Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-11-29


20 every tax payer In ,he ccan,y.
The oblsCt % this Pe'i:iou l. the ~
moval ~ the coanty -eit tn south Paris
and the erection. At the ssPsnss % the
taN PAYERS 90 TIT. county, 20 a new ct
20 county buildings throughout.
Tai. petition rprcsenis the present
condhion u cur county bulldiugs to b
such a. to require the expenditure Of
"lsrge saa,s - l.aasy' to make them safe
anil convenient. and calls upon the
county commissioners "a decide upon
the ercytion % nrN county huilding' at
some point near TO the railroad station
In south Pari. village, and e. give notice
of their Intention. and the place ~her,
they intend % locate saii huildings To
the municipal officvrs % each town In
the county. 20 the end tia, the voters OF
each toSu can pass upon the same al
their next sunu,l meeting
should the couniy commissioners
grant thi. pstitiou, the voters ~ this
county will b. called upon al their an
nuaI toNu meeting Ia March % decide
by their ballot. thi. important matter.
NoN With all rrsPect 10 the worthy
ambition u car >outh rsris freud. aud
10 the end that voter. may act ipielii-
gently Ia the matter Ne submit the iol-
loving
FiE.t The present condition. 10 car
county bulliings q. NOT such - 90 ~
quirc the expenditure % tfrls suns 81
money o. make thsm s,fc aud oou,cu-
irat. Nc..k uo voter 20 take car Nori
nor the uord % any individual, bat ~
qu~.t I.cr.onil inspection which Ne D.
lie,e Nill bear us out Ia thu above state
m-ut. The erection - two chimncys on
the out.lde AMI the plating - ih~ eli
iug 90 GER iaii 9Th boiler irou Sill mae
20 Il ons 81 the mo.i ssir and sub
.tautial prison. In Maine. The cost vill
D. les than oue-teuth that Repaired iur
The er-ction % new sill The enlarge
mrni. by addition to the present build
Ing. 20 our Probate court rcom inciud
Ing the erection % the bcsi % ire
prooi vaults all co.t At a large estimate
not over ou~-tsuth The net COS, to the
tax PAYERS oi the amount required to
errrt suitable coanty buil!iugs else
where.
>lCuNp. The erection ~ new and
Suitable county buildings n south rari.
will involve the county Ia a large debt
that will rvquir, considerable Increase
Ia the already t"o l1rgv burden of taxa
tiou. while the proper repair % cur pre-
cut building. " 700 pot require an increase
~ cue cent 20 taNa,ion al. The surplus Ia
the county treasury ~ present over the
requirement ior current expenses i
sufficient o. maze the nccliul rrpsir. e.
thu present building. bat Ear short Of
the amount required ior the crcytiou %
neN IT Of hu,iling.
TuEp Thst the removal % The
county SEA, involves not only the ercc-
tion of entire new bailiings throughout,
court house, ofiic,., jail, iailor'. houss.
etc. bat sl.o the forfeiture II All the
valuable rel estate, Including the build
ing, nov oWne,l by the county, ~ by
the deed. 81 CONVEYANCE all TIN. proper
Z, r,,cri. to the heir. 81 the original
owners % the land the moment the
present lo,aiion 9. changed.
fuuEu That the c,ntry of popuh-
tiou D. already north instead % south
Of The prc.~nt loc,tion ani that With
the upbuilding Of Eumiord fslls this
ceutrv }. moving north, therefore In ease
% the change % locsiion Il would be-
msnifestly uniust toa majority % the
citizens % this county 60 carry their
coauty seat It'll further away from the
centre 81 population.
liTfu That only = small proportion
~ the citilcns 81 the county ever come
o. the county seat and that Il would b.
manifc-ily unjust aud unreasonable TO-
incrcase the taxes % the large proper
iiou Who DO not come for the .o-called
hen,dt II thu few.
>iNuu: That the bensht and con,en-
ieuce represented by this increase Ia
taNaiion upon the property
81 every land holder In the county ac-
crue. ina very iirys measure 20 the
citizens 20 the village. 20 south PAri.
aud Norway and In very .-'al measure
90 citizens II the county At large.
SEVENTH: That the estimates % in-
terc.ts,i contractors for the erection Of
new buildings arr, Invariably very
plausible and very low a. compared with
the actual cost % completion aud furn-
i.hings when the bills come In, and that
this !. especially the case when the job
!. one In ~hich the government !.
Psymaster.
EIGHru: That IN. erection aud turn
i.hiug % new aud modern county build
ings require other new. modern aud en-.
psnsiye attachment. Ia the line % elec-
trio lights, water work, janitor, etc,
etc.. all Of which expense must be borne
hy the tsx.psyer. of this county and viii
permanently increase the current eN-
Isnses Of the county.
MIMI That our geographical si,ui-
ton Is such that several towns on our
eastern boundary would hud more ease
% acce.s to the courts % ADdTo.coggin
County while large proportion % our
western towns already travel Ia Paris by
MY % Portland, going atty miles out
Of their way and passing by the door
way % letter aud more convenient
county buildings than nc ever hope To
haye.-whys becsuse our county !. out
Of debt.-because our expenses are kept
down by not indulging Ia luxuries aud
cur county taxation :. eorresPondingly
lOw and this IL all that holds us together
a. county to-day. Now these Pe,i-
TONERS would remove this barrier and
the imlnent result would be the reDding
ssundsr % old Oxford County, leaving .
narrow. Sebt-riiden. delspliated stTlag |
of county along the line % the Grand |
Trunk Railway, necessarily increasing |
the pronoftion.te running sNpsu.es and Il