A letter to be valid as notice must be sent to the prime contractor by or upon the authority of the supplier. While it is true that the Miller Act is generally liberally construed, certain basic requirements remain which must be complied with. *266 The letter of January 9, 1957, does not appear to be the kind of notice prescribed by the Miller Act. e., first by a letter written by defendant Greene to defendant Reiss on January 9, 1957, and second by a direct written notice to Reiss on April 5, 1957. The plaintiff alleges compliance with the statute in two ways, i. 270b, provides that one having a direct contractual relationship with a subcontractor but not with the general contractor shall have a right of action upon the latter's bond upon giving written notice to such general contractor within 90 days from the date on which such person did or performed the last of the labor or furnished or supplied the last of the material for which such claim is made. The use plaintiff alleges delivery of materials valued at the sum of $10,766.27 and payments received of $4,491.83, leaving an unpaid balance of $6,274.44, due and owing to Edwards from defendant Reiss, the prime contractor. Greene, Inc., was a subcontractor of Reiss and requested plaintiff Edwards to deliver certain electrical supplies and materials for use at such installation. The facts are that on November 17, 1955, the Government through its Corps of Engineers, United States Army, New York District, entered into a contract with the defendant Peter Reiss Construction Co., Inc., whereby Reiss agreed to furnish all labor and materials and perform all work required for a Government project known as "Special AAA Facility, Lido Beach, New York" that The Travelers Indemnity Company supplied the bond required by the Miller Act, 40 U.S.C.A. This is an action to recover the sum of $6,274.44 allegedly due to the use plaintiff for electrical supplies and materials delivered for use at a Government anti-aircraft installation, located at Lido Beach, New York. Carl Levine, Morgulas & Foreman, New York City, David Morgulas, New York City, of counsel, for defendants Peter Reiss Const.
*265 Irving Levine, New York City, for use plaintiff. PETER REISS CONSTRUCTION CO., Inc., the Travelers Indemnity Company and Ben B. UNITED STATES of America, for the Use and Benefit of J.
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