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Show TRY TO RECOVER GRAFT Chicago Will Go After Alleged Hold-Ups Hold-Ups of City. CHICAGO. Jan V In a search for $G.00O,0O graft, said to have been disbursed dis-bursed among builders of water tunnels and sewers In Chicago, an investigation by a committee appointed by the City Council will Investigate the books In the nlllces of the Comptroller and the Commissioner Com-missioner of Public Works. The Inquiry, which will cover tho last decade, was prompted today when Assistant As-sistant Corporation Counsel T J Sutherland Suther-land declared that grafting on an enormous enorm-ous scale had been possible through a combination of corrupt contractors, broken agreements, bills for ' f;ike" work and connivance on the purl of the municipal mu-nicipal Officials. He said that at least JS.00u.UOU could bo recovered If u!t5 Vere brought In the courts. |