Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1905-03-14
The village Corporation Meeting.
A HARMONIOUS SESSION, WITH NJ
EXTRAORDINARY BUSINESS.

The annual meeting of the South Paris
Village Corporation Tuesday evening
passed off very quietly, with no discus
sions and nothing but friendly contests,
and no business outside of the routine
was transacted. The attendance wa:
good, as many being present as could
be comfortable in Engine House Hall.
Corporation Clerk Z. N. Haskell called
the meeting to order, and Hon. james
S. Wright was chosen moderator.
The reports of the corporation officers
which had been printed and distributed,
were accepted without division.
Election of officers was then proceeded
with. The vote on most of the officers
was somewhat scattering, though a
second ballot was not necessary except
on the third assessor, where four ballots
were taken before choice was made.
The officers are:
Clerk-gdwin n. Haskell.
AS essors-Oscar E. Barrows, p. E. Wheeler
Charles l. Buck.
Treasurer-Frank A. Shurtleff.
Collector-alfred II. jackson.
Chief Engineer-Chares w. Bowker.
First Assistant Epgineer-wm 4. Porter.
Second Assistant Engineer-P. NJ Walker.
The compensation of the collector was
fixed at l-2 per cent, and that of the
chief engineer at S25.
Appropriations were made as follows:
Care Of town clock, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 0VO
Expenses OF fire department.. ----.------- 1000
Water and h; drant rental, lo2o w
BY an inadvertence nothing relative to
the care of the parks appeared in the
warrant, and any appropriation for that
purpose will have to be made at special
meeting.
Under the question of lighting the
streets, inquiry was made regarding the
status of the bill pending in the legisla-
ture. Mr.. Wright explained that vote
would be taken in the house on Thurs
day. The article was then passed over
without action.
The article regarding an appropriation
to assist in replacing the bell in the
Methodist church being taken up, w. S.
Starbird, one of the trustees of the
Methodist church, made an explanation.
He said that at the time this article was
the trustees simply knew that
the bell was cracked, but knew nothing
about what action they would take re-
garding it. Since that time they had
the cost of new bell, and
had also decided to use the old bell as
long as it was in condition-they could
not tell how long that would be. He
therefore moved to pass over the article,
and it was done, Mr.. Wright remarking
t hat he doubted the corporation having
to appropriate any money for
that purpose.
When the article relative to making an
for the benefit of Paris
Public Library was taken up, Mr.. Wright
stated that while he was in favor of
making an appropriation, the bill au-
thorizing such action, though on its pass
age in the legislature, had not yet be-
come a law, and the article was passed |
over.
Interest and discount on taxes were
fixed on the same schedule as on the
town taxes.
The assessors last year having been in
structed to ascertain on what terms the
contract with the Norway Water Co.
could be renewed when it expires in 1906,
A. w. Walker of the old board of as
SCISSORS read letter from the water COM
pany. This stated that the directors !
had decided that after the expiration of
present contracts, the uniform price in
both Norway and South Paris would be
s42 so per hydrant. The price under
existing contracts is S4S.50 in Norway, ,
and little over $500 in South Paris.
The contracts are for twenty years, that |
with Norway expiring in October, 1906,
md that with South Paris in December,
1906.
There was a little informal discussion
Of this, and the meeting adjourned at
D clock.