McLean v. Mayor of Holyoke

This is a petition for a writ of mandamus * to compel the mayor of the city of Holyoke to affix his approval to a contract executed with the petitioner by the school committee of that city.. The contract provides for the purchase of desks and chairs for a school building at a cost of $1,885.50. The material facts are that the school committee in making up the annual estimate for expenses for schools for the current year did not have in mind the furniture in question, although fairly needed for the accommo*63dation of pupils, and later sent a communication to the board of aldermen (which is the…