City of Manitowoc v. Board of Education

On behalf of the plaintiff the case is argued here upon the theory that the common council of the city of Manitowoc had sole authority to determine the use to which the Third ward school building should be put, and .particularly so in view of the vote of the electors upon a proposed bond issue, the proceeds of which were to be used for constructing two new schools.

By sec. 62.11 (5), Stats., referring to the powers of the common council, it is provided:

“Except as elsewhere in the statutes specifically provided, the council shall have the management and control of the city property, finances,…