Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-03-14

The sum of sS2.59 left over from the
transferred to the school house repairs
account.
a. G. Brown moved that the perma-
nent road work be done this year on the
state road about Shows Falls. The mo-
ton was carried on a rather weak rira
uoce vote.
The subject of the sewer had now
been reached, the first article on this
subject calling for the resembling Of the
vote relative to the rate charged for en-
tering the sewer.
Fl. G.. Brown declared that the law
had not been observed in this matter,
and he read from the statutes to show
that the price for entering the sewer
should be assessed by the municipal
officers, and afterward voted on by the
town.
Moderator Gray stated that by read
ing the whole chapter from which Mr..
Brown quoted, 1t would be found that
the proceedings had been legal. Mr..
Brown said he did not believe it.
Mr.. Wright stated that in his opinion
the proceedings had been legal, and he
argued that the town had authority to
fix the rate for entering the sewer, and
that the town would realize more at the
present rate than at q much higher rate.
A motion to pass over the article was
made. On riua uoce vote the chair was
in doubt. On show of hands the arti-
Gle was passed over by good vote.
The next article was to see If the town
would vote to rescind the vote by which
money was appropriated to build the
sewer last year.
Mr.. Brown again argued that the sewer
was not legally located. He stated that
he would be willing to have the sewer
extended from where 1t is now to
"Brother Bolster's pothole," to take
care of the surface water, but no farther.
He argued further that the expense
would be large. He would be willing, II
the village corporation would take charge
Of the sewer, to turn over what had been
done to the corporation.
| After some rather informal discussion.
motion to pass over the article was car
ried on a show of hands, by decisive
vote.
Under Article 10, which was to see If
the entire amount appropriated for the
sewer should be expended in one year,
IN. D. Bolster said that he thought 1t
economy to do that, and he moved 1t be
done, though he said he did not think
the South Paris people would be very
strenuous about It. His motion was
carried by practically unanimous vote,
after very little discussion.
preparations were continued as
follows:
Brown tail moth determination. ....--.s $4,000
Repairs Of town farm buildings. 10000
The two iron bridges for which an ap-
preparation was asked, 1t was explained
BY the road commissioners, were one
over Stony Brook, near tho Rowland
road, and the other at Shows Falls.
Nobody seemed to know anything about
what the bridges would cost, and there
was quite a lot of Informal discussion.
Mr. Wright moved to put in the two
bridges, and have the cost put in the
1912 assessment The motion was car
ried BY a rather Indifferent vote.
Voted to pay not exceeding twenty
cents per hour for labor on the highway,
for a man, span Of horses, or yoke Of
oxen, the price within that limit to be
left to the discretion of the road com.
missioners.
Appropriated for school physicians
500 90.
For salary OF district superintendent of
schools, $500 was raised.
The article relating to the purchase of
a steam road roller was passed over In
ten seconds.
To pay interest on funds, $3.50 was
raised.
For town officers' bills, the sum Of
81, 5000 was raised.
| Compensation of members OF school
committee was fixed at $40 each.
For miscellaneous bills, 100000 was
raised.
It was voted to appropriate $500 for
Memorial Day observance, to be taken
from the miscellaneous account.
It was moved that $500 of this sum
be expended at West Paris, and this was
carried.
A temporary loan not to exceed
$1,000 90 was authorized.
Article 80 was as follows:
Art.Ss. To see II the town will vote to accep,
a fund of not less than two hundred dollars from
persons interested In the cemetery In the Mount
! ain district, 20 called, In Paris. 10 be held by
| 6alu tOWn TRUST, VIC iuCUtuo Va WuiCu ohou w
each year expended under the supervision OF tht
municipal officers, TO insure perpetual care and
. attention to said cemetery, the amount to b.
each year expended to be fixed by the town by
vote, and list of the persons donating, with thu
. several amounts thereof, to be fled with The
Town Clerk, and become matter OF record.
) Mr.. Wright made ID explanation Of
: the conditions, saying that the descend
ants of tho pioneers buried in that GENE
Y terry wished to take this ray to care fnl
3 the yard, and he moved to accept til,
, donation of not less than 500. interes
. to be paid at the rate Of per cent. TIL
B motion was carried.
0 Voted to maintain schools In the Bis
. coe, Forbes and Partridge districts, ant
not to maintain schools In Bolster, Hol
! low, Mountain and Tubbs districts.
| The moderator was voted IS for bi
: services, and the meeting, adjourned a
2:S5 Pm.
Al The appropriations are $20,617. Al
against s22, $50 90 last year. II the stat
q and county taxes remain tho same, tn
tax rate will be 10 mills or 4 trife less