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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONER$ WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
J. ELMER JOHNSTON, JOHN N. O'NEtL. 'W.A. BARNES, COMMISSIONERS
1.32 WARD PRINTING CO 56502
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Office of County Commissioners,
Washington, Pa. , May 3, 1934.
Commissioners in regular sessions members present being Messrs. Johnston,
O'Neil and Barnes.
The matter of the contract for the twenty-five (25) voting machines with the
General Sales Engineering Corporation having been presented to the Board for con-
sideration, Meyer Goldfarb, Esq. , Attorney for the General Sales Engineering
Corporation, appeared before the Board and requested the Board to make some die-
position of the matter of the extension of the time for delivery of the machines
under the notice from the Corporation, dated April 13, 19349 After consideration
and di-suussion of the matter, it appearing that under the notice given the machines
would not be delivered until May 71 1934, and it appearing to the Commissioners
that this would not give sufficient time to instruct the custodians, the election
officers and the voters in operating and handling said machines for the coming
Primaries, and it further appearing that a petition of the electors has been filed
to discontinue voting machines and that this question under the law will be sub-
mitted to the voters at the general election of 1934, and it further appearing that
the Bill in Equity filed by R. L. Munce, et al against the Secretary of the Common-
wealth in the Common Pleas Court of Dauphin County, praying the Court to issue an
injunction restraining him from purchasing the additional One hundred and fifyy
(150) machines is pending,
THEREFORE upon motion by Mr. Barnes, seconded by Mr. Johnston,, it was
RESOLVED, That in the event that the Common Pleas Court of Dauphin County,
in the proceedings aforesaid, result in an adjudication restraining the Secretary
of the Commonwealth from awarding a contract for the purchase of the One Hundred
and fifty (150) additional machines until and after the election in November, 1934,
then this contract and the delivery of the machines involved therein shall be held
in abeyance until after the result of the election in Ndivember, 19340 is obtained,
and in the event that the electors in that election vote to discontinue voting
machines in the County then the contract with the General Engineering Corporation
is to be canceled and rescinded; in the event that the electors, at the election
in November, 1934, vote to continue the use of machines then the time for delivery
of the twenty-five (25) machines by the General Sales Engineering Corporation is
to be extended to January 15,, 1935, and the terms of payments as provided for in
the contract, are to be extended accordingly;
RESOLVED FURTHER, That in the event that the proceedings in the Dauphin County
Court do not result in an adjudication restraining the Secretary of the Commonwealth
then the time for the delivery of the twenty-five (25) machines by the General
Sales Engineering Corporation is to be extended to September 1, 1034, and the pay-
ments as provided in the contract are to be extended accordingly, and that a
supplemental contract be executed, to be signed by this Board and the General
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
J. ELMER JOHNSTON. JOHN N. O'NEIL. W. A. BARNES, COMMISSIONERS
1.32 WARD PRINTING CO 56502
Sales Engineering Corporations embodying the foregoing provisions.
Question called for: Voting "Aye", Messrs. Barnes and Johnston; voting "No",
Mr. O'Neil, for reason of failure in delivery of the machines under the terms of
contract, and there should have been immediate action on the part of the Board for
cancellation of the contract. Motion earr&s4 carried*
There being no further business before the Boards the meeting was adjourned,
(SIGNED)