Van Gilder v. City of Madison

The following opinion was filed April 28, 1936 :

Rosenberry, C. J.

It is the contention of the plaintiff that the ordinance adopted January 4, 1933, was invalid be*63cause the council had before it no “recommendation” of the board of police and fire commissioners. This contention is based largely upon the proposition that in the communication made on behalf of the board by its president to the mayor the word “suggested” was used instead of “recommended.” Without attempting to draw any fine distinction between the dictionary definitions of these words, it is apparent that the statement made by the…