New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-15

rb,r,v-seven names were mentioned as receiv-
ing the amounts Mr.. Corbin took the detailed
statements up year by year. and asked now IN"
apparent discrepancy existed In 1883 1t was
Ss2s 10. and Mr.. Corbn asked the witness 20 eX-
plain 1t.
THAT was for extra work which believe
rad right to charge for. said the witness
sIn 1890 the discrepancy was si,oe6 50. You
charged that In addition to the amount allowed
By law" remarked Mr.. Corbin.
81 considered had right to do go. The Work
was done in my office. and whether II was done
by myself or airy members Of my family had
q right to charge for 1t
"1r addition 10 the amount allowed Dy law"
asked Mr. Corbin in surprise.
81 considered the $4,000 allowed my office for
r,srk hire mine whether expended or not
Wasn't it rather arbitrary to fix the charges to
The State?'
81 don't consider II So
.Jn 1892 the discrepancy s,74l ST. in 1893
s11Os "a and in 1894 it was slS34& ". You consid-
cred you had righl TO retain that money!
Il do
"rbese same clerks did work in the Prerogative
Court and YOU retained $1,000 or $4,000 year fees
from that Officer?
IL did. sir.
~ see in the year 1894 you paid Clerk Dunning
q salary Of 800 month and in October 1884,
.ou gave him $500 additional, then 5000 more in
March 1894 What that for"?'
For services rendered.
"ln addition 10 his salary
"yes. sir: 7 gave Shook Johnson $500 addition
al when he left the Office in 1892.
"Iie had been receiving a salary OF $40
month";"
Yes. sir
"Do you think you had a right 10 give the
hat fae
81 did. and regret that did not give him slooo"
"You couldn't have Gone So. Mr.. Kelsey If the
money had been paid regularly to the state as re-
Quired by law"
Just as readily. ! could have certified the mat
Ter 10 the Controller foi services rendered
In 1894 you retained $3.50 in addition 10 your
$4,000 for clerk hire This money was deducted
from the corporation funds. see the WORK zone
was a little pamphlet Of hfty-eight pages lzZ cor
rorations were added and you included also 'he
list Of directors of these corporations. Wasn't
that rather a steep price for this little book?
Not at all"
Mr. Corbin, leaving Mr.. Kelsey for the mo-
ment, called attention Of the committee 10 the
law Of 1883. making radical departure IN 'he
matter Of State printing The law intended
10 save the State many thousands OF doiars II
complied with He said this law violated en-
1t by making acquisitions for small amount OF
the materials needed and then after the con-
tract was awarded the heads of departments
would give out thousands OF dollars worth OF
work 10 favored printers at enormously advanced
prices over those OF the contract printer. Il re-
lieve that the figures for this contract work ana
those for work given out 10 favored contractors
will astonish this committee" concluded MT.
Corbn.
Then he asked Mr. Kelsey why he had mol
made requisition to the State Contr, ,ler ior the
Election law blanks. the corporation list ana the
various other blanks which the Secretary %
State annually printed Mr. Kelsey ccu,d not
answer. but insisted that The Election inw gave
him power to exercise his discretion. Mr. CorDin
very sharply tod Mr. Kelsey that 1t was utter
nonsense" and wanted the secretary to say why
he had put In a requisition for a few blanks. and
th,n had printed those without contract. WHICH
cost the State from Sc. 900 to 81. 900 annually.
Il cannot answer that question: said NJ. Kel-
sey
Joseph L. Naar. the editor and proprietor OF
"The Trenton True American the lesding
Democratic organ Of the state who liz Mr.. kel-
sey's personal friend. was called 10 the stand. III
was to the printing firm OF Naar. Day q Mar
that Mr.. Kelsey had given all the private print
ing Mr. Naar was asked to say what he con-
sidcred a fair profit to Z job printer but he de-
clared that he could not do so.
Edwin Fitzgeorge. expert printer. was then
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