The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-23

VOTERS IN FAVOR =.
OF BUILDING LINE
Would Fix Building Corner
on Hooker Lot on Line
of Brooks House
ABOUT 200 ATTEND
SPECIAL MEETING
Appropriation of $500 for Purposes of
Carrying Out Resolution-Felt that
Projecting Buildings Would Be Det-
riment to Street.

Although nothing was definitely set
tied in the special town meeting in Fes-
tival hall last night relative to estab-
fishing building line on the west side
Iof Main street north of High street,
steps were taken which have in them
the possibility of a decided improve
ment, from the public s point of view,
in building plans which previously
have been announced.
About 200 voters were present. and
the only action taken of positive ma
ture was the adoption of the following
resolution introduced by L. f. Holden
and the appropriation of the amount of
money called for in the resolution:
'Resolved-That the selectmen fix
the building line of the southeast cor
ner OF the Houghton s. Simonds lot on
the Hooker property, so-calIed, so that
the corner will be on a line with the
| Brooks House and the buildings south
of that; also to fix the east line of the
Houghton & Simonds and the Manley
lots so as to run from the said south
cast corner parallel with line ON which
/ Baptist church, library and federal
/ buildings are located. If it can be done
at an expense not to exceed $500 =
! Whether this can be accomplished re-
mains for the future to disclose, but the
appropriation of the money serves as
a starting point and if the two garages
which Houghton & Simonds and John B.
/ Manley contemplate erecting on the
| Hooker property can be located as spec
i flied III the resolution the point which
inecds immediate consideration will have
been disposed of and the good appear
ance of the street viii be preserved
/ Then if at some future time it is de-
lsired to widen the street at that point
and north there will be no buildings on
the west side to prevent such step, ex-
Icept those already existing, as all the
lots are now occupied.
The opinion is general and emphatic
that the erection. of buildings on a line
| II feet from the west curb, as con
itemplated, would be decided detri-
ment to the appearance of Main street,
and it is hoped that some arrangement
can be brought about whereby those
buildings will not stick out beyond the
Brooks House and Crosby block.
1t is E. G. Crosby's idea. expressed
lin the meeting, that strip of land
Ieight feet wide in the rear of the
Hooker lot should be bought by the
town and made available for use as
lpart of sites for the proposed build
ings IN return for concessions by the
owners on the front.
After the reading of the warrant by
Town Clerk. Carl S. Hopkins, following
the call to order by Moderator A. F.
Schwenk, the moderator read the first
article: ITO see if the town will au-
thorize the selectmen to establish
building lines upon Main street norther-
" of High street, for the purpose OF
fixing the boundaries at which build
ings may be hereafter erected =
Patrick H. Lynch promptly moved
that the article be dismissed. George
Wilder Clapp, on whose initiation thc
meeting was called, arose to speak, but
lie was not seen by the chairman, ant
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