The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-10
MAJORITY FAvORS.
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very few of the streets of the town had
been named from old families or people
of the town. He then referred to some
of them, and after stating that Brattle+
boro wanted to be independent of other
places he suggested that it be called
Fuller avenue in honor of Governor
Fuller, and that he felt it was an app
propriate thing to do for Brattleboro
to change Canal street to Fuller avenue.
Daniel F. Riley asked what was the
matter with Canal street in Boston. He
said he thought if the street was good
enough to live on, then the name was
good enough. Mrs. A. w. Rockwell spoke
for Mrs. Ann Lamb, who had lived on
the street 4S years, and who was in favor
of changing the name after giving it some
consideration. Mrs. Ansel j. Pierce told
of friends who visited her from Nashua,
n. H., inguiring where the mills were on
Canal street, the street bearing that
name in her town being in the mill dis
trict, and she said she thought the name
should be changed
Fred Coombs stated that he was under
the impression that when the street was
| first named il ran only from Main street
| to the corner of Elm street, and that the
street was continued later from that
point and that because the street was
originally named Canal he saw no reason
iwhy the name should not be changed.
O. ID. Stowell said he had been asked by
outsiders where he lived and on replying
| Canal street" the remark came forth: Il
shouldn't think you would like to live so
near the water He said he believed
property owners would experience little
difficulty in obtaining the same consider
/ alton from an outside purchaser if he was
told, before he saw it, that the property
was on Canal street, but that if the pros
pective buyer should come here the name
would make no difference to him.
w. f. Root said he could not under
stand the attitude of those opposed; that
people changed their names, but did not
want to die because they had done so,
they wanted to live, and that he saw no
reason why it was not well to name
streets after individuals, that monu-
ments were erected for big men and add
ed that Governor Fuller was one Of the
best executives the state ever had and
that it would be his recommendation
} that the name be changed to Fuller ave-
rue or Fuller road from Main street
bridge to the GuiIford line, and that nam
ing the street after Governor Fuller il
would be a memorial that would last
, many years.
From this piont on remarks Were
made, some in decided tones. in favor OF
and opposed to the change and a few hot
shots followed until about $50, when a
vote was taken as to whether it was the
desire of those present TO change the
name of the street, the result being X
to six in favor.
Then the question of a suitable name
was broughteup and list of about q
names We're read Each person was ther
: asked to write his on her preference on 9
slip of paper and the three names mos
e frequently appearing were Fuller avenue
. Fuller road and Thompson avenue Aftel
: Mr.. Dewitt had been instructed to circu
4 late the petition in preparation for it
: presentation to the selectmen the meet
ing adjourned about 1915.