In Re Petition for Fond Du Lac Metropolitan Sewerage Dist.

The following issues are presented on this appeal:(1) Is the legislative authority contained in secs. 66.20 to 66.209, Stats., a lawful delegation of authority;(2) Is the court’s finding of necessity for the proposed work and the general outline of the proposed improvements supported by substantial evidence; and(3) Did the trial court dispose of all objections to the formation of a district as justice and equity require?

Is There a Lawful Delegation of Authority ?

The applicable standards for statutory construction in this area were recently enumerated in In re City of Beloit (1968), 37 Wis. 2d…