Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-03-15
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PARIS GRANGE HOLDS TOWN MEETIN'
AND VOTES AWAY MONEY.
Paris Grange held mock town meet
Ing Saturday afternoon to act upon the
articles In the following warrant:

Paris Grange held mock town meet
Ing Saturday afternoon TO act upon tn
articles In the following warrant:
WARRANT FOR MOCK TOWN MEETING
In the name OF Paris Grange, you an
hereby required to notify and warn ths
members Of Paris Grange TO meet al
Grange Hall, Saturday. the l2ih, l: &c
p. NJ, to act on the following articles
viz:
ART. l. To choose moderator to pre-.
side at said meeting.
Arr. 2. TO choose all necessary Off.
GERS for the ensuing year.
ART. 3. To zee II the town will vote to
tax boys sleds and skis.
ART. L. To see what action the town
viii take to allow the experimenting
school committee and teachers to have
sole control Of all scholars between the
ages Of and 2l.
ART 5. To see IL the town will vote
to pay the superintendent Of schools g.
per day for every day In the year, and
allow him TO teach all the schools posi-
BILE during the year, aud receive pay Tor
same at his own price.
ART. 6. To see IL the town will vote
to build new school houses In every
ueighborhood In town, and how much
money the town will grant and raise for
same.
ART. :. To see what money the town
will raise to upholster the furniture OF
the various school houses In town.
ART. s. To see II the town will vote to
have all roads sandpapered for the bene-
fit Of bicyclers.
Art. 9. To see how much money the
town will vote to repair roads and
bridges the ensuing year.
ART. 10 To see II the town will vote
to expend % per cent Of the highway tax
In Market Square, 90 called.
ART. IL. 10 see II the town will vote
to exempt the property Of oil corpOrs-
tions and wealthy individuals from tax
stion as long AZ they wish.
ART. II. To see II the town will vote
TO tax cats.
ART. Is. To see II the town will allow
Chandler Swift and Lander Swan 10
divide their attention between the un-
married ladies Of the grange.
ART. IL. To see II the town will vote
to discontinue the road leading from
Market Square, South Paris, TO the
G. +. depot.
ART. Is. To see what action the tow
will take on expanding our school money
Ia Portland, and hiring carriage for the
scholars.
ART l6 Allotting the paupers to the
lowest bidder.
Arr. l.. To see what the town will
vote 10 pay s. +. Jackson and Gertrude
Hammond to keep the pitch-ups out OF
the streets.
ART. Is. To see what the town will
do about hiring women 20 pick csterpil-
lar eggs of from the apple trees.
:. NJ. King Was chosen moderator and
Mrs. s. Z. Jackson, clerk. la the ballot
for first selectman, AL Morse had just
two more votes than Mrs. Flora +. Msx-
i'm. For second selectmsn, Mrs. Chand-
Ter Garland defeated Oliver G. Curtis by
= large msjority, having all the votes
cast except one. For third select
man, Mrs. Irene X. Tucker WAS chosen
unanimously. On the several articles
voted rs follows:
That every one attend to his own
fences.
To pass over article 3.
That the superintendent OF schools
have full control Of all persons between
the ages Of four and twenty-one, both In
term time and out.
That article . be adopted.
That q new school house be built In
everv district In town and that the sun
Of SO, 1000 be appropriated for building
the same, and that the selectmen shall
not exceed that amount by more than
S25, 900.
That all furniture In school houses be
upholstered.
To adopt Art. 8 with the amendment
that the bicyclists do the job.
To raise $4,000 TO repair roads and
bridges, and TO expend 80 per cent OF
the money raised In Market Square, so
called.
That all wealthy corporations and
wealthy persons shall be exempt from
taxation as long as they wish.
Not to tax cats.
To adopt Art. Is as amended by add
ing the name Of Winfield S. Stsrbird.
TO discontinue the road from Market
Square TO the Grand Trunk depot.
TO expend our school money In Port
land for the ensuing year.
To pass over Art. 10.
To turn over all the property In town
to 5. E. Jackson and Gertrude ID. Ham
mond TO ill up the pitch holes.
That the town hire women to pick
caterpillar eggs.
That the moderator be paid three cents
for his services.