Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-03-07
PARIS TOWN MEETING.
OLD BOARD OF OFFICERS Re-ELKcrEp
WITHOUT OPPOSITION. SMALL MEEr-
ING AND LIGHT VOTE ECONOMY IN
ALL THE APPROPRIATIONS.

The Paris town meeting was called Il
order by Town Clerk VIM. j. Wheelel
promptly at 10 o'clock. Notwithstand
ing the pleasant weather, there WAS |
light attendance.
James :. Wright WAS chosen moder
stor by unanimous vote.
The reports OF the se;ectmen and su
perintending school committee were 10,
cepted without opposition.
The report of the Crocker and Bray
funds WAS read and accepted. The re.
port shows that the Croker fund. which
has not paid interest for two or thres
wears, viii pay interest 10 the future,
though at the rate Of l-2 and per cent
instead Of 6.
Mr.. Clspp moved that both the Croker
and Bray funds be taken BY the town 20
meet its obligations, the town paying
thereon per cent. After some discus
sion he smended his motion so II would
apply only 10 the Bray fund, after the
payment of the Nav dividend at the saw
ings bank, where the fund Is now invest
ed. The matter Was finally laid on the
table to be put in form and taken up
later.
Proceeded to election Of officers. Bal
lot for town clerk:
" hole number Of votes. III
Necessary a. choice, 81
wm- j Wheeler. lS
L. y. Tolmsn.
Ballot for first selectman:
Whole number Of votes, lse
Necessary a. = choice. IS
H. y. Bolster, lg.
A. ID. Andrews.
Ballot for second selectman:
whole number Of votes, l7s
Necessary 10 choice. -
AlpheRs II. Andrews. III
Ballot for third selectmsn:
Whole number Of votes, ~
Necessary 70 a choice, -
Prank Heuneti, lSs
The selectmen were elected assessors
and overseers OF the poor.
Ballot for road commissioner
whole number OF votes, is
Necessary o. a choice, -
RO>ooe rnelL ls
Voted 20 tix the compensation OF the
road commissioner at s2.o0 per day for
actual service.
Ballot for treasurer:
Whole number OF votes l27
Necessary 10 a choice, -
Prank 4. shurtleG. les
Ballot for collector:
" hole number Of votes, Ito
Necessary % a choice. -
Alfred N Jackson. 10
Compensation of the collector was
fixed st - per cent.
Ballot for superintendent o.; schools:
Whole number OF vote, II
Necessary 10 a choice, "A
Walter l.. Gray, lsS
Ballot for member OF experimenting
school committee 10 succeed Horatio
Woodbury., whose term expires;
" hole number % votes, &
Necessary 10 choice, "a
Horatic Woodbury., -
Ballot for member OF school commit
zee 20 I'LL the vacancy occasioned by the
removal from town OF James NJ. Pike,
whose term expires in 1900;
Whole number Of votes, g.
% 3 choice. .
George VI. Atwood. ~
a. II. Hammond.
The meeting then adjourned half an
hour for dinner.
After dinner IL wss voted not 10 choose
he minor town officers By ballot, but
cave them TO De appointed by the select
nen.
The question OF the abatement OF
axes 20 the West Paris manufacturing
industry was brought up. An soate-
nent Was voted six wears ago for the
ERIN OF i've wears II the capital invested
Exceeded ten thousand dollsrs. The
lecessarv capital was not secured al
,nce, so that the concern has had only
wo wears attachments, though the i've
-ears has elapsed. IL WAS voted that the
electmea De Instructed 20 abste the tax
"a the manufacturing property Al West
Paris, under the previous vote OF the
own, for the years lSgS "a 1901 Inclusive.
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