Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-09-28

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Hon. Joseph L. Flanagan would
prove n mighty strong Democratic can
didate for County Clerk.
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VIM. W. Wheelock would run well
for Judge.
No better Democrat nor more capn.
bic lawyer could be nominated for
Judge Of the Circuit Court next year
than the Hon. Andrew J. Ryan.
Senator Mason was initiated into
Good Fellowship Camp. No. 1852, Mod.
ern WOodmen Of America. Thursday
evening ut n meeting Of the camp In
the Masonic Temple. He Joined as n
social member, special dispensatlOn
having been granted.
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The Forty Club held its first dinner
Tuesday evening. Justice william 4.
Hall. for over decade president Of the
club, occupied his usual place as toast.
master. These members Of the theat-
rical profession were guests: william
Collier. Charles ]. Richmond. Raymond
Hitchcock. Frank Murray, Joseph
Shelsgren. Louis Francis Brown and
Cranley Douglas.
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Having received no salary since July,
because the appropriation IL exhaust.
cd. delegation representing seventy.
five clerical employees Of the Board OF
Review made a plea for relief before
the County Board Monday afternoon.
Many Of the men have been forced to
borrow from money lenders ut eXor-
bitant rates. Others owe large bills
for rent and groceries. They asked
that vouchers or scrip be issued them
ut once.
The response from the board was
prompt, commissioner after commits
siOner offering to give up his salary
for month to pay these employees
Then 1t was discovered that this step
would be illegal. Consequently the
finance committee. the County Control.
or and County Attorney Sims will seek
to find some method to-day by which
the men can be paid.
The Board Of Review exhausted Its
appropriation n month ago. The Au-
gust pay roll for the clerks alone totals
$500. II possible this amount will be
diverted from some other fund.
Commissioner Flanagan suggested
the remedy that all the commissioners
give up one months salary.
An investigation Ii to be made Of the
electric car companies which are build.
Ing lines throughout the county with.
out permission from the board. Gas
and telephone companies, too. are said
to be following similar tactics. A resO.
luton to this end. introduced by Com.
missioner CarOlan, was adopted. 1t
provides for q committee of three to
investigate the following matters:
"What highways. outside Of the lin.
its Of Incorporated cities. towns and
villages In the county Of Cook, are be-
ing used by street railways or other
companies for any purpose without the
consent of the County Board.
"What companies are so using such
highways ana by what authority"
The committee includes Commission
ers CarOlan, Irrmann and Walker.
The report of the finance committee
which was adopted. disbursed $1lS,650
Formal report for the work OF the last
five months was made by the Civil Ser
vice Commission. 1t Is held that In the
absence of proof the commission has
not been able to go behind the records
In cases where there has been suspi
ciOn that the appointment of persons
to the classified service was not regu
lar. The County Attorney, however. II
trying to devise way.
Notice that the county will have t.
provide home where delinquent AM
dependent children can be housed pend
ing their hearing before the juvenile
court was given the board by Judges
Tuthill ana Carter. The present build
ing ut 233 HOnOre street will not b,
at the disposal of the probation officer,
after Oct. 1.