Board of Education v. Dibble

Petitioner, the board of education of the city of Schenectady, has applied for a peremptory order of mandamus to *172compel the respondent, the comptroller of the city, to countersign warrants for the payment of salaries for the month of January, 1930, of four officers and employees in the department of education.

On September 17, 1929, in pursuance of section 877 of the Education Law, petitioner transmitted to the proper municipal authorities of the city of Schenectady its annual itemized estimate of the moneys which would be required for the ensuing fiscal year, including the amount necessary…