Mahon v. City of New York

The plaintiff was, on January 1, 1895, appointed a member of the park police by the commissioners of parks, acting under section 690 of the Consolidation Act, which authorized said commissioners to appoint a force known as the “ park police.” It was distinctively so called that its members might not be confounded with any other police force. The plaintiff served until May 3, 1895, when he was retired. He received compensation for the period served at the prevailing rate paid to the park police, to-wit, $1,100 a year. He now claims that under an act passed in 1894 (Chap. 741), fixing the pay…