Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-04-23
Iro, the pemera,.l
Constructing and Repairing Roads.

There is bat onc, aud that Is perfectly obyi-
Gus. There mus, be q greater amour, Of mo-
ncy raised. There is no escaping this conclu-
sion. Tho manner Of aPproPria,inp money
and laying It out on the liphwaysin this town,
j. precisely the same n that adopted by most
towns around US. In one Of the towns nor far
distant. $4,000 Is the usual sum appropriated
annually for repairs Of highways, while II
contains only about half the area and half,hc
population Of Paris. The same town allows
siN,y-ssycn cents In cash for a dollar Of high |
way tax: and when the citizens arc called
upon the highways To repair, then, they do II
with a uR. The town of Paris has raised
this present year the sum Of $1,000 for repairs
ofhichway,-slOOO OF which /, is supposed
Is tn be deducted on accoun, OF dues to various
citizens for breaking ruads SC leaving To be
expended the sum offs 1000. This sum is only
one quarter more then is appropriated IN towns
Of half the population and half the extent
The citizens Of Paris are taxed less, much
less, than those IN other towns for this pur.
pose. II Is settled conclusion, and We must
all believe It sooner or laicr-the sooner the
bcttcr-ihai Paris must make larger appro-
priations ior the rcpain Of highways. Tha,
We must have better roads and morc means,
-, 500 is none too much, Il laid gu, in the
best manner, under the present system, to pa,
the roads in good repair. This sum aPPro-
priaicd annually and Land on, With good econ
ony for number Of years, would put the
road. in good condition. Nothing short OF.
this sum will DO H. would appeal To the
farming aud taN-Payiur citizens OF Paris to
saw, whether It would ne, Ne good economy
good policy, m the long run, To pu, the
reads in through state Of rcpair-in such a
state a, will make them permanent and not
subjcr, to be destroyed and washed away by.
every shower and storm
The disparity between l,bor and money has
Rad On injurious influence on The highway
On this question, II s. no, expected ,ha, an
persons will arrcc Our differences of optn.
ION arise form difference ofNcws and from
carr, and ,horourhncss Of examination. II
It were right and iu,, that G,y cent, IN money
should paw a dollar in Labor ilwould be equal.
~ rirh, and ius, ,ha, the price oflabor should
b, established rrrcrccly double is real cash
value. Now ihr question is, ''was the price
ofabor. IN TIN, town, hctnF - - cents por
hour IN Juuc. established a, double it, cash
yalucr" TIT vas >oc,,5hli,hrd Intentionally.
then 6ny per cent IN money is all that should
be- asked OF paid Cor a dollar M labor. But.
uu tho contrary, ifihc price Of labor was not
~ established Intentionally aud with reference
To the paymcn, Of money at fty Per cent IN
opposition To- labor at a dollar, great injustice
= likely 10 occur by reducing the cash value
to nv Per cent, When the prlcc Of labor
was established a, - - cents per hour or
SI,a5 per day Of rn hours, It was me-,
supposed TO b. precisely clui,alcn, To cash.
Because a Thirty farmer or mechanic having
hrs,r~s. ~ ,rrpnrisnr, ~ how're. night h.
willing to work cut ms highway taN at this
price rather than pay money. This was done
ia order To secure the services and ad,ic, Of
such mcu on the road. but fhc were an IN.
,cllgcut, able bojicd mln-wlth huslncS,
enough To do and care for at home. he could
no, afford To leave his bu,incs, and board hun
~clri or much less than % per day. IL
his services were properly and Iudcou,ly
employed they would be worth nearly ,hi,
sum IN cash, at homc-,,pccially IN June.
when ~ much must b. done by both Tar.
mcr and mechanic. but suppose his labor !,
mo-, worth N much At humc-that i, j, no,
worth over a dollar day--or to make II
more equal among an farmer, and mechanics.
and nut only fair ,,,r5rr cash vain. an IN,
great body of laborcr,. and placc II ~ low
tina, no one eau dis,cu,-suppr,c We call the
price Of labor 80 cent, hoard included. |.
should Ike ask amy candid working man #.
I'm, d, mot - small 4, .pm ~. any in,slli,cp,
l,bor,p, man c,p 5,J,,,I ., NIL t., 100, J,r
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