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REPORT OF FISH WARDENS. 



Report of G. R. Ratto, Chicago, Cook county, for two vears ending Sep- 

 tember 30, 1900: 



Number of arrests 127 



Number of convictions Ill 



Number discharged 16 



Number of jail sentences 



Streams in County — Lake Front, Lake Michigan, Calumet river, Calumet 

 lake. Fox lake, Fox river, Des Planes river. Little Calumet river. 



Number of dams provided with fishways — None. 



General remarks. I have confiscated 9,220 pounds of small size fish. En- 

 closed you will find the balance of the receipts. Mr. Bartlett has the others. 



Note — It has been a practice in Chicago, when small fish are offered for 

 sale, to take them and send them to the different hospitals in Cook county. 

 This covers fish that are sent in to be sold by the Chicago wholesale houses, 

 and run too small in size to meet the requirement of the law. Mr. Ratto has 

 taken receipts for all fish so taken and utilized. 



Report of John Kelley, Alvan, Vermilion county, for two years ending Sep- 

 tember 30, 1900: 



Number of arrests 8 



Number of convictions 



Number discharged 8 



Number of jail sentences 



Streams in County — North fork. East fork, Jordan creek. 



Number of dams in county — One at Marysville, one at Danville, one at 

 Wood's mill; all on North fork. 



Number of dams provided with fishways — One. 



Number of dams unprovided with fishways — Two. 



Report of Henry Bender, Carlisle, Clinton county, for two years ending 

 September 30, 1900: 



Number of arrests 1 



Number of convictions 



Number discharged 



Number of jail sentences 



Streams in County — Kaskaskia river, Shoal creek, Beaver creek. Lost 

 creek. 



Number of dams provided with fishways — None. 



Report of Chas. T. Bronson, Chicago, Cook county, for two years ending 

 September 30, 1900: 



Number of arrests 27 



Number of convictions 23 



Number discharged 4 



Streams in county — None. 



Number of dams provided with fishways — None. 



Note. — Mr. Bronson has also confiscated and sent to the different county 

 institutions a large amount of fish. 



Report of A. Sites, Homer, Champaign county, for two years ending Sep- 

 tember 30, 1900: 



Number of arrests 62 



Number of convictions 48 



Number discharged 8 



Number of jail sentences 1 



Streams in county — Salt fork. 



Number of dams provided with fishways — None. 



General remarks. — I would recommend that a law be made to confiscate all 

 seines with meshes less than two inches. 



