Accounts, 725.

Administrative regulations, 713.
Age limits, 185, 204; abolition of,
18-19.

Agricultural Experiment Station,

Geneva, classification of posi-
tions, 80; rulings on positions,
163, 164, 166, 214; positions in ex-
empt class, 685; roster, 775-76.
Agriculture, Department of, classi-
fication of positions, 80; rulings
on positions, 167, 169, 183, 195,
201, 219; positions in exempt
class, 684; roster, 755-57.
Albany, civil service, rules ap-
proved, 223-50; amendments ap-
proved, 251; report of commis-
sion, 289-91.

Albany Normal College, see State
Normal College, Albany.

Albion, House of Refuge, see House
of Refuge, Albion.

Alsberge, Charles E., v. J. Sergeant
Cram, 634-35.

Amendments, to civil service law,
9-10; to rules, 147-54; to classifi-
cation, 154-57; to regulations,

160-62.

American museum of natural his-

tory, employees, 191.
Amsterdam, report of civil service
commission, 292.

Applications for admission to ex-
aminations, 695-96, 717-19.
Appointing officers, term defined,
653, 676; reports, 665-66, 708-9.
Appointments, 84-119, 139-44; to
classified service, 679-80; commis-
sioners, 8-9; to competitive class,
692-95; in exempt class, 687; al-
leged illegal, 199; number of, 21;
recommendations, 670-71; with-
out examination, 102-19.
Architect, see State Architect.
Attorney-General, classification of
positions, 80; amendments to
classification, 154; positions in ex-
empt class, 682; rulings on posi-
tions, 164, 166, 175-76, 177, 202,
209-10; opinions of, 364-74; roster,
738.
Auburn, civil service, amendments
to rules approved, 251-52; report
of commission, 293-94.

Auburn Prison, classification of
positions, 80; rulings on positions,
172; positions in exempt class,
682; roster, 764-65.

Auburn Prison for Women, see
Prison for Women, Auburn.

Baird, Andrew D., v. Lewis Nixon,
459-65.

Balcom, George N., application for
mandamus, 395-403; v. William
H. Mosher, 214, 403-21.
Banking Department, classification
of positions, 80; positions in ex-
empt class, 682; roster, 749-50.
Barry, William J., v. John W. Kel-
ler, 504-6.

Batavia School for the Blind, see

School for the Blind, Batavia.
Bath Soldiers' and Sailors' Home,
see Soldiers' and Sailors' Home,
Bath.
Binghamton, civil service, regula-
tions, 165, 168; report of commis-
sion, 294-95.

Binghamton State Hospital, classi-
fication of positions, 81; rulings
on positions, 203; roster, 779–80.
Black civil service law, 5.
Blind, School for, see School for the
Blind, Batavia.

Board and lodgings, commutation
for, 726-27.

Boards, see specific name of.

Boards of examiners, see Exami-
ners.

Boyd, James M., v. John Hertle,
572-76.

Brady, Thomas J., Lawrence Veil-
ler v., 578-86.

Breckinridge, Robert A., v. John J.
Scannell, 486-96.

Brooklyn, public library employees,
368; clerk in civil court, 447; court
decisions on cases relating to re-
moval and reinstatement, 447,
449, 459, 466, 472; water regis-
trar, 449, 472.
Buffalo, civil service, amendments
to rules approved, 252-55; amend-
ments disapproved, 283-84; re-
port of commission, 295-301;
water superintendent, 636.

Buffalo State Hospital, classifica-
tion of positions, 81; roster, 782.
Bureau of Statistics of Labor, see
Labor Statistics, Bureau of.

Cain, Michael, v. George E. Warner,
645-49.

Capitol Commission, rulings on posi-
tions, 167.

Certificates for promotion, transfer,
and reinstatement, 705.

Certification for payment for ser-
vices, 710-12.

Chamberlain, William J., v. Charles
H. Knox, 421-25.

Charitable institutions, bureau of,
confidential inspector, 176.
Charities, Board of, request to place
certain positions in competitive
class, 19-20; classification of posi-
tions, 80; rulings on positions, 163,
193; positions in exempt class,
683; roster, 772-73.

Chief examiner, annual report, 9–32;
regulations concerning 714-15.
Citizenship, 726.

Cities, civil service, rules and classi-
fication, 6-8; rules approved, 223–
50; amendments to rules, 208;
amendments approved, 251-83;
amendments disapproved, 283-85;
health officers, 189; law affecting,
658; law affecting labor class, 665;
reports, 288-361.

City service, term defined, 653, 676.
Civil Service Commission, classifi-

cation of positions, 80-81; com-
missioners, 8-9, 79, 653-54; special
and local examiners, 202; solu-
tion of legal questions by, 15-16;
meetings, 13; officers and em-

ployees, 654; powers, 655-56;
regulations, 714-32; rooms for,
654-55; rules, 675-713; rulings on
positions, 215; roster, 773; addi-
tional work and responsibility,
6-8.

Civil service laws, see Laws.
Claims, Court of, see Court of
Claims.

Class, term defined, 676.
Classification, of positions in de-
partments, 80-81; amendments to,
154-57; law affecting, 660.
Classified service, law affecting,
656–60; appointments to, 679–80.
Clausen, George C., John L. Hag-
gerty, v., 503-4, 612-13.
Clinton Prison, classification of
positions, 80; positions in exempt
class, 682; roster, 765-67.

Cohoes, report of civil service com-
mission, 301.

Coler, Bird S., Jeremiah Lawson v.,
553-56; Adolph Schumann v., 466-
68.

Collier, William M., appointed com-
missioner, 5; recommendations re-
garding examinations, 181-82.
Commerce Commission, classifica-
tion of positions, 81; rulings on
positions, 194; roster, 778.
Commission in Lunacy, request to
place certain positions in com-
petitive class, 19-20; classification
of positions, 81; rulings on posi-
tions, 173, 174-75, 185, 212, 213,
217; positions in exempt class,
684; roster, 779-91.
Commissioners, court, rulings con-
cerning, 201.

Commissioners of the Land Office,
see Land Office, Commissioners of.
Compensation, term defined, 677.
Competitive class, appointments,
88-99, 102-19, 140-44, 692-95; law
affecting, 661-63; rules, 687-92;
season positions, 700-1.
Competitive examinations, see Ex-
aminations.

Competitors, identification, 162.
Comptroller, classification of posi-
tions, 80; amendments to classifi-
cation, 155-56; rulings on posi-
tions, 176-77, 184-85, 186, 191, 197–
98, 207; positions in exempt class,
681; positions in non-competitive
class, 705; roster, 736-37.
Constitutional provisions, 675.
Cornell University, employees of
state forestry college, veterinary
college, and college of agriculture,
366.

Cornell University,

Bureau, see Weather

Cornell University.

Weather

Bureau,

Courts, decisions of, 375-650; posi-
tions in exempt class, 686.
Courts of equity, jurisdiction over
appointment and removal of pub-
lic officers, 643.

Coveney, James D. v. Henry S.
Kearney, 497-503.
Craig Colony, Sonyea, classifica-

tion of positions, 81; rulings on
positions in, 182-83, 192-93, 210;
positions in non-competitive class,
707; positions classed as laborers,
728-29; roster, 797-98.
Cram, J. Sergeant, Charles E. Als-
berge, v., 634-35; Bridget Marren,
v., 550-51; Elizabeth A. O'Rourke
v., 550-51; Thomas J. Percival
v., 603-12; Abbie M. Vincent
V., 550-51.
Custodial Asylum, Newark, classi-
fication of positions, 81; positions
in non-competitive class, 707;
positions classed as laborers, 731;
roster, 800.

Custodial Asylum, Rome, classifi-
cation of positions, 81; positions
in non-competitive class,
positions classed as laborers, 729;
roster, 799-800.

707;

Dalton, William, William R. Flem-
ing v., 532-42; Van Voorhies Gil-
dersleeve v., 618-20; Louis Gold-
smith, v., 600-3; Fred G. Mead v.,
557-59; Augustus C. Tate v., 449-
58, 472-75; Albert C. Thompson
v., 600-3; Severin Warschauer v.,
569-71, 600-3.

Dannemora, rulings on positions in,
194-95.

Deaths during year, 120, 139.
Decisions of Supreme Court and
Court of Appeals, 375-650.
Denholm, James, v. Charles Welde,
566-68.

Deputy county clerks, rulings on,

Elections, Superintendent of, classi-
fication of positions, 81; positions
in exempt class, 686; roster, 778.
Eligibility, period for certain posi-
tions extended, 168-69.

Eligible lists, appointments from
special, 190; rules on, 147-49, 161,
698-99; regulations on, 722-24.
Elmendorf, William C., Hiram H.
Miller v., 478-83.

Elmira, report of civil service com-
mission, 302-10.

Elmira Reformatory, classification
of positions, 81; rulings on posi-
tions, 184; positions in exempt
class, 685; positions in non-com-
petitive class, 706; positions
classed as laborers, 728; roster,
792-94.
Engineer and Surveyor, classifica-

tion of positions, 80; amendments
to classification, 155; requests for
changes denied, 158; rulings on
positions, 168, 169, 175, 186-87,
193-94, 201, 204, 205, 206, 218, ́
219; positions in exempt class,
682; roster, 738-39.
Examinations, application for ad-
mission to, 695-96, 717-19; char-
acter of, 16-18; recommendations
of Commissioner Collier, 181; ex-
ceptions from competitive, 663-
64; fraud in, 10-12, 32, 669-70;
general summary, 70; list, 33-37;
marking and grading papers, 720-
22; number examined, 65-68; re-
port on, 29-32; rules on, 154, 696-
98; regulations on, 719-20; statis-
tics of competitors, 38-61; tables,
33-70. See also Fitness examina-
tions; Merit examinations; Non-
competitive examinations.
Examiners, technical, 31; special
and expert, 74-75; in state insti-
tutions, 76-78; special and local,
202; boards of, 73-74; local, 75-76;
regulations concerning, 716-17.
Excise, Department of, classifica-
tion of positions, 80; rulings on
positions, 178, 215-16; positions in
exempt class, 683; roster, 753-55.
Executive Chamber, classification
of positions, 80; amendments to
classification, 154; roster, 735.
Exempt class, appointments in, 84–
87, 687; law affecting, 660-61;
positions in, 680-87.

Factory Inspector, classification of
positions. 80; rulings on positions,
172, 180-81, 207; positions in ex-
empt class, 684; roster, 757-58.
Farmers institutes, lectures, 189.
Fees of witnesses, 672-73.