Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-12-24
40 - 1879 Tsz a7,67s.sI.
no sucmssoa no sxLEcrxAs sowxEa
CHOSEN By SPECIAL MEETING.


Even with little display Of fireworks
near the close, IL took the special town
meeting Saturday afternoon only three
quarters OF IN hour to raise total Of the
amount named above to be added to the
assessment for 1919, mainly to pay bills
already incurred.
There wee something like hundred
voters In the hall when the meeting was
called to order. Town Clerk Wheeler
was In attendance, but Miss Baker kept
the minutes. j. Hastings Bean was
elected moderator.
The resignation Of Charles W. Bowler
q seiectman, assessor, overseer of the
poor and road commissioner was accept
Under the next article it was voted
not to elect . successor TO Mr.. Bowker
for the rest Of the year, but to leave the
matter of employing any necessary help
to the other two selectmen.
The bequest Of Mrs. Helen n. True of
three thousand dollars a. fund for the
benefit Of the worthy poor Of the town
was accepted, interest to be at Eve per
cent. 1t was voted to pay the collateral
Inheritance tax Of S125 from the miscel-
laneous account, and reimburse the
miscellaneous account for this sum from
the frat coupons cut from the bonds.
Under the article relative to the pay
ment Of outstanding highway bills
Selectman Bowker stated that the bills
now In amounted to something more
than $2200.00. The sum Of $500 was
raised, the treasurer was authorized to
hire the sum, the same to be placed In
the assessment for 1919.
Without discussion, the sum of $1,000
was voted to celebrate the homecoming
Of Co. D and the other soldiers, to be
assessed next year.
The sum Of SlS7S. 81 WAS raised a the
cost Of the influenza epidemic, according
to figures stated by Selectman Bowker,
this also to be assessed next year.
Up to this time the business had run
on skis, but on the last article, relative
to additional appropriations amounting
to $500 for several accounts in the
school department, there was . change
of procedure. When this article was
read, Superintendent Of Schools n. q.
Joy made some explanation. The cost
OF labor, be said, has largely increased.
The price Of fuel is far above what It has
been In years past. Paper purchased
for the schools, a. we'll a.. every thing
else, has advanced In price. There was
also IN item of insurance of about $3.50
which they did not know was due this
year, . hail storm last summer which
broke . large quantity of glass, and
other things which could not be antici-
pated.
N. A. Cummings moved to raise the
sum of $500. Austin P. Stearns said
that the school board 90 ahead and
spend money without reference to the
amount raised by the town at the annual
meeting. He didn't know but there
were better scholars turned out by the
schools than there were thirty or forty
years ago, but he didn't like that way of
doing business. He wanted Mr.. Gray
to say whether town official had right
to overexpend the appropriations.
Mr.. Gray said that the only way he
knew Of to prevent an official contract
ing for more than was raised was to turn
him out and put In some ono else.
The motion was put, with q feeble
sound of ayes and noes, and Q show OF
hands was called for. This resulted IA
In favor of the motion, and 16 opposed.
r. 81. Gates rose and said that he
didn't vote against the motion because
he wanted to oppose the schools, but
because of the precedent which We are
establishing In doing business in that
way. The tax payers, especially the
farwe need relief from 1t.
After little further discussion A. G.
Maxiu moved In resoind the vote on the
motion, which was done, and the motion
to raise the amount was renewed and
passed with only two or three voices In
opposition. :.
The appropriations which the last
amount of $500 covers are:
Text book account. ------.--...------.---e 5000
Repairs account 61o W
insurance, apparatus. appliances, etc. 10000