Delaware gazette and state journal., 1902-12-25
ARGUMENT OVER
III BILLS FOR PRINTING
A-of The Peace Quigley Makes a
Statement About the Rogers Bill
for Printing Rtgistra-
tiOn Lists.
GLOBE PRINTING CO.'S BILL
A AGAIN UNDER DISCUSSION
4 Willis Tells Why He
Favored a Reduction.
EaE BILLS PAID WITHOUT QUESTION

NE&he Levy Court, in special session Monda,
llHrning, listened to strong objection
8HEde by Clerk Of the Peace Quigey agains
tE&. COURT for refusing to pay the bill o
NSNpf0 tor printing the official ballots as sub
ed TO the county by the Globe PRINTING
H8fst Mr. Quigley also denounced certaiT
Hwspaper reports and editorials that have
WE Heared in the local newspapers.
stHIHe said TINT some of the newspapers hayi
lien NJ to criticise his action in printing
N&le ballots and that one of the newspapel
H3ien informed him that be had grudR,
g gainst members of the Globe Printing 90
MRhs CLERK of tho peace alleged that tie at
bHlacE was made through malice and .cnog
Vance OF tie law. After he had finished ray
Sg bis respects to the press, Mr. Quig,eJ
srned his attention 10 addressing the mem.
gisrs of the court in relation TO the PRINTING
the official ballots, his authority fol
gdertng the ballots printed and h:s coDten
fln that the court had no authority fol
ding the bill up and scaling it down.
For the edihcation of the members OF the
aurt Mr. Quigley presented bills that had
,sn paid for printing in former years. He
nowed that in 1900 John M. Rogers re-
lived SD each for printing the alphabetical
E1istration lists. There were 81 districts
FiaKinR. the bill 500. MIR. Rogers. sinee
Ii siie 5lobe Co. g bill has been under dis
n cnssion, presented an estimate on the work
v which amounted to 81, $50 or $3.50 cheaper
than the bill presented. Mr.. Quiaiey also
showed that the cheap rate adopted by the
court for printing tho alphabetical lists was
5ar IN excess OF the rate charged by the
H Globe Printing Co.
n Il As TO the number of ballots printed MIR,
\ Guigley said that lie had followed the letter
OF the law, which said that he should mako
his estimate on the number OF votes cast
a. the preceding election, whicn is as fol-
lows;
The clerk of the peace in each county
Il shall cause TO be printed within the State of
Delaware In the form herein before provided
four ballots for every voter in each hundred
or election district In his county. And The
number of votes shall be ascertained in each
hundred and election district by referring
70 the number of votes polled in the preced-
ing election with due allowance for esti-
mated increase. If new election district
has been. established in his county the
7 lnmoer oil voters shall be estimated accord
~ to the best information he can obtain.
y Mr. Quigiey informed the members of
the court that he estimated $50 per district
for the 20 new districts and that the other
estimate based on the registration amounted
TO l0O,Oo0, which added to the extra districts
made 10000.
This Is the number of ballots that
ordered printed ne said, ''but in making
put the form of the ballot followed the
1rm laid out in the Revised Code. After
oout dO,0Oo or aO,OO had been printed
ltiscove.ed that the ticket printed according
10 the form prorided by the code would
linake II impossible 10 cut the ticket without
Fdefhcing it. consulted Attorney General
ward about II and he advised me to have
ishe ballot changed. This made loss of
tickets. The Globe company stood part Of
tiis ltss and ! stood for the rest. | con
tracted to have these ballots printed and
z saved the county $3.50 per thousand over
1850. This bill marked %. X and pre-
sented II to this court. ] made out the BILL
The ballots were printed and delivered ac-
cording TO contract, and what you refuse h,
pay of the bill will have to pay. Its a Just
pill you owe and If you don't pay it then it's
another NATTER
In your opinion, Mr.. Quigey. the Levy
asked Mr.. Willis.
:" II Ia, indeed, for If the Levy Court was
Democratic and the Clerk of the Peace Re-
publican the court could hold up and Ray at
its'own price any bill contracted for by the
clerk. / wieh Mr.. Kelly were here todnv.
for would like to hear his reasons for hold
ing the bill up. ! haze heard that GONE
him to do.it.''
II went 10 Mr.. Kelly ana told him
understood that the bill for printing the
ballots was excessive and advised him 10
look further into the matter before he ar,-
proved the BILL"
Then it was by your orders that he
reiused TO approve it? asked Mr. Quigley.
'.No. 1t was not. | did not tell him moi
had heard.''
Il ,tYou considered the bill presented by the
appeal court excessive, but YOU did not
reance % It any. You held private conference
ID saw Judge Spruance in the iudges'
4 parlor,'' replied Mr. Willis, '"but l do
snot think that said it was an excessive
Didn't you point ont the name of Frank
HglcCloskey and want to know Bhnt he had |
aHone to earn tho $75?''
BB"l simply asked II the bill was not ex |
assive, /" replied Mr.. Willis.
II Mr. Ewart said that ne agreed with n |
lyad many things said by Mr. Ouigley aud |
tgat such bills as tile $50 for printing the I
i3sgistration lists In 1900, as alleged to have /
isen presented by John VI. Rogers should /
p framed and hung on the walls of the I
Mfyy Court room. He produced the esti-
ite made by Mr.. Rogers and said that Mr.. |
Myers told him that to print the ballots |
uld llnye disorqanized his office, but |
it he could have done The work for 81 $50 |
have made money by the operation
It's good bit like the merchant who was
OF cheese, said Mr.. Quigiey, land said /
Hgj would sell 1t for cents pound when I
HsF other men were selling at 10 and is |
#tits. The work vas done ard he knew
lt he could rot get the job, so he could
n.f any price,"
Don you think, Mr.. Ewart, that the
fterk OF the peace has right to have this
sPrk doneg" asked Mr.. ouigley.
kkf'I certainly do, was the reply
XII lou DON'T think, then, that 1 can award
contrnet without setting Price do youf,i
You have been in business. Mr.. Quigley.
Sad have no douot bought goods many
Vine without haring set the price, . an
sered Mr.. Ewart.
N 1t was a mistake on my part in giving
Us form of ballot, but ii was an easy one
make. have seen this court give a con-
Ict tor bridge in which, through mis-
IKE, the specifications did not caIl f,r a., 1
coaches. The court paid $l25 for that nnis-
/ &fse. You have reduced this bill S3oe. You
Q this amountsanl / hope you will nay Ii.
u paid the bill Presented by tho judges,
Nhough you haze. not held any parlor con-
t8ar7e with mel
HClerk Of the Peace Quigley and the
OF the ,ilols Printing GO. we're
9ain before the Levy Court Tuesday
TIMING. Mr.. Quigley asked to be
twed TO make a brief statement to
court. President Willis granted
request. Mr.. Quigley then said:
AS was coming in town in the car
morning | saw the Morn ing News
ember 23d, in which the following
ement appears:
a beg that you will correct a attainment
sfe by MIR. Qnigley at the Levy Court
Miions this morning, which was that in
M | received $50 apiece for printing tile
haheticai registration lists for 81 districts,
MA.ing $500.
fFly bill for same on November 18th, 1900.
$Ss6 for As districts, which makes it
Want $3.50 a diy st. Very truly yours,
# John M. Rogers.
Ar. Rogers says that have made
correct statement and | wish to
the public that / have not made
'Eg statement Here is bill,