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The Early Years can become a model after which others canPastern themselves."CITY TAX SITUATION," OCTOBER 1939 ARTICLE FROM THE BATTALION
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T enle d Ise ]de fx r ar the61- i"e L s _
eararr n� 1 - a : Wednesday seek- iud�o College Station had many firsts, including adopting its }- -°-
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On March 22, a general meeting was held in the Chemists
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• g g y • ,. _-ri i tW_.._� �� _ � � � ° , ';', �� �� ° —��� first budget of $4,320 with a property tax lev to raise
On Nov.Nov28 College Station's first city council was g p p y levy
to
Lecture Hall to debate the merits of incorporation. • � J.r
aom. el A" emterrehn - 9 -_— revenue. In addition, the town's boundaries were
g p I c e ��� On Oct.19, voters approved incorporating the elected by district with one at -large member, The first meeting of the College Station AGGIELANU
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A committee of 10 was formed, chaired by math professor - o_ I �, City of College Station, 217-39. The International and J.H. Binne was chosen as ma ore All were A&M 5Tu°IG r ® staked; The Battalion was named the official city ,
y y City Council was held on Feb. 25,1939, in 1 TaAl, ndN non • NY=L tmeim
John Henry Benneye All college departments and _ —i s �� and Great Northern (IG&N) train depot was the faculty members. Room 400 of the Agriculture Building on
L:OIJ.fnla 2'fAILM. TEXAS - newspaper, and a parks board, zoning commission, College Stations first zoning The first meeting to discuss incorporation was on March 4. �.ao,l°�
community segments were represented. I polling places pp
, , , , , 23 men , , , the A&M compose and planning board were created. ordinance was approved.
and interests ' ' ' • Bryanthe City of . rAsed by state law, the committee circulated a petition and On May 1, the city rented office space above '''' ' ' '' 'h fewer than
• I • , . , ., , ,,d it to Judge John Ferguson on June 2, requesting an election. • • • • • • the Aggieland studios in Northgate for • • • , 5,000 i a
city
college I assurances of no interference, they endorsed incorporation. 0 city could each year. The petition had 165 signatures and a map of the proposed city. $1750 per month, utilities paid. a
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In May 1937, Franklin Delano Roosevelt visited Texas A&M and spoke to Texas A&M campus views in the 1940s. r ; a.nr,.rr Riery; �A MA� l
• about 20,000 people at Kyle Field, inspiring many to serve the country • 51:"ir "�' �':2
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in a time of great need. More than 20,000 Texas Aggies served in World
War 11, about 14,000 as commissioned officers.
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��Jesse Easterwood Airfield was dedicated.The ,College" and the 'Station" dominate the landscape in this 1925 aerial view of the A&M N NJONES
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College. Faculty and staff lived on campus in College -owned housing (lower left and right), or ! �' -
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commuted to Bryan, some four unpaved miles away. - -V� -t�LUTHERt�''
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