Roosevelt v. Edson
The Superior Court of New York City
Motion to continue an ad interim injunction (contained in an order to show cause) restraining “the defendant Franklin Edson, as mayor, and the defendant, William P. Kirk, individually, and as president of the board of aldermen, and as a member of said board, and in every other capacity, and each and every other defendant as a member of said board of aldermen, and in every other ■capacity, from appointing, nominating or confirming the nomination of any person to the office of…
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Motion to continue an ad interim injunction (contained in an order to show cause) restraining “the defendant Franklin Edson, as mayor, and the defendant, William P. Kirk, individually, and as president of the board of aldermen, and as a member of said board, and in every other capacity, and each and every other defendant as a member of said board of aldermen, and in every other ■capacity, from appointing, nominating or confirming the nomination of any person to the office of commissioner of public works, the office of counsel to the corporation of and for the.city of New York, until the entry…
1Opinion of the CourtTruax, J.
Among the privileges or franchises granted to the corporation of the city of New York by the state is the privilege of having certain officers, named in the charter, and among these officers are the commissioner of public works and the counsel to the corporation.. The *229privilege of appointing is conferred by the charter upon the mayor of the city, while the right to confirm or reject the appointment is vested in the board of aldermen.' This power of appointing and confirming is a trust conferred upon the mayor and the board of aldermen, and the method of using this trust is subject to the…
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- People of N.Y. v. . Canal Board of N.Y.New York Court of Appeals · 1874
- The People Ex Rel. Negus v. . DwyerNew York Court of Appeals · 1882
- Edgell v. . HartNew York Court of Appeals · 1853
- Roderigas v. . East River Savings InstitutionNew York Court of Appeals · 1879
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