Carroll v. City of Malden

This bill in equity marks the culmination of a five year dispute between the mayor of the city of Malden and the school committee (committee). The *736controversy centers on the alleged failure of the committee to submit seasonably its budget estimates for the annual support of the public schools to the mayor within the forty-five day period prescribed by G. L. c. 44, § 32, as amended through St. 1953, c. 79,1 in which the mayor must submit his estimate of the entire city budget to the city council (council) for its approval. The bill was brought by ten or more taxable inhabitants of the city…