The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-17
MANY BUILDERS INVOLVED WITH BANKING HOUSE Their Attorneys in Conference With Referee in Bank
 ruptcy For Relief. BANKRUPT BANKERS
 NEGOTIATED NOTES But Builders Claim They Had Not Received Any Money on Them Before Bank
 ruptcy.

Attornevs for the various parties rep resented in the Burr & Knapp-Bertha M Hurlock-First Bridgeport National Bank note arrangement met this morn inr in the ofice of John w. Banks, referee in bankruptcy to have an or der signed eliminating makers Of cer- tain notes from responsibility beyond the amount actually received by them
 The notes in question were given as security for funds which the banking house was to advance during building operations. The custom was to. give a mortgage for the full amount or the proposed loan on a contemplated niece of building work. The notes were demand paper, and money, was ad- vanced on them as the building work progressed.
 It developed that the order as agreed upon should be changed somewhat to allow the deduction of certain com missions. insurance and charges for title search. The matter was left Ill the hands of Attorney Arthur M. the document late this aftecQoon for official signature
 Among those present at the con- ference today. were Trustee John W. Chamberlain Attorneys Carl Foster and Samuel 2. Shaw. representing Mrs. Bertha M Hurlock, Attorney Marsh representing the First-Bridgeport Ma tional Bank and Attorney Israel H. Cof1n. representing Mrs. sHani Cohn. A complete list of the notes in ques- ton, the amounts for which they were made and the amount actually paid up- on them are as follows:
 Edward D. Hayes, g. LOCO. received but S66665: vfncenzo Cimino. $1,400, re- ceived a, ,I36.35. W. F. Chatlos, three notes, $4,500, received $4 4o52.39; $3,O0o, received g, ,007.es. and $4. 800 received $4, ,os4.so; Bertha M HurIock. four notes. $5 5,5O0, received $33. $5,500, re- Hceived, S33 80; $4,500, received s2,902. 30 and $4,50O, received g. .902.30; Hani Cohn. $500, received sS0s Charles Cini- ci, s2, 800 received g. 139. IA; M. Jacone- 4as and Charles Chiacco, $S.50O, received s1.76g.S0; Peter Mangoe, $2.50O. receiv- ed $1.1s7.60.
 It was learned today that there had been considerable protest from hold CTS of the notes which are said to have circulated generally as collateral, against the personal loss that will be entailed through this reduction
 Trustee John c. Chamberlain, in speaking of the protests today said:
 tsIt is n1anifest1y unjust that these persons who in many instances have received but little actual cash should be held responsible for the entire amount of their paper I may be crit tcised in some quarters for agreeing to the present order which has been sanctioned by the court, but I know that the great majority of creditors will agree with me that person should not be held responsible for something he has not received.
 Suit for Approximately S1o0, 900 against the First Bridgeport National Bank is to be entered this week. fn the civil superior court, and will un- doubtedly be hot1y contested This suit is to determine whether certain mortgages deposited with the bank by Burr & Knapp within four months prior to the bankruptcy constitute a preference in favor of the First Bridge port National Bank