The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-11
Movement to Rescind Former
Vote Was Defeated in
Special Meeting i
NEW VILLAGE LOOKUP
TO BE ESTABLISHED
Total Number of Voters Ballotting Was
433-Sentiment on Lookup Question
Favors Hook and Ladder Building
Lengthy Discussion.

One Of the largest special village
meetings in the history of Rrattleboro.
held last evening in Festival hall, re-
suited in IA total Of 433 votes being
east for and against the purchase of
"a piece of motor ire apparatus. By
ballot a resolution offered hy j. Harry
kstey TO rescind "A previous vote was
lost. 23l 10 POP. By virtue of the orig
lHal vote of the speeial meeting held
on the evening Of Feb. 9. and the de-
feat Of the resolution TO reScind offer
ei last night, the village commission
crs are instructed 70 purchase a motor
driven piece Of fire apparatus at
cost not To exceed S6.6DO
The other article IN the warrant. to
provide for decent lookup quarters, was
adopted by viva yoce on a resolution
offered hy Village Attorney O. II.
Hughes requiring that the commission
ers provide at once suitable quarters
with steel cells either in hose house
No. q on South Main street or in the
4 east part Of the present ladder truck
quarters on Elliot street. at an ex-
\ penSe not TO exceed 1900. For some
reason very few voted either way on
this question. but the opinion of the
J chairman Of the meeting. Senator Ii.
1 9. Barber, that those in the affirma-
tive were in the majority, was not dis
puted. 4 really important measure
passed without much attention because
of the greater interest created by the
proposition to rescind the vote to pur-
chase motor truck.
Echo Of Previous Meeting.
The meeting was called 10 order
promptly at 5 clock by Chairman
Solon \. Richmond of the village com
mis~iouers and clerk w. II. Perry read
the warrant.
An echo OF the previous special
meeting was heard promptly when the
temporary chairman called for nomina
tions for permanent chairman. Judge
A. f. Schweuk. chairman of the other
meeting. nominted John T. Kaine. one
OF the commissioners who was spokes-
man for the oppositionists ~ the pre-
vious meeting to the proposition to
purchase a piece of m0tor-driyen ap-
paratus. There had been criticism,
following that meeting. Of the attitude
OF Judge Scbwenk in failing to order
4 ballot. To many present the reason
for the nomination was known, and X
was enjoyed none the less because Mr..
kaine promptly declined.
Senator Herbert g. Barber was nom
mated and elected with but one dis
senting voice and presided in manner
that was highly satisfactory to all.
His explanation of the resolution and
of the meaning of the eyes ana
.'no votes left nothing To be desired.
= ANY voter who east a vote other than
{ he intended is not in :; position to
blame the chairman of the meeting.
Estey Moved to Rescind.
J. Harry Estey. Immediately after
the chairman called up the first article
which was with regard TO resembling
the vote to purchase piece Of motor
driven apparatus, obtained the floor
He said that he believed those present
were aware that he, or the concern be
represented, would be the last to OF
: pose anything they believed to be fol
the betterment of Brattleboro or il.
interests. He told of the Estey Organ
2 company having purchased n motor
/ truck with the idea that the coneerr
b would be able to dispense with horses
/, thinking that the truck would do theii
/ teaming in winter as well as in sum
I MGR He said that the truck had beer
I carefully stored away in moth ball!
e for some weeks and that the Estey con
I cern. had been obliged TO hire horse.
/ to haul materials during the snow
: period
6 Mr.. Estey then told of having beer