Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1914-08-11
'.Westsrn Avenue Mast be Drained. ;
TOWN DIRECTS THE EXPENDITURE OF
SEWER MONEY FOR PURPOSE.

In about forty minutes Saturday after
noon the town In special meeting raised
$500 for outstanding snow bills, and $60t
for outstanding and future highwa.
bills, both to be placed In next year,
assessment, and directed the expendi
ture of the $500 raised for sewer pur
poses In March on Skillings Avenue ant
Western Avenue.
There were something like seventy
voters In the hall when the meeting
opened, which, while it IL not . large
number, is more than are generally pres
emit at special meeting. The residents
of Western Avenue were all there.
After Town Clerk Wheeler had called
the meeting to order, Walter L. Gray
was elected moderator, but Mr.. Gray
was not present at that time, therefore
be was excused, and j. 81. Bean wal
elected.
With regard to the snow bills, Mr.
Bowker of the selectmen explained that
the $500 raised at the annual meeting
had not proved sufficient, and that ad'
ditional bills were known to be out
standing CT something like $500, and
probably more. There was no division
on the vote.
Under the article relating to appro.
priation for highway, Mr.. Dean Of the
selectmen stated that the appropriation
made in March, although larger than
usual, was exhausted, and explained that
the cost Of this work was larger THAI
formerly owing to the increase in pay OF
men and teams, while all the time better
roads are demanded for the rapidly in
creasing number of automobiles. A
motion was made by I. q. Ellingwood
to raise $1,000, but was ruled out OF
order, as the article in the warrant
limited the amount to $500, and this was
raised without opposition.
The last article In the warrant was to
give the selectmen definite instructions
on what street or streets to expend the
money raised for sewer purposes. After
one or two preliminary inquiries and
George F. Farnum moved that
the sewer be extended through Skillings
Avenue and Western Avenue. Town
Clerk Wheeler asked him to put his
motion in writing, but Hon. James S.
ot tudt pOiaI pAOoCheoo q AhSeASe
already in writing, as follows:
ITO instruct the selectmen to expend
the $500 raised at the town meeting in
March, 1914, for sewer purposes, as ex-
pressed in Article 20 of the warrant for
said meeting, on Skillipgs and Western
Avenues, viz: Starting from the
main sewer on Pleasant Street, near
the entrance of Skillings Avenue, ex-
tending northerly on said SkilliEgs
Avenue sufficiently to cross the railroad
track at the most feasible point to reach
Western Avenue near the buildings OF
George A. Briggs, occupied by Thomas
Powers, and thence continuing north
srly up Western Avenue as far as Albert
Deans house, provided the money will
carry 1t that distance"
After this motion had been seconded
here seemed to be nothing to be said
until Moderator Bean explained his po-
'ition. he said he was not opposin{ his
friends ION Western Avenue, and he
thought that street should be drained,
but that he felt that If it could be done
with less than the appropriation, some
attention might be given to Gothic Street,
which had been two or three times
frozen out" in the sewer extensions,
md where there are several residents
anxious to have the privilege of paying
he tapping fee.
Mr.. Wright explained his position as
being that while the lowest part Of West
,rn Avenue was near Mr.. Farnum's, the
whole street could not be drained from
hat point, but it would be necessary to
extend the sewer along the street con-
siderable distance north of there to take
,are of the surface water.
The matter was talked over few min
ltes more, but everybody was evidently
ready to vote, as cries OF "Question"
began to be made. The motion as pre-
'ented by Mr.. Wright was then put, and
here was a chorus of ayes and no vote
m onpOaiti0n