The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-25

testing against the erection Of poles and
the stripging Of wires for trolley r9ad
In any OF the public streets OF MS dis
Mr.. Heintz and the members OF the
firm Of brewers with which the Commls-
sioner was connected, arrayed them
selves against the INTRODUCTION OF the
trolley system In the. Annexed District
and fought II vigorously. 40,
II was then, according 10 tne piii ui
particulars, that the services OF MI.
Breen were engaged by William Cauld-
well, Director and Treasurer of the
Harlem Bridge, Morrlsania.. and Ford
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 Tor
his services in winning over Mr.. Heintz.
Mr.. Breep was at this time Mr.. Heintz
adviser. He did not, he says, appear
openly In the arguments which were
made before the Commissioners by the
advocates of the trolley system, He
kept in the background and used his
Bowers OF persuasion to such good adj
vantage that although Mr.. Heintz was
for a long time obdurate, and I'm spite
Of the fact that among the protesting
lions and friends. including the John
Eichler Brewing Company and the Will
lam Ebling Brewing Company. Mr..
Breen succeeded IN changing nus views vas
his consent was given to the Com
pany."'
About this time the "Huckleberry
bill' was introduced in the Legisla turei
and It's provisions Mr.. .Breen. IS forced
to admit, provoked storm OF opposi-
ton.
When the bill reached hearing in the
Senate "a resolution was passed pro-
viding that the Mayor, Comptroller and
the Commissioners OF the Twenty-third
and Twenty fourth Wards he asked to
express their Individual oplnlons Oh the
measure In writing. > 80.
Mr. Breen has his little joke Just here
when he says. parenthetically, that MT,
IeintZ's well known opposition to the
trolley was relied upon to defeat Inc
MIR MIR. Breen. however. In the interests
| OF the Company, drew up a statement
favoring the passage Of the bill. ana
finally succeeded III persuhulhB Mr.
Heintz to sign It, -
Opposition siIenced.
This statement coming from the Com
| missioner completely siienced the oppo-
sition and secured the passage OF the
assure, (which has been 80 fruitful of
gain to the Company"
| Mr. Breen's success rs persuader
was so marked that his services were
continued, and, as set forth In the bill
OF particulars, he plunged into the fight
which was then on over the grant,ng OF
chester to the ''Huckleberry" people.
1t was in this fight that supervisor
A. II. Morris. son Of the owner OF Morris
cost him 1000 votes at SUBSEQUENT
election, when he ran for the Assembly
Supervisor Morris was according tc
Mr.. Breen. the, champion OF Ave traction
were relatives and friends Of the Super.
visor. These traction companies had
been recently organized and were repre-
sented by Mr.. Cruikshank, Mr.. Barnes
Mr.. Coddington and Mr.. Henderson as
| attorneys
The applications made for franchises by
the tive traction companies were. after
Town Board by vote Of to 2,
Manipulating the Courts.
Then Mr.. Breen goes on to tell how
he conducted the long struggle. in which
he brought into play both his legal at
tainments and the wonderful persuasive
powers granted him by a kind Provi.
the Harlem, Bridge, Morrlsania and
Fordham Railroad Company in 1861. Mr.
Breen decided that the Union Company
Its successor, had a right to lay tracks
Tracks were laid and then fol lowed ar.
| rests, prosecutions before n Justice OF
the Peace and motions to punish town off,
the arrest OF the Union Company's work.
men In the face OF the injunction gran ed
by Justice Beach. of the Supreme Court
motion to make this Injunction per,
manent was subsequently granted by
Justice Andrews Appeals, demurrers
motions and "A VIII ole string of legal pro
ceedings followed. but before the ques
Term mote here the deiishtful fa"ilit,
with which Mr.. Breen disposes OF Il
the matters IN controversy were set
e en nd runs ,Hafy Il. are aon the RS Sss
of Westchester over the very road,
where It's tracks were torn up" by ar
enraged populace.
| controversy" were so quietly adjusted
will. II is said, be brought out by Mr.
Breen's testimony before Referee Sewell
services TnSer rsndred n he r aae 81 w n
son against the Union Railway Com
pany, Mr.. Breen tells how he agair
brought into play his remarkable ability
to make people do what they dom
He 'Perruadeds Everybody.
Mr.. Watson got an injunc ton restrain
Ing the Huckleberry Company from lay
ing tracks on the Westminster Turnpike
and the West Farms road. 1t looked
like long and complicated fight, bu
one day. Mr.. Breen says. in an inter
| view with a representative OF the Wat
son estate, he convinced him that III,
proposed railroad" and, OF: course. tn
matter was settled then and there.
Shortly afterwards, by consent OF Wat
sons representative. the injunction wa
dissolved. ".,.
Mr.. Breen earned some more Of = hi
$l35,OOO fee when he gave his services n
the contest for franchises before tn,
| Board Of Trustees of W1iliamsbridge. 80
| According to his statement. In August
1892. the Union Railway people notifie,
Mr.. Breen that the traction cQmpanie
which had given them SO much troub
had applied for franchises over certain
streets in that section, and he was re
Quested to take run up there an,
adjust things.
On looking over the ground Mr.. Bree,
found that the traction companies ha
played sharp on him and had put II
their application for franchise. whic
would give them an entry into the cit
by way OF the bridge, over the Bron
River at Wiliamsbridge. This woul
give the opposition control of the con
Meeting link between New York On
and Westminster Village. South Noun
Vernon and the city OF Mount Vernon
Mr., Breen saw that this would. neye
do and decided to argue the point.
1T Is true" he says IN his bin q
particulars. that the Union Compan
was not, so to speak. properly befor
the Board, In that II had not yet made
formal application while the tractio
companies had, and were regular in a
respects, and insisted on their ght I
the franchise, as the public notice r,
quired by law had been duly publishe
and all the provisions OF the statute