Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-05-18
TIE ROAD QUESTION.
A uIr 90 noon ADVICE IRON rHE PARIS
AUDITING COMMITTEE oF is,S.


AUDITING COMMITTEE or is,3.
The system Of allowing taxes 20 be
worked on, by labor upoa the highway
l. one which has lead 20 vast amount
Of Jus, criticism. We presume that there
l. no, town in the County where this
system i in vogue ba, b.. suffered
to greater OF less extent by H. The
faulty par; % the .ys,sm Is that il opens
the way 20 the expenditure Of large
anoan,s Of money aud receives 10 return
very poor roads. |, opens the way 10 q
vast amount Of so-eAlled labor uPoa the
Highway which ism, worthy the name Of
labor nor the time expended in this Ae-
commod.iion system Of paying the taxes.
Psnoas Who suppose the fault TO be
confined to The pisssn, day exclusively.
are respectfully referred 10 the following
repoi, Of committee chosen by the Town
Of Pan. 70 audit accounts amounting TO
over ,iS hundred and 6fsy dollars in snow
bill. Coz The winter Of lsi5. the rate paid
a. that time being bat ten cents per hour.
The amount given above includes oaly
~hst was audited and allor,d by iha,
Committee. I, seems by their vPof,
iha, there we're ether bills before them
which they passed over to their success
.ors ior reasons given in the report
How much. Il any. was no, allowed
by this committee Ne are no, iaformsd.
Houevsr. their r,poF, ooaiain' sus-
gs.,ioas which may be A. applicable and
Of a. much practical value ia the year Of
oar Lord eighteen hundred Anl eighty
six a, they ~ers for,y-,hree years ago.
The iepof, Is A. tollovs
The Committee uA general thing
have allowed only f5r What work wc
done prior 70 March meeting. leaving all
done since that time 20 be audited and
aLossd by the presen, surveyors. The
committee rvgre, 10 learn thA, there j.
ssnsrL Indifference and nsslee, a. 10 The
repair Of The hshsAys-ihere appears 10
have been more solisiiude on the part OF
eitirens and surveyors 20 get their ,Anss
erased from The bills than 20 x, the
roads in comfortable and permanent
state o. repair Whenevsf Aecitea,s
have occufrcd from excessive rairs OF
o,hsr-i,s. or bridge unexpectedly has
failed. there has generally been lef, no
uneKpcnied TAI % repair the breach
And an inclina;ioa has often, II 20, gen
orally. been svineed 20 make such repair
q monsy bill In former time, such ".
40, the case. and !, should not be the
cA.s ro- Every citizen should feel a.
interest no, oaly % have sood and com
ioriabls roads Coz themselves ani the
pablo 20 travel or. Bat shoali feel al
ambition 20 have /, doae in way lel,,
burdsnsone and smbarasing 20 the ,osn.
To stop this propensity. CT cure this
evil. Il Il exist. : = question Of 40 small
moment. AID oae no; very easy 70 Be
solved Ia the Abssnce q jus, AID pat.
rioiic issliug The lAs = generally the
remedy f,, looked 70. and perhaps the
mott sthcisn,. L., il be understood ih.
The surveyors are % BE- truly such Of
fcsr a. The lAw makes them-rcsPon.
.ible that the roads within their limits
,hoald Be q, al iime' safe or travellers
ard IL j, sppr,hended there would soon
Be = very diasrvni state q feeling Auoas
The ci'ifsn,. and = very different Goa
diiion IN The roads. ln,'ead o. laying
oli The labor where IL i easiest o. most
convenient. o. where j, most ,ubserve,
the inierr,; % The surveyor. lsi him
ffs, examine bis Whole limits, ascertain
~te,tsr bridges. cAuse~sys. water
CORES. o. essential Jobs must first be
done. and e1pend hi. money or labor hf'i
and principally on them aud With The
residue, Dix out The stones. brush aud
smooth of ,he remainder a. ability and
circumstances vii permit; Al~ays re
serving q small An1 reasonable Amoani
Ia BIZ. b.ll, 70 repair breaches made by
frsshs,s. and accident, 20 bridges And
II ihe rssiluum % reserved should not b
wanted. Il ~in be very Convenient With
il % break and make the roads pas'abls
in ~.nisf. Although a, dr; view u
nigh, seem 70 BE- harsh remedy 10 have
The surveyor. Indicted and punished ia
stead q the town yet le, oae. two OF
three such case. occuf and L !. believed
In short time We ,hould have very
difsrai state Of thing. and feelings from
~hai Ne nov have The surveyors
would wake up and DO their duty. aud
every eiiiren-foi every one !. liable 70
Be = sursyof-~oud b. alive upon The
subject. and VIA, -e feel nov A. great
burden and evil would soon disappear.
Asd hA,iag expended his Whole amount
prudsnily. II further expenditure, must
Be made ls, him DO il. and ls, Il Be aud
tied ia the bills for the mex, yeAr."
Pirs. Arri 3. 1913.
LTvi SrowEiL,
HrKY X. PAEsoNs,
Committee.