People ex rel. Doran v. Gallagher

This is an application for a peremptory writ of mandamus. It is applied for by one who claims to have been a clerk in the department of water supply, gas and electricity of the city of New York. *680The relief sought is that the writ shall compel the certification of relator’s pay-roll and direct the commissioner of that department to reinstate him in his position of clerk in said department. The facts are undisputed. In March, 1908, relator, after duly qualifying, was appointed a clerk in the department of finance. On June 30, 1910, he was removed from this position by the comptroller of the…