The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-20
WANTS $1O,OOO FOR ACTING AS ADVISER D. M. Drennen's Claim Against DoneIson Construction Co. IN UNITED STATES COURT Claims Three Firms Agreed to Pay Him 5000 If Jefferson County
 Sewer Contract Was Se-
 cured By Them.
IN UNITED STATES COURT

Sewer Contract Was Se-
 cured By Them. D. M. Drennen has filed a claim in the United States court against the Donel- son Construction company, bankrupt, on an alleged agreement between the plain tiff the defendant to the suit, C. M. Burkhalter X Co.,, and the Pennington Construction company, by which MT. Drennen was to receive $10,00O in cash Tor acting as adviser for the three named contracting firms, or were at the time the agreement was entered into, in se- curing certain contracts from the Jeffer- son county sanitary commission
 The claims were certified to on Novem- Der 16 and the following is a copy of the affidavit of Mir Drennen:
 Tn the district court of the United States for the southern division of the northern district of Alabama.
 Tn matter of Donelson Construction company, bankrupt in bankruptcy.
 At Birmingham, in said district of
  A. D. 1903. came D. M. Drennen of Bir- mingham in the county of Jefferson, in said district of Alabama, and made oath and says that the Donelson Construction company the person against whom a pe- titon for adjudication of bankruptcy has been filed was at, and before the filing of said petition and still is justly and truly indebted to said Respondent in the sum of ten thousand dollars. as evil denced by a certain agreement in writ ing, true copy of which is hereto at taehed, and made a part thereof; that the consideration of said debt is ex- pressed in said contract to-wit: acting as adviser in a certain matter named in said contract or agreement; that no part of said debt has been paid; that there are no set-offs or counter claims to the same, and that deponent has not, nor has any person by his order, or to his knowledge or belief, for his use had or received any manner of security for said debt whatsoever.
 (Signed ID. M DRENNEN. Subscribed and sworn to before me this the 16th day of November. 1903
 tSigneO 'J. L. DRENNEN,
 Notary Public" The name of J. H Miller, attorney for the claimant, is also signed to the claim.
 The Agreement.
 Attached to the claim is typewriter copy of the agreement signed by the three contracting firms It follows:
 "State of Alabama, Jefferson County For and in consideration of D. M. Drennen agreeing to act as adviser to the undersigned, in securing (drecty or indi- rectly) of a certain contract from the Jeff ferson County Sanitary commission for the construction of line of sewer, and of $5 cash in hand paid, we, the undersigned. hereby agree to pay the said D. M. Dren- nen $1O'000 in ten equal monthly payments the first payment to be made on the 20th day of the third month, next succeeding the signing of the said contract. And we further agree to execute to the said D. M. Drennen negotiable promssory notes each for the sum of $1000, immediately on signing of the said contract for said con struction, the first of said notes to be pay able on the 20th day of the third month, next succeeding the signing of the said contract, and the others to be payable respectively on the 20th day of each month succeeding thereafter.
 "Witnes our hands this Tth day of June, 1902 (Sgned)
 JOHN F. DONELSON, President for Donelson Construction Company. "C M BURKHALTER & CO, By G. B. Burkhalter
 THE PENNINGTON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, By E. B. Pennington. Pres ident
 ''Witnesses-
 (Signed) JOHN WILSON.
 JOHN B. DONELSON. The file number of the claim Is 1875, and on the back of 1t is endorsed Tn the mat ter of Donelson Construction company, bankrupt. Proof of debt of DIM. Dren- nen. Amount $lOOOO John H. Miller, At torney."
 It is understood the claim against the insolvent company will be heard next week. when the affairs of the company will be looked into by the court.
 When asked concerning the matter John E. Donelson, who was the president of the Donelson Construction company for some time. said that he did not care to make a statement. q will admit. how ever, the agreement was entered into with MT. Drennen and my company. As for the others I have nothing to say signed the agreement for my company"
 MT. DoneIson Admits Agreement. MT. Doneson added that he had not received a copy of the complainant filed in the United States court by MT. Dren- nen against the insolvent company. He said that his understanding was the pa- pers in the case were in the hands of H. w. Coffin, who was appointed receiver for the company.
 MT. Drennen's Statement.
 When seen yesterday afternoon and asked if he had any statement to make relative to the case MT. Drennen replied: q have nothing to say except that the records in the courts show the full and complete transaction. The contract re- ferred to between the sanitary commis- sion of Jefferson county and the contract ors was secured and duly signed by both parties I am only seeking to have the contractors live up to their agreement with me-" MT. Drennen refused to state whether or not he would enter similar proceedings against C. M Burkhalter & Co. The af- fairs of this company arc also in litigation in the United States court.