The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-04
ARCHITECT TO STRAICHTEN OUT . SCHOOL RUMPUS Fresh Garnishee Suit Brought Against City
 Today SPECIAL LETTER TO MISS DURKIN REFUSED Eighty Feet of Footing Torn Down and Relaid, Is
 Charged

with the filing of another suit against che city of Bridgeport today for s2oo, growing out Of a lot of sand delivered to Durkin & Lass by Charles O'Shca for use in the construction of the new High school building on Won terrace members of the Board of Edu-. cation await the arrival of James Gam b1e Rogers in this city before they will know what action to takes4 Rogers is today believed to be the key to the situation. and that he will be forced to take radical action to sec that the work is pushed forward without delay now seems certain
 Though Rpbertson 6 Giovanni ncti- fled their bondsuaen yesterday that work would be discon4iuued tz3s xnern- iniy, and they rafused today to pro- ceed Srperfntendent Henry Haas rep resentfng Miss DEurkzn, is alleged to have Borrowed the local contractors tools and to have attempted to supply both wortunen and teams to cart the stone and dirt from the excavation At the end of an hour. all work had ceas- ed, owing. 1t was said, to the incIen- ency of the weather.
 For the first time. it became known today that the Foundation footings of the building as laid out by engineers employed by the contractors had been sladd out wrong. It was learned. -up- on investtgat1cn at the stte ghat about 30 feet Of .sfootfng'' on the Golden Hill side of the building had to be torn down and relaid-
 whether other sections of the wall already built will have to be rebuilt after inspection is a question, accord ing to those formerly identified width the work
 James Gamble Rogers, who was To- cated by telephone this afternoon ad- mftted that a section of the wall had been misplaced and had to be torn down He was of the belief that the additional walls as they stood were correctly placed, as an engineer had been employed to investigate their contrary.
 Blames Engineers.
 Asked to outline the present situa- ton in nutshell, he said, Miss Durkin, who has the contract, has been up to time on the work until within the past ten days She could have had the work right up to the time if she had not arranged to build the wings Hrsts on which she took a. great chance and stood to lose two or three thousand dollars Her engi- neers were at fault in.laying the wall and, if they had been employed by me I should have fired them
 'sShW has had trouble with her con tractors, but of course she is respon- sible for the payment of their bills The city is absolutely responsible for any bills contracted by her and any one doing work will get their money. If she cannot settle, we will Mir Rogers further said that a pay ment is guaranteed Durlin & Lass on June 18th and that, even with the work upon the wings done on the side by Miss Durhn, he believed she would be up time.
 Asked if he had every confidence that the present, contractors would complete the work, he said: There has been a great deal of talk about her going slow within the past ten days, but prior to that time she was continues to go slowly we will get somebody else. The present litigation
 will not in any way be allow ed to hinder the progress Of the building.
 Expect Rogers Tonight. Although it was reported that James Gamble Rogers was expected in the city late tonight and might hold a special conference with members of | the board of education over the entire situation, this fact could not be con firmed.
 l E1mer S. Ravens, a member of the l board, denied that there would be either a meeting or conference of the board today and that the situation was entirely up to Rogers and the contractors at the present time.
 John J. Cullinan, a prominent mem | Der of the board, expressed the great est confidence in, Rogers and believed | that the work would progress even though the present garnishee suits were filed.
 That no action towards dissipating the suits had been made was the statement of attorneys representing the various claimants.
 Tn statement to The Farmer, VII liam Robertson. member of the firm oe Robertson & Giovanne, said; "Ab- cContinued on Page 2.l