The evening world., 1894-08-25

chester town officials for contempt of
court and in criminal proceedings before
of the town OF Westminster.
Fifth-Relating toe services rendered
in contest for franchise before the Board
of Trustees of the village of Williams
Sixth-Relating to services rendered in
opposing the elections of A. II. Morris
to the State Legislature.
notwithstanding to services rendered
in the contest for franchises before the
Board of Trustees of the village of
South Mount Vernon.
Eighth-Reiating to services rendered
in the case OF Crawford against the
Board Of Trustees Of the village of South
Mount Vernon.
Manufacturing to services rendered in
the contest for franchises before the
Of Mount Vernon.
How Heintz Was Convinced"
The FIRST section of Mr.. Breen's bill Of
as explaining the heretofore inexpllcable
]. Heintz, Commissioner Of Street I'm.
Of M sRs IN 1871 Mr.
"Huckleberry" road was at first Of the
most pronounced character; His com,
munication addressed to the Board OF
Electrical Control in January, 1891. pro;
testing against the erection Of poles and
the stringing Of wires for a trolley road
in any Of the public streets Of his dis
Mr.. Heintz and the members Of the
firm of brewers with which the Commits
sioner was connected, arrayed them
selves against the Introduction D Of the
and fought 1t vigorously. m
1t was then, according to the dill Of
particulars, that the services Of Mr..
s Re snd Of
Harlem Bridge, Morrisania, and Ford
ham Railway Company, later the Union
Railway Company.
Told He Would he Well Paid.
There was no mention Of a special
fee, Mr.. Breen says, but he was told
that he would be amply compensated for
MIR. Breen was at this time Mr.. Heintz $
adviser. He did not, he says, appear
openly In the arguments which were
made before. the Commissioner by the
advocates Of the trolley system. He
kept in the background and used his
powers of persuasion to such good ad-
vantage that although Mr.. Heintz was
Of the fact that among the protesting
property-owners were his own reia-
lions and friends, including the John
Eichler Brewing Company and the Will
Breen succeeded in changing his Views.
and about the first day Of October, 1891,
his consent was given to the Com
About this time the "Huckleberry
Bill" was introduced in the Legislature
and its provisions. Mr.. Breen Is forced
to admit, provoked a storm Of opposi-
ton.
when the bill reached a hearing in the
Senate, resolution WAS passed pro-
viding that the Mayor, Comptroller and
the Commissioner Of the Twenty-thiro
and Twenty-fourth Wards be asked to
express their Individual opinions Of the
Mr. Breen has his little Joke Just here
when be sayS th 20 n.
trolley was relied upon to defeat th'
Mr.. Breen, however. In the INTEREST,"
Fl sas c0 sRe ps.. are" OF tn.
finally succeeded In persuading Mr.
i'e'h'A q Uppo.ition silenced.
This statement coming from the Com
missioner completely silenced the oppo
measure which has been 30 fruitful Of
gain to the Company"
Mr.. Breen,s SUCCESS as persu @aei
of particulars, he plunged into the nigh
which was then on over the granting o.
franchises by the Town Board OF West
A. IL Morris, SON Of the owner OF Morris
Park, acted in such manner that ]!
cost him 1000 votes at a. Sa aeseaISln
Supervisor Morris was. according e
Mr.. Breen, the champion Of five tractor
companies, whose principe &C. aiF sSner
visor These traction companies hac
been recently organized and were repre-
sented by Mr. Cruikshank, Mr.. Barnes
Mr.. Coddington and Mr.. Henderson al
The application made for franchises BY
the Ave traction companies were, aftel
a hard tight, granted by the Westchestel
Town Board BY a vote of 4 to 2
Manipulating the Courts.
Then Mr.. Breen goes on to tell how
he conducted the long struggle. IN whici
he brought into play both his legal at
powers granted him by a kind Prov
the Harlem Bridge, Morrisanis, snt
Bpeen decided that the Union Company
its successor, had a right to lay tracks
TRACKS were laid. and then followed ar
rests, prosecutions before Justice g
Gals for contempt of Court in orderin,
the arrest of the Union G m ,any's work
men in the face OF the injunction gran e.
W motion to make this Injunction per
manent was subsequently granted b,
Justice Andrews. Appeals. demurreds
motions and a whole string of legal pro
ceedings followed. but before the ques
lions were finally, argued in Genera
Term mot here the delightful facilit!
with which Mr.. Breen disposes Of 1t
1.-The matters in controversy were, set
tied, and to-day the Union Raiiwa!
| OF Westminster over the veryo road
where its tracks were torn up" by al
enraged populace. ..
controversy" were so quietly adjuste'
will, 1t is said, be brought out by MI
Brenn's testimony before Referee Sew ell
Under the subdivision relating to tn
services rendered in the case of wat
son against the Union Railway Com
pany, Mr.. Breen tells how he agai
brought into play his remarkable abilit
to make people do what they don
want to.
lie Persuaded" Everybody.
Mr.. Watson got an Injunction restrain
ing the Huckleberry Company from lay
ing tracks on the Westchester Turnplk