Hurlbut v. Connolly

The position of the applicant in the field staff of the engineering service is classified by the municipal civil service commission as Grade D, with a maximum salary of $2,100 and a minimum salary of $1,800. November 19, 1914, the salary of the applicant, then running at $2,100, was reduced to $1,800 through a letter addressed to him by the acting president of the borough of Queens. The' return herein shows that the reduction followed an inquiry by the acting president into the quality and quantity of the applicant’s work, his general conduct, punctuality, attendance, executive ability and…