Board of Education v. Board of Estimates

Within the city of Saginaw are two school districts. The city has a board of estimates. The east side district is operating under Act No. 166, Pub. Acts 1917, as amended. (See Act No. 185, Pub. Acts 1923.) The statute gives the board of education of the district very broad powers relating to acquiring and disposing of real estate, borrowing money, making contracts, and to general management and control of the affairs of the district, among them (section 23, subd. o) :

“To make an estimate annually on a day to be determined by the board of the amount of taxes deemed necessary for the ensuing…