The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-06
WESTPORT

Suit has been filed with the Super for court by the Long Hill Mining Go. of Trumbul1, Conn, against Robert w. Post, of this place, claiming dam ages of $15.oOo. and an attachment for $20,O00 has been placed upon property owned by MT. Post in Riverside ave- nue to secure the claim, the attach ment being filed with the, town clerk Friday. In the complaint the plaint- ifs allege that in June, 1910, they en- tered into a contract with MT. Post, the firm being then known as Flood, Simpson & Company, to furnish ma teria1s and erect the walls of a hand some new residence which MT. Post is having built upon the main road from Westport to Norwa1k. The con tract was allowed to lapse later by mutual agreement, and the plaintiffs under agreement with MT. Post con tinued the work, furnishing materials and erecting the walls of the house. They aIlege that materials and work were furnished to the amount of $16,- 713.55. of which the defendant has paid $4, ,05O leaving a balance due and nn- paid of $12, ,663. 55. The plaintiffs claim that although this balance is due it has remained unpaid and they ask judgment and damages of $15,OO0 Attorney Edward K. Nicholson of Bridgeport is attorney for the plaint- ifs. The papers in the suit were served by Deputy Sheriff A. R. Abri- ola, Friday last. The case is return able to the June term of the Superior court at Bridgeport. MT. Post when asked about the controversy declined to talk upon the matter, saying 1t would have to be tried out in the courts and he did not care to discuss the case in advance of trial. MT. Post is building a, very handsome residence and has had considerable trouble with a number of contractors.
 "I want that beer delivered in the cellar and not in the parIor,'' said Harry L. Roosa, manager of the West port Hotel, yesterday, when MacKen- zie's truck backed across the square and up on the porch of the hotel, throwing several kegs of beer out up- on the porch and narrowly escaped going into the hotel itself. MT. Roosa wanted beer and had been telephoning all morning urging delivery. He was disappointed when he found that the beer was not intended for him but was consigned elsewhere. The truck had been left standing in front of the Herald office while MT. Mackenzie went into the drug sotre. The brake had become worn, but the owner did not dream of the truck running away as the engine was cut off. The pass ing of a number of trolley cars gave the necessary jar to start the machine, which commenced to back up, slowly at first, and then faster, turning across the square as it gained nnomen- tum, and finally landing all four wheels upon the porch of the hotel. A bystander saw the truck when it started but was not familiar. with the mechanism and could not apply the brake in time, and MT. Mackenzie did not know of his runaway until too late to stop it. The truck backed clear up on the porch of the hotel missing a big tree by a few inches, and throw ing a portion of the load upon the r.oJ, NI,,o fin hn1z iI7 fIoi truck, but 1t was empty. There was no damage, only a couple of boards of the porch floor being crushed where the wheels jumped up on them. MT.