Reetz v. Kitch

The facts are in the main undisputed. Bloomer is a city of the fourth class located in Chippewa county. . Plaintiff is mayor of the city and is a taxpayer. Defendants Kitch, Schlenk, and Schmidmayr were members of the city council and with Harry Reetz, a brother of plaintiff, constituted the common council of the city. Defendant F. C. Dutton was city clerk, and A. J. Prueher was the city attorney. The action questions the propriety of the purchase by the city of a bank building for use as a city hall and general utility office. The city of Bloomer owns and operates a municipal electric and…