Matter of Fornara v. Schroeder

Pound, Ch. J.

Prior to December 1, 1929, the petitioner was employed as superintendent in charge of street cleaning in the borough of Queens, New York city. Theretofore the supervision and direction of street cleaning had been conducted as a part of the business of the Borough President of the borough of Queens under the provisions of section 383 of the Greater New York Charter (Laws of 1901, ch. 466, amd. Laws of 1921, ch. 170). The Sanitation Department of the City of New York was created on December 1, 1929, by local law of that year, No. 13 of the Municipal Assembly. The Bureau of Street…