Delaware gazette and state journal., 1902-12-18
CHARGE FOR PRINTING
BALLOTS QUESTIONED
Members Of The Levy Court Hold That
the Globe Printing Co.'s Bill Of
$2,iOO is Excessive.
ONE ESTIMATE WAS ONLY S1,45O
Testimony That Press Work
Was Farmed Out.
EWART BLAMES CLERK OF THE PEACE

eWAht bthMEo Glthk Uf ] 1t PEhUE
Prior to going into session, Tues
day, the members of the Levy Court
held conference in the office Of Comp
troller Kelley, and discussed the bills
that have been held up because they
are said to be excessive. 1t was 1l.30
o'clock before the court got down to
real work. Representatives of the dis
puted bills were present.
Sheriff Mcdaniel, who has bills
amounting to s437 for election expenses
held up by the court, was present, rs
were Attorneys Browne and Springer,
who ask Sl0D for taking atfidavits as
notories. Z. L. Haynes of the Globe
Printing Co, was also present. His
company printed tho official ballots for
the general election and the comptroller
refused to approve the bill of 81, 10 fer
the work.
Fred G. Mammsle, who has bill
before the court for furnishing the
booths for the election, attended the
meeting. His bill is sl00 for 20 booths.
Comptroller Kelley was called upon
to explain why he refused to approve
the bill of e, lC0 presented by the
Globe Printing Co.
1 AZ NY OGtAAOh VIC Jill 10 cACHsGlfbs
said Mr.. Kelley. II tried to get the
opinion of this court and in my talk
and conference with them seemed to
think as | did, that the bill is ex-
cessive. l have finished and it now
rests with the court to investigate.
have asked Mr.. Haynes to come
here today" said Mr.. Willis, 80 that
he can explain. He was here on Sat
urday, but there may be some explana-
tion ne can make. -
When asked if he had anything
further to say about the work, Mr.
Haynes said he had no other informa-
tion to give the court.
Mr.. President said Mr.. Ewart, {"
that bill impresses me with being big.
l called upon Mr.. Rossiter, whom you
all know is reliable printer. l asked
him what he would print these ballots
for and he told me that ne would print
the same number Of ballots for 81, $50
and had quotations from another firm
which was 81, 450. "
Mr.. Ewart asked Mr.. Haynes If the
} Globe Printing Co. did tie work of
printing the ballots. Mr. HAYNES said
that Mr.. Kramer did the press work,
but the other part he superintended
himself
Mr.. Haynes acknowledges that Mr..
Kramer was competent TO do the
work, +" said Mr.. Ewart. why, then,
could not the clerk of the peace have
had Mr.. Kramer do the work without
having middlsman?
1.-THE way l look at it is this: The
clerk of the peace took it on himself
and employed Mr. Haynes to co this
J work. The clerk of the peace is re-
sponsible for the bill. He never oven
! consulted the printing committee OF the
} Levy Court - said Mr. Megginson.
when bills like this come in and
are followed by quotations of $500 less,
1t IS up to this court to take some
: notice." resumed Mr.. Ewart. al want
) every man who does work for this
} county to be paid for it, but we must
know and be careful in TIE expendi-
ture of the county money!
J Mr.. Chandler defended the Globe
I Printing Go. He said that while il
was true that Mr.. Kramer did the
7 press work and was good printer, the
7 Globe Printing Co. was responsible fol
the work. There is great difference
where the work is done,n he 1aid,
"and some people will come up and saw.
after the work is done, that they viii
! do it for about half the amount.
have often had this experience in IN,
work. There is no evidence before ;ht.
J court that anybody has offered to dt
8 this work. Let these men come uu here
4 and in the presence of the Globe Print
ing Co. make their statements. These
men have done the work and have done
t it in a satisfactory manner. / thinl
i they should be paid for their work y
0 President Willis said that he bar
: received quotations much lower thar
the bill.
g "A As far as tlso power of the clerk o
!. the peace in marking the bill %. X.
Y goes is to say that the work has beer
a done in a satisfactory manner. Tha
$ the ballots were printed and delivered
property, but it is for this court to sa,
whether the charge is excessive or not, !
said Mr.. Willis, land ! am not will
= ing to pay any bill TINT is shown to b,
;. in excess OF what should be charged. /,
u The discussion was then dropped an,
. the nourt took up the bill of $500 for q
2 voting booths presented by Mr. Nam
!. mele.
Mr.. Mammele said that it cost hin
y over Sl4 each to build the booths AMI
= that did not include his time nor In
2 time Of his men. He said that b,
u wanted to make something out of th
!. job.
Q On motion of Mr.. Chandler, the oour
% agreed to nay s13 each for the hootbs
As he was leaving tho court roon
Mr.. Mammele was asked by reporta
for The Gazette if he was going /
accept the price set by court and h
! said that he was not.
- When seen after the nesting of th
- - court, Clerk of the Peace Quigley sai
y that he followed the letter Of t6s la,
y in having the ballot work done. an
"a that he ordered the printing done an
|. the Levy Court was supposed to ra
Y for it. -
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