The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-05
EDUCATORS TO MEET ROGERS
 IN NEW YORK. Special Meeting of City Board With Architect
 Held Today ENJOIN "sUBs" FROM
 REMOVING TOOLS Robertson & Giovanne File New Attachment Against
 Durkin & Lass
Robertson & Giovanne File

A special meeting zof the Board of Education was called today in the of fees of James Gamble Rogers 41e Fourth avenue, New York city, as or iginaIly planned at the last meeting here on Friday last. Though the os- tensfble meeting was, for the selection of hardware for the new high school building, 1t was the belief of both Architect Rogers and members Of the board that an opportunity would De given the members of fully fauainar1z- ing themselves with the difficulties be- tween rD5Irkin & Laas and her sub contractors which at the present time threaten serious legal complications if not possible delay in Ehe work
 A new feature in the present high school controversy was the securing of an injunction by henry F. Haas superintendent for Durkin & Lass. from Judge Howard B. Scott. in the common pleas court, restraining Rob- ertson & Giovanni, sub contractors, from removing the remainder of their tools from the premises
 An attachment for $500 was also filed with City Clerk Alexander Robinson by the Robertson & Giovanni Contract ing company to recover amounts al- legged to be due from Durkin & Lass for work performed in excavating.
 At the high school, the Robertson & Giovanrie teams and workmen had been zwAthdrawr1 and their places had been taken by laborSrs said to have been hired directly under the super vision of slrperdntende for Durk1n & Lass.
 Want Use of Tools.
 The plea for an injunction restrain ing the sub contractors from taking their tools away is said to have been served after the majority had been removed It recites that the sub-con- tractors entered into an agreement with Durkin & Lass on January 26 and bnat this contract has been prok- en by the defendants in that they did not perform the covenants contained supply a. sufnciency of properly skill cd la.borers.
 It further recites that, on June 3, the defendants refused and have since refused to supply a sufflciency of work men and have failed to prosecute the work called for in the contract and that it is essential for the proper com pletion of the. work for the complain ant to have the use of he tools and materials of the defendants according to contract. Further. that, as the tools are about to be removed, the as- Robertson & Giovanne in letting them remain is prayed. The injunction was granted and served by Sherin Joseph Wieler last night. An order to va
  plainants show cause why such should not be done may be brought before the court today by Attorneys Fallon & Greenstein, representing the defend ants o@
 Expert Hot Session.
 That the meeting in New York city today is likely to be a hot one and that the matter of delays and sub-con- tracts, including that awarded the
  Rogers in a telephone conversation with the Farmer today. The archi- tect reiterated his former statements that, although theework had progress ed well until the7ast 10 days the recent friction had tended to set it back, but that from now on he utmost vigilance will be utilized and no excuses accepted for delays of any nature. Word had been received that the two days no tice clause had been invoked by Dur kin & Lass and that new contractors would be substituted for the Robert son & Gdovanne firm.
 The Board of Education members were expected shortly after 2 o'clock, though most of them left this morning upon an early train. It is reported in the city that the majoriy of them carried grips and a. prolonged session was apparently anticipated. That the matter of delays and inferior materials would be thrshed out at this time was, intimated by those closely in touch with the situation.
 Architect Rogers seemed highly con- f1dent that matters would run smooth fy from this time, although he ex- pressed a determination that radical action would be taken at any moment should the work again fall behind.
 That the plumbing contract would probably be let to Gibson & Go. was almost assured though not definitely concluded, was his belief. Tacftly, 1t would appear that the Board of EdII- cation was also to take this matter under consideration at their New York conference today.