Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-03-04

Voted that the taxes assessed this year
be due on or before Jan. 1st, 1908, and
that all taxes remaining unpaid at that
date shall be subject to per cent inter-
est until paid.
Voted to allow discount of per
cent on all taxes paid before June LIST, 2
per cent on all paid Aug 1st, and per
cent on all paid before Nov. LIST.
The article regarding the exemption
of wood rim factory at West Paris
The experimenting school committee
were instructed to maintain schools in
the Tubbs, Biscoe, Partridge and Hall
school houses during the coming year.
Then the new school house discussion
was opened. 1t was opened by Superin-
tendent of Schools Gray, who set forth
the necessity for more room, and the
poor ventilation and other defects of the
existing brick building.
A committee selected by the superin-
tending school committee to examine
the brick school house were asked to re-
port. A. C. T. King of this committee
could not see but the building was prac-
tically as good as it was ten years ago.
+. P. Burbank of the committee made
much less favorable report, calling at
tention to several defects of the building.
Franklin Maxim of the same commit
tee stated that the school house was in
bad repair, poorly lighted and poorly
ventilated.
S. P. Maxim explained the construc-
ton of the school house, and assured the
voters that it was perfectly safe and sub
stantial, and as strong as it was when 1t
was built.
Nd. Bolster called attention to the
fact that the main question was the need
of room, and discussed the question in
the financial aspect.
The plans for new school house, pre-
pared by Mr.. Burbank, were shown and
explained by him. The only estimate
he could give was the cost of similar
buildings in other towns, which was
about $4,000.
A vote on motion to pass over the
article was taken with poll of the
house, resulting 105 in favor to 189 OPP
posed.
A motion was then made that new
school house be not built, but that the
old one be repaired.
Henry Fletcher said that the voters
are not yet ready to act on this question,
and this thing should not be rushed
through in hurry. He advocated erect
ing a new building to accommodate the
high school alone.
Mr.. Wright considered it poor econ
omy to build separate high school
building.
Mr.. Fletcher objected to the plans pre-
sented as insufficient to accommodate
the probable increase of scholars for the
next few years.
Considerable further discussion Of
the matter was had, continuing for an
hour or more and dealing with all pos.
sible phases of the question.
| Mr.. Fletcher finally moved that the
experimenting school committee &C.
commodate the intermediate grade In
some other room for the whole or part
, of the coming year. This motion was
lost on show of hands. :.
i N. D. Bolster moved that the Ole
school house be removed and new
! school house built. This motion wal
! carried on q show of hands.
A motion to raise thirty thousand dol
lars to build the house was made but no
carried.
ii N. D. Bolster then moved that whel
the meeting adjourn, it adjourn to thu
, first Saturday in May, at Q o'clock p. N.
D | to take further action under this article
IL Voted to choose committee Of thre
!, to act with the experimenting schoo
. committee and superintendent OF school
, | in the matter of submitting further plans
al Chose as that committee, N. d. Bolster
iHepry d. Hammond, C. Howard Lane.