City of Westbrook v. Logan

MARDEN, Justice.

On report.

By legislation expressed in Chapter 41 R.S. 1954, as amended, (now 20 M.R.S.A.) and particularly Section 237-H of Chapter 41 (now 20 M.R.S.A. § 3457) certain State funds were made available to single municipality school administrative units upon stated conditions and by a stated formula. This subsidy was provided to encourage school construction and in general provided that upon approval by the State Commissioner of Education (Commissioner), of the project and later the expenditures for the same, the State would contribute to the cost for “capital outlay purposes”…