Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-04-10
Cooperation . by Lot O Pi1s STREET.
AND MvHsrIaArE QUESTION or A NEW
BUILDING FOB FIRE STATION.

AND MvEoTIaATE QUESTION or A NKv
BUILDING FOB FIRE STATION.
In session OF An hour and quarto
OF the adjourned annual meeting Of tn
South Paris Village Corporation Tues
day evening, the net results were vot'
to purchase lot Of land on Pine Stree
Of Mrs. L. ]. Briggs for $47b for . fr'
station location; RECOMMENDATION OF TIT
vote to move the present engine house
instructions to tho assessors to dispoe'
OF tho present building to the best I'd
vantage; and the appointment Of Q com
mittee to investigate the matter OF
new building and report at future
meeting. In reaching these RESULT
there was whole lot Of discussion, an(
occasionally some uncertainty % K
"where we were ct" In some respects
though the moderator never got mud
died - to the parliamentary situation.
When the meeting was called 10 order
by Moderator Alton G. Wheeler, he an
nounced that at the time Of adjournment
the meeting was considering the article
relative to an option on the heater piece
owned by the Briggs heirs for park pur
poses, and called for the report Of th,
committee.
Rev. C. G.. Miller, the chairman Of the
committee, presented . written PROPOSE
ton signed BY Harold T. Briggs, offer
ing to sell the piece of land to the cor
poration for park purposes only for the
sum of $500, and agreeing to discontinue
the use of the cesspool now located or
the land a. soon 40 the ground 10 In con
dition to make other arrangements.
! In answer to an inquiry Mr.. Miller
said that the committee were In favor OF
the purchase, though the price seemed
rather high. After some discussion, the
point was raised that this was . differ
ent proposition from that stated In the
article In the warrant, making action i'm
practicable, and the article WAS passed
over.
The same thing was done with the
article relative to Q Ere alarm system.
The article relative to the purchase oil
lot for fire station having been reach
ed, E. N. Haskell, chairman Of the COM
mittee, made report, stating the lots
they had examined, which are briefly al
follows:
The Buck lot opposite the Methodist
church. go feet front by 100 feet deep,
price $500, or 80 feet front ut . proper
tionately smaller price.
The w. j. Wheeler tenement lot, or
which the price is now $1,000 90 the loi
stands.
The Maxim lot on Market Square,
about 3Sx70, price $1,000.
The lot of Mrs. L. j. Briggs on Pine
Street, between her buildings and j. F.
Plummer's stable. An irregular shaped
lot, 80 feet on the street, about 80 feet
deep at one end and 90 at the other.
Price $475. Mrs. Briggs wishes chance
to travel to and from her garden along
the back eide of the lot.
In response to question, Mr.. Haskell
stated that the committee were unan-
imously in favor of the Briggs lot, for
several reasons.
Charles E. Merrill finally moved to in.
struct the assessors to purchase the
Briggs lot, and raise $475 for that pur-
pose. This motion was carried on q
show of hands, but not unanimously.
Then started the long discussion Of the
evening. It appeared from the record
that at the first session Of the annual
meeting the vote was to move the pres
emit engine house to new location. 1t
was stated that Mrs. Briggs would not
sell the lot as location for the Old build
ing, bnt expected new building to be
put up there, aud though she ives out Of
town, Mr.. Morton as her representative
said he thought that was her under
standing of the matter. There was also
question as to whether the lot was suit.
able for such building a. was needed.
Chief Engineer Bowler said building
40 feet front and 60 feet deep was need.
ed, which could not be built on the lot.
Some argument was made against any
new building, and considerable with re-
gard to whether the necessary building
could be placed on the lot.
Finally the vote passed ct the first SEES
sion to move the engine house was re.
cousidered; q motion made by A. W.
Walker was passed, to instruct the assess
ors to tear down, sell or otherwise dis
pose of the present house In the most
advantageous manner, the proceeds to
apply on new house.
A motion to reconsider the vote to
purchase the Briggs lot was lost. None
of these votes were unanimous.
A motion was made and carried to
choose committee Of five to Investigate
the matter of q new building, and report
at future meeting which shall be called
at their suggestion. As, this COMMITTEES
the chair appointed A. W. Walker, o.
z. Clifford, Alton G. Maxim, Charles W.
Bow ker, Charles E. Merrill. y
Under the general article ct the end Of
the warrant Charles 8. Dudley was given
permission to move the hose house on
Hill Street few feet back and few feet
to the side without expense to the cor
poration, and the water commissioners
were authorized to purchase pipe laid
by Albert Ames on Hillslde Avenue,
from which the corporation 10 now sell
ing water.