, 1876-03-14


dttton to tho Insane Asylums
Two Thousand esht hundred sect at 40 cents.
Twcn.ytlsos points = e. e.
t)ne ihnusand two hnn,sed scrrwholdcrs ....... 20
Dnc dozen RAlsAnfied ntaadasaH.. y
Dno 1ai1 ana vaho. ..'s.-.s'..t...+'...
ns ss tbousand iau two undici n.aaioss e5
Total ,a2&
The reporter would not have paid any atteu-
ton to tho bill, which Was iunocout enough on
tho face Of 1t, bad 1t not boon mNlo out In tho
namo Of Patrick Kclty. Thoto IL considerable
Patrick holly In circulation in Chicago, hut
ho generally belongs to tho bono and anow.
Receiving from 81 to 90 per day, and quito I'm
nblo To do work to tho amonnt Of 81, 400, prcn
for tho most backward Of employers. Tho ro-
portor couldn't understand why thin particular
Job, instead Of having boon dono BY eorno Of
tho well-known lEghthing-rod companies hhould
havo fallen III the hands Of Ko!ly. Bill there
ia roason for everything nt tho County Build
ing. SomotimcD 1t Ia money, and Rornetames
1t IL relationship. beginning with tho second
and moro Innocent hypothesis, tho roporser
tried to lind out whether Kelly Was cousin OF
any Of tho Commissioners, or Lad married
aomcbojY'e nistor, or Wns somebody's
ponhew. or coms from tho samo town, or
belonged 10 tho samo church with somebody.
lIo got good deal Of genealogical knowledge
which ho ia willing to dispose OF on liberal
tertus to any gontlomau who has o calling to
write up tue 1iyos Of the fms old Irish families
Of Carroll Comfy, Lonetghp, MeCanrcg, and
IIolden. But ho didn't got what llo went after
tho conneoting lluk botneen Kelly snd tho
County BoRrd.
I1us working back through tho rccorda Of tue
1}oard ho finally Eot to
TnE srAnrtxG roiNr
Of this bill. which Ia TO aorya ~ Tho eext
for this 1horniuE's Bor1non on Official cor
ruption. somo tino last autumn. ~ tho
cxtoneion to tic County 1usano ABy-
lun was nearing completion, a mnn who haliga
Oil tho outskirts of tho lightning-Eod busiuesc
became pregnant with the tdea that y would be
Of tho building. uo know hon bus4neas WAS
done in Tho County Board. llo lad heard Of
marglnB. perpettHEee, certified checks. and pct-
iolat, and was afraid that, II he only got the Job
tAeso ucald not DO profit enough to make 1t
worth l44 Whi1o. So to oxteudod Ills fold Of oE-
eratlona TO thoother county hutldings- Hospital,
roor-Houso, tho old past Of the 1nsano Asylum,
and tho Normal School, a1l Of which voro al
ready provided With lIehtnine-rods put up by an
axcellont company, and Which woro tn perfect
condition. 4tlfi. ID order to provide tho necoB.
ss.y work. be decided 70 propose to 70, 1omove tho
How Tho author Of this scheme got cheated
out Of his idea, and how others reaped whore ha
sowed, Ia bcs. told tn tho following intorviow
with tho 1nan In question, who Has caught In
town day Of two ago. - .
"yoll mo" said tue reporter.
TIE sfonY OF TOUR aEaoT1AT1oNs
ss 70 s KIT as Goqayd
II wont 70 Mr.. Johnson's house before be
waa ELECTED Chslrman, and In fact beforo the
election, and naked him what the hhow would bn
e '9S oaess ess' ss sssan. or 9s"sai sosa pa H. eso se
tho County Butldias tic following Thursday.
and saId no would bring tho matter bofore foW
Of the members' I mot him ut the appointed
Schmidt, the 1ager-beus brewer, and Dfr. Conly.
4lcCafrey told mo thcn to prepare bid for the
building, and to bring It before the Board and
be would haye !. referred g T. The Committee on
'fore brought IN tins bid I WAS given to under
stahd, through --,. that should hAve Il
put up
sux OF MONEY,
e500 wad the amount agreed on, TO secure tic
.'Was this work for tue Poor Honaos"
''For all the building, al the Jefferson build
ing. tho 1nnano Asvlnrn, tho new Hospital, tht
put IN 8 proposition to take of all tho rods
which had heretofore been put ou tho building
"Trip them and put On no" ones, and pnt III
prizes 20 much above what could fairly do tht
HV4A AVA oo " aAfH b4Ae EJb1t AAR$ III WILL 1tAlt
!hat deposited thes amount Of money With I
stiend Of the Ting. Nj. knows who held tn
money for ho SAN tho dhock-a ces&laed one OF
aho Third National BANK"
tnIp 1uEsH BUILDINGS NEED NEW aops 7"
"a portion OF tho Instuo Asyium did bu
only enc portion Of 1t. The rods wero iii Ii
good rnpair thcy had only boon up six years
md wcre al repaired about two years ago. Thcr
aud - told nc about election time tha
shsY didn't want to force tho thing then, rs /
would hhow little bud, aud they bad 10 us
Kelly IN thcir business, and 1t would hurt thon
II they gavo tns the work. II would mako hin
81 tho matter rested until after tho election
when, before tho neT Donrd went fn. the
brought tho mattor up, and Ciough, tho Chair
man of the Committee or Public s,, Chstitos, 70
cheaper rod would bo equally "a good. Five O
six sampiea wero shown, noaae for 16 cents. son
for 80, SO. aud 10. Ny bid tor solid coppo
rod MAS 40 cents = foot, aud tha ons vhlcl
they had and accepted Was an ordinary rod com
po1od Of little, inc. strands Of un8alvenIze'
iron, vory slimpsy and poor, At 25 oonts . foos.'
"What did Reilly give tor lt1"
sFosty cents cnsh. md stripped Oh he ol'
rods. for which 10 gaye tue county no credit.
"Wero these rods which could 10 used again ?
'Yos. and they were in proper fepair ~ tho
vero on tho building"
Snow DID KELLY unr THIS ~
"It tocus soppe Of tho Commissioners got o.
lhe track OF this job and found out talero va
money iu 1t at 10 cenis, TOO much money to b
Ftveo sway TO 81 outsider liAe ma. 30 81
euehrsd out Of tho Job. aud 1t WIS., lot to Kat4J
aud advanoing tho money for him 10 bu
supplies With. uo is no. worth dollar himself
have known him for tho last nlnc yeatt, an
10 could not gtyo any bonds. offored to give
t@' 200 bond tot ny contract for furnishing til
"Whon WAS the work dones"
s'Thoy l,ayo been working on 1t all uintor.
Yas lot soma limo In January"
''At ~ ctnts \ foot for thelr rods,
How MUCH pROHlT
ehonld you Judge there waa 10 the Nho!e Job
u should judge they would make out Of til
Whole job about 600. The work amounts
some lauo0 feot, and should say thoro wou
bo q t00 profit ln 1t. including everything"
.'Gat that don't iuolude what they got for tt
old tods, does it 7"
'of ooarss not. For the old rods tho count
paid about 81, ,800."
''Thoae are worth $500 or 5000, aro thsy7"
"They arc worth shat they paid for then
left on the building"
II suppose they could be taken down and p
Hfr1at Rha+M ntn