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, r., 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,

Weather

Bureau, see Weather Bureau,
Cornell University.

Corning, civil service rules, 208, 217.
Counties, extension of civil service
law to, 12-15.

County clerks, deputy, 202; filling a
vacancy, 643.

to

County employees, 198-99.
County officers, letter to, 207.
Court of Appeals, classification of
positions, 81; amendments
classification, 157; decisions 431,
441, 449, 459, 486, 517, 532, 569;
positions in exempt class,
686; roster, 802-3.

683,

Court of Claims, classification of
positions, 80; positions in exempt
class, 686; roster, 771.

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, 707;
positions classed as laborers, 729;
roster, 799-800.

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,
202.

Dillon, Michael J., Charles F.
Meyers v., 621-23.

Disbursing officers, 666-67.

District physicians, transfer, 624.
Drake, Edward, v. Jacob C. Knau-
ber, 379-95.

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.

Feitner, Thomas L., John J. Herrick

v., 545-49; Robert Miller v., 545-
49; James C. Strahan v., 613-18.
Fellows, John R., v. William N.
Dykman, 642-43.

Fisheries, Game and Forest Com-
mission, classification of posi-
tions, 80; rulings on positions,
204; positions in exempt class,
684; positions in non-competitive
class, 706; roster, 769.

Fitness examinations, cases relating
to, 377, 422; requisite to an ap-
pointment, 379.

Fleming, William R., v. William
Dalton, 532-42.

Flood, James J., v. Asa B. Gardiner,
441-47.

Forest Preserve Board, classifica-

tion of positions, 80; requests for
changes denied, 160; rulings on
positions, 216; positions in exempt
class, 684; roster, 770.
Fowler, Charles S., chief examiner,
report, 29-32.

Free employment bureau, roster,
772.

Health, State Board of, classifica-
tion of position, 80; requests for
changes denied, 159; rulings on
positions, 184, 190, 203, 211, 220;
positions in exempt class, 684;
roster, 771.

Health Officer, Port of New York,
classification of positions, 80;
positions in exempt class, 685;
roster, 777.

Health officers, local, 686.
Herrick, John J., v. Thomas L. Feit-
ner, 545-49.

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

Hoggett, William H., v. City of
Mount Vernon, 542-45.
Hornellsville, report of civil service
commission, 313.

House of Refuge, Albion, classifica-
tion of positions, 81; positions in
exempt class, 684; positions in
non-competitive class, 707; posi-
tions classed as laborers, 729;
roster, 798.

House of Refuge, Hudson, classifi-
cation of positions, 81; requests
for changes denied, 157-58; ru-
lings on positions, 164; positions
in exempt class, 684, 685; post-
tions in non-competitive class,
706; positions classed as laborers,
730; roster, 798-99.
House of Refuge, Randall's Island,
rulings on positions, 183; post-
tions in exempt class, 684.
Hudson, House of Refuge, see
House of Refuge, Hudson.
Hudson River State Hospital,
classification of positions, 81;
roster, 788-89.

Identification of competitors, 162.
Industrial School, Rochester, classi-

fication of positions, 81; amend-
ments to classification, 156; ru-
lings on positions, 166; positions in
exempt class, 685; positions
classed as laborers, 730; roster,
794-96.

Information, regulations concern-
ing, 725-26.

Inspector of examinations, 32.
Inspector of Gas Meters, see Gas
Meters, Inspector of.

Institution for Feeble-minded Chil-
dren, Syracuse, classification of
positions, 81; positions in non-
competitive class, 707; positions
classed as laborers, 729; roster,
800-1.

Kane, James, Michael Kenny v.,
559-60.

Kearney, Henry S., James D. Co-
veney, v., 497-503.

Keller, John W., William J. Barry
v., 504-6; John W. Terry v., 507-
32.

Kelly, John, v. Bernard J. York,
484-86.

Kenny, Michael, v. James Kane,
559-60.

Kings county, employees, 197.
Kingston, report of civil service
commission, 319.

Knauber, Jacob C., Edward Drake
v. 379-95; Peter Tobin v., 377-79.
Knox, Charles H., William J. Cham-
berlain v., 421-25; Albert G. Wil-
son v., 425-31.

Labor class in cities, 665.
Labor Statistics, Bureau of, classi-

fication of positions, 80; positions
in exempt class, 684; roster, 772.
Laborers, term defined, 677; in ex-
empt class, 686; positions classed
as, 727-31.

Land Office, Commissioners of, clas-
sification of positions, 80; amend-
ments to classification, 155; re-
quests for changes denied, 158;
positions in exempt class, 686;
roster, 736.

Land Survey, State, classification
of positions, 80; roster, 771.

Lansingburgh, civil service rules,
210.

Lantry, Francis J., Robert Mc-
Donald v. 551-52.

Law Library, Newburgh, classifica-
tion of positions, 81; roster, 802.
Laws, civil service, 653-75; needed
amendments, 9-10; constitutional-
ity, 395, 403; extension to coun-
ties, 12-15; enforcement, 8-12;
passed during 1899, 5-6.
Lawson, Jeremiah, v. Bird S. Coler,
553-56.

Leavy, Mark S., James M. Moore v.,
624-29.

Legal questions for solution by
Commission, 15-16.

Lieutenant Governor, classification

of positions, 80; roster 735.
Little Falls, report of civil service
commission, 319-20.

Lockport, report of civil service
commission, 320-21.

Long Island city, veteran fireman,
484.

Long Island State Hospital, classi-
fication of positions, 81; roster,
780; Brooklyn, roster, 781; King's
Park, roster, 781-82.

Lord, George P., resignation, 5.

McAvoy, Mathew, v. School Board
of Richmond, 496-97.
McDonald, Robert, v. Francis J.
Lantry, 551-52.

McNiece, Thomas J. v. William
Sohmer, 643-45.
Manhattan State Hospital, classifi-
cation of positions, 81; roster, 785;
Central Islip, roster, 787; Ward's
Island, roster, 784, 785-86.
Marking and grading examination
papers, 720-22.

Marren, Bridget, v. J. Sergeant
Cram, 550-51.

Matteawan State Hospital, classifi-
cation of positions, 81; roster, 783.
Mead, Fred G., v. William Dalton,
557-59.

Mediation and Arbitration, Board
of, classification of positions, 80;
positions in exempt class, 684;
roster, 773.

Mehegan, John J., v. John J. Scan-
nell, 586-92.

Merit examinations, growth in offi-

cial favor, 19-20; cases relating
to. 377, 421-22.

Merit lists, rules on, 147-48, 149,
160.

Meyers, Charles F., v. Michael J.
Dillon, 621-23.

Middletown, civil service, appoint-
ment of commission, 209; report
of commission, 321; amendments
to rules approved, 257.
Middletown State Hospital, classi-
fication of positions, 81; roster,
784.

Miller, Hiram H., v. William C. El-

mendorf, 478-83.

Miller, Louis W., v. George E.
Warner, 630-33.

Miller, Robert, v. Thomas L. Feit-
ner, 545-49.

Miscellaneous Reporter, classifica-

tion of positions, 81; roster, 802.
Moore, James M., v. Mark S. Leavy,
624-29.

Mosher, William H., George N. Bal-
com v., 214, 403-21.

Mount Vernon, city of, William H.
Hoggett v., 542-45; report of civil
service commission, 322.

New Rochelle, civil service, report
of commission, 323-26; health offi-
cer, 365; patrolman, 621.
New York city, civil service, 532;
amendments to rules approved,
257-78; amendments disapproved,
284; report of commission, 327-
31; power of State Commission to
prescribe rules, 603; examination
of veterans, 200-1; employees of
department of health, 199;

court decisions concerning; su-
perintendent of almshouse, 507;
restoration of keeper of aqueduct,
557; position of assessor, 431;
bridge commissioners, 459; dis-
charge of clerk in department of
public buildings, 578-79; employee
entitled to certificate, 642; clerk of
commissioners of accounts, 572;
regular clerk, meaning of term,
569, 603; removal of clerk of mu-
nicipal court, 577; reinstatement
of keeper in department of correc-
tions, 551; civil service complica-
tions in new charter, 431, 447, 449,
459. 466, 484, 507, 532, 545, 566,
569, 572, 634; dockmaster, 634;
positions in fire department, 586;
removal of oil collector in fire de-
partment, 561; confidential exam-
iner in bureau of fire marshall,
486; fireman, 497; removal of in-
spector, 553; unlawful removal by
commissioner of jurors, 593; com-
missioner of jurors in Manhattan
and the Bronx, 566; keeper of
morgue, 504; officer reduced, 613;
recreation pier attendants, 550;

appointment of police clerk's as-
sistant, 421-22, 425; reasons for
removals must be in writing, 618;
mayor's power of removal, 459;
appointment of sewer inspector,
559; deputy tax commissioners,
545; transfers from competitive
to non-competitive class, 586.
New York city, John L. O'Hara
v., 476-78.

New York county, subpoena server

in office of district attorney, 441.
New York Monuments Commission,
classification of positions, 80;
roster, 778.

Newark Custodial Asylum, see Cus-
todial Asylum, Newark.
Newburgh, civil service, special ac-
tion, 163; report of commission,
322-23.

Newburgh Law Library, see Law
Library, Newburgh.

Niagara Falls, civil service, report
of commission, 331-44; health of-
ficer, 202-3.

Niagara Reservation, Commission-
ers of, classification of positions,
80; positions in exempt class,
685; roster, 776.

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

Officers, disbursing, law affecting,
666-67; not to promise influence,
671-72. See also Public officers;
State officers.

Official roster, rules on, 709-10.
Ogdensburg, civil service, rules,

209; report of commission, 345-46.
O'Hara, John L., v. city of New
York, 476-78.

Olean, report of civil service com-
mission, 346-47.

O'Neill, Charles B., v. William Soh-
mer, 643-45.
Onondaga Salt Works, classification
of positions, 80; positions in ex-
empt class, 685; roster, 775.
Opinions of Attorney-General, 364-
74.
O'Rourke, Elizabeth A., v. J. Ser-
geant Cram, 550-51,