Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-02-28
More OF the Sewer.

E0kOT OeWOCTQ
Az town meeting draws near / wish to
say few words more In regard to the
sewer. i have the courage OF my own
convictions In this matter, and conse-
quently can stand any opposition which
may be shown, but it Is pleasant also to
have the many words of approval which
l have received personally from voters
In the town, and especially from our
worthy citizen, 81. G. Brown, In his able
article In the Democrat Of recent date.
We know Mr.. Brown to be . public
spirited citizen, much interested In
town matters and possessed with .
genuine sympathy for hard working
people. struggling to make living for
their families, 10 spite Of the rather nm.
generous slur cast upon him by Mr..
Bolster 40 to shedding crocodile tears
for widows and poor people.
As Mr.. Bolster does not discuss the
sewer question In bis article In the
Democrat, probably for the reason that
he could think Of no good argument In
favor of making the taxpayers of the
town pay for something which would
benefit and increase the value of the
property of but few, but goes on to tell
how liberal he has shown himself in
voting for things to benefit West Paris
people In exempting the Grange Hall
from taxation, matter am not sure
that would have voted for, also to raise
$4,000 for an addition to the school
house; seems to us great deal like say
ing in effect that as you have voted US q
$4,000 high school building at South
Paris, we will vote you Q $1,000 school
building at West Paris to Offset or In
return.
Issy in return, for when the people of
South Paris became united in thinking
new high school building to be neces-
sity, think the voters generally in the
north part of the town, myself included.
freely voted for 1t, and the only kick we
have to make is that 1t cost nearly
double what was first called for.
A sewer We know is public necessity,
but it is also q private benefit, and
directly increases the value of private
property. We claim that it is matter
Of private enterprise and should be put
in and paid for by those needing it, and
AZ we know the most Of those are we'll.
TODD, prosperous people, they should
not ask other and poorer people to assist
In paying their bills for them.
West Paris villagers, and no doubt
Paris Hill villagers and farmers general
~, would like to have sewers, and II they
have them they do not expect the other
tax payers to help pay for them.
1t ia we'll in this controversy to stick
to the facts, and neither Mr.. Brown nor
l called the people of South Paris graft
ers and selfish as body or whole, but
as to the ones who have worked so per-
sistently for this sewer without regard
ing the fact that the good common sense
of the towns voters as expressed at
several (six I think) annual meetings
had declared against 1t by voting 1t
down, and being themselves amply able
to build and pay for 1t, shows that they
deserve the title of being Selfish with
big S, and pay little regard to the rights
of others.
Might does not necessarily make right,
and because this matter was carried
through in a SHINY attended annual
after it had repeatedly been
voted down at full town meetings, does
not look right, as the saying Is, from the
road. 1t surely seems large expense
to the town, and q big increase in our
taxes, which we're already high enough
to satisfy most of us.
This sewer vote can be rescinded and
the matter put an end to II the voters
will turn out, 80 it is up to them to turn
out, and It will save them money to do
so. As said before, this Is the most
selfish scheme ever saddled upon, the tax
payers of Paris, and We sincerely hope
they will throw 1t down.
r r. FIFJD