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Statutes and the Creation of Public Policy Keyed to Eskridge, 7th Ed.
People ex rel. Dickinson v. Van De Carr
Citation:
87 App.Div. 386, 84 N.Y.S. 461 (1903)Facts
William Dickinson, an alderman of New York City, corresponded with John McGaw Woodbury, the Commissioner of Street Cleaning, regarding the reinstatement of Antonio Covino, a dismissed employee. Commissioner Woodbury initially wrote that due to staff shortages, the department had been strict with drivers, but if the Board of Aldermen granted funding for new stock and plant, more drivers could be employed and Covino’s case would be reconsidered. Dickinson responded in writing, stating that if the Commissioner would reinstate Covino, whom Dickinson believed was too severely punished, he would vote for and otherwise help obtain the money needed for the new plant in Brooklyn. At that time, a bill authorizing corporate stock for new stock or plant for the street cleaning department in Brooklyn was pending before the board of aldermen.
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