Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-07-17
Committee to Rzamlae scaool Hone.
PROPOSITIONS WAS CARRIED WITH LITTLE
OPPOSITION.

,hs Aoout bali an hour was required fol-
:pec.si sown meeting of SATURDAY.,
III soe three measures on which action
49, asked received affirmative votes with
n'tie discussion. For time n aid look
- II the brick school house. whatever
!ts physical condition, might be unsafe
ron the standpoint Of municipal har.
mony, out nothing Of moment developed /.
| After Town Clerk Wheeler had rad
the several petitions, warrant. and re-.
orator. '''''o1 oo
Under the second article, O. z. Clifford
moved, according to the wording of the
article, the choice Of a committss CON.
I,sung OF j. d. Bean, Philip Mason,
Joseph b. Cole, Irving Andrews and
FRANK A. Taylor, to make q thorough
examination Of the grammar school
mouse as to it's safety.
Henry Fletcher opposed the motion.
and spoke briefly several times. saving
tnat somebody seemed to want to vindi-
cate somebody. We have had several
committees to act on this school house
and now 1t 10 proposed to have another
committeeNt0 attend to what is properly
part Of the business of the superin-
tending school committee. Further.
more, two members of the proposed
committee are disqualified from acting
on it.
Asked for the names of the two mem
6ers, Mr.. Fletcher said that Frank A.
Taylor had already expressed an opinion
on the safety Of the house, and Philip
Mason bad joined In the report OF q COM
mittee on the same matter. He began
to say that this house bad been systemat-
ically and designedly neglected for years,
when the moderator reminded him that
he was not talking on the subject mat
ter OF the article, and be sat down.
There was very q little other discussion,
and the motion was then carried on
ofra ooce vote, only two or three voting
against it.
With regard to the matter of expense
incurred, G. w. Bowker moved that the
necessary amount, which could not be
large, be taken from the miscellaneous
account.
DR.. Stewart discussed some phases of
the school house matter until the mod
orator suggested that he was not talking
directly to the question, and then said
that he felt that the committee should
not feel limited to a few dollars, but
that they should be at liberty to spend
enough to satisfy themselves With re-.
gard to the condition of the building,
even If they had to tear it all down to
do so. The motion to pay the expense
from the miscellaneous fund was then
passed.
To pay outstanding snow bills the
sum of $500 was appropriated, to be
placed In next years assessment, A. E.
Dean of the selectmen reporting bills
now In hand of SSS0.17, and doubtless
more out.
Under the last article, relative to the
changes in Western Avenue and Nichols
Street, the report of the selectmen lay
ing out the roads was read, and Geo. r.
Morton of the Paris Manufacturing Co.
explained that the purpose of the
changes is to give the company room for
another building, also room for thirty
two house lots, which will eventually be
occupied. A map Of the changes was
also shown. There is to be no expense
to the town for land damages or build
ing roads.
A motion to accept the roads as laid
out was carried without opposition.