Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1912-03-05
No Big Town scrap This Year.
A QUIET AND GENERALLY HARMONIOUS
s'MARcH MEETING"

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A QUIET AND GENERALLY HARMONIOUS
"MARcH MEETING"
After about four hours Of working
time, the Paris town meeting finished It's
labors at 8 O'Clock Monday afternoon.
There, was nothing spectacular or par
ticularly notable In the doings of the
meeting. Most of the old officers we're
elected, and in only one instance was
there . contestant that entirely i'm.
promptu.
There was considerable discussion OF
various matters in the latter part Of the
warrant, but nothing heated, and while
there was divided vote on Q number of
matters, there was no III feeling, and
good nature generally prevailed.
A fair, cold morning opened the an.
nual town meeting day. There were
bnt few voters in the hall at 10 o'clock,
the hour for the opening of the meeting
Town Clerk William j. Wheeler called
the voters to order promptly, and read
| the warrant and return.
Walter L. Gray was elected moderator,
receiving Al votes out of total of 40.
Mr.. Gray thanked the voters briefly,
and said that as the train from West
Paris was late, he thought 1t advisable
to wait until 1t arrived, and II there was
no objection, the meeting would take a
recess, without motion, until the arrival
of the train. No objection was express.
ed, and the meeting took the recess.
In about ten minutes the West Paris
voters who had come on the belated
train arrived in the hall, and business
was resumed. Moderator Gray request
ed that there should be no smoking.
The reports of the selectmen aud
other officers were accepted without di.
vision, Superintendent of Schools Knight
explaining two or three clerical errors
which appear in the school accounts.
Town Treasurer Chas. q. Howard
presented the reports OF expenditures
from the Croker and Bray funds, which
were accepted.
Election of town officers then pro-
ceeded.
For town clerk William j. Wheeler
had 45 votes, Guy Buck /.
For first selectman Frank A. Farrar
had 1l9 votes, the total number cast.
For second selectman Charles W.
Bowker had 1877 out of al votes.
Before the ballot for third selectman
began, G. w. Berry Of West Paris said
that be understood ballots had been dis
tributed for him, but he should positively
refuse to serve as selectman.
On the ballot for third selectman A. E.
Dean received the entire vote, 129 ballots.
The three selectmen were chosen
assessors and overseers of the poor,
single ballot being cast in each case.
Charles q. Howard received all the
votes cast for town treasurer, IS in num-
Der.
For member of the school committee,
to succeed George NJ. Atwood, whose
term expired, ballot was taken, and
G.. w. F. Hill received all the votes cast,
IS.
1t was announced that there was
vacancy on the. school committee,
Clarence G. Morton, who has removed
to New Hampshire, having sent in bis
resignation Monday morning. The
West Paris voters were uuprepared for
this, and on motion recess was taken
to prepare ballots. After these were
prepared the vote resulted as follows,
for member of school committee for one
year, to succeed Mr.. Morton:
Whole number of votes, Isl
Necessary TO choice, W
r. E. Wheeler, q
q. +. ROseman, o.
For collector of, taxes Harry D. Cole
received the entire vote, 80 in number.
The compensation of the tax collector
was fixed at IL per cent, which has
been the rate for many years.
On motion of Mr.. Wright 1t was voted,
with quite a number of hands up In
opposition, to elect two road commits
sioners.
The ballot for road commissioner from
the north end of the town resulted In 81
votes, all but one for G.. W. Berry.
For road commissioner from the south
end of the town, William b. Russell had
II of the 70 votes cast.
This completed the election OF officers.
When the matter of appropriation for
common schools was reached, Hon.
James S. Wright moved the raising of
$4,000.
s. P. Maxim advocated doing away
with the teacher of music.
Mr.. Wright expressed himself az
wanting to raise all that lie needed for
the schools, though his motion was to
raise 500 less than the recommendation.
The motion to raise $4,000 was then
carried.
Other appropriations were made as