Tyrrell v. Mayor of New York
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered 27ovember 21, 1898, reversing a judgment- entered upon the decision of the court on a trial without a jury.
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Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered 27ovember 21, 1898, reversing a judgment- entered upon the decision of the court on a trial without a jury. This action was brought to recover extra compensation for services rendered by the plaintiff for the defendant on the forty-seven Sundays which elapsed between April 26th, 1894, and March 22d, 1895. During this period the plaintiff held the position of section foreman in the street cleaning department of the city of New York, by regular appointment, at a salary of $1,000 a year,…
1Opinion of the CourtVakh, J.
This appeal brings before us for construction a section of the defendant’s charter, which, so far as material to this controversy, is as follows: “ The annual salaries and compensations of the members of the uniformed force of the department of street cleaning shall be fixed by the board of estimate and apportionment and shall not exceed the following : Of the general superintendent, three thousand dollars; of the assistant superintendent, two thousand five hundred dollars; of the superintendent of stables, two thousand dollars ; of the master mechanic, one thousand eight hundred dollars: of…
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