Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-04-02

Roads-Manner Of Repairing &c.

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pose, are deserving of vastly greater consd-
Grafton than is usually attached to them The
character Ola town-thc justice Of taxation
the pccuniary interests of the citizens, are
deeply involved In all these matters. With
out pretending 10 know more than my fellow
citizens IA town Affairs, and without the slight
est intention TO ccnsuTc any individual or Off
Ger, or tn set down Taught in malice" some
few remarks IN relation tn these matters, ap-
tn the town Of PARIS, will b. oGer.
ed for the consideration OF her tar. paying cit
izons and an concerned
The Roads in town are IN a dilapidaicd
condition, and sadly ont Of repair, and the
same may be said Of many Of the small bridges.
There are some exceptions tn this, but they
are few. This condition Of the roads has eS-
islcd for several years pat. II has been the
regret OF a great portion of the citizens. II
has caused great and universal complaint
among travellers. Many have said they knew
when thcy entered Paris by her bad roads
This ia stigma which ought not To rest upon
this town any longer, especially, when We
consider that her inhabitants are not behind
those II any town IA wealth aad intelligence.
Whit Is The .dus Of The lnd coOdltlon "
the Roads The cause lsPerfccily obvious
IL Is the grca, increase ~ the extent Of high.
ways during the pas, ten years. This,
should lodge was the great, though no, the
only cau-.. The humber and extent Of rOads
Ia. no, osiy tratly increased. bat ,hsre Las
bern no corresponding increase ih the amount
OF m"P'y appropriated Tor Repairs IoP'o'e
'm'' ""e 'so' may h. cited rive Na years
ago, The town raised 1890 "r the repair OF
highways while last year. when third more
Vas actually required only $1,000 was sP-
ProPriaiet and Eve hundred oi that, was due
various c',lEensfo r breaking Roads, the win
ter before,
There - still another cause why the high.
ways a'e out u Repair, aud growing wOrc
ir0sn year 10 year. IL IL the amOuR' allowed
for br'a"Ig ro'h IN winter. The practice
OF allowing citizens the amount they NAV
chargs lor this service 10 Of but few years
standing. Formerly this whole Scr'ios was
performed frcr u charge. That II Is Just to
allow fair compensation fr this service
cannot l.. denied, bu, a, the same time there
should he 4 sufIicicn, sum raiscd every -pnng
to RcTalr the highways IN sumner and ~
move he distinctions by snow the ensuing
winter
Another cause ofbad roads is the want Of
system IN Repalrinr them. The money APP
prupriatsd Is no, always ~ LAID out from
year to yrar. - IN secure the creates, amount
of b.nrf, AMI pcnnanencc to the highway
The business n cxpcnding the money IS lcfl
10 a great number of persons, who have dIf
fcrrut OPINIONS and difS-rnt abilities for the
Management II such matters. One surveyor
IN one District will lay the mcncy oui cor one
purpose another surveyor, the next year, Will
uy tina, WIS wrong. and il mus, bc lqld, out
differently: and consequently undo wha, Wa
done the war before. One Surveyor vii
mas, over the whole cSten, of HI, portion %
road. dong little herr and there and not
much any where land oftrn good reason or
IT. bcc.u-r he has no means and IN this way
the road IS only temporarily repaired and con
.'--..'', z',r--'''g "v--. N"o'hcr 'u''vy"'
taxes a 0li'eran' course though having but
small MEANS and dos Al ''as' o"r good Joo'
by iurnPIAhs AMI thoroughly repairing
small portion OF road and only slightly r.
PairiHg 1he rrmainder' The next ycara DIT
ieren' plan is pursued And - We CO. from
yeario year without pursuing any systematic