§ 104. Transfer of officers and employees. Officers and employees of
the transit commission exercising functions and performing service in
respect to subject or matters, jurisdiction of which was transferred to
the board of transportation, shall be eligible for transfer and
appointment without examination to offices and positions in the office
of the board of transportation; and, so far as necessity for such
service exists, shall be so transferred and appointed. Officers and
employees of the transit commission, having prior to July first,
nineteen hundred forty exercised functions and having performed services
in respect to subjects or matters, jurisdiction of which was transferred
to the board of transportation, shall be eligible to have their records
of service transferred to the municipal civil service commission to be
credited as service rendered for the city.