In re Cotton

The facts, briefly stated, are as follows: Cotton Bros. & Co., the bankrupts, were contractors, and had under way three certain contracts for the construction of public works, one with the county of San Joaquin, one with the city of Oakland, and the third with the city of Bakersfield. During the progress of these contracts certain materialmen and laborers filed with the municipal bodies mentioned notices to withhold enough money^due or to become due to the contractors to satisfy their claims, as provided in section 1184 of the Code of Civil Procedure of the state of California. Pursuant to such notices, and withheld from the contractors thereunder, the county of San Joaquin has in its possession $13,822.47, against which are claims to. the amount of $15,622.06, the city of Oakland has $15,033.33, with outstanding claims amounting to $18,459.84, and the 'Security Trust Company, under a trust agreement, has money and bonds, either in its possession or due from the city of Bakersfield, to the amount of $8,830.65, against which notices have been filed with the city of Bakersfield, aggregating something over $3,000. All of the parties holding said moneys, and such claimants against the…