Middletown transcript., 1904-02-20
DEBATE OVER A TYPEWRITER

The New Castle County Levy Court
undecided whether to pay for a type
, writer and desk for the office of Clerk O
the Peace Winfield s. Quigley, and tn,
most Of il session Tuesday was consumed
in discussion on the subject. Action
was postponed for one week.
The typewriter and desk cost Sl17 and
when the bill was presented by Chairman
Elliott OF the committee on printing and
stationery, there was objection from Mr..
Megginson, former chairman of that COM
mittee who thought the office of the
Clerk of the Peace was the best paid one
i'll the county and that it could well af-
ford to pay for a machine if it desired
one.
There is just as much right and JUS
tice in buying. an automobile for him to
ride in," said Mr.. Megginson.
Continuing. Mr.. Megginson pointed
out that the court pays the clerk of the
peace for clerk to its sittings at S25 a
sitting, $1,000 a year, and then pays for
copying the minutes of the court.
President Chandler was of the opinion
that the court was buying an elephant"
MIR. Hopkins was favorable to its pur-
chase because several resolutions had
been copied for him by the clerks.
Mr.. Elliott said he had not made the
purchase without consulting the other
members of the committee. He men
toned the fact that the other county Of
fcers have been supplied with typewrit-
ers and he thought that the clerk of the
peace was entitled to one.
A vote was taken on the subject, result
in Messrs. Elliott and Hopkins voting
for payment and Messrs. Megginson,
Mealey and Armstrong against it.
At the request of Mr.. Elliott the mat
ter was laid over for week.
A communication was received from
former Sheriff Samuel Il. Mcdaniel I
through his counsel William H. Heald |
giving statement OF the fees received by |
the sheriff while in office and claiming |
profits which he would have received had |
not the prisoners been transferred from
the Jail at New Castle to the workhouse.
The court will not take action until it |
consults with its attorney, Horace G.
Knowles. The communication follows:
Dear Sir: On behalf of Samuel Nc
Daniel, former sheriff of this county, I
present to your honorable body state
nent of all the fees received by him from
November 21st, 1901, to December 31st,
.901, at which time his term of Office ex-
bred, showing the amount SO received to
,e the sum of 81, 4,24291.
As you are aware, on November 2lst,
90l, the prisoners OF New Castle County
we're removed from the custody of the
hen sheriff by order of the Superior
Court to the board of trustees of the New
jastle County workhouse and subsequent
y the right of Mr.. Mcdaniel to recover
he profits he would have received from
he commitment and board of prisoners,
Iad he been permitted to retain their
nstody until the expiration of his term
8 he claimed he had the right to do,
7as presented to the Superior Court of
be State of Delaware by means of case
lated, agreed upon by the attorney of
be Levy Court and the attorney for Mr..
IcDaniel, which case is now pending in t
ne Supreme Court OF this State, upon t
'hich a decision cannot be reasonably
xpected until the meeting Of that court
anuary, 1905. t
Had Mr.. Mcdaniel accepted the salary
rovided by the statute, approved March 2
III, 1901, there would be due him now q
y this court on account of said salary, G
le sum of SO, ,266.6O, and he would owe t
lie treasury of New Castle county the {
ooye mentioned sum of 81, 242. 81, leav-
Ig a net balance due Mr.. Mcdaniel of
',023.69. I
If his contention that he is entitled to I
le fees, as he claims, this court owes t
i'm largely in excess of this amount. In s
ew of these facts, the above sum of C
J, ,O23. SO is due to Mr.. Mcdaniel in any
7ent and is not in dispute. would, I
erefore, respectfully request your hon.
able body to pay to the said Samuel A. V
cDaniel the sum of $1,000 on account A
ithout prejudice to the case now pend
e between this court and Samuel A. p
cDaniel 1
Very respectfully yours,
William II. Head,
Attorney for Samuel A. Mcdaniel.
President Chandler called attention to r
e communication from Attorney Gen. ;s
al Ward relative to the matter of bills i
magistrates and constables, which had =,
en- received on December oath, and he
sed the committee to report. He was
gry when he learned that 1t had taken o.
action and gave it until Tuesday to o'
port, saying if it failed to do so by that ie
ne, he would make a report himself.
rhesLevy Court members who visited a.
} Shallcross dam in st. Georges hun -
ID made report saying that in their :. a
nion substantial set ofgates had been 81