
    William H. Tilford, Appellant, v. The Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the City of New York, Respondent.
    
      Tilford v. Mayor, 1 App. Div. 199, affirmed.
    (Argued June 8, 1897;
    decided June 22, 1897.)
    Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered February 21, 1896, which affirmed a judgment in favor of defendant entered upon a verdict directed by the court.
    
      William Church Osborn for appellant.
    
      Francis M. Scott and Theodore ConnoVy for respondent.
   Judgment affirmed, with costs, on opinion below.

All concur, except Gray, J., absent.  