Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-02-28
Lowell, Feb. u, 1893.
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SFItEos
The county Is out Of debt, why not re-
main so?
The court business has decreased over
one-half In the past five years.
Removal involves the sacrifice Of all
the present land and buildings.
The running O. penses OF modern build
ings will permanently Increase the coun-
ty tax.
The condition of the present buildings
IL much better than represented by the
agitators.
The erection Of new buildings accom-.
modates only small fraction OF the
citizens OF the county.
We want the vaults made freproof
and the Probste Office enlarged all at an
expense not to exceed $500.
Only small proportion Of the voters
ever 20 to the county seat while all are
called upon to help pay for new build
ings.
The centre of population Is already
north of the present location and NOV
Ing north with the upbuilding OF Rum
ford Falls.
The erection Of new buildings and
consequent debt may drive of towns
whose business centre and natural outlet
Is already In other counties.
Knox County, with population about
the same as ours, paid for her court
house alone $1,000 and built jail two
years ago ut an expense OF $4,000.
The desire of the county as shown on
the petitions and protests Is more thar
two to one In favor Of letting the build
ings remain In their present location.
The interest on $4,000 at four per
cent IL $1,000 q year. The present build
ings have cost only elGl year for all
repairs aud additions for the past eight
years.
How many men Of your town 60 to
court?
Do you ever gof
II you vote to tax yourself whom are
you bencfiting'
Androscoggin County has court
house not as large as the one we now
have, which with jail and jailer's house
cost $4,000 and upon which they have
expended In the past two years, $500
In repairs.
The simple interest alone on thirty
thousand dollars ut four per cent (Sl2OO
q year, will In only eight years amount
to sum amply sufficient to modernize
the present county buildings and put
them In elegant condition.
Have you Town Hall?
Have you good School H0usess
Why should you pay for new County
Buildings when $500 will make those
we have suitable for al requirements Of
the county for years to conner
Who believes that the county COM
mlssi0ners will want to put the county
to one dollars needless expense, In case
this project of new buildings should fall
through No one, II Is merely the
vagary Of lively Imagination.
As I look at It the matter stands thus:
A comparatively small sum from the
county treasury to be expended In need
full repairs, or q large sum to cover the
cost OF new buildings to be located ut
South Paris.-N. 5. Baker, Newry.
DO the nine western towns, whose
deeds are at Fryeburg In safe keeping,
want to pay $1,000 principal and fifteen
years. interest, amounting, interest aud
principal, to 8l5, $50, for new buildings,
when repairs can be made without as
sessing any tar on the county and still
have q balance In the treasury
The South Paris bond Is to erect build
ings ITO the acceptance Of our County
Commissioners"
The Paris hin bond IL to the accept.
ance of d well-known architect.
South Paris and Norway have declared
architects to be experts on flrepr0of
vaults and called two to condemn the
present vaults.
John A. Greenleaf, q contractor and
builder from Lewiston, after thorough
examination of the county buildings,
proposes TO build new fre-proof vaults
FOR the records In frst-class manner
add remove the wall between the pro-
bate room and the old vault, thus enlarg-
Ing the court room and making II Of SUI
fcient slze for all purposes, for the sum
JfI450.
can say that have reported here
seven terms, four Of them being In Feb |
ruary. The arrangements for light and
hearing are good, and the ventilation |
most excellent. think 10 these respects |
Il compares very favorably with the |
other court rooms In the state, and II |
excelled by none; and have reported |
MINTA :. POWERS.
Paris, Maine, Feb. 81, 1893.
Mr.. Hannibal Curtis Of West Paris IL
ready to line the only remaining cell In
the jail that can be considered In any
way insecure, with boiler plate, thus
making Il absolutely secure, for }IS5,
making q total Of 1855, and yet II 10
reported that II viii cost $4,000 to re-
pair the old buildings. And this Is only
one Of the false reports that are being
through the county to deceive
and influence voters.
Feliow Citizens .-IIas the emergency
arisen that necessltates, us to make q
total loss OF our county buildings and
expend a large sum In the erection Of
new ones within three miles Of where
our buildings now standf Can any man
Of common sense honestly AMI candidly |
think sof think most OF those who
vote for the change, outside Of those
who act from local and interested
will do 20 from wrong Idea Of
the case.-A. J. Eastman, lowell.
Neither do base my opposition on
any Of the extravagant estimates Of cost
Of new buildings. Take them at your
own hgures, gentlemen. $4,000 In q
tidy sum. II, Ia addition to our present
taxes, it were TO be assessed on the tax
payers Of this county, many Of them,
lear, would hardly know how to make
shift TO meet Il. What Kind Of economy
would Il Be considered on tho partNo q
householder 70 avoid the outlay OF few
dollars 10 repairs BY pulling down and
Building up anew at cost Of many hun
irsds'@N. 8. Baksr, Nswry.