Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1903-03-03

Judge Wilson moved that it was the
sense of the town that the municipal
officers be instructed not to exceed the
amount appropriated for any purpose.
Capt. Bolster advocated contingent
fund.
Judge Wilson spoke further in sup
port of his motion.
The motion was carried.
At II o'clock the meeting suspended
for one hour for dinner.
Soon after o'clock business was re-
sumed.
1t was voted to charge interest on all
unpaid taxes, after Jan. /, 1904, at the
rate of per cent.
Voted to allow discount on taxes as
follows: Three per cent before June l,
two per cent before Aug. l, and l per
cent before Nov. l.
Voted to instruct the school commit
tee to maintain schools in the Tubbs,
Biscoe, Forbes, Partridge and White
more school houses. Action in regard
to the Hall, Bolster and Shows Falls
was deferred until after the South
Paris school house question was dis
posed of.
Article "a, the article relative to pro-
viding additional school room in South
Paris, was then taken up.
The first proposition, to repair and
enlarge the brick school house, was
passed over on motion of Walter Il.
Gray, by a show of hands.
1t was also voted to pass over the sec
ond proposition, which was to tear down
the brick house and build an improved
house on the same lot.
Under the third proposition, which
was to erect new school house for the
high school on a new location, \. D..
Bolster moved that we build a new
school house on q new location on Pine
Street.
George NJ. Atwood of the school COM
mittee read description of the lot,
which was selected and staked out by a
committee last spring.
Z. E. Field objected to the size of the
lot, which contains about three acres,
but later withdrew his objection.
Judge Wilson moved that we build a
new school house in South Paris, In
order to get that part of the question
directly before the meeting.
There was more or less cursory dis
cusson centering around the cost OF a
new house, then the motion to build a
new school house was put and declared
carried ON cira c0ce vote.
| Mr.. Bolster then moved that the new
house be erected on lot on Pine Street,
the boundaries of which were read by
the moderator. A show of hands re,
suited in an affirmative vote, no count
/ being necessary.
l.. S. Swan moved that the cost of the
house and lot complete, with furnishings
shall not exceed six thousand dollars.
Judge Wilson moved that building
committee of five be chosen.
Further discussion of the question OF
cost followed, much of it somewhat in
formal. A motion was made, in the
course of the discussion, to change the
limit of cost to $4,000. A vote on the
amendment was carried by a show OF
hands, and the motion as amended, set
ting the limit at $4,000, was carried.
Judge Wilson'S motion to appoint
building committee of five then being II
order, it was put and carried, and tint
moderator appointed as that committee
the experimenting school committee
, Judge Geo. A. Wilson and n. ID. Bolster
The plans presented by the specia
committee to the town meeting las
spring were again presented, and adopt
!, ed by the meeting, with the amendment
that the loaded glass should be omitte'
and plain glass substituted.
On the question of raising money, II
, was moved to raise $4,000 this year. Thi
D point started considerable more some
l what informal discussion. 1t was FINAL,
A voted to assess it $1,000 this year, AM
Q $1,000 year thereafter until paid.
: The Selectmen were instructed t
t | acquire the lot for the school house.
r The article relating to vault in tn
!. selectmen's office was passed over, an
Q the selectmen were instructed to obtai
!, safe storage if possible at reasonable 81
pense for the town books not in use.
Returning to the question of maintain
n ing schools, it was voted not to maiI
tain schools in the Hall and BOlste
70 school houses, and to maintain schot
= in the Shows Falls house.
81 The article relative to repairs on tn
q Hall and Bolster school houses wa
oIpassed over.