The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-10
TALE OF DEMAND BY MCARREN
Am ,ONTR iCTOR SOS NJ
rHONI HRtDT TOLD ~.
,or,rsr,or Wmuidnt "a, H7S I0OO for In
cu,ncr In Ge,unE ths Contract and
a., nrad, squeezed Hin, Out Martin
,u,,c,on wrote . letter About u.

ghio T. Mutton hehncuN' WV" "V''s"'
H.. .chcnc for tho removal Of ashes In
p.ooklyr ry hat open trolley cars, was
,s,atvi,s Yesterday before the Aldermen
COMMITTEES which Il investigating the
s,rcat clcnnins Department he stated
Tim, Anthony y. rrIdy had told him
,ho, g.; M was demanded for "politi-
c,l obHgauols" whom he sought politi-
,,l influence in Brooklyn TO land the
cop,racr. The assistance, he said, he
,rieI IN obtain was an introduction by
senator NJ arrea to Percival Maggie, who
ga. s,rcp' Cleaning Commissioner in the
Van WICK administration. II was while
N.vor Van WICK was in Office that he
o11ina.ei his plan for ash removals and
mdea 10 have it adopted by the city.
yr Kennedy said he understood from Brady
that the s25. 900 was to go to Senator McCar-
rcn. He didn't pay it, no said. and finally
bs had to sell his contract to Mr.. Brady,
VINO. he intimated, squeezed him out.
II was while Mr.. Kennedy was relating
ri. efforts to get the city authorities to
adopt his system that the naine OF Senator
McarTen was brought in. Kennedy said
that he was introduced to Commissions
vagle by the Senator. He had ssked
NJ, McCarren to introduce him because
he realized that it would be advantageous
10 have such an introduction made by a
man Of political influence. He first met
McCarren in 1902 at the Hoffman House.
They met by appointment and MIR. Brady
vas present. Kennedy described his scheme
for the removal of ashes by cars, and after
a general discussion Of its merits McCarren
spoke a%pprovingly of it,
Kennedy went on to say that despite
his introduction to Nagle by McCarren
he could not get the city government to
try his system, and that on one occasion
Mccarren had told him that he had en-
deavored to help him with the admins
ttation but had failed and could do nothing
more. When Mayor Low came into office
Kennedy laid his plan before COMMISSIONS
Woodbury., who thought 1t a good one,
and a contract was finally given to him.
The Commissioners did not make the o
tract until the consents Of Mayor Low
and Comptroller Grout were obtained,
after he had described to them the advan-
take OF his device. Commissioners Wood
bury, Kennedy said, before he would sign
the contract personally verified the state
ments Kennedy had made as to the will
ihmess Of MIR. Brady to finance the project.
Kennedy testified that his contract was
assigned to the American Railway Trafao
Company, a subsidiary concern OF the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company. which
vas then controlled by Bradyazkrhs corn,
pany, according to the agfsemsB he made
with Mr.. Brady, was to be capitalized at
100000. Kennedy was to have 10 per cent.
cfthe stock and be appointed general man
sger at 81. 500 a year. The cost Of the rolling
stock was estimated at 500, 900. The COM
pany, through contracts made by the wit
ness, also obtained control OF all the dumps
in Brooklyn. The contract made with the
city provided that $751; 18 should be de-
posted as security for the proper carrying
out OF the work, and before he could get
this check from Brady he was told that
his compensation would be reduced to 8
per cent. Of the stock and his salary to
5000 q year.
you mean 10 say, then remarked Will
~A "a ANhhoi SouiioOi W Nv SShhhitNeVOI
that Mr.. Brady took advantage OF you
at the last moment to cut your recompense
In half
'Yes,' answered Kennedy.
Ultimately, the witness said, he was
obliged to assign the contract. The offer
made to him was $50 900 in stock or $50, 900
in cash, and he tool the cash. Kennedy
minated that because he had no financial
resources Of his own he had been squeezed
out by Mr.. Brady.
The incident which led to the mention OF
McCarren's name came when Mr.. WINS
read a letter sent to Kennedy by Martin w.
Littleton, who was then Kennedy's legal
adviser and was an Assistant District Attor-
ney Of Kings. This is a copy Of the letter:
May "a. 1908.
M DEAR KENNEDY: I have the enclosed
letter from Brady, which explains itself. I
wrote him in reply that the's25, 600 was added
TO meet the political obligations which we
bad not supposed we would be obliged to
pay until he put them upon us.
L%IrTLEToN.
The witness was not asked IL he had
rhtained the enclosure referred to by Mr..
llneton nor was any question put TO him
~"uihS W pIinB ONt ING oAdCt teAU Oh VIC
communication written by MIR. Brady.
What did Mr.. Iittleton mean by his
reference 10 political obligations and the
sSIooo'' asked Mr.. Wins.
We thought l.. would cost US that much,
the witness replied,
When you asked McCarren 10 introduce
youto Maggie did you have an agreement to
pay him anything?"
! expected to pay him IL / got the con.
tract"
Did Mr.. Littleton oppose payment fol
Political service?"
'Yes."
Kennedy said the demand was made after
the contract was secured and that the de.
mand came from Senator Mctarren. He
sooed that acting on Mr.. Iittleton's advict
ne paid nothing in the shape Of a political
contribution.
Did Senator MoCarren ask you for the
S~'ooo'' interrupted Alderman Bowling
one OF the Tammany members OF the com-
nnrttee.
Not personally replied Kennedy.
linen how do you know that 1t was
q @cCarTen who asked for the s25 ,oo0!" Mr.
Downing insisted.
Because Brady told ne So WAS tn,
answer.
McCarren!-
no"
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