this rate shall have standby fuel and equipment available or shall be prepared to cease operation during any period when natural gas is not available thereunder. The Company will endeavor to give customers advance notice whenever a curtailment is required, and the customer shall curtail his use of gas at the time and to the extent requested by the Com- pany. The Company shall not be liable for any loss of production or for any damages whatsoever by reason of any such curtailment, or because of the lack of advance notice. Gas will not be supplied hereunder for power generation. Issued — June 15, 1954. Effective — On all bills issued on meter readings taken on and after July 16, 1954. Issued By: R. K. Dallas, Vice-President, Peoria, Illinois Central Illinois III. C. C. No. 8— Gas Light Company Sixth Revised Sheet No. 17 Cancelling Fifth Kcvised Sheet No. 17 Table A2-2 (continued) COMMERCTAL AND INDUSTRIAL RATE — OFF PEAK Available for: Any commercial or industrial gas customer, only until November 1, l'.).'i4, whose tras reriuirements are supplied by Company during the off-peak season consisting of the months of April to October, both inclusive; provided Customer's premises is located adjacent to Company's mains having capacity to transport sufficient gas. Net Rate: The charge per customer per month shall be: Gas Charge 3.0c per therm for the first 10,000 therms per month. 2.2c per therm for all over 10,000 therms per month. Minimum Charge $75.00: to be adjusted for number of days service is available should gas be curtailed in any month in accordance with terms and conditions hereof. Discount : Customers will be billed at the gross rate, which is 2'^'c in excess of the above net rate, and the difference between the gross and net rate will be the discount for prompt payment if bills are paid at the Company's office within 10 days of their date. Contract : Written agreement in which customer agrees to take gas only for the use of equipment listed in said agreement. This agreement will be effective for one off peak season or part thereof and renewal from year to year; provided, in the Company's, judgment, gas is available. Terms and Conditions : Service governed by Company's General Terms and Conditions and the further special conditions. Delivery of gas on this rate is subject to curtailment or interruption when gas is needed to meet the requirements of customers receiving service under rates contemplating an uninterruptible supply of gas from Company's distribution system. Issued June 15, 1954. Effective — On all bills issued on meter readings taken on or after July 16, 1954. Issued By: R. K. Dallas, Vice-President, Peoria, Illinois TABLE A ^3 NUMBER AND PERCENTAGES OF EMPLOYED POPULATION ENGAGED IN MAJOR OCCUPATION GROUPS IN THE PEORIA, DAVENPORT ROCK IS LAND -MOLINE. ROCKFORD, AND EVANSVILLE STAND-- ARD METROPOLITAN AREAS - 1950 Maj or Occupation Group Peoria D. -R.I. -M . Rockford Evansville No. % No. % "♦lo. % No. % Professional^ Technical. 8143 8 8164 9%. 5212 8 5130 & &c Kiendred Workers Farmers & Farm Managers 3829 4 3365 4 1760 3 877 1 Manages-s„ Officials & 8564 9 8345 9 5634 9 5618 9 Proprietors, except Farms Clerical fc Kindred - 13.867 14 13.345 14 8515 13 8275 13 Workers Sales Workers 7528 7 7292 8 -"4795 7 5020 6 Craftsmen. Foremen. & 16.471 16 16,376 17 12.429 19 9513 15 Kindred Workers Operiitives & Kindred Workers 21 i.206 : il 20,91b. iZ lO.bJU 2 18 lb. 655 - i I Private Household Workers 1581 2 1491 1 857 1 1451 2 Service Workers, except Private Household 8373 8 7926 1 4205 6 5527 9 Farm Laborersj, unpaid Family Workers 398 - 529 1 129 - 52 - Farm Laborers, except unpaid k Farm Foremen 1124 1 1013 1 562 1 312 * Laborers, except Farm a Mine .nd 7477 7 5552 6 2804 4 3789 6 Occupation not reported 1130 1 931 1 722 1 563 1 J 100.681 95.245 66.254 62,782 Total Percentages may not total to 100 due to rounding Source: U.S. Census of Population. 1950 -503- APPENDIX A3-1 Per cent increase in population per ten year period UNITED STATES 32.7 35.9 35.6 22.6 30. 1 25=5 20.7 21.0 14,9 16.1 7.2 19.2 Source- All data in Chapter 3 Appendix Tables are fronn Illinois = General Characteristics and Special Population Reports 1950 United States Census of Population U S. Department of Conrimerce Bureau of the Census, PEORIA STANDARD METROPOLITAN AREA ILLINC 1830 - 1840 121 9 2 02 4 1840 - 1850 121 3 78 8 185*0 - 1860 96 2 101 1 1860 - 1870 29 9 48 4 1870 - 1880 12.. 7 212 1880 - 1890 17 5 24 3 1890 - 1900 21. 9 26 1900 - 1910 10. 2 16. 9 1910 - 1920 11 9 15 1920 - 1930 24. 7 17. 7 1930 - 1940 13 3= 5 1940 - 1950 18. 3 10, 3 -504- APPENDIX A 3 -2 AREA TOTAL NON- % LAND POP. POP. WHITE AREA SQ, M Illinois 8„712„ 176 662, 125 7=6 55.935 156 Standard "" Metropolitan Areas Peoria 250,5'l'2 6.513 2,6 1257 1^9 Davenportp 234.256 3.514 1„5 '873 269 Ro lo J, Moline Des, Moines 226„010 8,588 .3-« 594 381 Evansville 160,422 9, 144 5.7 24'1' 666 Rockford 152„385 3.962 2.6 520 293 Total i„023„*585 31,721 3. 1 3485 29*4 Cities Peoria 111„856 5,928 5o3 12.9 8. ,671 Rockford 99„927 2.798 2.8 14. 6, ,638 Moline 37. 347 299 0.8 7. 1 5, ,767 Evansville 128„636 8.490 6.6 18.0 7, ,146 Davenport 74.549 1, 118 1.5 18. 1 4, ,119 Des Moines 177,965 8, 186 4.6 54.9 3, ,242 Rock Island 48.710 1.413 2.9 10.5 4, ,639 Source; See Table 3A = 1 -505- APPENDIX A3-2 (con t) AREA UFBAN POP % PURAL NON FARM % RURAL % FARM Illinois 6 759 271 7.6 1.189 709 13.7 73.193 i.4 Standard Metropolitan Area Peoria Davenport R.L Moline Des Moines Evaniville Rockford Total 187 142 74. 7 4b 614 193 612 82, 7 25 828 199, ,934 88, 5 17 016 137 573 85, 7 18 039 125 447 82 3 19 142 843, ,708 82,4 126 689 •^i^i'^W*,**-* tiafe ittr .8, 6 16 756 110 14 816 7, 5 9 060 11 3 4 760 12 6 7 796 .1 4 53 188 6, 7 6, 3 4 3= 5 1 5 2 AREA Illinois MEDIAN SCHOOL YEAKS 9c 3 HIGH SCHOOL OR HIGHER 3 05 7,974 % 35, 1 Standard Metropolitan Area Peorxa 9 6 Davenport. 10. R=l Moline Des Moines IL 9 EvansviUe 9 Rockford 10 91 437 87 143 36.5 37.2 X otal 10 c 111 423 49= 3 52 939 33. 54 859 36 39 7 801 3S 9 -506- Table A3-3 SUMMARY OF POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS FOR THE STATE AND METROPOLITAN AREAS Per Cent Per Cent Per Cent Increase Median Age 65 Non- 1940 to Age and White Area Number 1950 (Years) Over The State (Illinois) 8. 712, 176 10.3 32.7 1 8.7 7.6 Davenport Rock Island Moline 234, 256 18. 3 32.0 9.0 1.6 Peoria 250, 512 18. 3 30.8 8.2 2.6 Rockford 152, 385 25.8 31.4 8.2 2.6 Evansville, Indiana 160,422 22.7 30. 8 8. 1 5.7 Des Moines, Iowa 226, 010 15.4 31. 1 9.0 3.8 • 507. Table A3-3 (Cont'd) SUMMARY OF POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS FOR THE STATE AND METROPOLITAN AREAS (Cont'd) Civilian labor Employed Per Cent Families & Uj force Engaged in Per Cent Manufac- Median Unem- turing Income* ployed (Dollars) The State (Illinois) 4.0 32.0 3, 163 Davenport Rock Island Moline 2.8 40. 1 3. 291 Peoria 4. 38. 3 3. 196 Rockiord 2.2 49. 8 3.409 Evansville, Indiana 4.2 39.6 2, 925 Des Moines, Iowa 2.3 20.4 3. 123 Per Cent having incomes less than $2, 000* 29.3 25.4 26. 8 23. 5 31. 5 29. 3 508- Table A3-3 (Cont'd) SUMMARY OF POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS FOR THE STATE AND METROPOLITAN AREAS (Cont'd) Persons 25 years old and over Persons 14 years old and over Male Female Median Number Per Cent Per Cent school in in in years labor labor labor completed* force force force The State (Illinois) 9.3 3, 729,096 80. 3 31. 3 Davenport Rock Island Moline 10. 1 98, 072 81.6 29.6 Peoria 9.6 104, 977 81. 9 29. 2 Evansville, Indiana 9.0 65. 566 81.8 29.6 Des Moines, Iowa 11.9 97, 293 80.9 35. 1 -509- Table A3-3 (Cont'd) SUMMARY OF POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS FOR THE STATE AND METROPOLITAN AREAS (C jnt'd) Per sons 1 yr. old Persons and over 14 to 17 Persons Married Couples Per Cent years old per Per Cent in same house- Without own house Per Cent hold household* 1949 and 1950* in School The State (Illinois) 3. 23 7. 83. 8 87. 1 Davenport Rock Island Moline 3.24 5. 7 80. 5 87.4 Peoria 3.24 5. 2 79. 8 86.4 Rockford 3.23 5. 5 80. 7 86. 1 Evansville, Indiana 3.28 5.4 79. 1 86.8 Des Moines, Iowa 3. 11 5.0 78.4 88.6 -510- Table A3-4 1950 SUMMARY OF POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS FOR THE STATE AND METROPOLITAN AREAS All Classes; ILLINOIS Total All ages 8,712„ 176 Under 5 years 842 „ 842 5 to 9 years 684„ 347 10 to 14 years 565. 347 15 to 19 years 542,280 20 to 24 years 639„444 25 to 29 years 712„531 30 to 34 years 691 503 • 35 to 39 years 678„289 40 to 44 years 622,686 45 to 49 years 569 r 734 50 to 54 years 528,615 55 to 59 years 479. 109 60 to 64 years 401 148 65 to 69 years 311,223 70 to 74 years 217„ 718 75 yrs, & over 235„360 Male 4, 319,251 429»612 348.021 287,417 272.554 310,549 347, 749 335,440 330,586 317,593 284. 307 264„319 240,567 203,911 152.903 99, 041 104.682 Female 4, 392 935 413,230 336.^0^26 277,930 269,726 328.895 364,782 356,063 347,703 315,093 285,42/ 264.296 238.542 197,237 158.320 108,677 130.678 Median age 32. 7 32.4 32.9 -511- Table A3 4 (cont'd) 1950 SUMMARY OF POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS FOR THE STATE White : All ages Under 5 years 5 to 9 years 10 to_ 14 years 15 to 19 years 20 to 24 years 25 to 29 years 30 to 34 years 35 to 39 years 40 to 44 years 45 to 49 years 50 to 54 years 55 to 59 years 6 to 64 years 65 to 69 years 70 CO 74 years 75 years & over Median age Total 8„ 046, 058 771p829 631.538 519.623 500o005 580, 065 643p926 631, 755 620,383 572p585 524,400 492,572 453,211 382,641 295,372 199„ 112 227 041 33 Male 3o994„948 394, 195 321,662 264,842 252,335 283,295 315,628 307,460 303,044 283,069 261,253 245,518 227,021 194,355 145,290 94, 947 101 034 32 7 Female 4„ 051, 110 377,634 309.876 Z54, 781 247,670 296, 770 328,298 324,295 317,339 289, 516 263, 147 247,054 226, 190 188,286 190,082 104, 165 126, 007 33. 2 -512- Table A3-4 fconfd) 1950 SUMMARY OF POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS FOR THE STATE Nonwhite; Total Male Female All ages 666„ 113 324,303 341.815 Under 5 years 71„013 35p417 35,596 S'to 9 years "* 52,809 26,359 26,450 10 id 14 years ••^"4'5„724 •i2-,?^5- 23, 1'49 15 4o 19 year a 42„275 20,219 22,056 ^0 to 24 yeaffs 59„379 27,254 * 32, 125 25 to 29 years 68p605 32, 121 36,484 30 to 34 years 59„748 27,980 31,768 35 to 39 years 57„906 27,542 30.364 40 to 44 years 50^101 24,524 25,577 45 to 49 years 45,334 23,054 22,280 50 to 54 years 36,043 18,801 17,242 55 to 59 years 25,898 13,546 12,352 60 tp 64 years 18,507 9,556 8,951 65 to 69 years 15,851 7,613 8,238 70 to 74 years 8,606 4,094 4,512 75 yrSo & over 8,319 3,648 4,671 Median age 29o5 29o7 29=3 ■513- Table A3-5 195 SUMMARY OF POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS FOR S. M. A. All Classes; PEORIA Total Male Female 125, 181 13.. 010 2 600 5 546 4.846 10, 121 2,045 2;073 6,003 8. 382 6,856 1,526 8,2 76 1,542 3.090 3,644 9-966 10,599 9,969 9.580 8.642 7,701 6.841 5,972 5,072 4,191 3.036 3,823 83,447 All ages 250; 512 125 331 Under 5 years 26, 395 13. 385 Und er 1 year S, 271 2 671 1 and 2 years 11 241 5 695 3 and 4 years 9 883 5,019 5 to 9 years 20. 527 10. 506 5 years 4, 091 2 046 6 years 4 176 2; 103 7 to 9 years 12 360 6 357 10 to 14 years 17, 298 8,916 10 to 13 years 14 088 7 2 32 14 > rears 3. 210 1,684 15 to 19 years 1&. 299 8,023 15 > 'ears 3 101 1„559 16 a ind 17 years 6. 112 3.022 18 a ind 19 years 7; 086 3,442 20 to 24 years 20, 229 10,263 25 to 29 years 21; 148 iO.549 30 to 34 years 19 591 9 622 35 to 39 years 19, 079 9.499 40 to 44 years 17. 635 8.993 45 to 49 years 16, 699 7.998 50 to 54 years 13. 891 7„05 55 to 59 years 12. 008 6,036 60 to 64 years 10. 007 4,935 65 to 69 years 8, 101 3,910 70 to 74 years 5, 672 2.636 75 yrs. ie over 6. 833 3,010 21 yrs. tt over 166 049 82 „ 602 -514- Table A 3 -5 ([cont'd) 1950 SUMMARY OF POPUI^ATION CHARACTERISTICS FOR S. M, A. PEORIA Ail ages Under 5 years Under 1 year 1 and 2 years 3 and 4 years 5 to 9 years 5 years 6 years 7 to 9 years 10 to 14 years 10 to 13 years 14 years 15 to 19 years 15 years 16 and 17 years 18 and 19 years 20 to 24 years 25 to 29 years 30 to 34 years 35 to 39 years 40 to 44 years 45 to 49 years 5 to 54 years 55 to 59 years 60 to 64 years 65 to 69 years 70 to 74 years 75 yrs. & over 2 1 yr s, & over WHIT Male 122,066 E Female 121.939 12,967 2,583 5,520 4,864 12,567 2,518 5, 352 4.697 10,204 1,974 2,043 6, 187 9,808 1,980 2,004 5,824 8,655 7,017 1,638 8, 122 6,630 1,492 7,850 1,524 2,950 3,376 8,067 1,512 3, 010 3,545 9,962 9,655 10,218 10,272 9, 364 9,674 9,224 9,316 8,758 8,441 7,808 7,546 6,894 6,712 5,922 5,874 4,838 5,005 3,833 4, 116 2,601 2,994 2,968 3,770 80,547 81,476 NONWHITE Male Female 3.265 3,242 418 88 175 155 443 82 194 167 302 72 60 170 313 65 69 179 261 215 46 260 226 34 173 35 72 66 2 09 30 80 99 301 311 331 327 258 295 275 264 235 201 190 155 156 129 114 98 97 67 77 75 35 42 42 53 2.055 1,971 -515- Table A3-6 1950 SUMMARY OF POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS FOR S. M. A, All Classes DA VENPORT -ROCK ISLAND-MOLINE Male Female 116,816 117,440 12„904 11,970 2.568 2.452 5,583 5.123 4„753 4,395 9,683 9 362 2,067 lp852 2„094 lp981 5^702 5 529 7,842 7,775 6„393 6.331 1.449 1.444 6,807 7,426 1,369 1.373 2„620 2.768 2,818 3„285 8,341 8.908 9.162 9.547 8,789 9.208 8,930 8,828 8,340 8.125 7.413 7,059 6,855 6.695 6,257 6,192 5,385 5 217 4,077 4 281 2.793 3 083 3,058 3,764 77.834 79, 122 ■516- Total All ages 2 34, 256 Under 5 years 24. ,874 Und er 1 year 5 02 1 and 2 years 10, 706 3 and 4 years 9 148 5 to 9 years 19 225 5 years 3 = ,919 6 years 4, ,075 7 to 9 years 11. ,231 10 to 14 years 15. ,617 10 to 13 years 12. ,724 14 years 2. ,893 15 to 19 years 14. ,233 15 years 2. ,742 16 and 17 years 5, ,388 18 and 19 years 6 103 2 to 24 years 17. ,249, 25 to 29 years 18. ,709 30 to 34 years 17. ,997 35 to 39 years 17r ,758 4 to 44 years 16. ,465 45 to 49 years 14, 472 50 to 54 years 13, ,550 55 to 59 years 12. ,449 60 to 64 years 10 602 65 to 69 years 8 358 70 to 74 years 5, 876 75 yrs = & over 6 822 2 1 yr s & over 156, 956 Table A3 -6 f cont'd) 1950 SUMMARY OF POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS FOR S<, M, A. DAVENPORT =ROCK ISLAND =MOLINE All ages WHITE Male Female 114,, 853 115p736 NONWHITE Male Female U963 1»704 Under 5 years Under 1 year 1 and 2 years 3 and 4 years 12)*»6^7 Z„521 5,486 4,680 11,784 2,412 5,034 4,338 217 47 97 73 186 40 89 57 5 to 9 years 5 years 6 years 7 to 9 years 9„699 2„034 Z,-, 059 5,606 9,215 1,824 1,952 5,439 164 33 35 96 147 28 29 90 10 to 14 years 10 to 13 years 14 years 7,„682 6„258 1,424 7.639 6,224 1,415 160 ,135 25 136 107 29 15 to 19 years 15 years 16 aiid 17 years 18 and 19 years 6„724 1,358 2,586 2„780 7,321 1.351 2,730 3,240 83 11 34 38 105 22 38 45 2 to 24 years 8„ 153 8,746 188 162 25 to 29 years 8,982 9,365 180 182 30 to 34 years 8„627 9.050 162 158 35 to 39 years 8„778 8,700 152 128 40 to 44 years 8^209 8,006 131 119 45 to 49 years 7„283 6,963 130 96 50 to 54 year s 6,744 6,608 111 87 55 to 59 years 6„ 163 6, 137 94 55 60 to 64 years 5,318 5,171 67 46 65 to 69 years 4.017 4,237 60 44 70 to 74 years 2„759 3,058 34 25 75 yrs. Si over 3, 028 3,736 30 28 21 yrs. & over 76„524 78,018 1,310 1, 104 ■517- Table A3 -7 1950 SUMMARY OF POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS FOR S. M. A. All Classes ROCKFORD T otal All Ages i 152, ,385 Under 5 years 16 734 Und er 1 year 3. ,453 i and Z years 6, 999 3 and 4 years 6. 282 5 to 9 years 12, ,933 5 years 2, 681 6 years 2. ,863 7 "o 9 years 7, ,389 10 to .4 years 9. ,699 10 t c 13 years 7r ,919 14 years 1, ,780 15 to 19 years 8 963 15 > rears 1 818 16 3 .nd 1? years 3. ,458 18 and 19 years 3, ,687 ZO to 24 years li 048 Z5 to 29 years 13, ,336 30 to 34 year s 12, ,365 35 to 39 years il, ,366 4 to 44 years 10 396 45 to 49 years 9 500 5 to 54 years 8, ,836 55 to 59 year s 7, 935 60 to 64 years 6 738 65 to 59 years 5, 2 34 70 to 74 years 3. 408 75 yrs tt over 3. 8 94 21 yrs. & over 102, 070 Male 75- 125 8„416 1„723 3,495 3, 198 6 553 U376 1.412 3-765 4,929 4 034 895 4„218 886 1.743 1^587 4„922 6,452 6,. 109 5,563 5 244 4,841 4 469 4,010 3„439 2,644 1.632 1. 684 50. 162 Female 77,260 8. 318 1 7 30 3»504 3, 084 6 380 1, 305 1,451 3 624 4 770 3 885 885 4, 745 932 1,715 2,098 6, 126 6p884 6.256 5,803 5„152 4„659 4,367 3,925 3,299 2 590 1, 776 2,210 51.908 -518- Table A 3 -7 ((cont'dj 1950 SUMMARY OF PC 3PULAT10N CHi ^RACTERISTI :CS FOR S, M, . A„ ROCKFORD WHITE NONWHITE All ages Male 73, 120 Female 75,292 Male 2,005 Female 1,968 Under 5 years Under i year 1 and 2 years 3 and 4 years 8, 158 1„665 3.390 3, 103 ■ 8, 042 1,656 3,387 2.. 999 258 58 105 95 276 74 117 85 5 to 9 years 5 years 6 years 7 to 9 years 6,367 1,339 1,3^9 3,659 6,218 1,274 1,413 3,531 186 37 43 106 162 31 38 93 10 to 14 years 10 to 13 years 14 yeSirs 4„769 3,899 870 4, 629 3,768 861 160 135 25 141 117 24 15 to 19 years 15 years 16 amd 17 yt^ars 18 aad 19 years 4,095 865 i„541 4,601 895 lp.672 2,034 123 21 54 48 144 37 43 64 20 to 24 year s 4„728 5,916 194 210 25 to 29 years 6„238 6,669 214 215 30 to 34 years 5„925 6,062 184 194 35 to 39 years 5,393 5,628 170 175 40 to 44 years 5, 116 5, 035 128 117 45 to 49 years 4„727 4,564 114 95 50 to 54 years 4,371 4,293 98 74 55 to 59 years 3,950 3,862 60 63 60 to 64 years 3„401 3,258 38 41 65 to 69 years 2,605 2,562 39 28 70 to 74 year s 1,609 1»761 23 15 75 years ( & over 1,668 2, 192 16 18 2 1 yrso & over 48,908 50,6«P8 1,254 1,210 -519- Table A3-8 1950 SUMMARY OF POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS FOR S. M. A. All Classes: DES MOINES Total Male Female All ages 226p010 108,571 117,439 Under 5 years 23.865 12,157 11.708 Under 1 year 4 814 2„459 2,355 1 and 2 years 10 023 5,109 4,914 3 and 4 years 9 028 4,589 4.439 5 to 9 years 18,084 9,174 8,910 5 years 3 586 1,762 1, 824 6 years 3„695 1,897 1,798 7 to 9 years 10,803 5,515 5,288 lOto 14 years 15,317 7,781 7,446 10 to 13 years 12,328 6,335 5.993 14 yeirs 2,989 1,536 1.453 15 to 19 years 14,266 6,488 7,778 !5 years 2, 768 1,371 1,397 16 and 17 years 5411 2,620 2,791 18 and 19 years 6,087 2,497 3,590 20 to 24 years 18,185 8.278 9,907 25 to 29 years 19.526 9,346 10,180 30 to 34 years 17.257 8.298 9,059 35 to 39 years 16,278 7.697 8.581 40 to 44 yeirs 15.000 7.259 7,741 45 to 49 years 13,677 6,435 7.242 50 to 54 years 12,855 6.193 6.662 55 to 59 years 11,797 5.674 6,123 60 to 64 years 9569 4,617 4,952 65 to 69 years 7.977 3,733 4.244 70 to 74 years 5.531 2.532 2.999 75 yrs. & over 6,726 2,819 3,907 21yrs. 8. over 151,380 71,600 79,780 -520 Table A3-8 rears 2. 003 15 :o 19 years 10. 213 15 years 2, 005 16 and 17 years 4, 000 18 and 19 years 4. 208 2 to 24 years 12, 354 25 to 29 years 14, 020 30 to 34 years 12. 533 35 ro 39 years 12, 359 4 to 44 years 11. 311 45 to 49 years 10, 061 5 to 54 years 8. 911 55 to 59 years 7, 709 60 to 64 years 6, 283 65 to 69 year s 5, 099 7 to 74 years 3, 534 75 yrs. & over 4. 305 2 1 yrs. & over 106. 205 Table A3-9 ((cont'd) 1950 SUMMARY OF POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS FOR S. M. A. EVANSVILLE WHITE NONWHITE Male Fennale Male Female All ages 73„ 065 78.155 4,421 4.781 Under 5 years 8,444 7,979 • 476 447 Und er 1 year 1.699 1.650 86 108 1 and 2 years 3.542 3.355 205 184 3 and 4 years 3,203 2,974 IBS 155 5 to 9 years 6„469 6. 105 416 373 5 years 1.379 1.261 94 89 6 years 1.330 1.215 72 83 7 to 9 years 3.76 3.629 250 201 10 to 14 years 5.205 5. 125 340 351 10 to 13 years 4.256 4.199 281 282 14 years 949 926 59 69 15 to 19 years 4,541 5.085 263 324 15 years 978 934 51 42 16 and 17 years . 1,840 1.885 121 154 18 and 19 years 1.723 2.266 91 128 2 to 24 years 5.346 6.352 277 379 25 to 29 years 6.247 7,013 333 427 30 to 34 years 5.612 6.208 317 396 35 to 39 years 5,610 5.969 353 427 40 to 44 years 5. 245 5,422 300 344 45 to 49 years 4,573 4.856 298 334 50 to 54 years 4.077 4.273 283 278 55 to 59 years 3.523 3.775 220 191 60 to 64 years 2.816 3.145 171 151 65 to 69 years 2. 149 2.596 ' 182 172 70 to 74 years 1.503 1.861 82 88 75 yrs. & over 1.704 2,391 110 99 2 1 yrSo & over 47.483 52,620 2.884 3.218 •523- Table A3-10 GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS SUBJECT Davenport R I Moline Total population 234,256 Urban-farm population 835 RACE, NATIVITY, CITIZENSHIP Male 116.816 Native wht 107,866 For.-born " 6 ,987 Negro 1.910 Other races 53 Female 117 440 Native wht 109,688 For -born 6 048 Negro 1 666 Other races 38 Persons 2i & over 156,956 Native 144 124 For -born 12 8 32 Naturalized 10,631 Alien 1„ 158 Citizenship io043 not reported SCHOOL ENROLLMENT 5 and 6 yrs 7, 935 No. enrolled 2 855 % enrolled 36, 7 to 13 yrs 24 285 No enrolled 23 515 % enrolled 96 8 14 and 15 yrs 5.8i5 No, enrolled 5, 625 % enrolled 96.7 16 and 17 yrs 5,455 Noo enrolled 4.225 % enrolled 77.5 18 and 19 yrs. 5 890 No enrolled 1.870 % enrolled 31.7 20 to 24 yrs 17.460 No enrolled 2 160 % enrolled 12 4 25 to 29 yrs 18.595 No. enrolled 9i0 % enrolled 4 9 STANDARD METROPOLITAN AREAS Peoria 250,512 262 125, 331 117,880 4, 186 3„ 130 135 125, 181 118p003 3.936 3, 184 58 166,049 158, 137 7.912 5„985 1„062 865 8„510 3,475 40,8 26.200 25.665 98. 6, 580 6, 275 95.4 6, 035 4,630 76.7 7.255 1,965 27.1 19.910 2,635 13.2 21.005 1.260 6.0 Rockford 152, 385 147 75. 125 65.684 7,436 1.961 44 77.260 68.938 6.354 1,921 47 102,070 88 491 13.579 il, 355 1.431 793 5,300 2.085 39.3 15.595 15. 180 97. 3 3,770 3.610 95.8 3.310 2.485 75. 1 3,610 840 23.3 11.300 565 5. 13,600 310 2.3 •524- Table A3-10 (cont'd) GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS SUBJECT YEARS SCHOOL COMPLETED Male I, 25 yrs. & over No. yrs. completed Elementary 1-4 yrSo 5 & 6 yrs. 7 yrs. 8 yrs= High School 1-3 yr s . 4 yrSo College 1 -3 yrs. 4 yrSo or more School yrSo not reported Median school yrs. connpleted Female^ 25 yrs. & over No yrSo completed Elementary 1 -4 yrs. 5 & 6 yrs. 7 yrs. 8 yrs = High School 1-3 yrs. 4 yrSc College 1 -3 yrs. 4 yrs. or more School yrs, not reported Median school yrs. completed STANDARD METROPOLITAN AREAS Davenport, , .. JR,L, Moline 69. 785 45 2.885 4.650 3.940 18,695 13. 035 14.680 4,825 4.520 2. 105 9.7 72.425 525 2. 190 3.82 3.855 18. 125 14.835 19.735 4,725 3,070 1,545 10.4 Peoria 72,540 510 3.685 5.245 4.835 20,360 11,675 14.595 4.865 4.830 1,940 9.2 75.745 535 3. 120 4.880 4.570 19.915 12,700 19.920 5.550 3.210 1, 345 10. Rockford 45,565 710 1.935 3,585 2.650 11.795 9. 010 9. 335 2.480 2.615 1,450 9.5 47,005 585 1,555 2.925 2.275 10,925 9,590 12.475 3, 375 2. 050 1.250 10.4 •525 Table A3-11 GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS SUBJECT STANDARD METROPOLITAN AREAS MARITAL STATUS & Davenport, HOUSEHOLDS R. I. . Moline Peoria Rockford Male, 14 yrs & over 87,656 94,208 56,122 Single 20,206 22,483 11,586 Married 60,920 64.928 40,961 Widowed, divorced 6,530 6,797 3,575 Female. 14 yrs. & over 89,777 95,194 58,677 Single 16,130 17.342 10,220 Married 61,002 64,628 40,823 Widowed; divorced 12,645 13,224 7,634 Married couples, ♦number 57.315 61,235 39;210 With own household 54,070 58,075 37,060 Without own household 3 245 3.160 2,150 Families & unrelated 80,215 85,560 5L965 individuals Families 61,650 66.095 41,645 Unrelated 18,565 19.465 10,320 Households; nunnber 68,922 74. 154 45.916 Population 223,620 239,955 148, 197 Pop. per hsehold. 3.24 3.24 3.23 Institutional pop 3,689 3.726 694 * RESIDENCE IN 1949 Persons 1 yr & over, 229,520 243,865 149,030 1950 Same house as in '50 184,705 194,630 120,260 Different house, same county 26,615 28,315 18.805 Different county or abroad 14,175 17,960 7,600 Residence not • reported 4,025 2.960 2,365 -526 Table A3 GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS SUBJECT STANDARD METROPOLITAN AREAS Des Moines Evansville Total population Urban-farm population RACE„ NATIVITY^ CITIZENSHIP 177„9b5 436 Male 84,410 Native white 77,239 Foreign-born white 3.187 Negro 3,874 Other races 110 Female 93,555 Native white 86.357 Foreign-born white 2,962 Negro 4. 155 Other races 81 Persons 21 and over 121,877 Native 115.871 Foreign-born 6.006 Naturalized 4,762 Alien 604 Citizenship not reported 640 SCHOOL ENROLLMENT 5 and 6 yrs. 5.275 No. enrolled 2.330 % enrolled 44.2 7 to 13 yrs 17.730 No„ enrolled 17.335 % enrolled 97«8 14 and 15 yrs. 4,445 No enrolled 4.210 % enrolled 94.7 16 and 17 yrs. 4.230 Noo enrolled 3.430 % enrolled 81. 1 18 and 19 yrs. 5.005 No. enrolled 1.890 % enrolled 37.8 20 to 24 yrs. 14,940 No enrolled 2.700 % enrolled 18. 1 25 to 29 yrs. 15. 145 No. enrolled 1.120 % enrolled 7,4 160.422 236 77.486 72,373 692 4.404 17 82 ,,936 77.524 631 4.763 18 106.2 05 104.963 1,242 865 202 175 5,565 1,925 34,6 17, 085 16.690 97,7 3,905 3,820 97,8 3.875 2,930 75.6 4, 125 1. 090 26,4 12.330 1.295 10,5 14. 035 735 5,2 -527- Table A3-12 (cont'd) GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS SUBJECT STANDARD METROPOLITAN AREAS Evansville 44, 525 480 3, 270 3, 795 2. 910 11,895 6,895 8, 775 2,795 2,555 1, 155 8. 9 50.630 310 3. 130 4. 045 3. 300 14. 040 8. 035 12, 070 2,575 1.835 1.290 9.0 Des Moines YEARS SCHOOL COMPLETED Male 25 yrs & over 5 1.315 No: yrs. comple ited 480 Elementary 1 -4 yrs. 2, 100 5 & 6 yrs. 2,700 7 yrs 2p345 8 yrs 9.170 High School 1-3 yrs. 9.665 4 yrs. 12.675 College 1-3 yrs 5,210 4 yrs. or more 5.595 School yrs not : reported 1.375 Median school y: rs, connpleted IL 5 Female, 25 yrs tt over 58.505 No. yrs, comple sted 505 Elementary 1-4 yrs = lp490 5 & 6 yrs. 2. 110 7 yrs. 2.620 8 yrs. 9.300 High School 1-3 yr 8 10,750 4 Yrs. 20 060 College 1-3 yrs. 6.520 4 yrs. or more 3.915 School yrs. not : reported 1.235 Median school y; rs. connpleted 12. 1 -528- Table A3-12 (cont'd) GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS SUBJECT STANDARD METROPOLITAN AREAS MARITAL STATUS & HOUSEHOLDS Male 14 yrs. & over Single Married Widowed,, divorced Female 14 yrs. & over Single Married Widowedo divorced Des Moines 64„ 126 13,442 45,793 4.891 73,948 15.089 46,232 12.627 Evansville 57, 144 11,790 41. 100 4.254 63.551 11.581 41.947 10.023 Married couples p *nuinber 44.275 With own household 41.910 Without own household 2. 365 Families & unrelated individuals 67.910 Families 48.785 Unrelated individuals 19, 125 38.760 36.660 2. 100 52.645 42.415 10.230 Households number 56.310 Population 171.157 Population per household 3. 04 Institutional population 1.015 * RESIDENCE IN 1949 Persons 1 yr. & over. 1950 175,565 Same house as in 1950 136.970 Different house, same county 23,615 Different county or abroad 11,590 Residence not reported 3.390 47.637 156.029 3.28 2.199 156.075 123.425 22.930 8. 125 1.595 -529- Table A3-13 MARRIED COUPLES, FAMILIES, HOUSEHOLDS, and INSTITUTIONAL POPULATION ILLINOIS - 195 Married couples Total 2, ,089. 470 With own household 1, ,943, , 190 Without own household Number 146, ,280 Percent 7. Families 2, ,287. 955 Unrelated Individuals 709. 655 Households Number 2, 585. 772 Population in households 8. 341, 171 Population per household 3.23 Institutional Population 99. 790 ■530- Table A3-14 RESIDENCE IN 1949. FOR THE STATE, URBAN, and RURAL, . . 1950 RESIDENCE IN 1949 PERCENT DISTRIBUTION Persons 1 yr„ old & over, 1950 State 8. ,513. 800 Urban 6, ,609. 630 Rural nonfarm , 157o 425 Rural farm 746 „ ,745 Same house as in 1950 State 7, , 130, ,945 Urban 5, ,539. ,670 Rural nonfarnn 934, ,955 Rural farm 656. ,320 Different house, same county State 858. ,710 Urban 690. ,560 Rural nonfarnn 117, ,755 Rural farm 50, ,395 Different county or abroad State 384, ,065 Urban 263, ,820 Rural nonfarm 86. ,790 Rural farm 33. ,455 .Residence not reported State 140-, ,080 Urban 115. ;580 Rural nonfarm 17. ,925 Rural farm 6, ,575 100. 100. 100« 100. 83.8 83.8 80. 8 87. 9 10. 1 10.4 10.2 6.7 4. 5 4, 7.5 4.5 1.6 1. 7 1.5 0.9 -531 Table A3- 15 MARITAL STATUS BY COLOR, FOR THE STATE. . . 1950 MALE Total, 14 yrs, 8c over Single No. % All 3,309. 125 846. 005 25.6 White 3,064,876 783.943 25.6 Nonwhite 244,249 62,062 25.4 Married No. % 2,241, 186 67. 7 2,079 836 67 9 161, 350 66. 1 Widowed Divorced No. % 221,934 6.7 201,097 6.6 20,837 8.5 Total, 14 yrs. it over FEMALE Single No. Married % No. All 3,418,775 674,982 19.7 White 3,157.726 631 991 20.0 Nonwhite 261,049 42,991 16.5 2,241,529 65.6 2,073,987 65. 7 16.7.542 64.2 Widowed Divorced No. % 502,264 14. 7 451, 748 14. 3 50„516 19.4 -532- Table A3 -16 YEARS OF SCHOOL COMPLETED BY PERSONS 25 YEARS OLD AND OVER BY COLOR AND BY SEXp FOR THE STATE. . = 1950 AREAp Elementary school COLOR AND SEX TOTAL„ YRS. OF SCHOOL COMPLETED 25 yrSo & over None 1=4 yrs 5 & 6yrs 7 yrs 8 yrs THE STATE 5.393,355 95,150 326.110 375.445 298„895 1,424.920 Male 2„616,420 46,055 171.050 189.705 148.485 691.910 Female 2.776.935 49,095 155,060 185.740 150.410 733,010 White 4,998.700 85,230 270.630 322.365 263.485 1.356,010 Nonwhite 394,655 9.920 55, 1 JO 53,080 35.410 68,910 HIGH SCHOOL COLLEGE median yrs 1-3 yrs 4 yrs 1-3 yrs 4 yrs not completed reported ■■«*!! THE STATE 880,455 1. 134.915 385.325 318.480 153.660 9.3 Male 411.905 487,935 191, 100 192.385 85,890 9o 1 Fennale 468.550 646,980 194,225 126.095 67.770 9o5 White 811,. 195 1,080.210 365.355 307,695 136.525 9.5 Nonwhite 69.260 54,705 19.970 10,785 17.135 8t5 -533- Table A3-17 SCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN ENROLLMENT, BY AGE AGE SCHOOL ENROLLMENT ToUl, 5 to 29 years 5 and 6 years 7 to 13 years 14 and 15 years 16 and 17 years 18 and 19 years 20 to 24 years 25 to 29 years THE STATE ENROLLED LA T ION NUMBER % 147,025 1,528,575 48.6 281,505 119,660 42.5 865,700 834.825 96.4 214,355 203,835 95. 1 213,215 168.470 79. 226,825 71.815 31. 7 637,240 84.470 13. 3 708. 185 45.500 6.4 KINDERGARTEN ENROLLMENT Total, 5 and 6 years 28 L 5 05 62,905 22. 3 •534- Table A3-18 GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS - ILLINOIS CITIZENSHIP AND NATIVITY OF THE POPULATION 21 YEARS OLD AND OVER, o 1950 AREA TOT. AL All 5 „958, ,601 Urban 4 ,714, ,652 Rural nonfarm 770, ,384 Rural farm 473. ,565 ALL CITIZENS NATIVE NATURALIZED No. % of tot. No. % No. % 5„801„882 97.4 5,183»837 87.0 618,045 10.4 4,574,258 97.0 4^000,107 84.8 574,151 12.2 757,715 98.4 469,909 99.2 724,497 94.0 459,233 97. 33.218 4.3 10.676 2.3 ALIEN CITIZENSHIP NOT REPORTED All 94,264 70 1,6 Urban 86,726 1.8 Rural nonfarm 5,910 .8 Rural farm 1,628 .3 No. 62,455 53,668 6,759 2.028 1. 1. 1 .4 FOREIGN BORN 21 YEARS OLD AND OVER PERCENT OF TOTAL ED ALIEN AREA TOTAL NAT UP lA All 774,764 79. 8 Urban 714,545 80. 4 Rural nonfarm 45.887 72. 4 Rural farm 14, 332 74. 5 »U.2 12. 1 12.9 11.4 CITIZENSHIP NOT RllPORTED 8. 1 7.5 14. 7 14.2 -535- Table A3-19 ILLINOIS COUNTRY OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN -BORN POPULATION.. . 1950 COUNTRY OF BIRTH PERCENT DISTRIBUTION All countries 783,277 100.0 England & Wales 31.473 v 4.0 Scotland 14 690 1.9 Northern Ireland 967 0. 1 Ireland Eire) 36, 075 4.6 Norway 15,684 2.0 Sweden 56, 128 7.2 Denmark 10,425 1.3 Netherlands 8., 973 1-. 1 Belgium 8.034 1.0 Switzerland 3,835 0.5 France 6.529 0.8 Germany 96,517 12.3 Poland 111.376 14.2 Czechoslovakia 43.185 5.5 Austria 30.270 3.9 Hungary 19.020 2.4 Yugoslavia 19, 146 2.4 U S.S R. 59,753 7.6 Lithuania 33,049 4.2 Finland 3,014 0.4 Rumania 6,384 0.8 Greece 17,410 2.2 Italy 83,556 10.7 Spain 714 0.1 Portugal 90 Other Europe 7,076 0; 9 Asia 7,952 1.0 Canada-French . 73, 196 0.4 Canada -Other 25,837 3.3 Mexico 12.463 1.6 Other America 3,523 0.4 All other 1,847 0.2 Not reported 5,086 0.6 536- Table A3-20 COUNTRY OF BIRTH STANDARD METROPOLITAN AREAS. 1950 All countries Davenporti, R. I. , Moline ■■-• , 1,13, 035,, . England & Wales 484 Scotland 170 Northern Ireland 8 Ireland (JEire) 235 Norway 183 Sweden 2„ 139 Denmark 273 Netherlands 209 France 130 Germany 2,668 Poland 295 Czechoslovakia 207 Austria 207 Hvmgary 77 Yugoslavia iZM U.SoSoR. 537 Lithuania 154 Finland 31 Rumania 25 Greece 463 Italy 305 Other Europe 2, 768 Asia 135 Canada -French 46 Canada -Other 453 Mexico 516 Other America 68 All other and not reported 129 Peoria Rockford 8, 122 13,790 823 524 258 199 2 19 264 108 56 508 358 6,166 76 173 47 72 271 106 2,230 724 269 469 85 61 282 84 175 29 229 21 277 105 126 687 14 52 34 8 221 123 633 2.603 415 249 223 33 27 29 393 359 92 107 67 40 175 94 ■537. Table A3-21 COUNTRY OF BIRTH - STANDARD METROPOLITAN AREAS, 1950 Des Moines Evansville All countries 7,481 1, 323 England & Wales 774 116 Scotland 227 50 Northern Ireland 2 3 Ireland (Eire) 208 25 Norway 245 8 Sweden 832 20 Denmark 336 8 Netherlands 98 12 France 120 33 Germany 648 476 Poland 280 53 Czechoslovakia 60 18 Austria 152 38 Hungary 38 16 Yugoslavia 179 2 USSR. 444 71 Lithuania 177 21 Finland 8 3 Rumania 30 3 Greece 170 14 Italy 1,262 41 Other Europe 187 63 Asia 100 19 Canada-French 33 6 Canada -Other 448 112 Mexico 247 10 Other America 43 18 All other and not reported 133 64 -538- Table A -4 Labor Force Distribution by RACE AND Cl^SS OF WORKERS BY OCCUPATION AND SEX FOR PEORIA S.M.A. UALEi EMPLOYED; Professionalp technical & kindred workers Accountants & auditors Architects Artists & art teachers AuthorSp editors, & reporters Chemists Clergymen College personnel Dentists Designers & draftsmen Engineers aeronautical Engineers „ civil Engineers, electrical Engineers a mechanical Other technical engineers Lawyers & judges Musj-ciins & music teachers Natural scientists fn, e.c. | Pharmacists Physicians & surgeons Social scientists Socials welfarei, & recreation workers Surveyors Teachers in.„ e.Cc | TechnicianSi, medical & dental Others Total „ 14 yrs. 6ld-«B3Sd White Negro Other over races 73p825 72. 129 1,644 52 4,882 4,825 48 9 585 585 - - 42 41 1 - 73 72 1 - 128 128 - - 208 204 3 1 221 211 10 - 102 101 - I 116 114 2 - 303 303 - - 1 1 - - 223 222 1 - 117 117 - - 211 211 - - 411 411 - - 2 32 232 ^ - 114 97 14 3 37 36 1 - 100 99 1 - 279 276 1 2 22 22 - - 44 43 1 - 17 17 _ „ 404 403 1 - 63 61 1 1 829 818 10 1 Farmers & farnn managers 3p760 3.758 Managers^ officials & pro- prietors, exCo farm; Officials & inspectors state & local administration Other specified Manager Ss officials,, & propr's.i f salaried) ManagerSt, officials, & propr's. fn«eaC, } self-employed 7„432 153 855 310 3, 307 7.393 153 854 308 3.283 32 19 -539- Table A-4 RACE & CLASS OF WORKERS (CONT'D) Clerical & kindred workers Bookkeepers Mail carriers Other Sales worker 3 Insurince agents & bickers Other specified sales workers Salesmen & salee clerks (n. e.c.) Real estate agents & brokers Craftsmen foremen,, & kindred workers Bakers Bia^ksnr.:.ths fcrgemen, hammermen Boilernr.akers Cabi.ietmaker 5 & pauernnnakers Carpenters Compositors & typesetters Construction mach'y. workers Electritians Fo."err.en 'n. e. c . ) Line-nen & servicemen, utility St power Locomotive engineers Lccomoii/e firemen Machinists &i job setters Masons tile setters,, stone cutters Methanics.o repairmen^airplane Mechanics -autonnobile Mechanics, >radio ii television Other mechanics Millwrights Molders, metal Painters, paperhangers, glaziers Plasterers,, cement finishers Plumbers^ pipefitters Printing craftsnnen Shoennakers. repairmen Stationary engineers Structural metal workers Tailors & farriers Total, 14 yrs. old and White Negro Other over races 5,375 5.329 44 2 2 38 237 1 - 287 284 3 _ 4 850 4. 808 40 2 4,808 4, 797 U . 567 563 4 _ 309 306 3 _ 3, 706 3, 703 3 . 226 225 1 - 16,030 15,853 168 9 183 182 - 1 70 70 = . 87 87 . _ 185 185 . . 1,219 1.214 4 1 251 250 1 - 4 72 457 15 . 655 655 _ _ 2p 153 2. 148 4 1 327 326 1 „ 178 178 - - 124 124 - - lp868 ip861 7 - 301 300 1 - 22 22 - . io 007 991 16 - 69 68 1 . 2,239 2„ 195 43 1 322 322 - . 242 199 43 . 658 653 5 _ 162 157 5 . 617 616 » 1 2 05 205 . . 68 63 5 . 473 472 1 - 122 122 - . 80 75 5 - -540- Table A -4 RACE & CLASS OF WORKERS fCONT'Dl Tinsmiths, copper smiths » sheet metal workers Toolmakerso die makers & setters Others Operatives & kindred workers Apprentices Attendants p auto service Brakemen^ RR switchmen Bus drivers Filer,, metal grinders Furnacemen Laundry,, dry cleaners Meat cutter Sf, exc. packing Mine operatives^ laborers |n, e. c) Motormenc street,, subway Painter Sp exco construction Power station operators Sailors & deck hands Sawyers Spinners & weavers Stationary foremen Cabdriver^ chauffeurs Truck drivers, deliverymen Welders, flanne-cutters Others Manufacturing -durable goods Manufacturing -nondurable goods Transportation^ comnnunication other utilities Wholesale & retail trade Other industries Private household workers Service workers Barbers, beauticians Janitors, porters Cooks Elevator operators Firemen Guards, watchmen Total, 14 yrs. old and White Negro over 365 365 . 318 318 - 988 973 11 18. 149 17,715 428 5 39 5 38 1 481 468 13 503 502 »;^a 297 297 - 576 556 19 177 161 16 207 165 36 301 293 8 431 431 - !3 3 - 260 249 11 34 34 - 20 20 - 55 55 - 9 9 - 325 322 3 144 138 6 2,709 2,654 55 991 987 4 255 250 5 7.712 7.<078 134 1,911 1.826 85 189 183 6 297 280 17 184 177 7 54 43 11 4.245 3,875 359 344 340 4 .1.234 997 2 35 191 180 5 57 52 6 148 148 - 686 579 7 Other races 11 2 6 •641- Table A -4 RACE & CLASS OR WORKERS (CONT'D) Total, 14 yrs. old and White Negro Other over races 303 297 6 « 780 744 36 - 602 5 38 61 3 Policemen, sheriffs, nnarshals Waiters, bartenders Others Farm laborer 8 c foremen 1,372 1,371 Laborers, exc. farnn & mine Fishermen & oysternnen Longshorennen & stevedores Lumbermen, raftsmen Others 305 242 62 1 Manufacturing -durable goods 2.178 2,031 146 1 Manufacturing -nondurable goods Occupation not reported 720 694 26 6. ,998 6. ,476 514 32 32 - 5 2 3 27 27 - 305 242 62 2 178 2, ,031 146 1, ,554 1, ,464 80 -542- Table A -4 RACE & CLASS OF WORKER f CONT'D) MALE EMPLOYED^ Professional, technical & kindred workers Accountants & auditors Architects Artists & art teachers AuthorSi, editorSj, & reporters Chemists Clergymen College personnel Dentists Designers & draftsmen Engineers,, aeronautical Engineer Sp civil Engineers., electrical Engineers, mechanical Other technical engineers Lawyers & judges Musicians & music teachers Natural scientists InoCoC, ) Pharmacists Physicians & surgeons Social scientists Socialo welfare^' & recreation workers Surveyors Teachers fn„ e. Co ) Technicians, nnedical & dental Oihers Farmers & ^arm managers Managers^ officials & pro- prietorsp exjCo farmi Officials & inspectors ; state & local administration Other specified Manager „ officials, & propr's. fno e. Co I ((salaried J Managers^ officials^ & propr"s„ fn, eoCo } f self- employed) Private Govern- Self Unpaid wage &; ment em . family salary workers plo ^ed work- workers workers ers 59.358 3.644 10. 491 332 3„ 198 899 781 4 487 46 52 - 24 - 18 - 61 6 6 - 120 1 7 - 122 83 3 - 216 1 4 - 84 18 ' ■ t- - 14 2 100 - 296 6 1 . _ 1 - - 125 89 9 - 111 3 3 - 197 9 4 1 373 33 5 - 55 27 150 - 78 22 14 - 17 18 2 - 46 3 51 = 57 13 209 - 18 3 1 - 20 24 - - 6 11 - - 74 330 - - 54 6 3 - 543 144 139 3 37 - 3 p723 - 3„724 354 3 .353 1 _ 153 - - 666 142 47 - 3„058 59 - - 3.306 ■543- Table A-4 RACE & CLASS OF WORKERS (CONT'D) Clerical & kindred workers Bookkeepers Mail carriers Other Sales workers Insurance agents & brokers Real estate agents & brokers Other specified sales workers Salesmen & sales Clerks |n, e. c= ) Craftsmen, foremenp & kindred workers Bakers Blacksmiths forgemen, hamniermen Boilermakers Cabinetmakers tt patternnnakers Carpenters Corr.positor 8 & iypesetters Construction nnach y« workers Electricians Foremen fn. e» c« ) Linemen & servicemenp utility & power Locomotive engineers Locomotive firennen Machinists & job setters Masons^ tile setterSt stone cutters Mechanics, repairmen-airplane Mechanics -automobile Mechanics -radio & television Other mechanics Millwrights Molders metal Painter S(, paperhanger s^ glaziers Plasterers, cement finishers Plumbers pipefitters Printing craftsnnen Shoennakers repairmen Stationary engineers Structural metal workers Tailors b furriers Tinsmiths coppersmiths^ sheet metal workers Private Govern- Se If Unpaid wage b ment em 1 - family salary workers plo yed work - workers workers e»#k, 4,(vV' 7?.? 37 ^ ZJt Z8 7 1 - 4, 384 428 36 2 4,242 5 552 9 481 1 85 - 119 - 107 - 2 79 1 29 1 3.353 3 331 9 14,654 3 32 1, ,040 4 165 2 16 - 53 - 17 - 85 1 1 . 163 2 20 - 964 15 237 3 2 32 - 19 - 454 16 2 - 597 15 43 - 2p 118 35 - - 327 _ „ „ 177 1 - . 124 - . . 1,847 13 8 - 251 4 46 - 16 6 - - 886 17 104 - 42 3 24 - 2,043 119 76 1 322 - - - 242 - - - 451 19 188 - 134 1 27 - 563 6 48 - 200 - 5 - 30 1 37 - 431 41 1 - 122 - - - 55 . 25 - 331 31 -544- Table A -4 RACE & CLASS OF WORKERS fCONT'D) ToolmakerSj Others die makers & setters Operatives & kindred workers Apprentices Attendants s auto service Brakemenj R R switchmen Busdrivers Filers„ metal grinders Furnacennen Laundryj dry cleaners Meat cutter Sp exc. packing Mine operatives, laborers ^n. e. c. ) Motormen„ streetp subway Painter s„ exc. construction Power station operators Sailors & deck hands Sawyers Spinners & weavers Stationary firemen Cab driver Sj, chauffeurs Truck driver s„ deliverymen WelderSo flame cutters Others Manufacturing -durable goods Manufacturing -nondurable goods Transportation, communication, other utilities Wholesale & retail trade Other industries Private household workers Service workers Barbers, beauticians Janitors, porters Cooks Elevator operators Firemen Guards, watchmen Policemen, sheriffs, marshals Waiters, bartenders Others Private Govern- wage & ment salary workers workers 316 ; _ 913 12 17.399 2 36 5 37 2 465 1 501 2 242 50 565 1 176 - 171 5 280 ~ 417 2 2 1 251 - 30 4 17 3 51 . 7 . 296 29 132 2 2,313 88 966 3 242 9 7, 196 _ 1,900 4 179 9 290 - 133 20 53 3, 138 162 1, 002 178 54 5 541 45 642 509 756 7 216 4 3 143 45 255 3 80 Self Unpaid enn- fannily ployed work- workers ers 2 63 509 14 5 9 1 31 20 11 4 2 9 307 22 4 16 7 1 7 30 345 175 15 9 3 130 13 •545- Table A -4 RACE ii CLASS OF WORKERS (CONT'D) Private Govern- Self wage t merit em- salary workers ployeci workers workers III nnirl Farm laborers, foremen Laborers, exc . farm & mine Fishermen & oystermen Longshoremen & stevedores Lumbermen, raftsmen Others Manufacturing -durable goods Manufacturing -nondurable goods Occupation not reported 1, 059 4 19 290 6.548 319 121 10 19 - 13 - 3 2 . . 21 - 5 1 242 25 37 1 2. 176 1 1 - 1,542 . . 2 692 17 11 -546- Table A4-1 Major Trading Area Surrounding Peoria County; Peoria Tazewell McDonough Fulton Mason McLean Livingston Marshall Stark Knox Warren Woodford Totals 1950 Net Effective Popu] ation Area Buying Income 1953 * 174,347 624 $338,930,000 76. 165 653 141, 864, 000 28. 199 582 38.571,000 43,716 874 64,840,000 15„ 326 541 22.092,000 76„577 1173 122,799.000 37.809 1043 56.512,000 13,025 395 18.576,000 8,721 291 12.630,000 54. 366 728 89.682.000 21,981 542 31,086,000 21. 335 537 31,626,000 581.567 12 count $969,208,000 * Sales Management Estimate U. S. Department of Commerce County Population and Area Source: County 8t City Data Book, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1952 -547- TABLE A-5 PER CENT OF TOTAL EMPLOYED BY TYPE OF INDUSTRY FOR THE U. S., ILLINOIS. AND PEORIA STANDARD MET- ROPOLITAN AREAS: 1950 Industry AgriculturCf forestry^ & fisheries Mining Construction Manufacturing Transportation, connniunication, & other public utilities Wholesale & retail trade Finance, insurance, & real estate Business & repair services Personal services Entertainment & recreation services Professional St related services Public Adnninistration Industry not reported U. S. Illinois 13 7 2 1 6 5 26 32 8 9 19 20 3 4 3 3 6 5 1 1 Peoria 6 1 6 38 7 20 3 2 5 1 Source; Census of Population. 1950 -548- TABLE A -6 NONAGRICULTURAL WAGE AND SALARY WORKERS IN THE PEORIAREA ^ BY INDUSTRY AND BY SEX Total May 15. 1949 Total Female 79. 400 24. 950 May 15, 1950 May 15, 1951 Total Female Total Female 13.275 25.575 97.875*24.200* Manufacturing 41 82 5 6 800 44, 650 7 050 47 850 8, 100 Durable goods Lumber and wood 500 50 400 50 750 100 Stone -clay -glass 500 100 500 100 400 225 Primary metals 2 700 150 3 025 150 2 850 150 Fabricated metals 750 275 975 325 1 050 275 Nonelectrical mach 25 550 3 000 26 800 2 975 31 125 4 000 Electrical mach - - - - 100 50 Miscellaneous mfg - - - - 225 100 Other durable goods 700 250 1 100 300 300 100 Nondurable goods Food 7 575 1 725 8 650 2 100 7 125 1 475 Textiles - - - - - - Apparel 650 575 625 575 1 000 950 Paper 950 325 1, 025 350 900 300 Printing 1 325 325 1, 550 42 5 1 425 325 Chemicals 625 25 - - 600 50 Other nondurable goods Nonnnanufactur ing Mining Construction Transportation Communications Public Utilities Wholesale trade Retail Trade Finance -insurance Service Government All other 37.575 18.150 38.625 18,225 50.025 16.100 - - - - 550 1 350 25 3. 200 25 5, 500 100 2 100 225 4, 500 225 950 625 3 550 900 1,000 725 1 375 _ 125 _ 1, 375 125 8, 450 10, 425 119 L 800 [To, 900 20,650 7 700 2. 500 1, 525 2, 375 1, 450 2, 625 1 575 7, 400 4, 450 6. 500 3. 900 8,000 4 475 2 650 750 2. 600 750 5,700 1 100 800 600 300 125 75 Covers Peoria and Tazewell Counties * Benchmark revised to March 15, 1950 Source Illinois Department of Labor ■549- (Continued) TABLE A -6 NONAGRICULTURAL WAGE AND SALARY WORKERS IN THE PEORIA AREA. ^ BY INDUSTRY AND BY SEX Total May 15„ 1952 May 15, 1953 May 15 1954 Total Female Total Female Total Female 97,375 23 675 95,275 22,275 86 300 24,650 Manufacturing Durable goods Lumber & wood S;one -clay -glass Primary metals Fabricated metals Nonelectrical mchy. Electrical mchy Misc. mfg Other durable goods Nondurable goods Food Textiles Apparel Paper Printing Chemicals Other nondurable goods 48. 525 8 650 46 525 7„250 39,600 6, 550 675 75 600 100 725 100 375 125 400 150 450 150 2,750 150 2,850 150 2,750 150 850 200 900 250 900 225 32.200 3.750 30 300 3 650 23,700 3. 150 100 75 100 75 175 175 iOO 175 100 275 150 100 25 iOO 50 100 25 7.400 i„325 7,250 1„225 7.050 1.275 150 125 125 50 75 25 750 575 725 575 625 550 925 325 950 350 950 325 1.375 375 1,500 450 1,425 400 600 50 450 50 400 25 100 25 100 25 - - Nonmanufacturing Mining Construction Transportation Connrr.unications Public utilities Wholesale traae Retail trade Finance -insurance Service Governnrtent All others 48,850 15.025 43,750 15,025 46.700 18.100 350 5,200 4,700 1.000 1.425 5,000 14, 500 2.650 8.200 5, 700 125 125 225 725 125 1,625 5. 000 1.550 4,475 1. 100 75 175 5,500 4. 700 1.025 L425 5, 150 14 000 2.950 8, 000 5.700 125 175 200 700 125 600 iOO 4,800 4,700 1,000 1.425 5„000 4,850 15.300 1.650 3.400 4,550 6,100 1,100 4,750 75 125 75 175 675 150 1, 175 7.600 2.050 3.950 2.05 50 ♦♦Revised Benchmark 1 Covers Peoria and Tazewell Counties Source Illinois Department of Labor -550 Table A6-1 MAJOR INDUSTRY GROUPS - U. S. Dep't of Commerce Bureau of the Census by Standard Industrial Classification Numbers 2 0. Food and Kindred Products 2L Tobacco Manufacturers 22o Textile Mill Products 23c Apparei and Related Products 24. Lumber and Products, except Furniture 25. Furniture and Fixtures 26. Paper and Allied Products 27. Printing and Publishing Industries 28. Chemicals and Allied Products 29. Petroleum and Coal Products 30. Rubber Products 31. Leather and Leather Pro.ducts 32. Stone, Clay, and Glass Products 33. Primary Metal Industries 34. Fabricated Metal Product* 35. Machinery fexcept electrical) 36. Electrical Machinery 37. Transportation Equipment 38. Instruments and Related Products 39. Miscellaneous Manufacturers -551 Table A6-2 INDUSTRIES REPRESENTED IN PEORIA Standard Industrial Clas8ifica.tion No. 2 Food and Kindred Products Meat Packing, wholesale Prepared meats Poultry dressing Creamery butter Ice creann and ices Canning and preserving „ except fish Flour and Meal Prepared animal feeds Bread and other bakery products Biscuits crackers, and pretzels Confectionery products Bottled soft drinks Malt liquors Malt Distilled liquors Leavening compounds Flavorings Manufactured ice 21= Tobacco Manufacturers Cigars 22. Textile Mill Products Cordage and twine 23o Apparel and Allied Products Dresses dozen price Work gloves Belts Canvas products 24 Lumber and Woori Products, except Furniture Miilwork plants Prefabricated wood products Cooperage 25. Furniture and Fixtures Mattresses and bedsprings Partitions and fixtures Window and door screens Venetian blinds ■552- Table A6-2 fcont'd) 26o Paper and Allied Products Paper coating and glazing Paper bags Paperbosird boxes Fiber tubes.. canSt drums, etc. 2 7o Printing and Publishing Newspapers Books Miscellaneous publishing Commercial printing Lithographing Bookbinding Type setting Engraving and plate printing Photo engraving 28o Chemicals and Allied Products Alkalies and chlorine Explosives Botanical products Medicinal chemicals Pharmaceutical preparations Cleaning and polishing preparations Paints and varnishes Fertilizers Greases and tallow Compressed and liquefied gas IiLsecdcides and fungicides 29. Products of Petroleunn and Coal Roofing Lubricants 31. Leather and Leather Products Luggage Saddleryt harnesses^ and whips 32o Stone„ Clay^ and Glass Products Brick and hollow tile Sewer pipe Concrete products Cut stone and stone products Minerals; ground or treated 33. Primary Metal Industries Grey iron foundries Malleable iron foundries Secondary non-ferrous metals Wire drawing Steel works and rolling mills -553- Table A6-2 /cont d) 34 Fabricated Metal Products Hand tools Oil burners Heating and cooking apparatus Structural and ornamental products Sheet metal work Metal stampings Plating and polishing Nails and spikes Wirework 35 Machinery Internal combustion engines Tractors FarLTi machinery Construction and mixing machines Metal'*orking machinery Cutting cools Pumps and compressors Conveyors Industrial trucks and tractors Mechanical stokers Domestic laundry Laundry and dry cleaning equipment Valves and fittings Machine shops 3b Elecmcil Equipment Electrical measuring mstrunnents Elec"rical welding apparatus P adios Storage batteries 3 7 Transportation Equipment Truck bodies Automobile trailers Truck trailers 39 Miscellaneous r^anufacturers Spor:ing good a Hand stamps and ste.»c'ls Bu:tons Plastic products Signs and advertising displays Models and patterns (except paper) -554- Table A6-3 INDUSTRIES NOT REPRESENTED IN PEORIA 20. Food and Kindred Products Picklfes and, sauces Shortening an^ cooking oils Olennargarine Flavorings Vinegar and cider Liquid, frozenj and dry eggs Concentrated milk Natural cheese Canned sea foods Cured fish Frozen foods Chocolate and cocoa Chewing giun 21o Tobacco Manufacturers Cigarettes Chewing and smoking tobacco Tobacco stennming and redrying 22. Textile Mill Products Textile mill products ^ except twine 2 3. Apparel and Related Products Men's and boys° suits and clothes Men's and boys' furnishings Men's dress shirts and nightwear Men's and boys' neckwear Men's and boys' cloth hats and caps Separate trousers Women's and misses' outerwear Blouses and waists Dresses, unit price Women's suits and coats Women's and children's undergarments Women's and children's underwear Corsets and allied garments Millinery Children's outerwear Fur goods Miscellaneous apparel and accessories Leather and sheep lined clothing Miscellaneous fabricated textiles Curtains and draperies Housefurnishings Textile bags Canvas products Trimmings and art goods Embroideries„ shiffli nnachinet or other -555- Table A6-3 (cont'd) 24 Lumber and Wood Products ^except furniture) Veneer mills Shj.ngle mills Cooperage stock mills Excelsior mills Plywood plants Fruit and vegetable baskets Rattan and willow ware Cigar boxes Wooden boxes (except cigar boxes) Wood preserving Lasts and related products Mirror and picture frames Wood products Lumber and tinnber basic products 25 Furniture and Fixtures Household furniture^ upholstered Wood house furniture except upholstered Reed and rattan furniture Metal house furniture^ except upholstered Wood office furniture Metal office furniture Public building furniture Professional furniture Window shades Restaurant furniture 26, Paper and Allied Products Pulp nnills Envelopes Paper and paperboard mills Die -cut paper and board Wallpaper Pulp goods pressed and molded Converted piper products 27. Printing, Publishing: etc. Periodicals Greeting cards Blank book and paper ruling Loose leaf binders and devices Electrotyping and stereotyping 28 Chemicals and Allied Products Cyclic crudea Plastic materials Synthetic rubber Synthetic fibers Biological products -556- Table A6-3 (cont'd) Soap and glycerin Inorganic color pigments Whiting and fillers Hardwood distillation Softwood distillation Ga-.i naval stores., steam distilled Natural tanning and dyeing material! Cottonseed oil mills Linseed oil mills Soybean oil mills Vegetable oil mills Marine animal oils Fatty acids Printing inks Essential oils Toilet preparations Glue and gelatin Carbon black Salt 29. Products of Petroleum and Coal Petroleunm refining Beehive coke ovens Byproduct coke ovens Paving mixtures and blocks Fuel briquets and packaged fuel 30„ Rubber Products Tires and inner tubes Rubber footwear Reclaimed rubber Rubber industries 31. Leather and Leather Products Leather tanning and finishing Industrial belting Footwear cut stock Footwear House slippers Dress gloves Leather work gloves Handbags and purses Small leather goods 32. Stonej GlasSj Clay Flat glass Glass containers Pressed and blown glassware Products of purchased glass Cementj hydraulic Floor and wall tile Clay refractories -557- Table A6-3 (cont'd) Vitreous plumbing fixtures Vitreous china food utensils Earthenware food utensils Porcelain electrical supplies China aecuiaiing Pottery products Gypsum products Lime and products Mineral wool Abrasive products Asbestos products Gaskets ind asbestos insulation Graphite ground or blended Statuary and art goods 33. Primary Metal Industries Blast furnaces Electrometallurgical products Steel foundries Primary copper Primary lead Primary zinc Primary aluminunn Prinnary nonferrous Nonferrous rolling and drawing Iron and steel forgings 34 Fabricated Metal Products Tin cans. etc. Cutlery Edge Tools Files Hand saws and blades Metal plumbing fixtures Metal doors, sash, and trim Boiler shop products Vitreous -enameled products Enameling and laquering Galvanizing Engraving on rr.etal Lighting fixtures Metal barrels Steel springs Safeb and vaults Screw machrne products Collapsible tubes Metal foil 35. Machinery Steam engines and turbines Oil field machinery and tools Machine tools -558- Table A6-3 (continued) Textile machinery Woodworking nnachinery Paper industries nnachinery Printing trades nnachinery Elevators and escalators Blowers and fans Power - transnnission equipnnent Industrial furnaces and oven Computing and related nnachines Typewriters Scales and balances Sewing nnachines Vacuunn cleaners Measuring and dispensing pumps Fabricated pipes and fittings Bail and roller bearings 36- Electriccd Equipment Wiring devices and supplies Graphite & carbon products for electrical industries Motors and generators Transfornners Electrical Control, apparatus Electrical appliances Insulated wire and cable Engine electrical equipment Electric lannps Phonograph records Telephone and telegraph equipment Communications equipment 37= Transportation Equipnnent Motor vehicles and parts Truck trailers Aircraft Aircraft engines Aircraft propeilors Ship building Boat building and repairing Locomotives and parts Railroads and street cars Motorcycles and bicycles 38. Instrunnents and Related Products Scientific instnunnents Mechanical measuring devices Optical instruments and lenses Medical equipnnent and supplies - 559 - Table Ab-3 tcontd) Opthalmic articles Photographic equipment Whtches and clocks Watchcaaes 39. Miscellaneous Jewelry and silverware Musical instruments Fireworks and pyrotechnics Lamp shades Soda Fountain and bar equipment Tobacco pipes Beauty and barber shop equipment Moricicians goods Jewelry and instrument cases Small arms Small arms ammunition 560 Table A 6 -4 INDUSTRIAL GROWTH FROM 1859 to 1947 Peoria Standard Metropolitan Areat No of Noo of Value Estaolish = jCjIM = of Value ments plo'/ees Product Added Wages 1860 188 1„620 5,458„401 1,978,974 596,680 1880 560 5„242 17, 120,280 3,797,715 1,933„322 1900 1255 11,., 329 " 62,307„358 n„ a. 5,478,541 1919 383 12 „ 304 H2,292„603 42,519,171 13„684, 179 192:9 268 14 773 182„ 177,556 82,024,344 20, 143, 192 1939 283 18.960 i73,665„824 85,332,514 28, 113o723 1947 2 73 42 „ 5 1 1 jtio a. 280,670,000 123,726,000 Ulinoli a 1859 4„268 22., 968 57,580,000 n. a. 7,637,000 1879 14„549 1 35 „ 79 1 414,, 864, 000 n. a. 57,429,000 1904 14„921 379.436 1 4!0„000„ 000 570,000 208,405 0-^0 1914 18„388 506p943 2, 247„000, 000 907,000 340.910.000 1919 18., 593 652,, :i4 5 425,000„000 1,936,000,000 801,087,000 1929 15,3:5.-,, 691,, 555 6 282p 000,000 2,930,000,000 1,024,870,235 1939 12,9dC 596„476 4 794„860, 733 2,201,596, 166 750,239 085 1947 15,988 i , 184., .B'^'Q n, a. 6,680, 137,000 3,585,093,000 Nations 1859 140 4?3 i, 3} 1, 24f 373. 878. 966 1879 25i, 3S2 ^ ?32, 595 947 953, 795 1904 216, 180 5 463, 383 2 61C 444. 953 1914 272( 518 7 023, 685 4 067 718 740 1919 214 383 9 000 054 10, 461. iib, 8&9 1929 210, 959 8 838 743 n. 620, 973, 254 1939 184, 2 30 9 527 306 12„ 706, 102, 000 1947 240 881 14 294 304 n, ao *i''€,vised figures, should read as follows; 290,105 - 9,096,372 - 10,533,400,340 - 1,885,861,676 5„ 369, 579. 191 •4, 793, 902, 563 14,216,514,573 62.041,795,316 70,434,863,443 56,343, 024. 8 00 74,425,825,000 854,256,584 1,972, 755.642 6,293, 694,753 9,857, 579,559 24,8 09, 092,926 31.885, 283,711 24 682,918, 119 39.689,527.000 ,418,078,773 - 25,041,698,490 Ho a. = not available Source; Census of Manufacturers for years listed above ■561- Table A6-5 COMPARISON OF IMPORTANT INDUSTRIES 1859 - 1947 From Census of Population, I860; Manufacturers and Census of Manufactures, 1947 % of Total 1859 Employment Distilling and Brewing 20. 8 Agricultural Implements 11.6 Meat Packing 9. 5 Carriages 6.4 Flour Meal, Corn Products 5.5 Furniture 4.6 3.9 All others 41.4 26. 3 Total WrS ^975 % of Total al ue Added 31 .8 19 . 1 * 6. 6 4 4.1 I 7. 7 .' 1947 Machinery 57.5 39.7 Distilling and Brewing 12. 1 28.8 Primary Metal Industry 6. 19 (d) Printing and Publishing 3.26 2.46 Fabricated Metal Products 2.3 2.12 Paper and Allied Products 2. 16 1. 77 All other 15.95 (d) - deleted to avoid disclosing individual industry figures ■562 Table A6-6 PERCENT OF EMPLOYMENT PROVIDED BY MANUFACTURING % of E mployment Employed in in Total Employed Manufacturing Manuf ac tur ing United States 59. 071.655 14,294,309 24 Illinois 3.729,000 1, 136,000 32 Peoria SMA 104,977 38,528 38,2 Decatur, 111. 26. 5 Springfield, 111. 19.9 Rockfordp 111. 49.8 Chicago, 111. 37.4 From; Census of Population, 1950 -563- Table A6-7 DEPENDENCE UPON DURABLE GOODS % of Manufacturing Employment Ut.lized m the Manufacture of Durable Goods Peoria 68. 7 Tri Cities 84 Rockford 111. 85. 9 State of Illinois 61.6 South Bend. Ind 76 Fort Wayne; Ind. 77 Cincinnati, Ohio. 54 Source; Census of Population, 1950 564- Table A6-8 PAYROLL PROVIDED BY INDUSTRIES Peoria Standard Metropolitan Area - 1947 Total Industrial Payroll $123,726,000 Food and Kindred Products Distilling Tobacco Manufactures Textile Mill Products Apparel & Related Products Lumber & Products Furniture 8t Fixtures Paper & Allied Products Pririting & Publishing Chemicals & Allied Products Petroleunn & Coal Products Rubber Products Leather & Products Stone, Clay, Glass Products Primary Metal Industries Fabricated Metal Products Machinery Electrical Machinery TransportatiQn Instruments Jt Related Products Miscellaneous Manufactures. fdj - Deleted by census to avoid disclosing figures for individual companies. Source; Census of Manufacturers for 1947. Payroll by % of Industrial 'Industry Payroll $26,356, 000 21.25% 14,406, 000 11. 6 (d) Cd) «d) 1,588. 000 1.2 113, 000 09 2.609, 000 2. 1 4,267,000 3.4 (d) (d) Cd) «d) 760, 000 .6 «d) 2,716,000 2. 1 70,646, 000 57. 1 313,000 .2 (d) (d) 381,000 .3 -565- Table A6-9 BREAKDOWN OF EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY - P.S.M.A. * Male Female Total % of Manuf. Employment 73,909 26,772 100,681 Employment Manufacturing Employment 3 1,796 6,732 38,528 Furniture, lumber, & wood products Primary metals Fabricated nnetal Machinery Electrical machinery, equipment, supplies Motor vehicles, equip. Transportation Other durables Food & kindred products Textile mill products Apparel & fabricated textile products Printing, publishing Chemicals Other nondurables Not specified Labor Force 77,052 27,831 104.883 * - Peoria Standard Metropolitan Area Source: Census of Population, 1950 380 61 441 1. 1 1,931 165 2,096 5.4 1, 171 237 1,408 3.6 18.621 2,727 21,348 55.4 135 32 167 1.2 102 24 126 .3 20 2 22 .06 470 204 674 1.74 6. 135 1= 790 7,925 20.56 63 32 95 .24 116 586 702 1.82 1. 192 408 1.600 4. 15 613 81 694 1.8 676 337 1.013 2.62 171 46 217 .5 ■566 Table A6-10 NUMBER OF ESTABLISHMENTS IN EACH INDUSTRY Food and Kindred Products Distilling Tobacco Manufacturers Textile Mill Products. Apparel and Related Products Lumber and Products Furniture & Fixtures Paper & Allied Products Printing & Publishing Industries Chemicals & Allied Products Petroleum & Coal products Rubber Products Leather and Products Stonej, Clay, & Glass Products Primary Metal Industries Fabricated Metal Products Machinery Electrical Machinery Transportation Eqi^ipment Instruments & Related Products Miscellaneous Manufactures Peoria County •- 6.087 .5 Total Sources 1947 Census of Manufacturers -569- Table A6-13 DISTRIBUTION OF INDUSTRY No. Employees 1-4 5-9 10-19 20-49 50-99 100-249 250-499 500-999 1000-2499 2500 or more Peoria SMA No. Establish. 80 36 46 46 32 17 10 5 5 1 State of 111. % of Total No. Est. % of Total 28. 8 4, 339 27.2 12.95 2,723 17 16.5 2,534 15. 8 16.5 2,877 18 11.5 1,431 8.95 6. 12 1,209 7.55 3.6 459 2.87 1.8 255 1.6 1.8 118 .74 .36 43 .27 Total 278 15,988 Source: 1947 Census of Manufacturers. ■570. Note: Pages 571 -583 reserved for future additions to Appendix. -571- TABLE A-8 Union Scales ol" Wages and Hours in the Building Trades PEORIA, ILLINOIS July 1, 1952 and July 1, 1953 (Hours are the same for both years unless otherwise indicated) Trade or Occupation July 1 1952 July 1, 19^3 Rate Rate Hours per per per Hour Hour Week Journeymen Asbestos workers ,o.«o ,...«.. .$2,950 Boilermakers ..........o.. 2. 875 Bricklayers ............................... 3«100 carpenters ..» 2.708 Floor layers ........................ . . 2 , 7O8 Bridge and wharf 2 . 708 Millwright 2.708 Cement Finishers . . . ^ 2 . 763 Electricians (inside wiremen) 2.800 Elevator constructors 2.830 Engineers- Power equipment operators: Building construction: Heavy equipment : Cranes .......................... 2.750 Derricks 2.750 Bulldozers 2.750 Medium equipment: Hoists, 2 drum 2.^75 Mixers, 27E and larger 2.750 Air compressors (2) 2.200 Light equipment: Pumps , .......... 1.980 Mixers, 3 bag I.98O Hoists, 1 drum 2.200 Heavy Construction: Heavy equipment: Cranes ., . = 2.750 Scoops ., ,,.,...... ...... 2.750 Bulldozers 2.750 Medivmi equipment: paving Mixers ? . 750 Motor-patrols 2.750 Pile drivers 2.750 Light equipment; Air compressors I.98O Mixers, 3 bag and under ., I.98O $3,100 3.000 3.250 2.860 2.860 2.860 2.860 2.918 3.000 3.050 3.000 3.000 3.000 2.725 3.000 2.U5O 2.230 2.230 2.i+50 3.000 3.000 3.000 3.000 3.000 3.000 2.230 2.230 ko ko ko ko ko ko ko ko ko ko ko ko ko ko ko ko ko ko ko ko ko ko ko ko ko ko 584 Table A=8 Union Scales of Wages and Hours in the Building Trades PEORIA, ILLINOIS July 1, 1952 and July 1, 1953 f Holers are the same fo r both yea rs unless otherwise indicated) -„,. _„„,__. juTFl ~ ^ " 1952 July 1, 1953 Trade or Occupation Rate Rate Hours per per per ^_^^^^_^^_^_^ Hour Hour Week Joumeymen==Cont.inued Glaziers , o . o ...,.,,,.,.,, o<,»o. o , . Lathers . o «...»..«. o . o . o ,, .0 c <> .0 o o . Machinists .«, .0, o , o„., c .,,,., ,o« <, Marble setters «oo....,«..»oo,oaoo Mosaic and terrazza workers „ . o c « . ^ Painters » ».....<,,,,..... o .. 00 .. = , Swing stage , spray « » . . . . , » . <. « Paperhangers = „ „ » . = o . « . o . . o , = . » » o . Plasterers .„. o ,,,.,.<,,.,,,, o o o ., . plumbers » o . . o . » « o <> o . o o . » , . o o o o » ^ , Rodmen o » ...... o. o ... o ,.. o<,,, c ,. - » , Roofers, composition o„..,o«„,oo,. Roofers, slate and tile o....,..,., Sheet=m5+'al workers o ... .0 ...... o , Sign Painters , <, . o . , » . o » = , . , . . o <, . < Steam fitters « o ..... .0. o.o<, o .„o ... , otructural^iron workers .„....,.,., Tile layers .o.o.....,,.o...o,...., Helpers and Laborers Bricklayers ' tenders o .. . , . » o „ » . » « . . Building laborers „ o o , , o , ^levator constructor's helpers o... Marble setters ' helpers o o ...... c , Plasterers' helpers « ..,..«. ...... , Mort-'.r mixers « ..... ......=, o . , Terrazza workers' helpers o.,..,.., Base-machine operators „o..,.., Tile Layers ' helpers . o .. o .... .... . $2,475 $2,600 1+0 2.750 2.900 ko 2.650 2,900 ko 2.983 3ol50 ko 2.983 3.150 ko 2,i+25 2,525 ko , 2.675 2.775 ko 2.il25 2.525 ko 3.OUO 3,lUo ko 2.750 3.000 ko 2.8if5 3.000 ko 2,583 2.735 ko 2.583 2,735 ko 2.708 : 1/ 2,850 ko 2.500 ■ 2,675 ko 2.750 3.000 ko 2.8i+5 3.000 ko 2.983 3,150 ko 2.020 2,175 ko 2.020 2.175 ko 1.980 2,130 ko 2.000 2.200 ko 2.li^5 2.300 ko 2.020 2,175 ko 2,250 2,^50 ko 2,250 2,i^-50 ko 2.000 2.200 ko 1/ Hourly rate $2,900 effective October 1, 1953 Source; United States Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics. 585 - TABLE A-9 Union Scales of Wages and Hours in the Printing Trades PEORIA, ILLINOIS July 1, 1952 and July 1, 1953 (Hours are the same for both years vinless othervise indicated) Trade or Occupation July 1 1952 Rate per Hour July 1, 1953 Rate per Hour Hours per Week Book and Job Compositors , hand . . « . , , . . » » . . . . . . c . , . Electrotypers ..,. o . o.. o = .» ..... o . ..o. . Mac nine operators o . . . . . . « ^ . . .. . , . , Machine tenders (machinists) oo.......o< Mailers , ....... .,« b o ., ..»,.. o ..«, o ... < Photoengravers 0..........0,. ........... Press assistants and feeders: Cylinder .» ... c .. c. o.. . Offset o .- c ....-.,.. o . o . o - ... . platen ,,.o ..,.,..... ... .0., < Pressmen, cylinder ...o. o.o»...... Pressmen, offset press size to 36 in..,, Press size over 36 in. .. ....o ...... o . Pressmen, platen o ........ ...o ......... < Stereotypers . = ...o..... .,.,.. Newspaper Compositors , hand^-day work ....,.,...., Compositors , hand-=night work .......... Machine operators-->day work .» ......... . Machine operators--night work ...,...,.,. Machine tenders (machinists) day work „. , Machine tenders (machinists) night work MailerS'-day work ,.... = ...< Mailers —night work ............ ...... . Photo engravers ==day work ............. Photo engravers— night work Pressmen, web presses=~day work; Agreement A ....,...................( Agreement B Pressmen, web presses — night work: Agreement A Agreement B Pressmen=-in'-charge-~day work- Agreement A Agreement B ..... ^ .... > = . . . . . .$2,355 . 2.580 . 2.355 2.355 2.H2 . 2,533 , 2.090 1.850 1,815 2.270 , 2.270 2.370 2.135 2.771 2.535 2.750 2.535 .2,750 2.535 2,750 2.195 2.U12 2.625 2.877 2.600 2.643 2.862 2.768 2.731 2.860 $2,^50 2.580 2.U50 2.1^50 2.552 2,533 2,070 lo930 1,885 2.365 2.365 2,1+65 2.220 2,860 2.619 2.837 2,619 2,837 2,619 2.837 2.299 2.519 2.900 3.180 2.619 2. 7^+2 2.882 2.866 2.817 2.960 ko 37i ko ko 37^ 37i 1+0 1+0 1+0 1+0 1+0 1+0 1+0 37i 38J 38j 38i 34 381 38i 38-1/3 37i 1+0 36i 38-1/3 37? 37? 37| 38-1/3 37i 586 Table A=9 Union Scales of Wages and Hoijts in the Printing Trades PEORIA, ILLINOIS =- Continued July 1, 1952 and July 1, 1953 (Hours are the same f-- '^ th years unless otherwise indicated) July 1, Trade or Occupation 1952 July 1, 19^3 Rate per Hoi-ir Rate Per Hour Hours per Week Newspaper Continued Pressmen- in- charge ■== -night work: Agreement A » » » <, . o = . , . » c » <. <. . Agreement B o«oo.<.»oooooooo Stereotypers == day work » „ « <> . . » Stereotypers =■= night work <. . , . . .0 $2,996 $3. ,082 37- '1/2 »o 2,993 3. .092 37= =1/2 ,,, 2o59i^ 2, ,677 37= =1/2 ., 2,977 3- ,089 32= '1/2 Source; United States Department of Labor, Bijreau of Labor Statistics. 587 TABLE A- 10 Union Scales of Wages and Hovtrs for Motor Truck Drivers and Helpers PEORIA, ILLINOIS July 1, 1952 and July 1, I953 (Hoih's are the same for both years unless othervise indicated) July 1 1952 July 1, , 1953 Trade or Occupation Rate Rate Hours per per per Hour Hour Week Acetylene . » . » . » . . , » » <. . . . <. . » . , . . » , » « . .$1„650 $1,800 1+0 Armored car , . « . , . , . . . , , , , <, , . . . « . . , , « » . <, <> » . IA50 1,550 1+0 :3aker}': Cracker and cooky . » . . » « . » . . , » » . <. . <. . . . e , i„430 1,550 1+8 Yeast « - , c , . , « . . . . . . c . « . , . „ . . « . . . , » 1.613 lo725 ^5 :3eer: Agreement A . , , . . . . » « . . « » . » . , . . , . , . . I0825 lo925 1+0 Helpers <. . » <> » . . , « « . . . . » . . . « « . , „ , „ . , lo715 I0815 1+0 Agreement B » » . « . « . . , . . . . « . , » » » ., ^ » , « < . 1«T75 lo775 1+0 Helpers . . . , . . . , , . » . . . . <, « . <> » » . <. <, . , I0650 I0650 1+0 Building: Building and Road constructions Concrete-mixer truck, 3 cUo ydo and under oo< , 2,050 2,150 1+0 Concrete-mixer truck, over 3 cu. yd, <,„ 00.000 2ol50 2,300 1+0 i<-wheel truck, 5 cUo ydo and imder 00000.0.00 2,050 2,150 1+0 U-wheel truck, over 5 cUo ydo . . . .. . . . ... 2,050 2,150 1+0 4=wheel service truck ... o.... ...... .... « 2ol50 2,150 1+0 6=wheel truck, 8 cUo yd, and xonder „o..oo,ooo 2„200 2,350 1+0 6=>wheel truck , over 8 cUo yd . . » » . . . c. » 2.300 2,i+50 1+0 Dxmp truck, IO-I6 cUo yd„, including tractor truck ...ooo 2,650 2,800 1+0 Koehrings and sim. dumpsters 10 cUo ydSo and under 00.0..0...0 2.AOO 2,550 1+0 Carry="all and winch truck oo..,...,oo..,oooo.c , 2.300 2,450 1+0 Oil distributor (front and rear) o.......... 2,300 2,1+50 1+0 Tandem and semitrailer « ..0 ... ... . .... . 2,150 2,300 1+0 Construction; Frame trucks- used for transport purposes Driver 000.0..000.0.00000.0000.000000«.00000. . 2o200 2,350 1+0 2'=34e Batches or less Batch truck drivers 00.... 2o050 2.150 1+0 Over 2-3'4-E drivers . . . . . . . . » , . . . . „ . . „ . . . . 2,200 2,350 1+0 Pole Trailers . . . , . . . . . , . . . . . . <, . , . « . . . , . . , . 2o350 2,500 1+0 Material » . , . . . . . . . , , . » , . . . . . <, . . . . . « . , l»550 1,700 1+0 Concrete-mixer truck . . . . . . . . . » « . . .- . . . lo750 1.900 1+0 Lumber „ ............ ... ..o ... -.0 =...... . U550 1,700 1+0 Coal , , . , , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . „ , „ . . lo750 2,150 1/ 1+0 Department store < ., . . . = . . . « . . « » . . . c . . » . . . l.i+85 1,61+8 " 1+1+ Helpers , » , . . » . . » . . . . « . . , . , . . . » . . . « . . . < 1.375 1.508 1+1+ Distillery: Agreement A » . . . . , . . . . . . . » . . « . . . . „ , . 1.925 2.025 1+0 Agreement B ^ •, , , , - . . . » . . « . . , . . . . , . . . . <. , I0805 1,81+5 1+0 See footnote at end of table, - 588 - TABLE A-ll Union Scales of Wages and Hoiirs in the Bakery Trades PEORIA, ILLINOIS JUx.v i, 1952 and July 1, 1953 (Hours are the same for both years unless otherwise indicated) July 1, 1952 July 1, 19^3 Trade or Occupation Rate Rate Hours per per per Hour Hour Week Bread and cake=.-=Hand shops; Foremen .„., 00.. ...,»».... ., .$1.1*90 l/ $1.^90 k& Ovenmen .;......... I.365 1/ I.365 48 Benchmen 1.302 1/ 1.302 i+8 Hand icers (women) ., .955 T/ .955 US Bread and cake =- Machine shops: "" Foremen I.85O '/ 1-930 kO Ovenmen, spongers, oven loaders and dumpers, ingredients men ., I.72O I.8OO kO Benchmen, machine operators, dividermen, molders, roll=machine operators, twisters, bread panners ,. I.65O 1.730 hO Shipping clerks .,., I.U50 1.530 kO Men woikers; Wrapping^raachine set-up operators ..... I.I+50 1.530 40 Bake = shop helpers ,. 1.330 1.410 40 Wrapping-machine feeders and take=off men 1.280 I.36O 40 Wrappers .0 I.27O 1.350 40 Hand wrappers (women) ,. 1.220 I.3OO 40 1/ Old rate used: Negotiations were vinder way when data were gathered. Source; United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. - 589 TABLE A 10 Union Scales of Wages and Hours for Motortruck Drivers and Helpers PEORIA, ILLINOIS— Continued July 1, 1952 and July 1, 1953 (Hours are the same for both years unless other indicated) July 1, 1952 July 1, 1933 Trade or Occupation RtiLt; Rate Hours per per per ^ ^ Hour Hour Week Distillery--Continued Agreement B — Continued Helpers , $1,705 $1-7^5 ^0 Electrical supply 1.530 1.750 UO Flour milling ,., 1.^95 1.570 kO General — Freight : City , 1.670 1.780 1+5 Helpers I.6IO I.66O k^ Grocery: Chain Store I.675 I.8OO kd Wholesale I.500 I.6OO UO Hardware : Heavy , „ I.6U0 1.750 UO Ice: Supply 1.21+0 1.310 1+0 Helpers I.I90 I.26O 1+0 Laundry- -Linen and towel I.I+50 1.530 1+0 Meat --Packing house , I.65O I.69O 1+0 Milk 1.500 1.675 ^+0 Newspaper , 1.770 I.815 1+0 Oil: Agreement A 1 . 863 1 . 9l+5 1+0 Agreement B .....1.829 I.9I6 1+0 Agreement C 1.6li+ I.7IO 1+0 Agreement D I.7OO l.S'+5 ^0 paint and Glass 1-550 I.65O 1+0 Produce I.5OO I.6OO 1+0 Railway Express 1.668 1.668 1+0 part-time drivers I.687 I.687 1+0 1/ 1+8 hour week on July 1, ly52. Sovu-ce: United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. -588-A- TABLB A-i2 LABOR TURNOVER RATES AT REPORTING ESTABLISHMENTS IN PEORIA AREA'' April 19^9 April 19^0 Accessions Separations Accessions Separations Manuf actxiring : 3.3 2.9 - - Food 6.8 2.7 5.6 h.3 Apparel 2.6 3.5 5.8 h,3 Lumber-wood 2.0 ^.0 7.lf 5.5 paper 3.6 3.0 3.5 1.9 Printing 1.6 2.3 0.7 1.5 Primary metals 1.6 ^.3 2.3 9.7 Machinery 2.7 2.5 ^•3 1.8 Fabricated metals - - 9.2 5.1 Stone-clay-glass - - 2.5 5.3 Non-manufacturing k.Q 5.*+ - - Trade k.8 5.1 1.6 2.3 Seirvice 6.k 5.9 3.9 2.7 Commxmications 2.3 3.3 1.2 2.5 Public utilities 1.6 l,k k.2 0.6 Transportation - - 3.3 1.0 iThis area includes Peoria and Tazewell Counties. 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P ^ CT c CD a CO c P tr CT > -J3 53 C CD 33 s •^ > CT 50 1— ?^ D pc; K ►^ •t^ > I-- 3) > t— ' VA •593- A- Tax Revenue TABLE I - A16-1 (Continued) Total Inter- Special Total Tax Govem- Current Assess- Charges & Revenue mental Charges ment other Misc. 1,892 3,159 167 114 531 465 32 202 630 115 605 527 29 114 393 176 921 523 1,285 2,846 222 387 752 194 258 682 264 55 12 222 4 36 900 317 730 230 1,262 3,486 276 283 614 217 44 59 134 56 276 494 43 38 88 143 373 260 2,921 5,700 195 17 834 4,900 452 585 129 121 259 214 80 327 410 653 1,171 180 1,137 2,299 202 337 94 241 257 63 224 355 13 193 1,485 170 658 387 926 2,470 266 30 523 1,740 148 250 170 " 199 144 72 347 394 113 594 - Year City & State 1952 Peoria, Illinois 1952 Evansville, Indiana 1952 South Bend, Indiana 1952 Des Moines, Iowa 1952 Davenport, Iowa 1952 Rockford, Illinois TABLE A-16 =2 GENERAL REVENUE Per Capita Amounts Total General Revenue Total Tax Property Only Inter- govern- mental Revenue Misc. $Ul,22 $28.2i| $22.61 $ if. 75 $8.23 33»65 22.12 20.37 5.85 5.67 38.59 30,07 28.99 5«30 3.22 ^3.30 32.03 27.57 if. 69 6.58 if 4. 19 30. 81+ 26.56 i+.52 8.83 36. H 26.58 17.71 5.63 lf.2if National Per Capita Averages 1952 For all U.S. cities 8if.81f 55.88 ifl.6if 1952 Cities 100,000 to 250,000 68.73 if6.50 38.if9 16.70 12,68 12.27 9.55 Source; Bureau of Census, Compendium of City Government Finances in 1952, TABLE 2if. -595- M ^ •^ O w D > Q O) 'T]'^"T30>^OS3 o H« M O CD 1-^ •1 C O t^ O H- 1 a CO h-' < 1 D 3) cr 3 33 3 D S M (t) < 33 PL I-- 3 3 CO t^ P n 33 o <^ K* P CD H- C u cr 3 3 w -3 cf p o O O D -o ►! W C • • o; p- 3 CD CD H- O C ^ 33 CD CD 1 1— I c\ o >-i n 33 M H* <-!• 3 H- ci- (D H- ct !-• D b3 t— H- c-i- O C !-' O C H- O 1— D >^ H" 1— ^ cl- D O H- 3 C 33 1- w 3 3 O a D CD (R o cr o 3 3 cr o o o ct • I >• I » II CD ro rv) ^ o o vn o o ro V-O CD • I <• vxi ro O VA M-^J M O M*^ rv) O O VAPO O OUT.\JT.O-0 OOOVAOOOOOVA M cr^M o rv) 4^ I -P'vO ooovnOMr\ji-'CD oooooooovnui -F^ rv) -J f- Uj o vn I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I CDH-' 3) vn o (-' c o p CD CO CO ct O O p3 3 >^ CO 3> c-r CD l—'D O p 3 -: tfl (S3 I > > O K tr o Hi ra s > z D >^ C o m I > > a m > O M n M O s. o c ?; •^ w o •^ 33 33 C I— I C/3 > D3 O a -S9k-k- TABLB A 16 - 3 Income Estimate for 19^U-1933 City of Peoria (As of June 30, I95U) Sources Property Tax Estlmate-19^4 Estlmate-1933 $l,UU8,100.8l Other Soiirces: (a (b (c (d (e (f (g (h (i (J (k (1 (m (n (o (P (q (r (s (t (u (v (w (X (y (z Taxi cabs i^, 000. 00 Street Openings 10,000.00 parking meters 110,000.00 Liquor 1^+2, 000 o 00 Amusements 10,000.00 Merchandising 18,000.00 Professional U,500.00 Building 26,000.00 Smoke abatement 9,000.00 Fines 110,000.00 Rents 2,500.00 Wharfage fees 15,000.00 Miscellaneous 35,000.00 2^ Collec+ion 1^+0,000.00 Utility franchises 96,000.00 Dog licenses 1,375.00 Sale of property 2,000.00 2^ Special Assessmentw 12,000.00 Taxes on Foreign Fire Ins. 36,000.00 parking lot 21,000.00 M. F. T. 90,000.00 State of Illinois 18,000.00 Cigarette Taxes 100,000.00 Motor vehicle Taxes l80,000.00 Bal. Capital Expend. 13,000,00 Shelt-er Rents — =— l+,000.00 10,000,00 125,000.00 ll|2,000.00 10,000.00 18,000.00 4,500.00 26,000.00 9,000.00 120,000.00 2,500.00 8,000.00 20,000.00 11+0,000.00 96,000.00 1,375.00 2,000.00 12,000.00 36,000.00 21,000.00 90,000.00 18,000.00 120,000.00 185,000.00 Total Other Sources Grand Total $1,205,375.00 $2, 653^75. 81 5,000.00 $1,225,375.00 $2,673,^75.81 Source: Manager's Recast of 195'<- Budget, June 7, 195!+. ■596- TABLE Al6 - k GENERAL EXPEIffilTURE ■= CITY OF PEORIA POLICE FIRE HIGHWAY SANIT Total By Function In Thousands of Dollars GENERAL )iTT]RE YEAR CITY 8c STATE TGTaT EXPENI 'ATION Less Capital Total Outlay Total Less Capital Outlay Less Capital Outlay 19^3 Peoria, 111. 1952 % of change 1,556 i+,083 263 3,778 306 690 226 363 708 19^*- 209 640 307 481 196 281 144 280 1943 Evansville, Indo 1952 i, of change 1,582 3,^+09 302 3,238 371 737 199 371 791 213 269 510 190 497 113 19^+ 172 188 1943 South Bend, Ind. 1952 ^ of change 1,126 3,671 326 3>15 286 73^+ 256 331 947 287 249 871 350 699 48 186 388 186 19^3 Des Moines, Iowa 1952 ■jd of change 2,706 7,325 270 6,033 369 811 220 )+51 985 : 218 578 1,903 330 1,477 3i^l 817 240 762 19^3 Davenport, Iowa 1952 ^ of change 984 3,225 329 2,199 158 338 204 214 411 193 180 487 270 229 100 390 390 35^ 19^3 Rockford, 111. 1952 ^ of change 1,326 2,881 217 2,724 242 502 208 458 188 272 324 120 32U 65 425 655 378 SOURCES: Bureau of the Census, Compendium of City Government Finances , 19^^3-52. 59' TABLE Al6-h (Continued) TOTAL PUBLIC HEALTH & GENERAL PUBLIC INT. OT3-21R VmLFARE LIBRARIES HOSPITAL RECREATION CONTROL BUILDINGS DEBT EXPEND. Lecc Capital Total Outlay Total Less Capital Outlay Total Lejs Capital Outlay -- 86 315 367 218 i;10 188 2h 170 710 170 122 155 127 36 3^^ 162 13 516 398 — 9 67 212 317 182 27^^ 150 266 89 279 313 &h Ok li+0 91 188 267 — — 72 98 136 323 31^ 103 137 133 " — 62 31 313 1,010 — 12U 316 255 3^ 137 23h 167 k23 255 393 320 108 86 81 130 241 1,370 570 =- 1^6 92 200 17 38 223 137 30»+ 222 298 95 203 213 li^U 37 68 27 750 2,780 139 70 205 293 36 382 1,060 139 — 97 170 175 1^8 kQ 25 17 342 2,010 - 5Q8 TABLE A 16^ $ TOTAL EXPENDITURES FOR ALL PLTIPOSES C_TTY OT PEORIA By Character & Object, In Thousands of Dollars Capital Outlay Year City & State 194.3 Peoria, Illinois 1952 ^ of change Total Current Expenditure Operation Total Construction 1952 fo of change 19^3 Des Moines, lova 1952 ^ of change 19^3 Davenuort, lova 1952 io of change 19^3 Rockford, Illinois 1952 ^ of change 2,062 ^,193 203 19^3 Evansville , Indiana 1952 k,hk^ % of change 19i4-3 South Bend, Indiana 1,^^63 ii,90U 336 3,606 9,031 250 1,233 3.329 270 1,550 3,79^^ 2h^ 1,556 3,616 232 3,781 1,126 3,955 352 2,706 6,836 252 98ii 2,131 217 1.326 3,246 2^4-5 203 305 li<-9 225 12 574 4,770 85 1,636 1,930 19 1,026 5,^00 324 232 16 214 461 999 143 SOURCES.; Bixreau of the Census, Compendj-um of City Government Finances , 1943-52. 599 - TABLE A 16-5 (Continued) Capital Outlay Land & Inter- Assistance Int. Retirement Total Existing Governmental and on Benefits & Personal StructvTes Equipment Expenditures Subsidies Debt Repayments Services 1 72 — — 162 110 2,295 209 - — 153 285 2,251 360 — — 72 303 3,309 711 k6k — — 249 310 It, 800 27 — — 68 lOlt 1,669 181 — — 28 196 2,060 600 TABLE A 16-6 (Continued) Fire $ 6.33 6.15 8.17 5.53 5.51 ^.93 Highways $5.72 3.96 7.51 10.69 6.53 3A9 Sanitation Health & Hospital Own Health & Hospital Others $ 2.51 $ 2.10 $ 1.56 1.51 1.65 1.60 .85 i^.59 .77 5.23 .51 h.^1 3.18 .93 6.57 9.48 8.62 5.12 2.20 6.81 8.70 7.33 2.72 1.65 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Compendium of City Government Finances in 1952, TABLE 2U, - 601 - TABLE A 16 GENERAL EXPENDITURE BY FUNCTION Per Capita Amounts Total Expenditure General Total, Except Year City 8c State Expenditure Capital Outlay Police 1952 Peoria^ Illinois $36.50 $ 33.78 $ 6.17 1952 Bvansville, Indiana 26.50 25.17 5.73 1952 South Bend, Indiana 31.67 29.^6 6.33 1952 Des Moines, Iowa hi. 16 33.90 lv.56 1952 Davenport , Iowa U3,26 29.50 1^.53 1952 Rockford, Illinois 31.00 29.31 5.1+0 National Per Capita Costs 1952 For All U.S. Cities 83.68 1952 Cities (100,000-250,000) 70.01 8.68 7.11 - 602 TABLE A 16 - 7 PEORIA City Expenditure Statement For January 1, I95U to June 30, 19^4 Names Expenditure to date 1953 Expenditure to date 195i^ Budget 1954 Unexpended Balance to date - 1954 lo Elective Offices $37,585.91 $35,252.12 $68,900.00 $33,647.88 2„ Boards and Commissions 3J+,1^7.29 13,999.84 38,146,00 24,146.16 3o Miscellaneous 22,7850 04 27,^98.55 43,500.00 16,001.45 h-. Administration 36,77^.19 40,183.25 91,386.80 51,203.55 5. Police 330,521.79 325,779.71 737,197.00 411,417,29 6. Fire 333,105.82 320,754.98 800,978.39 480,223.41 7. Civilian Defense -=-=- 1,983.40 3,235.00 1,251.60 8. Streets 226, 038 « 75 188,598.73 539,453.90 350,855.17 9o Sewer 19,605.55 20,158.12 46,359.60 26,201.48 10 „ Traffic Engineering 36, 673. H 76,958.66 138,450.12 61,491.46 11, , Engineering 23,2i+5.J+3 25,671.45 65,839.00 40,167.55 12 . Building Inspection 37,46lo84 38,912.01 80,030.00 41,117.99 SOURCE: Audit and Financial Statement of City of Peoria, June 1954. •603- TABLE A 16-8 DEBT STRUCTURE City of Peoria In Thousands of Dollars Total Year City & State Total Debt Long- Term Debt Portion Full Faith 8c Credit Portion Non- Guaranteed 19^3 1952 Peoria, Illinois % of change 1,115 2,^*53 220 865 1,867 216 1,^99 368 19^3 1952 Evansville, Indiana ^ of change 1,909 7,366 387 1,909 7,366 386 1,182 6,l8J+ 191^3 1952 South Bend, Indiana % of change 2,91+5 3,082 105 2,9^5 3,082 105 2,152 930 19^3 1952 Des Moines, Iowa ^ of change 8,li6l 11,195 132 8,U6l 11,195 132 9,268 1,927 19^3 1952 Davenport , Iowa ^ of change 2,381^ ^,017 169 2,38i^ 3,823 167 3,556 267 19^3 1952 Rockford, Illinois . ' 1 of the City of Pekin, Illinois, at its regular meeting held on the 31st day of Augu..-^ A, D. 1953. J. Norman Shade, Mayor Soiirce; City of Pekin, Ordinance Bk'J -610- TABLE A 16 - 13 EAST PEORIA BUDGET 195^ Appropriation Levy Public Affairs (includes Police) .... $ 84,973.00 $ 70,770.00 Accounts and Finance 52,077.00 44,725.00 Health (Garbage & Fire),. 67,815.00 58,580,00 Department of Streets and Public Improvements, 102,690.00 44,690.00 Public Property (Water, Sewer, and Buildings).. 155,728.00 19,150.00 TOTAL ,0.. ...,.$477,814.00 $252,425.00 Source: City Clerk, East Peoria Distribution of East Peoria Tax Dollar Per Cent Amount of Total City $135,000.00 12.00 County 81,000.00 7-00 Township 111,627.00 9.50 Sanitary 37,580.00 3.20 park 26,367.00 2,26 Schools 757,789.00 65.00 Library 12,862.00 1.10 Misc. 2,236.00 .19 Source: City Clerk, East Peoria -611 TABLE A 16 - lU FOR PE( F\inctlon Appropriation Levy (a) Courts, Ciro-iit, County & Probate .. o„$ 95,510.00 $ 86,730.00 (b) Judicial Costs and Liabilities incurred in Judicial Proceedings „. 5. 030,00 4,800.00 (c) Co>jnty Officers* Fees. 135.160.00 None (d) County Zoning c , lU,280.00 11,280.00 (e) Public Buildings - Court House 70,^65.00 58,200„00 (f) Public Buildings ■= jail «o 17,300 = 00 10,550.00 (g) Dieting Prisoner connnit-'-ed to Coun-^y Tail „ ...,..,. ...... , o li*,790»00 11,9**0.00 ih) Education ..>......,.....,«..... o 17.320.00 13,5*^0,00 (i; Coroner s Bills and Expenses , , 15,020.00 12,900 00 (0) Elections ,o ..o 107,152.00 95,8*^0.00 (k! Bovine T.B. Eradication o ,...., ...... . 10,610.00 6,710.00 (1) Miscellaneous Costs _,,..,..... o.. CO. 26,300oOO 16,300.00 (m) Csu:e of Dependent Children and Expense Claims of Charitable Institutions 9^,775-00 12,600.,00 (n) Board cf S-.pervi6ors ....c... 32,250.00 30,000.00 (o) Mines and Mining o ..„. ... 3,660.00 3,660.00 fp) Street Names and Numberings „ .o...... 3.500.00 3,500.00 (q) State's A»*cmey , S5,100.00 52,100.00 (r) Board of Review ....,.,.,..„. ...o...,, 9,250.00 8,250.00 (s) Ccuntv A^oditor,. .c. 9,660.00 9, 660.00 (General Co 'on-y Pind.) ..,. 737,132.50 4^,500.00 (t) County Officers Legal Publication, Blanks, Record Books, Office Supplies, Sta-»-ionery, and Expense <, . , o.. .. . 88,200,00 None (u) Detention Home ,..,.. .. SS.^^OO.OO 38,1+00.00 (v) Veteran Assistance Commission 25,000.00 25,000.00 (v^ County Nursing Home ....„ ,,. = ..255,864.88 (x) County Highway F'onds ...,., 270,000.00 190,000.00 (x-1) County Bridge Fund ................. 75,000.00 U0,000.00 (z) illiuc-'s Municipal Retirement Fund . , 95.000.00 95,000.00 Source; County Clerk ■612- lAELE A 16 - 1$ BUDGET FOR TAZEWELL COUNTY 195^ General Fund, , , » , , <,,,,„, o.e. o ,.,.»«- 4 59^,225 .00 To Bo Sanitoriijm F'Jndo , . o c . . o . c , . , . . =. 111,000 = 00 Co^jnty Highvay Fund. . o c, ... ..,.....» o lii2, 200.00 County Aid to Townships for Bridge Construction , o .,..,.»,„,,., ...o., o ,. « 170,000.00 TOTAL „,,.....,..,..,... o ... o . o ..... .$1 , 060 , 925 o 00 Source ; County Clerk ■613- TABLE A 16 - 16 FIRE DEP'-. ID FI RE INSURANCE .CATION Tot Total Class of al Point City Class Point Fire Deficiency Class Deficiency Depar*:me':'- for Fire Dep* Peoria, Illinois 4 1,759 5 661 Des Moines, Iowa ti 1,759 5 6^*5 Davenport , lova 3 1A50 k 553 Evansville , Indiana ■ 3 1.3'^3 3 i+22 Rockford, Illinois k 1,675 k 510 South Beol^ Indiana 3 1,^83 k 531+ So^orcs: The Mincipal Year Book, 195^^, Table XV, p 39^^ ff •614- Table A -17 AF OF L. UNIONS IN PEORIA AREA Craft Asbestos Workers Barbers BarbeTs '. Barbers Bakers Bartenders Bartenders. Blacksmiths ((Railroads]) Boilermakers i(Rat.lroads| Boilermakers Boilermakers Brewery Workers Bricklayers Bricklayers Bfficklayers Brick & Clay Workers Bridge & Iron Workers Butcher Workmen Carpenters Carpenters Carpenters Carpenters Carpenters District Council I.C« W„Uo Cleaning & Dyehouse Workers -CookSi, Waiters & Waitresses Coopers Coopers Distillery Workers Distillery Workers Distillery Workers I'oBo E, W. LBoE. W„ I„B„E„W„ I„B,E, Wo LBoE.W. ^Railroads) Electricians Electricians Elevators Constructors Engineers Engineers a Operating Engineers J Radio Broadcast Federal Labor Union Fire Fighters Fire Fighters *System Federation No. 6 Local Numb er 17 44 399 371 145 818 * 60 158 77 18 3 28 421 514 566 183 255 2063 644 1525 355 37 327 64 77 4 15 55 702 399 3-136=1 1306 * 34 51 55 8 649 1292 20974 544 524 ■615 Table A-17 (cont'd) Firemen Si Oilers 148 Firemen & Oilers (Bailroa.ds ) 526 Firemen & Oilers (Railroads) ♦ Firemen & Oilers 8 Ladies Garment Workers 5 05 Ladies Garment Workers 1 13 United Garment Workers 146 Glaziers 1164 Glove Workers 146 Grain Elevators Workers 209 Gram Millers 56 Grain Millers 67 Hod Carriers 641 Hod Carriers 231 Hod Carriers 422 Hod Carriers 287 Hotel Service 744 Insurance Agents 108 Insurance Agents 'American Continental Ins. Co. ) Ironworkers 112 Laborers 165 Federal Labor Union 20206 Lathers 36 Laundry Workers 171 Lette:: Carriers 31 Longshoremen 1427 Machinists 360 lAM 809 LAM Railroads) * Maintens-nce of Way Employees 877 Maintenance of Way Employee? 1141 Meatcutters 543 Milk (c Ice Cream Dairy Workers Ice Handlers 462 Molders 178 Moving Picture Operators & Stage Hands 4 34 M.i8icians 26 Musicians 301 Musicians 647 Office Employees 28 Painters 385 Painters 157 Paper Handlers 30 Papers Makers 194 Pattern Makers 'Peoria Branch) Photo Engravers 75 Plasterers 581 Plasterers 858 Plaster ft Cement Masons 12 Plumbers 63 Plumbers k Pipefitters 528 ♦System Federation No. 6 -616- Table A«17 ((cont'-'d| 187 255 5S3 44 68 Police UjTiion Postal Supervisors Post Office Glexfks ^^^ IPP&AU Pressmen Pressmen Railroad Signalmen ^"-^ Failroad Telegraphers Railway Carmen ^^^ Railwaiy Carmen ^^^ Railway Carmen -^^^ Railway Carmen Railway Clerks ^ Railway Clerks sinf Railway Clerks ^^"^ Retail Clerks ^|^ Roofers School Employees Sheet Metal Workers ((Railroad| Sheet Metal Workers t^ Sign Painters Vl State County ^J State Coxinty ^'t} State, County &. Municipal Employees = 'O Steamfitters ^^^ ££§iFeotypers & Electrotypers ^J Streetcar "^^^ Switchmen ' ■ ,^^^ Sto & Electric Ry- ^0®^ ITU ^? ITU 591^ Teachers Federation J80 Teamsters ""^^ Teamsters '^^^ Teamsters ®^^ Telegraphers '*^ Typographical ^9 Typographical ^'* *System Federation No. S -617- TABLE A 17 PEORIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS TEACHERS' SALARY SCHEDULE Af iril, 1953 Years of Master's Bachelor's No Service Degree Degree Degree 1 $2,900.00 $2,900.00 $2,400.00 2 3,000.00 2,900.00 2,500.00 3 3,200.00 3,000.00 2,600.00 k 3,14-00.00 3,200.00 2,700.00 5 3,600.00 3,400.00 2,800.00 6 3,800.00 3,600.00 2,900.00 7 4,000.00 3,800.00 3,000.00 8* 4,100.00 3,900.00 3,100.00 9 4,200.00 4,000.00 3,200.00 10 4,300.00 4,100.00 3,300.00 11 4,400.00 4,200.00 3,400.00 12 4,500.00 4,300.00 3,500.00 13 4,600.00 14 4,700.00 ♦MAXIMUM STARTING SALARIES IN THE PEORIA PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM A maximum credit of seven years will be allowed on the salary sched\ile for teaching experience received in Peoria and other school systems. -618 .TABLE A-18 CIO UNIONS Craft UAW-CIO UAW-CIO Communication Workers, Traffic Communication Workers, Installers Coramumication Workers, Long-lines Lithographers Optical Workers Paperworkers IIOEPENDENT UNIONS Federal Employees, National Federal UoEo U.Eo ■= FoEo UoE. ~ F»Eo UoEo ~ FoEo UoEo ■= F»Eo UoEo =■ F,E. Guards, United Plant Independent Brass Workers Alliance Independent Steel Workers Alliance Independent Towing and Lifting Machine Association Indepeni:-:n+ Grain Handlers' Union Locomotive Engir.ee-"? Locomotive Firemen & Engir-smen Mailers' Union Miners, Progressive Miners, Progressive UMWA, District 50 UMWA, District 50 UMWA UMWA UMWA UMWA Policemen's Benevolent & Protective Association Railway Conductors Trainmen, Railroad Peoria Education Association Telephone Commercial Employees Train Dispatchers k 853 188 96 1,U1^ 128 135 137 li^O- 169 235 98 28 299 13,310 522 6,756 96k 9,879 ■619- TABLE A-19 AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE AND AVERAGE MONTHLY NUMBER OF PERSONS RECEIVING ASSISTANCE IN ILLINOIS BY PROGRAM AND BY YEAR 1939 ' 1953 AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE Years All Programs Old Age Assistance Aid to De] 1939 $98,U91,393 $30,715,902 $2,036,886 19^0 102^46,300 35,123,634 2,006,539 I9UI 92, 51+5, 790 41,040,666 2,692,264 19^2 89,921+, 171+ 47,756,040 8,883,959 19^3 81,996,328 50,409,763 9,964,198 19^U 7i+. 240,376 47,649,623 8,964,703 19^5 75,117,988 47,531,827 I2,35h,13^ 19^ 88,501,501 53,698,100 18,522,209 19^7 104,635,848 61,882,412 22,061,425 1948 115,573,984 65,928,218 23,869,888 1949 135,305,3^8 72,045,925 30,015,503 1950 131,255,519 68,437,868 27,609,603 1951 127,600,717 68,179,118 29,101,889 1952 13^+, 798, 770 71,609,151 32,079,323 1953 135,364,184 73,159,158 31,229,960 Years Blind Assistances Disability Assistance3 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 19^^ 1945 1946 19^1 19^ 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 $ 2,769,361 2,755,1+84 2,711,751+ 2,722,248 2,533,245 2,144,018 2,105,959 2,187,988 2,412,296 2,498,841 2,6-'= -427 2,539,809 2,631,666 2,827,436 2,843,897 4,018 873,830 2,594,126 4,35-,?00 General Assistance (Including Vets.) ^ 62,969,244 62,560,643 46,101,106 30,561,927 19,089,122 15,482,032 13,125,1+48 14,093,204 18,279,715 23,277,037 31,598,493 32,668,239 26,814,214 25,688.734 23,776,967 See end of tatile*for footnotes ♦Table A-22 -620- TABLE A-20 AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE AND AVERAGE MONTHLY NTJMBER OF PERSONS RECEIVING ASSISTANCE IN ILLINOIS BY PROGRAM AND BY YEAR 1939 - 1953 Years All Old Age Aid to Blind Programs Assis"^ ~ "^- 'Dependent, Assistance ______ ____=___ ___=____„ Children ' AVERAGE MONTHLY NT.IMBER OF PERSONS 1939 697,986 132,529 24,870 7,696 1940 629,422 139,167 24,250 7.634 1941 519,308 146,657 28,117 7,501 1942 424,402 150,401 74,676 7,433 1943 333,192 146,999 84,330 6,959 1944 269,990 130,295 70,820 5,639 1945 246,033 122,121 67,257 5,157 1946 250,846 125,173 73,194 5,003 1947 265,332 127,045 77,489 4,837 1948 273,508 126,921 77,318 4,650 1949 313,993 128,283 87,998 4,572 1950 316,795 125,965 87,469 4,412 1951 274,377 117,889 83,105 4,205 1952 264,786 114,452 83,762 4,074 1953 249,752 107,936 80,147 3,853 See end of Table A-22 for footnotes Disabil- General ity Assistance Assistance3 (Inc. Vets) 532,891 - 458,371 = 337,033 = 191,892 = 94,904 = 63,236 = 51,498 = 47:,476 = 55,961 = 64,619 „ 93,140 84 98,949 1,384 67,794 3,364 59,134 4,903 52,913 -621 TABLE A-21 AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE AND AVERAGE MONTHLY N^JMBBR OF PERSONS RECEIVING ASSISTANCE IN PEORLA COUNTY, ILLINOIS BY PROGRAM AND BY YEAR: 1939 - 1953 Years All Oil Age Aid *o Blind Disabil- . General Programs Assistance Dependent Assist- ity Assist- Children ance Assistance ance AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE 1939 l,l»^6,556 393,401 39,457 93,117 „ 620,581 19^0 1,160,381 465,167 36,985 91,813 » 576,461 lOi^l 1,161,760 576,175 ^2,533 79,808 c 463,244 1942 l,2ii5,487 717,414 106,049 82,485 . 339,539 19^3 1,257,037 852,093 119,021 76,885 = 209,038 19Mi l,lif6,070 816,224 101,173 60,338 = 168,335 19^5 1,177,^1^ 829,227 137,286 52,836 <=. 158,065 19^6 1>311,551 889,364 197,210 48,778 " 176,199 19^+7 1,'*89,998 1 ,036,742 219,926 ^8,235 - 185,095 19'4-8 1,661,137 1 ,169,936 240,333 51,791 = 199,077 191.9 1,961,006 1 ,279,289 317,510 5»^,562 ° 309,645 1950 1,8^3,633 1 ,151,813 271.739 44,090 =■ 375,991 1951 1,691,532 1 ,131^,871 229,682 44.676 9,368 272,935 1952 l,7io,8lU 1 ,171,647 223,435 41,487 36,064 238,181 1953 1,706,260 1 ,092,571 234,662 35,577 49,161 294,289 10,882 AVERAGE MONTHLY NUMBER OF PERSONS 1939 2,106 637 255 7,957 19^0 9,3^^9 2,202 582 224 6,3i^l 19^1 7,731 2,334 593 219 4,588 19^2 6,087 2,i^38 912 229 2,593 19^3 4,925 2,533 1,025 211 1,271 19*^4 4,007 2,271 813 157 855 19»*5 3,767 2,157 797 129 713 19^6 3,870 2,140 850 112 805 1947 3,925 2,201 870 102 751 19^8 3.929 2,237 814 98 780 19U9 4,7U-. 2,253 977 94 1,381 1950 4,826 ^,:'^? 937 77 1,671 1951 3,923 1,930 735 70 15 1,175 1952 3,731 1,833 603 64 39 1,111 1953 4,027 1,659 753 51 53 1,511 See end I of *atle»for footnotes *Table A-22 ■622 TABLE A=-22 AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE AND AVERAGE MONTHLY NUMBER OF PERSONS RECEIVING ASSISTANCE IN TAZEWELL COTOITY, ILLINOIS BY PROGRAM AND BY YEAR; 1939=1953 Years All Programs Old Ag. Assistance Dependent Children Blind Disability General Assistance Assistance Assistance AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE 1939 I9i^0 19^1 19i^2 19^3 19i<-'^ 19^5 19^6 19^7 19i^8 19i^9 1950 1951 1952 1953 $577,856 508,801 4-714., 890 '+65,594 1+35,227 3^6,252 353.i+73 14-19,805 ^91,573 530,58i+ 589,823 52T,558 522,050 566,737 538,163 $1.80, 3i+i 199,526 239, 99*+ 300,8^40 316,612 266,956 275,426 326,076 365,287 389,202 Ul7,l96 372,820 37^,780 i+01,151 376,008 $31,658 31,281+ 29,660 43,596 1+6,780 29,931 35,928 45,933 64,1+78 73,698 86,960 67,028 57,394 68,613 60,27? $33,864 32,368 30,737 30,142 29,012 18,183 14,791 1.6,419 16,357 17,172 14,963 15,253 15,515 15,228 1.4,077 6,085 10,058 20,024 $331,993 245,623 174,499 91,016 42,823 31,182 27,328 31,377 45,451 50,512 70,704 72,457 68,276 71,687 67,782 AVERAGE MONTHLY NUMBER OF PERSONS 1939 1940 1941 1942 19^3 1944 194; 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 5.909 4,496 3,4o4 2,349 1,783 1 ,286 -. .198 1,274 1,355 1,345 1,1^54 1,385 1,201 1,191 1,114 848 885 947 1,006 978 802' 77a 807 798 770 740 698 632 602 564 322 325 296 378 400 2.39 229 234 278 298 288 263 195 214 200 93 88 85 83 80 51 40 40 32 33 28 28 26 25 23 9 18 28 4,681 3,199 2,069 887 345 201 157 202 247 244 398 397 342 333 301 See end of table for footnotes •623- TABLE A -22 (Continued) Footnotes 1 Prior to October, 19^1, this program was administered by the -ci'-.*!'?' as Mothers Pension. The first payments under ■^he state-federally administered ADC program were made m October, 19^1.. Figures for the ADC progicLffl shown on these tables reflect operations under both ADC and Mothers Pension from October 19^*^1 until August, 19U2, when the Mothers' Pension program was discontinued. Since August, 19'+2, "he figures are for the state-federeilly administered ADC progreun. 2 Prior to October 19^3. this program was adminis+ered by the co-iontles as Blind Pension. The firs-^ payments 'jnder the state-federally administered Blind Assistance program were made in October, 19^3 Figures for this program shown on ■'•hese tables reflect operations under both the county administered program and the state- federally administered progrsim for October, 19^3 to June 19'^^ when the county administered program was discontinued. Since June 19^^ i '^he figures are for the sta'^e-federally administered program. 3 First Disability Assistance payments were made in December, 1950 in the state, but for Peoria and Tazewell Counties payments were begun in 1951 • -624- TABLE A=23 LABOR FORCE STATUS = P.S.MoAo* TOTAL ■= 1^ year 's old and over; Population Labor Force Total Nximber Percent of Total Not in Labor Force Male 92,775 75,850 81 08 16,925 Ik to 19 yrs. 10,115 i^,385 k3.k 5,730 20 to 2ii yrs„ 10,125 8,570 84.6 1,555 25 to 29 yrso 10,230 9,480 92o7 750 30 to 3^ yrso 9,5^^0 9,210 96o5 330 35 to hh yrSo 18,100 17,375 960O 725 45 yrSo & over 3^,665 26,830 n>k . 7,835 Female 95,245 27,760 21a 67,485 lU. to 19 yrSo 9,850 2,835 28„8 7,015 20 to 2k yrSo 9,760 i^,145 42„5 5,615 25 to 29 yrs. 10,775 3,230 30.0 7,5^-5 30 to 3^ yrSo 9,850 2,670 27.1 7,180 35 to kk yrSo 17,985 6,2JiO 3k,l 11,745 45 yrSo & over 37,025 8,640 23o3 28,385 Single s Male 22,k65 13,520 60,2 8,945 14 to 19 yrSo 9,685 ^,000 41.3 5,685 20 to 2k yrSo 5,370 4,135 77«0 1,235 25 to 29 yrs„ 1,965 1,635 83 = 2 330 30 to 3^ yrSo 910 815 89.6 95 35 to kk yxs. 1,285 1,115 86,8 170 ij-5 yrs„ & over 3,215 1,820 56.0 1,430 Female 17,2ii5 8,430 48,9 8,815 Ik to 19 yrs. 8,090 2,435 3O0I 5,655 20 to 2k yrSo 2,390 1,840 77^0 550 25 to 29 yrSo 1,050 870 82o9 180 30 to 3^ yrs. 635 495 78 „0 ll^O 35 to kk yrSo 1,265 990 78.3 275 i^5 yrSo & over 3,815 1,800 47„2 2,015 *Peoria Standard Metropolitan Area Soiarce; Census of Population, Volxme II, Part 13, Illinois ■625- TABLE A-23 (Continued) LABOR FORCE STATUS - P.S.M.A.* Married, Spouse Present; Population Labor Force Percent of Not in Total 61,195 Number 56,640 Total Labor Force Male 92.6 4,555 ll+ to 19 yrs. 315 295 - 20 20 to 2k yrs. i+,Ul0 4,115 93.3 295 25 to 29 yrs. 7,685 7,375 96.0 310 30 to 3k yrs. 8,110 7,915 97.6 195 35 to kk yrs. 15,510 15,195 98.0 315 1+5 yrs. & over 25,165 21,745 86.4 3,420 Female 62,550 13,720 21.9 48,830 Ik to 19 yrs. 1,630 350 21.5 1,280 20 to 2k yrs. 6,895 2,030 29.4 ^,863 25 to 29 yrs. 9,150 1,985 21.7 7,165 30 to 3^ yrs. 8,480 1,685 19.9 6,795 35 to kk yrs. 11^,975 4,025 26.9 10,950 ^5 yrs. & over 21,i+20 3,645 17.0 17,775 Other : Male 9,115 5,690 62.4 3,425 Ik to 19 yrs. 115 90 - 25 20 to 2k yrs. 31+5 320 - 25 25 to 29 yrs. 580 470 81.0 110 30 to 3^ yrs. 520 480 92.3 40 35 to kk yrs. 1,305 1,065 81.6 240 U5 yrs, & over 6,250 3,265 52.2 2,985 Female 15,450 5,610 36.3 9,840 Ik to 19 yrs. 130 50 - 80 20 to 2k yrs. 475 275 - 200 25 to 29 yrs. 575 375 65.2 200 30 to 3^ yrs. 735 490 66.7 245 35 to kk yrs. 1,745 1,225 70.2 520 1+5 yrs, & over 11,790 3,195 27.1 8,595 *Peoria Standard Metropolitan Area Source: Census of Population, Volume II, Part 13, Illinois -626- TABLE A-2U. lo Name of Company II. Type of Industry (please check) lo Food and kindred products 2o Tobacco manufacturers 3o Textile mill products 4, Apparel and related products 5 » Lumber and products excluding furniture 6. F^orniture and fixtures 7. paper and allied products 8o Printing and publishing industries 9. Chemicals and allied products 10. Petroleum and coal products 11. Rubber products 12. Leather and leather products 13. Stone, Clay, and Glass products 14. Primary metal industries 13' Fabricated metal products 16. Machinery (except electrical) 17 o Electrical machinery 18,. Transportation equipment 19. Instruments and related products 20 o Miscellaneous manufactixrers III. Number of Employe es Office Sales Executive Clerical Production Number in each group whc are Union members Name and Number of Local Name of International Affiliation Maintenance & related Supervisory Other" IV. Date When Union was recognized -627- TABLE k-2^ jntinued) V. If there is any Union representation, kindly check those of the following which most closely apply to your firm: 1. All in representation unit must join vinion within 90 days of hire. 2. Union membership is optional - may Join or leave union at any time, ^3- Members of xinion may leave it only when contract expires. h. Dues are checked off paycheck. 5' Seniority determines: a. layoff b. rehiring c. transfer d. promotion 'e . other 6. Retirement plan xo which firm contributes, 7. Vacations with pay ~ 8. Voluntary arbitration of grievance cases 9. Automatic cost of living adjustments in wages 10. Change in cost of living enables re-opening of contract negotiations 11. Guaranteed annual wage plan 12. Severance pay VI. Would you characterize your relationship with the union as (please check one): 1. excellent 2 . good "3. fair ~h . poor 5 . very bad •628- ^s6 ^.w-^ F