, 1875-07-22
PROVIDING FOR A FRIEND.
History Of a transaction III Cook
County Funds.
Attempt to Mako tho Humane Society
D Catspaw Of tho County
Board.
Why Their $4,000 Appropriation Was
aIaLo mud Revoked.


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Corruption ~ Po"'.ea naS oee''n' :, NJ Io'"aon
Of lste that Ordinary "tTaf,sact'e"s arc scarce.
" worthy Of n,chlion. lia.Kain Aid sale OF
office form tho nriucipa, ocsura,iou Of so1ne
noi1t1c,nu.. and hotweon tbo Aldermen and lilo
r,'.,, nr,,.,ia.io,ars t,;.n,, iu ,,ot,;u, IN bo
eo""'J ]oh'n'''h'o'ot' e't'"ho ~ ho''''1 - y"
,1, r.oaovanhf nsi, alce.to ., 49, ,.d ,,,,oa
ard Combinations nro being formed on every
hand and t,,o chtof omn1otfon Among nff]o.ta
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boeWe 70 In q" u "nlcA soAh Hos n"hJ VIVA WV
most Of tie public money. Bono Of tho no
farions transactions VI tho County Commission
ara huyo boen sIrontfy shawn IN from timo to
tlr,. i, r,y tru,n,sx o,a ,,,,'orol, ,nuc, In.
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dtgnaton lias noeh aroused III the pubic mhu
against thon1 tsicno officials do not appear to
bo warned, but continue TO take advantage Of
t,,or ronition by l,olp,ue tho,usclycs and their
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ring erohaSs OUT o' sho pubic treasury
TILE LAFLff INSTANCE
Of their unoonquersblo tendency to do unto
tE4o1n wus developed at tho last meeting Of tie
Honrd IN Moniny niternoon n1thnuyh lin snt1
particulars woro not known Until lator Ii poonaa
that on Tie lKs OF May 3foyars. Ueriokson aud
Doro retresputinr &Ie I}onrt| of Directors Of TIM
Illinois Humane koc!ety, nnto application TO the
Board Of County Cpn,1nlasionorn for
is APPROXIMATION
Of $4,000 towards payi,,g tho oxnouaes OF tho
Hocinty. Tho nnnlirntin'S wna ,aferTcd tn tne
COMMITTEE OH Public Service, consisting Of
Messry, Comfy, AIcCalfrpy, Jolnyon. Carroll,
Bomo tilno afterwards b1r. Dsrickeon, who, a.
tho President of rho Humane f1ucloty Interested
himself greatly In obtuiuIpg tho appropriation,
learned that tho Committee Huuld probably re-
port adversely upon the application. lie, how
oyor was still l,ot.ng tint Tho Committee wou1d
cl.a,1go thor 1nl,da. or TINT tho Board would
grant tho amount, notwithstanding al advotse
WAITED rroy
by man giving bin name ~ King. who applied
to Nj. Doriekyou for position III tic lIutnsuo
socioiy. 70 tl.is application Alr. Derickson re-
piled tles tho ilne1'cea Of tho socety would not
approprisiio,, ] was obtained from iii tlie County
board tloro might 10 room FOR nfDtsor nssis!aut
1fo did. at tho time, think layorably of the APP
plicatio1,, although, not knowing anything about
tho applicant.
A foy DAYS nftcr tho conycrBation with King,
Mr. Dor!okson lonrned that tho Corr
,uittoe Oh Public Service lad, Indeed, ro-
porlel adversely as to tho appropriation.
Th,nkioE TINT al was over, alr. pef'skaoa gave
ittIo M ~ vurpsisol m Ii to e resojvo o. "'0 ''' D'@
ASoruEn VISIT FROM K1so.
Who renewed hia application, and stated distinctly
mittso and OF tho County Board. s1essrs. Corroll
aud McCaMrey. IIo further otlorel to guarantee
tat tut Committee would reconsider their vote,
aud would report il, 1ayor uf granting tLe appro.
priatiou.
on CONDITION
that he, King should receive I'LL appointment In
tho uunRue Society at u salary uf 8 / ONO nor
nunum This proposition was inado directly to
Mr. DoricGsou in such o way thar tilore could be
no misunderstanding. alr. Uerickson replied
that he would not be party to any Huut arrallgo-
mont, his principles being entirely opposed to
bargains in politics.
"a tho following day ex-Ald. Frisbie, =
noighlor and personal fricud Of SIr. Derrick
BON, called upon that gentleman, and reiterated
the same propoAitiun which KiuH lad
Undo uu tho p1oyluus day. lie said that
tue money could bo rot from tho
County board II only King could obtain