People ex rel. McCullough v. Cram

—This matter comes before us on a writ of certiorari, duly issued, and we are asked to review the determination of the respondents, composing the board of dock comm is*267sioners of the (lock department of the city of Mew York, whereby they adjudged the relator to be guilty of neglect of duty, and discharged him from the service of the department. It appears from the return to the writ, wnich must be taken as conclusive and acted upon as true (People v. Board of Fire Com’rs of City of New York, 73 N. Y. 439), that the reiator was a roundsman in the employ of the department of docks at the time of…