People ex rel. Beck v. Board of Aldermen

This is an application by the relator for a writ of peremptory mandamus under section 2070 of the Code of Civil Procedure, commanding the said board of aldermen to direct a Warrant to be drawn in favor of the relator for the sum of $41.96, in payment for services rendered by him to the city of Buffalo as an inspector of buildings for the latter half of the month of September last.

*534The undisputed facts, as disclosed by the papers presented; are in substance as follows:.On or about July 15, 1896, the relator was examined by the civil service commission of Buffalo as a candidate for the position…