The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-03
Resolution Names Price of
$1,000 Cash for Hose
House Property
NO OPPOSITION IN
VILLAGE MEETING
g. r. Crosby Introduced Resolution,
Which Protects Rights of Present Ten
ant-Large Attendance of Voters
Adjournment in Four Minutes.

Predictions for a large attendance
at the special village meeting in Fes-
tlval hall Saturday evening came true
IN even greater measure than was an
tlclpated, and another surprising fea-
ture OF the meeting was that in spite
OF the large number of voters present
not single voice was raised in op-
position to selling the No. hose house
property on South Main street to Ar
thur b. Clapp at his own figure The
meeting was over IN four minutes The
offer OF $4,000 which the village com
missioners had received through
third party from somebody whose name
was not known to them, which offer
was published last week, was not men
toned. Such unanimity of sentiment
II q meeting so largely attended is re-
markable, as usually in meetings
where the sentiment is overwhelming
on one side of question a few vote
the opposite way.
Practically all the seats were occu-
pied and many stood in the rear Of the
hall. They had read communications
and heard discussions on both sides Of
the question and had reason to think
that lively meeting might ensue, but
apparently all went with the same pur-
pose in view in case any effort was
made to block the plan to sell the pro.
perty to Mr.. Clapp.
The warrant for the meeting was to
. see if the voters would vote to sell the
No. hose house property. No name
Of any possible purchaser was mention
ed in the warrant. but through news
stories and communications in The
Reformer it was known that Mr.
Clapp wanted the lot to add to the
lot where the Young grocery store
building stands, he having bought
that lot and buildings thereon with
the intention of erecting a fireproof
building there for the office of the see
retarv Of the Holstein-Friesian Asso-
citation Of America, now located III the
American building. He was willing
to pay fair price for it, and the
voters knew that there was a possibili-
ty Of getting into a wrangle which
might result IN the removal of the of
fee from town, which would be
great loss.
The town clock was striking eight,
the hour at which the meeting was
called, when Chairman S. A. Rich
mond of the board of village commits
sioners and Village Clerk W. II. Perry
mounted the platform. Mr.. Rich
mond called the meeting to order and
Mr.. Perry read the warrant. On mo-
tion of H. b. Chamberlain the meet.
ing elected a. +. Schwenk moderator
\ Charles r. Crosby, principal owner
of the American building, although the
I Holstein- Friesian offices pay a rental
Of over $4,000 a year, introduced the
following resolution, which was read
by the clerk:
/ . Resolved: That the village commits
sioners are hereby instructed to nego-
tiate q sale of the hose house property,
including land and building owned BY
/ the village, on South Main street to
/ A. 3. Clapp for the price of $1,000
cash and that A. f. Schwenk be and
| hereby is constituted and appointed
agent of the village to execute the
/ proper deed of conveyance Of said
| pro- erty. Any sale made should be
subject TO the rights Of the present
tenant of the property.'
Mr.. Crosby moved the adoption Of
the resolution, which was done b.
unanimous vote.
The shout which went up when it
was realized that nobody had voted
against the resolution caused such
vibration in the hall that two of the
tungsten lights went out.
There being no other business the
meeting was adjourned
The present tenant Of the hose house
property is the Vermont Auto Sales
Co., Barney Mead manager Last
December Mr.. Mead rented the proper
ty for year at 80 month, conse-
quently he has rights which the village
is bound to respect. It is likely,
however, that Mr.. Mead and Mr.. Clapp
will make some mutually satisfactory
arrangements.