The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-11-03
CAPE ELIZABETH.
District No. Denounces the Law Abolish
ing School Districts. Calls for the Imme
diate Conven1ng of the Legislature and
Vote TO Refuse to Pay School Taxes.

The taxpayers of School District No.
held meeting at the school house last
night to protest against the burdensome
taxes imposed upon them by the law
abolishing school districts, which was
passed by the last legislature. There
was large atten dance. Mr.. Fred Rund-
lett presided, and remarks were made by
several taxpayers in explanation and
condemnation of the law. The follow
adopted:
Whereas, The Sixty-sixth Legislature
of our state passed an act entitled, AN
act to abolish school districts, etc."
which act contemplares, among other
things, the ievying of a tax by towns,
to be expanding in the purchasing or the
several school houses therein and,
Whereas, tits impossible to levy tax
in the manner set forth in said act so
that it shall bear equally upon the tax
able property of the several school dis
tricts, unless the following conditions
exist, viz, school houses of equal value.
and taxable property in each district of
equal vaue; and,
Whereas, these conditions do not exist
in this town, Jas is evidenced by the as
sessors' published statements, which
show districts to vary in assessed value
from $4,000 to S362, 600; and school
houses from. s4Oo to !. sl1, 800; and nooi
Whereas, the carrying out of the pro-
visions OF this act has produced tax in
this school district of So on the $1,000.
and in other districts from 81 to SIG on
the 500, while still other districts are
not only exempt from this tax, but will
have paid to them as high as $12SO on
the $1,000; therefore,
Raso1vnd That vva oon do,,,y, ~,
of said act as relates to the purchasing
of school hou ses by towns as being un-
just and uncalled for; unjust on account
of itssnnequa1 burden, and uncalled for
on account of the willingness, as we
have reason to believe, on the part of
every district to have turned over their
school property to their respective towns
without compensation.
Resolved, That to avoid further COM
plicatIons. the legislature should be con-
vened without delay and so amend the
above named act that direct tax will
be unnecessary.
Resolved, That we decline to pay so
mucn of our tax for the year 1894 as has
been levied, for the purpose of purchas-
ing school house property until the leg
islature sshall.have had time to act.
s..Resolved, That all school districts
throughout the state, to which the
above act applies be invited to act in
unison with us.
Resolved, That copy ct these resoIu-
tions be forwarded to Henry B.Cleaves,
ESQ.,, Governor.
Attest: FLA. Skillin, Secretary.
The steam tug Fannie G. is on the
Marine Railway undergoing repairs.
1t is reported that. Capt. Benz. Seabury,
of the ferry boat Elizabeth City, will go
to Florida the coming winter for his
health.
Work on the new Wilson blocks corner
of Sawyer and Front streets, is progress
ing rapidly under the supervision of Mr..
A. j. Robinson.
The Union Dramatic Club will run
one of their popular dances at the Opera
House this evening. It will be under
the personal direction of Mr.. Charles A.
Dixon, which is sufficient guarantee
of an enjoyable occasion.
Rev. William G Mann will preach in
the Young Mems room, South Portland,
tomorrow, at 2.30.