Kanen v. Kern

The municipal civil service commission of ¿he . city of New York admitted the petitioner to a promotion examination held for the position of engineer (safety), grade 4.

*501The petitioner was employed in the board of water supply as an engineering inspector. The new position was created to secure men to initiate and develop safety measures in connection with the work of constructing the new Delaware Water Supply Tunnel to be built by the city of New York. The estimated cost of the tunnel is $300,000,000. An average of 6,000 persons will be employed weekly on the project. The tunnel will be…