Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-04-07
SOLD TO A. B. CLAPP
Resolution Named Price Of $1,000
for Hose House Property
No Opposition in Village Meeting
Crosby introduced Resolution, Which
Protects Rights of Tenant.

Predictions for q large attendance
at the special village meeting in Fes-
tival hall Saturday evening came true
in even greater measure than was an
ticipated, and another surprising fea-
ture of the meeting was that in spite
of the large number of voters present
not n single voice was raised in OPP
position to selling the No. 6 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 q
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
in meeting so largely attended is re.
markable, as usually i'll meetings
where the sentiment is overwhelming
on one side of a question few vote
the opposite way.
Practically all the seats were occu-
pied and many stood in the rear of tho
hall. They had read communications
and heard discussions on both sides Of
the question and had reason to think
that a 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
Phoenix 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 freproof
building there for the office of the Sec
rotary of the Holstein- Friesian Asso.
citation of America, now located in 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 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. H. Perry
mounted the platform. Mr.. Rich
mond called the meeting to order and
Mr.. Perry read the warrant. On mo-
ton of II. B. Chamberlain the meet
ing elected A. F. Schwenk moderator.
Charles r. Crosby, principal owner
of the American building, although the |
Holstein- Friesian Offices pay a rental |
of over $500 a year, introduced tho /
following resolution, which was read
by the clerk:
Resolved: That the village commits
sioners are hereby instructed to nego-
tate sale of the hose house property.
including land and building owned by
the village, on South Main street to
A. B. 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 |
property. 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 by
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 ia the Vermont Auto Sales
Co., Barney Mead manager. Last
December Mr. Mead rented the proper
ty for year at so a month, consc-
quently he has rights which the village
is bound to respect. 1t is likely,
however, that Mr.. Mead and Mr.. Clapp
will make some mutually satisfactory
arrangements.