State ex rel. Board of Education v. City of Racine

The following opinion was filed May 12, 1931:

Owen, J.

The city of Racine is a city of the second class. Its schools are operated under the city school plan provided by secs. 40.50 to 40.60, Stats. A controversy exists between the Board of Education and the common council in the matter of their respective powers. The Board of Education had determined that the educational necessity of the city required the erection of a new school building, and demanded of the city council that it cause to be issued the bonds of the city to the amount of $350,000 to pay for the same. The common council refused…