H. Schmitt & Son, Inc. v. City of Milwaukee

The proposition whether the city ordinances and wage scale recited in the foregoing statement of facts are binding on the board of school directors of the same' city, superior to and controlling over any express or implied contrary provisions in any contract made by such board for the erection of a school building, embraces the one question here presented.

It must be conceded that the board of school directors rather than the common council have delegated to them under the statutes as they now stand the authority and power to select sites, adopt plans, and malee contracts for the erection of…