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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPublicity Vol. 12 (Feb. 1975 - Oct 1975)I Streets get top priority By STEVE GRAY Staff Writer Pavement of six streets in College Station was given top priority over five other categories of community improvements Monday night at a public hearing of the Planning and Zoning Commission. Meeting with the Commission was the Citizens Advisory Group, made up of residents from four neighborhoods designated as low - income areas. The group was formed to advise the commission on community improvement needs in accordance with the Community Development Block Grant Prog- ram. The five other categories were drainage, street lighting, water pressure, clearance and removal of dilapjdated buildirigs and clearance of vacant lots. The six general priorities were discussed at meeting between indi- vidual neighborhoods and city rep- resentatives held during the last two weeks. City Planner Bill Koehler had designated four neighborhood areas in the city as those to benefit from funding under the grant. The grant program is part of the Housing and Community De- velopment Act of 1974 which com- bines all of the existing community development programs of the De- partment of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). College Station has been given $71,000 for 1975 under the pro- gram. The group recommended that the following streets, in priority order be paved: Sterling, Park Place, Churchill, Southland, Avenue B and Detroit. Al Mayo, a city planner and or- ganizer of previous neighborhood meetings, said the last five im- provement items could be paid for with city funds. He said he will pre- sent the group's recommendations to the College Station City Council Feb. 24 for consideration. "I will weigh the advisory group's recommendations very heavily," Mayo said, "since I will be making the official presentation to the city council, but it will be the city coun- cil who ultimately decides whether or not these streets will be paved with city funds," he said. About 75 persons attended the public hearing at A &M Consoli- dated High School Auditorium dur- ing the rainy weather. Mayo said he had expected about 200 to attend. Vernon Thompson, of 612 Pierce, said the six improvement categories weren't enough. "Why don't we expand the six categories to include improvements that the people can really see ?" Thompson asked the commission. Thompson said he was afraid the (See STREET, p. 4) 1'e�,6r� a_ 7%e ` Photo by Kevin Fotomy Lee Groce addresses meeting of four College Station neighborhoods. (Continued from p. 1) � money earmarked for community tain it. When they did, the gravel improvements would be used for was stripped off by the road grad - ' projects already covered by the ers," Groce said. city's budget. A second public hearing will be 'held The Rev. Lee Groce, of 1632B Feb. 27 between the city coun- cil, citizens' advisory group and the Park Place, said his street badly needs to be repaired. planning and zoning commission to consider action taken by the coup- ; -- f "In 1948 my neighborhood raised cil. On the following day the council money to put gravel on Park Place will submit its plan to the Brazos and it stayed there for about 10 Valley Development Council years until the city started'to main- (BVDC) for review and comment. Vol. 68 No. 72 College Station, Texas Wednesday, February 12, 1975 War s sai to e ' unf ■ ■ air ir I to minorityrepresentation By STEVE GRAY Staff Writer At least four College Station City Councilmen appear to be at odds on whether or not local voters should elect councilmen by wards. Last Wednesday the council ap- pointed a nine- member city charter revision commission to consider changing to a system of electing council members by wards as op- posed to the present at -large method. A similar commission was formed last year to study the change but no such revision was made in the city's charter. One of this year's commission members, Councilman Jim Dozier, said Thursday he does not endorse the ward method of election be- cause it would discriminate against minority group members in the city. "The only purpose a ward system would serve is to insure minority group representation. But in Col- lege Station the minority group members like the blacks and Mexican - Americans are just not re- ally concentrated in any one area of e city. They could not get any ore effective representation than t ey do now if we changed to the ard system of election," Dozier skid. Dozier said that some council - men have now and in the past advo- cated conversion to the ward system because they were afraid of students taking over the city council, includ- ing the mayor's seat. "I don't think they could ever take over the entire council because most students are just not that in- terested in city politics. They are more interested in getting an educa- tion, even though students were the ones who first suggested that we change to the ward system," Dozier ` said. I ( He said students had suggested that the city create a ward on the campus in order to get a student elected to the council. "The fact is that most of the stu- dents live off - campus and they would not be fairly represented by a student councilman elected from a campus ward," Dozier said. Councilman Larry Bravenec said Monday he is also opposed to the ward system of election. "I don't think the city is large enough to warrant adopting a ward system. We have a rather open form of government," Bravenec said, "and if we adopted such a system it might split the community and stu- dents alike on various issues. I think if the students really hustled they could get a student elected to the council." Bravenec defeated Gloria Mar- tinson, an environmental design major, in last year's council elec- tion. Bravenec said the matter is not one for the council to decide bu the voters may determine the iss a if the commission recomm nds changing to the ward meth d of election. Two other city council en, Homer Adams and Don Dal , said Monday they favor revising the city's charter to convert to the ward system. Adams said he' supported he ward system when it was in a i ct just a few years ago. / "The students are the ones who asked for it (the ward system)," Adams said, "and I don't want to see the city council taken over by stu- dents.' Adams said he believed this could happen under the present at -large system whereas the ward system would restrict the number of stu- dents that could be elected from a campus ward. "I really don't think the students on the campus should be allowed to vote in the city elections because they are not actually College Station residents," Adams said. Adams did say, however, he would not be opposed to students living off - campus voting in city elec- tions because council decisions would affect city residents. Dale said he feels the city needs the ward system to boost confidence of the voters in their city council- men. "I fought real hard for the ward method of election when it was re- ferred to the voters a couple of years ago," Dale said. "I can see how peo- ple might feel better if they had someone from their own neighbor- hood elected to the council." Councilman Jim Gardner said Thursday the whole issue is a toss- up. "I have mixed feelings about it right now. Some councilmen are af- raid that students will someday take over the council because of the at- large system we have now," Gard- ner said. "I don't agree with that because students in the past have not made any really serious effort to get a whole group of students elected to the council. If the ward system were adopted they could probably get, at most, one or two elected." v (0§04t Page 2 THE BATTALION THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1975 a C l o ty council elections .. . By GERALD OLMER Well, fans, it's election time again in College Station. Three council seats will be up for grabs the second Tuesday in April. The date for the elections is set in the city charter, but must be of- ficially named by the city Council. This will be done at a special called meeting of the council next Tues- day. Then the fun begins as candi- dates file until the deadline on Feb. 28. The potential office- seekers are already talking around and try- ing to measure ' their chances. Bob Bell, unsuccess- ful mayorial candidate last spring, Gary Halter, political science pro- fessor, and Councilmen Don Dale and Larry Bravenec have gone on record as entries. Halter and Bell are playing the strategy game and will not commit themselves to any particular seat. The possibilities include running for the seat now held by retiring Mayor - Protem Fred Brison, the seat held by Don Dale and the seat now held by Bravenec. Dale, Bell and Bravenec are no newcomers to politics in College Station. Dale has been the target of much recent criticism concern- ing one of the major issues in the campaign — zoning. Dale voted for the rezoning of the controversial Harry Seaback tract behind Domi- nik Drive. Dominik home owners opposed the building of more apart- ments in the area and have been vocal in their opposition of Dale on the zone change. _ Bravenec voted against the apart- ment zoning and has been hailed as the defender of the people by Dominik residents against the bus- iness interests in town. He is cur- rently serving his first term (an election he won by a wide margin) and feels confident of re- election. Bell, though not an incumbent, is also a veteran of city politics. He was defeated by a narrow 15- vote margin by Mayor O.M. Holt in last spring's elections. Although no one is certain (at least for the record), it appears he will run a- gainst Dale in April. Halter will be the new name on the ballot. He is a professor in the Political Science Department, spe- cializing in urban politics. Although not yet officially tenured, Halter said university regulations would have required he 'be notified last year if tenure would not be granted. Some local politicians have ex- pressed concern over the use of his upcoming tenure as a lever by the university to sway his vote. Halter discounts this possibility say - ing he has been encouraged to pur- sue his ambitions freely by all uni- versity officials involved in the ten - 1,re- granting process. Halter will probably run for the tern left open by Brison's retire- ment. The major issue in the young campaign seems to be land use. The question of when to zone and when not to zone has been brought to the front by the recent Dominik case. Halter, Bell and Bravenec � ve gone on the record opposing e type of conduct which led the ouncil to rezone the Seaback tract. ,Bell says the newly appointed clarter revi<ion commission will be one of the key issues in the cam- paign. Halter stresses the need for better planning (including changes in the city staff). He points to the proposed extension of Glade Street to intersect Jersey as one example of poor planning. Halter suggests hiring a fulltime, qualified planner and moving Bill Koehler, the pres- ent city planner, to the position of assistant to City Manager North Bardell. Bell would be in favor of the pro- posed Glade extension if it would not interfere with plans made by the A &M Consolidated School Dis- trict, whose land the extension would cross. He is joined in this sentiment by Bravenec. Dale is op- posed to the extension and would prefer to see the land sold for the building of apartments. The main question in the minds of voters, say all four candidates, is how to control the rapid growth of the city. The issues of zoning, planning and street improvements all center on this problem. Citi- zens will have a chance to effect change, or opt for the status quo in city government in a few short weeks. it public's z uncil answers n ing requests It was a long night at Monday's audit of the city's general fund. He College Station City Council meet- told the council the city must collect ing for a large group of political sci- $68,678 in overdue paving assess- Photo by Jack Holm March of dimes parade brought up by citizen at C. S. city council meeting. �"e,b rcca ry ence class students watching city government in action. The three -hour, 45- minute meet- ing was spent mostly on public hear- ings on zoning requests. The council passed an ordinance rezoning a three -acre tract north- east of the abandoned I &GN Rail- road right -of -way between FM 2347 and Luther Street. James Jett, of Jett Schultz Realtors in College Sta- tion, said he plans to build apart- ments on the tract later. Councilmen Jim Dozier and Jim Gardner voted against the ordi- nance. Dozier charged that the city is engaging in discriminatory zoning practices and the hearings are tying up too much of the council's time. "If we would zone large areas with specific restrictions then we wouldn't have all of these people asking the council for rezoning re- quests," Dozier aid. "we should only zone property when develop- ers have specific plans for its use." Don Martell, president ofAnder- son. Ridge Corporation, withdrew. his request for rezoning a .643 acre tract located in the Scandia Apart- ments complex. Martell told the council he had originally planned to build a public night club on tho, land. Several persons from the sur- rounding neighborhood protested the plans saying it would create traf- fic congestion on Holleman Drive. Martell's rezoning request was de- nied approval from the College Sta- tion Planning and Zoning Commis- sion Feb. 17. Martel said he would go back be- fore the commission and request a specific -use building permit to op- erate a private club in the apartment complex. Nelson Durst, a local certified publ ac countant, presented an ments. The council voted to hire an attorney to help collect the money which has been due over a five -,year period from 1968 -73. The council also got a preview of the city's work with the Community Development Program, which will aid low- income neighborhoods with federal funds. A public hearing con- cerning the spending of this year's $71,000 grant will be held Thursday at 7 p.m. at the A &M Consolidated Middle School cafeteria. The council voted to allow the Texas Utility Advisory Council to represent the city in the Lone Star Gas Company rate increase hearing March 3 before the Texas Railroad Commission. The advisory council is an arm of the Texas Municipal League. Junk Cars Are Moved BY JERRY GRAY W Staff Writer COLLEGE STATION — College Station city officials have taken action to "beautify" Stubblefield's Wrecking Co. of 301 Texas Ave. South. Three cars were moved by Stubblefield Wednesday in an attempt to clear 1 8-feet of state right -of -way easement. In a city that prides itself on zoning, the problem of what appears to be junk cars alone a major thoroughfare has been a constant source of public comment. But according to the city's zoning ordinance, per- mitted uses in a commercial zone include a commercial and storage garage. Parking and building lots are also per- mitted. MANY CONSIDER the cars sitting near a major thorough- fare in front of Stubblefield's to be unsightly, but the city had been at a loss about what to do, since no apparent violation of a city ordinance existed. College Station Municipal Court has previously ruled in favor of Stubblefield con- cerning a different car lot in the city. Since the city lost that round, negotiations with Stubblefield have been the alternative. Negotiations may also produce further action in the future, but for the time being, officials say that the removal of the cars near the curb is quite an improvement. CS Heads Itemize, Approve CD Funds COLLEGE STATION — The Community Development Program was formally itemized Thursday night by the city council, planning and zoning commission and the citizen's advisory group. In a public hearing, the three groups itemized and approved a spending program for the first year's entitlement under the Community Development Act, which amounts to $70,000 NOTICEOF COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING TO WHOM IT MAY COW CERN: The City Council of the City of College Station will hold a public hearing on the question of rezoning the following tract: A 0.824 acre tract in the J. E. Scott League located northeast of the abandoned I & GN RR right -of -way between FM 2347 and Luther Street West from Heavy Industrial District, District M -2 to Apartment Building District, District R -3. The application is in the name of Milton Arnold, 101 Jersey West, College Station, Texas 77940. The said hearing shall be held in the Council Room of the Cityof College Station City Hall at the 7:00 P.M. meeting of the City Council on Monday March 24, 1975. For additional information, please contact me. William F. Koehler City Planner Bob Bell Files for Pl ace 3 On College Station Co COLLEGE STATION — Bob Bell filed for Place 3 on the College Station City Council Thursday afternoon in what may be the most contested race in the April 1 election. Bell, who lost the mayor's race in 1974 by only 15 votes, will be facing incumbent Don Dale who is expected to file for that place today. AFTER FILING BELL said, "I feel that our city government needs to represent the degires and wishes of College Station citizens, and not cater to special groups or individuals. My feeling is that this attitude has not always prevailed and government 'For the People' has not always been the attitude of some councilmen. My goal is to serve the people and the City of College Station, to plan for the future of our community and to work for representation on the council by men truly interested in the community." Bell, 32, a 1965 graduate of Texas A &M, is general manager of KTAM and KORA FM radios in Bryan. He is married and with his wife, Anne, and four sons, Matt, Mark, Mike and Brad, resides at 1006 Madera Circle, College Station. HE IS THE PAST president of the Break- fast Lions Club, a Better Business Bureau board member, past director of the B-CS Jaycees, a former student representative to the MSC Council and Directorate. He is also a member of the A&M Methodi�l Church. in federal funds in 1975 The first year's program will include: paving and curb and gutter of Sterling Street and Lassie Lane, $46,786; seal coat for Sterling extension, $2,500; drainage improvements from Sterling and Richard streets, $2,990; a water system for Sterling and Richards streets, $11,444; a water system for neighborhood "A ", $2,000; code enforcement in all neigh- borhoods, $453; clearing and demolition in all neigh- borhoods, $1,500; ad- ministrative, $650; planning, $5,160; and a 10 per cent con- tingency, $6,363. The city will also file for a Discretionary Fund ap- propriation in order to pave and provide a storm sewer for 2700 feet of Park Place. TO WHOM IT MAY CON. CERN: The City Council of the City of College Station will hold a Public hearing on, the question of rezoning the following tract: All of Lots 16 and 17, Block 6-7 of the W. C. Boye" Addition located near the in. tersection of Church Street and Second St. from Duplex Residential District, District R -2 to General Commercial District, District C -l. The application is in the name of Bardin Nelson. The said hearing shall be held in the Council Room of the Cityof College Station City Hall at the 7:00 P.M. meeting of the City Council on Monday March 24, 1975. For additional information, please contact me. The Zagie, ,0' aP 1975 William F. Koehler City Pla NOTICE OF COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING The city will add $7,846 in revenue sharing interest as well as $2,000 from the utility fund, bringing the total ex- penditure to $79,846. THREE CARS HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THE CURB Clearing Right -Of -Way Easement Clean -Up Appearance BOB BELL Place 3 Candidate 0 CS to Spend Allotment On Low - Income Areas JERRY GRAY Eagle Staff Writer COLLEGE STATION -- College Station will spend its 1975 Community Development Act allotment, totalling $71,000, on four low- income neigh- CS Schedules First Public CUP Hearing borhoods in the city. City Planner Bill Koehler and assistant AI Mayo sent questionnaires to residents in the four areas asking for ideas on needed projects as well as names of potential neigh- borhood committee chairmen. As a result of the responses, the city council named four neigh- borhood committee chairmen at its Wednesday meeting. THE FOUR CHAIRMEN are Melvin Rucker of 811 Pasler, Thelrllan Harris of 302 Sterling, Rosa Mosley of 1607 Park Place and Leslie Johnson of 117 Southland. The neighborhood committee meetings will then be charged with choosing two other representatives in addition to the chairman to comprise a 12- member Citizens Advisory Group. The Citizens Advisory Group will then meet with the Planning and Zoning Com- mission Feb. 3 in a public hearing. The citizen participation regulations are parts of the Community Development Block Grant Program. A, B, C and D was "very good ". 31 per cent, 32 per cent, 57 per cent and 47 per cent respec- tively. High on the list of needs for the areas, according to the citizens, were street repairs, proper drainage, and street lights. COLLEGE STATION — The City of College Station will hold its first public hearing con- cerning the Community Development Program on Monday, Feb. 3 at 7:00 p.m. in the A &M Consolidated High School Auditorium, Welsh Street and the West By -Pass. The city staff, Planning and Zoning Commission and the Citizens Advisory Group will discuss potential programs and priorities. Those seeking additional . information may contact Al Mayo, city planner's office, College Station City Hall, 846- 8868, 1101 Texas Avenue. 4 ��.Ro TO WHOM IT MAY - . CON- CERN: Tile.City Council of the city Of College Station will hold the co send public hearing con cerning the proposed program{ an of . the Communityl Development Program on' Thursday, Feb. 27, at 7:00 p.m.I in the A &M Consolidated Middle School Cafeteria at 1300 Jewney S. for, further in- f . on, for At Mayo, l Uy•Plan Office, College! !Meten City Half, 1101 Texas] aw e.i_ a4¢8868. .a MAYO SAID that the response to the questionnaires from the f a reas designated Legal Notices L As part of the Community Development application process, the City of College S tation will hold the public Neighborhood Committee Meeting for the Richards- Sterling Street area, designated as Neighborhood "B ", on Thursday, January 23, at 7:00 p.m. in the City Planner's Office in the College Station City Hall at 1101 Texas Ave. Tlze-, zoglc- (9 75 H -5 Legal Notices 4s part e community Development application p rocess the City of College Station will hold the public Neighborhood Committee Meeting for the Lincoln Tarrow Street area, designated as Neighborhood "A ', on Tuesday, Jan. 28, at 7:30 p.m. in the College Hills Baptist C hurch on Churchill Street. 0 0 CS Permits Number 20 In January COLLEGE STATION — There were 20 building permits totalling planned construction of $198,130 in College Station during the month of January according to L.P. Dulaney, building inspector. One of the permits issued was for a U- Rent -M building on Texas Avenue near Hardy Gardens. Two other non- residential permits include a sign for A &M Realty and another sign for Brazos Valley Lumber Co. There were also seven permits for repairs and ad- ditions to residences and 10 permits for new residences and town houses. After talking with several home builders, Dulaney said that "things are going to pick up." Weather permitting he indicated that more permits would have been filed. TO WHOM IT MAY CON CERN: The College Station Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on the question of rezoning the following tract: A part of Lot 8 of Lakeview Acres in the Morgan Rector League, College Station Texas located northeast of Texas Avenue and southeast of Miller's Lane from Single Family Residential District, District R -1C to General Commercial District, District C 1. The application is in the name of Michael K. Davis, 4002 Aspen, Bryan, Texas 11801. The said hearing shall be held in the Council Room of the City of College Station City Hall at the 7:00 p.m. meeting of the Planning and Zoning Com- mission on Monday, Feb. 17, 1975. For additional information, Tease contact me. Nilliam F. Koehler TO WHOM IT MAY CON CERN: C S Appoints Members The Zoning Board of r lusiment will consider a request from Doris B. Watson For C�lar R eview at their called meeting in the Council Room of the Colle Station City Hall at 7:00 P.M. COLLEGE STATION — Station; Red Cashion; Mae on Tuesday, February 18 1975, the nature of the case being as College Station has appointed Holleman, former city council follows: nine members to a charter candidate; Jean Benton; Bill The owner of Lot 11, Block 10 of College Hills revision commission which has Scott; James Dozier, city requests a variance to the terms of the been charged with examining councilman and former city O side setback and rear setback rdinance the entire city charter and attorney; Neeley Lewis, n order to construct t living quarters in an exis Ling making and recommending current city y attorney; and garage. what it considers necessary Jerry Cooper, "Texas Aggie" Further information is changes. editor. available at the office of the Building Official of the city of. The nine members chosen An A &M student College Stta Station. Tuesday night by the council representative will also be L.P. Dulaney Building official _ are Earl Bennett; Dick Her- yeV former mayor of College chosen to be on the com- mission. Firemen Exit Fire Flick To Seek Smoke COLLEGE STATION — It was a busman's holiday Friday for members of the College Station Fire Department. The scene went something like this. The firemen were invited to a special showing of a new movie, "The Towering Inferno," starring Steve McQueen and Paul Newman, at Cinema I in College Station. THE MOVIE had Just began, and a fire had broken out in a storage room in "The Tower," and had Just been discovered by Paul Newman. Newman, with blue eyes glowing in the fire light, dials the San Francisco Fire Department to report the celluloid fire, when from the back of the movie house someone shouts. "All you firemen, let's go, we've got a fire!" While Steve McQueen and the San Francisco Fire Department with help from the U.S. Navy, manage to save Newman, Faye Dunaway, William Holden, Fred Astaire, Jennifer Jones and 0. J. Simpson, the volunteers from the College Station Fire Department are two block away at the First Baptist Church of College Station, T/ze EayCe Source trying to discover the cause of all the smoke that mysteriously filled the second floor of the church social rooms. AN HOUR LONG search of the building by the local firemen did not turn up the cause of the smoke. The Co,,age Station firemen have set up a display of fire fighting equipment which will be on display today and tomorrow at the Cinema I Theater where the film about a fire in a giant sky- scraper is now showing. Fe.6� /9 7s �6. 19 75 - T/ce .6 a5�C Ater will run for council seat City Council sets spring election Two other office terms up By STEVE GRAY Staff Writer report outlining revenue and ex- penditures from Julv, 1974 to De- cember, 1974. The city spent $577,095 out of its general fund and received $503,185 in revenue. Bar - dell said the city's budget of $1,172,692 is in good shape even though more than 50 per cent of it has been spent. A representative from the Arts Council of Brazos Valley (ACBV) asked the council for its support of a program which would help local art groups get funding from govern- mental agencies for culture prog- rams. Dede Matthews, vice presi- dent of the council, said the ACBV acts as a coordinator for many local activities including the Aggie Players and Town Hall at TAMU. Matthews told the councilmen that these groups sometimes have trou- ble finding space to perform and store props. He said the ACBV is working on a program that would help such or- ganizations get grants to support their activities. Matthews said the proposed program will outline the needs of the various community cul- tural organizations. He said he hopes someday they will receive money to fiend construction of community arts center. Matthews said the ACBV re- ceived $50,000 last year and $58,000 this year in grants from the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. In a special called meeting Tues- day, the College Station City Coun- cil designated April 1 as the date for the city elections. Councilman Fred Brison an- nounced at the meeting that he will not run for re- election, having served four years on the council. Two other council positions now held by Councilmen Larry Bravenec and Don Dale are up for re- election. Gary M. Halter, an assistant pro- fessor of political science at TAM U, announced Tuesday his candidacy for Place 1 on the council now held by Brison. Halter, who lives at 1204 urn, said he is seeking election b �e he is concerned about the lac of land -use planning and en- forcement of the zoning ordinance. Halter said he favors use of Com- munity Development Funds to im- prove low- income neighborhoods in College Station and development of an expanded park program in the citv. In other business City Manager North Bardell presented a budget Council Approves CS Zone Change Request COLLEGE STATION — An area of land behind the Sabre Inn was rezoned Monday night by the city council from apartment building district to general commercial district. The southwest 171 feet of Lot 26 of the D.A. Smith Sub- division in an area northeast of Highwa 6 and southeast of Live (;;,x Street was rezoned by a w �.aimous vote of the city council after a public hearing on the question was held. The rezoned area will be an extension of the general commercial zone granted to Building Consultants, Inc. There are tentative plans to build a motel and restaurant on the subject tract and other contiguous lands presently owned by Leafa Verripr Estate. Coll ege Station Officer Attacked COLLEGE STATION — A lone College Station police of- ficer was attacked and beaten by three customers of the Silver Dollar Saloon at 807 Texas Avenue South about 10:30 p.m. Tuesday. According to a police spokesman, while on patrol, Officer James Conrad observed a man exposing himself in the parking lot of the local bar. When Conrad followed the man inside and attempted to place him under arrest, police said, the man struggled with the officer. THE STRUGGLE was then joined by two of the man's companions who proceeded to assault the officer. During the melee, witnesses said the men broke a support pole in the building by battering the officer's head against it. The three men, Raymond Dean Webber, Merril T. Blake and Daryl Jackson, were arrested at the scene by College Station officers who arrived during the battle. No bond had been set in the case pending the trio's arraignment before a judge sometime today. Officer Conrad was taken to St. Joseph Hospital where he was treated for cuts and bruises before being released late ' uesday. %/te may% • New Paving Plan CS Council OKs BY JERRY GRAY Eagle Staff Writer COLLEGE STATION — To meet the cost of asphalt and labor, city councilmen adopted amendments to the city's or- dinance concerning paving streets by petition. Instead of paying $4 per linear foot for streets and $1 per linear foot for sidewalks, residents who petition to have their streets paved will pay a price to reflect construction costs. The exact price to be paid will no longer be stated in a city ordinance but will be stated in a city council policy statement. The policy statements allow more frequent review by the council of costs to the city. THE CURRENT total cost of a linear foot of street is $24, according to city engineer, George Ford. After resident on both sides of the street pay their $4 per linear foot, the city pays the remainder — $16. Ford said that the original $4 figure was to have been the amount paid by each resident and the city, each paying one - third. But cost of street con- struction has approximately doubled. This means that residents could now pay as much as $8 per linear foot for construction of streets which are not in- cluded in federal grant programs. The amendment to the or- dinance will also periodically change the percentage of signatures necessary on a petition to pave. Currently 100 per cent of the residents must sign to have sidewalks in- stalled and 51 per cent of the residents must sign for new streets. TO DATE, FORD said that the petition system of paving has worked well. "Since 1959, 85 streets have been paved," he_ said. Councilman Homer Adams expressed concern that many residents would not continue to participate if cost goes up. a 7r;;�e, o6agle - - 0 ,/ /97v�- • Dale Files for Election To CS Council Place 3 r s COLLEGE STATION — Don Dale is the incumbent can- didate for Place 3 on the city council, opposing Bob Bell, in the April 1 College Station city council election. your confidence even though there have been some disagreements. I feel that sincerity and a Christian at- titude always prevailed in our council room of which I am most grateful," he said describing his four years on the council. He pointedly adds, "I have always catered to a special interes' group without question — they are the people of College Station and the needs of our great university, Texas A&M." Law, has 30 years experience in general construction in- cluding electrical transmission and distribution, has a state and local civil defense cer- tificate and has a civil service GS-15 rating in management. DALE AND HIS WIFE, Elora, have four children. Chris is a senior at Texas A&M. Donna and Debra are juniors at A&M and Misty is in the third at College Hills Elementary School. Past act' 't' t� y c v ii ies include IN ADDITION TO BEING m member of the Junior city councilman, Dale is C Chamber of Commerce, president of A&M Construction m member (if the Lions Club, Co. (electrical pole line con- O Optimist and Elks Lodge, past tractor), owner of Dale Con- p president of the College Station struction Co. (general con- C Chamber of Commerce, tractor), owner of Pooh's m member of College Station Skating Rink, member of the L Little League, served on board of directors of the Brazos E Equalization Board of A&M Valley Development Council, C Consolidated Independent member of the Juvenile Court S School District and as chair - Advisory Committee and m man of the board, served on member of the A&M Methodist c city equalization board, served Church, :where he has served a as tournament director of on the Board of Stewards. L Little League and served on He is a Texas A&M graduate, b board of directors of the Brazos attended South Texas School of V Valley Rehabilitation Center. � "I have endeavored to be a good councilman and merit WA 0 NEW OFFICERS FOR B IZAZ OS VALLEY Cjj,xPTE9 OF T xs SOCLkTIONOF ,X SSESS! ON� OFFICERS 22, -197 5, On Janu&r'. _110amea -5 � - T e n dent nd School DL�" I ) rict ax Assess" and p president of th e Brazos Valley Chapte—r" o . Texas- iatioa 01, Ass essing OfUcers installed ' new oilicers ' ' at th(' Chapter's Meeting, in Col New office-rs installed Staiton- i I d in t� ,tal1e&`wer6_Presi n r�m,, DePutv- ern ar.. -se ppr :Zis 0L p endent � B r y an, ibility 0j. prewent. Brazos V Chapter' -- Mr- Vernon Warren has encour' a ged > _ the, Chapter,. to:A, c ontin u e the r fine eilort to, educate the members, in- all atters� ok m Lqsessin& and, -4 r adm i n i s t ra tiom, The, ChaP­` ter's program- will ' nelu(lel. � lectures,.-an(L discussions" - olltstanding-,Te r sentative&-01 i ,related Telds such ., s t ruc tjon-, ^ , real e ate, en efte Th y Chap• .: owees I ring, etc— Brazo&Va ter encouragew rom surrOt ing Comm" rs ities to; bec ome.-membe and join, M', the- � expanding et'iFort,t0ward, continuing. r_'� , rust-noon educatiomA�-'- Thee We - heon mee ting : -will, be­ held March=119 ' I at : the Bonanza Sirloin Pit' in Station- lavv `mygclh 6. 191 cZ r�& Page 4 THE BATTALION FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 1975 Halter's stand election By WAYNE T. RIFE Interim City Editor The primary reason for Dr. Gary M. Halter 33, to seek election in the April I College Station City Council election stems from his concern of land -use planning, lack of enforcement of zoning ordinance and proposed street extensions that he says threaten to destroy estab- lished neighborhoods. Halter, a candidate in Place I for the city council of College Station, has been a resident in the area for soven years. His qualifications in- clude practical experience in work- ing with both state and local gov- ernments. He has also served as an advisor to numerous Texas cities on administrative and technology ap- plication problems. like to see these areas developed so that the student and other residents of the city could benefit from them. Another area of interest is the idea of the city taking over the transit system. A specific issue Halter called at- tention to was the need of a pedes- trian crossway of some sort across University Drive. Students could get from the university to apart- ments and business establishments much easier. When asked if he thought that students should be able to vote and run, he said that it is a right that the students should have. He also said though, that sometimes the best representatives of a student might not be one him- self but instead a person who had the student views in mind and also the experience and knowledge to make decisions and keep student views in mind at the same time. In closing Dr. Halter stated that he thought there should be closer cooperation between student or- ganizations and city government in order to make sure student views are expressed. Editor's Note: Additional stories planned on City Council election. Dr. Halter cited several issues he felt were of interest to students in the College Station area. Halter sees a need for development of park land around developed areas. De- velopers are required to set aside land for recreation when they build in the city. There are several areas such as this that the city has failed to develop into parks. Many of these park lots are near apartment houses occupied by students and he would t TO WHOM IT MAY COW CERN: The Zoning Board of Ad- justment will consider a request from Miss Elenor R. Cox at their called meeting in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall at 7:00 P.M. on Tuesday March 11, 1975, the facts of the case being as follows: The owner i and 92, College ands requests a variance to the terms of the front building line requirement of the Zoning Ordinance in order to Construct a fence within 12 feet of the front property line and a variance to the rear setback Ordinance in or de r o construct a metal storage shed. Further information is available at the office of the College Station, Itelephonet846f 8886. L. P. Dulaney Building Official TO WHOM IT MAY CON CERN: The Zoning Board of Ad. justment will consider a request from Mr. Charles D. meet in the u Council Ro c alled the Collegge Station City Hall at 7:00 P.M. on Tuesday March 11, 1975, the facts of the case being as follows: Block o ieg Hills Add tion ter the si6e bu Idin Iin Ordina ce in order to co�struc} a building on the property line. ava ilable Further information the office the College Staftion It elephone t816f 8886. L. P. Dulaney B uilding Offici Tl�.e �a� /ems 0 0 NOTICE OF COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING TO WHOM IT MAY CON. CERN: The City Council of the City of College Station will hold a public hearing on the question of rezoning the following tract: A 0.824 acre tract in the J. E. Scott League located northeast of the abandoned I & GN RR right -of -way between FM 2347 and Luther Street West from Heavy Industrial District, District M -2 to Apartment Building District, District R -3. The application is in the name of Milton Arnold, 101 Jersey West, College Station, Texas 77840. The said hearing shall be held in the Council Room of the Cityof College Station City Hall at the 7:00 P.M. meeting of the City Council on Monday March 975. r additional information, ase contact me. William F. Koehler City Planner TO WHOM IT MAY CON- CERN: The Zoning Board of Ad justment will consider a request from Miss Elenor R. Cox at their called meeting in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall at 7:00 P.M. on Tuesday March 11, 1975, the facts of the case being as follows: The owner of part of Lots 91 and 92, College Hills Woodlands requests a variance to the terms of the front building line requirement of the Zoning Or in order to construct a fence within 12 feet of the front property line and a variance to the rear setback line requirements of the Zoning Ordinance in order to construct a metal storage shed. Further information is available at the office of the Building Official of the City of College Station, telephone 846- 8886. L. P. Dulaney Building Official TO WHOM IT MAY CON- CERN: The Zoning Board of Ad- justment will consider a request from Mr. Charles D. Reynolds at their called meeting in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall at 7:00 P.M. on Tuesday March 11, 1975, the facts of the case being as follows: The owner of part of Lot 14, Block 3, College Hills Addition requests a variance to the terms of the side building line requirements of the Zoning Ordinance in order to construct a building on the property line. Further information is available at the office of the Building Official of the City of College Station, telephone 846- 8886. L. P. Dulaney Building Official &a'"ch f__-1Q9ie�75 I e- NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO WHOM IT MAY CON- CERN: The Charter Revision Commission of the City of College Station will hold a Public hearing on the question of revising the present Charter of the City of College Station at 5:00 P.M., Wednesday, March 12, 1975 in the City Council Room of the College Station City Hall. Any ingested citizens should be prepiired to submit their suggestions in writing preferably prior to the meeting time, to M. L. Cashion, Chairman, care of the,.College Station City Hall, Mae Holleman Secretary • • TO WHOM IT MAY CON- CERN: The Zoning Board of Ad- justment will consider a request from Mr. Charles D. Reynolds at their called meetin in the Council Room of 1 7: 0 0 P . . Station sda y March 1, 1975, the facts of the case being as follows: The owner of part of Lot 14, Block 3, College Hills Addition requests a variance to the terms of the side buildl? line requirements of the Zoning Ordinance in order to construct a building on the property line. Further information Is available at the office of the Building Official of the City of College Station, telephone 846- 8886. L. P. Dulaney Building Official 97.s T/te, • so CS residents scheduled for utilities rate increase College Station residents may have to dig a little deeper into their pockets next month when they pay their utility bill. The 12.34 percent rate increase scheduled for April apparently will have an additional interim rate in- crease tacked onto it. Bryan Utilities, which supplies the Col- lege Station area, was told by Lone Star Gas Co. that the company is passing on the increase, ordered by the Texas Railroad Commision, to all power plant users. Such an increase cannot be ap- proved until a hearing is held at a Bryan City Council meeting. Lone Star is now required to pay an in- terim rate increase to LaVaca Gathering Co. for its purchases of natural gas, according to a commis- sion ruling in September of 1973. Bob Arnold, a Lone Star spokes- man, said the matter has been under appeal with the commission for more than a year. He said Lone Star was unable to hold off action on the increase any longer. Should the Bryan City Council approve the interim increase, Col- lege Station residents will have to pay their share of the additional $350,840 cost increase expected for the rest of fiscal 1975. The total cost is estimated at $1.15 million for the entire year. That means the average customer would pay an additional $3.60, or about 16.8 percent more, during February alone or about $25 annually. Jack Ard, Bryan Utilities man- ager, said he estimated the increase would be about 50 percent of the present fuel adjustment figure paid by Bryan Utilities. The contract between Bryan Utilities and Lone Star allows fuel adjustment increases to be passed on the the city, automatically. Ard said monthly fuel adjustment charges were to range between 18 cents to 27 cents but now with the new increase they could be ex- pected to fall between 53 cents to as high as 88 cents, an average of 50 percent increase during the year. Lone Star, Ard said, is asking for permission from the commission to pass on 100 percent of the increase to the consumer. The commission granted the company permission to pass on only a 65 percent rate in- crease. /�Vo: ch, //, /97 4i 111-a- // 4 0 PLI The. 0 • Revision group I * B e gets SG plans for councilmen By STEVE GRAY Staff Writer A student government represen- tative Wednesday asked the Col- lege Station City Charter Revision Committee to consider a plan allow- ing city councilmen to be elected both by wards and at large. The committee was appointed in early February to review the city charter and suggest changes. Some of the issues to be considered are changing from an at -large system of election to a ward system and hold- ing city elections on the same date as school board elections. The committee will report its findings to the city council later this spring. Jeff Dunn, SG vice president for academic affairs, outlined three plans, one which would establish a ward including the campus to get a student elected to the council. The first plan would involve ex- panding the present council from seven to ten members, including the mayor. Five members would be elected at large and four others by wards. The mayor would be elected at large, Dunn said. "I think the advantages of this plan are that it would allow coun- cilmen to keep in closer touch with their constituents, yet insure that the interests of the entire city are kept in mind," he said. Dunn's second proposal calls for combining six of the city's voting precincts to create three wards and allow four other councilmen to be elected at large, thus adding another member to the present council. This plan would combii,e voting Precincts 20 and 21, which includes the campus and the North Gate area; Precincts 8 and 9, south of the campus; and 10 and 24, im- mediately north of Texas Avenue. A third plan would convert each of the city's six voting precincts into a ward plus electing seven other councilmen at large. This would create a 14- member council, includ- ing the mayor. Dunn told the 10- member com- mittee the proposed plans would at least give students some represen- tation from a campus ward. But he said students were not necessarily interested in "taking over the city." He said Student Government had registered nearly 8,000 students liv- ing on and off the campus. "It should seem obvious that any nominal percentage of that could control city elections," Dunn said, "yet I feel that is not what students really want. We want at least one guaranteed councilman to project our views when they are needed." Dunn said the necessity of getting a student elected to the council has become more important because of increased enrollment at A &M. He said students were interested in creating more parks and recrea- tion facilities, establishing a public transportation system and getting more city building inspectors to check commercial establishments, including apartments. Last year, student leaders pre- sented a proposal to establish a campus ward, but later they were told by council members that the ward system would restrict the number of students who could be elected, eliminating the possibility of students taking over the council. Councilman Jim Gardner ap- peared before the committee, ask- ing them to consider holding city' elections on the same day as school board elections. The present city charter specifies. that city elections be held on the first Tuesday in April. State law re- quires that school board elections be held on the first Saturday in April. Gardner told the committee there might be a better turnout if the two elections were held on the same date. Gardner strongly urged the committee to submit two changes in the charter to the voters. " I would like to see that all ordi- nances proposed by the council be given two readings before they are passed," Gardner said. "This would give the people a chance to have their say." Ordinances presently passed by the council require only one read- ing, he'said. Gardner was quick to point out that two readings on an ordinance would require an additional regular council meeting each month. "The charter says that the council must meet `not less frequently than once each month,' " Gardner said. "I think we need to give the people more of a chance to get involved." "Of 91 cities our size, 82 per cent have two or more regular meetings a month," Gardner said. The committee will meet again Wednesday at 4 p. in. in the City Council Chambers. • City Hall Holds Instruction School COLLEGE STATION — A school of instruction for all election judges and clerks of the "ollege Station Municipal Election will be held at 7:30 City of College Station 1101 Texas Avenue College Station, Texas 77840 Chief Executive Officer: Mayor O.M. Holt March 19, 1975 Notice of Finding of No Significant Effect on the En- vironment Project: Code Enforcement The finding of the en- vironmental review is that the Project has no significant effect on the environment. Adverse be nefits are the removal of of such blighting influences as abandoned automobiles and refrigerators and excessive weeds and rubbish. An En. vironmental Review Record has been prepared and is available for review in the City Planner's Office, College Station City Hall, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Comments may be submitted to Al Mayor in the City Planner's Office until April 11, 1975. * city of College Station 1101 Texas Avenue, P.O. Box 9960 College Station, Texas 77840 Chief Executive Officer: Mayor O.M. Holt March 19, 1975 Notice of Finding of No Significant Effect on the En. vironment Project: Drainage im- provements at Sterling and Richards Streets The finding of the en. vironmental review is that the project has no significant effect on the environment. Adverse impacts will occur during construction and are very minor. The benefits are the removal of excess water, a health and safety hazard. An Environmental Review Record has been prepared and is available for review in the City I Planner's Office, College Station City Hall, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Comments may be submitted to Al Mayo in the City Planner's Office until April 11, 1975. P.m. Thursday at C Station City Hall. All election officials other interested people urged to attend ollege and are City of College Station 1101 Texas Avenue, P.O. Box 9960 College Station, Texas 77840 Chief Executive Officer: Ma y or O Holt Ma r h 19, 1975 Notice of Finding of No Significant Effect on the En- vironment 11 roject: Water System. ? etborhood at Sterling and nnoing of the en- vironmental review is that the Prolect has no significant effect on the environment. Adverse Impacts Only duringeco structionUThe benefits are the supply of adequate water pressure for the residents' daily needs and for fire protection. An En- vironmental Review Record has been prepared and is available for review in the City Planner's Office, Colleg Station City Hall, from 8: 001 a.m. to 5:00 P. Monday through Friday. Comments may be submitted to AI Mayo n the City. Planner's Office T April 11, 1975. T�ze ,Eag /e, City of College Station 1101 Texas Avenue P.O. Box 9960 College Station, Texas 77840 Chief Executive Officer: Mayor O.M. Holt March 19, 1975 Notice of Finding of No Significant Effect on the En vironment Ster Street and Lassie Lane The finding of the environ . mental review , i liat the project has no significant effect c iit be said hat the benefits exceed the costs. Adverse impacts will be minor; whereas, the beneficial im. e for the e nei v gh9 boyhood residents by providing a ggood street for access, cir. culation, drainage and ap- pearance. An Environmental Review Record has been Prepared view inathe CityaPlanner,s HHafllCefrom8 College 0 Station .m o to 5 :00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Comments may be submitted to Al Mayo in the Cityy Plan- ner's Office until April 11, 1975. City of College Station 1101 Texas Avenue, P.O. Box 9960 Chief a Executive Mayor O.M. Holt March 19, 1975 Notice of Finding of No Significant Effect on the En vironment Project: Seal coat im. rovement of remainder of terling (from Lassie to tur- naround). The finding of the en- vironmental review is that the project has no sign ificant effect on the environment. Adverse impacts are minor, occuring only during the time of con- struction. Even though this is a temporary measure to "hold" the street until funding is available to pave it, the effects of this improvement for the ppeeople who live there are very least an all Th will to accommodate traffic. An R Environmental Review ecord has been prepared end is available for review in the City Planner's Office, College Station City Hall, from 8 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Comments Tay be submitted to AI Ma .0 in the City Planner's Office until April 11, 1975. iQ l9 /9 7'5 CiT of College Station 9 1 9 1 Texas Avenue, P.O. Box College Station, Texas 77840 Chief Executive Officer: Mayor O.M. Holt March 19, 1975 Notice of Finding of N Signigicant Effect on the Environment g nd Remova l0 D i ted Buildings The findings of the en vironmental review is that the Project has no significant effect On the environment. Adverse Ob vious benefit is the removal of a definitell blighting in- fluence. An Environmental Review Record has been Prepared and is available for review in the City Planner's Hall, from 8.0g0 am t to �5 00 City Monday throug9h Frida Comments may be submitted to AI Mayo in the CityY Plan- ner's Office until April 11, 1975. College Station City Council Meets Monday COLLEGE STATION — A regular meeting of the College Station city council is scheduled for Monday, Jan. 27 at city hall. The agenda for the 7:00 p.m. meeting includes one public hearing on rezoning the south- west 171 feet of lot 26 of the D.A. Smith Subdivision. Three motions calling for rezoning hearings will be considered. Realignment of voting precincts in the city of College Station will be considered as well as the consideration of a date for presentation on the Comprehensive Development Guide. • Election revision in CS suggested . By STEVE GRAY Staff Writer The College Station City Council voted Monday night to consider an ordinance creating a city charter re- vision commission at a special meet- ing to be held Feb. 4. Councilman Jim Gardner pre- sented the motion to create the or- dinance after suggesting that the council consider changing the city's at -large election system to one electing councilmen from wards. A every year," Dozier said, referring to the possibility of converting to the ward system. In other business the council de- cided not to change the city's voting precinct boundaries. Dozier pointed out that the county has al- ready realigned them for this year. Only one alteration was made in the city's lines when the county made its change. Voting precinct No. 10 was split into two smaller precincts which are bordered by Texas Av- enue and the east by -pass of High- way 6. Councilman Don Dale suggested that the two precincts be recom- bined. Dozier disagreed, pointing out that it would be better to leave them alone to avoid confusion for voters. The city presently has six voting precincts. In other action the council ap- proved rezoning of 171 feet of Lot 26 in the D. A. Smith subdivision. The land is behind the Saber Inn Motor Hotel, 701 Texas Ave. The rezoning action will allow the hotel to expand its facilities. The land was previ- ously zoned for apartment building use. See editorial p. 2. similar commission was formed to study the change last year but no change was made in the city charter. The city council was elected through the ward system just a few years ago before changing to an at- large system. Councilman Homer Adams pointed out that a recent U.S. Sup- reme Court decision held that the city of Dallas' at -large election sys- tem was unconstitutional. Under the new ruling Dallas must realign its ward boundaries in time for the April elections. Councilman Jim Dozier said the council will discuss the appoint- ment of such a commission next Tuesday and outline its duties. "Actually, I don't really like se- eing a commission appointed every year to consider charter revisions. It costs money because we'll have to call for a special election to let the people vote on the proposed changes, if any. It won't be possible to include them on the election bal- lot in April," Dozier said. "It's the same thing that comes up The council will also hear a pre- sentation next Tuesday from Dr. Charles Pinnell, of Pinnell, Ander- son, Wilshire & Associates, Inc., on the Comprehensive Development Guide for the city. Pinnell repres- ents the planning consultants firm of Dallas, which is helping the city out- line plans for future land use and community facilities. The council also will hold hear- ings on three rezoning motions at its next regular meeting Feb. 24. April 1 CS election set Six run for three positions w F] Filing for the three positions open on the College Station City Council ended Friday with two candidates vying for each open post. The election will be April I. A realtor, Jim Jett, is running against TAMU professor Gary Halter for Place 1. Jett is a former president of the local apartment owner's association while Halter is in A &M's politi- cal science department. Neither have been on the council. In- cumbent Fred Brison an- nounced he is retiring from the council. In the Place 3 race, Don Dale will seek re- election and face Bob Bell, who ran unsuccessfully for College Station mayor last spring. Dale owns the Dale Con- Tfi � 4 ag /e. struction Co. and Pooh's Park, a roller skating rink. Bell is the general manager of KTAM- KORA radio stations. Incumbent Larry Bravenec, an A &M finance professor, is running against Residence Hall Association president Greg Magruder for Place 5. Filing in the April 5 Consoli- dated School Board election closes today. _ _ �arcll_ 0 197J N CS doubles charges for paving sidewalks 0 E By JERRY NEEDHAM Staff Writer The street assessment ordinance passed Monday night by the Col- lege Station City Council doubled the rates charged residents for street and sidewalk improvements. Under the old ordinance the as- sessment for streets was $4 per linear foot and could be requested by 60 per cent of the residents on both sides of the street petitioning the city. Under the new ordinance the assessment is $8 and requires the signatures of only 51 per cent of the property owners involved. Sidewalk assessment rates were raised from $1 to $2 per linear foot and the required signatures low- ered from 100 per cent to 75 per cent. College Station City Manager North Bardell cited inflation and the energy shortage, which pushed the price of asphalt and other construc- tion materials upward, for the in- crease. "The city's position," said Bar - dell, "is to pay one -third of the cost of the streets. The city also pays for intersections and the drainage sys- tems. So the city actually pays roughly 50 per cent of the total pro- ject. " "The last petitioned- paving street we paved which was Thomas Street (finished in February) cost us $24 per linear foot of pavement," Bar - dell said. Bardell said the city currently has no paving petitions filed with them. Approximately 70 per cent of all street paving in College Station is done through petitioning. The as- sessment rate applies for most of the streets built by the city whether they are petitioned or not, Bardell said. 19;<5 1. • 0 Magruder Is Candidate For Place 5 on Council COLLEGE STATION — Greg Magruder, a sophomore student at Texas A &M University majoring in veterinary medicine, is a candidate for Place 5 on the city council. A resident of Hart Hall on campus he is president of the Residence Hall Association, an elective position. He is also on the University Center Board and a member of the President's Advisory Council. The 19- year -old student said, "I am running for the com- munity as a whole although I have a special feeling for the students." "I felt that the majority of people in College Station were students and the rapid growth of College Station needs student input on the council," he adds. He said, "The average age of the council members must be over 50, I think it needs student representation.." He also said that builders need to be prevented from putting up poorly constructed apartments by strict adherence to building codes and use of building inspectors on all building projects. He said that the two cities would do well to develop a mass transit system together but that other aspects of consolidation would appear to be superficial advantages that would necessitate greater investigation. For example, he said that College Station now has zoning and Bryan doesn't. Magruder attended high school in Austin, Texas. 121an2A, 1975 Tate. �6C /e. GREG MAGRUDER Place 5 Candidate • 0 TO WHOM IT MAY CON -I CERN: The Zoning Board of Ad- justment will consider a request from Miss Elenor R. Cox at their called meeting in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall at 7:00 P.M. on Tuesday March 11, 1975, the facts of the case being as follows: The owner of art of Lots 91 and 92, College Hills Woodlands requests a variance to the terms of the front building line requirement of the Zoning Ordinance in order to construct a fence within 12 feet of the front property line and a variance to the rear setback line requirements of the Zoning Ordinance in order to construct a metal storage shed. Further information is ( available at the office of the Building Official of the City of College Station, telephone 846- 8886. L. P. Dulaney Building Official NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO WHOM IT MAY CON- CERN: The Charter Revision Commission of the City of College Station will hold a public hearing on the question of revising the present Charter of the City of College Station at 5:00 P.M., Wednesday, March 12, 1975 in the City Council Room of the College Station City Hall. Any interested citizens should be prepared to submit their suggestions in writing preferably prior to the meeting time, to M. L. Cashion, Chairman, care of the College Station City Hall. Mae Holleman Secret '00"rCfi, /47� 7;� as Dale sa Ordinances slow city development The overall development of Col- lege Station will be hampered if the city doesn't update some of its ordi- nances, Councilman Don Dale said Tuesday. Dale, incumbent in Place 3, is running against Bob Bell in the April 1 council elections. Bell is general manager of KTAM -KORA radio stations. "We have a control committee, of which I am chairman, and we are trying to clean up some of our ordi- nances that are not up -to -date like they should be," Dale said. "Updat- ing those ordinances is necessary to control the orderly development of our city." Among the ordinances needing revision, Dale said, are the subdivi- sion ordinance, sign ordinance, leash law ordinance and the city's thoroughfare plan. Another of Dale's concerns is the city's park development plans. "The situation now is that we've been getting pieces and parcels of land for park use and we have just not been doing anything with it," he said. "There just aren't any real facilities for the people to enjoy." Dale said, however, that the city acquired enough land Jwo years ago for a sizable park. - "I'm not discounting neighbor- hood parks but I'm saying what we need to do is improve upon the parks we have now," he said. "This has been sort of a sore spot with me because they keep hollering for more park land but we're not mak- ing use of what we have." Dale, a four -year veteran of the council, said he felt he was qualified for another term because of his con- stant involvement in city affairs. "I've lived here in College Station for more than 28 years," he said, "I feel reasonably sure that I can still do a pretty good job." Dale, an A &M graduate, at- tended South Texas Schol of Law and is president of A &M Construc- tion Co. He is also owner of Dale Construction Co. and a roller skat- ing rink, Pooh's Park. He and his wife, Elora, live at 1220 Orr in College Station. They have four daughters, three of whom attend Texas A &M. The fourth is enrolled at Sam Houston State Uni- versity. DON DALE . councilmen hear city plan details By ROD SPEER City Editor "Call it a guide." "No, better yet, call it a plan." Well, the City Council decided to call it a plan, but only after conduct- ing its longest debate of the even- ing. "The plan" is the city's Com- prehensive Development Plan and the purpose of Tuesday's called meeting was to hear a report of its status and findings from Dr. Charles Pinnell, president of Pinnell- Anderson- Wilshire and Associates, an urban consulting firm. The name debate stemmed from fears of councilmen that the public would interpret the word "plan" to imply the council was obligated to carry out its specifications. Adopt a # n" and you're committed, rented Mayor O.M. Holt. o avoid that commitment, Councilman Homer Adams pushed for the council to call it a "guide." Pinnell said that with the constant fluctuation of the social and economic status of the world, "there is no way" the city could exactly fol- low the firm's recommendations, parts of which anticipate the city's needs as far in the future as 1990. In a partial compromise, the council voted to call the document "Comprehensive Plan: A Guide for Future Development." Pinnell's presentation outlined conclusions reached in the third in- terim report of Phase III of the plan. Describing future park and recrea- tional needs, he said by 1990 the city should have 17 neighborhood parks (about 10 acres apiece) and a district parks (50 acres apiece) and a community park, about 100 acres and proposed to be adjacent to the East By -pass South of Highway 30. The report states the city should currently have 12 of the 10 -acre parks, although the city has only five. Pinnell said the recommenda- tions are based on standards set by the National Recreation and Parks Association and an anticipated population of 52,000 in 1990. (Ac- cording to the 1970 census, the population was 17,600; city officials estimate the current population at 30,000.) Needed capital improvements in the next five years suggested in the report included finding a new sanit- ary landfill site, doubling the size of City Hall, adding to police and fire department facilities and contract - ing with the university to tie into the water tower for fire protection. Following another name - change debate, the council decided to re- name the Charter Revision Com- mittee as the Charter Revision Commission and appointed its members. The commission members in- clude Councilman Jim Dozier, former College Station Mayor Dick Hervey, City Attorney Neeley Lewis and Jerry Cooper, the editor of the former students' publication, the Texas Aggie. Others on the commission are Earl Bennett, M.L. Cashion, Mae Holleman, Gene Benton and Bill Scott. The QaY�a /�o2 /97,� CS City Council Considers Zoning COLLEGE STATION —The following is the agenda for Monday's city council meeting at 7:00 p.m. in city hall: Consideration of an or- dinance rezoning that 23.860 acre tract of land in the Crawford Burnett League, being a part of two tracs conveyed to E. Kelly Parker, Trustee, (Vol. 328, Page 326, Brazos County Deed Records) from Single Family Residential District, District R -1C to Apartment Building District, District R -3. Said tract being at the intersection of Southwest Parkway and FM 2154 and in the name of E. Kelly Parker, trustee. Consideration of an ordinance rezoning that 20.242 acre tract of land in the Crawford Burnett League, being a part of two _tracts conveyed to E. Kelly Parker, trustee, (Vol. 328, Page 326, Brazos County Deed Records) from Single Family Residential District, District R -1C to General Commercial District, District C -1. Said tract being at the intersection of Southwest Parkway and FM 2154 and in the name of E. Kelly Parker, trustee. Consideration of an or- dinance rezoning that 24.49 acre tract of land in the Crawford Burnett League, being a par of two tracts conveyed to E. Kelly Parker, trustee, (Vol. 328, Page 326, Brazos County Deed Records) from Single Family residential District, District P. -1C to Agricultural Open District, District A -0. Said tract being at the intersection of Southwest Parkway and FM 2151 and in the name of E. Kelly Parker, trustee. A public hearing on the question of rezoning Lot 16 and Lot 17, Block 6 -7, W. C. Boyett estate located southwest of College Main between Louise Avenue and Church Avenue from Duplex Residential District, District R -2 to General Commercial District, District C -1. Consideration of an ordinance rezoning Lot 16 and Loet 17. Block 6-7, W.C. Boyett estate located southwest of College Main between Louise and Church Avenue from Duplex Residential District, District R -2 to General Commercial District, District C -1. Consideration of an or- dinance determining to assess a part of the cost of improving a portion of Thomas Street, the City of College Station, Texas, against abutting property and the owners thereof; adopting engineer's roll; providing for notice of hearing; and declaring an emergency. Presentation of report of Development Controls Review Committee. Consideration of ap- pointment of a Board of Equalization. . Consideration of a dedication of Holick Street extension. Consideration of a motion calling for a public hearing on the question of rezoning Lots 8,9,10,15 and 16, Lakeview Acres Subdivision from Single Family Residential District, District R -1C to General Commercial District, District C -1 and Commercial - Industrial District, District C -2. Consideration of a raised median on Jersey Street West of Texas Avenue to the creek. - ;'/Z-2 /Ec�5?C1,0 Ii6 How they vote Records of incumbents By GERALD OLIVIER ual should be free to use his land as be the status of principal streets in Two of the candidates in this he pleases. the city. A proposal submitted by April's College Station City Council "If someone wanted to build the Texas Highway Department to elections will be incumbents. This apartments next door to me, I the council called for the extension makes the job of discovering how would not oppose it," he said. and widening of several streets. they stand on the issues a little Bravenec took the opposite Residents of the neighborhoods easier. stand. He.,sided with the residents involved were vocal in their oppo- A quick look at the voting records and voted against the request. sition of the extensions. Home - will tell us how each member of the Bravenec cited citizen disapproval owners from Dominik, Munson, present council would like voters to as his primary reason for his vote. Glade and Timber streets con - think he stands. In a group of commercial zoning vinced the council to delete their To speed this process up, the fol- requests picked at random from streets from the plan. lowing is a synopsis of how Larry those considered by the council this Dale and Bravenec voted with a Bravenec and past year, the results were: unanimous council to include only Don Dale, the Dale voted for all 10 of the re- roads designated as state highways two incumbent quests. He has consistently stated in the improvement plans. Both candidates, have his position that developers are councilmen showed their desire to voted on several what make the city grow. avoid citizens' wrath on this issue. issues shaping up - Bravenec voted for six of the re- In conclusion, Dale has shown a in the campaign. �' quests selected. He has not held tendency to buckle only under se- Zoning seems any consistent stand on zoning in vere citizen pressure (like the Mun- to be the major general, but contends he considers son Street screams). He has devel- issue, in particu- ' each case on its particular merits. oped a more consistent pattern than lar, the Harry Seaback request for In the area of apartment zoning, Bravenec on zoning. He never apartment zoning behind Dominik both men voted for all five of the challenges the developer's request. Drive. requests chosen. The requests Bravenec has been harder to pre - Dale voted in favor of the Seaback picked were not politically "hot" dict. Almost any measure of citizen request over the firece opposition of items. In general, a few vocal cit- pressure will get his vote. When no Dominik homeowners. In the dis- izens can and do sway Bravenec's pressure is evident, however, his cussion preceding the vote, Dale vote, but not Dale's. votes are unpredictable. reiterated his belief that an individ- Another big can►ppz.igu v iue will l�flte ,ner big campaign issue /1 c. I 119 76 fy 0 Magruder Student runs for council College Station has a prospective city council member who is a TAMU sophomore. Greg Magruder, candidate for place 5 in the April 1 election, said Tuesday he is not running as a spe- cial interest representative for stu- dents, but as a representative of the community. Magruder said there is quite a dif- ference between the median age of the city council and the median age of the. community. He said this doesn't imply that the older people have outmoded ideas but his elec -I tion would achieve a better balance of outlooks among city council) members. He is currently president of the Residence Hall Association and a member of the University Center Board. As RHA president, he serves as an.advisory director of University National Bank along with the Stu- dent Government president and student Corps commander. College Station is going to ex- perience deep growth pains if the city council is not prepared with feasible solutions to growth prob- lems as they arise, said Magruder. He said he has the student's point of view but his is integrated with concern for community matters. University students, he said, make up a sizable portion of the community's population and are a major factor in the community. Magruder expressed concern re- garding the city's building codes and zoning laws. Building codes should be enforced to guard against shabby construction, he said. Zon- ing laws should be enforced unless a convincing argument can be given to show that the proposed zoning change would benefit the whole community, he added. Magruder said the city needs to develop a mass transit system so all members of the community will have access to all available facilities. Magruder is running against Larry Bravenec, a TAMU account- ing professor and incumbent on the city council. The .t3a1�/ o.z, GREG MAGRUDER Jett. in council race a CS needs business approach An attempt to bring the business approach to city government has prompted Jim Jett to run for the College Station city council, Jett said Thursday. Jett is a candidate for Councilman Place 1 against Gary Halter, TAMU political science professor, in the April 1 city elections. Jett, a 1967 TAMU graduate in business administration, and im- mediate past president of the Col- lege Station Apartment Owners' As- sociation, said he feels his business experience will enable him to add a different insight to some problems of the city. "After all, the city is a business," Jett said. He believes his position as a realtor allows him to keep in close touch with the growth of College Station. The current council spends too much time arguing among them- selves over unimportant issues, Jett said. He cites the question of park land aquisition as one example. This amount would not buy one half an acre of park land, Jett said. He said he feels the money would be better spent on improving pres- ent parks. Jett has never served in public office, but is active in the College Station Lion's Club and other public service organizations. "We have an opportunity to pre- serve the small town atmosphere in College Station. I would like to be able to look back and say I was a part of that achievement," Jett said. The present council is not re- sponsive enough to the wishes of the citizens, said Jett. He said he would have voted against the Harry Sea - back request for zoning land behind Dominik Drive from single family residence to apartment building district. Jett cites the intense homeowner protest as the reason for that decision. The interest of the community as a whole have to be weighed against the feelings of those most directly involved in any council decision, ,Jett said. I; 40 Jim Jett L ry Bravenec Control of'gro needed in CS have flashing lights and things like local attorney and certified public The booming, rapid development of College Station is going to call for effective control to insure orderly growth of the city, incumbent Councilman Larry Bravenec said Thursday. Bravenec, candidate for Place 5, Bob Bell opposes A &M student Greg Mag- ruder in the April 1 city elections. that," he said. "The ordinance is just accountant. He and his family re not being enforced." side at 1211 S. Boswell. One of the growth problems fac- ing the city, Bravenec said, is the few number of good parks. "I think we need to acquire more park land but at the same time make use of what we have. Right now, we've utilized, roughly, only 10 per cent of our park land," he said. Bee Creek Park, Bravenec said, is about the only sizable park the city has. The park encompasses about 44 acres. "Bee Creek Park is a high- density park and we have used just about every inch of it," he said. Bravenec said previous city coun- cils have been rather passive in en- forcing some of the city's ordi- nances. "We have had a sign ordinance for some time now that specifies how far from streets signs may be erected and whether or not they can He said he would also like to see some type of ordinance passed reg- ulating the breeding of animals for sale. "I believe an ordinance of this type would help insure that certain health standards are observed for the benefit of the buyer and seller," Bravenec said. Bravenec is a member of the city's Development Controls Review Committee that was recently estab- lished to check on the effectiveness of ordinances that influence the city's growth pattern. "I'm going to be primarily con- cerned with working on that com- mittee as well as pushing for more parks," he said, "but I'm also very interested in seeing that the zoning ordinance is fairly implemented." Bravenec, an associate professor of accounting at Texas A &M, is a Tice, �Q rC� 197,E J Old council lacks r esponsiveness An over -aged, unresponsive city council has prompted Bob Bell, sta- tion manager of KTAM -KORA radio, to seek election, Bell said Thursday. . Bell cited the present average age of the council (55 -60) as one of the primary reasons for its lack of con- sideration for citizen feelings. Bell's 6 0 opponent in the April 1 election will be incumbent Don Dale. Dale voted for the controversial Harry Seaback rezoning request behind Dominik Drive last fall. Seaback requested a change from single - family zoning to apartment building district. The request was contested by Dominik homeow- ners. Bell cites this vote as one ex- ample of Dale's disregard for citizen interests. "Two hundred and eighty Col- lege Station residents were denied their requests in that vote," Bell said referring to a petition contain- ing 280 names submitted to the council denouncing Seaback's re- quest. Bell has no previous political ex -. perience. He says experience is not, however, an important qualifica- tion. "If we elected people on the basis of experience, " Bell said, "we would return Richard Nixon to the presi- dency. He has more experience as President than any other living American." Bell feels he has been successful in his chosen business, he said. Viewing city government as a busi- ness, Bell contends his experience in broadcasting qualifies him for the position. Bell's platform is basically simple. He is running on the issue of re- sponsiveness to citizen input. "I would put community interest before self - interest or the interest of an outside party," Bell said. The Dominik rezoning is one ex- ample of an outside interest (Sea- back is based in Houston) being pre- ferred by the council to the people of College Station, Bell said. "I am willing to explore almost any possibility which might benefit College Station," Bell said. He in- cludes in this list the possibility of consolidating some city services be- tween Bryan and College Station. Larry Bravenec Bob Bell Student on the Council? Magruder may run for College Station position By GERALD OLIVIER The perennial question in Col- lege Station is, "Will a student run for the council ?" The answer is yes in the form of Greg Magruder, Resi- dent Hall Association president. Magruder told the Battalion he will file for the office this week. (The deadline for filing is Friday.) Magruder will not be unopposed in his bid for Councilman. Gary Halter, a political science profes- sor, is running for Place 1. The in- cumbent, Fred Brison, will not seek re- election. In Place 5, Larry Bravenec seems to be on the way to un- opposed re- election to his second term. Place 3 has a clearly defined bat- tle of differing ideologies. Bob Bell, KTAM station manager and a polit- ical moderate, will oppose conserv- ative incumbent Don Dale. A student, any student, cannot win this election. In order to achieve victory, a large student turn -out supporting the student candidate would be required. However, students at A &M do not perceive city politics as impor- tant. Most on- campus students lead lives which appear to end at the Northgate Wall or Jersey Street. Add this to the poor election turn- outs in the past (last spring 171 votes were cast at the campus voting box) and the student candidate will have to win in the community at large, just like his competition. All three of the available races seem dismal for student candidates. Bravenec is the Dolph Briscoe of College Station. Soft - spoken, he becomes vocal only on issues he has strong feelings about. One of the hottest issues in this campaign will be the controversial rezoning of local real estate devel- oper Harry Seaback's land behind Dominik Drive. Bravenec was a strong supporter of the Dominik home owners. This issue, combined with his strong victory last year and his good local name identification, makes Bravenec an unbeatable foe. Both candidates in Place 3 seem beyond the reach of a student. Dale and Bell appear headed for the shootout of the year. Bell lost a close race for mayor to O. M. Holt last year and is planning a strong door -to -door campaign for Dale's post. Dale is a political veteran in the city. He has a strong following with conservatives and business in- terests. It seems everyone has heard of Don Dale and this name identification would hurt a student candidate. Dale's main problem will he with his stand on zoning. He voted for Seaback's proposal and has repeated his belief in this move. Dale has been under fire from Dominik Drive homeowners for his neglect of citizen interest in this issue. The only possible seat for a stu- dent would be Place 1 and a race against Halter. Halter is an urban politics professor and a self - proclaimed liberal. His strength comes from his political science /ncc.rch., /9 7.5'" training and an appeal to liberals in the community. If he runs unop- posed he can expect a large percen- tage of the student vote due to his campus affiliation. Magruder's tactics will include an intensive get- out - the -vote cam- paign on campus. With a large stu- dent vote and plenty of hand shak- ing, Magruder could give Halter a close race. It seems doubtful that the student vote will be large enough to defeat Halter's support in the community at large. Magruder does have good reason to run, despite the odds. He can solve the problem of weak name identification by being on this year's ballot. He can inform the commun- ity on his stand on the issues. Magruder will quickly become familiar with city politics instead of the campus action he is used to deal- ing with. He can prepare himself for a race next year, a race he can win. Homer Adams, Jim Dozier, Jim Gardner and O. M. Holt will be up for reelection in the spring of '76. A student, especially one with good name identification and prior run- ning experience, could win any one of the three council seats or the mayorship then. None of the candidates this year needs to be worried about Mag- ruder; but look out Homer, next year is almost here. ��'ifitc>r��t Our point of view City council elections 0 s o Two candidates are competing in each of the three races for the College Station City Council and, although this does not offer a large choice for the voter, the personalities and political philosophy are diverse enough to make three interesting races. Since incumbent Fred Brison did not seek re- election, the race for Place 1 pits two newcomers to the College Station political scene — a liberal and outspoken political science professor, Gary Halter, and a young up -and- coming local developer, Jim Jett. Because of his political science training (oriented toward urban gov ernment) and intense interest in College Station's government, GARI HALTER is the best choice for the position. Halter has been a regular visitor at council meetings and was chairman of a citizens advisory group which helped the city with its Comprehensive Development plan. He has studied the problems and needs of the city and has data at his fingertips to compare our town with other Texas cities. Jett's vocation presents an inherent conflict of interest should he be elected to the council. As a councilman, Jett's vote on a rezoning request or the paving of a street could affect the value and use of land in the city. As a realtor, developer and apartment owner, that vote could affect the value of his property. Halter's realty, however, consists only of the lot his home sits on. Competing for Place 3 is the 32- year -old general manager of KTAM- KORA radio, Bob Bell, against the older establishment man and incumbent Don Dale. BOB BELL would be a refreshing and needed change on the council and earns our endorsement. Bell has committed himself to reflecting the opinions of College Station residents. Dale, however, has been forced to defend a rezoning request he sup- ported that was petitioned against by 280 Dominik Drive residents. In addition, Dale's ownership of a local construction company creates a situation similar to Jett's. The amount and use of commercial property in the city cannot help but affect local construction. And whether or not this has been a factor in his decisions, Dale has said it's developers that make the city grow and has consistently voted for developers' zone change requests re- gardless of citizen opposition. The Place 5 race features incumbent Larry Bravenec, a TAMU accounting professor and local attorney, and a dark -horse candidate, Greg Magruder, a TAMU sophomore and president of the Residence Hall Association. Although Magruder has good intentions, LARRY BRAVENEC should.be re- elected to the council. Its a difficult task to determine what Bravenec's political philosophy is. However, one thing is perfectly clear — Bravenec will bend to citizen opposition, which shows a responsiveness to his consti- tuency. Also, Bravenec has qualifications Magruder can't hope to match. Bravenec has a law degree and can draw upon has experience as an attorney, a professor and as a councilman for a year. Maguder has not yet reached the halfway point in his undergraduate education and has been wrapped up in the problems of dormitory life, not in off - campus affairs. Zoning issue ts spli CS C"I tyCouncialmen 0 By STEVE GRAY Staff Writer Controversy erupted among Col- lege Station City Councilmen Mon- day night over the city's zoning policies during their regular meet- ing. The council split sides while con- sidering requests for rezoning three tracts of land owned by E. Kelly Parker. The 69 acres of land is near the intersection of Southwest Park- way and FM 2154. Parker asked the council to re- zone the three tracts for apartment _building purposes, general com- mercial development and agricul- tural purposes. The land was origi- nally zoned for single- family resi- dences. Each of the requests was granted by 4 -3 margins. Mayor O. M. Holt cast the tie - breaking votes in favor of each request. Councilmen Larry Bravenec, Jim Gardner and Jim Dozier voted against the requests, claiming that Parker had not submitted any specific plans for developing the land. "I just don't like rezoning re- quests that don't include concrete plans for development," Bravenec said. "Developers should have something on paper that will show us what they are going to do." Dozier agreed with Bravenec, saying the council was "just rezon- ing property at the whim of the de- veloper. " Councilmen Fred Brison, Homer Adams and Don Dale voted with Holt for the rezoning ordinances. Dale said the city is facing a housing shortage unless more apartments are built. "I just think we should give de- velopers a chance to invest in our community and provide enough places for people to live," Dale said. He said apartment construction has declined locally in the past few years. But Dozier emphatically disag- reed with Dale. "Are you saying that the drop in apartment construction is because we haven't rezoned enough land ?" he asked Dale. "No," Dale replied, without elaborating. Paul Wahlberg, a representative for Parker, told the council rezoning one of the tracts for agricultural purposes would serve as a buffer zone between any apartments that might be built and single family re- sidences. Wahlberg said he would probably later request the council to rezone that tract for apartment con- struction. Holt, however, questioned the move to rezone the land to agricul- tural open district. "Why rezone to agricultural open when you're going to have to come back anyway to request zoning it for apartment purposes ?" Holt asked Wahlberg. Wahlberg hesitated but told Holt that "the market will determine how the land will be used later." "It appears that you saying the council would more easily consider rezoning from agricultural open dis- trict to apartment construction pur- poses rather than rezoning directly from single family residences to apartment building purposes," Holt said. "Let's not hide the issue." The council tabled a request from Bardin A. Nelson, 705 Dexter, to rezone two lots from duplex resi- dential district to general commer- cial district. The Planning and Zoning Com- mission March 17 recommended that the request be denied because Bruce Fisher, pastor of the A &M Presbyterian Church, said the commercial use would increase traf- fic in the area. The church operates a day school for small children. Fisher said at the P &Z meeting parking was already congested in the immediate area. The council said it would reconsider Nelson's request at its next meeting. In other business the council ap- pointed the 1975 Board of Equaliza- tion. The three members are Ed Holdredge of 1118 Ashburn, H. E. Hampton of 1004 Milner and Ernest Gregg of 706 Inlow. The board will hold its first meeting next Monday. The council voted to accept a de- dication of land from Anthony J. Caporina, 751 Meadow Lane in Bryan, that will allow the city to connect two sections of Holik Drive east of Holleman Drive. The con- nection involves .07 acres of land. The council also set a policy con- cerning street and sidewalk im- provements by petition and assess- ments. Streets will be paved if the city is petitioned by 51 per cent of the property owners on both sides of the streets. Property owners will be assessed $8 per linear foot for a 28 -foot wide street, an increase of $4 under the old ordinance. Sidewalks will be constructed by the city after it is petitioned by at least 75 per cent of the property owners requesting construction. They will be assessed $2 per linear foot. Behavioral traininn 7 e Assessments to Double O n CS Petit BY JERRY GRAY Eagle Staff Writer ..COLLEGE STATION — Residents who petition to have their street paved will now pay $8 per linear foot on a 28 -foot wide residential street, as a result of a new policy adopted by the College Station City Council Monday night. ..The increase will approximately double current costs to petitioning property owners, but it will not affect the paving of those streets included in other paving projects, such as the Community Development Act. The effective number of signatures on a street paving petition remains at 51 per cent. UNDER CURRENT PRICES, this policy divides the cost of street construction into thirds, to be shared among property owners on each side of the street and the city. Councilmen indicated that the policy would be under periodic review to keep up with con- struction costs. Both Councilman Jim Dozier and Lorence Bravenec said that it was necessary to have a fixed dollar policy to be reviewed periodically. ion Paving .Councilman Homer Adams expressed the fear that raising the residents' cost by any amount "would kill the petition street paving program." He voted against the policy. ..Adams made an unsuccessful motion to divide the costs on a 25 per cent, 25 per cent and 50 per cent basis, with the city paying the latter. Dozier said that keeping the per cent necessary for paving at 51 per cent would make collecting assessment difficult. He said the percentage should be higher and voted against this part of the policy. The city staff reported that there were $134,000 outstanding assessments on petition paved streets. Councilman Don Dale pointed out that $68,000 of that amount is not yet due. THE COUNCIL ALSO amended the sidewalk paving policy. ..The sidewalk policy requires 75 per cent of the homeowners' names on the petition. The cost to property owners of a four -foot wide sidewalk will be $2 per linear foot on an estimated construction cost of $4 per linear foot. This policy too will be reviewed. • ' t Approves Re Zone C hange uests q COLLEGE STATION — that property, 24.5 acres were Lorence Bravenec voted Three zone change requests rezoned from single family against each zone change were granted last night for residential district to request, saying that a more three contiguous tracts of land agricultural open land and definite plan of development at the intersection of Southwest immediately west of that 20.2 should exist than what was Parkway and FM 2154 at the acres of land was rezoned from presented to the council. request of E. Kelly Parker, single family residential to "My objection is that you trustee. general commercial district. don't have a plan and !not A 23.8 acre tract was rezoned Each vote brought the same having a plan) goes against the from single family residential discussion and alignment of the concept of zoning," said district to apartment building councilmen. Councilmen Jim Dozier. "Otherwise we are just district. Immediately west of Dozier, Jim Gardner and rezoning for land speculation." Election Instruction School Set Bravenec added " dislike rezoning without plans. It COLLEGE STATION — A p.m. Thursday at College adversely affects future school of instruction for all Station City Hall. development, but I might not election judges and clerks of All election officials and have an objection if and when the College Station Municipal other interested people are something more definite is lection will be held at 7:30 urged to attend. { presented." Councilmen Homer Adams, Fred Brison, Don Dale and Mayor O.M. Holt voted to grant earh zone change r eQuest. Council Approves Median COLLEGE STATION — A median will be constructed on Jersey Street west of Texas Avenue to Wolf Pen Creek, as a result of city council action last night. City staff members will now work with the Texas Highway Department to determine who will pay for the project. Two councilmen voted against the motion — Councilmen Lorence Bravenec and Jim Dozier. /�QrCh !9' 7 Councilman Don Dale said, "For our university to con - tunue to grow it behooves us to help people invest in this area so we can collect utility payments, etc." Councilman Jim Gardner asked the Houston planner for the project if he could hold off or plans until the Devleop- mental Controls Committee could look at the request, but the vote came and the ro rties were rezoned. 0 0 y.r V a _ oil CL y.r CL Q , " 2. - �_ x; V F By JERRY NEEDHAM Staff Writer An audience of about 200 heard .six candidates for College Sta- tion City Council positions support their candidacies in a Political Forum presentation Monday night at the Rudder Tower. Greg Magruder, candidate for Place 5, said he is concerned for good government. He said half of the population in College Station is between the ages of 18 and 25 and "we need a young representative." Magruder, a TAMU sophomore, said, "I live with student needs. With increased activity at the uni- versity, it will continue to pose many traffic and housing problems. The students must be considered in any community decisions." Larry Bravenec, Magruder's op- ponent in today's election, said, "We need good judgment" on the city council. Referring to Mag- ruder, he said city council meetings tend to be boring for a student. Bravenec also stressed his objec- tions against too much rezoning. He said rezoning tends to "create low - quality housing when a residential area is surrounded by apartments." Don Dale, incumbent candidate for Place 3, said the city needs to continue growth to keep up with the university, adding "We don't need to stop growth with radical or un- tried ideas." He said that even with the increased budget we have not raised taxes. Bob Bell, Dale's opponent for Place 3, said he recognizes Dale knows what a lot of the people want but not what all the people want. He said College Station needs a younger man to represent all of the community. Concerning the city's transporta- tion needs, Bell said Wellborn Road should be widened to become a major thoroughfare. He said most new apartments would be built on the other side of Wellborn Road. Another council hopeful, Jim Jett, was introduced as a man with an energetic attitude who would maintain a business -like attitude toward city government. He opened by saying he is not a land - developer as reported by the media; but a real estate agent who owns apartments. Jett is competing against Gary Halter for Place 1. Jett contended money being ap- propriated for new parks should be used to improve exisF: parks. He said a formal conference should be called with TAMU o0ic #als to re- view the community's problems. Gary Halter, a TAMU Phu ' ca] science professor, said the city should expand the park program and the bike trail program. He said there should be a pedestrian access across University Drive by Zachry Engineering Center. Other points he raised were the possibility of the city operating an ambulance service and an investigation into the higher electricity rates for apartments than for single - family residences. 19P5 "reg magruaer, A&M student (H), seated with Larry Bravenec, assoc. prof. (C), at city council debate. Pictured at left is Political Forum member William Ibbotson Photo he Steve Krauss COLLEGE STATION'S MORNING Lions were a Station. With aid from the City of College Station, busy lot recently when they constructed the Lions supplied manpower to put up the much - backstops for three baseball diamonds in College needed backstops. W 4W WI I li Ambulance Ordinance On Agenda COLLEGE STATION — service at least one person Among the items considered at shall be present who has 5p.m. Thursday at called city "acquired theoretical or council meeting is an amend- ment to the city's ambulance ordinance. The amendment says that the certified attendant "shall be in a position to render aid to the patient while the patient is being transported." The amendment to be considered is similar to one already passed by the Bryan City Council. Currently part of the am- bulance ordinance says that while the ambulance is in practical knowledge in first aid certificate issued to such as certified by the American person by the State Board of Red Cross, evidenced by a Health." T e /t' ag 1t- I ORDINANCE N� 959 D N ORDINANCE DETERMINING TO ASSESS A PART F THE COST OF IMPROVING A PORTION OF THOMAS PRO AGAINST ABU T G PROPERTY AND T ENOWNERK VIDING AD PTING ENGINEER'S ROLLS, DECLARING AN EMERGE CY�F HEARING: AND WHEREAS, The City Council of the City of College Station, Texas, has heretofore ordered that the IF Of College a street in Said city be improved by raisin d ng, Portion of same, installing concrete curbs and gutters r a b g' filling and i installing drains, s p where provided in the pl inlets and storm sewer ans, with necessary inc and a - with the City andn a c c or d anc e in onceitwiiheth specifications s now F% therefore, said now on file wit: Portion of Said street being as follows, to All that certain portion of Thomas Street described as follows: Commencing at the intersection of Thomas Street and Hereford, Thence in a north - easterly direction along Thomas Street until same intersects Dexter Drive. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN consist of a four The Zoning Board of Ad- The improvements to Thomas Street shall (4) inch asphaltic stabilized gravel base, with Hanks at th aone(1)inch iustment will consider a hot mix asphaltic surface course; complete wi }h concrete request from Alan R. curbs and gutters to a width, measured from back to back their called meeting in the of 28 feet, as Provided in said plans antl specifications; and Council Room of the Colleegg WHEREAS, the City Station City Hall at 7:00 P. M. contract with Y yggof College Station has entered into a on Tuesday April 15, being the amount of 511,502 80 f or Bhehmproveme S of sa d Thomas facts of the case being as Street, and the City En iheer follows: or statements g has prepared and filed rolls The applicant requests a assessments thereforeeand 9 the i mprovgfnents and variance from the rear setback requirements of the Zon WHEREAS, ing Portion A , cost Ordinance in order to constr Council has determined to assess a uct y abuttin a carport with storage area owners of the property and 9 neon and agaainst }such within 8 feet of the rear property; pprr operty line of his property at WHEREAS, B00 Hereford St., Lo} 5, Block 1, the present condition of and safety and it is Further information is such streets and Breezy Heights Subdivision. places endangers the public health necessary that the improvements }hereof be With while the weather permits, and such im p rovements available at the office of the are being delayed pending the passing and taking m provements Building Official of the City of , College Station, telephone 846 - this ordinance and the other proceedings incidental }hereto 8886. and such facts constitute and create an emer THEREFORE, BE IT gencY. COUNCIL ORDAINED L.P. Dulaney TEXAS, THAT; THE CITY OF COLLEGE THE CITY B uil — u Official STATION, The I a Portion o the st of saidd i mprovements on saidio assess owners of such property and sa i d t assesments f; a levied in exercise of the power granted in ArI of the Charter of said cityy a nd as provided b ticle 11, Section ion X o 40th Legislature of The Sfate of Texas, Firs} C of 1 alled Session, Articler1105 -B Revised Civi Staff tes ofmTexas. known as II Said rolls or statements be and the same are hereby adopted and approved. III ✓` / e The several amounts proposetl ` Parcels of propertY and }he owner a against such / 9 matters and things as shown rolls thereof statements other ✓ being as follows, to wit: on said Name of Owner No. of Description Front Feet E.E. McQuillen 4° .r 120' of Amount Lot 2, Block 1 120. ° t Southeast College 480.00 Park A.B. Nelson 30'of Lot 2, 70' of Lot 100. 3, Block 1 Southeast 400.00 College Park John J. Sperry 30' of Lot 3, 86.8' of 219.4 Lot 4, 90' of Lot 5ole , 877.60 Clge 1 Park uthe ast J. M. Ward 77.4'of Lot 6, Block 1 Southeast Col 77'4 309.60 P O.D. Butler Lot 1, Block 4 150. 600.00 Southeast College Park L.J. Ringer LOTS 5, 6, 7, Block 4 Southeast College 323• 1,292.00 Park o Where interest inanyProperty abovefirm r bec r p or ion own an s his corpo shall be personally responslbleP� so firm pr pro rata of the tonal assessment a ainstosua bears to the total own s Its, is or her respec Interest her respective interest in s Of suh property and its , his or from the assessren} lien u P r o pe rt y may be released tionate su Pon payment of such proPor- IV 4 hearing shall be given by and before the goev rni deg of )f th City of College Station, Texas, on thh April, 1975 at 7:00 P.M. at tgghe Cit Council Chamber of the of rlespectivet parcels ote Ste Ion and to t, all of whom areShereby notiifiedhto be and appear at th tuna bec ontinuedrfromame togdt fixed, and from id day a to day aIf becheardyshalllhave be fully and heard and I which hearing an mistake mistake, irregularities or Invailditeil� ar provements eodr�assessmentsthereforimay beicarsctet , henefits by means of sa�d fI n 0 th rosf of the said improverno,,,� l and true owner things shall be determined and the rea the property abutting upon the said streets to be improoved, and any and all others in anywise interested, said hearing at se and attorneys shall be and appea time and place and present and make any protest or ob- jections which they or any of them may have as to the said improvements as to the benefits therefrom, as to the cost thereof, as to the amounts of such assessments or as to the nval dity Sn proceedings with a reference ) to sa assessments, such improvements or to the contracts therefor and improvements to any other matter or thing in anywise connected, either with said contracts or proceedings and after all desiring and presenting them- selves to be heard, either in person or by agents, attorneys or representatives have been fully and fairly heard, the said hearing shall be closed and assessments will by or- dinance and in accordance with law and the proceedings of the city be levied against the respective parcels of abuttttIng property and the owners thereof, whether such owners be named herein or not, and whether the property be correctly described or not. At such hearings anyone in anywise in- eviide ce and have to appea w itnes ses n be heard irpduce V Assessments against abutting property and the owners shall be a personal liability of the owners of such property and a first and prior lien on the property against which assess Tments are vi o dai o T acomptlet lon andaaccepta ^ce of th improvements and said assessments shall bear in- r cent) per annum, serest from date of such completion and acceptance unt paid atthe rate of eight per centum (8 Pe yabie annually, provided, any owner shall have the right by ro pa the Prins s aeSand ntereany ccrued before date of payyy provided further that if default be made in the p i s and 9c as the Samermwith reasonableeattornemen shall cost of collection, if incurred. VI The improvements in dep endent. unitstand the proposed entirely separate district and indeP asses b t for the omc iccumsta^ce lr�i connect on with any other un it all to the same extent and as fully as If entirely opteseheoceedingesehdad separate hearings and separate d n VII The City Secretary of the City of Coleege abutting is upon the t o give notice to the owners of pro; ur se of such said portions of streets named tube and pv Viand to all others interested 1 the time, p s b ca a sub - hearin s and of all matters and thing published at gg publish in and of stantially correct copy of this ordinance to least three Mmes in a newspaper e Station, Texas, the general circulation in theCityof liege f whh publication shall be made at least ten days irst of ic all be de ers bs id rn rtionsaof aid s fore the at fuch hearing, and owners of prop Y rptoy be correctly described streets antl en, whether such owners be named hereln av ues or not and whether the props wise Interested herein or not, as well as to all other shall be and are duly therein or to be affected thereby ro name or In the �notjfiecl y owners, , sment s thee iption Of p pa we se affect amount of anY professed asseshall assessment any ursuant or invali datesuch noticeor any SUChnoticelduch d fully thereto, and the real and true owners of such abutting property shall be and are by, notified. The. City Secretary �s further directed, but not required to Arve further p�bl not notice be b y to a substantia copy abutting upon such portions of said each owner of property advertisement and ee c u ntulative u ot such all nay ces a mail shall e str t ly advertisement and i publication , and said notice by publicaton shall n all cases be sufficient and binding whether or not any other kind of character of notice be given. Vlll The present condition of said pportions of streets and Is avenues endangers healtovemenfs thereofebe proceeded necessary that the impr with at once and while the weather will p ermit, and such and an urpeat facts constitute an create th the9ul and provisions public , necessity providing for ordinances to be read more than one I g t or at more than one meet assed s ac and take effect in as ih an this ordinance be P emergency sus pended and this ordinance as passed as and accordingly secure and shall be in shall take effect as an emergency m easure' full force from and after its passage. PASSED AND APPROVED this 24th day ofMarch, ROVED O.M. Holt Mayor ATTEST Florence Neelley • 6 0 CS Council Meets In Called Session COLLEGE STATION — The College Station City Council meets at 5 p.m. Thursday at city hall in a called session. Among other items on the agenda, the council will con- sider an ordinance amending the current ambulance or- dinance. The amendment to be considered states that the attendant with a certificate from the State Board of Health must ride in a position to -ad- minister actual aid to the patient while being tran- sported. Currently the attendant with certificate is often the driver, who can not administer actual aid while in service. Also the council will consider an application from Sherrill Ambulance to operate an ambulance service within the city. The Bryan City Council will consider a similar ap- plication Wednesday, April 23. Other items on the agenda include consideration of a resolution on the Millican Dam, discussion of Brazos County Landfill permit ap- plications and a discussion of the Fire A nt Control measure. 7 e, .day /ems Sherrill Receives 2nd CS Ambulance Permit COLLEGE STATION — Another yearly permit to operate in the city was granted to Sherrill Ambulance in Thursday's city council meeting. Councilmen discussed various problems with the current ambulance service, but in a final unanimous vote of approval Councilman Gary Halter said, "Any ambulance service is better than none." Mayor 0. M. Holt said, "There are areas in which ambulance service can improve, but Ws incumbent on us to work with the service we have." One of the major faults of the current system, according to city manager North Bardell, is that there is no formal means of filing complaints. He said that he has talked with Georgia Eiland, director of nursing at St. Joseph Hospital, about a better system of filing complaints. The details of the new system have not been announced, but Bardell said, "I think the new system should help." "Someone in the health service should also be on the Brazos County - Bryan - College Station ambulance committee." The suggestion was informally accepted. An amendment was also approved for the city's ambulance ordinance. The amendment says that the ambulance attendant riding with the patient must have a first aid cer- tificate. A Red Cross first aid certificate has been required of at least one attendant in thth ambulance prior to last night's action, but the attendant with certificate has often been gnly the driver who has not been in a positi6it to' render actual aid while the patient is being transported. Meanwhile College Station has ordered an ambulance through the Brazos Valley Developmental Council. The yet - undeliver ' modulance vehicle will cost College Sta s $4,098 through the federal grant. City manager North Bardell said today„' use for the vehicle has not been finalized." Bryan and Brazos County have also applied through the BVDC for a modulance vehicle. fir. 'l « /4 75 CS City Council meets Millican Dam opinion delayed • 0 By STEVE GRAY Staff Writer The College Station City Council voted Thursday to delay any endorsement of the con- troversial proposed Millican Dam project until it can hear recommendations from the local En- vironmental Action Council (EAC) on Monday. The council will meet at 5 p.m. at city hall. The council tentatively voted down a resolu- tion supporting the funding and construction of the proposed dam, which is to be located southeast of the city on the Navasota River near Millican. The resolution favors appropriation of $700,000 by Congress for continued planning and design of the dam. Congressional hearings on the appropriations will be held April 29 and 30. Councilman Larry Bravenec moved to reject the resolution, saying he wanted to hear the re- commendations of the EAC before endorsing the project. Walter J. Wells, general manager of the Brazos River Authority, presented the historical background of the proposed dam to the council and outlined locations of other dams and reservoirs lo- cated within the Brazos Basin, which stretches from south of Freeport to north of Lubbock. The EAC has already condemned the project as environmentally unstable. The council voted against implementation of the Texas Department of Agriculture fire ant con- trol program in College Station. The measure was tabled April 4 by the council until they could study the situation. The program involves the spraying of granules soaked with the pesticide Mirex. Cornelius Van Bavel, president of the local EAC, told the council that the chemical was called potentially dangerous by the Environmental Pro- tection Agency. "Tests have shown that Mirex is a persistent chemical which can accumulate in the flesh of ani- mals if it is digested over a period of time, Van Bavel said. "It is also highly toxic to marine life." But Councilman Homer Adams disagreed with Van Bavel. "We've been using the chemical to treat fire ants in other parts of the county and, so far, we haven't seen any detrimental results," Adams said. The program is aimed at eradicating fire ant mounds in the city, particularly near the intersec- tion of Highway 6 and the east by -pass. Approval was given by the council for Sherrill Ambulance, Inc. of Bryan to continue operation of its ambulance service in the city for another year. The company will charge $30 for all calls within the city and $10 for each 10 -mile radius outside the city limits. The council amended the ambulance ordi- nance to provide that an attendant with practical and theoretical knowledge of first aid must render medical attention to victims while in transit to a hospital. The council passed a resolution favoring the county's choice for a landfill site. The county has applied to the Texas Department of Health for a permit to operate a landfill to be located three and a half miles west of Highway 6 near Turkey Creek Road. The county has estimated the proposed landfill will receive about 200 pounds of solid waste a day. A hearing on the permit application will be held April 29 in the county commissioners courtroom at 10:00 a.m. The council tentatively appointed new mem- bers of various city boards during an executive session but were not officially voted upon. Their names will be announced at the council's next regu- lar meeting April 28. t Ao Planning and zoning Mayor O. M. Holt an d Councilman Gary M. Halter discuss amendments to the ambulance ordinance at C.S. councff meeting. Photo by Jack Holm 0 i Ct�a�. moo, � 9 7,/ \k� TO WHOM IT MAY CON- CERN: CERN: The Zoning Board of Ad- The City Council of the City of request from Robert C. Potts at College Station will hold a TO WHOM IT MAY CON - public hearing the question of rezoning al I of f Lots 8, 9, 10, 15 CERN: Station City Hall at 7:00 P.M. and 16, Lakeview Acres Sub division from Single Family The Zoning Board of Ad- Residential District, District R and Mobile Home Park justment will consider a request from Robert C. Potts at Qry / -16 District, District R -5 to General Commercial District, their called meeting in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall at 7:00 P.M. District C -1 and part of Lot 9 to on Tuesday April 22, 1975, the requirements of the Zoning Commercial Industrial facts of the case being as District, District C -2. follows: his propperty at 306 Lee Street, The said lots are located northeast of the intersection of The applicant request a State Hwy. 6 and FM 2818 and variance from the rear setback the application s in the name requirements of the Zoning Ordinance in order to construct A Michael K. Davis, Josef Isadore Krenek, Ralph an addition to a residence on E. Miller, Louis F. Bouse and E. M his propperty at 306 Lee Street, E.L. Busse. Lot 11, Block 4, Oakwood 8886. Addition. The said hearing shall be held in the Council Roam of the City Further information is of College Station City Hall at avail available at the office of the the 7:00 meeting of the Building Official of the City of 846 City Council on Monday, April Council o College Station, telephone - p 28, 1975. 8886. Further n is ,available at the office of the L. P. Dulaney Bu ilding Official ! City Plannerin College Station i Ct�a�. moo, � 9 7,/ \k� TO WHOM IT MAY CON- CERN: The Zoning Board of Ad- justment will consider a request from Robert C. Potts at their called meeting in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall at 7:00 P.M. on Tuesday April 22, 1975, the facts of the case being as follows: The applicant request a variance from the rear setback requirements of the Zoning Ordinance in order to construct an addition to a residence on his propperty at 306 Lee Street, Lot li, Block 4, Oakwood Addition. FuW. 46,er information is avable at the office of the Bui ng Official of the City of Coll a Station, telephone 846- 8886. L P. Dulaney Building O • i Ct�a�. moo, � 9 7,/ \k� • a CS Modulance Ordered COLLEGE STATION — In mid -May a $16,395 modulance will be delivered to College Station from Southern Ambulance Builders of Georgia. The vehicle was recently obtained by the city through a Department of Health, Education and Welfare grant through an application with the Brazos Valley Development Council. Georganna Merrtwether, medical services co -ordinator for the BVDC, ex- plains that the vehicle will cost College Station one -fourth of the list price, or $4,098. Merriwether said that two government stipulations which particularly affect use of the vehicle in this area are (1) to provide service without questioning people's ability to pay before pick up and (2) to use Emergency Medical Technicians or show an effort to train EMT's. On the second requirement she said that the BVDC is currently conducting an EMT course with 25 enrolled from a seven county area. The course is being con- ducted in the LVN room at Bryan High School. An additional 20 hours instruction will also be given each two years for recertification of EMT's, whe explains. Bryan and Brazos County have also applied through the BVDC for a modulance but their grants are on a competitive basis. No word has yet been received on the fate of their applications. Ira-1 ir! 3 0 0 & 0 CS Neutral On Mi il ican Dam Issue BY JERRY GRAY Eagle Staff Writer COLLEGE STATION — College Station city councilmen reconsidered the topic of a Millican Dam resolution Monday night, voting 4 -3 to neither support nor oppose further appropriations to the Corps of Engineers for planning on the project. The vote came after a two -hour council meeting involving statements from eight citizens and specialists. Councilman Homer Adams and Mayor O.M. Holt voted against the resolution indicating that they would favor a resolution in support of the appropriations, which could range from $450,000 to $700,000. Councilman Jim Gardner also voted against the resolution but said he favored a motion opposing the appropriations. He attacked the resolution as faint - hearted. "I don't favor this wishy -washy resolution of neither supporting or op- posing appropriations," he said before the vote. Councilmen Jim Dozier, Lorence Bravenec, Gary Halter and Bob Bell voted in favor of the resolution, which also asked that Congress review the project. Councilman Dozier said, "If we oppose the appropriations, we are saying that all the money spent so far is a waste. I don't think we want to say that. After the planning is complete, we may want to vote `yes' or `no' on the actual construction." There also was a motion by Councilman Bravenec to send Dozier to Washington during the public hearings on the ap- propriations, April 29 -30. "Would a junket to Washington suf- fice?" Councilman Bob Bell asked. "I am CSOME ONNOW'sm 0 ONES (Continued from Page 1) in the same place at the same time," he said. One citizen addressing the council stated that appropriating the money would contribute to federal deficit spending and urged the council to vote against ap- propriations 19 ?'S consecutive years," van Bavel said. " this happens, the project will be d authorized." Frank Thurmond of the Brazos Rivi Authority said that two appropriatic hearings in Washington are to I scheduled before actual construction considered. He noted that strip mining i the area and building the dam could t coordinated. Van Bavel said the two goals wei definite conflicts. "You can't have the to ( See CS, Page 2A) totally against sending someone tc Washington at city expense." The motion was defeated and Dozier commented, "You're spinning your wheels if you don't follow -up by sending someone to Washington." Cornelius van Bavel, president of the Brazos Valley Environmental Action Council, addressed the council before the vote, charging "the project is very poorly designed economically, technically and environmentally." "The project is and will be authorized unless appropriations are denied for six Chris Mathewson, geologist at Texa: A &M, also told councilmen that College Station didn't need the dam for either water resources or for flood control. The council tentatively voted last Thursday to oppose a resolution asking for $700,000 in appropriations for the project. �z, El HS - Leyal Notices TO WHOM IT MAY CON CERN: The City Council of the City of College Station will hold a public hearing on the question of rezoning all of Lots 8, 9, 10, 15 and 16, Lakeview Acres Sub- division from Single Family Residential District, District R -16 and Mobile Home Park District, District R -5 to General Commercial District, District C -1 and part of Lot 9 to Commercial Industrial District, District C -2. The said lots are located northeast of the intersection of State Hwy. 6 and FM 2818 and the Mi application is in the name Df chael K. Davis, Josef Bud' Isadore Krenek, Ralph E. ViIler, Louis F. Bouse and E. L. Busse. The said hearing shall be held n the Council Room of the City >f College Station City Hall at he 7:00 P.M. meeti ity ou I Monday, of the Cnci on day, April Further information is available at the office of the QtY PIAnner i n College Station. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN The Zoning Board of Ad iustment will consider a their ircalled l meeting Hanks t ng in the a he Council Room of the Collee onTuesday i April 15, the facts of the case being as follows: The applicant requests a variance from the rear setback requirements of the Zoningg Ordinance in order to conttruct a carport with storage area within 8 feet of the r 0g0 Hereford St hLop Block lr Breezy Heights Subdivision. available at the of the Building Official of the City of College Station, telephone 846- 8886. L.P. Dulaney Build Official J C S uti I i Supplying own still in future By KATHY MORGAN Contributor Four College Station City Coun- cilmen say the only way to deter- mine the advantages of College Sta- tion supplying its own utilities is to try it someday and see what hap- pens. The city has contracted with Bryan for water, sewage and elec- tricity since 1950. The contract ex- pires in January, 1979. The possibility of the city having its own utilities is being studied by a city council committee. The com- mittee is presently investigating 6 possible future water provisions. "There are three possibilities for water," North Bardell, College Sta- tion city manager, said. "One is a water -well field in Bryan and another is using water from the upper Navasota River Reservoir. The third would be the Millican Re- servoir if it was a reality now." (The Millican Reservoir is under pre - construction planning.) There are also problems in get- ting good water sources. "There's not enough good ground water," Councilman Gary Halter said. "Most of it is in north Bryan and that's where they'll drill test wells." Halter described the water situation as "rather complicated. " Halter said there are other pos- sibilities for water supplies. "There's a lake being built on the Upper Navasota River that could serve as a water supply for private use," Halter said. "College Station could buy water from Navasota and put in a small holding lake, outside the city, pumping it out to a filtra- tion plant and water system. It's re- latively inexpensive." Another alternative, Halter said, would be to bring water from Lake Somerville. "But pumping uphill might cost more," he said. Halter also said Bryan makes money when they sell water to the city. L. P. Dulaney, Director of Col- lege Station Public Works, said Bryan puts a No. 2 demand charge on each monthly bill. Dulaney de- fined the demand charge as the sum of the greatest average number of kilowatts registered on each indi- vidual meter during any 30- minute interval of the current month. "The energy charge varies," Dulaney said, "but its about $.55 per kilowatt hour." Water sells for $35 per 1,000 gal- lons, he said. The possibility of College Sation supplying its own electricity is "an extremely expensive proposition at this time," Halter said. He cited Gulf States Utilities as one source of electricity. "I doubt it would be any cheaper to buy from an electric company than Bryan," he said, however. J. Louis Odle, Bryan city man- ager, said building a generating plant for electricity would be ex- tremely expensive. "There are problems to consider with an electric plant," he said. "It costs money. A 105,000 megawatt plant would cost about $27 million to construct. You need transmission and distribution facilities. College Station has part of it already, the production and transmission ends. But they have to consider if they can afford to generate their own." North Bardell said the possibility of College Station building its own generating plant is "highly improb- able because of the high cost of capi- tal involved in operating." He said other alternatives would be to buy from independent utility companies both privately and publicly owned.. "These are possibilities, not plans," Bardell emphasized. "These ideas are being studied for future reference: monumental sort of plans. " J�14. 0 v C2 Subdivision Zoning Considered by P &Z COLLEGE STATION — The previously been subdivided Planning and Zoning Com- into Block A and B. mission met in emergency "Wednesday's re- subdivision session at 5 p.m. Wednesday to was necessary to further divide consider a re -subdivision of Blocks A and B in order to property between Dominic allow issuing building per - Drive and State Highway 30 mits," said Bill Koehler, city belonging to Culpepper Realty planner. Co. The property is zoned for The Planning and Zoning Comission action does not commercial use and had require further city council action since the property was already zoned commercial and subdivided. Urban development C anne or CS "We have very little infor- mation as to what's going on out there," he said. "It's not terribly essential that we do have that in- formation because the university provides so many of its own serv- ices." Even though the city operates independently, both the city and university cooperate with each other, he said. "We cannot dictate to the Uni- versity nor them to us," Koehler said. With all the proposals sub- mitted to the council, and the committee on capital improve- ments working at its best to adopt the proposals, the people of College Station should see some changes in their city in the near future. By HORACE GRANT Contributor The city of College Station in March accepted a Comprehensive Development Plan for proposed improvements to the city. Pinnell, Anderson, Wilshire & Associates, Inc., an urban plan- ning firm, has worked on the plan for three years and has made rec- ommendations to the city regard- ing sanitary sewage systems, major thoroughfare and water distribu- tion systems, police and fire sta- tions, city hall and the organiza- tion of the city's administration. Plans determining land use in implementing these_ recommenda- tions evolved from individual studies that have been made, Wil- lie Koehler, College Station city planner, said. But none of these studies are independent of the others, he said. "Land use depends on the city's capacity to serve it and the needs of the private market in its development," Koehler said. One thing of immediate im- portance is capital improvements, he said. The city council has to determine where they will get the money to implement these pro- grams and which ones have the highest priority. The council will appoint on Monday, a Capital Improvements Committee. City manager North Bardell said this committee will do two things. "They will determine the prior- ities of the proposed development recommendations and also the starting dates of capital improve- ments projects." The project funds are derived from bonds and other sources such as the Environmental Protec- tion Agency and the Economic Development Administration, Bar - dell said. One particular problem that the council runs into is time. "The city, just like any busi- ness, has to have some idea of where we are going in future years," Koehler said. For instance, the sanitary sew- age system plant takes anywhere from three to four years from the time you start the design until the time it's in service, he said. "You can't wait until you are at capacity or over capacity be- fore you start doing something. During the period of design, ad- justments have to be made to keep pace with needs of that par- ticular time," Koehler said. In a long range program, prior- ities will also have to change to keep planning flexible, he said. Some of the proposals have been implemented long before the study was completed and the plan presented to the council. Koehler said the city made some changes in ordinances and some review processes in other ordinances in accordance with these recommen- dations. "We did not wait for the tab- lets to come down from Mount Sinai before we started imple- menting things that needed to be done and were worthwhile to do," Koehler said. The city works independently of the university in its expansion programs. Both are, for the most part, unaware of each others' ac- tivities until some conflict of ex- pansion presents a critical prob- lem, Koehler said. C! 0 OR DI NANCE NO. 959 AN ORDINANCE DETERMINING TO ASSESS A PART OF THE COST OF IMPROVING A PORTION OF THOMAS STREET, THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS AGAINST ABUTTING PROPERTY AND THE OWNERS THEREOF; ADOPTING ENGINEER'S ROLLS; PROVIDING FOR NOTICE OF HEARING: AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of College Station, I Texas, has heretofore ordered that the following portion of I a street in said city be improved by raising, grading, filling same, installing concrete curbs and gutters and by paving and by installing drams, inlets and storm sewers, where provided in the plans, with necessary incidentals and ap purtenances and in accordance with the plans now on file with the City and in accordance with the specifications therefore, said portion of said street being as follows, to wit: All that certain portion of Thomas Street described as follows: Commencing at the intersection of Thomas Street and Hereford, thence in a north easterly direction along Thomas Street until same intersects Dexter Drive. The improvements to Thomas Street shall consist of a four (4) inch asphaltic stabilized gravel base, with a one (1) inch hot mix asphaltic surface course; complete with concrete curbs and gutters to a width, measured from back to back .of 28 feet, as provided in said plans and specifications; and WHEREAS, the City of College Station has entered into a contract with Young Brothers, Contractor, Inc. in the artiount of 811,502.80 for the improvements of said Thomas Street, and the City Engineer has prepared and filed rolls or statements concerning the improvements and assessments therefore; and WHEREAS, the City Council has determined to assess a portion of the cost of such improvements against the owners of the property abutting thereon and against such property; and WHEREAS, the present condition of such streets and places endangers the public health and safety and it is necessary that the improvements thereof be proceeded with while the weather permits, and such improvements are being delayed pending the passing and taking effect of th is ordinance and the other proceedings incidental thereto, and such facts constitute and create an emergency. THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, THAT: The City of College Station does hereby determine to assess a portion of the cost of said improvements on said portions of streets against abutting property thereon and against the owners of such property and said assessments to be levied in exercise of the power granted in Article 11, Section XI of the Charter of said city, and as provided by Acts of 1927, 40Th Legislatureof the Stateof Texas, First Called Session, Chapter 106, Page 489, as amended, commonly known as Article 1105 B Revised Civil Statutes of Texas. Said rolls or statements be and the same are hereby adopted and approved. III The several amounts proposed to be assessed against such parcels of property and the owners thereof, the other matters and things as shown on said rolls or statements being as follows, to wit: No. of Narne of Owner Description Front Feet Amount Where more than one person, firm or corporation owns an interest in any property above describeo, eacn person, term or corporation shall be personally responsible only for its, his or her pro rata of the total assessment against such property in proportion as Its, his or her respective interest bears to the total ownership of such property and its, his or her respective interest in such property may be released from the assessment lien upon payment of such propor tionate sum. IV A hearing shall be given by and before the governing body of the City of College Station, Texas, on the 28th day of April, 1975 at 7:00 P.M. at the City Council Chamber of the City Hall of the City of College Station, Texas, to the owners of the respective parcels of property and to all others in anywise interested, whether They be named herein or not, all of whom are hereby notified to be and appear at the time and place herein named and fixed, and said hearing shall be continued from time to time and from day to day, if necessary, until all desiring and presenting themselves to be heard shall have been fully and fairly heard, and at which hearing any mistake, irregularities or invalidites I^ any of the proceed . ngs with reference to the making of said improvements, or assessments therefor may be corrected and the benefits by means of said improvements, and the amount of the assessments, and the apportionment of the cost of the said improvements, and all other matters and thins shall be determined, and the real and true owners of the property abutting upon the said streets to be improved, and any and all others in anywise interested, their agents and attorneys shall be and appear at said hearing at said time and place and present and make any protest or ob- jections which they or any of them may have as to the said improvements, as to the benefits therefrom, as to the cost thereof, as to the amounts of such assessments, or as to the amounts assessed, or as to any mistake, irregularity or invalidity in any proceedings with reference to said assessments, such improvements or to the contracts therefor and as to any other matter or thing in anywise connected, either with said improvements, contracts or proceedings and after all desiring and presenting them selves to be heard, either in person or by agents, attorneys or representatives have been fully and fairly heard, the said hearing shall be closed and assessments will by or- dinance and in accordance with law and the proceedings of the city be levied against the respective parcels of abutting property and the owners thereof, whether such owners be named herein or not, and whether the property be correctly described or not. At such hearings anyone in anywise in- terested or affected may subpeona witnesses and introduce evidence and have the right to appear and be heard. V Assessments against abutting property and the owners shall be a personal liability of the owners of such property and a first and prior lien on the property against which assessments are levied, and shall be due and payable on or before thirty days after date of completion and acceptance of the improvements and said assessments shall bear in- terest from date of such completion and acceptance until paid at the rate of eight per centum (8 per cent) per annum, F ayable annually, provided, any owner shall have the right o pay the assessment at any time before maturity by payin print pat and interest accrued to date of payment, provided further that if default be made in the payment promptly as the same matures the entire assessment shall be collectible together with reasonable attorney fees and cost of collection, if incurred. VI The improvements in each unit constitute an entirely separate district and independent unit, and the proposed assessment for the improvement in each unit is in no wise affected by any factor circumstance in connection with any other unit all to the same extent and as fully as if entirely separate proceedings had separate hearings, and separate notices thereof ordered. III The City Secretary of the City of College Station is directed to give notice to the owners of property abutting upon the said portions of streets named to be improved and to all others interested, of the time, place and purpose of such hearings and of all matters and things by causingg a sub- stantially correct copy of this ordinance to be published at least three times in a newspaper published in and of general circulation in theCityof College Station, Texas, the first of which publication shall be made at least ten days before the date of such hearing, and by such publication all owners of property abutting upon said portions of said streets and avenues, whether such owners De named herein or not and whether the property be correctly described herein or not, as well as to all others in anywise interested therein or to be affected thereby, shall be and are duly notified and no error or mistake in the name of any property owners, in the description of any property or in the amount of any proposed assessment shall in anywise affect or invalidate such notice or any assessment levied pursuant thereto, and the real and true owners of such abutting property shall be and are by such notice duly and fully notified. The City Secretary is further directed, but not required to give further notice of such hearings by causing a substantial copy of each published notice to be mailed to each owner of property abutting upon such portions of said streets and avenues, but all such notices by mail shall be only cumulative of such notice by advertisement and publication, and said notice by advertisement and publication shall in all cases be sufficient and binding whether or not any other kind of character of notice be given. VIII The present condition of said portions of streets and avenues endangers health and public safety, and it is necessary that the improvements thereof be proceeded with at once and while the weather will permit, and such facts constitute and create an emergency and an urgent public necessity requiring that the rules and provisions providing for ordinances to be read more than one time or at more than one meeting be suspended, and requiring that this ordinance be passed as and take effect as an emergency measure, and such rules and provisions are accordingly suspended and this ordinance is passed as and shall take effect as an emergency measure and shall be in full force from and after its passage. PASSED AND APPROVED this 24th day of March, 1975. APPROVED O.M. Holt Mayor ATTEST Florence Neelley City Secretary 7 wag /e' If 497d- 120' of Lot 2, Block 1 120. 48000 E.E. McQuillen Southeast College Park A.B. Nelson 30'of Lot 2, 70' of Lot 100. 400.00 3, Block 1 Southeast College Park John J. Sperry 30' of Lot 3, 86.8' of 219.4 877.60 Lot 4, 90' of Lot 5, Block 1 Southeast College Park J.M. Ward 77.4' of Lot 6, Block 1 77.4 309.60 Southeast College Park O.D. Butler Lot 1, Block 4 150. 600.00 Southeast College Park L J. Ringer Lots 5, 6, 7, Block 4 323 1,292.00 Southeast College Park Where more than one person, firm or corporation owns an interest in any property above describeo, eacn person, term or corporation shall be personally responsible only for its, his or her pro rata of the total assessment against such property in proportion as Its, his or her respective interest bears to the total ownership of such property and its, his or her respective interest in such property may be released from the assessment lien upon payment of such propor tionate sum. IV A hearing shall be given by and before the governing body of the City of College Station, Texas, on the 28th day of April, 1975 at 7:00 P.M. at the City Council Chamber of the City Hall of the City of College Station, Texas, to the owners of the respective parcels of property and to all others in anywise interested, whether They be named herein or not, all of whom are hereby notified to be and appear at the time and place herein named and fixed, and said hearing shall be continued from time to time and from day to day, if necessary, until all desiring and presenting themselves to be heard shall have been fully and fairly heard, and at which hearing any mistake, irregularities or invalidites I^ any of the proceed . ngs with reference to the making of said improvements, or assessments therefor may be corrected and the benefits by means of said improvements, and the amount of the assessments, and the apportionment of the cost of the said improvements, and all other matters and thins shall be determined, and the real and true owners of the property abutting upon the said streets to be improved, and any and all others in anywise interested, their agents and attorneys shall be and appear at said hearing at said time and place and present and make any protest or ob- jections which they or any of them may have as to the said improvements, as to the benefits therefrom, as to the cost thereof, as to the amounts of such assessments, or as to the amounts assessed, or as to any mistake, irregularity or invalidity in any proceedings with reference to said assessments, such improvements or to the contracts therefor and as to any other matter or thing in anywise connected, either with said improvements, contracts or proceedings and after all desiring and presenting them selves to be heard, either in person or by agents, attorneys or representatives have been fully and fairly heard, the said hearing shall be closed and assessments will by or- dinance and in accordance with law and the proceedings of the city be levied against the respective parcels of abutting property and the owners thereof, whether such owners be named herein or not, and whether the property be correctly described or not. At such hearings anyone in anywise in- terested or affected may subpeona witnesses and introduce evidence and have the right to appear and be heard. V Assessments against abutting property and the owners shall be a personal liability of the owners of such property and a first and prior lien on the property against which assessments are levied, and shall be due and payable on or before thirty days after date of completion and acceptance of the improvements and said assessments shall bear in- terest from date of such completion and acceptance until paid at the rate of eight per centum (8 per cent) per annum, F ayable annually, provided, any owner shall have the right o pay the assessment at any time before maturity by payin print pat and interest accrued to date of payment, provided further that if default be made in the payment promptly as the same matures the entire assessment shall be collectible together with reasonable attorney fees and cost of collection, if incurred. VI The improvements in each unit constitute an entirely separate district and independent unit, and the proposed assessment for the improvement in each unit is in no wise affected by any factor circumstance in connection with any other unit all to the same extent and as fully as if entirely separate proceedings had separate hearings, and separate notices thereof ordered. III The City Secretary of the City of College Station is directed to give notice to the owners of property abutting upon the said portions of streets named to be improved and to all others interested, of the time, place and purpose of such hearings and of all matters and things by causingg a sub- stantially correct copy of this ordinance to be published at least three times in a newspaper published in and of general circulation in theCityof College Station, Texas, the first of which publication shall be made at least ten days before the date of such hearing, and by such publication all owners of property abutting upon said portions of said streets and avenues, whether such owners De named herein or not and whether the property be correctly described herein or not, as well as to all others in anywise interested therein or to be affected thereby, shall be and are duly notified and no error or mistake in the name of any property owners, in the description of any property or in the amount of any proposed assessment shall in anywise affect or invalidate such notice or any assessment levied pursuant thereto, and the real and true owners of such abutting property shall be and are by such notice duly and fully notified. The City Secretary is further directed, but not required to give further notice of such hearings by causing a substantial copy of each published notice to be mailed to each owner of property abutting upon such portions of said streets and avenues, but all such notices by mail shall be only cumulative of such notice by advertisement and publication, and said notice by advertisement and publication shall in all cases be sufficient and binding whether or not any other kind of character of notice be given. VIII The present condition of said portions of streets and avenues endangers health and public safety, and it is necessary that the improvements thereof be proceeded with at once and while the weather will permit, and such facts constitute and create an emergency and an urgent public necessity requiring that the rules and provisions providing for ordinances to be read more than one time or at more than one meeting be suspended, and requiring that this ordinance be passed as and take effect as an emergency measure, and such rules and provisions are accordingly suspended and this ordinance is passed as and shall take effect as an emergency measure and shall be in full force from and after its passage. PASSED AND APPROVED this 24th day of March, 1975. APPROVED O.M. Holt Mayor ATTEST Florence Neelley City Secretary 7 wag /e' If 497d- W ti 0 CS City Council Denies Commercial Zone Requests COLLEGE STATION — The city council denied rezoning requests Monday night for six lots in Lakeview Acres. The requests from Michael Davis, Josef Budig, Isadore Krenek, Ralph Miller, Louis F. Bouse and E.L. Busse were to change the current zoning of single family residences to general commercial areas. Councilman Jim Gardner made the motion to deny the request. Gary Halter seconded the motion saying, "I don't propose to make the world's longest shopping center along Texas Avenue from here to Navasota." "This (rezoning) would not fit in with single - family development," Halter said. "According to the Texas Annotated Statutes, the city must follow its comprehensive plan. He also said that if a road in the area were to be extended, the city would have to pay a higher price if the property were zoned for commercial use. Councilmen Gardner and Jim Dozier and Lorence Bravenec said that it would amount to speculative zoning since no definite plans existed for the land. Homer Adams was the only councilman who voted_ against the denial motion. In another zoning question, lots 16 and 17 in a block bounded by College Main, Cross Street, Second Street and Church Street were rezoned from residential duplex to general commercial. The land belongs to Bardin H. Nelson, who said, "We plan to move the duplexes and build an office building and parking (spaces)." Adams made the motion "in view of the fact that the remainder of the block is zoned commercial, I move to rezone this property from residential duplex to general com- mercial." Bravenec and Halter voted against the rezoning. "The northgate area is the worst, best example of piecemeal zoning in the nation," Halter said. He suggested the northgate area needed better planning. 12,9 l9 75" / q 75 Tom Kozik, a Dominik Street resident, asks the College Station City Council to reconsider the con- troversial Dominik Street rezoning change. C5 council Terms Dominik Street issue `questionable' l By JERRY NEEDHAM Staff Writer The College Station City Council passed a motion Monday night de- signating the controversial Dominik rezoning ordinance as "questiona- ble" until an opinion from Texas At- torney General John Hill could be obtained. Thomas Kozik, a Dominik Street resident, told the council that when he left the October meeting in which the land was rezoned, it was his understanding that the rezoning -linance was undecided until the attorney general ruled on the q of the ordinance. He said ,ntly found out that the re- .:�g; ordinance is on the books. Kozik and 280 other residents of College $tation -putted a petition to the council on Oct. 21 asking the council to deny the rezoning re- quest made by Harry Seaback, a Houston land developer. Seaback's rezoning request was to change land behind the homes of Dominik Street residents from a single family residential district to an apartment building district. The petition was presented after the public hearing was opened and was later ruled inadmissable by City At- torney Neeley Lewis. According to a city ordinance, the petition had to be presented before the hearing was opened. "My gripe is that I devoted a lot of time to the petitions and I had hired an attorney to clear up the matter," Kozik said. Brooks Cofer, a local at- torney, had been retained by Kozik. Kozik said the law is ambiguous a- bout which adjacent landowners 'must be included on the petition. "I request that the council resolve the matter or let any builders know of the ambiguity of the law and I strongly recommended the former," Kozik said. A motion was considered to deny issuring any building permits for the rezoned land until the attorney general rules on the ordinance, but Councilman Jim Dozier said this might involve the city in lawsuits for withholding the permits. A substi- tute motion was then considered and passed, calling the area ques- tionable for building purposes. Councilmen Bob Bell and Jim Dozier were nominated for mayor pro -tem. Mayor O. M. Holt cast the deciding vote for Bell when the vot- ing was tied up at three each. Bill Erwin, division manager of General Telephone, presented a request for rate increase on local telephone rates. The council did not set a date for a public hearing on the rate request, but is expected to, soon. At the hearing, citizens will have a chance to contest the rate increase. The telephone coppany will have ex- perts at the hearing to explain the need for the increase and answer questions. ' An ordinance rezoning a tract of land located off of Texas Avenue on Miller's Lane and Morgan Lane was not passed. The ordinance would have rezoned the land from a single family residential district to a com- mercial and industrial district. Councilman Gary 1-`alter said he thought something could be done with major thoroughfares rather than extend commercial establish -' ments along highways for miles. An ordinance rezoning two lots located southwest of College Main between Louise and Church Av- enue in the North Gate area was passed by the council. Councilmen Larry Bravenec and Halter voted against the change. The land was rezoned from duplex residential to general commercial. "The North Gate area is one of the best examples of piecemeal zoning in the whole United States. I would like to direct the city council to try to clean up the zoning in this area," Halter said. The council passed an ordinance levying assessments of $4 a linear foot for part of the cost of improving a portion of Thomas Street, part of the city's street petition paving program. A motion was passed calling for a public hearing at the May 26 council meeting on rezoning land on the corner of Southland and FM 2154. Besco Inc. of San Antonio submit- ted the low bid for lighting equip- ment for the proposed tennis courts at Bee Creek Park. Their bid of $3,685.05 was accepted unanim- ously. Mayor Holt presented his ap- pointments for the city boards and committees which were accepted by the council. Appointments for hasons between the committees and the council were approved and then withdrawn when Councilman Bravenec expressed a desire to con- sider the appointments in executive session. The mayor's appointments for the committees ofcouncilmen were also approved by the council. City Manager North Bardell re- ported the city will put up no- parking and bike lane signs along the bicycle lanes in the city. The lanes are marked now, but many people are parking there, he said. Bardell said the city will issue warn- ing tickets for the first few days after the signs are put up. Bardell also told the council that Bryan has sent a rate change pre; osal for water and uti lities. The ma' ter will be discussed at a later mf ing. The city is now repairing streets in the Carter's Grove subdivision and will put a hot asphalt coat on the existing roads when the land under- neath the streets has stabilized. The area is partly sand and clay and is in the process of settling. 6 M em b ert C S Coun Gardner and Gary Dian Jones and Dietrich Review Committee are Jim are Jim COLLEGE STATION — Bengs were named deputy city Gardner, Lorene Bravenee . Halter. Appointments to governmental secretaries. and Gary Halter. Members of the Personnel boards and committees were Councilmen members of the Manual Committee are Home made at Monday's city council Councilmen were also given Brochure Committee are Gardner, chairman, meeting. Three new members committee assignments. l,orence Bravenee, - chairman, Adams, and I,orence Bravenee. �1 of the Planning and Zoning Lorence Bravenee is chairman Jim Dozier and Homer Ads Ded cationw1Cmmittee 4- Commission are Vergil Stover, of the Parks and Recreation eludes .Jim Dozier, chatrtzl�; the Chris Mathewson and Fredda Committee. Bob Bell is Members ements f Committee Capital. are .Bob Lorene Bravenee and Min Austin. The councilman liaison chairman of the Safety Imp (',ardent. to the P &Z Commission is Committee, and Jim Dozier is Gary Halter, chairman, The 1 Com Water Supply Homer Adams. chairman of the Cemetery Bell and Jim Dozier. I ittee includes Homer Adams, Three new members to the Committee. Bob Bell is chairman of the chairmazI, Bob Bell and Gary Zoning Board of Adjustment Members named to the Hotel -Motel Tax Revenue Halter. are Wayne Etter, chairman, d Committee. Other members replacing Fredda Austin, Mike Developmental Controls an Weiss and Larry Ringer. Councilman liaison to this committee is Jim Gardner. The building code board of adjustment adds members George Riley and J.W. Sorenson. Gary Halter is councilman, liaison. A new Housing Board of Adjustment and Appeals has also been formed with ap- pointments including allace Johnson, 3 years; Dunham, 2 years; and Steve Riter, 1 Year. T/t 3O. X97.5 i • Mr. Wentreck with Rev. Frank Dietz of the Faith United Church of Christ officiating assisted by Rev. Elmer Holtman and Dr. Raymond F. Buck. Burial will be in the Restever Memorial Park under the direction of the Memorial Funeral Home. Mr. Wentrcek died at his home Tuesday morning. He was born in Bryan June 4,1955. He was a fireman with the city of College Station and a graduate of Bryan High School. He was a member of FFA and the Bryan Rodeo Club. He was a member of the Faith United Church of Christ. Survivors include his wife Edith Miller Wentrcek of Bryan; a son, Shawn Wayne Wentrcek of Bryan; three brothers, Ernie Wentrcek, Jr., Gary Wentrcek and harry Wentrcek, all of Bryan; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Wentrcek of Bryan; and his grandmother, Mrs. Vlasta Wentrcek of Bryan. Pallbearers will be Douglas I.andue, Bernie Phipps, Charles Yeager, Rodney O'Connor, Morgan Cook, Dwight Rabe, David Rosier and Ben Walker. Members of the fire departments and police departments of Bryan and College Station will serve as honorary pallbearers and honor guard. Remembrances may be made through a trust fund for Shawn Wentrcek at the First Federal Savings & Loan Association or through the American Cancer Society. TO WHOM IT MAY CON CERN: The Community Development Block Grant Application of the Cityof College Station has been officially accepted for processing by the Area Office of the Department of Housing and Urban Development in Dallas, Texas as of April 7, 1975. The application is available for review in the City Planner's Office, College Station City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas. For further in- formation, contact Al Mayo, C ity Planner's Office, 846 -886 Funeral services for David Wayne Wentrcek, 19, of 406 Tee Dr., Bryan, will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday in the chapel of the Memorial Funeral Home TO WHOM IT MAY CON CERN: City of College Station 1101 Texas Avenue P.O. Box College Station, Texas 77840 Chief Executive Officer: Mayor O.M. Holt • • The City of College Station will submit a Request for Release of Funds and a Certification to the Department of Housing and Urban Development relating to the Title 1 grant of Community Development Program funds on May 2, 1975. The following proposed projects are in clu ed: 1) Pave, curb, and gutter Sterling Street from Highway 6 to Lassie Lane, and pave Lassie Lane extension. 2) Two course penetration treatment (asphalt) Of remainder of Sterling Street from Lassie Lane to tur naround. 3) Drainage improvements on S terling and Richards S treets. 4) Water system: neigh borhood in S terl ing and Richards Streets area. 5) Code enforcement: primarily abandoned automobiles, abandoned refrigerators, and excessive we and rubbish. 6) Clearing, demolition, and removal of dilapidated buildings (vacant, dilapidated residences). An environmental review record has been prepared for each project and is available in the City Planner's Office in the College S tation City Hall between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. The City of College Station will undertake the protects described above with Block Grant funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). under Title I of the Housing anc Community Development Act of 1974. The City of College Station is certifying to HUD that the City of College S Cation and Mayor O.M. Holt, in his official capacity as mayor, consent to accept the jurisdiction of the Federal courts if an action is brought to enforce responsibilities in relation to environmental reviews, decisionmaking, and action; and that these responsibilities have been satisfied. The legal effect of the certification is that upon its SPaTon I m l ay use the Grant funds, and HUD will have satisfied its respon- sibilities under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. HUD will accept an ob jection to its approval of the release of funds and ac- cepLance of the certification only if it is on one of the following bases: (a) That The certification was not in fact executed by the chief executive officer of the applicant; or (b) that the applicant's en- vironmental review record for the project indicates omission of a required decision, finding, or step appl icable to the project in the environmental review process. Objections must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the required procedure (24 CFR Part 58), and may be addressed to HUD at "Department of Housing and Urban Development, Area Office, 2001 Bryan Tower - Fourth Floor, Dallas, Texas, 75201 ". Objections to the release of funds on bases other than those stated above will not be considered by HUD. No objection received after May 9, 1975 will be considered by HUD. For further information, contact Al Mayo, City Plan- ner's Office, College Station City Hall, 8A68868. Tfle ,fag /e f, 7. ,d ay /e. - - /day o / 4 7 � • Somber Procession Carries Fireman Wentrcek's Casket The casket of David Wayne into his 19 short years. young son, Edith and Shawn Wentrcek left Memorial Wayne. Funeral Chapel at about 11 oc the slow, somber The use of the fire truck to a.m. Thursday riding atop a procession traveled through the city ar the coffin to the cemetery College Station fire truck. y of Bryan toward Rest was the only time the vehicle "This is the way he would cam Cemetery, those who was used for this purpose in have wanted it," said Fire came to mourn his passing College Station. Firemen in Chief Doug Landua. Wentrcek remembered that he was a work uniforms accompanied was a fireman with the city of native man, having been born the casket on the truck. College Station from July 4, graduated from B Bryan, June B an High Members of the police and 1974 to March 31, 1975. He died gryan High fire departments from both of cancer Tuesday g g morning at School and was a member of Bryan and College Station Bryan. his home in Br FFA and the Bryan Rodeo served Y ed as honorary Y Club. He was also a member of pallbearers He was employed with the and honor guards. the Faith United Church of city for not quite nine months Christ There were many people — not a long time, until you here who cared for him and his consider that it was crowded He leaves behind a wife and family. • COLLEGE STATION FIRE TRUCK CARRIES CASKET David Wayne Wentrcek Receives Honor Guard 0 0 TO WHOM IT MAY CON CERN: The College Station Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on the question of amendments to the Zoning Ordinance which will: Reduce the number of residential classifications. Provide for rear access in Commercial and Industrial zones. Allow lot line construction in commercial zones when rear access is provided and fire safeguards are met. Clarify wording the "District Use Schedule, Table A ". frront setback fine in residential zon es. The said hearing shall be held in the Council Room of the City of College Station City Hall at the 7:00 P.M. meeting of the Planning and Zoning Com- mission on Monday, May 17, 1975. For additional information, Please contact me. William F. Koehler City Planner TO WHOM IT MAY CON- CERN: The College Station Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on the question of rezoning the following tract: Lots 1,2, 3,4 and 5, Block 2, Southland Addition from Apartment Building District, District R -3, to Neigh borhood Business District, District C -N. The land is located at the intersection of Southland Street and FM 2154 and the application is in the name of Carrie Barnes, 1201 Old College Road, College Station, Texas. The said hearing shall be held in the Council Room of the City of College Station City Hall at the 7:00 P.M. meeting of the Planning and Zoning Com- mission on Monday, May 19, 1975. For additional information, Please contact me. William F. Koehler City Planner /v/ ay z /976 4 4 Lawmen Nominated Four local law enforcement officers have been picked as finalists in the Brazos County Bar Association's Liberty Bell Award nominations. Th- annual award is Re presented by the bar association in recognition of an individual who has in its judgement, contributed the most toward strengthening the effectiveness of the American system of freedom under law The four finalists include Capt. Edgar R. Feldman of the College Station Police Department; Dectective John CAPTAIN FELDMAN B. Miller of the College Station Police Department; E.W. Sayers, Precinct Seven, constable and Major Charles Phelps of the Bryan Police Department. The Award, which will be presented Tuesday during National Law Day Ceremonies, is based on the nominee's contributions in several ser- vice areas. Nominees are chosen for contributions which promote a better understanding of our form of government, and especially the Bill of Rights; encourage greater respect for the law and the courts; stimulate a deeper sense of individual responsibility in order for citizens to recognize their duties as well as their rights; contribute to the ef- fective functioning of our in- stitutions of government and provide a better understanding and appreciation of the rule of law. Go 0 t MAJOR PHELPS F. DETECTIVE MILLER 1975 CONSTABLE SAYERS Ci 6 G A� _ j��.s /9 76 � 1� NUMBERS OF APARTMENT RESIDENTS stand in knee -deep water which resulted from the flooding of a nearby creek. Many of the apart—' ments which were near the creek also flooded. Some had o much as five inches of water in them; (Photo by Peter Leabo) 0 • /976 • Candidates in CS File ,Financial Statements COLLEGE STATION — The three unsuccessful candidates for city council positions in College Station have filed their financial campaign statements. Don Dale spent $1,043.23, more than any other candidate. Dale was the incumbent for Place 3 on the council and lost to Bob Bell. Student candidate Greg Magruder spent $257.82 on his campaign against Lorence Bravenee for Place 5, and Jim Jett spent $205 in an un- successfuld campaign against Gary Halter for Place 1. Jett received a $50 con- tribution for his campaign from Brazos County Com- missioner Bill Cooley. CS board wants land annexation By CINDY OSBORN Staff Writer A 351 -acre tract of land was re- commended for annexation by the College Station Planning and Zon- ing Commission Monday night. The land is intended as an addi- tion to the Southwood Valley sub- division at Texas Avenue and Deacon Drive. The College Station City Council will decide on the annexation at its meeting May 26. The owners of the property, Southwood Valley Corp., submit- ted a revised preliminary plat for a shopping center to be built between the east and west by- passes on Texas Avenue. The plat provides for a frontage road to separate the shopping center from Texas Avenue. The road is proposed to reduce conges- tion on Texas Avenue by limiting access from the center. The commission also recom- mended that the city council revise the city's building code to prevent fences from being built on front property lines in residential areas. The recommendations provide for T1zc .Eager /jZay 6 , 1975 construction in commercial areas back to the rear property line if there is a back exit and fire regula- tions are met. Commissioner George Boyett re- commended public hearing notices for the Planning and Zoning Com- mission and the City Council con- cerning the same topic be filed at the same time. "It would shorten the time lag be- fore consideration and save money," Boyett said. The Commission approved Boyett's request and also a request from Commissioner Barney Steven- son that the city assess fees on appli- cations for zoning changes. Stevenson said since zoning changes theoretically improve the price of the land, the city should not be expected to pay for costs of pro- cessing applications submitted by property owners. New members of the Commis- sion were welcomed and officers were chosen during the meeting. John Longley will remain chairman of the Commission, George Boyett was elected vice - chairman and Ed Miller was re- elected secretary. Youth Government Day Sponsored By Lodge c: In recognition of National Youth Week, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks will sponsor Yough Govern- ment Day, Thursday, May 6. Civic leaders and their "replacements" will meet for lunch Thursday at the Elks Lodge at 304 Mobile Avenue for lunch followed by a "transfer of power." Both Bryand and College Station high school students will be involved in the 15th annual observance sponsored by the lodge. College Station officials for the afternoon will be Jeb Hensarling, Mayor; Kim Moore, Councilman; Kirk Schneider, Councilman; Peggy Kieffer, Councilman; Lester Byrd, Councilman; Rene Hostetler, Councilman; Gerald Martin, Councilman; Eric Linquist, City Manager; Gary Keese, City Attorney; Karl Kapchinski, Municipal Judge; Cheryl Cunningham, Health Officer; Charles Byers, Chief of Police; Eileen Want, Fire Chief; Tommy Davis, Director of Public Works; David Stewart, City Engineer; John Bassett, City Planner; Brenda Rowland, City Secretary; Bill McGee, Utilities Office Manager; Peter Gilmore, Parks Superintendent; Renai Baker, Alternate. In Bryan, Mike Treven will be Mayor; Glenn Joyce, Sherry Weston, Teri Bond, Keith Morgan, Dennis Beverly and Marc Hodges will be CYty Councilmen; Terry Hammond, City Manager; Kathy Oper- steny, Personnel Director; Chris Osborn, City Secretary- Financial Director; Yanna Cline, City Attorney; Linda Teague, Public Works Director; Carilynn Shirley, City Planner; Eva Sanders, Utilities Manager; Eddie Hernandez, City Engineer; Phyllis Wiese, Police Chief; Lourdes Oliver, Park -Rec. Director and Jennifer Rice, Librarian. Bryan alternates are: Rhonda Smith, Jean Butler, and Mike Schoellman. • T/�c � ag le-, • TO WHOM IT MAY CON- CERN: The Zoning Board of Ad 'justment will consider a request from A. P. Boyett, Sr. at their called meeting in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall at 7:00 P.M. on Tuesday, May 13, 1975 the facts of the case being as follows: The applicant requests a variance from the front set- back requirements for signs of the Zoning Ordinan in order to construct at a 110 Nag Street h in Block 7, Tauber Addition. Further information is available at the office of the Building Official of the City of College Station, telephone 846 8886. L.P. Dulaney Building Official TO WHOM IT MAY CON CERN: The Zoning Board of Ad justment will consider a request from A.P. Boyer the at their called meeting 99 e Slat on Room i allfath College on Tuesday, May 13, 1975 the facts of the case being as follows. The applicant requests a variance from the front set back Ordinance n the Zoning I cost 1 atc110aNag�e.S t eet in grope y Tauber Addition. Block 7, Further information is available at the office of the Buildifficia of the Cit Station (telephone 846f 8886. L,p. Dulaney B6 Lo6R-Official TO WHOM IT MAY CON CERN: The Zoning Board of Ad ruque fr from Susan Mathis at their called meeting in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall at 7:00 P.M. on Tuesday, May 13, 1975, the facts of the case being as follows: The applicant requests a variance from the front set back requirements for signs of the Zoning Ordinance in order to construct a sign on properiy at 323 University Drive, Lot 7, Block 1, Boyett Addition. Further information is available at the office of the Building Official of the City of College S tat ion, telephone 846 8886. L.P. Dulaney Ruildina Official r0 WHOM IT MAY CON CERN: The Zoning Board of Ad justment will consider a request from Susan Mathis at their called meeting in the Council Room of the Collegge Station City Hall at 7:00 P.M. on Tuesday, May 13, 1975, the facts of the case being as follows: The applicant requests a variance from the front set back requirements for signso f the Zoning Ordinance in order to construct a sign on property at 323 University Drive, Lot 7, Block 1, Boyett Addition. Further information is available at the office of the Building Official of the City of College Station, telephone 846 8886, L.P. Dulaney Bu ilding Official /7ta 9 niay /o • ' a • Capt. Feldman Named Liberty Bell Recipient COLLEGE STATION — Capt. Edgar R. Feldman of the College Station Police Department has been awarded the Brazos County Bar Association's 1975 Liberty Bell Award. The annual award is presented• by the bar association to an individual who has contributed the most toward the strengthening of the effectiveness of the American system of freedom under the law. The 1975 Liberty Bell Award winner is a former major league baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants who joined the College Station Police Department in 1965 as a patrolman. Five years later he was promoted to the rank of Captain. Capt. Feldman serves as assistant chief of police and is responsible for the co- ordination of the Patrol, Detective and Services Divisions of the College Station Police Department. Among his accomplishments as a member of the local police department, he developed a bicycle safety program for the children of College Station and instructs grade school children in bicycle safety and registration. He also developed the "Ride Along" program whereby high school students ride with police officers during normal patrol duties to observe the functions of law enforcement officers and are shown first hand the problems and responsibilities of the citizen as well as the law enforcement officer. He is a frequent lecturer at high school and Texas A&M University classes, local church and civic groups as well as numerous private organizations. Capt. Feldman is married to the former Mary Susan Johnson of Houston and is the father of a five year old daughter, Tracy. &-e CAPT. FEL r L TO WHOM IT MAY CON- CERN: The College Station Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on the question of rezonin the following tract: Lots 1,2,3,4 and 5, Block 2, Southland Addition from A artment Building District, District R -3, to Neigh borhood Business District, District C -N. The land is located at the intersection of Southland Street and FM 2154 and the application is in the name of Carrie Barnes, 1201 Old College Road, College Station, Texas. The said hearing shall be held in the Council Room of the City of College Station City Hall at the 7:00 P.M. meeting of the Planning and Zoning Com mission on Monday, May 19, 1975. For additional information, please contact me. William F. Koehler City Planner �1 TO WHOM IT MAY CON CERN: The Zoning Board of Ad justment will consider a request from A. P. Boyett, Sr. at their called meeting in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall a1 7:00 P.M. on Tuesday, May 13, 1975 the facts of the case being as follows: The applicant requests a variance from the front set- back requirements for signs of the Zoning Ordinance in order to construct a sign on his property at 110 Nagle 5 treet in Block 7, Tauber Addition. Further information is available at the office of the Building Official of the City of College Station, telephone 846- 8886. L.P. Dulaney Building Official TO WHOM IT MAY CON-1 CERN: The College Station Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on the question of a conditional use permit for the following: a 0.5 acre tract on Village Drive adjoining and directly east of the French's day care center for the purpose of enlarging the day care facility. The said hearing shall be held in the Council Room of the City of College Station City Hall at the 5:15 p.m. meeting of the Planning and Zoning Com- mission on Thursday, May 22, 1975. For additional information, please contact me. William F. Koehler City Planner TO WHOM IT MAY CON CERN: The College Station Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on the question of amendments to the Zoning Ordinance which will: Reduce the . number of residential classifications. Provide for rear access in Commercial and Industrial zones. Allow lot line construction in commercial zones when rear access is provided and fire safeguards are met. Clanfy wording the "District Use Schedule, Table A ". Regulate fences beyond the front setback line in residential zones. The said hearing shall be held in the Council Room of the City of College Station City Hall at the 7:00 P.M. meeting of the Planning and Zoning Com- mission on Monday, May 17, 1975. For additional information, please contact me. FO WHOM IT MAY CON CERN: The Zoning Board of Ad iustment will - consider a request from Susan Mathis at their called meeting in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall at 7:00 P.M. on Tuesday, May 13, 1975, the facts of the case being as follows: The applicant requests a variance from the front set back requirements for signs of the Zoning Ordinance in order to construct a sign on property at 323 University Drive, Lot 7, Block I, Boyett Addition. Further information is available at the office of the Building Official of the City of College Station, telephone 846 8886. L.P. Dulaney BuildisOfficial William F, Koehler City Planner • :7 TO WHOM IT MAY CON- CERN: The College Station Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on the question of rezoning the following tract: Lots 1,2,3 ,4 and 5, Block 2, Southland Addition from Apartment Building District, District R 3, to Neigh borhood Business District, District C N. The land is located at the intersection of Southland Street and FM 2154 and the application is in the name of Carrie Barnes, 1201 Old College Road, College Station, Texas. The said hearing shall be held in the Council Room of the City of College Station City Hall at the 7:00 P.M. meeting of the Planning and Zoning Com- mission on Monday, May 19, 1975. For additional information, please contact me. William F. Koehler City Planner TO WHOM IT MAY CON CERN: The College Station Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on the question of amendments to the Zoning Ordinance which will: Reduce the number of residential classifications. Provide for rear access in Commercial and Industrial zones. Allow lot line construction in commercial zones when rear access is provided and fire safeguards are met. Clarify wording the "District Use Schedule, Table A ". Regulate fences beyond the front setback I ine in residential zones. The said hearing shall be held in the Council Room of the City of College Station City Hall at the 7:00 P.M. meeting of the Planning and Zoning Com- mission on Monday, May 17, 1975. For additional information, Please contact me. William F. Koehler City Planner r0 WHOM IT MAY CON CERN: The Zoning Board of Ad f justment will consider a request from Susan Mathis at their called meeting in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall at 7:00 P.M. on Tuesday, May 13, 1975, the facts of the case being as follows: The applicant requests a variance from the front set back requirements for signs of the Zoning Ordinance in order to construct a sign on propertyy at 323 University Drive, Lot 7, Block 1, Boyett Addition. Further information is available at the office of the Building Official of the City of College S tation, telephone 846 8886. L.P. Dulaney Building Official TO WHOM IT MAY CON - CERN: The Zoning Board of Ad- justment will consider a request from A. P. Boyett, Sr. at their called meeting in the Council Room of the Colleg9e Station City Hall at 7:00 P.M. on Tuesday, May 13, 1975 the facts of the case being as follows: The applicant requests a variance from the front set back requirements for signs of the Zoning Ordinance in order to construct a sign on his property at 110 Nagle S tree} in Block 7, Tauber Addition. Furlher information is available at the office of the Building Official of the City of College Station, telephone 846 8886. L.P. Dulaney Building Official /0?� 19 0� NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO WHOM IT MAY CON CERN: The Charter Revision Commission of the City of College Station will hold a public hearing on the question of revising the present Charter of the City of College Station at 5:00 P.M., Wednesday, March 12, 1975 in the City Council Room of the College Station City Hall. Any interested citizens should be prepared to submit their suggestions in writ;ng preferably prior to the meeting time, to M. L. Cashion, Chairman. care of the College Station City Hall. Mae Holleman Sec retary lej y �z, 19 76 Tfz� 009C 429le'.1 11 /n ay /3, / 9 7,�� TiLc 46 ay /e. V Charter Revision Commiss" Holds First Hearing for Public By JERRY GRAY Eagle Staff Writer COLLEGE STATION — Article III, Section 18 a. of the city charter says: "The Mayor and other members of the city council shall be elected from the city at large." Changing this part of the charter from at -large representation to the ward system was one of the suggestions Wednesday night at the first public hearing held by the 10- member Charter Revision Commission. A second public hearing was scheduled for next Wed- nesday at 4:00 P.M. in city hall. Jeff Dunn, Student Government vice - president for academic affairs, said that changing this part of the charter would result in a more efficient city and a more representative city council. HE SAID, "THIS WOULD guarantee at least one student input from Texas A &M, yet at the same time ensure the more permanent citizens of a con- trolling force on the council." He spoke as an elected emmber of the student government, which he said has ap- proved the creation of wards on two occasions. He said the issues of primary concern to students were parks and recreation areas, public transportation systems and the use of building inspectors on commercial apartments. He also said that the community as a whole would benefit from student input in the areas of beautification, as well as city and social planning. His suggestions for change included compromises of at -large and ward representation. One suggestion was to elect five councilmen at large and to elect four through the ward system. CITY COUNCILMAN JIM Gardner also appeared before the com- missioners suegesting that all or- dinances require at least two readings before a council vote is taken. This, according to Gardner, would allow more public participation in city government. The change would affect a portion of Article III, Section 35. He also suggested that the council should have two regularly scheduled meetings a month rather than one. "As it is, we (the council) had 12 regularly scheduled meetings in a 12- month period and 24 specially called meetings," which he said doesn't en- courage citizen participation due to the irregular times of meeting. Gardner also suggested considering changing to the ward system, con- sidering changing the city election date to April 5 (or to coincide with the date of the school board election) and to consider whether plurality is enough to elect a councilman in a more than two - candidate race. i i 0 Mayors for Day Mayors for a day in Rryan and College Station were declared. last week at the Youth Government Day luncheon sponsored by the Elks Lodge. At left CS mayor O.M. Holt stands beside Jeb Hensarling of Con- solidated High School and at right Bryan mayor Lloyd Joyce flanks Mike Treven of Bryan High School. Treven is a student from Austria. In the middle is C.H. Treybig, Exalted Ruler of the Elks Lodge and Wally Groff, business athletic manager of Texas A&M. (Photo by Jim Butler) /1y11_\ II7N X, _l 2 � y y P&Z A R e q uest For 350 - Acre Annexation .01 another corporation with Fitch as its BY JERRY GRAY ' Eagle Staff writer president. l � Another reason Fitch says for seeking the COLLEGE STATION —The Planning and annexation is an option for a proposed water ed May 5 a tower site. He has a 320 foot hill f n th e PROPOSED ANNEXATION SITE LIES SOUTH OF COLLEGE STATION land developed by the Area Progress Corp., May 26 Council Meeting To Consider 350 Acre Annexation Cs City Council Meets COLLEGE STATION — A called city council meeting will be held at 7: 00 p.m. Thursday in city hall. Items on the agenda will be discussion of a helipad at St. Joseph Hospital, discussion of proposed contract ad- justment for utilities with the city of Bryan, discussion of the possibility of two regular city council meetings per month, consideration of bids on materials for Shady Lane Substation improvements, and consideration of bids on a tractor for the Parks and Recreation Department. / southern portion of the land in mind or e elevated water tower. He explains that when a city reaches and surpasses a population of 25,000 it must have an additional elevated water In electricity fails to pump water emergency. Since College Station's population is now roughly considered to have reached 31,000, he says initial planning has begun for another water tower. He would like to have the water tower in his addition. He says that as a land developer, he puts in water and sewer mains as well as streets in each platted area but that electricity cables are put in by the city. Most of the land developed by Fitch has underground cables as a matter of service and esthetics. He says putting in underground cables makes upkeep of lines almost nil and that many trees do not have to be cut down. The Area Progress Corp. was formed in 1961 and developed four subdivisions (450 acres) inside the loop, north of FM 2818: Those subdivisions include Glade, Ridgefield, West Knoll and Southwood. Zoning Commission approv request from W.D. Fitch, president of the Southwood Valley Corp., to annex 350 acres to the city limits. Their recommendation of approval will be considered at the next city council meeting May 26. 'Theoretically we could ask to annex just 60 9 T'� acres at a time," says Fitch, "but a 350 acre five different ordinances." annexation avoids The Southwood Valley land, which lies K Mart), �i south of Farm Road 2818 (south of totals about 650 acres. Three hundred acres ' � are already in the city limits. the an- r Fitch says one reason for seeking to a — - r-S nexation is to extend Deacon Drive west proposed 11.5 acre elementary school site, =--- =— `--''� which is now only partially in the city limits. -- - - He said there are indications that an other elementary school will someday be needed in this area. Fitch has in the past negotiated sales of land to the A &M Consolidated School District. Both South Knoll Elementary School and A &M Consolidated High School were built on PROPOSED ANNEXATION SITE LIES SOUTH OF COLLEGE STATION land developed by the Area Progress Corp., May 26 Council Meeting To Consider 350 Acre Annexation Cs City Council Meets COLLEGE STATION — A called city council meeting will be held at 7: 00 p.m. Thursday in city hall. Items on the agenda will be discussion of a helipad at St. Joseph Hospital, discussion of proposed contract ad- justment for utilities with the city of Bryan, discussion of the possibility of two regular city council meetings per month, consideration of bids on materials for Shady Lane Substation improvements, and consideration of bids on a tractor for the Parks and Recreation Department. / southern portion of the land in mind or e elevated water tower. He explains that when a city reaches and surpasses a population of 25,000 it must have an additional elevated water In electricity fails to pump water emergency. Since College Station's population is now roughly considered to have reached 31,000, he says initial planning has begun for another water tower. He would like to have the water tower in his addition. He says that as a land developer, he puts in water and sewer mains as well as streets in each platted area but that electricity cables are put in by the city. Most of the land developed by Fitch has underground cables as a matter of service and esthetics. He says putting in underground cables makes upkeep of lines almost nil and that many trees do not have to be cut down. The Area Progress Corp. was formed in 1961 and developed four subdivisions (450 acres) inside the loop, north of FM 2818: Those subdivisions include Glade, Ridgefield, West Knoll and Southwood. * & r Inflation doubles cost Street assessments By STEVE GRAY City Editor The recent doubling of assess- ments for streets paved under the city's petition paving program is the result of skyrocketing construction . costs. street with curbs. Now it will cost residents $8 per linear foot if they wish to have their neighborhood streets repaved. City Manager North Bardell says the city had no choice but to increase those assessments. "The costs of petroleum products used in the paving materials have just gone out of sight and we had to make the adjustment in order to keep the costs evenly distributed," he said. Under the paving program, which began in 1957, property owners on both sides of the street to le paved are assessed for construc- tion costs with the city paying for any required intersections and drainage facilities. Theoretically, the program distributes the costs evenly, in thirds, among the land- owners and the city. But this has not always been the case. Bardell said the last project to be paved under the old assessment rate of $4 per linear foot was a 476 -foot stretch of Thomas Street between Hereford and Dexter Drives. The cost distribution on that project was anything but equal, he said. "It turned out that the total cost per linear foot on Thomas Street was $24," Bardell said. "That meant the city had to pay $16 for its share of the costs." The paving program ordinance specifies that 51 per cent of property owners on a given street must peti- tion the city before it will hire a private contractor to do the work. The city paid more than $7,600 on the Thomas Street project, about two-thirds of the $11,424 total cost. The Thomas Street petition was the only one received by the city in 1974. Repaving of the street started in January but Bardell said the con- tractor has fallen behind schedule because of bad weather and availa- bility of materials. No petitions have been submit- ted yet this year, he said. Bardell said the city has paved about 84 streets or sections of streets with about $1.6 million since the program's inception. "Actually, the program is aimed at improving existing streets in resi- dential areas rather than construct- ing new ones," Bardell said. "We've had good success with the prog- ram." He said residents along streets that need repaving have responded favorably to the program. Lee Street was the first to be paved under the program in 1959. " I would prefer to call it a partici- pation paving program because the residents are.actively taking a part in the improvement of their neigh- borhoods," Bardell said. In late March the College Station City Council amended the ordi- nance which sets assessment rates for streets paved at the request of residents by means of a petition. Under the old ordinance adjacent property owners were assessed $4 per linear foot for a 28 -foot wide Council talks bids, contracts, meetings A proposed utilities contract ad- justment with the city of Bryan will be discussed at a special meeting of the College Station City Council Thursday at 7 p.m. at the city hall. Bids on switching materials for Shady Lane substation improve- ments will also be considered by the council. The Shady Lane substation is a power relay station owned by Bryan. College Station ties into the substation to get its electricity to the residents in the east part of town. The council will also consider bids on a tractor for the city's parks and recreation department. Helicopter operations at St. Joseph Hospital will also be discus- sed. The helipad at St. Joseph cur- rently is an open field located beside the hospital and marked with orange balls suspended above ground. The possibility of holding two regular council meetings per month will also be discussed. Ong. i� l9 75� Zoning Comm issioi Will Meet Monday COLLEGE STATION — The College Station Planning and Zoning Commission meets Monday at 7 p.m. in the city hall council chamber. Items on the agenda includes consideration of a request for rezoning Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, Block 2, Southland Addition from Apartment Building District to Neighborhood Business District. The ap- plication is in the name of Carrie N. Barnes. 7; �'? 0- 197,5 41 • Council in CS Votes to Protest Proposed Utility Rate Increase BY JERRY GRAY Eagle Staff Writer COLLEGE STATION — The College Station City Council voted Thursday to send a letter of protest to the Bryan City Council concerning the proposed utility rate increases. "If we can't have a joint meeting quickly with the Bryan council," Councilman Jim Dozier said, "We should as a matter of course send a letter of protest." Without formal objection to the rate increases, the new rates to the city of College Station would go into effect In 30 days. City Manager North Bardell informed councilmen that the utility rate increases would increase overall collected revenue by nearly 14 per cent or $200,000. He said electricity revenue would increase $149,779, assuming no further increase in demand. Sewer service for part of the northgate area would in- Council. . ( Continued from page 1) contribute by means of a contract $400 toward a $1600 helipad. The Brazos County Commissioners Court voted to contribute $400 Monday. crease $2,948 ana water revenue to Bryan would increase approximately $47,000. Predicting the water bill, he said, is more difficult due to water usage depending on amounts of rain- fall. Bardell also was instructed to arrange a joint meeting between the two cities as soon as possible on the subject of utility rate increases. The current contract expires In 1979. Councilmen also learned that the Bryan Council is "essentially asking for a long -term contract of 30 years due to present and future construction." Councilman Gary Halter said, "To me (construction growth) is a very slim justification for a rate increase. Bryan has an adjustment rate for rise in fuel costs due to inflation. Why is a rate increase necessary?" Councilman Lorence Bravenec said, The interests of Bryan seem to depend on risks on the lignite situation. Why don't we ask to share risks directly by asking to become part of the power Pool." Some on the council thought that the bill creating the power pool would not preclude College Station from becoming part of the power pool, but it was pointed out that members of the power pool must also own their own electric generating facilities. Also the College Station City Council voted to accept a $27,083 bid from Westinghouse for improvements to the Shady Lane Substation. The bid was recommended by Electric Power Engineers, Inc. of College Station, consultant to the city. The substation serves Carters Grove and College Hills area. The consultants said that the new equipment must be In use by the summer of 1976 to avoid "dire circumstances." And on the subject of a helipad for the hosaital area, councilmen voted to (See COUNCIL, Page 12A) ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ But Councilman Homer Adams ob- jected to the city's funding of the helipad saying, "It's high time the county accept responsibility for the full The �,ayl(t. county. If the cities contribute, citizens are in effect paying twice through city and county taxes." He said, "The county should pay all." 19 7s 0 � College Station Municipal Pool will be dedicated P hone Rate Hike Computer Runs the Art Discussion Item Traffic Lights Adamson Pool on May 31. From City Hall Adamson was a long -time COLLEGE STATION — At meetings has increased. swimming instructor at Texas A &M, producing many the Thursday city council Starting in June, council COLLEGE STATION A All- American swimmers. He also meeting, Mayor O.M. Holt meetings will be on the second — computer system to started the junior swim appointed a subcommittee of and fourth Thursdays of the h help c help control traffic signals will program in College Station. councilmen to meet with a month at 7 p.m. soon be installed in city hall by Admission to the pool on that Bryan council subcommittee to The council also approved the Texas Highway Depart- day will be free. The time of the discuss the proposed phone the purchase of a tractor for ment. dedication ceremony will be 40 rate increase by General the parks and recreation announced later. Telephone Co. department from Twin City The experimental program The College Station sub- International of Bryan, whose funded by a grant through the committee includes Jim bid was $5,750. highway department will count Dozier, Lorence Bravenec and traffic entering the in- Gary Halter. They will meet tersections of Texas Avenue with Bryan councilmen Jin, and Walton Drive, Texas Wright, Henry Seale and Avenue and State Highway 30, Mayor Lloyd Joyce. Texas Avenue and University Also at Thursday's council Drive and Texas Avenue and meeting, A &M Student Body Jersey Street. It will also count Presidert Jeff Dunn was traffic entering Texas Avenue named to replace Steve and Rosemary in Bryan. Eberhard as the student City Manager North Bardell representative on the College said the computer will, after Station Charter Revision counting traffic, adjust the Commission. The Commission traffic signals according to meets each Wednesday at 4 traffic volume and density. p.m. The new system will be Councilmen also voted to completely maintained and have two regularly scheduled operated by the highway meetings per month rather department. College Station's than one. Councilmen ex- role in the project will be only pressed the need for another to maintain the signal faces regular meeting since the themselves as well as number of special called provide electricity for the system. The exact time of installation is not yet known. Adamson Pool To Be Dedicated COLLEGE STATION — The College Station Municipal Pool will be dedicated 7;1e ZQ /� the Art / Adamson Pool on May 31. �! Adamson was a long -time swimming instructor at Texas A &M, producing many K. n� /Q /976' ! 7 ! 7 All- American swimmers. He also started the junior swim program in College Station. Admission to the pool on that day will be free. The time of the dedication ceremony will be 40 announced later. • � Energy Rebate 100 CS Citizens To Enter Into Electricity Test • BY JERRY GRAY Eagle staff Writer COLLEGE STATION — More than 100 residents in College Station may "in effect receive rebates" this summer for reductions in household electrical usage. The Department of Economics at Texas A &M University is currently recruiting people in College Station for an experimental study of household demand for electricity. John H. Kagel, associate professor of economics, calls the project "a relevant experiment in energy." The project, funded by the National Science Foundation and the Depart- ment of Econnmirc at A &M, will supply rPSidents with information from the Federal Energy Administration on how to cut down electrical consumption. Kagel says that in addition to saving -esidents money on their utility bills, reductions in consumption will be rewarded with rebates from the economics department. "It is common in research to pay participants," he says. The project will begin in June and continue until the middle of August. Kagel says participants should not plan to be gone for more than two weeks this summer on vacation and they should' not have added on to their houses in the past year, since the study is comparative with past consumption. "Participants aren't really asked to do anything but allow us to read their meters each Wednesday and to fill out 7 Z /e, c;22'� /97'x" questionnaires on energy usuage," Kagle says. Four other university people will also be working on the project: Raymond C. Battalio, associate professor of economics; Robin Winkler, associate professor of psychology from Australia; Micheal Buchanan, graduate student in economics; and Henr_ Warren, graduate student In economics. The project has the full cooperation of the College Station Utilities Deaprt- ment. Names are randomly chosen from the College Station utility books. "We are covering every possible area and want to get a representative sample from our community — the young, old, poor and wealthy," says Kagel. i r s� �p Ll Council in CS Meets Monday a COLLEGE STATION — A regular scheduled meeting of the College Station City Council will be held Monday at 7 p.m. at city hall. Items on the agenda include a presentation of a proposal from the Whalen Corporation, which will be considered at the June 12 city council meeting; consideration of an ordinance receiving certain territory into the city limits — 351 acres belonging to Southwood Valley Corp.; consideration of a motion calling for a public hearing on the planned use of revenue sharing funds; and consideration of an ordinance adopting the 1973 Edition of the Standard Building Code. Tate may /e, /nay a� /9�� • C 0 CS Council IVleetingSet COLLEGE STATION — The College Station City Council meets tonight at 7 p.m. at city hall in a regularly scheduled meeting. Items on the agenda include a presentation of a proposal from the Whalen Corporation which'will be considered at the June 12 City Council meeting, consideration of an ordinance adopting the 1973 Edition of the Standard Building Code, consideration of a motion calling for a public hearing on the planned use of revenue sharing; funds and con- sideration of an ordinance receiving certain territory into the city limits. The annexation tract con- tains 351 acres of land owned by Southwood Valley Inc. 77ze �Qy /� L-1 $105,000 in Revenue Sharing LE CS Council Sets Fund Hearing HY JERRY GRAY Eagle Staff Writer COLLEGE STATION — The College Station City Council has set June 12 as the date to hold a public hearing on the use of $105,000 in revenue sharing funds. North Bardell, city manager, told councilmen at a Monday meeting, that the city's revenue sharing funds be approximately $105,000, which is an increase over 1974. Last year's entitlement was $96,000. but this loosely earmarked money has not been spent yet. "The money is in the bank drawing interest," North Bardell, city manager, said. Of the $96,000 fund, $47,000 has been set aside for en- vironmental concerns and $49,000 has been earmarked "operations and main- tenance." In other action, Councilman Homer Adams asked why the city can't require bull(umg permits on the A &M campus as we do in the other parts of the city. Adams was referrinE specifically to the apartment buildings across College Avenue from Skaggs - Albertson's. He also expressed interest in A &M sharing fire- fighting activities on campus. He quoted a $34,000 city ex- pense for fire- fighting ac- tivities on campus last year. "It's time they helped out," he said. Councilman Gary Halter said, "I agree with you on the fire business, but going in to inspect buildings is another matter." Mavor O.M. Holt said the CS pity Council Hunts For Own Water Supply COLLEGE STATION — The subject of water came up Monday night at the College Station City Council meeting. A paper presentation was made by Whalen Corp. of Dallas — a water resources and technology firm. The presentation is an outgrowth of College Station seeking its own water supply. The Whalen proposals will be discussed at a June 12 City Council meeting. Also City Manager North Bardell said that he will meet Thursday with another well - drilling firm to seek an alternative proposal. The Whalen Corp. seeks to drill a test hole through the Queen City Sand for- mation, approzimately 18,000 feet in depth, to determine quantity and quality of water available. The city expense for this drilling will be approximately $21,000. If a suitable water supply is found, Whalen wants a 10 year contract to furnish water to the city. The well site wi) --be within the corporate limits. Whaled agrees to furnish water at $0.395 per thousand gallons up to 264,625,000 gallons per year for the term of the con- tract. Usage beyond that amount will cost $0.245 per thousand gallons. The city can drill beyond 18,000 feet at its own expense. governmental coordinating committee will pursue the topics with university officials. The city council also voted unanimously to annex 351 acres of land owned by the Southwood Valley Corp. In his presentation to the council, Southwood Valley President W.D. Fitch said special uses of the land other thin residential include an eleiated water tower and a prmosed school tract. The annexed Isnd lies south of Farm Road 288 and K -mart. �Qy a ,7 / 975 1 7 — A 4 0 oot CS utilities Large savings possible W /;�& ;2- F 7 r _; �, e, , � It �a c / z I — y The following story is based on proposals now before the Col- lege Station City Council. Fact- ual material, however, has been supplemented by the writer's own interpretations. By JERRY NEEDHAM City Editor Gulf States Utilities said Thurs- day that if College Station had been purchasing power from Gulf Sates during the past year, the city's resi- dents could have saved one -third of a million dollars. Gulf States Utilities has power transmission lines located on two sides of College Station. Gulf States said the company has adequate power available within a reasonable amount of time to serve College Sta- tion. The problems College Station would have in attempting to change to Gulf States as a source of power are complex. The principal problem lies in es- tablishing substations in the city to relay the power through the existing lines. The substations now being used by College Station are owned by Bryan. New substations would have to be built by College Station or by Gulf States. John Denison, president and owner of the electrical consulting firm College Station uses, said at the May 15 city council meeting that his cost estimate for the city changing over to Gulf States if Gulf States built the substations would be $125,000 to $200,000. If Gulf States required College Station to build its own substations then the costs could run to over $1 million. This would leave Bryan 'with un- usable substations located in Col- lege Station. Bryan has spent a con- siderable amount of money in estab- lishing these substations but Col- lege Station may have indirectly paid for the capital outlay for these substations through the rates charged to the city for power. The cost of new substations would also be a major problem to be consi- dered. A bond issue would be re- quired to build the substations. Ill feelings that could be created if College Station were to cancel the power contract with Bryan are also a consideration. Since College Sta- tion would still have to deal with Bryan for water and sewer services, these ill feelings may not be condu- cive to low rates for these services. With the rising and fluctuating costs of producing energy, College Station could not be sure of getting consistently lower rates from Gulf States. Bryan's energy outlook is good with the lignite holdings and the construction of the Dansby Plant. Bryan seems to be planning well for the future and to be looking out for College Station's interests and fu- ture needs. The recent request for a rate in- crease may seem unjustified but nevertheless is being charged to the residents of Bryan. This indicates fairness by the City of Bryan as the most College Station residents can ask is to be treated equally with the residents of Bryan. Economics and diplomacy point to the extension of the power con- tract with Bryan. On the other hand, Bryan should have no qualms if the City of College Station wishes to shop around for water and there- fore wants to have a more flexible water contract. CS Council seeks water well, land ad anne new code A motion was passed calling for a public hearing at the June 12 meet- ing to get public input as to how $105,000 of revenue sharing funds should be used in the community. A 351 acre tract of land was re- ceived into the city limits of College Station. The land is owned by Southwood Valley Incorporated and adjoins the southeast city limits. While the council was in the pro- cess of adopting the 1973 edition of the Standard Building Code, Coun- cilman Homer Adams raised the point that $34,190 of the city's fire- fighting expense last'year was used in fighting fires on TAMU property. By JERRY NEEDHAM City Editor The College Station City Council was presented a proposal from the Whalen Corporation to share the costs of drilling for water in College Station. Under the proposed agreement, the Whalen Corp. would drill a test well to determine whether potable p and producable water lies under College Station. It is believed there are levels of subsurface sand under College Sta- tion in which water can be found. If the city enters into the agree- ment, it would be obligated to pay approximately half of the $42,000 cost if the test well fails. If successful the Whalen Corp. would pay all of the $200,000 cost to produce the well. The council will consider the proposal and decide whether or not to enter into an agreement at their June 12 meeting. In other Council business: /l7J- 0 MGAL NOTICE The City Council of the City of College Station, Texas will condutt 3 public hearing at 7:00 P.M. Thursday, June 12, 1975 for the purpose of deter mining the application of Federal Revenue Sharing Funds under the sixth en- titlement. Said public hearing shall be held in the Council Room at the City Hall in College Station, Texas. S -O.M. Holt Mayor r_7 New supermarket congestion The foundation for the new Safeway Supermarket located just off Texas Avenue between Highway 30 and Dominik Drive is now being prepared. The supermarket is expected to increase already con- gested traffic in the area. Bill Koehler, College Station City, Planner, said the "building permit requires easy access." Deac- celeration lanes are to be installed to accomplish this. Koehler also said a traffic light for Dominik Drive and Texas Avenue is not planned at this time. The Safeway supermarket is part of Phase I of Culpepper Plaza, a shopping center which will cover 365, 491 square feet. The supermarket will occupy 30,304 square feet of this space. According to the agreement between the Culpepper Realty Company and 3C Construction Co., the Safeway store must be finished by the end of September. ATTEST: S Florence Neelley City S ecretary PTO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: The College Station City Council will hold a public hearing on the question of rezoning the following tract: Lots 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5, Block 2, i Southland Addition, from Apartment Building District, District R 3, to Neighborhood Business District, District C -N. The application is in the name of Carrie N. Barnes. The said I hearing shall be held in the' ncil Cou Room of the City of Collegge Station y all at the 7:00 P.M. meeti Cit ng of the City Council on Thursday, June 12, itional in contact me. William F. Koehler City Planner BCS Councils to meet The Bryan and College Station city councils will hold a Joint meeting tonight at the Ramada Inn. The meeting is an annual affair but will be highlighted this year with a discussion of the proposed utilities increase Bryan is asking of College Station. The meeting will begin at 7 with a dinner and continue at 7:30 with a discussion of matters of common interest to the two cities. 28� J /975 The ,d6Mdlrm2 0 0 College Station Seeks Alternate Water Supply BY JERRY GRAY Eagle Staff Writer COLLEGE STATION — College Station is actively seeking an alternative water supply. Currently the city buys all of its water from Bryan, but if a proposal from the Whalen Corp. of Dallas is accepted, the city would buy a minimum of 400,000 gallons per day from a well drilled by the corporation. This amount is one - fourth to one -third of the current average daily usage, said City Manager North Bardell. "But we would have to go with the contract before we know if the water is actually there," said Bardell. Bardell explains that if water is found after drilling by Whalen the city would be required to purchase a minimum of 400,000 per day but if water is not found the city would be required to pay one -half of the cost of the test well. Bardell concludes that Whalen would be relatively sure of a quality water supply since they too would be sharing one -half the cost of a non - productive well. If the test hole is non - productive, the city's cost would he an approximate $21,000. But if the well is not usable, Bardell says, "We will at least have well - log information which we don't have now." Meanwhile, a 'second water drilling proposal is being prepared by TCB Inc. of Houston. Representatives of the company met with Bardell Thursday. "They didn't bring solid proposals at that time," Bardell said, "but after data is gathered they will come back with price estimates." See WATER, Page 9A) Water .................... 0 (Continued from page 11 Part of the reason for seeking an alternative water supply is the rate in- crease submitted by Bryan. The rate in- crease will see the cost of water for a year jump from $235,729 to $282,275. College Station has rejected this rate increase proposal and committee negotiation will soon begin to hammer out the solution. The price increase, Bardell said, is based on the assumption that the same amount of water will be used. He pointed out that water usage is dependent on amounts of rainfall too. Currently the yearly consumption of water in College Station is 673,512,100 gallons. College Station currently pay 35 cents per 1,000 gallons for water. The proposed rate increase would raise the cost to 42 cents per 1,000 gallons. The Whalen Corp. contract would call for 30.5 cents per 1,000 gallons up to 254,000 gallons per year and would decrease to 24.5 cents per 1,000 gallons beyond that usage. NA L �A /97.5 • • • TO WHOM IT MAY CON- CERN: The College Station Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on the question of amendments to the Zoning Ordinance which will: Reduce the number of residential classifications. Provide for rear access in Commercial and Industrial zones. Allow lot line construction in commercial zones when rear access is provided and fire safeguards are met. Clarify wording the "District Use Schedule, Table A ". The said hearing shall be held in the Council Room of the City of College Station City Hall at the 7:00 P.M. meeting of the Planning and Zoning Com mission of Monday, J une 16, 1975. For additional information, please contact me. William F. Koehler City Planner TO WHOM IT MAY CON CERN: The College Station Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing to con sider an amendment to Or- dinance No. 850. The said hearing will be held in the Council Room of the City of College Station City Hall at the 7:00 P.M. meeting of the Planning and Zoning Com mission on Monday, J une I 16,1975. For additional information, please contact me. William F. Koehler City Planner TO WHOM IT MAY CON CERN: The College Station Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on the question of rezoning the following tract: a 0.424 acre tract on the south side of Holleman Drive adjacent to and immediately east of the drive in grocery at Holleman and Welch; rezone from Apartment District, District R- 3, to General Commerical District, District C 1. The request is in the name of A. Holik. The said hearing shall be held in the Council Room of the City of College Station City Hall at the 7:00 P.M. meeting of the Planning and Zoning Com mission of June 16, 1975. For additional inf­ „ation, please contact me Albert 0 Mayo Jr. Assistant City Planner WA VA • E Slow Pitch Suet for CS COLLEGE STATION — The College Station Parks and Recreation Department is sponsoring a Slow Pitch Soft- ball League to begin the end of .tune. The league will be held at College Station's newest facility — Bee Creek Park. A team manager's meeting is scheduled for Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. and anyone in- terested should attend. The meeting will he held at the College Station City Hall and will cover fees, rules, schedules, times and other pertinent items. Junior0lympicsSet Sets Registration CO1 T,EGE STATION — Registration for the Junior Olympics for children of College Station will take place June 4-6 at the Middle School Gym from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. each day. There are two phases of the program for the children. Phase I will have the major emphasis on the improvement of the motor skills. Activities will include running, relays and some teaching of basic track and field skills. There will be local track meets with ribbons awarded. The winners of those meets will be in- vited to the State Junior Olympic Meet in the month of July. The age groups for Phase I are Bantums 8 & 9 year olds (boys and girls): Midgets, 10 & 11 year olds (boys and girls); Juniors, 12 & 13 year olds. Workout times at Kyle Field for Bantum, Midget and Junior Girls is 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Workout time for Bantum, Midget and Junior Boys is 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Phase 2 will also include the improvement of motor skills but have more competition at the regional and state level. The age groups for Phase 2 are 14 & 15 year olds (boys and girls) and Seniors 16 & 17 year olds ( boys and girls). Workout times for Phase 2 will be done on an individual basis from 6: 00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Kyle Field. The Junior Olympics starts June 9 for all age groups at Kyle Field. The cost for each child is $6 or $12 per family. If you have any questions contact James Giese 846 -7292 (Home) or 846 -1761 (Office); Ted Nelson 846 -3228 or call Jack Wilson 846 -8444. 49 ►J • • Chuck MCCollough IF YOU ASK ME THERE'S A NEW poliev is College Station adopted by the city council involving zone change requests. In the past, when legal notices were published con- cerning public hearings on the subject of a zone change, the city of College Station picked up the tab. The bills were sometimes$200 to $300 per month. Land developers and others seeking the public hearing on a zone change didn't pay anything. That has changed. The new policy says applicants for zone change requests will be responsible for filing legal advertising. In addition to saving the city money, it should relieve the city staff of time - consuming errands. It's a good move by the council With the average citizen in mind. COLLEGE STATION'S new modular ambulance is hospital white with a very noticable ORANGE stripe all the way around it. This caused CS mayor Dr. O.M. Holt to joke he wouldn't be seen in a picture with the ambulance unless the photo were in black and white. After assuring His Honor that my camera didn't have color film, he posed with Brazos Valley Development Council personnel, the am- bulance builder and the am- bulance. "We're going to have to get that stripe painted maroon real quick," the mayor quipped. The shuttle buses serving A &M were white with an orange stripe until howls of protest caused the stripes to be painted maroon. Perhaps the mayor was thinking of this when he made the statement. I'm sorry to tell College Station residents this, but you may have to live with a par- tially orange ambulance. Our information is that state law requires the orange stripe on new ambulances and the law may be expanded to in- clude older ambulances. Remember, this law was passed in Austin. Maybe it's the legislature's way of telling Us which university is their favorite. Anyway, we're just waiting for the day an injured Aggie or Aggie supporter refuses with his dying breath, to ride in the ambulance. He may fear if he dies in a orange ambulance, his friend. will never speak to him again. I - Water Report 1 Suffers Drought, The cost of water to College Station if the Whalen Corp, -of Dallas provides the vital fluid to the city would be 30.5 cents per 1,000 gallons up to ,,_.264 6 25,000 galIo LYea, r 11 would decrease to< 24.3 cent per 1,000 gallons beyond' thatzw usage. The Saturday article on water situation included -a' typographical er -r whi6 made the> proposal; incorrectly read 3;`:!30'.5 cents per 1,000 gallons -up to•254,000 gallons per year." lb 2Q NEW C.S. Free swimming was the order of the day, as well as diving exhibitions, races, Red Cross l i f e saving demon- strations, and tours 1W See Pool page 2 POOL The new pool was designated The Art 4 : o Adams n Pool i n ' honor of the late Texas A M swim- i s k' t' ming coach who de- voted much of his life to teaching Col- e g e Station young people to swim. The current city . council, as well as ...The first swimmer into the new Art `,damson (wool after the dedication used this the members who urihue diving stylef were on the counci l Photo by Jeannie Powell when the pool was S POOL new 45 park _ courts and baseball for adults and 25 begun, were pres- ent to see Mayor O. '��1�et' ing s a pE , � tit' 'ew` "' x ' M. Holt unveil the $. .,= r _ ., e. . A aIri so-4 9 � '� `..(2. Btayin 4 p I a q ue dedicating (ygl -ound equip_ Pool is open dal I y ticket for $5 wi I I 4 pool to the mem- .ment and soon' to be. f C?., fn : 1 -9; 0 0 s a 1 f .. Q..Q �Jck. ory of Coach Adam_ Councils talk services, 0 rate questio The city councils of Bryan and College Station met in joint session Wed., May 28 'to discuss issues of importance to both cities. Among matters that were discus- sed were, civil defense, health ser- vices and the role of the two cities and the county in funding them. Proposed utility and telephone rate increases were not discussed. College Station Mayor O. M. Holt noted that the utility and tele- phone rate issues would not be brought up at the meeting due to the semi - social nature of the meet- ing and the lack of pertinent records on the two matters. It was agreed however that both of these matters should be referred to special com- mittees for further consideration. On-the issue of civil defense and ins ost oned p p health services, Bryan Mayor Lloyd Jo yce said that Bryan had been bear- ing most of the burden of funding in the past. "It's time that the county did more in the way of providing these services to Bryan and College Sta- tion," Joyce said. "The reason that county taxes are so low is that they don't provide enough services to the two cities. However, most of the services are used in Bryan and Col- lege Station." In further discussion of the fund- ing issue, both councils agreed that alternative methods of funding should be investigated. One alter - native presented was to base taxa- tion for the services on a user basis rather than the current basis of population. �/-�_Q ,�. /97.5 �2 ,CJZ'�I LI CS City Council Agenda Released COLLEGE STATION — A consideration of bids on the College Station City Council Shady Lane Substantion meeting will be held tonight at Equipment. i p.m. in city hall. Other items will include Items on the agenda include appointment of an auditor and a rezoning public hearing on a discussion of swimming pool tract of land on the corner of entrance fees and policy. Southalnd and FM 2154 from An executive session of the apartment building district to council will also be called to neighborhood business district discuss matters of pendink and a public hearing on the litigation. proposed use of $105,000 in revenue sharing funds. Other items on the agenda include consideration of a proposal from the Whalen —� Corp. for drilling a water well ✓a /2 e 9 7 5 1 for the city, consideration of 1 a resolution allowing the purchase of two police radios with the support of the B.V.D.C., consideration of an ordinance adopting the 1974 Southern Standard Fire Code with specific amendments, and • 7Ae Fungus Kills Oaks COLLEGE STATION — Oak trees — live oak and post oak — are in danger in College Station and the area. Dr. E.P. Arsdel, associate professor of plant sciences at Texas A &M, told the College Station City Council Thursday that a controlled program is needed for a fungus problem infecting 75 per cent of the oak trees in the city. He presented a slide presentation showing the ef- fects of the disease which "Takes a practiced eye to detect." He said he hoped the matter of funding a control program would become part of a later city council agenda. CITY COUNCIL IIEETII S JNCREASED. Beg inning in June, month - The C: i t y the•special meetings 4 the College Station, Counci l-.hop es that cv( ;7 rhe- past: The this change- will -in— C i t y Counc. i L- w l I I second and fourth :� -- •:.:- hold two regular °i Thursdays at 7:00 y y itiate more public scheduled c o u rici M attendance than has lam+ m. � have been - set -, meetings f. c.fti Bert possible with aside -for this purer pose, t.- r C W .. ;left;.,,: a n and Recr rector P ci echows t.h Art Pool de ptaque.- 0 S fe uard► aint dire Du�r s a 1 t S. Q 4�quantee that fire, {} troy dour d home u;`ina y ' �i�/�n 1�here are some thinas : LJY Ch, of '-'o�, glas . "_anr;us. apoolnted 5, Ma.-9 sure V- )e- e,,are no high weeds Ocfi. 1. 97/1, has beep? w'*i- Rye 2e_.)art_ or grass next to your home. .; . 6. Think fire and careful ty walk through merl: since 1962. D'x ^g "ne ear'' y,^ per- your h o rr e a r d look :r o^ a n yth- t{ o n of his servi^ng College Stat i on °s ing that could star a fire.' f i r e protection needs were hanel, by T. A M. U. 7. Notify the Police Department that. you Chief �U , andus was : or^ it 'Na,s' are leaving and when you! returnh om���.Gounty :> Texas, s married and has two You- =ored n-eeartmert hones t'iat arc;: chi0tlren� = a , - )ave a safe and ' -)ap�py vacation. -� to orever:t this f cm happen 1. Empty, all asn trash and trash Wort . ainers and place: outdoors, Unplug alt unnecessary appliances � such as; tW evislons, -,locks, -- ,ad ` icar, openers etc. 3. , We highly recommend smoke detect- ors :n az homes �w �aEatecaa� ,c� :a be eq:jippeo v i t h an, aud±bie a1arrr :',' � would aler cceupank.s and neighlaors c a possible, fire lvla'kc sure yatir ne igh- burs kno what this sound means and to ca',! the Fire Department, should t't act- ivate in your absence. 4. Make sure a trusted n has a Key to your, house :r; case of an emerg -, ency 0 Size .,�e /475 Dulaney Retires after 29 Years BY JERRY GRAY Eagle Staff Writer COLLEGE STATION — The nation had barely finished the business of World War II when L.P. Dulaney became a College His wife has also retired this year from teaching the second grade at College Hills Elementary School, after 29 years on the job. College Station has changed a lot in 29 years. When Dulaney City Manager North Bardell says that the proposal for a new director of public works will be George Ford, currently assistant director of public works. He said there are also plans to hire a city engineer. Other proposals include Al Mayor as city planner and Bill Koehler as building official. Koehler is currently city planner. Station city employe. On June 30, the College Station director of public works will retire at age 66. He has been a city employe since Feb. 14, 1946. "I've enjoyed every bit of it," Dulaney says after 29 years with the city. He now plans to spend his time playing favorite game, golf, as well doing some fishing and traveling. started, he says there were six to eight passenger trains through the city each day. Now there are none. Also when Dulaney started, the city was only about seven years old, having been in- corporated in 1938. The city offices were atop Madeley's Pharmacy and the city's warehouse was next to Arnold's Barbecue. (See DULANEY, Page 7A) Spending questioned The question of how to spend 105,206 dollars will be considered by the College Station City Council when it meets Thursday night. However, the answer to that question will not be the councils' alone. A public hearing on the issue will be held at the meeting to provide the council with input on the matter. Among those present will be TAMU student body president Jeff Dunn and graduate student council president, Joe Marcello, who will present several specific recommenda- tions to the council on how the money should be spent. "There are areas of College Station that we as stu- dents of TAMU would like to see renovated," Dunn has said. Also, Dunn has expressed a desire to see the money spent on street repair and installation of traffic lights at dangerous intersections. 7 , .7 - c4 , e 6 1 197,4 7Tfz e ,- a y ee - 5rZ4 n e //, 1976 Dulaney, . a a a N a (Continued from page 1) At first he was everything "except a policeman." He was supervisor of water, streets and electrical service — essentially director of public works as he is now. The only unpleasant part of the job he says was being called out at night to help restore electricity when a storm knocked it out, but dealing with people has been a pleasure. "Most people are un- derstanding and patient," he says, "It's hard to get out and do everything immediately and rain doesn't help. Most people understand this." Dulaney sees continued growth for the two cities and predicts a population well over 100,000 within the next few years. He also sees the need for additional apartment units. each year. As far as an electric power plant for College Station, Dulaney said there could some day be one, but right now he doubts it. "It's not really feasible at this time," he said. • L.P. DULANEY Retires after 29 Years 7 e ZlzlAzrol-16z 7 T Z4n e !/ 1975 Hydrants Given Annual Check -Up Scenes like the one above have become very familiar to College Station resi- dents. Pictured to the right is Lt. Der - nie Phipps, Anthony Marino, D w i g h t Rabs, and W i l l i am Chaer. "People have called us very concerned and wondering what we are doing w i t h the fire hydrants," said Fire Chief Lan - dua. "The State Board of Insurance re- quires that a ll fire hydrants be fl ushed out periodically." The approximately 280 hydrants in Col- lege Station are tested yearly to check gal Ions of water per minute, make sure they are in good operating condition, flush out rust, and perform minor main- tenance. College Station residents will be seeing the firemen at work on the hy- drants through July. ��27`2 r�OriSe City Council Meets Thursday Thursday, June 12, the City Council will meet at 7 p.m. in the City Hall. Thiswill be the first regular meeting on the changed schedule. Previously, they have been meeting once a month and the schedule from now on w i l l be two meet- ings a month held on the second and last Thursday of each month. On the agenda for this Thursday's meet- ing is a public hearing on the question of re- zoning the Carrie Barnes tract on the corner of Southland and F. M. 2154. Themeeting will also be a public hearing on the projected use of Entitlement Six of Revenue Sharing Funds in the amount of $ 105 206. 00. The Council will be considering a pro- posal from the Whalen Corporation for drilling a wel l and supplying water to the City of College Station. Other matters discussed w i l l be on swim- ming pool entrance fees and policies and the consideration of bids on the Shady Lane c _- - ul)ctat 1 n : yuipment. 7/� e Zag Ce Public Hearings on Agenda COLLEGE STATION — The College Station City Council meets Thursday at 7 p.m. in city hall. Items on the agenda include two public hearings — one on use of a $105,000 revenue sharing fund and another public hearing on the question of rezoning the Carrie Barnes tract at the corner of Southland and KM 9.154 from apartment district to neighborhood business. Other items include con- sideration of a proposal from the Whalen Corp. for drilling a water well and supplying water to the city. Swimming pool entrance fees and con- sideration of bids on the Shady Lane Substation equipment will also be discussed. 0 ja/rZ(2 //, /9 7,5 0 s 0 $70,000 HUD Grant Approv ed 5. oEitYe s¢ rs The City of College Station has received a Block Grant through the Department of Housing and Urban Development in the amount of $ 70, 000. M a n ue l Sanc h ez, Area Director of HUD has sent College Station Mayor O. M. Holt the official let- ter notifying him of the grant. A I on g with the letter from the HUD director, President Ford has also sent a congrat- ulatory letter to the Mayor urging him to "enlist all your citizens in helping to carry out this plan ". The twelve citizens chosen as spokes- men by the members of each area formed the Citizens Advisory Committee which met with the Manning and Zoning Com- mittee at two public hearings to develop the plan. C i t y Manager North BardelI said, "In the series of hearings that we held, we were over- whelmed with the needs of all theseareas in regards to paving, curb- ing, guttering, and drainage." As a result, the Block Grant along with a Revenue Sharing fund of approximate- ly $7,000 will be yged to improve these problems. Engineering tx s already begun on Ster- ling and LoIgs i e Lane. TheBlocx Grant has replaced the Cate- gorical GrEnts that required a city to li specific areas (such as h o u s i n g, constructio: public facilities ) that they `wish to rec ive funding for. The Dloc:: Grant allows a City to develop an entire ea, the Park Place area, and the L i n- program for their individual city - thus coin school area. putting most of the delegation of funds at C o I I e g e Station's program has b e e n the city area instead of in the hands of f r m e d under the direction and aid o f the Federal government. Communi ty Development "I a n n e r, A I Questionaires were sent out to four areas Mayo. "The most important thing," says of College Station: the Tarrow and Lin- Mayo, "is that our plan was developed by the citizens' committee so it REFLECTS coin area, the Sterling and Richards ar- the citizens. " C i t y Manager North Bardel I examines the letters sent to Mayor Holt from HUD Director Sanchez and Pres. Ford. r College Station Moves Closer ToContracting Auxiliary Water BY JERRY GRAY Eagle Staff Writer COLLEGE STATION — College Station is moving closer toward a contract with the Whalen Corp. of Dallas for an auxiliary water supply. City councilmen voted Thursday to "move forward with deliberate speed" toward reaching a decision on the contract with the idea of calling for a vote at the June 26 city council meeting. The action between now and that date includes a review of the contract with the city attorney to the Simsboro Sand For - as well as further study of an mation for its own well - logging alternative proposal from TCB information, it would pay for Inc. of Houston. all of this drilling expense, If councilmen accept the which is estimated at $26,000. contract, the city will pay half All this would be undertaken of $42,000 for drilling to the before the city knows whether Simsboro Sand Formation. If the water is useable — that is, the city desires further drilling an appropriate e t • and quality. mperature If the water is usable, however, the city would enter into a 10 year contract with the Whalen Corp., which would maintain the equipment for that time. At the end of 10 years, the equipment belongs to the city. Whalen's contract calls for 50.5 cents per 1,000 gallons, whereas Bryan's proposed contract calls for 42 cents per 1,000 gallons. Despite these terms, Spencer Buchanan, engineer and College Station resident, warned against rushing into an agreement. Barney Stevenson, College Station resident said, "The benefits have got to return to the College Station residents in the form of lower water bills." In other action, councilmen voted to accept the proposals of City Manager Norti Bardell for spending $105,000 in revenue sharing funds. Proposals include $41,000 for completion of a water line from the west side of the can,ous to the west side of the city. This will be added to $53,00' previous entitlement. Otte expenditures will includt $14,000 to correct sewer drainage problems on Tarrow and Southland streets, which will be added to money from the Community Development Act funds. Street repairs on the shuttle bus routes will be $17,000 to be added to $49,000 from a previous entitlement. The repairs will be on Main, Redmond, University Oaks, and Stallings Dr. The paving of sidewalks on Southwest Parkway were also in the proposal. Tuesday, June 17, 1975 Pale 11 H S Legal Notices H S Legal Notices H5 Legal Notices H S Legal Notices ' I D U S E R E P O R T G '4E=RAL REVENUE SH;IRING PL.ANN General avenue Sharing provides federal funds directly to local and state governments. This report of your government's plan Is published t:1 .:ncDur: ice cifiaen participation In determining your government's decision on how the money will be spent. Note: Any complaints of als;r mmation in the use of these funds may be sent to ° the Otfice of Revenue Sharing, Wash., D.C. 20226. THE GOVERNMENT �m OF _ S..iLt -F ^I,r _ j .! i , ;-il N PLANNED EXPENDITURES ANTICIPATIVGA GENERAL REVENUE �? _ -T 1 r �. :_ Q u a IAI CAT; TORIES I i8) CAPITAL (C) OPERATING / SHARING PAYMENT OF -0 MAINTENANCE FOR THE SIXTH ENTITLEMENT PERIOD .1UL'f ?. 1315 THROUGH JUNE 30. 1 Pu31 ir. SAFE -1' 3 7 50 ^IAL SE.4VIC S FOq AGED GR r'OORS 8 =1',ANCIAL ?aaN5P0RTA�ION 5 21,2o6. S r Or o. 4 HEALTH I 10 EDUCATION S 1 5 9cCR;A'10, $ Is $ ^- � - -- --- `, 12 HOUSiVG3rCOM- 5 U8r7ARl_S S $ 7 50 ^IAL SE.4VIC S FOq AGED GR r'OORS 8 =1',ANCIAL D.MINIST ?ATION j $ VJI ?URi•OSEAND 10 EDUCATION CKZ 7 �S 11 5CCIAL C °_VELOPMENT $ ^- � - -- --- `, 12 HOUSiVG3rCOM- MUNIT'( DTVELOPMENT $ 12 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT S 14 GTFiER ISpecay) 15 TOTALS S 76..206. IS 31,0 Legal Notices _,- 0 TO WHOM IT MAY CON CERN: The Zoning Board of Ad- justment will consider a request from Arthur Wright at their called meeting in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall at 7:00 P.M. on Tuesday June 24, 1975, the facts of the case being as follows: The owner of Lot 22, Block 5, College Hills Estates, requests a building permit to expand an existing non - conforming use by enclosing a storage room to add 'a bedroom to an existing duplex in a single family residential zone. Further information is available at the office of the Building Official of the City of College Station, telephone 846- 8886. William F. Koehler Building Official 1 5 76 PLANS TO SPEND THESE FUNDS FOR THE PURPOSES SHOWN. V/ ACCOUNT NO. 44 2 S 2 1 iIJ E' -INT1 �1 CITY � -- -r IF Cl�ri 4`�Cl. n (0) Submit proposals for funding consideration bysl U s t 1, r , — to-- Nor _ n _H ard ell. _ A copy of this report. and supporting documents. are open for public scrutiny City tanager t s Office, Cl ty Hall, College Station D z T exas � (t) ASSURANCES (Rotor to Instruction E) I assure the Secretary of the Treasury that the non- discrimmation and other statutory requirements listed in Part E of O the wtstructions accompanying this re rt will be complied with by this recipiem 0 �e►rtmsnt re � spe e ct to the entitl ent fundsed hereon. { Signature of Chief Executive Officer Z 0. M. Holt, Mayor June 13, 1 975 � Name & Title — Please Print Date Q T4 L-AG Lt JurJL /T I 0 Page 3 COSTA RICAN OFFICIALS RECEIVE HONORARY CITIZENSHIPS Costa Rican Government officials are, from left to right: Back Row - Oscar Ravi I la, Carlos Cordero Mora, Gonzalo Li nano Ramirez, Roberte Sanabr i a Pi edra, Nay i b Nema Flo- res, Martin F. RaineWyss, Alfonso Ocampo Vega, and Claude Davis. Front Row - Miguel A. Cordoba Lara, antiago Valenz u e la, Gonzalo Li zano Ramirez, Roberte Sanabr i a Pi edra, Hector Cordero Rotann, Misael Sanchez Lopez, Santiago Herrera Granados, Fernando Diaz Vi I lalobos, and Arturo Hidalgo Rojas. Thirteen Costa Rican government off- icials have received Honorary Citizen- s h i p to Col lege Station. The g r o u p, including two Senators, m a y o r s, and regional officers, is here to study local and regional government institutions. Texas A&M and the Urban Planning De- partment is sponsoring the group. They are hosted by Claude Davis, Coot dina- tor of Continuing Education for the Col- lege of Architect and Environmental De- sign is hosting the officials throughout the state. They have visited Houston, Au s t i n, San Antonio, Kerrville, Waco, Arling- ton, Ft. Worth, Dallas, Bryan, Madi- sonville, and College Station. Theyattendedthe last day of the State Legislature and the Costa Rican Sena- tors said a few words to the Texas Leg- islature. They have all met with -Gov- ernor Dolph Briscoe and visited various Jun*18, 1975 College Ation Enterprise jE _ O N X O N V e) ct2 O N Q) a. a) L o U, E t a�i O •- v Q) . O 4 -C a) �C, -C 0 N L w` d) L CZ-0 oaDm (r � �. LuF- a y.- -°c o u3i o_o �– y,o � E _0 �, C U ro L O Qi cd U a? O L O& O O E � 0" > N 3 C V Q) '— 7 � Q. >-vc- ��' U >_romoaao -� r 3 C L L V U 4. O Cl. Q3 b L •� V L CA " : ZJ1 , t -° : ip, . y L 'G aJ 0 L a� � y . -o 'v c v Nl 14� C � . ,, 2 AA a Y! N r U E C U CC U. 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Q U Esau a� `►) ON ;T Y U .B � 4) 0 y 't" t Y"I N, h0 T Vtl ❑ o° C Q, O Y 3 m ^- Y Y d E ' U ^ Owl . � VU..�� d to A Y c, u u ca E° `°g V 7 mc00 V J C LV �jVv �V > CLZ LL F ° lLw W CT�LGI . r wL c urn z ao0 �o 2 uuU� o 0n LO�o ° m z ¢ ua_v y � ThQ .N3aJ��a /�'o�t - �ize /� /975 Proposed CS test water well to be sunk near By JERRY NEEDHAM City Editor A contract with the Whalen Corp. of Dallas to drill a test water well in College Station is under inspection by City Attorney Neelv Lewis. The College Station City Council voted Thursday night to "move for- ward with all deliberate speed" to finalize or reject the proposed con- tract. The matter is slated for a vote at the council's June 26 meeting. The basic proposal of the contract calls for the Whalen Corp. to fi- nance drilling of a test well to a depth of 1800 feet in order to pro- duce water and sell it to the city for 30 cents per 1000 gallons. The well would be located on city-owned land at the corner of` University Drive and Tarrow. If the well reveals no water or finds non - producible, low - quality water, the city will pay half of the $42,000. The city has the option to take over the well and drill deeper if officials believe it is warranted. All drilling costs past 1800 feet would be paid for by the city. If the well is successful — pro- duces potable water — the Whalen Corp. would pay all drilling and producing costs. These costs are ex- pected to amount to over $200,000. College Station would be obli- gated to buy at least 400,000 gallons of water a day for ten years. The city would pay pumping and electrical costs amounting to 4 cents per 1000 gallons which would bring the price per 1000 gallons to 35 cents. This is the price College Station is currently paying Bryan but a hike to 42 cents per 1000 gallons has been reouested by Rrvan nffiria]c The Whalen Corp. would provide maintenance costs and labor. The city would provide daily supervision and routine oiling of the pump. Additionally, at the end of ten years the equipment becomes property of the city. In other Thursday night action, the councilmen voted to approp- riate $53,000 toward the project of connecting city water lines to the TAMU water supply. The money was part of $105,206 received from the federal govern- ment under the Revenue Sharing Program. The water project was among - several recommendations for using the money made by City Manager North Bardell. All of Bardell's re- commendations were accepted by the Council with Councilman Jim Gardner dissenting. Gardner ex- pressed a desire to see the funds used for beautification and other special purposes rather than the usual maintenance and capital im- provements procedures. Other projects receiving fiends were: $14,000 for correction of drainage bad well sit problems in various areas of the city; $17,000 for improving bad street $21,000 for installing sidewalks conditions on university shuttle bus on Southwest Parkway; routes. Proposed city well may cont By JERRY NEEDHAM City Editor The water well being considered by the College Station City Council stands a good chance of producing water with a high sulfur content. The proposed site of the well (University at Tarrow) is just one mile northeast of the location of sev- eral Texas A &M water wells. The TAMU wells were abandoned and capped during the 1940's because of a "large amount of sulfur" in the water. The three deep TAMU wells ranged in depth from 950 feet to 1323 feet and produced almost one million gallons of water a day. The provisions of the proposed contract with the Whalen Corpora- tion call water with a high sulfur content "non - producible," so the city stands a good chance of spend- ing at least $21,000 only to find out there is sulhlr water. The city also has an opportunity to find producible water below the 1400 feet depth, but if none has been found by 1800 feet, Whalen will abandon the project. The council has gone on the re- Fin sulfur cord as wanting to find out once and for all whether potable water is down there and the TAMU results just up the road indicate sulfur water to a depth of 1400 feet. The requirements for the city to finance the operation would be a bond issue of about $300,000. Of this money $70,000 would be spent for drilling and testing costs. The remaining bonds need never be sold if good quality water is not found. College Station residents must decide whether to take a gamble or to remain dependent on other sources for at least ten more years. The economic benefits to the re- sidents of College Station if the city financed and found producible water would be great. Enough wells could be dug in the area to com- pletely furnish the city's water sup- ply. The capital outlay of approxi- mately $300,000 would pay for itself in a few short years. On the losing side of the gamble, if the city financed the venture and found no producible water, they would be out about $70,000 but would know for sure what is under the ground they stand on. • COUNCIL cont. from p. 3 Council of College Station supplying its own v DELAYS ter. The Whalen Corporation and the ACTION City o College Station would enter into tation by private consultant and that af- ON WELL In a four - and -a -half hour session last Thursday night, the City Council re- zoned, re- hashed, and re- solved. The first orderof business was pre- senting thirteen Costa Rican government officials with Honorary Citizenship into College Station. Mr. Randy Burry introduced Dr. E. P. Van Arsdale who proposed that funds of $45, 000 be used to control a systemic fungus that infects and destroys a majo- rity of the Oak trees in College Station. After a public hearing, the Carrie Barnes tract of land on the corner of Southland and F. M. 2154 was re -zoned from Apartment District, DistrictR -3 to Neighborhood Business District, District N. A public hearing on the question of how to spend $105,206 of Revenue Sharing Funds was held. Jeff Dunn, Texas A&M student body President requested that the money be spent on mass transit expansions. Mr. Randy Scott brought a petition be- fore the Council with a request from concerned parents that lights be provid- ed for the girls' softball field on the corner of Fairview and Park Place. North Bardell, City Manager reques- ted that $53, 000 be al located for an ex- tension of the water main from campus to Southwest Parkway, $14, 000 al loca- ted to correct dranage problems in the ,Tarrow Street area and Southland addi- tion, $ 17 000 for street repair on shut- tle bus routes, and $21, 206 for sidewalk construction on Southwest Parkway. The proposesi was accepted by the Council. The Main topic of discussion came when considering a proposal from the Whalen Corporation for drilling a test well :, might determine the possibi i"ty cont. from p. 3 Council of College Station supplying its own v ter. The Whalen Corporation and the ger, the Water Committee, and consul - City o College Station would enter into tation by private consultant and that af- a contract to divide the cost of d r i l l i n g ter it's gone through these people, it a test well down to the Queens Sands should come back to the Council." The level. Whether acceptable water is motion was carried. found or not,, the Whalen Corporation A motion was carried allowing the pur- would share the cost of the well wits, chase of two police radios with the sup - College Station. port of the B. V. D. C. and Texas Crimi- Chairman of the Water committee Hol- nal Justice Council and the 1974 Sout',_ mer Adams made a motion that the ern Standard Fire Code with specific a- Counci I enter into the contract with the mendments was adopted. Whalen Corporation, but because-of se- After Nelson Durst was appointed au- veral objections. Councilman Adams ditor and several other items on the a - oJthdrew his m0ti0.' Co +anci Iman Sravenec then made a mo- - genda were taken care of, the Council tion that "The City Manager investigate held an executive session to discuss ma- the possibility of the city drilling the tters of impending litigation. OwelI itself." That Motion failed 4 to 3. After more discussionbetween council- men and concerned citizens, Councilman Bob Bel I moved that "The Counci I accept it has been investiga- the contract after l J ted by the City Attorney, the City Mana- U n � Q J ,� • Legal Notices 1 -S U TO WHOM IT MAY CON CERN: The Zoning Board of Ad iustment will consider a request from Arthur Wright at their called meeting in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall at 7:00 P.M. on Tuesday June 24, 1975, the facts of the case being as follows: The owner of Lot 22, Block 5, College Hills Estates, requests a building permit to expand an existing nonconforming use by enclosing a storage room to add a bedroom to an existing duplex in a single family residential zone. Further information is available at the office of the Building Official of the City of College Station, telephone 846 8886. William F. Koehler Building Official a;L, 19 - 1 �- SA CS budget • C 0 U r c appiffaov ' 'he College Station city budget for fiscal year 1975 -76 is rapidly proceeding toward adoption by the city council. A meeting was held last Wednesday afternoon to enable 'area resi- dents to snake requests ..br specific Rents to be included on the budget. At a Monday night work session, the Council added the following items to the proposed budget: $1500 to the Retired Senior Volunteer Program, $2700 to.the Brazes County Bicentennial Celebration Com mil ee, and $6070 to tho` Brazes Valley Arts Council. An $8500 appropriation',to; the Brazos Valley Mental Health- Mental Retardation Center is pending until submission of a budget by thq� Center. f " .'T Pe cozen "e!ed budget is ors t he agenda for adoption at the council's Thursday night pieeting, the last scheduSed meeting before the city's. new fiscal year Begins do Jnl 1';'A ' tblic bearing on the budget will b4 held prior to formal adoption. 'The meeting will begin at 7' p m ' * The proposed expenditures for 1975 -76 exceed this year's estimated txpenditures by more than $665,000. An ordinance raising the tax rate in College Station will be considered at the Thursday night meeting also. College Station has one of the lowest tax structures in the state for cities of comparable size. 0 1 �C)Af /9-75- TR E E. Calls For $4.7 Million DUNE 2--5.391S S CS Budget Vote Set Thursday BY JERRY GRAY Eagle Staff Writer COLLEGE STATION — It will cost approximately $4.7 million to run the city of College Station in the 1975.76 fiscal year as opposed to last year's budget of almost $4.1 million. This year's proposed budget, the subject of recent work sessions by the city council, will come to' a vote Thursday evening following a public hearing on the subject. The budget includes an 8 per cent cost-of-living increase for city employes, which is similar in amount to that finally agreed upon by the Bryan City Council for Bryan city employes. In addition to the budget itself, the ad valorem tax rate also may be adjusted upward by ordinance at Thursday's meeting. The current tax rate is $0.375 per $100 evaluation based on 80 per cent of fair market value. The proposed budget itself is divided into three parts — a TO WHOM IT MAY COW CERN: The College Station City Council will hold a public hearing on the question of amendments to the Zoning Ordinance which will: Reduce the number of residential classifications. Provide for rear access in Commercial and Industrial zones. Allow lot line construction in commercial zones when rear access is provided and fire safeguards are met. Clarify wording in the "District Use Schedule, Table A ". Regulate fences beyond the front setback line in residential zones. The said hearing shall be held in the Council Room of the City of College Station City Hail at the 7:00 P.M. meeting of the City Council on Thursday, July 10, 1975. For additional information, please contact me. William F. Koehler Building Official _ c7 general fund, utility fund and to handle inflation and un- cemetery fund. forseen city expenses and The general fund, which provides such services as police, fire department, street department, health and sanitation and administrative staff as well as parks and recreation, is funded by ad valorem taxes, city sales taxes, franchises taxes, municipal court fines as well as building permit fees and garbage collection charges. Also in this part of the budget is the contingent fund which is TO WHOM IT MAY CON CERN: The College Station City Council will hold a public hearing on the question of rezoning the following tract: a 11424 acre tract on the south fide of Holleman Drive ad- Iacent to and immediately east ';'of the drive -in grocery at Holleman and Welch; rezone from Apartment District, District R -3, to General Commercial District, District C -1. The request is in the name of A. Holik. , The said hearing shall be held in the Council Room of the City of College Station City Hall at the 7:00 P.M. meeting of the City Council on July 10, 1975. For additional information, Please contact me. Albert O. Mayo Jr. Assistant Cit Planner which, by law, can not be more than three per cent of the total budget. The contingent fund is $30,908, which is less than one per cent of the city budget. The proposed expenditure in the general fund is $1,317,978. The money budgeted for debt service on two general obligation bonds and one note with the University National Bank for fire equipment is $57,765. The utility fund is the largest part of the budget with a proposed expenditure of $3,413,463. According to previous statements from city councilmen, the large size of the utility fund makes it possible for the ad valorem tax to be one of the smallest in the state. The money budgeted for debt service on four utility bond issues is $189,522. Expenditure in the cemetery fund involves $5,150 for the construction of a "berm," or grassy mound of earth for the visual and sound separation between the cemetery and the new Bee Creek Park. Maintenance and operation for the cemetery will cost $2,900. Cemetery fees are not expected to increase, according to city manager North Bardell. Another item at Thursday's 7 p.m. city council meeting is the proposed water contract with the Whalen Corp. Since no vote has taken place on this project, no money is in the budget at this time for this project. ONE JUNE 17 a story ran on the editorial page of The Eagle telling about an obscure Texas civil statute requiring that city owned vehicles be marked with the city's name and the title of the department using the auto. We received a letter Monday asking why Bryan City Manager Lou Odle's city car was not marked like the statute requires. Odle said his city car is not so marked because the vehicle is sometimes used by the police department. "They need it as an unmarked peolice car at times," he explained. The civil statute has a police exemption clause. "When we select a new city emblem, after the current contest, we will probably use it on the city vehicles covered by the statute," Odle added. College Station City Manager North Bardell's city car is marked with the name of CS. The name is on magnetic signs that can be removed when the auto is used for police business. Bardell said all other city vehicles are marked except for three cars used by the police detectives and the police chief. • 7 Million Budge C Passes $4 BY JERRY GRAY Eagle Staff Writer COLLEGE STATION — The College Station City Council passed its $4.7 million budget Thursday night and raised taxes to 43 cents per $100 evaluation based on 80 per cent of market value. The councilmen voted for the tax increase ito raise the city's contingency fund from $30,000 to $70,000. Formerly the tax rate had been 37.5 cents per $100 evaluation based on 80 per cent of market value. The contingency fund will be used to handle inflationary expenses as well as unforeseen ex- penses. Funding for the Arts Council of the Brazos Valley, the RSVP and the Brazos County Bicentennial Committee will come from the contingency fund, but councilmen voted to delay approval of an $8,500 request from the Brazos Valley Mental Health- Mental Retardation Center, which if approved would also come from this fund. Councilman Jim Dozier said, "The administrative expenses of the center is not in line with others requesting funds from the city." He and other councilmen suggested more time for the consideration. The councilmen also entered into a contract with the Whalen Corp. of Dallas to drill a well for water. Money for this un- dertaking may also in part come from the contingency fund. But before entering into the contract, concilmen con- sidered the question of water quality. There were reports that the water might have a high sulfur content. The councilmen added to the contract that if hydrogen sulfide is found in the water, "ag t, L %MEN (Continued frorn page 11 "You provide: services with money,' ? - Smith . said. "If we- e_-,council is doing-f' aurg Bold the line.on taxes we have..: _ deadFlevel best to am little' respond �, ge zs�3' y, a to what the E citizens . want m' ,Less:.'.' tim"of' economic: unres ,-� g However; if.we ask for some Odle sees a cut in services. belt tightening it may result in41 as the only^ _veay city can "some services not being u `meet the requirement ot° proved,'` Smith said - staying within the 80' cent tam He.. added, that citizens -, rate. ar ~' At have toy take 'that into .cor He said he hopes to get bac demand are going tv , to the council sometime next I ' demand a reduced budget that!•` will not necessitate a tax week for^'a_ look at the - new budget cre Whalen Corp. would provide the equipment and pay for its removal, but the water con- sumption to the city would increase by 30,000 gallons a day — agreeable to the counilmen. Also from legal standpoints, the financial liability of the city was limited and the city is "not obligated to buy more than the well can produce." The water is also required to conform with state health standards Utilities P ro posal Offered COLLEGE STATION — The College Station City Council says it can not support the utility rate increases sought by Bryan Utilities. The council will send a letter today to the Bryan City Council with counter proposals. The Bryan Council has asked for a 12.6 per cent in- crease in cost to College Station for electricity. The College Station City Council counters that it can support only a 9.8 per cent increase. with the exception of dissolved solids, since water from the well will be blended with other water bought from Bryan. The city council also set July 17 and Sept. 9 as public hearing dates concerning telephone service rates in College Station. The rate increase is requested by General Telephone Co. of the South- west. Bill Erwin, general manager for GTE, was at the council The proposed increase in water is 20 per cent. College Station says it will suggest a 10 per cent increase, or a rate of 38.5 cents per 1,000 gallons. The current price is 35 cents per 1,000 and the proposed rate is 42 cents per 1,000 gallons. The Bryan Council has asked for a 25 per cent in- crease in sewer service to the Northgatge area — the only area in College Station served by the Bryan sewer system — but College Station will ask that the rates remain the same. City Manager North Bardell reports that College Station's calculations have taken into account variations from Bryan's budget to actual expenses. meeting asking time a schedul bond while we solution with councils. Councilman "We have an our people sp( ject. For the c increase uncL agreeable "We are to call a pu ' this thing of ' }�F QUESTION — Does the City of College Station have an assistant superintendent for its seater and sewer depart- ment? If not, why not? Why is the superintendent never in his office to answer calls? ANSWER — George Ford, assistant director of public works for College Station, said that there is no assistant superintendent for that department because there is no need for one. The superintendent has two offices in two different buildings in the city and if he cannot be readied at either one, he is generally out in the field working. • DESPITE THE EFFORTS of r a n Council QUOTATION FOR BID TO ALL INTERESTED people in both cities, it appears the City councils Of Bryan and Station to y BIDDERS College are about The City of College Station Police Department is lock l horns OV@r utilit g y Re ' fs Offer requesting sealed bids the f ollowing ollowing listed equipment: rate increases. The CS council has e e FROM: COLLEGE STATION POLICE DEPARTMENT Cannot Sport rate up The Bryan City Council has rejected College Station's college Ste io Texas 77840 sought by Bryan Ismumt proposal for a compromise On the utilities increase that was PLEASE SUBMIT BID FOR College Station has t0 be effective July 1. THE FOLLOWING NO LATER THAN 5:00 pm July 7, 1975. Bryan Coun counter In an emergency meeting of the council late Friday of -. pr op o sals, other w ords Tat! ternoon, a unanimous vote was taken to send a letter to the Three (3) 1975 Model 4 Door Seadns with POLICE increase amounts of their own city Of College Station acknowledg their proposal but g PACKAGE (Color: light Blue) V 8 Engine: Minimum 429 estimation. informing them that "Any rate less than that already sub- cubic inches The Bryan Council met in witted is not adequate to cover the city's increased costs as Automatic Transmission – Heavy Duty (low ear lockout) $ emergency special closed Friday to provided for in the contract. Heavy Duty a t t e r y – session afternoon "Under these circumstances the Ci ty an of h as no Minimum 70 amps Heavy Duty Alternator — discuss strategy. As one high alternative but to our ursue legal remedies," the letter said P g Minimum 60 amps Wheels, 4 + ply blackwall tires ranking city official told me ,, Mayor Uoyd Joyce said Saturday that the city of Bryan is (Spare tire i ncluded) before the meetings, t ap- (See SUIT, Page 6A) Heater with defroster Windshield r it have to take some Cigarette l kind Of legal action." - Back up lights Outside rearview mirror left Such confrontation him S U i t adjustable from and right sides from inside been feared by many in both ........................ inchesum wheelbase -- 116 citi (Continued from page 1) in the process of retaining a law firm which specializes in Power disk brakes Power steering rate cases to assist the city attorney in representin utility Y Y P � Sion system Heavy duty Pac kage) (Polite Package), , V ISITORS TO College the City of Bryan. Joyce added that the city of College Factory uty seat c c overing Station motels will soon be able Station will be notified of the actions taken by the Bryan Ta 9 radio with speaker to fill out surveys about the city Council Friday. for city staff use. College Station had suggested a 9.8 per cent increase in E L I V E R Y PROXIMATE S D E I Five hundred dollars has electrical rates as opposed to Bryan Utilities request for a DATE been spent by the CS City 12.34 per cent increase. Where Bryan had requested a 20 per Council from the Hotel -Motel cent increase in water rates from 35 cents per 1,000 gals. to 42 Tax Revenue Fund for the cents per 1,000 gals., College Station proposed a 10 per cent purpose of preparing the increase to 38.5 cents. survey and running a computer Bryan had asked for a 25 per cent increase in sewer rates to tabulation of the responses. the North Gate area of College Station but College Station rejected any increase at all. }�F QUESTION — Does the City of College Station have an assistant superintendent for its seater and sewer depart- ment? If not, why not? Why is the superintendent never in his office to answer calls? ANSWER — George Ford, assistant director of public works for College Station, said that there is no assistant superintendent for that department because there is no need for one. The superintendent has two offices in two different buildings in the city and if he cannot be readied at either one, he is generally out in the field working. • 40 The Eagle 3 County -wide E n C_ LE�� adopted by College Station COLLEGE STATION — College Station has entered into three contracts on a county -wide basis. One contract entered with the Brazos Valley Develop- ment Council is for a $4,098 modulance, which is one -fourth of the vehicle's cost. College Station has agreed to maintain the vehicle and to pay in- surance coverage. The vehicle Unit. The health unit will provide such services as tuberculosis tests, venereal disease tests, health in- spections and health cards and will be administered by the county. College Station's share Will be $14,697 or 20 per cent. The Brazos County share is 30 per cent and Bryan's share of the cost will be 50 per cent. will. be used by Sherrill College Station Councilman Ambulance Service "only for Homer Adams objected to the also agreed to at the August 26 city council meeting. College Station's share is 24 per cent or $2,160. Bryan's share of the costs will be 36 per cent and the county's share will be 40 per cent. Adams also objected to entering into this contract, again repeating his philosophy that the county should pay all of the costs for a county project. "The residents of the two first run emergency service" contract saying that the county cities are in effect paying twice —.such as accidents. should pay all the cost of a for county services when the Another contract is for the county unit. county doesn't pay all," he Braios County. Public Health A civil defense contract was said. • 0 THE BRYAN AND College Station city councils have exchanged letters on proposed utility rate increases. Bryan's Council is seeking increases from College Station, the biggest customer of Bryan Utilities. After examining the proposed rates, the CS council sent a letter to Bryan Coun- cilmen with their own rate increases proposals. The Bryan council Friday sent back a letter to CS city fathers saying their rates were not adequate to cover costs. That seems to leave it in a legal no man's land. Bryan Mayor Lloyd Joyce said the city would retain a law firm specializing in utility rate - cases. College Station will probably do the same. This case will not likely drag on for long. An. out of court settlement is the most likely route since neither city wants to spend a great deal of money. As one high ranking official Put it, "this kind of thing can either tear the two cities apart or pull them together." Bryan - College Station, Texas Contracts J(JLq i U CE I I IqTa 50 / q � ��_ `�3 0 a � COLLEGE STATION SEEKS NEW WATER SUPPLY SOURCE The City of College Station will find out the the worth of its water some time in July. Withing the next two weeks, the City of Col lege Station and the Whalen Corporation of Dallas will begin their joint venture in drilling a test well down to the Simsboro sands. The ground sight of the well will be the corner of University and Tarrow. The test well should take approximately three weeks to drill to the Sims - boro strata. Having received the contract for some weeks now, the City Council voted to enter into a con- - tract with the Whalen Corporation at last Thurs- day's council meeting. The cost of the test well - $42,000 - will be divided equally between the City and the Wha- len Corporation and when it is discovered whether the water quality and temperature is adequate and meets state health standards, the City may enter into a 10 year contract with the Whalen Corporation. For 10 years the Whalen Corporation would pay for the maintenance and upkeep on the well and turn it over to the City of College Station to own at the end of the 10 year period. Water quality is the big question in the test well. There may be a high sulfer content or a. high temperature to the water. These are prob- lems that would have to be corrected before the water could be used. If the water is acceptable, it will be combined with water bought from the City of Bryan. College Station residents would then see their water bills decrease, not increase. -a 19 7 6__ / AAA 0 QUOTATION FOR BID TO: ALL INTERESTED BIDDERS The City of College Station Police Department is requesting sealed bids on the following listed equipment: FROM: COLLEGE STATION POLICE DEPARTMENT P.O. Box 9960 College Station, Texas 77840 PLEASE SUBMIT BID FOR THE FOLLOWING NO LATER THAN 5:00 pm July 7, 1975. Three (3) 1975 Model 4-Door Seadns with POLICE PACKAGE (Color: light Blue) V -8 Engine: Minimum 429 cubic inches 4 — Bbl carburetor Automatic Transmission — Heavy Duty (low gear lockout) Heavy Duty Battery — Minimum 70 amps Heavy Duty Alternator — Minimum 60 amps Wheels, 4 + ply blackwall tires (Spare tire included) Heater with defroster Windshield washers Cigarette lighter Backup lights Outside rearview mirror on left and right sides adjustable from inside Minimum Wheelbase — 116 inches Power disk brakes Power steering Heavy duty suspension system (P61 ice Package) Factory air conditioning Heavy duty seat covering Factory AM radio with speaker Tinted glass PLEASE ADVISE AP- PROXIMATE DELIVERY DATE (I Utility rates debated C.S. counter draws fire City Council Approves Budget, Raises Taxes Last Thursday night College Station City Councilmen voted to raise taxes to 43 cents per $100 evaluation from the 37.5 cents per $100 evaluation that it has been. Because of the tax increase, contingency funds were raised from $30,000 to $70,000. These funds will help the Brazos County Bicen- (See Council on page 2) College Station officials last week sent a letter to Bryan officials con- taining counterproposals for utility rate increases. Bryan has proposed a 20 percent increase in water rates, a 12.34 per- cent increase in electric rates and a 25 percent increase in sewer rates. College Station's counter- proposal offered a 10 percent in- crease in water rates, a 9.8 percent increase in electric rates and no in- crease in sewer rates. The full 25 percent increase in sewer rates has since been agreed to by College Sta- tion officials. After receiving College Station's counterproposal, Bryan sent a letter to College Station officials stating, "We are retaining a law firm specializing in utility rate cases to assist the city attorney in represent- ing Bryan in this matter. "A threat of court action may be implied in the letter but is not stated. Bob Bell, College Station Mayor Pro -Tem, said, "I don't really want to do business with anyone but Bryan, but I want to do it at a price that's fair to both parties involved." Bell said the disagreement lies not in the fact that a price increase is warranted but in what the cost of delivering the utilities to College Station really is. He said the coun- cilmen and city manager analyzed the figures given them by Bryan and determined that the prices did not seem to be fair. If College Station and Bryan have continued and extended difficulties in settling rates, one or the other of the cities may decide to back out of renewing the contract when it ends in 1979. College Station could have to buy power from other sources, which could mean a sizable setback in the economy of Brazos County. 4,1 �x C-Olans..il (Continuerf from iennia! Committee, -the Arts Council bf: the ' Brazos Walley Mental,Health Retardation Center were delayed so , that . councilmen `could rake niore. time to consider them. T le councilmen a ➢so voted -o` .-enter - into a` cow pct gir th the Whalen Corporatian:of-Dallas` to dri l! :.a well for- warar. ' ��ri °eral tTelephore- Manager, Bill Erwin, re quested a schedule of rates under:bond; but the Council set ?July -17 and September 9 as public j hearing dates 'concerning rate increases because Uh -v felt the people should .have a voice in the The I'oufici! aI , passed a $4.7 Million budget. I COttEGE STATION onl loc WEDNESDAY ENTERPRISEJuly 2, 1975 Vol. 1, Ni College Station's Utility Rates: BRYAN PROPOSAL LACKS CS The City of Bryan's proposal of increases in utility rates to the City of College Station has not yet been resolved. The Bryan proposal is for College Station's electricity rates to increase about 12.5 per cent that is an increase from 55 cents per kilowatt hour to 62 cents,water rates to increase about 10 per cent - from 35 cents per 1,000 gallons to 42 and for the Northgate area that is supplied sewer service by Bryan utilities a 25 per cent increase - from $3 to $3.75 per family unit. The City of College Station says it will sup- port only a 9.8 per cent increase in electricity, a 10 per cent increase in water, and no increase in the sewer system. The City council of Bryan met in an emergen- cy session last week and has replied that they can not make the increases to College Station any less than what they originally stated. The next step seems to be legal ones - a solu- tion which neither city looks forward to. Bryan Mayor Lloyd Joyce today said, Bryan has been paying a higher rate for sometime now. All the Bryan City Councilmen are in Agreement than we must have the quoted increases from the City of College Station." College Station's City Manager North Bardell says that "The City of College Station's con- tract with the Bryan Utilities states that 'in the event of a decrease or increase, the City of Bryan shall submit to the City of College Sta- tion financial documentation' which should prove by consistent methods that Bryan is en- titled to adjust each monthly bill because of any increase or decrease in cost to the City of Bryan in providing electric service to the City of Col - lege Station." Bardell continues, "Our committee of three councilmen have tried to meet with some of the Bryan councilmen on two different occasions to try and work something out but we haven't got- ten together yet. We negotiated this contract in good faith and want to follow through with i t. Despite the efforts for negotiating, nothing has been resolved. We are all wondering where it will all end. Maybe it is time that a third party such as the Texas Utility Advisory Board be brought into the situation to act as mediator for the two ,itioc 0 0 Council approves budget P By JERRY NEEDHAM City Editor The College Station city budget for fiscal year 1975 -76 was approved by city councilmen Thursday even- ing along with an ad valorem tax increase. cer a) The new budget of $4.74 million dollars represents an increase of 16 per cent over last year's budget. Councilmen increased the city's .ad valorem tax from 37.5 cents to 43 cents per $100 valuation based on 80 per cent of fair market value. The ,es got, new tax gives an effective rate of 34.4 cents per $100 valuation while the old rate was 30 cents per $100 valuation. Less than eight per cent of the city's revenues come from the ad valorem tax. The last ad valorem tax increase h in College Station was in 1958 w en the effective rate was raised from 20 cents to 30 cents per $100. Even with the increase College Station still retains the distinction of having one of the lowest tax rates for cities of comparable size in Texas. Bryan's effective tax rate is 44 cents per $100 valuation. With a few additions and dele- tions the water -well contract with the Whalen Corp. was accepted by the Council. The city's liabilty was limited to $25,000 for the project for drilling to a depth of 1800 feet. In the event sulfurous water is found, Whalen Corp. agreed to buy equipment to aerate the water to remove the hydrogen sulfide gas. In exchange College Station agreed to increase the minimum daily con- n u sumption by 30,000 gallons if bad water is found. If aeration towers are needed they would be placed next,to the well at University Drive and Tarrow St. It was brought out during the meeting that the foul - smelling hyd- rogen sulfide gas is lighter than air and therefore would rise and not become a public nuisance. Dates for public hearings con- cerning the telephone rate increase were set for July 17 and Sept. 9. The Sept. date was chosen to insure that TAMU students would have a chance to give their opinions of the rate increase. Bill Erwin, division manager for General Telephone, said the phone company would pre- fer opinions to be in writing for easier handling. Acting on the Parks and Recrea• tion Board's recommendation, the Council agreed to changes it swimming pool fees. Beginning it July a family pass can be purchased for $20 a month or an annual famih pass can be purchased for $100. 0 4. 0 0 0 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON TELEPHONE SERVICE TO WHOM IT MAY CON- CERN: The City Council of the City of College Station will hold a public hearing on the question of a proposed telephone service rate increase by the General Telephone Company of the Southwest. Said hearing will be held in the Council Room of the P.M 9Thursday, July a 17, 19 5. All interested persons are invited to participate. Com- ments regarding telephone service are requested to be reduced to writing for entrance into the record but oral presentations will be taken. TRC-_ EA�_U_ CS Staff Changes Released COLLEGE STATION — George Ford is now director of public works in Collegls Station, replacing L. P. Dulaney who retired June 30 after 29 years with the city. Ford was formerly assistant director of public works and acting city engineer. He has been a College Station em. ploye since 1957. Ford and his wife, Margaret, have six children. Other staff changes with the city include a new city engineer. Elery B. Ash If, who worked as a draftsman with the city before his graduation from A&M in December, 1971, will fill that position. He has been design engineer with the city of Arlington since his graduation. The new city planner will be Al Mayo, who has been with the city for eight months. Bill Koehler, formerly city Planner, will become building official. Koehler has been a city employe for one and one. half years. Chris Longley, a 1974 graduate from A &M in land. scape architecture, will continue as city draftsman and also become aa city planner. GEORGE FORD Public Works Director Water CS Enters Water Contract • COLLEGE STATION — The city of College Station formally entered into a water contract Wednesday with the Whalen Corp. of Dallas to drill an 1,800 -foot test hole at the existing ground storage tank site at University and Tarrow Streets. Mayor O.M. Holt executed the contract with Whalen on behalf of the city and hailed the step as a "progressive and positive action toward meeting the growth requirements of the city." The city council authorized the contract on June 26. Water from the well is to be blended with water presently bought from the city of Bryan. Whalen will operate the well and supply water at a cost of 30.5 cents per 1,000 gallons. The price per 1,000 gallons will drop to 24.5 cents for water usage in excess of 264,625,000 annually. Bryan's proposed contract would sell water to College Station at a cost of 42 cents per 1,000 gallons. Water from the well would supply at least one- fourth to one -third of the city's daily water usage. A news announcement following the contract signing stated, "The Whalen agreement is in line with one of the sections of the recentlt completed Comprehensive Development Guide calling for initiation of specific steps toward the development of an independent water source." College Station may continue the test well beyond the 1,800 feet at its own expense. The water, if found and usable, will be available fdr 10 years at a fixed price. At the end of 10 years the well belongs to the city of College Station. 40 CITY OF COLLFGr STATION BOX 9980 COLLEGE STATION, TX 77840 attalion Collecie Station, Texas Wed July 9, 1975 Inside Pollution detector ........p. 6 Turbines ...............p. 7 Defense ................p. 9 i Utilities compromise likely Councils to vote proposal By JERRY NEEDHAM City Editor A College Station subcommittee on electrical utilities met with a Bryan subcommittee last Wednes- day to try to iron out disagreements over the utilities rate increase. Lloyd Joyce, Bryan mayor, said, "We came out of the meeting with the understanding that they (the College Station City Council) would come back with some type of new proposal." Councilman Jim Dozier, of Col- lege Station, yesterday said, "I will make a motion presenting a counter - proposal to the city of Bryan at the Thursday night (Col- lege Station City Council) meeting. We think we have an agreement that this particular subcommittee can live with." None of the subcommittee mem- bers would reveal what figures the new proposal might offer but there were indications the figure will be a compromise between the two cities offers. "If we have room to give in work- ing with them it's probably in the water rather than the electricity," said Joyce. Dozier said, "The whole con- troversy arises over the cost of sup- plying electricity to the city of Col- lege Station." If a new proposal is submitted, Joyce said the Bryan Council will meet on Saturday or early next week to act on it. According to Dozier and Joyce, if either council does not approve a new proposal the matter will end up in court. "I think the future of the two cities lies together," said Dozier. "I think if College Station went to other sources it would drive a wedge between the two cities which would be impossible to remove in the future. We could go to court and have a great deal of difficulty and we would still not have a working ar- rangement with Bryan when the contract expires.' Gary Halter, College Station councilman, who was not at the meeting and was unaware of any ag- reements reached at the meeting said, "I think the offer we made was more than fair. Their demands for an increase are vague and unsatis- factory, and I will vote against any increase other than what we have offered." Wednesday, July 9, 1975 Hearing Slated To Amend Zoning 0 COLLEGE STATION — The commercial district. city council will hold a public The council will also consider hearing Thursday at 7 p.m. in '`other business" and hold a city hall on amending the closed, executive session to zoning ordinance. discuss pending litigation. Considerations for amending Under state law, a meeting include reducing the number of may be closed to discuss residential classifications, pending litigation, personnel or roviding for rear access in acquisitaion of property. p commercial and industrial zones, allowing lot line con- struction in commercial zones when rear access is provided and fire safeguards are met, clarifying wording in the "District Use Schedule, Table A," and regulating fences beyond the front setback line in residential zones. The council will also hold a public hearing and consider an ordinance rezoning a 0.424 acre tract on the south side of Holleman Drive ea d aceftthe and immediately drive -in grocery at Holleman and Welch streets from single family district to CS Grants 34 Permits q, Iq� For Building COLLEGE STATION — There were 34 building permits granted during the month of June in College Station. Sixteen permits were for houses; two were for duplexes and 11 permits were for repairs and additions. There were five permits for commercial and other non- residential additions which will total $41,000. The only major commercial addition is a veterinary clinic on Anderson Street in College Station for Sam Scamardo. The cost of the clinic building is listed at $25,000. Other non -commercial permits include two swimming pools and construction of signs. construction of signs. The total cost of construction okayed during June is $374,669. This brings the total for the year to $4,589,642. So far this year two permits have been granted for apart- ment buildings, which will provide 214 living units at a cost of $1.7 million. There were, nowever, no apartment building permits granted during the month of June. 1 _�t NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON TELEPHONE SERVICE TO WHOM IT MAY CON CERN: The City Council of the City of College Station will hold a public hearing on the question rate ease byptheeGene serv Telephone Company of the Southwest. Said hearing will be held in the Council Room of the P�M 9Thursday, July ly17, 19 5. All interested persons are invited to participate. Com- ments regarding telephone service are requested to be r theoyrecor9 for oral presentations will be taken. CS W Hire Rate Consultant BY JERRY GRAY Eagle Staff Writer COLLEGE STATION — College Station will hire a rate consultant to consider the rate increase sought by General Telephone Co. of the South- west. Upon a motion by Coun- cilman Jim Dozier at a Thursday meeting, the city will hire Bill McMorries of Amarillo at a cost of $200 per day plus expenses to consider and advise the city fathers. Dozier said McMorries worked as consultant for the city when General Telephone sought a rate increase in 1973. He also praised McMorries on his past efforts. "This takes me by surprise," countered Councilman Homer Adams, "I really didn't think he did anything." Councilman Bob Bell said, "I really can not support the motion for a consultant until we make a good faith offer." Adams and Bell were the only two councilmen voting against the motion. Adams did say, however, "We need a rate consultant, but not this man." Dozier said another con- sultant approached quoted a flat fee of $18,000 for his work. "If you are going to play poker with General Telephone, it's good to have a professional in your corner," said Coun- cilman Lorence Bravenec in giving his approval to the consultant. In answer to Bob Bell's statement about a good faith offer. Adams asked, "Why hasn't General Telephone had the courtesy after being asked to give annual statement- s ?..This is not acting in good faith." Councilman Gary Halter said this will be the last time General Telephone will come before the council for a rate increase. A utility regulation commission will take over such matters as rate increases by CS Votes Compromise On Water Rate Hmike COLLEGE STATION — College Station has decided to go along with Bryan's utility rate increases concerning electric and sewage rates for the Northgate area, but councilmen have voted to propose a compromise on the water rate increase. Bryan has proposed a water rate increase from 35 cents per 1,000 gallons to 42 cents per 1,000 gallons. The College Station City Council Thursday night proposed a mid -range figure of 38.5 cents per 1,000 gallons. The motion came after a closed session of the council discussing pending litigation. This is the second counter nrnmsal fmm thn P. n- Station City Council since Bryan asked for the rate in- creases. The first counter preposal stated that College Station couldn't meet the 12.6 per cent increase in electric rates or the 20 per cent in- crease in water rates. The 25 per cent rate increase for sewer service to the Northgate area was immediately agreed to, however. When the Bryan council received the first counter proposal, it appeared that College Station might be sued for the increases. This was the reason for and subject of the closed session at which College Station decided to also accept originally proposed electric rate increases. The second counter proposal also asks that the increases be an interim rate structure effective between July 1 and Dec. 31, 1975. The proposal is based on the understanding that a new contract can be entered in to by the two cities and his new contract will become effective Jan. 1, 1976. telephone companies late next The council also okayed thf year. purchase of three Forc Torino's from Beal Ford Co. Also at last night's meeting, councilmen approved varying the speed zones on State High- way 30 from 40 to 55 miles per hour. The ordinance, recom- mended by the state highway department, is effective im- mediately and will be enforced after speed signs are erected. for the police department at a cost of $4,590 each. And 0.424 acres near the corner of Holleman and Welch streets belonging to Alphonse Holik and his sister were rezoned from residential to commercir h district. • t /q 5- jr COLLEGE STATION honored five of its volunteer nremen i nursuay wit.ii framed certificates for their service to the community. Four of the five are Texas A &M students who are graduating while the fifth, Fletcher German, retiring, was given a plaque for 21 years service. From left, Jack Madeley, Fletcher German, Lars Sharpe and Guy Johnson. Not shown is Larry Farley. (Photo by Alan Killingsworth) �J • qd I*, /q -� P,�_ Rate Increase Hearing Set For Thursday COLLEGE STATION — The College Station City Council will hold its first public hearing on General Telephone's proposed rate increases Thursday at 7 p.m. in city hall. Any citizen wishing to speak for or against the rate increase is asked to attend. This will be the first of two public hearings on this subject. Another will be held in Sep- tember after students return to campus for the fall semester. 10� Eavc-') Hearing scheduled on phone rate increase The first of two public hearings on the telephone rate increase being asked by General Telephone will be held at the College Station City Hall tomorrow night at 7. College Station telephone cus- tomers who desire to give their opinions of General's service, whether pro or con, are requested to attend the hearing. The second hearing, to be held in September, will enable students and those who miss the first hearing to air their views. Bill Erwin, General Telephone's division manager, has requested that all opinions be in writing to facilitate easier handling. The City Council has the author- ity to approve an increase in the phone rates and has requested that city telephone customers attend to help the council determine whether a rate increase is justified on the basis of services rendered. The revenues requested by Gen- eral would raise the rate of return on invested capital on telephone rates from 5.43 per cent to 8.4 per cent. The last increase in local telephone rates was in June 1973. 1 jcj ,Phone Rate Public Meet Set Thursday N - 7 J NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING N TE TO WHOM IT MAY CON CERN: The College Station w Iheh i Id o a public hearing on the question of a Pfoposg telep the e General rate ep- increase by Southwest. Sa d he Ro will held in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall at 7:00 In AA Thursday, July 17, 1475. nvited1etosparrtippate. Com ments regarding telephone service are requested to be reduced towriting for entrance presentations willl be but aken, COLLEGE STATION — The first of two public hearings on General Telephone's proposed rate increase will be held Thursday night at 7 p.m. in College Station City Hall. Any citizen wishing to speak for or against the rate increase is asked to attend. Another public hearing will be held in September after (students return to campus for the fall semester. ( Iq 7 �5� 0 0 0 Rate Consultant to Aid C.S. "If you are gci; - , y to play poker with General Telephone, it's good to have a professional in your corner." These were the words of City Councilman Lorence Bravenec at last Thursday's city council meeting. The council was considering hiring a rate con- sultant to help the city with the rate increases sought by the phone company. Councilman Jim Dozier moved that the city hire Bill McMorries of Amarillo to aid the city as rate consultant. He praised McMorries on his help. to College Station in 1973 when General Telephone last sought rate increases. However, Councilman Holmer Adams while agreeing that the city did, indeed, need a rate con- sultant insisted that McMorries had "done nothing the last time" to help the city and was not the right man for the job. Councilman Bob Bell said that he felt the city needed to make a good faith offer to General Tele- phone before hiring a consultant. But Councilman Adams said that General Tele- phone had not acted in good faith when General Telephone ignored the city's request for an annual 'statement. Councilman Gary Halter pointed out that "this will be the last time General Telephone will come before this council for a rate increase" because a utility regulation commission will take over matters such as rate increases by telephone companies late next year. With only Councilmen Bell and Adams voting against, the council voted to hire Bill McMorries as rate consultant in the matter. Other business taken care of was the re- zoning of 0.424 acres of land on Holleman from residen- tial to commercial and approving an ordinance recommended by the State Highway Department to vary the speed zones on State Highway 30 from 40 to 55 miles per hour. �J July 16, 1975 C.S. COMPROMISES Last Thursday night in a closed session, the city fathers voted to agree to Bryan's proposed rates to College Station on electricity and sewage, but to compromise on the water rate increase. This means that electricity service in College Station will increase 12.6 per cent and sewer ser- vice to the Northgate area will be increased 25 per cent - all increases effective immediately. The compromise offer that has been proposed on water is a 38.5 cents per 1,000 gallons which is a compromise of Bryan's proposed increase from 35 cents per 1,000 gallons to 42 cents per 1,000 gallons. The College Station proposal also carried a re- quest that the increases be structured on an interim rate between July 1 and December 31, 1975 so that a new contract between the two cities can be drawn up and become effective January 1, 1976. • J Bryan takes compromise on utility rate increase By JERRY NEEDHAM City Editor At their bi- monthly meeting last Thursday, the College Station City Council offered the City of Bryan a second counterproposal for utility rates. The new proposal accepted Bryan's request for an increase in electric and sewer service rates and offered a rate of 38.5 cents per 1,000 gallons of water. Bryan had asked for an increase to 42 cents per 1,000 gallons. The new rates went into effect July 1 and will expire Dec. 31, 1975. This interim agreement was based on the understanding that a new contract will be entered into bet- ween the two cities that will take effect on Jan. 1, 1976. College Station residents' utility bills for July will include a 12.34 per cent increase in electric rates, a ten per cent jump in water prices and a 25 per cent increase for sewer ser- vice. After a meeting between sub- committees of the two councils two weeks ago, there were indications a compromise would be made. Gary Halter, College Station Councilman, said, "There was no willingness on the part of Bryan to compromise and no desire to submit the problem to an impartial arbit- rator. "The Bryan Council, in essence, told us that if we did not accept the agreement, they would take us to court and even ifwe won they would cut us off in four years. "The Bryan Council was willing to go to court and the majority of the College Station council was not. With this new deal we give them six months to negotiate in good faith." Halter said a new contract would define what cost means. He said, "My point is that Bryan is wanting to treat College Station as a single fam- ily in Bryan but they do not main- tain the distribution system, send bills, read meters and pay for other services. "College Station does this after paying the rate that utilities are de- livered to Bryan residents." College Station Councilman Bob Bell said he felt such a satisfactory contract could be worked out within six months.. He said, "A long -term contract is something that I feel sure the College Station Council will be willing to discuss." Halter added, "The controversy has not been resolved, it has just been postponed for six months." ttciJL�' AT IC, /J7�. 11� �2 a The 61 to # Friday, July 18, 1915 P­ Cities Consider Telephone Rate Action Citizens of CS Protest Councils Meet Consultant Proposal For Increase For Strategy Session BY JERRY GRAY Eagle Staff Writer COLLEGE STATION — "We have no intention of folding up and giving the phone company what it wants, but it's not an easy task; that is why we have hired a rate consultant," said College Station Councilman Gary Halter at a public hearing on the phone service in Bryan - College Station Thursday night. About 25 people showed up at the first of two public hearings on phone service, the second is to be held in September. General Telephone Co. of the Southwest is asking the two cities for a rate increase of $1,073,000, which represents an across the board increase of 28.2 per cent. Exactly how this proposed increase will affect local customers in their billing has not yet been determined. But one thing is certain from the public hearing — no one there who spoke has found his service to be adequate. Beverly Leonard of Wellborn said of her troubles, "When I have needed to use the phone, I have not been able to." She and others complained of disrupting and annoying static on the phone lines. David Ready of College Station said that there seems to be an irrational system of . deposits which he believes are confiscated, that is, not all BY JUNE T. BONARRIGO Eagle Staff Writer "We think General Telephone will be a little more willing to negotiate (their rate increase) this time," a telephone rate consultant told the Bryan and College Station City Councils at a special joint meeting Thursday afternoon. "We're not anxious to go to court but we are not hesitant to go to court either," Bill McMorries of Amarillo told the two councils. "I believe General will be more flexible but will put more effort into convincing each of you to grant their requests." McMorries was hired by both councils to assist them in studying the $1.073 million rate increase General Telephone requested in April. He assisted both councils previously when General requested its last rate increase in 1972. "Our duty is to bring out the issues that General Telephone doesn't bring out in making its request," McMorries said. He said that his firm will take into consideration operating costs, the latest annual and quarterly reports of the company and the requested 8 per cent rate of return. "We asked General for their last five years operating expenses and they said they didn't have them," Councilman Richard Smith of Bryan commented. (See PUBLIC, Page 8A) ( See RATE, Page 8A) a 0 4 Rate Consultant. (Continued from page 1) ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ • about a 28.2 per cent increase as compared to general revenues," McMorries said. "We'll take into consideration all of the revenue producing phone and pro -rate the increase to the different ones keeping in mind the relationship between business and residential phones." General made no specific request as to how to distribute the projected increase over the dif- ferent types of services offered by the telephone company. is pro- rated," McMorries said. Answering a question put by Mayor O.M. Holt of College Station concerning the possibility of the telephone company keeping two sets of books in an effort to mislead the government McMorries said that it was his "basic feeling that General is honest." He said that his firm would look to state law and legal precedents set by state and federal - courts in an effort to arrive at an equitable "They are basically interested in dollars and solution to the problem of increasing local are not concerned with how it ( the rate increase) telephone rates. Public Hearing. . ........... . i "We'll let them put that in writing," McMorries replied stating that such information is usually requested for rate increase studies of this nature. The Amarillo consultant said that it would take about a month for his firm to gather preliminary data from General and to work up a study that it could bring back to the councils. He said, he would like to schedule a three or four hour work session of the two councils at the end of that time. "Their request for an increase represents ( Continued from page 1) deposits are properly returned. He also said there are recurring problems with equipment and maintenance. He said that he and other small businessmen were faced with loss of business and extra business expenses due to frequent changes of telephone numbers. He said the current service doesn't seem to justify the "profit motives" of the rate increase. Gary Liberty, a student at Texas A &M, said, "Students are treated as less than full- fledged customers." He said adequate and efficient service should come before the rate increase. Jack Upham of College Station turned and looked directly at General Manager Bill Erwin and said, 'Bill, a reasonable return on a com- pany's investment is only right, but your priorities are loused up beyond all proportions — It doesn't make any difference how fast the call can go through with all this fancy, giggly equipment, if you can't hear after the call is completed." He said, "You should take your profits and put them in trust to clean up this mess and when you have done that you'll get cheers at the next public hearing on phone service." 0 i + E 0 B=CS Councils C ompromise On Increase The city councils of Bryan and College Station have avoided a court battle that would have driven a wedge between the two cities. In a special session of the Bryan City Council Thursday afternoon Bryan accepted College Station's compromise offer to settle the disputed utility rate increase to College Station. Bryan had requested a utility rate increase that was to have been effective July 1. The request made in April of this year requested a 12.34 per cent increase in electricity rates, a 20 per cent increase in water rates and a 25 per cent increase in sewer rates to the North Gate area of College Station. After much discussion and negotiations the College Station City Council sent a letter to the Bryan Council agreeing to the terms of the rate increases for electricity and sewer services but ap- proved only half of Bryan's requested 20 per cent increase for water services. The Bryan City Council N n Utility Rates Thursday afternoon accepted the offer made by College Station with the stipulation that a new long term contract be negotiated betweeq the two cities by January 1, 1976.. The 12.34 per cent increase - in utility rates will raise electrical services to $2.25 per kilowatt hour. Sewer rates will be raised to $3.75, reflecting a 25 per cent increase and water rates will be increased from 35 cents per 1,000 gallons to 38.5 cents per 1,000 gallons reflecting a 10 per cent in- crease. In other action taken Thursday afternoon the council approved the in- stallation of traffic lights at the intersections of 29th Street and Stillmeadow and 29th Street and Barak. Signals currently in storage after being removed from Texas Avenue will be used at the two intersections. The council also authorized the city manager to forward a letter to the Texas Highway Department establishing the construction of Old College Road from the F &B Road south to the city limits as the priority for the 1975 Urban Transit Program. The project was initiated under the 1974 program with construction on Fountain Street in Bryan. The letter also requested the THD to consider the chan- nelization and signalization of three intersections in Bryan including State Highway 308 and Old College Road, 29th Street and Briar Oaks ( Stillmeadow) and South College and Villa Maria Road. • i rl P &Z Commission To Meet Monday COLLEGE STATION —The College Station Planning and Zoning Commission will Meet Monday at 7 p.m. in City Hall in a regularly scheduled meeting. Items on the agenda include hearing visitors, consideration of a final plat for the South - wood Valley, Section Three, 81 acres, and consideration of the plat revision of Lots 8 and 9, Block I in the Camelot Ad- dition, Sections 3. Approval of the minutes of the July 8 meeting will also be on the agenda. it ` �_ F WORKMEN FOR THE WHALEN Corp. of streets in College Station. Water from the well Dallas continue drilling a test hole in search of would supply at least one -fourth to one -third of usable water for `l+^ city of College Station. The the city's daily water usage. Photo by Peter Lebo well is being drilled at University and Tarrow THE $1,073,000 rate increase request of General Telephone v has been on the back burner of the Bryan City Council and in Counci the oven of CS's council (on low) for three months. In about another month, the issue will To Look really heat up. A consultant hired by both cities is studying the request At Rate and will, no doubt, come up with a lower figure titan $1,073,000. General will say it COLLEGE STATION -- The ;:.,; :.;;•.; ...................... ............................... . ... • - - -... needs every penny of the six- College Station City Council ::::e,. • :.• :::.:. : :... : :..:...:.:..... figured amount, even though will consider two ordinances � ...............•-••--•--............... �..........,........ �........ :....:::::::::•:..:..�.. GTE doesn't have, or won't at 7 p.m. Tuesday to establish f, CS Council to discuss o rd i n a n ees give, operating expenses for new water and electric service the last five years. rates. Rates to consumers in General Telephone is playing College Station will be going. on ele ctricity, water, an this year's game with last up to reflect the recent in- f; year's rules. It expects to creases in price by Bryan 0 College Station City Councilmen fowl in commerce will also be consi , barter and compromise on a Utilities. are scheduled to consider ordi dered. figure somewhere very close to Electric Power Engineers of nances establishing new water and Under the proposed ordinances, the $1,073,000. Both councils, College Station have been electric rates at their 7 p.m. Thurs- the police department can destroy however, will not be timid this retained to help formulate the day meeting. an at -large animal "in the event cap- ture cannot be effected promptly." year. proposed electric rates, which The proposed ordinances area Councilmen will also hold a dis- With the new Utility will affect base rates only and result of an interim utilities agree- cussion concerning the drilling of Regulation Commission taking not fuel adjustments. ment entered into between Brvan over job of rate setting on Sept. The last increase in electric: the water well test hole to the 1, 1976, this may be the last rates was in April, 1974. The and College Station on July 10. Simsboro sand. time both cities hassle with last increase in water rates Ordinances regulating animals Requirements for installing GTE over increases. But this was in December, 1970. `'.•�. and fowl running at -large and the sidewalks in new subdivisions are last confrontation is going to be Also at Thursday's meeting breeding and sale of animals and also scheduled for discussion. a real sera : f: :•: r..�rr• rr : :: ' •f- r.:::y {5:::::: ?• ; P• will be two ordinances con- ...:; �r:: �: �::: �:: �: �: �: �: �: �: fti: �: �: �: �..,.... ff�. �: �: �: �:: �c: �:: �: �:�:�:: I predict it will end up in cerning animals. The new court unless GTE backs way ordinances proposed by a down from its $1,073,000 million Development Control Com- figure. The Bryan and CS mittee repeal all other council are really feeling their references to animal control oats and wouldn't mind going a in the city ordinances and Q few rounds with GTE, after all consolidate the ordinances of they've practiced sparring control. with each other, and both looked pretty impressive. Tough is the word this year for council attitudes. `Bout time, boys.' • J Council Considers New Ordinances On Animal Control COLLEGE STATION —The work of the Development Controls Review Committee on animal control ordinances will be the topic at today's College Station City Council meeting at 7 p.m. The city council will be considering for adoption two ordinances dealing with the subject. College Station presently has three ordinances dealing with animal control. One ordinance regulates the keeping of livestock and poultry within the city limits; another requires the licensing of dogs and prohibits the harboring of barking dogs; and the final ordinance, which has been amended four times, prohibits animals and fowls from run- ning at large in the city. Of the two proposed or- dinances facing the council today, one can be considered a "leash law" ordinance, while the other is a completely new ordinance regulating the breeding, sale, domicilary care and rental of animals and fowls in commerce. The "leash law" ordinance combines the ordinance requiring the licensing of dogs and the ordinance prohibiting animals and fowl from running at large in the city with a minor change in the definition of the term "at large ". The change in the term "at large" requires that the animal or fowl when off the premises of the owner is required to be under the physical restraint of the custodian or owner. All interested citizens of College Station may attend the council meeting today. N� 0 0 0 Friday, July 25, 1975 College at' St on Okays Rates For Utilities BY JERRY GRAY Eagle Staff Writer COLLEGE STATION — New electric and water rates will go into effect in College Station Aug. 1 as a result of a council vote Thursday night. The electric rates will in- crease an average of 11.5 per cent on the base rate for all consumers, residential customers to large com- mercial consumers. Electric rates were last raised in April, 1974. The vote to raise electric rates came without lengthy discussion, but Councilman Jim Dozier pointed out, "To an extent these are interim rates, depending on wholesale rate changes in January after renegotiating a contract with Bryan." The increases in both electric and water rates were necessitated by recent wholesale price increases from Bryan Utilities. The vote to increase water rates received more discussion and objection from Councilman Jim Gardner. "1'he discount mechanism for large users represents a disparity," he said. "Large consumers should pay their fair share of the cost of government." The large consumers of water in College Station are primarily motels. "We normally have volume discounts and the economy of delivery has to be figured into this," countered Councilman ( See RATES, Page 12A) Bryan - College Station, Texas ates ............... )ntinued from page 1) Bob Bell. "I think this is a relatively fair rate schedule." Councilmen Bob Bell, Jim Dozier and Homer Adams and Mayor U.M. Holt voted in favor of the water rate schedule'as proposed. Those voting against the-water rate schedule were Councilmen Jim Gardner, Lorence Bravenec and Gary Halter. The increase will be about 10 per cent for residential usage and about four or five per cent for large commercial users. Water rates were last in- creased in College Station in December 1970. Since that rime, City Manager North Bardell reports that the wholesale cost from Bryan Utilities has increased 28.5 per cent. Councilmen also discussed the water test hole on University Drive being drilled by Whalen Corp. of Dallas. Sometime today the drilling will reach the Queen City Sand Formation. Councilmen voted Thursday to continue drilling into the Simsboro Sand Formation at an addition cost to the city of $22,000. "This will give us hard data in this sand formation in this area which hasn't existed The Eagle before," said Councilman Gary Halter. "Twenty -five thousand dollars could give us a 10 acre park," countered Councilman Lorence Bravenec. "I would have to put my priority elsewhere ( other than the continued drilling)." Those voting no on further drilling were Councilmen Jim Dozier, Lorence Bravenec and Jim Gardner. 0 U Leash Law ndered 'By CS COLLEGE STATION — All dogs and cats in College Station may soon by law have to be licensed with the city. If not properly licensed, the owners would be guilty of a misdemeanor and could be fined up to $50. This is part of a new "get tough" animal control ordinance being considered by councilmen. But no decision has yet been made. Councilmen delayed voting on the proposed ordinance Thursday night for further study. Also those who keep dogs on their property which howl, disturbing the peace, could also be guilty of a misdemeanor and tined up to $50. This part of the ordinance would become more a matter of court interpretation than any other part of the ordinance, councilmen conceded. But the proposed ordinance would deal with all animals and fowls. No animal or fowl will be permitted to run at large. Owners who allow their animals to roam would be guilty of creating a public nuisance and could be fined between $5 and $200. If any animal is taken off its property, it must be on a leash. The ordinance also makes provisions for destroying animals caught roaming at- large. Under current reading of the ordinance, a property owner as well as a police officer could take a trespassing animal off private property and deliver it to an animal shelter. Attempts would then be made to notify the owner of the animal's im- poundment. If the animal was not redeemed in three days, it would be destroyed. The animal's owner would have to pay the animal shelter for the board of the animal on a per -day basis upon redeeming it. Most of those present at Thursday's city council meeting seemed to agree that the ordinance was necessary, but there were some objections to licensing cats and there were objections to a 72 -hour (3 day) time limit on redeeming the animal before it is destroyed. 'Phis proposed ordinance and an or- dinance regulating the breeding, sale, an domicilary care and rental of animals an fowls will come up for further con sideration at another council meeting. 0 H, C�C� / Iq 7 �_� � N 4 6 From `May' to `Shall' Sidewalk Amendment Offered BY JERRY GRAY Eagle Staff Writer Ordinance No. 608, which says Gardner says the Planning and sidewalks are required on Zoning Commission has used principal streets and optional the option to require sidewalks on minor streets. Ordinance only in rare, if any, instances. No. 690 and a subsequent There has also been a amendment in 1974 say problem of defining major or sidewalks of four feet width principal streets, so Gardner's "may" be required on both proposed amendment would sides of arterial or commercial read, "Sidewalks of four (4) streets. foot minimum width shall be Before this amendment, required on both sides of all Ordinance 690 said "sidewalks streets having a right of way shall be required." The width of sixty (60) feet or more. amendment weakened the Sidewalks shall be required on subdivision ordinance by at least one side of streets of changing "shall" to "may." lesser width. Sidewalks shall be placed within the right of coin." way as determined by the City Engineer." Gardner says that the Planning and Zoning Com- "In the six and one -half mission could use its power to years since this ordinance require sidewalks of (Ordinance No. 608) was developers, but it (the com- passed virtually no sidewalks mission) hasn't used that have been built. A number of power, especially since the 1974 miles of streets which qualified amendment changing "shall" to "may." for sidewalks were built, however. Among them: major "Since this amendment, portions of South West Park- (Gardner's proposed amend - way, portions of Holleman, ment, requiring sidewalks) Anderson Street, Tarrow Street, Southwood and Lin- ( See SIDEWALKS, Page 9A', COLLEGE STATION — Councilman Jim Gardner has proposed an amendment to the subdivision ordinance which "would take away most of the Planning and Zoning Com- mission discretionary power in respect to sidewalks." Gardner says there is an apparent conflict between two ordinances now concerning sidewalks. One ordinance, according to Gardner, is The Eagle Bryan - College Station, Texas S'Idewalks- 'Continued from page 1) she pedestrian has received in of the city. A vote on the would be effective only in our developing areas." proposed ordinance will come future development, it would Gardner is hoping for ex not make amends for past pressions of public support for at the Aug. 14 meeting of the neglect and the short - changing sidewalks in developing areas city council. V 13 / 9 - 7 �� JIM GARDNER Proposes Amendment 1 1► 7t I q -/ 5, Con sol, City To Meet COLLEGE STATION —A special meeting between the A&M Consolidated School Board and the College Station City Council will take place Monday at 7 p.m. in Room 7 of the Special Services Building at 1300 Jersey St. in College Station. The item listed on the agenda states, "Discussion of areas of mutual concern." The subject most likely to be discussed is safety of bicycle riders in the city, specifically the safety of children riding bikes in bike lanes and near the Redmond Terrace intersection. The two groups may also discuss combining election days, which are currently held on different days during the month of April. Joint Meeting Planned COLLEGE STATION — A special meeting between the College Station City Council and the A &M Consolidated School Board will be held tonight at 7 p.m. in Room 7 of the Special Services Building at 1300 Jersey St. The two groups will discuss, , u areas of mutual concern to the city and school district. Items most likely to be considered are bicycle and traffic safety . as well as combining school ' board and city council election " ' days. 0 C�� Iq � 5-- 0 0 CS School Board, Council Discuss Areas of Concern N N BY JERRY GRAY Eagle Staff Writer COLLEGE STATION — Meeting jointly for the first time in more than two years, the College Station City Council and the A &M Con- solidated School Board sat down to a two -hour session Monday to discuss areas of common concern. Traffic safety and the possibility of a community -convention center headed the list. But before the meeting was over a permanent com- munications committee between the school board and city council was established. Councilmen Bob Bell and Jim Gardner and school board members Bill Lancaster and Bruce Robeck will serve on that committee. On traffic safety, the two groups decided that increased traffic patrols would be necessary for certain major streets, especially streets with heavy student traffic. They also plan to check into installing a traffic island on Jersey Street near the in- tersection of Jersey and Texas Avenue (Highway 6). The island has been authorized already by the College Station City Council, but City Manager North Bardell reports, "The highway department wants to make sure all groups concerned are firmly committed to having the island." There was once an island at this intersection, but the highway department removed it upon a public request. (See SAFETY, Page 2A) t CS Leash Laws oe Undergo Change The new leash law and animal control ordinate being considered by College Station city coun- cilmen is not a simple matter and not just because emotions will become involved. As the proposed ordinance currently reads, there are serious technical problems of en- forcement, and, although we point these problems out, we are in favor of the control ordinance. The ordinance currently says that either a police officer or a private citizen can take a trespassing animal off private property and deliver it to a local animal shelter. But care must be taken to prove that the animal is not taken off its own property. If an animal is taken off its own property, you have another problem — theft. For the reason of proof, it has been suggested that the clause allowing private citizens to impound animals be removed from the ordinance. But if that hap - pens, the work load could greatly increase for city police. This is just one dilemma the council must face. If these aren't enough problems to ponder, how • :about the question of destroying a stray animal? If you are on vacation and Rover gets out of the back yard or out of the watchful eye of your best friend and neighbor, is 72 hours long enough to search for the owner before Rover gets it? We :think not. Perhaps a week is more appropriate. But who pays the animal shelter costs? If you • find your pet, you must pay, according to the ordinance, the daily boarding costs. But what is a fair charge? The ordinance merely says not less than $3. Well, you can bet it won't be that low. The council should set the price more definitely either by formula or fixed charge, subject to annual review. Also, who pays in case the animal is indeed a stray without an owner? It is currently not clear who would pay in this case, although the city would probably pick up the tab. We must point out that animal control is nothing new for College Station. There are currently four or five ordinances on the books dealing with animal control. The purpose of the new ordinance would be to -remove the too- forgotten ordinances from the books by consolidating them into a new powerful package of control. This ordinance will be considered Aug. 14 at the regularly scheduled council meeting. If it passes, it will mean that every time you walk your dog, cat or any other pet off your own property, you must have it on a leash. Chuck McCollough IF YOU ASK ME JIM GARDNER'S idea of a new sidewalk amendment in College Station is good. In an Eagle story Monday, the CS councilman spelled out his idea. It would change the wording of a present sub. division ordinance to read sidewalks "shall" be required instead of "may" be required. Sidewalks are obviously a plus for any neighborhood since they literally keep kids off the streets. This column urges CS residents to tell their coun- cilmen to vote in favor of the ordinance Aug. 14. The Gardner amendment would affect only future development of areas and not he retroactive. ) Iq - 7 15- Sidewalk Laws Need Changing A philosophical vote of sorts will come before the College Station City Council Aug. 14. The vote will concern the requirement of sidewalks in newly- developed areas of town. Councilmen will be deciding whether they think sidewalks are necessary and, secondly, who should be responsible for the installation. The current law in College Station says sidewalks "may" be required upon the discretion of the Planning and Zoning Com- mission. The commission membership, with the exception of Chris Mathewson and Fredda Austin, are primarily builders and contractors. This kind of commission seldom requires developers to put in sidewalks. As a result— years down the road — sidewalks will be built only upon request by petitioning landowners at the landowner's and city's ex- pense. Citizens' tax dollars should not go toward paying for something the developer should have done in the first place. It would seem that sidewalks would be a selling point for new homes in College Station as well as a public benefit on such streets as South- west Parkway, Anderson and Holleman Streets. Sidewalks are built in other cities and seem to last a lifetime and longer. It won't do for the Planning and Zoning Commission or anyone else to say that sidewalks don't last long. Building sidewalks when homes are first constructed will provide a pedestrian service for years. If sidewalks are necessary, the council should see to it that developers are responsible for their installation because as the law stands now the Planning and Zoning Commission will allow developers to avoid that task. CJ , - 4�_� Eo� I � • i jAl (:51 ) / 9'� t�_ Room Tax May Help CS Honor A &M Centennial BY JERRY GRAY Eagle Staff Writer COLLEGE STATION — With the aid of the hotel -motel tax revenue, depending on a council vote, College Station might be joining with the university in its centennial celebration. "I am anticipating a letter from a representative of Texas A&M inviting the city to participate with the university i t n sCouncilman its centennial observation," Bob Bell. My personal feelings are that the only way that College Station can participate would be with the use of some of the hotel -motel tax funds. "However, I am talking with various other groups and getting input from hotel and motel operators, hearing their ideas of providing tran- sportation to and from the university for guests. I also recognize the need of a civic center." Bell is chairman of the City Council committee in- vestigating ways to spend the revenues from the hotel -motel tax. Since collection began in October, 1973, $60,973.13 has been raised within the city. Only $500 has been spent. That expenditure was for surveys distributed to area hotels and motels to be evaluated later this summer. The tax itself is a 3 per cent tax on the gross receipts from the city's nine hotel - motels — the Western, Sands, Saber Inn, Ramada Inn, Holiday Inn, Aggieland Inn, Econo- Motel, Ponderosa and MSC. The tax is a state law at the option of Texas cities. College Station took that option by ordinance effective Oct. 1, 1973. Collections are made one month following the calendar quarter. Collections for April, May and June are receiveable by the end of July — today. But spending the money is not as easy as it might appear. There are legal guidelines, which tend to limit types of expenditure. The onlything definite about the expenditure is that at least one -sixth of the fund must be spent to promote tourism. The brochure committee has been authorized by the council to spend up to that amount, although ifs expenditure might not be that much. Councilman Homer Adams is currently chairman of that committee. "We are going to get our gears in motion on this," says Chariman Bob Bell. "First I want to hear everyone out before I even kick it around with other councilmen." When he does kick around the idea of giving money to the university to share in cen- tennial festivities, he's going to run into opposition. At least one councilman is adamantly opposed to that suggestion. Bell knows this, but right now he appears most committed to this idea with a yet un- determined, but sizeable, portion of the fund. 0 THE COLLEGE STATION Fastpitch League made their trophy presentations to the three top teams, Thursday night. The team managers along with League officials are: (L -R): Darrel Jensen, League official; James Steen, Manager of third place Lincoln Center; Kenneth Cantey, manager of first place Pooh's Park; Jerry Beamon, manager of second place Sons of Herman and Paul Wojciechowski, Parks and Recreation director. Photo by Alan Killingsworth • 0 CS Swimming Classes Register On Aug. 8 -9 New classes in swimming at at 9 a.m. the Art Adamson Municipal Night classes will include Pool in College Station will run Women's Swim, Men's Swim, Aug. 11 -22. Women's Water Exercise, Synchronized Swimming and Sponsored by the CS Parks Basic Water Rescue and and Recreation Department, Survival. Classes start at 8 registration for the courses will p.m. each night. be held Aug. 8 from 9 -11 a.m. There will also be adult swim and Aug. 9 from 6-8 p.m. at the sessions from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. pool. Registration fee for any each day. Cost will be only the class is $5. basic pool admission fee. No Classes offered are for Water children will be allowed to Babies, age 6 months to 2 swim at this time. years, Women's Water For detailed information on Exercise, Women's Swim and classes or scheduling contact 3- year -old Tots. They will run the Art Adamson Pool at 693- 45 minutes per class, starting 2311. • CS Post Oak Trees Infected With Fungus aLL) BY JERRY GRAY Eagle Staff Writer COLLEGE STATION —At least 75 per cent of the post oaks in College Station are infected with a wilt fungus disease. It's a disease that also affects most native hard- wood trees, including hack - berrys, pecan and sycamore. The fungus kills oaks and other hardwood trees by plugging the water - conducting vessels in the tree. The problem is well -known but the question remains how best to treat the trees, whether to undertake a public project or to hope for private treatments. At the June 12 city council meeting, several citizens in College Station asked Dr. E.P. Van Arsdel, associate professor of forest pathology at Texas A &M, to speak to the council about the problem and about the possibility of begin- ning a city - sponsored pilot project. No further public con- sideration of the problem has taken place and, although Dr. Van Arsdel does not want to push the problem upon the council, he said, "I would like to see it open up for discussion and would like to be there to answer any questions." In a memorandum on the pilot project, Dr. Van Arsdel states that control results are promising, but "without control all post oaks should be gone within 10 years. Sycamores and • elms in five years .... The destruction of the post oaks would be most destructive to the view in College Station. "Without them there would (See FUNGUS, Page 9A) F ungus ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Continued from page 1) sometimes hard to do. trunk of the tree. The problem be little shade. The town would be bare," he states in the memorandum. The first symptoms are a thinning of the leafy crown to a point where you can see light through it. In the next stage the larger branches can be seen through the crown. In later stages you can see further open leafless gaps in the crown. In five to 15 years the trees would be dead, although some seem to die morn rapidly. Detecting the disease is The spread of the disease is through the roots. Trees of the same species generally graft together through the roots making contact in the soil. The problem is that some of the trees are the result of sprouts from older trees so they have always been grafted together. Fungicides are available for public treatment but the fungicides require the aid of a penetrating agent, dimethyl formamide. The two chemicals are applied to the in public treatment is that the penetrating agent has not been EPA approved. Dr. Van Arsdel is in the process of checking the legal ramifications of even at- tempting a pilot program, but as it stands now Van Arsdel says, "I feel a pilot program would have to come through some sort of legal unit in- volvement, but I am not really sure. I would probably need the legal help of some of those on the council too." • Ea f4­1 ow J wa �, iq l"� If a pilot project of control is undertaken it could be costly. First, a survey would have to be taken to see exactly what trees and how many trees are infeted. The survey would also cost money. Then treatment of the trees would take place with the fungicides and the penetrating agents. After- wards the dead wood would have to be cleaned up and all firewood would be destroyed. Then the root paths would have to be broken. • • 0 3 Complete First Course In Fire Service Program COLLEGE STATION — James Van and Keith Langford of Bryan and Doug Landua of College Station have completed the first of three -phase executive development program in fire service ad- ministration. Langford is chief and Van, training officer in the Bryan department. Landua is chief in the College Station depart- ment. The program is designed to provide fire chiefs, marshalls, and command personnel with improved management practices. Many of the 79 fire officials in the program started as rookies in fire fighting. The program is part of the Texas Firemen's Training School at Texas A &M University. Executive development personnel of TAMU's College of Business conduct the program. Topics of lectures, case studies and discussion include group dynamics, styles of managerial leadership, motivation, labor relations, management's role in solving emotional problems, efficient time - planning and improved communication. Austin City Manager Dan Davidson addressing a recent class, said such abilities are vital in fire service, as well as other sectors of city govern- ment. "Fire departments, in particular, are tradition - bound," he said. Davidson pointed out that Austin, as an example, has a fire service force of more than 460 people on a multimillion dollar budget. "A business or corporation hiring someone for such responsibility would insist that he have management ex- pertise," he said. The EDP course ended its first phase during the annual Firemen's Training School. More than 1,300 fire fighters received training from basic fire fighting through prevention, rescue and in- structor training. ( y A q lq7 5, ,�v ,_�o 4-P_� 0 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: The Zoning Board of Adjustment will consider a request from Edwin Pilger at their called meeting in the Council Room of the Colleegge Station City Hall at 7:00 P.NI. on Tuesday August 12 1975, the facts of the case being as follows: The applicant requests a variance t the terms of Section 8.D 6 of the zoning ordinance in order to replace an existing non - conforming sign at 400 E. University Dr. Further information is available at the office of the Building Official of the City of College Station, telephone 846- 8886. William F. Koehler Building Official 1 L CS well ends at 3800 feet By JERRY NEEDHAM City Editor Drilling of the College Station exploration water well ended Tues- day night at 10 p.m. at a depth of 3,854 feet. Drilling of the well began in mid -July after approval by the City Council of a contract with the Wha len Corp. of Dallas. Under terms of the contract Wha- len Corp. agreed to drill a test well to a depth of 1800 feet. City officials gave approval on July 24 to continue drilling to 3800 feet to determine the quality and quantity of water at that depth. The city is paying all the oasts of drilling from 1800 feet to 3800 feet. The drilling operations were sub- contracted to Singer -Layne Texas Div. A crew was sent from Midland to handle the drilling. Chuck Rogers, a driller for Singer- Layne, said, "We will ull out of the well checking Ar water and taking samples as we go." Rogers said the water samples will be sent to a testing lab for thorough analysis. The analysis could tale from several days to sev- eral weeks. The 3,854 foot depth puts the well into the Simsboro Sand forma- tion. The Queen City and Sparta Sand formations lie above 1800 feet. Several TAMU wells in the Queen City and Sparta Sand forma- tions were abandoned in the 1940's because of a large amount of sulfur in the water. Jim Dozier, College Station Councilman, said, " I understand from the electric logs taken during drilling that there is a considerable quantity of water in the Queen City and Sparta sands. "If the water in the Simsboro Sands happens to be of good quality and since the sands are characteris- tically prolific producers, we can take the option of producing a Simsboro well," Dozier said, "but the chances of this are slim." Dozier said that if College Station wanted to produce water from the Simsboro Sand, a new contract would have to be made with Wha- len. If the search for potable water is successful, College Station will buy water from Whalen to supplement their purchases from Bryan. • Protest Telephone Rate Increase is B=CS Consumers Org "There has been a policy of public officials ignoring the public in these two cities," ventured Ready. Bill Erwin, General Telephone Co. division manager, said customers who are having problems with their phone service should contact the telephone company. He said that he understood the public reaction against the proposed rate increase. "If these people are expressing an opinion on the rate increase, it's perfectly in order," he said. "However, I'm mainly concerned with their problems." The telephone executive said he plans to contact as many of the people who signed the petition as he can in order to work out the problems. COLLEGE STATION — In an attempt to show the city council of College Station that there are a number of unhappy telephone customers in the Bryan - College Station area, a local urban planner, has organized a protest petition in the city. Davis Ready, the petition organizer, said the petition is a means to express the consumers' dissatisfaction with telephone service in the area as well as a protest against a proposed rate increase requested by General Telephone. "We are trying to get a public response," explained Ready. According to Ready only about seven people showed up at a July public hearing on the proposed 28.2 per cent telephone rate hearing held by the College Station City Council. The poor turnout at the first of two scheduled public hearings may have left the council with the impression that telephone customers are satisfied with present service, and Ready says the petition is a means to prove that it just isn't so. "We want the telephone company and the council to see the position of the consumer," he said. A booth was set up in the Memorial Student Union at Texas A &M University Tuesday and Wednesday in an effort to solicit signatures. "We've made a list of problems we've encountered with the phone service and are asking people who have encountered these problems to sign the petition," Ready explained. General Telephone Co. of the Southwest is asking the two cities for a rate increase of $1,073,000, which represents an across the board in- crease of 28.2 per cent. Ready explained that if the council ignores his petition and grants a rate hike without guarantees of better service, he is looking at the possibility of a second petition for calling a referendum on the question in order to place it before the people. According to the city charter of College Station, qualified voters can initiate a referendum election by submitting a petition signed by a number of qualified electors equal to 25 per cent of the number of votes cast in the last regular municipal election. Eay,�� duc�w�:t S, 19 CONSUMERS DISSATISFIED WITH SERVICE A &M Student Signs Petition Against Rate Increase 0 Monday, August 11, 1975 Building Permits Total Millions COLLEGE STATION — Building permits issued in the first seven months of 1975 in College Station total more than $5.5 million. These include three apartment building permits and 39 commercial and other non - residential permits. The Scandia III building permit with 198 units was approved in April and Glade East (Installment 7) with 16 units was approved in March. In July, Arthur Wright took out a permit to build four units on Turner Street. Commercial additions for July include a new office building for 1049 Texas Avenue, near city hall. The construction of eight buildings at 602 Southwest Parkway under the name of Larry Johnson have also been ap- proved. These additions in- clude a carwash, an office building and storage buildings. Most of the other 39 com- mercial permits for this year were for commercial si gns. Also 127permits were issued so far this year for new residences, and 73 permits were issued for repairs and Page 11 -acco for $13 million; and commercial and other non- residential buildings account for $1.2 millio As far as residential space additions. available, this means that New residences account for there are 127 additional homes $2.1 million in permits for 1975; this year; 18 duplex units; and apartment building permits 218 apartment units. Ll V THE BEST show in town Thursday night will take place in the College Station City Council chambers. Although the agenda wasn't complete by press time, it appears the council will hear and possibly take action on such issues as the proposed leash law, sidewalk ordinance and General Telephone's rate hike request. Quite a few people may show up for one or more of these topics so seating space could go fast. It's bound to be one of the more interesting and lively meetings this year. W U ' Water Quality Checks Begin On Well In CS BY JUNE T. BONARRIGO Eagle Staff Writer Laboratory testing of water samples taken from an exploratory water well in College Station began Thursday and will continue for the next 10 days, according to North Bardell, College Station city manager. The Whalen Corp. of Dallas drilled to a depth of 3,840 feet and uncovered three possible water sources at the drill site located at the corner of University and, Tarrow Streets in College Station. "The deep one is the Simsboro Sands at 3,639 feet but the water quality of that particular sample is doubtful," Bardell said. He added that the water quality in the Sparta Sand at 1200 feet and the Queen City Sand at 1,640 feet are more promising. College Station began looking for water in July when the city decided it would be to its advantage to drill for its own water rather than to continue purchasing all of its water supply from Bryan Utilities. Bardell said the hole from which the samples have been taken will serve as a pilot production well if the samples tested confirm good quality and an adequate quantity for larger scale production. Bardell noted that although firm estimates are not yet available it is estimated that the well could yield as much as 400,000 to 800,000 gallons of water daily. to 1 Assessment Unsatisfactory According to Lone Star Gas COLLEGE STATION — Lone Star Gas Co. is not satisfied with its assessed evaluation in College Station. Representatives from Lone Star's tax office in Dallas will address the city council Thursday night asking that the council consider the matter. Lone Star Gas Co. currently pays $5,301.90 in yearly taxes in College Station on an assessment oc $1,223,000, according to tax assessor - collector Dietrich Bengs. "As far as I can tell," says Bengs, "they are asking for an assessed evaluation of $740,130. The tax rate in College Station is 43 cents per $100 of assessed evaluation. The matter is for consideration Thursday, but a decision will most likely not be made at that time: 'VL Q-J CS Zoning Board To Meet Tonight COLLEGE STATION — The College Station Zoning Board of Adjustment meets at 7 p.m. today at city hall. Items on the agenda include consideration of a request for variance by James Earle, 407 Timber; consideration of a request for variance by Chi -Chi Restaurants, 1500 Texas Avenue South; consideration of a request for variance by Edwin Pilger, 400 E. University Drive and other ousiness. al– Lua I 0A, I q I ��- w 0 • i CS Board Says Detached Sign Unattractive BY JERRY GRAY Eagle Staff Writer COLLEGE STATION — The Aggieland Inn will replace its "Quality Inn" sign with a similar but what is supposed to be a sub- stantially smaller sign. The specifics of the change were not stated. The decision to change signs was made by a quorum vote of the College Station Zoning Board of Adjustment, meeting Tuesday night. Chairman Wayne Etter, Kathy Leabo, Larry Ringer and Mike Weiss voted to accept the idea from the Chi -Chi Restaurants with the reason stated by Weiss that the new sign would be "less environmentally detractive." The Chi -Chi Restaurant was asking the Zoning Board of Adjustment for a variance from city statutes which say that only one detached sign can be granted per building plot. The Aggieland Inn has two detached signs — in violation of existing ordinances. "How did two detached signs get there in the first place ?" asked Etter. Newly- appointed building in- spector Bill Koehler answered, "By city error. We granted two building permits with these signs on them." "So the city inadvertently put its seal of approval on the second non- conforming sign," Etter said. College Station city attorney Neely Lewis explained why the non- conforming use was allowed to stand. "It was our thinking ( Lewis and the city staff's) that it probably wouldn't be very wise to force them to take down this Second sign," said Lewis. "It was also my thinking that 15 Items On Agenda in CS COLLEGE STATION -- With 15 items on the agenda, College Station's City Council meeting Thursday at 7 p.m, will be a long one., Councilmen will consider two animal control ordinances -- one regulating animals and fowl running at large and another regulating the breeding, sale and home care of animals and fowl. Couixilmen brill also con. Sider an ordinance amending the Subdivision Ordinance as it petlains to sidewalks. Coun- cilmen will also hear the background information on a request from lone Star Gas. D). for adjustment of its ad valorem tax assessment. Other itwis on the agenda include consideration of- an ordinance receiving and ac- cepting the work of Thomas Street, consideration of an ordinance receiving and ac- cepting the work of Burt Street, Ash Street, Southwest Park- way and Holleman Drive, consideration of a resolution accepting the provisions of state highway department minute order calling for im• provement of Old College Road from University Drive to north city limit, consideration of a resul ution accepting provisions from state highway depart- ment calWig for signalization at Texas Avenue and Holleman Drive, University Drive a Tarrow Street and Wellborn Road and Old Main Drive, consideration of bids received for unit prices in electrical distribution line construction projects, consideration of bids received for an automobile to be assigned to the Public Works )Department, con- sideration of a proposed utility R.O.W. in reserve E, Plan. tation Oaks Subdivision. we shouldn't tackle this new business and ask them to remove the sign." He told the board in summary, "It is permissible under the subdivision ordinance to replace one non- conforming use with another less obnoxious use. I see no practical problem with granting this variance request." Leabo ,emphasized that the new sign will not be a flashing one. The significance of the item on the agenda was stated by Etter, who said, "You can count more of these (violations) around town." 11_�_ ) �� / /9.� � 9 0 0 NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed proposals addressed to the Honorable Mayor and City Council of College Station, Texas will be received at the office of North Bardell, City Manager, until 10:00 A.M., Monday, September 8, 1975 for furnishing all necessary materials, machinery equipment, superintendence and labor for constructing certain sanitary sewer lines for the City of College Station, Texas. The approximate quantities are as follows: 1. 6" V.C.P. at o -6' 476 L.F. 2. 6" V.C.P. at 6' -8' 900 L.F. 3.6 "V.C.P.at 8' -10' 176 L. F. 4.6" V.C.P. at 10' -12' 236 L.F. 5. Standard Manhole 1 -6' 6 Ea. 6. L Extra Depth of Manhole 9 7. Manhole Drop Structure 2 Ea. 8. Concrete Encasement43 L.F. Proposals shall be accompanied by a Cashier's or Certified Check upon a National or State Bank in the amount of not less than five (5) per cent of the total maximum bid price, payable without recourse to the City of College Station, Texas, Owner, or a bid bond in the same amount from a reliable Surety Company as a guarantee that the Bidder will enter into a contract and execute performance bond within ten (10) days after notice of award of contract to him. The Successful Bidder must furnish performance bond upon the form provided in the amount of one hundred (100) per cent of the contract price (from an the Surety Company holding a permit from the State of Texas, to act as Surety, or other Surety or ( Sureties acceptable to the owner. The Right is reserved as the interest of the Owner may require, to reject any and atl bids, and to waive any informality in bids received. Plans, Specifications, and Bidding Documents may e secured from the office of th City Manager, City Hall, College Station, Texas on deposit of twenty dollars (820.00) per set, which sum so deposited will be refunded provided the provisions of the Specifications regarding the return on such Documents are complied with. CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS O.M. Holt Mayor Council Discusses Ambulance Service COLLEGE STATION — The College Station City Council will meet Thursday at 7 p.m. to discuss citizen concern over ambulance service. Other items on the agenda include consideration of an ordinance for traffic and parking controls in the North Gate area, consideration of a section to the Subdivision Ordinance for park dedication and consideration of a citizen's committee to study utility rate structure and related matters. The council will also hear visitors on items not on the agenda and will present awards of appreciation to former councilmen. THE EAGLE AUGUST 13, 1975 3 19 • L] City approval expected on flood damage claim By JERRY NEEDHAM City Editor A damages claim filed with the College Station City Council by a College Station resident is expected to be approved this week. The resident, Robert Cornish of 1214 Orr St., alleges he sustained $1,023 worth of damage to his home during flash floods on May 5 and May S. Cornish filed the claim with the city on May 19 after he determined the flooding was caused by negli- gence on the part of the city. "The house had been there 23 years without ever being flooded," Cornish said. "A city crew had dumped a bunch of excavation material in a city easement in such a way that it im peded the flow of storm water," Cornish said. Cornish said he returned home on the evening of May 5 to find the floors covered with two inches of water. He said that at that time he could not determine the cause of the flooding. After dark on May 8, another flash flood left Cornish's floor covered with water. Since it was dark, he said he still could not ascertain the cause of the flooding. After checking the area during the day, he said he thought a pile of dirt left by a city crew working dur- ing the rebuilding of a manhole might be causing the problem. Cornish said he then hired some help on May 12 to make a trench through the dirt and to construct a small dike to hold back the water. While at home t)le following af- ternoon, another flash flood struck and Cornish said he was able to ob- serve the effect of the excavation material on the storm water but av- oided flooding because of the trench and dike. He said the material had been diverting water directly into his house. QUOTATION FOR BID COLLEGE STATION POLICEi DEPARTMENT P.O. Box 9960 College, Station, Texas 778401 PLEASE SUBMIT BID FOR THE FOLLOWING NO LATER THAN 5:00 pm August 20, 1975, Three (3) 1976 Model 4 -Door Sedans with POLICE PACKAGE (Color: Light Blue) V -8 Engine: Minimum 429 cubic inches 4 Bbl Carburetor Automatic transmission Heavy duty (Low gear lockout) Heavy duty battery minimum 70 amps Heavy duty alternator minimum 60 amps Wheels & 4 ply blackwall tires (Spare tire included) Heater with defroster Windshield washers Cigarette lighter Backup lights Outside rear view mirror on right end left sides adjustable from inside Minimum wheelbase 116 inches Power disk brakes Power steering Heavy duty suspension system (Police Package) Facoory air conditioning Heavy duty seat covering Heavy duty floor mats (No Carpeting) Black rubber Factory AM radio with speaker Tinted glass P L E A S E A D V 1 S E 1 APPROXIMATE DELIVERY DATE __ _ ___ He said he immediately called the city manager concerning the problem. Several city employes were sent to the location. The excavation material was re- moved and Cornish states there have been no problems since. North Bardell, city manager, said that the investigation by George Ford, director of public works, re- vealed that the city was at (atilt. Cornish said he has had no trou- ble in advancing his claim to the city. According to Cornish, the city will pay 80 per cent of replacement costs under the expected settle- ment. He said he agrees that this is a fair market value. Cornish said he found in checking with his insurance company that his policy does not cover ground -water damage. "The people next to me have a constant drainage problem on their property because the city easement is not shaped properly. Unless it is properly contoured to direct the flow of storm water, we'll have con- tinuing problems out here," Cor- nish said. "The city is aware of the problem and has agreed to reshape the ease- ment — it's just a question of when," Cornish said. 13�, CS Residents Ask Ambulance Restud" BY JERRY GRAY had not been a scheduled topic conducted in health planning Many of those present and This explanation was of- about what to do and, Eagle Staff Writer of discussion, but during the" classes at A &M in which he who complained were under fered after citizens asked, therefore to take the matter time allotted to hearing from had been involved. the impression that the city "Doesn't the contract give "off the council's back." COLLEGE STATION — citizens about items not on the From the results of those operated under a contract citizen's recourse ( for Dozier said that the alter - Sherrill Ambulance Service agenda, the complaints were studies, he suggested that the with Sherrill Ambulance. inadequate service) ?" natives to Sherrill Ambulance has again come into the focus made known. council relook at the City manager North Bardell The areas of concern spelled Service would be to 1. pay of quality- conscious citizens in Those who spoke said that "problem" and that alter- explained that this is not true. out by those complaining were someone to do it or 2. to "do it College Station. service, in their opinion, was natives should be made Rather than operating by response time, personnel, ourselves." At least three persons ad- not satisfactory. public. means of a contract, the city communications and The dressed the city council Don Sweeney, an associate Another citizen suggested provides an ambulance ser- equipment. problem with this ui ment, alternative, he explained, is Thursday night with the need professor of architecture at that a public hearing be held vice by means of a permit Councilman Jim Dozier said that very few bid for this to restudy the ambulance Texas A &M, told the council to look at the matter of quality system, issued on what has that he would like "the service and those who do ask situation. Ambulance service about the results of studies of service. been an annual basis. people" to make the decision for substantial subsidizing. Sale of Leashes to Increase Due to New CS Ordinance BY JERRY GRAY Eagle Staff Writer COLLEGE STATION — The sale of leashes will increase in the city of College Station if dog and cat owners wish to walk their pets and remain within the law. The city council voted 6 -1 Thursday night to pass a new animal control ordinance. The new ordinance says both dogs and cats or any other animal must be on a leash when the owner takes the animal off its own property. There were seven or eight similar ordinances dealing with animal control prior to last night's action, but as Councilman Gary Halter pointed out, "Our purpose is to consolidate." The other or- dinances dealing with animal control are effectively rescinded. The major new item in the control ordinance (No. 975 ) says that leashes are required. There was an attempt to exclude the leashing of cats from the ordinance. Cartoonist Steve Korte, creator of the Eagle cartoon strip, "Scruffy," was one College Station citizen speaking against the leashing of cats. He circulated a quote from the late Adlai Stevenson to each councilman, saying that local governing bodies shouldn't concern themselves with the leashing of cats. The motion to exclude cats was made by Councilman Jim Gardner. "I have the idea you are going to be very silly trying to en- force a silly part of the or- dinance," said Councilman Gardner, concerning the leashing of cats. Councilman Lorence Bravenec quickly seconded the motion. Coun- cilman Homer Adams was also against leashing cats. But when this motion failed, all but one councilman voted in favor of the control or- dinance. Councilman Jim Dozier abstained. It was an unusually tense meeting with this and the sidewalk item on the agenda. But there were light moments. One citizen proving that her (See LEASHES, Page 7A) He said that if the city contracts with someone to do this service it would cost the city approximately $50,000 to $70,000 a year. He said that if the citizens of College Station indicated that this is how they wanted to meet the situation, he would support this plan. Further committee and council discuspions on this topic will take place. l9 "1` Leashes.. (Continued from page 1 cat was useful said that her feline even catches rats in the house. Dozier commented, "You know under this new ordinance, if you maintain rats on your property you will have to get them licensed." Dogs and cats will have to be licensed under the or- dinance at a cost of $1.00 per fiscal year per pet. If pets are not licensed, owners could face a misdemeanor charge and if pets roam, owners could face the charge of creating a public nuisance. Maximum fines for each are respectively $50 and $200. Councilmen also passed an ordinance concerning the breeding and sale of animals and fowl. Leaders of such groups as 4H and FFA will receive an exemption from the $25 licensing fee. Also a proposed ordinance by Councilman Jim Gardner to make sidewalks mandatory on both sides of major streets and on at least one side of minor streets tailed. Currently the decision about where sidewalks in new subdivisions will be placed is left to the discretion of the Planning and Zoning Com- mission. Those favoring the proposed ordinance were Councilmen Gardner, Gary Halter and Lorence Bravenec. Council Jim Dozier was not in attendance for this part of the meeting. Council OK's Street Work, Traffic Lights COLLEGE STATION — The installation of four new traffic lights and an improvement to a major street in College Station has been authorized by the College Station City Council. Traffic signals will be in- stalled at the intersections of Wellborn Road and Jersey Street, Texas Avenue and Holleman Drive, University Drive and Tarrow Street and Wellborn Road and Old Main Drive. Contract bids for these projects will be handled by the Texas Highway Department. The latter three in- tersections have been under consideration for signalization for quite some time and had been placed on top priority by the city council and staff. All traffic signalization will (See SIGNALS, Page 6A) • CSCouncil Will Answer Lone Star Gas COLLEGE STATION — The College Station City Council will tell the Lone Star Gas Co. of Dallas that it has no authority to reconsider its assessed evaluation in College Station. The council directed City Attorney Neely Lewis to phrase that letter. Lone Star Gas Co. currently pays $5,301.90 in yearly taxes in College Station on an assessment of $1,223,000, ac- cording to tax assessor - collector Dietrich Bengs. "As far as I can tell," says Bengs, "they are asking for an assessed evaluation of $740,130." The tax rate in College Station is 43 cents per $100 of assessed evaluation. Lone Star Gas Co. had asked the council to consider its request for an adjustment of its ad valorem tax valuation. 1, fa Signals.. , 0 1Continued from page 1) be undertaken with state high - way -Junds and the, attics, fqr these top priority traffic lights were not expected to become available this year. The availability of funds, however, was welcomed by the council, which unanimously approved the signalization projects Also approved by the Qu uc�7 P &Z Meets Monday COLLEGE STATION — The Planning and Zoning Com- mission meets Monday night at 7 p.m. at city hall in a regularly scheduled meeting. See Monday's Eagle for complete agenda. One Item on the agenda includes a work session with W.D. Fitch for the future development of Southwood Valley. IF YOU ASK ME R. THREE CHEERS for the State Highway Department and the City of College Station. Through the efforts of both, there will be a traffic signal at the corner of Wellborn Road and Jersey Street. This in- tersection at the southwest corner of the main campus has been, if not dangerous, a little scary, especially for residents of the Treehouse Apartments and points west who must travel this intersection every day. This is not the most dangerous intersection in College Station. In fact those intersections with the most recorded traffic accidents are those which already have traffic signals, so traffic lights in themselves are not the complete answer to safety, but they can help this traffic signal. Thursday's city council meeting authorized the work. The time of letting bids and beginning construction is not definite. council was the improvement Old College Road is the of Old College Road from continuation of the Wellborn University Drive to the Perth Road, after it crosses the city limit. This world will also ov6rphss on University Drive. be undertaken by the state The city council has also highway department, but passed ordinances receiving providing the curb and gutter and accepting the work on and storm sewer for one side Thomas Street, Burt Street, of the 1584 -foot improvement Ash Street, Southwest Park - will cost the city an estimated way and Holleman Drive. $23,000• uc�7 P &Z Meets Monday COLLEGE STATION — The Planning and Zoning Com- mission meets Monday night at 7 p.m. at city hall in a regularly scheduled meeting. See Monday's Eagle for complete agenda. One Item on the agenda includes a work session with W.D. Fitch for the future development of Southwood Valley. IF YOU ASK ME R. THREE CHEERS for the State Highway Department and the City of College Station. Through the efforts of both, there will be a traffic signal at the corner of Wellborn Road and Jersey Street. This in- tersection at the southwest corner of the main campus has been, if not dangerous, a little scary, especially for residents of the Treehouse Apartments and points west who must travel this intersection every day. This is not the most dangerous intersection in College Station. In fact those intersections with the most recorded traffic accidents are those which already have traffic signals, so traffic lights in themselves are not the complete answer to safety, but they can help this traffic signal. Thursday's city council meeting authorized the work. The time of letting bids and beginning construction is not definite. • To a cynic, the recent agenda of the College Station City Council which included a segment of the body's time devoted to the issue of whether house cats should be bound, hobbled or leashed, would prove his worse assumptions about politics. A superficial interpretation of the council's actions would possibly conclude that these seven public servants might be somewhat derelict in their duty by spending a large amount of time and energy on trifling matters at the expense of more important and less con- troversial matters. However, it could be argued that keeping the neighborhood feline from desecrating flower beds, may be the most im- portant problem in the city. Abe Beame, the mayor of New York City, would trade his whole city council and throw in Brooklyn in exchange for a council agenda like this. • In Boston, they have no cat leash law, but they do have problems. No one ever threw a brick at the dog -cat catcher in College Station, but the mayor of Boston still has bumps on his head from the last riot. In Houston, it is rumored that the dog catcher planted a bug on Mayor Hofheinz's husky. In College Station you may have to curb your cat, but you don't have to worry about it having an electronic flea collar. Henry David Thoreau, the writer and philosopher, is credited with saying, "It is often said that government which governs least is best. If that be so, I say, that govern- ment which is best is that government which governs not at all." If 'Thoreau is right, the College Station city council is well on its way to being one of the best, if not the best city councils, in the nation. Uji Lv2t • 0 Planning, Zoning Commission Meets COLLEGE STATION — The Planning and Zoning Com mission meets tonight at 7 p.m, at city hall in a regularly scheduled meeting. Items on the agenda include approval of the minutes of the' Aug. 4 meeting, hearing' visitors, consideration of a resubdivision of Lot 5 and Lot 6, Block 11, Southwood Valley, Section One, consideration of a, resubdivision of Block 1, South- wood Valley, Section Two, consideration of a final plat or Arnold Subdivision in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of College Station and a work session with W.D. Fitch con- cerning Southwood Valley. ' r 1 LJ CS Zoning Board To Meet Tonight COLLEGE STATION — The College Station Zoning Board of Adjustment meets tonight at 7 in city hall. Items on the agenda include approval of the minutes of the Aug. 12 meeting, consideration of a variance request from The Hamilton Company for the use of structures at 1331 FM 2818 and 1401 Highway 30, and other business._ �� ,— i C kI 13-klaol Mayors Proclaim Tuesday Equality Day Equality Day for women has been designated by the signing of a proclamation by the mayors of the twin cities, O.M. Holt of College Station and Lloyd Joyce of Bryan. In a special proclamation ceremony Monday in Holt's office in College Station the two mayors set aside Aug. 26, the anniversay of the ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920 which gave women the right to vote. Currently, 53 per cent of the votes cast in the United States are cast by women. Representatives of the Brazos County Chapter of the National Organization for Women who were present at the ceremony Monday said that Aug. 26 will be "a day to honor our foremothers who so bravely fought for this basic right. We also honor those women who are making outstanding con- tributions in the area of human rights in our own day." Aileen C. Hernandez, national president of N.O.W. in 1970 once said: "The torch has been passed to a new generation of women who are going to con- tinue the struggle. We're talking about a new kind of society in which there really is full involvement of both sexes and all races and all colors and creeds. The struggle is for personhood and personhood is powerful." N.O.W. representatives present for the proclamation included Harriet Kagel, president of the Brazos County Chapter, Hilda Northcliffe, vice president and Carol McDonald, public relations coordinator for N.O.W. 0 Is E0,1-o) dvlua 19,Ig7� Council passes • An ordinance passed by the Col- lege Station City Council at its Aug. 14 session will require all cats and dogs within the city limits to be re- gistered. The ordinance is a consolidation of several existing ordinances with revisions. Previous animal ordinances did• not require the registration of cats W ith the city. The ordinance, which will io into effect Sept. 1 also provides guidelines for the control of all wild and domestic animals within the city. Larry Fitzgerald, College Station humane officer, said, ­Th w ay a ordinance reads is anything tha walks, crawls or flies haS to lie put ar 1 a leash. "if that's the way tine ord irnanc ' reads, I will enforce it. It's going t Councils Meet On Phone Rates The College Station City Council met Wednesday afternoon and the Bryan City Council met early this morning in closed sessions to discuss a possible set- tlement of the $1,073,000 rate increase requested by General Telephone Co. In a breakfast meeting at Bert Mullins Restaurant at 7 a.m. the Bryan council and members of the city staff met with the city attorney to discuss the rate increase request and to try to arrive at a solution. It is expected that the council will schedule another public hearing on the subject and draft some kind of an ordinance con- cerning the increase according to Lou Odle, city manager. The College Station City Council met at 3 p.m. Wednesday in the College Station City Hall to discuss possible litigation in the General Telephone matter but City Manager North Bardell could not comment on the specifics of the meeting. Both councils are expected to meet jointly with Bill McMorries, the rate consultant hired jointly by the twin cities to assist them in this matter. A date has not yet been set for such a meeting. In other action members of the hotel -motel tax committee of the Bryan City Council were expected to meet immediately after the council meeting this morning to discuss possible uses for the revenues from the tax. Members of that committee are Councilmen Henry Seale, Richard Smith and Jim Wright. be more complicated than it was e- fore," Fitzgerald said. He said there have been many complaints and problems concern- ing animals roaming loose in the city. He said, "I would say that at least 80 per cent of the animals I pick up do not have a license on them." Pets other than cats and dogs are not required to have a license but are rt ;,,, :irecl L;: i,e 1111 der tli� physi- cal restraint of is own regis- Only 18 dog tered in the city so far this year. The wording o f t ordinance does not require an animal to wear a registration tag. purchased for a (7011c t Licenses can be p rt station 41 . t1t1 r„ i s e eight and iiu-oagh Fri- o day. V • new animal law t, ORDINANCE NO. 975 A N O R D I N A N C E REGULATING ANIMALSI AND FOWL RUNNING AT LARGE, PROVIDING FOR LICENSING OF DOGS Al CATS, PROHIBITING THE HARBORING OF BARKING DOGS AND PROVIDING FOR SALE OR DISPOSITION OF IMPOUNDED ANIMALS. T ORDAINED by the City cil of the City of College ,on, Texas: I Definition of terms, as used in this ordinance: (a) Animal' shall mean any and all types of animals, both domesticated and wild, male and female, singular and pUr . - -- (b) 'Fowl" shall mean any and all fowl, domesticated and wild, male and female, singular and plural. (c) "At large" shall mean of f the premises of the owner or custodian of the animal or fowl and not under the physical restraint of the custodian or owner. II All persons maintaining dogs or cats on their premises are required To obtain licenses for their dogs or cats under the following terms and conditions: (a) License shall be obtained within 9 months after the animals birth. (b) The person desiring the license shall make application to The City on forms provided for that purpose. (c) The person making application shall present a certificate from a licensed veterinarian that the dog or cat has been innoculated against rabies recently enough for such innoculation to be effective. (d) Paying a license fee for the fiscal year or fraction thereof in The amount of one dollar. III. Any person who shall maintain on his premises any dog or dogs or cat or cats which are not licensed as provided in Part II (a) shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Any person who shall r or keep on his premises or about his premises or r his control, any dog or dogs which, by barking or howling, shall cause the peace and quiet of the neighborhood or the occupants of adjacent F premises to be disturbed, shall guilty of a misdemeanor. V. Any person violating Sections I1, III, or IV of this ordinance shall be fined not to exceed $50.00. Violations of Section 111 and IV of this ordinance shall constitute seperate offenses. VI. Animals and fowls not permitted to run at large. (a) No person owning or having in his custody animals or fowls shall permit the same to go at large upon the premises of others or upon the streets or other ways of the CityY (b The act of allowing animals or fowls To run at large, whether committed by negligence or design, is hereby declared to be a public nuisance. Such violation shall constitute a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable by a fine not less than $5.00 nor more than $200.00 Vil. Property owner may impound. Any person finding any animal or fowl upon his property may take up same and remove it to any private or other animal shelter that will take possession of it. If no such shelter is available, he may hold the animal or fowl in his own possession, and as soon as posible notify the police department of this custody, giving a description of the animal or fowl and the name of the owner if known. VIII. Police to take f sioni police department as s possible after receiving e will dispatch an officer to appear at the premises and take possession of the animal or fowl. IX. Disposition of animals. Upon taking possession of the animal the officer shall take the animal to the animal shelter previously designated for that purpose. _ If the owner of H5 LEGAL NOTICES the animal is known or can be obtained with reasonable effort, the officer after depositing the animal at the animal shelter will give notice to the owner by mail or telephone that the animal has been placed in the animal shelter here the owner may reclaim the animal. X. Owner to pay board for animal. The owner or custodian who redeems an animal or fowl from an animal hospital or shelter will pay a board bill on a per diem basis in an amount previously agreed To between the city and the owner of the hospital or shelter, but in no event shall such payment be less than $3.00. XI. Disposition if owner not found. Any officer or designated person picking up an animal or fowl and after reasonable diligence is unable to find who owns or has the custody of it, will take it to the nearest animal hospital or shelter and leave it. If the owner of the animal can be obtained with reasonable effort, the officer after depositing the animal at the animal shelter will give notice to the owner by mail or telephone that the animal has been placed in the animal shelter where the owner may reclaim the animal. F designated by the city for such purpose is authorized to capture and impound any animal or fowl found at large, impounding to be in accordance with the procedure authorized by this ordinance. In the event capture cannot be effected promptly and the public safety is endangered, this officer or person is authorized to destroy, as a last resort, the animal or fowl. XI II. Disposition of unredeemed animals. Any animal or fowl not redeemed within 72 hours will be disposed of in such manner as previously agreed upon between the city and owner of the animal hospital or shelter. XIV. Disposition of large animals. Should any officer or designated person upon call or upon his own initiative pick up a large animal such as a horse, cow, or mule or any other animal that is not acceptable by an animal hospital or shelter, he is authorized to call a trucking firm or company. The firm or company will convey the animal outside the corporate limits to one of The farms which has a working agreement with the city to handle such cases. The disposition of the animal in this case shall be handled in the same manner.WttlpQgh it were in an anima! hospital or shelter. XV. Animals subject to tests. Any animal that bites, scratches, or attacks any person or persons shall be subject to such tests as the City Health Officer of Chief of Police requires, including the destruction of such animal and examination of the carcass. The City Health Officer or Chief of Police may require the owner of such an animal To confine it at a place designated V bV said Health Officer or Chief Police for such period of time as he may deem necessary, not to exceed 30 days. XVI. The following ordinances are hereby repealed: 382, 386, 443A, 445, 480 & 568. Page 10 H5 LEGAL NOTICES PASSED AND APPROVED this the 14th day of August, 1975. APPROVED O.M. Holt Mayor ATTEST Florce Neelley C S en ecretary ORDINANCE NO.976 A N O R D I N A N C E R E G U L A T I N G T H E DOM G ICILA YCARE AND RENTAL OF ANIMALS AND FOWL IN COMMERCE; PRESCRIBING PROCEDURES FOR GRANTING AND REVOKING LICENSES: PROVIDING FOR PRESCRI PENALT ES; PROVIDING SEPARABILITY. BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of College Station, Texas: I. Definition of Terms, as used in this ordinance: (a) "Breeder" shall mean any person, firm or corporation breeding for sale, a 'Solume of animals or fowl as set out below. (1) All fowl and those animals having a gestation period of 180 days or less and creating an annual volume of 25 or more such fowl or animals. (2) All animals having a gestation period in excess of 180 days and creating an annual volume of 5 or more such animals. (b) "Retailer" or "wholesaler" shall mean any Person, firm or corporation which shall offer for sale or resale any animals or fowl, as defined herein, in a volume of 25 or more such animals or fowl per annum of by product thereof. (c) Caretaker" shall mean any person, firm or corporation (other than a duly licensed veterinarian in the pursuit of his profession) which shall provide safekeeping, shelter or care of animals or fowl for value received, either for money or services or both, and shall have in his custody 5 or more such animals or fowl at any one time during any one calendar year. (d) Renter" shall be any person, firm or corporation which shall offer to the public the use or services of any animal or fowl whatsoever. (e) "Animal" shall mean any and all types of animals, both domesticated and wild, male or female, singular and plural, warm or cold blooded. (f) "Fowl" shall mean any and all types of fowl, both domesticated and wild, male or female, singular or plural. II. Any person, firm or corporation falling into one or more of the categories defined in I. (a) thru (d) above shall make application, annually during the month of January or the month in which business was or is to be commenced, for license or relicensing to engage in such endeavor. (a) Said application shall, among other things, call for the name and address of the business and of the owner thereof, the estimated average number of animals or fowl involved, a description, plat and pictures of the structures and facilities to be used for the enclosure of such animals or fowl and method for the Saturday, August 23, 1975 disposal of manure and debris City make an inspection to incident to their maintenance ascertain that aforesaid and care; the distance to regulations are violated, he adjacent human occupied shall prepare and file a structures from the outside statement To that effect with boundaries of the structure or the City Secretary. The City enclosure in which such Council shall then give ten (10) animals or fowl are to be days notice b publication of a enclosed. hearing. If after a hearing the (b) The application shall be City Council finds the aforesaid accompanied by a fee in the regulations have been violated, amount of twenty -five ($25.00) it shall then order The permit dollars. The funds derived cancelled. from such application fees (g) Youth programs shall be shall be used by the City to exempt from the $25.00 license defray the cost of inspections fee. and other expenses incident to I 11. Any pp erson who violated the enforcement of this any prey sion of this ordinance ordinance. A fee of ten ($10.00) shall be fined not less than dollars shall be paid for each twenty -five !25.00) dollars nor reinspection required prior to more than two hundred appproval. ($200.00) dollars. Each day that (c) When an application has such violation occurs shall been filed in due form, the City constitute a separate offense. Secretary shall turn the same IV. If any section of this over to the City Health Officer ordinance is found to be who shall inspect the facilities invalid, the same shall not wherein The animals or fowl affect The validity of the are to be kept and prepare an remaining sections. opinion as to whether the same V Applicable portions of all are in compliance with the use city ordinances regarding Health Officer. standards provided by the City zoning and care, control, (d) The appl ication with the maintenance of facilities, disposal of wastes and all other fficer attached th ached shhall opmien 2 Health then be matters relating To animals or O fowl shall also apply to the submitted To the City Council, conduct of such commerce as which shall then pass on the ap defined herein. pplication. one (e) A license shall be valid PASSED AND APPROVED issuance. The same may be this the 14th day of August, renewed by the filing of a 1975. renewal application form with APPROVED the City Secretary on a form O.M. Holt provided by him for that Mayor purpose and the payment of a renewal application fee in the ATTEST dollarst of twenty -five ($25.00) Florence Neelley (f) The City Health Officer City Secretary shall periodically or upon written complaint of a police officer or any resident of the 8ua* a�, /q7a- 1 4L L7_ Acnon Line is a service of The Eagle to answer questions on important issues and provide general information throughout the Brazos Valley. You can reach Action Line by calling 844 -05S7 or by writing Action line Editor, The Eagle, P.O. Box 1073, Bryan. QUESTION —What type of swim programs are planned in College Station this fall? ANSWER — The city parks and recreation department plans two sessions of swimming instruction. Registration for the first session will be from 9 a.m, to 11 a.m. Sept. 5, at the Art Adamson Pool on Madison Avenue. This in- structional period is from Sept. 8 to 19. Registration for the second session will take place Sept. 19 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the pool. This instructional period is from Sept. 22 to Oct. 3. Swimming programs are scheduled for almost ev including babies at least 6 months old. C V A P &Z Commission To Meet Monday COLLEGE STATION — The Planning and Zoning Com- mission meets Monday at 7:00 p.m. in city hall in a called meeting to consider a final plat of a subdivision in the name of Jim Broome, consisting of three single - family residential lots at the intersection of Park Place and Glade Street. Other numbered agenda items include hearing visitors and considering other business. 0 c� • Water found potable in new C S The search for an alternate water source for College Station has been successful. City Manager North Bardell said yesterday that analysis of samples from the exploration water well has revealed potable water in the Queen City sand formation. Bardell said the Queen City for- mation at that point is estimated to have a capability of producing 390,000 to 610,000 gallons ofwater a day. This amount is expected to fulfill Whalen Corp's contract require -, ments with the city of 400,000 gal- Ions a day. The contract between the Wha- len Corp of Dallas and the city was Water we I I hits payd i rt (continued from page 1) tion are being tested now. This water contains hydrogen sulfide be- cause foul- smelling gas was released from the well when sampling reached that depth. The hydrogen sulfide can be re- moved from the water by an aera- tion process if the total dissolved solids count does not exceed the maximum allowable. The well is located at the city 's ground storage site at the intersec- tion of University Drive and Tarrow Street. well signed July 2, .1975 and calls for Whalen to deliver the water for a period of ten years. The Whalen contract marked the first step in the development of the city's own water supply and occur- red during a time when the city was experiencing difficulties with Bryan in negotiating a fair price for water and other utilities. The contract is in line with the College Station Com- prehensive Development Guide which calls for the initiation of "specific steps toward the develop- ment of an independent water source. " The contracted price of the water is 30.5 cents per 1,000 gallons, with the city paying the electrical and pumping costs of 4.5 cents per 1,000 gallons. The 35 cent total per 1,000 gal- Ions is 3.5 cents less than the price currently paid by the city to Bryan for 1,000 gallons of water. The data further reveal that the water contains no sulfur and con- tains 1,600 parts of dissolved solids per million parts of water. According to Texas Health De- partment standards, the total dis- solved solids limit for potable water is 2,000 parts per million. Bardell said production of the well should begin within 120 days. The Queen City sand formation is the middle one of three local sand formations. Above it lies the Sparta sand and below it, the Simsboro sand. Analysis of water from the Simsboro sands reveals it is unsuit- able for drinking, said Bardell. It contains 6,000 parts of dissolved sol- ids per million parts of water and has a high salt content. Samples from the Sparta forma - (See WATER, page 7) County looking at CS ar By JERRY NEEDHAM City Editor County Commissioner Bill Cool- ey announced this morning that "Brazos County is considering pur- chasing some property in College Station on which to build a court- house annex." i nex The announcement was made at a press conference held at the Com- missioners Court in Bryan. Cooley cited two reasons for the proposed annex. He said a popula- tion shift in the county hg been to the south and the current court - (See COUNTY, page 6) County plans annex (continued from page 1) house is crowded, with no place for expansion. Commissioner Randy Sims said it would be at least two years be- fore the annex could be completed and it would probably contain fa- cilities for the tax office, the county clerk, the justices of the peace and a JP clerk. Cooley said the commissioners are looking at next year's fed- eral revenue - sharing fiends to get the expansion underway. Commissioner Walter Wilcox said, "I don't think we'll have to have a tax increase because of the annex." Commissioners admitted they have already heard two proposals on property in College Station. One of the proposals concerns an exist- ing building and the other concerns • undeveloped land. "There's no question in our minds the people of College Station want the annex," said Cooley. He added that the people of south Bryan would also benefit from the annex. THE EAGLE A1!511ST 27, 1975 College Station Enterprise C.S. -B HISTORY The area which is now Brazos County was part of the territory granted to Stephen F. Austin by the Spanish Government. The first Anylo-Ameri- can settler, Robert Millican, moved into the south- ern part of the present county area in 1821. In 1841 the present limits of the county were established by the Congress of the Republic of Tex- as. The county was officially named Brazos Coun- ty in 1842 and was organized in 1843. Boone- ville, three miles east of Bryan, was established as the county seat in that year. But, in 1866, the county seat was moved to Bryan, its present sight. From the beginning, agriculture has played an important role in the development of the county. The climate and fertile soil was favorable for agri- culture and, by 1860, there were 14,499 acres un- der cultivation. Stock raising was an important source of income for Brazos County farmers prior to the Civil War, but it soon diminished for lack of markets. Off- setting the reduction was a siynifi- cant shift to field crops, principally cotton. Today both livestock raising and field crops are important parts of the agriculture economy. The Houston and Texas Central Railroad (now a part of the Southern Pacific Company) reached the town of Millican in 1860. With the outbreak of the Civil War, construction on the railroad in- creased and Millican became the distribution point for a territory two hundred miles in extent, ex- tending as far north as Dallas and Fort Worth. Ivlil- lican a lively business town with several frieght vards, hotels, restaurants, and a bank. August 27, 1975 After the war, the railroad extended its tracks to the present location of the city of Bryan, which then became the county seat. The business activity in Millican then shifted to Bryan. In 1882 the Santa Fe Railroad acquired land for the construction of a line across the lower end of the county and, in 1910, the International and Great Northern (now part of the Missouri Pacific System) was built in Bryan. In 1871 the citizens of i razos County donated 2,000 acres of land and $50,000 to obtain the Tex- as A &M University which was established as a land grant college under the provisions of the Morrill Act of 1862. The College Was formally opened at College Station, Texas on October 4, 1976. Over the years, the University has expanded its carricular offerings to include full professional training in the sciences, agriculture, engineering, veterinary medicine,business administration, archi- tecture, and most of the traditional fields of Iiberal arts. Today, the University is organized in 10 de- gree- granting colleges; the Graduate College, the college of Geosciences, the College of Liberal Arts, the College of Science, the College of Veterinary Medicine, the College of Business AdminisuaLwl,, the College of Architecture and Environmental De- sign and the College of Education. The Texas A &M University System is also the parent institution of an entire body of colleges, SEE HISTORY PAGE 5 August 27, 1975 College Station Enterprise 46 MAYOR O. M. HOLT HISTORY state agencies and services which include: Tarleton State College, Prairie View Agricultural and idie- chanical College of Texas, the Texas Engineering Experiment Service, the Tex.'s Agricultural Experi- ment Service,The Texas Engineering Extension Ser- vice, the Texas Maritime Academy and the Texas Transportation Institute. The establishment of the Allen Acac:er.iy Foun- dation by a group of Braizos County citizens in 1953, to perpetuate the Allen Military Academy, is indi:ative of the local enthusiasm for education- al facilities. In 1973, Allen Military Academy was renamed Allen School. Manufacturing development has increased in Bra- zos County, particularly since the end of World War 11. Today such diversified products as alumi- num windows, electronic components, composi- tion shoe soles, and furniture are manufactured in t cou nty. College Station proper consists of and area of 1 J square miles, but the city annexed 5, 044 acres of University property making up a total of 78 miles of streets. 71 mi les are hard surface. College Station and Bryan are home -ruled cities, operating under a Council /City Manager form of jovernment. College Station elects a council of six council- men with each man elected for a two year term of office. The terms are staggered so that all council- men are not elected in one turn -over. The Mayor, who is currently O.M.Holt, and the Citv Manager, currently North Bardell, are elected by the citizens at large. The six current Councilmen are Bob Bell, James Dozier, Jim Gardner, Homer B. Adams, Lorence bravenec and Gary Hal ter. Two times each year, officers of the College Sta- The students are instructed on correct hicycie of bicycle and pedestrian traffic only. Ve^icles. tion P.Q. visit each elementary school class, grades operation, traffic laws applying to bicyclists, night may at no time park or drive in these marked lanes. Kindergarten -5, in the Consolidated School sys- riding, etc. through a visual aid and film bicycle ARTICLE XXI - OPERATION OF BICYCLES AN 3 tem to instruct students on bicycle safety. program. Each student is given a bicycle rule book, PLAY VEHICLES. reflector tape, coloring book which follows the visual aid program and a class certificate showing Sec. 1'78 (a) It i;; j : for any person to PIANO they have participated in a bicycle safety program. do any act forbiduen or fail to perform any act re- LESSONS In the past the City of College Station instituted quired in this Article. a program of a series of marked bicycle pathways (b) The OEralnt of any child and the guardian of EGGINNING GUITAR I on numerous streets in College` Station. These bi- any ward shall not authorize or kriowingly permit MASTERS DEGREE cycle lanes are set aside by law for the operatic any such child or ward to violate any of the pr., Al USIC ED UCA TION' visions of this ACT. POLICE CHIEF MARVIN BYRD COLLEGE STATION POLICEMEN: (LEFT TO RIGHT) Back Row, Clay Winder, Bill Lusk, Tommy Preston, Lt. Jim Beamer and Irvin Todd. Front Row, Sgt. M.L. Maddox Milton Ogilvie, Gary Norton and Bobby Williams. 0 0 0 August 27, 1975 RIDING ON BICYCLES Sec. 180 (a) A person propelling a bicycle shall not ride other than upon or astride a permanent and and regular seat attached thereto. (b)No bicycle shall be used to carry more per- sons at a time than the number for which it is de- signed and equiped. CLINGING TO VEHICLES Sec. 181 Nc person riding upon any bicycle, coast- er, roller skates, sled or toy vehicle shall attach the same or himself to any street car or vehicle upon a roadway. RIDING ON ROADWAYS & BICYCLE.. PATHS Sec. 182 (a) Every person operating a bicycle upon a roadway shall ride as near to the right side of the roadway as practicable, exercising due care when passing 4 standing vehicle or one proceeding in the same direction. (b) Persons riding bicycles upon a roadway shall not ride more than two abreast except on paths or parts of roadways set aside for the exclusive use of bicvcles. (c)Wherever a usuable path for bicycles has been provided adjacent to a roadway,bicycle riders shall Use such path and shall not use the roadways. CARRYING ARTICLES Sec183 No person operating a bicycle shall carry any package, bundle, or article which prevents the driver from keeping at least one hand upon the iiandlebars. LAMPS AND OTHER EQUIPMENT ON BICYCLES Sec. 184 (a) Every bicycle when in use at nighttime shall be equipped with a lamp on the front which shall emit a white light visible from a distance of at least five hundred(500)feet to the front and with a red reflector on the rear of a type approved by the Department which shall be visible from all dis- tances from fifty (50)feet to three hundred(300) feet to the rear when directly in front of lawful upper beams of head lamps on a motor vehicle. A lamp emitting a red light visible from a distance of five hundred (500) feet to the rear may be used in addition to the red reflector. (b) Every bicycle shall be equipped with a brake which will enable the operator to make the braked wheels skid on dry, level, clean pavement. (COMPLIMENTS OF THE COLLEGE STATION POLICE DEPARTMENT) August 27. 1975 College Station- Enterprise COLLEGE STATION POLICEMEN : .(LEFT TO RIGHT) H. G .- Rochgn; A ! 6 a` Drobrovo ;r v, Jr., .Masora A,:- , Newton and W C. Hataway. s r psw 12 Page 7 0 . FIRE CHIELF DOULGAS LANDAU FIRE MARSHAL HARRY DAVIS 0 Page 8 ??, 1�17; College Station' Eift0roils COLLEGE STATION FIREFIGHTERS: (left to right) Rodney O'Connor, Frankie McTeins,. Robert Carlton, Jr., Tim Fickey and the newlywed Morgan Cook, Jr. COLLEGE STATION FIREFIGHTS: (left to right) Charles H. Yeager, Lt., Maxie L. Ross, Jr., William Schaer adn Dwight Rabe. Anthony Marino is not pictured. COLLEGE STATION FIREFIGHTERS: (left to right) Bernie Phipps, Ben Walker, Paul Place, David Rosier and Lionel Benavides. Photo by Carlton Powell '7 1975 40 College Station EnfIrprise 0 • ti COLLEGE STATION _E-^!TE PP I SE AUGUST 27, 1975 FORMER COUNCILMEN RECEIVE AWARDS The College Station City Council will hold a reg- ular City Council meeting this Thursday, August 28 at 7:00 p.m. The first order of business will be a presenta- tion of awards of appreciation to former council- men. Councilmen will then discuss the Ambulance Statement of Concern. There will be consideration of an ordinance set - tine No Parking and traffic control conditions at Forth Gate and consideration of Section 10 of Subdivision Ordinance, Section 10. Also on the agenda will be consio,;ration of Citi- zen's Committee to study utility rate structure and related matters. 0 Coc * Recreation Growth Studied COLLEGE STATION — Striving to meet present recreational needs and plan- ning for future city growth and development are the goals of the Parks and Recreation Department in College Station. A new Olympic -sized Swimming pool is now in operation at the city's newest park, Bee Creek, located off Southwest Parkway. The pool, is just part of the plans for the new addition to the city's recreational facilities. Baseball fields, tennis courts and picnic areas all will be a part of the development. THE POOL IS just part of the long range plan to meet the needs of the citizens of College Station. Seven parks or recreational centers are available for use by residents. Thomas Park off Francis Street has two lighted tennis courts as well as play- ground equipment and practice fields. DEXTER PARR, on Dexter Drive, offers a relaxing at- mosphere for those who enjoy scenic beauty. It is located in a deeply- wooded section of the city off Jersey Street just across from the Texas A&M campus. Another scenic area is the Kiwanis Trail located behind the College Hills Elementary School. This area provides a retreat for children. Lions Club Park off University Drive at the corner of Tarrow ha, - quipment, picnic areas anu play slabs available for use. LINCOLN CENTER is a recreational club operated by the city. It offers recreation for the city youth seven days a week. There is a recreation room, special events and various arts and crafts programs, Free Judo classes are offered year round at the center also. A lighted softball park is located at Lincoln Center also. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON TELEPHONE SERVICE TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: The City Council of the City of College Station will hold a public hearing on the question of a proposed telephone service rate increase by the General Telephone Company of the Southwest. Said hearing will be held in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall at 7:00 P.M. Tuesday, September 9, 1975. All interested persons are invited to participate. Comments regarding ! telephone service are requested to be reduced to writing for entrance into the record but oral presentations will be taken. NOTICE TO BIDDER' Sealed proposals a0ed to the Honorable Mayor tat and City Council of College Sion, Texas will be received at the office of North Bardell, City Manager, until 10:00 A.M., Monday, September 8, 1975 for furnishing all necessary materials, machinery equipment, superintendence and labor for constructing certain sanitary sewer lines for the City of College Station, Texas. The approximate quantities are as follows: 1.6 "V.C.P.ato -6' 476 L.F. 2. 6" V.C.P. at 6' -8' 900 L.F. 3.6 "V.C.P.atI' -10' 176 L.F. 4.6 V.C.P. at 10' -12' 236 L.F. 5. Standard Manhole 1 -6' 6 Ea. 6. Extra Depth of Manhole 9 L.F. 7. Manhole Drop Structure 2 Ea. 8. Concrete Encasement43 L.F. Proposals shall be accompanied by a Cashier's or Certified Check upon a National or State Bank in the amount of not less than five (5) per cent of the total maximum bid price, payable without recourse to the City of College Station, Texas, Owner, or a bid bond in the same amount from a reliable Surety Company as guarantee that the Bidder will enter into a contract and execute performance bond within ten (10) days after notice of award of contract to him. The Successful Bidder must furnish performance bond upon the form provided in the amount of one hundred (100) F cent of the contract price from an approved Surety Company holden9 a permit from the State of Texas, to act as Surety, or other Surety or Sureties acceptable to the owner. The Right is reserved as the interest of the Owner may require, to reject any and all bids, and to waive any informality in bids received. Plans, Specifications, and Bidding Documents may be secured from the office of the City Manager, City Hall, College Station, Texas on deposit of twenty dollars (820.00) per set, which sum so deposited will be refunded provided the provisions of the Specifications regarding the return on such Documents are complied with. CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS O.M. Holt Mayor TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: Council Ito study the parkland dedication problem (Section 10 of Ordinance 690) will hold a public meeting in the Council City Hall ath1101 College exas Aven at 7:00 P.M. on Tuesday, September 2, 1975. For further information, please contact me. Al Mayo, City Planner, 846- 886 College Station Finds Drinkable Water Supply BY JERRY GRAY Eagle Staff Writer COLLEGE STATION — College Station has been successful in finding a drinkable water supply of its own. The city will continue to buy water from Bryan Utilities, but the discovery means College Station wt'il be able to supply at least 400,004 gallons per day to its water supply at a cheaper price than Bryan cap. Th.e savings under the current utilities contract with Brya -n would be at least $8,030 on an annum basin That contract with Bryan L currently under renegotiation to become effective Jan. 1. "Tie saga of the water situation began to climax soon after the new city council took office. On June 26, the city council authorized the entering ?alto a water contract with ±he Whalen Corp. of Dallas. On July 2, that contract was signed. The discovery of usable water was announced late Tuesday. The drilling has taken place near the University Drive and Tarrow Street intersection. Some driving in this area, near Fed Mart, may notice a rotten egg smell. The smell is due to hydrogen sulfide in the Sparta Sand Formation at a 1200-foot depth. There is still ' a possibility that this water can be aeriated and used as a water supply, but the discovery of usable water came from tests on samples from the (,See WATER, Page 2A) THE EAGLE AUGUST 28, 1975 E • 4 A "The exciting newspaper serving College Station Bryan and the Greater L E Brazos Valley" 99 No. 208 Thursday, August, 28, 1975 44 Pages in 4 Sections h -- n B row..t 1 c-r,ease _e ' t State Fa or s, AUSTIN (AP) — Texas' economy another state magazine had the nation. Improvement in times soon, the report added. is at the bottom of the worst predicted the tremendous growth of economic factors, however, is.. The report made these predictions .recession in 30 years, but the Bureau the B-CS area, but the 75 per cent dependent on the national vitality about the iong-range future: of Business Research reports increase exceeds ever that previous because "the Texas economy is — Texans will be better off in 1990 "impressive evidence," headed by figure intimately Linked to that of the than they are now. But buying power Bryan-College Station's predicted The Eagle will carry an ! updated nation.. as a whole." will still lag behind that of most growth, that conditions will im story on this prediction from the A resurgence in the economy other Americans. prove. Bureau of Business Research in should mean more jobs in the El Austin's dependence or, state The Bryan-College Station area, Friday's paper. i 6 Paso and Sherman-Denison areas government and education payrolls according to the Bureau of Business The report published by the sectors particularly hit hard by the will be overshadowed by . rapid Research, will grow more rapidly University of Texas Graduate economic downturn. Laredo, growth in military and manufac- than any other section of the state School of Business said oil and a Brownsville and McAllen will not turing payrolls, between now and 1990 — a whopping growing population served Texas prosper nearly so well in em- — Houston's population will soar, 75 per cent increase. 7 well in blunting the effects of ployment although Houston and to nearly three million by the turn of Earlier figures published in recession felt by much of the rest of Austip should experience better the century. 's 0 Three Groups to Meet CS Asks for Investigation Of Sherrill Re c BY JERRY GRAY Eagle Staff Writer COLLEGE STATION — College Station will request that County Judge Bill Vance call a special meeting of the Bryan, College Station and Brazos County ambulance committee to investigate record keeping by Sherrill Ambulance Service. "The issue is record keeping," declared Councilman Jim Dozier after a discussion about verifying ambulance complaints. It was generally agreed among the coun- cilmen that all three local government bodies should discuss the issue. Mayor O.M. Holt said, "It would be difficult to make a unilateral study." City Manager North Barden, a member of the joint committee, said that to resolve a complaint the committee must be given time, date and place. "It's difficult to investigate when someone tells someone else what is wrong and doesn't give the specifics to the committee mem- bers," he said. ord Books R. Then the problem came down to verifying the specifics since no records are kept by Sherrill Ambulance, other than billing records. Don Sweeney, an A &M professor and chairman of a seven county health council, said that record keeping will have to be resolved, before, and if the mmdulance is put into service. Government regulations, ac- cording to Sweeney, require that such records be kept when using the modulance. Before this motion to can a joint meeting was passed there was talk of College Station requiring records of Sherrill Ambulance Service. Councilman Lorence Bravenec made the suggestion that if Sherrill Ambulance keeps records, a copy should also be given to the victims and patients who use the am- bulance. Councilman Jim Gardner also made the suggestion that the city ordinance concerning ambulance permits be reviewed as a "stop- gap" measure. THE EAGLE AUGUST 29, .1 9 _175 Councilmen Receive Plaques COLLEGE STATION — "We are fortunate to have men of high quality who serve in College Station," said Mayor O.M. Holt as he presented plaques of appreciation to two former city councilmen Thursday night. Former Councilmen Fred Brison and Don Dale were cited for their years of service on the council, specifically the council before April's election. Brison retired from Place l . which is now held by Coun- cilman Gary Halter, and Dale was defeated for reelection to Place 3 on the council by Councilman Bob Bell. CS Residents Unhappy Over Drainage COLLEGE STATION — Five College Station residents voiced their disapproval at the College Station City Council meeting Thursday about drainage problems in the Camelot Addition. "There is a lack of planning in drainage," said Z.B. Smith of 1205 Guadalupe, "and nothing is being done to plan for new areas." He told councilmen that the time to look at the problem is when the plant is approved. The city council directed the city engineer to look into the problem and report back to it. Complaints also mentioned the silting up of Bee Creek. And its tributary creeks. Public works director George Ford said that completely "It would be a sizable project," he said. Morris Jennings of 1204 Guadalupe said, "There is so much development in our area alleviating the problem would that our little creek is sup - take considerable time, plying drainage for a large machinery and effort. area." 0 Chuck McCollough Today's contributor on the eve before Chuck McCollough's return is Staff Writer Jerry Gray. A proposed amendment to College Station's subdivision ordinance will be discussed Tuesday night at city hall. The subject is park land dedication by subdivider s. Whether people in College Station know it, or not, there is a philosophy as expressed in the city's subdivision or- dinance which says that neigh- borhood parks will b e dedicated to the city as land i s developed. Basic ly, the or dinance says that one acre o f neighborhood park land will be dedicated to the city per 2 0p planned dwelling units. The reason for the Tuesda meeting is a propose amendment to the Subdivisio Ordinance which would doubl that land requirement. Th proposed change came fro Councilman Lorence Braven at Thursday's city counc meeting. The agenda ite smoked out at least 11 su b_ dividers and realtors. Those who spo against the proposed amen ments stated that they want to see what the new law wo include, which is their rig and they wanted to say that would present an ecwnorn hardship to developers, whi is again their right. But what the public information rf of College h Station residents who would a like to know exactly what has o been dedicated to the city either in actual land or money. s Administratively the current t ordinance is very slip -shod. Park land dedications are, of course, recorded in a sub- dividers final plat, but how many have the time or in- clination to search through years of "blueprints" to determine how the city is doing on its dedicated park land. College Station councilmen are talking about a method of record keeping for Sherrill Ambulance Service. This would also be the answer to a park land dedication or- dinance. A simple log could be established which would record the date, place, and amount of park land dedication and the total equivalent amount of dwelling units planned. I asked Bill Koehler, building inspector and former city planner, if any developers have been negligent in ma the proper amount of parkland y dedications. He assured me d that there has been no problem n in acquiring the park land e dedications, although he said e nothing of the quality of land, m but he said there has been an administrative problem in the it city's developing the m dedications into either passive recreation or active playground areas. ke He said that money d_ dedications, an alternative to actual land, is also ad- uld ministratively difficult to I t, handle. One- thousand dollars it received today, in accordance is with the law, may not be worth ch that much years later when an actual park site is purchased. So, when the city council ears all the arguments for and gainst increasing the amount f park land dedications, they might also consider a treamline system of recording he park land dedications. If they do this, citizens might know whether their neigh- borhood parks are worth being proud of or whether the city has found itself in the business of maintaining gullies. THF. EAGLE i AI_!r j �1, 975 IF YOU ASK ME Today's contributor on the eve before Chuck McCollough's return is Staff Writer Jerry Gray. A proposed amendment to College Station's subdivision ordinance will be discussed Tuesday night at city hall. The subject is park land dedication by subdivider s. Whether people in College Station know it, or not, there is a philosophy as expressed in the city's subdivision or- dinance which says that neigh- borhood parks will b e dedicated to the city as land i s developed. Basic ly, the or dinance says that one acre o f neighborhood park land will be dedicated to the city per 2 0p planned dwelling units. The reason for the Tuesda meeting is a propose amendment to the Subdivisio Ordinance which would doubl that land requirement. Th proposed change came fro Councilman Lorence Braven at Thursday's city counc meeting. The agenda ite smoked out at least 11 su b_ dividers and realtors. Those who spo against the proposed amen ments stated that they want to see what the new law wo include, which is their rig and they wanted to say that would present an ecwnorn hardship to developers, whi is again their right. But what the public information rf of College h Station residents who would a like to know exactly what has o been dedicated to the city either in actual land or money. s Administratively the current t ordinance is very slip -shod. Park land dedications are, of course, recorded in a sub- dividers final plat, but how many have the time or in- clination to search through years of "blueprints" to determine how the city is doing on its dedicated park land. College Station councilmen are talking about a method of record keeping for Sherrill Ambulance Service. This would also be the answer to a park land dedication or- dinance. A simple log could be established which would record the date, place, and amount of park land dedication and the total equivalent amount of dwelling units planned. I asked Bill Koehler, building inspector and former city planner, if any developers have been negligent in ma the proper amount of parkland y dedications. He assured me d that there has been no problem n in acquiring the park land e dedications, although he said e nothing of the quality of land, m but he said there has been an administrative problem in the it city's developing the m dedications into either passive recreation or active playground areas. ke He said that money d_ dedications, an alternative to actual land, is also ad- uld ministratively difficult to I t, handle. One- thousand dollars it received today, in accordance is with the law, may not be worth ch that much years later when an actual park site is purchased. So, when the city council ears all the arguments for and gainst increasing the amount f park land dedications, they might also consider a treamline system of recording he park land dedications. If they do this, citizens might know whether their neigh- borhood parks are worth being proud of or whether the city has found itself in the business of maintaining gullies. THF. EAGLE i AI_!r j �1, 975 • 0 TFS to Take Tree Pictures COLLEGE STATION — The Texas Forest Service will take infrared aerial photos of a portion of College Station to help analyze the extent of the oak blight in the area. The project was authorized by the College Station City Council Aug. 14, allowing the Beautification Committee to spend an amount not to exceed $300. When aerial photos are 'taken, they will be compared to photos taken two years ago by the Texas Forest Service in an attempt to see how the condition of the trees have changed in two years. The actual time of taking the aerial photos depends en- tirely on the approach of a norther to clear the atmospheric conditions, according to A.D. Folweyler, Beautification Committee member. He said that it could be four to six weeks before the photos are taken and analyzed. . The motion to authorize the project was made by Coun- cilman Gary Halter at the August meeting and unanimously passed. Halter is also chairman of the Beautification Com- mittee. ;. The Texas Forest Service also uses remote sensing `photography in other parts of Texas, THE EAGLE SFPTEMBER. ?, 1.975 Park land could be doubled A proposal to double the amount of park land dedicated by develop- ers to the city will be discussed at a public meeting of the College Sta- tion City Council park land dedica- tion subcommittee tonight at-7. The meeting will be in the council room of City Hall at 1101 Texas Ave. The proposal would require de- velopers to dedicate an acre for each 100 dwelling units constructed in- stead of an acre for every 200 dwel- ling units under the present ordi- nance. The proposal would also ensure sufficient payment from developers if the city requests a cash settlement instead of the land. • THE FATTALION SEPTEMBER 2, 1975 Phone rate hike protested Petitions are ax ailable on the first floor of the Memorial Stu- dent C,�nter to protest the proposed rate increase of'General Tele- phone. The petitions will be presented to the College Station City. Council Sept. 9 to convince them that services provided do not warrant an increase. The rate increase for on campus service will he presented to the Board of Regents in December. Raj Kent, student government vice president for Academic Affairs, notes that, "if' we can kill this increase in Bryan - College Station, we'll hit e it much better stand when it comes to the Board of' Regents." Dedications May Doubl • Committee Looks At Parks Issue BY JERRY GRAY Eagle Staff Writer COLLEGE STATION — Land developers and realtors, gathering at city hall Tuesday night, told a sub- committee of three councilmen that doubling the requirement for park land dedications would lead to increased rents for future apartment dwellers and would make apartment building con- struction prohibitive. "No one is against parks," said Richard Smith of Bryan, "but it comes down to other needs. Future apartment dwellers would have greater rent payments if the proposed changes to the subdivision ordinance are passed." Although economic theories abound, councilmen Lorence Bravenec, Jim Dozier and Gary Halter were not able to determine from questioning what the relative costs of land, labor and development were. "Costs vary over a wide range, depending on the specific project," said George Boyett, Planning and Zoning Commission member and president of the Apartment Owners Association. The councilmen did learn, however, that those land men present were very much against the proposed ordinance amendments which would double required land dedications. Jim Jett, a College Station realtor, told the councilmen that they were using a "back -door" approach to the ordinance and that they (the coun- cilmen) would have passed the changes last week at their regular council meeting if other developers had not been in the audience. A visibly annoyed Gary Halter replied, "You're giving the impression that if you hadn't shown up, this council would have done -in developers. I don't think we are that sinister." The subcommittee met last night only to discuss further information on the proposed changes. The committee, consisting of Lorence Bravenec, Jim Dozier, Gary Halter, and Bill Koehler will make its recommendations to the city council at its next meeting, Sept. 11, at which time a vote may take place. "The real crux of the issue," said developer W.D. Fitch, "is whether there is a need to double the land dedication requirement." The current law is that one acre of park land is dedicated per 200 dwelling units planned. The change would require one acre of park land per 100 planned dwelling units. Among the considerations Coun- cilman Jim Dozier said, "College Station is growing by leaps and bounds. It's a thriving city. Our concern is that it doesn't grow indiscriminately." "We still need neighborhood parks," he continued, "and we want to know how to insure getting them." Although only three councilmen were on the subcommittee, Mayor O.M. Holt and Councilmen Jim Gardner and Bob Bell were also present. One idea which received favorable response from both city councilmen and landmen was the recommendation (See PARKS, Page 7A) TIFF EAGLE SUTEMRF9 �, 1975 THIS COLUMN received the following letter from Mrs. E.E. Hazen, Jr. "The League of Women Voters is studying the need for walkways and bike paths in the College Station area. The tremendous growth of the population in the area south of the city and the increased parking problems near TAMU markedly increased traffic congestion on many residential streets. Few of these streets were designed to handle heavy traffic." "Especially of concern to the League is the safety of pedestrians and bicyclists. As part of their study the League will be conducting a traffic count on Sept. 16 and 19. Volunteers are needed for one and two hour sessions between 7:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. on the above dates. Twelve in- tersections, heavily traveled by school children and university personnel have been designated for this count." "Citizens who can donate one hour or more of their time on the 16th and 19th are asked to call ... 693 -4786 in the mornings or 693 -0774 or 846 -2668 in the evenings. Park subcommittee To reconvene Monday By PAULA GEYER costs: He said he was also concerned Staff Writer about the types of parks that would After hearing three hours of input from builders Tuesday night con- cerning park land dedication, the College Station City Council park land dedication subcommittee de- cided to reconvene Monday at 3 p.m. at City Hall. The subcommittee met to discuss a proposal requiring developers to dedicate one acre of land for neighborhood parks per 100 dwel- ling units instead of one acre per 200 dwelling units as specified in the present ordinance. Bill Fitch, a local developer, said if the proposal were• passed apart- ment builders would be forced to dedicate as much as 30 per cent of the land required to build one com- plex. Another developer, Steve Arden, told the subcommittee that this would add $4,600 additional cost per acre of land. Committee chairman Larry Bravenec asked developer Ronny Cruse what effect this cost increase would have on apartment construc- tion. "You cannot build apartment complexes if you can't make them break even," Cruse replied. Bravenec said he was concerned that possibly no parks would be built because of the high developing be in College Station to 10 to 20 years. "Two acres is a large piece of land," developer Richard Smith said. "One acre can make a sizeable park." Smith recommended that if the land dedicated did not meet the. TAE PATTAL I NUJ park commission's present re- quirements, an alternate plot of land could be agreed on. '- Bravenec said that too many per- sonalities and city commissions would be involved. He recom- mended that inferior land, located in flood plains or near gullies, count either one- fourth or one -half of land representative of the entire plat. SEPTEMBER 3, -1-975 • New ordinances to. affect students By STEVE GRAY City Editor Off - campus students returning to College Station from summer vacation, take note:- Be prepared to pay more for your water, sewer and electricity. And if you brought back a pet dog or cat to keep you company, be sure to keep it on a leash when outside. While students were away for the summer, the College Station City Council passed ordinances hiking utility rates and regulating the control of loose animals. Th new utility rates, which took effect August 1, boosted local water rates from 35 cents to 38.5 cents per 1,000 gallons, sewer rates from $3 to $3.75 a month for single family residences and multiple - dwelling units. Electricity rates were raised from $2 to $2.25 per kilowatt hour during peak demand periods. The rate increases were approved by the city after a compromise was reached with the city of Bryan, which provides College Station with its electricity, water and most of its sewer service. Bryan had asked College Station to approve a water rate hike to 42 cents per 1,000 gallons before a compromise was reached. The new rates, a little more than a month old, will expire on Dec. 31 as part of the interim agreement between both cities. Prior to that date, College Station and Bryan will re- negotiate a new con- tract for city services that will take effect Jan. 1, 1976. The new animal ordinance will require local residents to register their cats and dogs, even though the ordinance does not require the animal to wear a registration tag. Pets other than cats and dogs are not required to be registered but must be under the physical restraint of the owner. The new ordinance, which went into effect Monday, is a consoli- dation of several previous animal control ordinances. Licenses may be purchased for a $1 fee at the College Station Police Dept. at 1207 S. Texas Ave. between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. ^U, . • B -CS First Bicentennial Letters The first batch of mail stamped in the right -hand corner with Brazos County's personalized bicentennial seal moved across the Bryan post office's delivery machines Tuesday. D.A. "Andy" Anderson, left, was on hand to represent the Brazos County Bicentennial Committee along with County Judge Bill Vance, center, and College Station Mayor O.M. Holt. The special die used to stamp the letters was paid for by the Brazos County Commissioners in order to honor the nation's bicentennial at a local level. (Photos by Peter Leabo) THE FARE SEPTEMPER 1 1, 1975 a r i B -CS First Bicentennial Letters The first batch of mail stamped in the right -hand corner with Brazos County's personalized bicentennial seal moved across the Bryan post office's delivery machines Tuesday. D.A. "Andy" Anderson, left, was on hand to represent the Brazos County Bicentennial Committee along with County Judge Bill Vance, center, and College Station Mayor O.M. Holt. The special die used to stamp the letters was paid for by the Brazos County Commissioners in order to honor the nation's bicentennial at a local level. (Photos by Peter Leabo) THE FARE SEPTEMPER 1 1, 1975 a r • Chuck McCollough IF • YOU w ASK ME THE COLLEGE STATION CITY Council is not known for running from a problem or challenge. This writer hopes the CS council doesn't start over the question of park land dedications. A sub - committee of three councilmen heard land developers and realtors say a proposal to double the park land dedication requirement would hurt them and even- tually result in higher rents. I personally like the idea councilmen seem to be following toward making sure that appropriate areas are set aside for recreation and en- joyment when ever an area is developed. The CS city fathers should stick to their guns in this issue and require one acre of park land per 100 planned dwelling units. NOTICE OF PUBLIC I HEARING N TELEPHONE TO WHOM IT MAY CONCER: The City Council of the Clty Of College Station wit; hold a public hearing on the question of a proposed telephone service rate increase by the General TeieGhone Company, of the Southwest. Said hearing will be held in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall at 7:00 P.M. Tuesday September 9, 107t Ail ;, twoxted oersons are invited to parnapare. Comments regarding telephone service are requested to be reduced to, writing for ertrance Into the record but oral presentations will be taken. — NOTICE TO BIDDERS I rho City of College Startlon, Texas is acceafing individual - ealed bids for TWENTY -F I V E (25) bicycles, which may be nspected between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Fridayy at the Police Department located at the ntersection of Texas Avenue and Gilchrist Streets in College itation, Texas. Individual sealed bids must be Submitted to the City Manager's office located in the ..ollege Station City Hall 3. onn Se r.18 a 1975. j i'HE CITY OF COLLEGE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REJECT ANY AND ALL BIDS. - TRaF EAGLE SEPTEMBER 4, 1Q75 QUOTATION FOP DID FROM: Cit�11 of Colleg ion Police Deparimen P. O. Box 9960 College Station, Texas 77840 PLEASE SUBMIT BID FOR THE FOLLOWING NO LATER THAN5:OOP.M. SEPTEMBER 22, 1975 Three (3) 1976 Model 4 -Door Sedans with POLICE PACKAGE (COLOR: Light' Blue) V -8 Engine: Minimum 429' cubic inches 4 - Bbl carburetor 4utomatic transmission -leavy Duty (Low gear, , ockout) ieavy duty battery - Minimum 70 amps Heavy duty alternator - Minimum 60 amps Wheels & 4 -ply blackwall tires (Spare tire included) Heater with defroster Windshield with washers and wipers Cigarette lighter Back -up lights Outside rearview mirror on right and left sides adjustable from inside Minimum wheelbase - 119 inches °ower disk brakes Power steering Heavy duty suspension system (POLICE PACKAGE) Factory air conditioning Heavy duty seat covering Heavy duty rubberized floor mats (No carpeting) Factory AM radio with speaker Tinted glass PLEASE ADVISE APPROXIMATE DELIVERY DAT E THE CITY OF COLLEGE S T A T I O N, T E X A S RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REJECT ANY AND ALL BIDS. TO WHO_MI T MAY CONCERN: The College Station Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on the question of rezoning the following tract: a 28.59 acre tract, Tract 54 in the Morgan Rector League, on the east side ofTexasAvenue approximately 2300 feet south' of Hig 30, east of and' directly adlacent to the Hardy Gardens on Texas Avenue. - Rezone from Single- Family Residential District, District R -1, to Apartment Building District, District R -3. The application is in the name of K. .0. (Kahan, Feigenbaun, Osoba). The said hearing shall be held - in the Council Room of the City' of College Station City Hall ay, the 7.00 P.M. meeting of the, - Planning and Zoning, Commission on Monday, September 22, 1975. 1 For additional information, please contact me. Albert O. Mayo Jr. City Planner SEPTEMBER 5, 1975 QUOTATION FOR BID FROM: City of College Station Police Department P. O. Box 9960 College Station, Texas 77840 PLEASE SUBMIT BID FOR THE FOLLOWING NO LATER THAN5:00 P.M. SEPTEMBER 22, 1975 Three (3) 1976 Model 4 -Door Sedans with POLICE PACKAGE (COLOR: Light Blue) V -8 Engine: Minimum 429 cubic inches 4 - Bbl carburetor 4utomatic transmission - leavy Duty (Low gear) lockout) Leavy duty battery - Minimum 70 amps Heavy duty alternator Minimum 60 amps Wheels & 4 -ply blackwall tires (Spare tire included) Heater with defroster Windshield with washers and wipers Cigarette lighter Back -up lights Outside rearview mirror on right and left sides adjustable from inside Minimum wheelbase - 119 inches °ower disk brakes Power steering Heavy duty suspension system (POLICE PACKAGE) Factory air conditioning Heavy duty seat covering Heavy duty rubberized floor rnats (No carpeting) Factory AM radio with speaker Tinted glass PLEASE ADVISE APPROXIMATE DELIVERY DAT E THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REJECT ANY AND ALL BIDS. SEPTEMBER E, 1075 • TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: The Colle Station City Council's Subcommittee to study the parkland dedication problem (Section 10 of Ordinance 690) will hold a public meeting in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall at 1101 Texas Avenue at 3:00 p.m. on Monday, Sept er 8emb, 1975. For further informatlon, please contact Al Mavo. City Planner, 8468886 QFPTEr.7BER 7, 1(`75 • • • Public Hearing OnPhone Rates COLLEGE STATION — The second public hearing on the proposed rate increase by General Telephone Co. will take place in College Station City Hall at 7 p.m. Tuesday. The first public hearing was held July 17. This public hearing was scheduled so that returning A &M students and others, who missed the first hearing, could make their feelings known to the council on the subject of a rate in- crease. H5 LE(A NOTICES H5 QUOTATION FOR BID NOTICE TO BIDDERS The City of College Station Fire Department is requesting sealed bids on the following listed ey, ment: FOR A THE FOL OWING BID LATER THAN 5:00 P.M., Thursday, September 18, 1975. One (1) Akron Style 491 ; Two Inlet Portable Multiversal Monitor (Less Dischargge PI?e and Tips) Inlets to be 2V2" NT Thread n s. Oe (1) ASkron Style 503A; RfVbunt ) for o ard Style 491 Fi xtur e o Inlet Portab Multiversal Monitor. One (1) Akron Style 1760; !Turomatic Nozzle that adjusts automatically to the available water su lied to it, Pyrolite, 2! NS> Two (2) Akron Style 1115; 11/2" Ball Shutoffs Chrome, Threads to be 1 NST on both ends of ball shutoffs. One (1) Akron Style 2958; By- Pass Eductor with a 2 Inlet and a 1 Outlet, 95 GPM, Length 16" and weight 21 lbs. One (1) Super Vac Smogke Ejector Model No. Pl E; 115.230V, 60 Cycle, Ac Explosion -Proof. Also equipped with a Model Hf� Hanger and a Door Bar to be used with the Model P164SE Smoke Ejector. Twenty-two (22), fifty ( foot sections of three (3) Inch double jacket fire hose for a feet• o os to me et the required specifications. All interested persons may obtain additional information and specifications from the College Station Fire Department. Doug Landua Fire Chief Dedication Is Discussed By CS Council COLLEGE STATION — The subject of park land dedications was discussed again today at 3 p.m. by the city council committee assigned the task of gathering further information. This was the second meeting between the committee and land developers and realtors on the subject. After the fact- finding, a vote will take place by the full city council Thursday night at 7 p.m. on whether to double park land dedication requirements. THE EAGLE SEPTFMPFR 8, 1975 TW TIE RATTA.LION Heari scheduled A public hearing on the local telephone .rate hike request is scheduled for tonight at 7 at College Station City Hall. This is the second and final hearing scheduled in response to an application for increased revenues made by General Telephone Co. on April 28. The requested revenues would raise the rate of return on in- vested capital from 5.43 per cent to 8.40 per cent. The request is designed to produce a total annual increase in local service rev- enues of $1,073,193. The last increase in local telephone service rates in Bryan - College Station became effective in June 1973. B. A. Erwin, division manager for General Telephone has said the increase is needed in ord 4 to continti 36 ,, firevltli'ALr A- al � A Phone service to the area. Erwin cited "the effects of inflation" as the reason behind the rate increase request. The Texas A &M Student Government has been collecting sig- natures on a petition protesting the proposed increase. The petition, containing 2,000 signatures, is expected to be presented at the hear- ing. Interested phone customers are requested to attend the hearing to present their views. SEPTEMBEP 9, 1975 Park amendment will be considered The College Station City Council amount to a one to two per cent is considering an amendment to the increase over current rent prices. citv's subdivision ordinance which The proposed amendment is would increase the park land availa- supposed to insure adequate recrea- ble to local residents. tional facilities and, green areas The present ordinance requires Within walking distance of all futi we developers to dedicate one acre of apurtment complexes and other park land for every 200 dwelling dwellings. units constructed. In apartment Several councilmen have ques- zones, one acre is considered to be tioned whether students would be 20 dwelling units. willing to incur a one to two per cent Apartment developers maintain monthly increase in their apartment that any increase in the required rents to insure a good park system. park laud would entail a rise in Concerned students are encour- apartment rents. aged to inform their Student Gov - Councilman Larry Bravenee has; ernment representatives of their conducted a study of the situation opinions on this matter. The and says the rent increase would SG office is located in room 2160 of the MSC. StUdents oppose • million - dollar raise T 11 By JERRY NEEDHAM Staff Writer "It took 55 rings for directory as- sistance to answer the phone one Sunday afternoon." That comment was made by Joe Marcello, president of the Texas A &M University Graduate Student Council, during a public hearing Tuesday night concerning General Telephone Company's local service. The hearing, held in response to a request for a $1,073,193 yearly re- venue increase by General Tele- phone, was attended by approxi- mately 75 people. "We are completely opposed to an increase," Marcello, speaking in behalf of A &M's graduate students, said. "There have constantly been bad connections in both long dis- tance and local calls and many bil- ling mistakes." Marcello said that, in general, the M service has been extremely bad. "If an increase is absolutely necessary, we would like to have some guarantees in writing of im- proved service by General Tele- phone," he said. Jeff Dunn, Texas A &M student body president, presented a peti- tion containing 1,484 signatures of College Station residents who have bad at least one problem wit} their telephone service. "It seems to me that if we're going to have a public monopoly, it should be responsible to the public," Dunn said. About ten other persons, some from Bryan and Kurten, also spoke against the proposed increase. No one spoke in favor of the increase, but several complimented General Telephone's Division Manager B. A. Erwin for his cooperation with local residents on their service prob -. lems. Mayor Pro -Tem Bob Bell said the city is working very closely with a rate consultant to ascertain what would be a fair increase to grant to General Telephone. Bill McMorries, an Amarillo phone rate consultant, has been hired by both Bryan and College Station to help work out an agree- ment with General Telephone. "It is basically the authority of the city to regulate the rates," Coun- cilman Jim Dozier said. "The law in Texas regarding this matter is that the telephone company is guaran- teed a fair and reasonable rate of return on the fair value company's facilities." Dozier said the law is vague, at best, in determining what is a fair and reasonable rate of return. General Telephone claims the rate of return on invested capital as of June 30 was 5.43 per cent. The company has requested a rate in- crease to 8.40 per cent to counteract inflationary costs. Erwin explained that the prop- osed increase was determined by deciding the company must receive a certain amount of profit from their operations. In this case, Elwin said when the rate of return on invested capital was computed, an 8.40 per cent re- turn was calculated. The requested rates are de- signed to produce a total annual in- crease in local service revenues of $1,073,193. Dozier, a member of the city's phone rate subcommittee, said the rate increase must be agreed upon by Bryan, College Station and Gen- eral Telephone. He said from that ISee PHONES, ixtge 3� BATTALION THE BATTALION Page 3 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10. 1975 Phone increase icmtimml h iuµe I point, the method of collecting the money would be decided on by the Bryan and College Station City Councils. He said the money could come from several sources, for example, by increasing single - family resi- dence rates, commercial residence rates, pay - telephone tolls and /or long- distance tolls. Councilman Gary Halter said the next step in the process is for the College Station phone rate sub - committee to meet with the Bryan subconrrnittee. A tentative date for the closed meeting has been set for Sept. 15. The last time General Telephone asked Bryan and Cilege Station for an increase, the matter wound up in court. According to sources, the re- quest is likely to end up in court again if General Telephone is of- fered less than 60 per cent of' the $1,073,193 by the cities. The Battalion has learned that General Telephone has agreed to settle for approximately 75 per cent of the $1,073,193 originally asked by the phone compam , but the offer was not accepted b\ the Bryan - College Station phone rate sub- committees. `;FPTFPl�'F'tZ 10,1975 Jeff Dunn 0 • • Residents Protest Gen Tel Proposal BY JERRY GRAY Eagle Staff Writer COLLEGE STATION — Residents of the twin cities told College Station City Coun- cilmen Tuesday night that they were not satisfied with their phone service and that the requested rate increase should not be granted to General Telephone Co. The message at the second public hearing was the same as those feelings expressed in the first public hearing, July 17, although there were more dissenters present at this hearing. Graduate Student Council President at A &M, Joe Marcello, asked the councilmen, "What do we as consumers have as a guarantee that service will improve ?" He said that unfulfilled promises have been made before and will be repeated without guarantees in writing. _ And to guarantee that complaints will be heard, he said, "We want to talk to people. We don't want to be sent to some little booth to get service." Jeff Dunn, student government president, also presented a student - circulated petition which listed 3,319 Brazos County residents against the phone rate increase. He said that an "overwhelming plurality," 1,484 represent'4 College Station residents. He said those who signed the petition had one or more complaints against the phone service. Marcello said that common complaints are dialing a number and nothing happens, dif- ficulty in getting an outside line for long - distance calls, billing mistakes and poor directory assistance. Councilman Gary Halter pointed out that the city council doesn't set the rates for those living on the A &M campus. "The campus rates are set by contract between the university and General Telephone," he said, "we can only regulate these in an indirect manner." Halter also responded to a question from (See HEARING, Page 7A) Wednesday, September 10, 1975 Hearing (Continued from page 1) Dunn about how much power the council actually has. "We are by no means sovereign," he said ... "but rather we are limited by federal laws and state court decisions and other parameters." ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ He also said, "The telephone company has a very good national lobby and most of the laws are in their favor." But he and other councilmen assured those present that the city's rate consultant hired specifically for this purpose, was actively working with them to challenge the rate request. CS Council To Meet Thursday COLLEGE STATION —The College Station City Council meets at 7 p.m. Thursday in a regular session at city hall. One of the items not on the agenda is consideration of the proposed amendment that would double the requirement for park land dedications. This subject has been listed on the agenda as a "progress report" of the subcommittee looking into the matter. No vote will be taken until a later meeting. Items on the agenda include a report of the Hotel -Motel Tax Committee, presentation of the safety committee recom- mendations on sidewalks as orignally submitted at the June 26 council meeting, a request that the City Beautification Committee's name be changed to Community Appearance Committee, a city engineer report on drainage problems, consideration of bids on sanitary sewer lines for Ber- nadine Estates, consideration of bids on transformer for Safeway and consideration of an ordinance resolving the conflict concerning sidewalks as recommended by the Planning and Zoning Com- mission. THE EAGLE SEPTU IBER 1J, 1975 Electronic `bug' • remains unused By JERRY NEEDHAM Staff Writer The College Station Police De- partment has had a $500 miniature electronic surveillance device for a year now but has yet to use it in an actual criminal case to gather evi- dence. The device, commonly known as a "bug," was purchased jointly by the Brazos Valley Development Council (BVDC) and the police de- partment. The device was purchased from a grant obtained through the Crimi- nal Justice Division of the BVDC. "We've got it to use and I'm sure we'll use it eventually," Police Chief Marvin Byrd said Tuesday. He said the device is legal. Byrd said the only attempt to use it was in the concrete confines of the police department where re- ception was barely audible in the next room. He said the device is supposed to have an effective range of one - eighth to one - quarter of a mile. The transmitter itself, kept locked in a storage closet at the police station, is easily concealed on a person as it is only slightly larger than a pack of cigarettes. A wire leading from the trans- mitter can be attached to any sort of small microphone, but was origi- nally equipped with a microphone that looks like a silver fountain pen. The police also own a homing device but it also has not been used in a case. When attached to a car, W the device transmits a signal to it nearby receiver in a police vehicle. The listener can then determine the distance and direction of the car being followed by the changes in the signal's tone. Byrd said the homing device has been used only in a test exercise. • T H E B A T T A L I O N SEPTEMBER 11, 1975 Council meeting set Two items on the agenda for the Thursday night College Station City Council meeting deal with the con- troversial sidewalk clause of the subdivision ordinance. The voting was tied on an earlier motion requiring sidewalks on all right -of -ways wider than 60 feet and on all streets leading to schools. A discussion of the park dedica- tion requirements is also on the agenda. The subcommittee investigating alternatives to the current dedica- tion ordinance refxrrtedh has sev- eral ideas to present to the full council. Two meetings between con- cerned developers and realtors and the subcommittee have been held in the past two weeks. The council is not expected to take any action on the dedication requirements at this meeting. Also on the agenda is a report by the Council's Hotel -Motel Tax Committee and the city engineer's report on drainage problems in the Bee Creek area. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. in the City Hall. cit City council meets tonight The College Station City- Council is expected to review several alterna- tives tonight concerning park land dedication requirements for developers. The council also plans to discuss amendments to the sidewalk clause of the subdivision ordinance. Councilmen will also hear reports from the city's hotel -motel tax committee and the city engineer concerning the drainage problems in the Bee Creek area. The meeting begins at 7 at City Hall. Police surveillance device • • CS Conflict A CS Council Holds Regular Session COLLEGE STATION — The College Station City Council meets tonight at 7 p.m. in regular session in city hall. Items on the agenda include the hearing of visitors on other subjects not listed on the agenda, a report from the Hotel -Motel Tax Committee, presentation of the safety committee recommendations on sidewalks as originally submitted at the June 26 council meeting, a request to change the name of the City Beautification Committee to Community Appearance Committee, a city engineer's report on drainage problem, consideration of bids on sanitary sewer lines for Ber- nadine Estates, consideration of bids on a transformer of an ordinance resolving the con- flict concerning sidewalks as recommended by the Planning and Zoning Commission. There will also be a progress report on the amendment that, if passed, would double park land dedication requirements. There will be no vote on this subject tonight. T 11 E EAGLE SEPTEMBER 11, 1975 On Sidewalks On Agenda COLLEGE STATION — The sidewalk conflict is part of tonight's city council meeting agenda. The Planning and Zoning Commission has recommended that Section 13 of Subdivision Ordinance 690 be repealed in order to resolve a conflict between two other existing ordinances. Section 13 says, "Whenever the standards and specifications in this ordinance conflict with those contained in another ordinance, the most stringent or restrictive provisions shall govern." City officials say Section 13 is ambiguous, which is the reason for the move to repeal it. The two other ordinances in conflict are Ordinance 608, which says that all major streets shall have sidewalks, and Ordinance 690, which says that the Planning and Zoning Commission "may" require sidewalks in a newly developed subdivision. • - -es ®__ HS Legal Notices NOTICE TO BIDDERS - The City of College Station Texas is of individual - ealed bids for TWENTY -FIVE (25) bicycles, which may be nspected between 8:00 a.m. 'nd 5:00 p.m. Monday through rriday at the Police 3epartment located at the ntersection of Texas Avenue ind Gilchrist Streets in College itation, Texas. Individual sealed bids must be Submitted to the City Manager's office located in the _ollege Station City Hall wilding, no later than 2:00 3.m. on September 18, 1975. THE CITY OF COLLEGE 1TAT10N, TEXAS RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REJECT ANY AND ALL BIDS. r s • Elatta !i; 1 Vol. 69 No. 8 College Station, Texas Friday, September 12, 1975 CS Council C ivic center funds approved By JERRY NEEDHAM Battalion Staff Writer The College Station City Council voted Thursday night to set aside $25,000 to help finance a civic center in the city. The recommendation, made by Councilman Bob Bell of the Hotel -Motel Tax Committee, also included establishing a committee to seek an optimum site for the civic center. Bell said his concept of the center is that it will be located in College Station and possibly be surrounded by a park. The funds were made available through the six per cent tax charged to persons staying in the city's hotels and motels. Revenues collected from the tax since October 1973 currently amount to $69,408. The council also voted to earmark $8,500 of the tax revenue for tourist promotion. This money is to be used in a cooperative effort with Texas A&M's Continuing Education Program. The council also heard further developments on the proposed amendment to raise park land d dedi- cation requirements for housing de- velopers in order to insure an adequate park system in the city. Councilman Larry Bravenec of the Parks Subcommittee reported that there seems to be a misconcep- tion as to the definiti#i► of a neighborhood park. He said the subcommittee is considering sev- eral alternatives to the current re- quirements. Bill Lancaster, chairman of the Parks and Recreation Committee, said a neighborhood park should contain no less than five acres and preferably 10 acres of land. "I think the only way to get five to ten -acre parks is for the city to de- cide where it needs parks and to buy land for them," City Planner Al Mayo said. He said the city could then charge the developers for the land as they build. The Park Subcommittee is scheduled to meet next Tuesday to fiurther develop a solid recommen- dation to present to the council on park land dedication. Bob Bell, Jim Gardner and Jim Dozier to designate $25,000 of the hotel -motel consider a proposal by Councilman Bell tax fund for a new civic center. Civic center considered staffphotobylaekHolm 0 0 0 Page 8 Friday, September 12, 1975 CS Committee ContinuesWork On Park Land Dedications COLLEGE STATION — Committee work continues on the subject of required park land dedication by land developers, Councilman Lorence Bravenec told other councilmen Thursday night. "This is a little more difficult than we thought," commented Bravenec, chairman of the committee. The committee has met twice already and will meet again Tuesday, Sept. 16. The meeting is scheduled for 3 p.m. in city hall. Bravenec is the author of a dinance to read one acre of proposed ordinance amend- park land per 133 units would ment which would double the increase the current amount of park land requirement by 1.5. He said dedication. The current or- that this requirement would, dinance states that one acre of according to his figures, in- park land will be dedicated to crease a developer's cost by the city per 200 planned only eight tenths of one per dwelling units. The proposed cent on development over the ordinance amendment says current dedication re- that one acre of park land will quirement. be dedicated per 100 planned Bravenec said that there dwelling units. appears to be two miscon- Thursday night Bravenec ceptions about the situation. He said that changing the or- said that there is an apparent misconception about what a neighborhood park is and that there is a misconception about what the ordinance can do. "It (the ordinance) can't solve the city's problems," he said. City planner, Al Mayo, said, "I have come to the conclusion that the only way that we would get five to 10 acre parks, which fit the national standard of neighbor parks, is through a park - acquisition fund theory." He suggested making an assessment per apartment unit at the time building permits were issued. lie said that this way developers would know exactly what their respon- sibility was. The money collected would be used to acquire park land at chosen sites. THE EAGLE SEPTEMBER 12, 1975 Beautification Group Changes Name COLLEGE STATION — The appeared "too limited in im City Beautification Committee plication." He said that the has changed its name to entire activity of the com- College Station Community mitttt warrants the name Appearance Committee. change. Councilman - liaison to the This is the committee which committee, Gary Halter, made among other concerns is the request of the council, looking into the oak blight saying that the original name problem in College Station. in other action by the - council, a motion to strike Section 13 from the subdivision- ordinance failed. The section said that in case of conflicting ordinances the more strigene ordinace prevailed. The councilmen also ap-: proved a bid by Tri- Electric Supply of San Antonio for two; transformers for the new' Safeway store. Each trap- - sformer, one active and one reserve, will cost $3,463. It was the low bid among three bid- ders. 0 CS Council Authorizes Use Of Some Hotel -Motel Taxes BY JERRY GRAY Eagle Staff Writer dollars wouldn't be enough for a civic center or maybe even the land to put it on, but at least it would be a goal," said tax revenue committee chairman, Bob Bell. The intent of the special savings account does not preclude other ways of spending the money, if this approach does not prove feasible. Adams said that he was not against the purchase of land but he said that he would like Arts Council input and he said the building should be in College Station. Councilman Lorence Bravenec said that a joint effort with the Arts Council would be one that the county and city could be proud of. The council also authorized $8,500 for Texas A &M's Continuing Education Program under the direction of James Bradley. Councilmen Jim Dozier, Lorence Bravenec and Jim Gardner voted against this expenditure, indicating that they were not sure whether the expenditure encouraged tourism. All other councilmen voted for this measure. COLLEGE STATION — In three separate actions, the College Station City Council has authorized the ex- penditure of $36,200 of its hotel -motel tax revenue. Since collection began in October, 1973, the amount of hotel -motel tax revenue in the city coffers has reached $69,408. Thursday night's vote was the first major step in spending part of that revenue. Councilmen voted to place $25,000 in a special savings account entitled College Station Civic Center fund. "Twenty -five thousand The Arts Council of the Brazos Valley was mentioned prominently in the discussion of the savings account. Councilman Homer Adams asked, "Has there been any talk with the Arts Council about their (building) plans ?" THE EAGLE The final expenditure authorized by the council is $2,700 for the Brazos County Bicentennial Committee. Money for this purpose had already been budgeted, so the vote only constitutes a change in financing. Bell's committee recom- mendation had been to authorize spending $16,500 to help fund Texas A &M's Centennial celebration, but the motion to give this amount to the university failed in favor of the motion to spend an amount already budgeted. "I AM WRI.__.G in regards to the recent establishment of `No Parking Anytime' signs that have been put up on Holleman Drive between Glade Si'tleet and Anderson Street in t' Station," said a College nation woman. "No one seems to know the real reason why they have been put up. One College Station policeman said that no one in the police department knew why except that the city manager one day decided to put up the No Parking signs. A city councilman says that the reason they were put up was because there is a bicycle path on Holleman. Well, let me assure you that there are no designated bicycle paths anywhere on Holleman Drive." "The resulting problem," the woman continued, "is that there are four houses on Holleman in which the driveways are open onto Holleman and once the residents of these four houses park their cars in their driveways, there is virtually no room for any visitors to park their cars. Also, there are apartments across the street and there has never been any problem with parking on the streets there to warrant these signs because of the parking provided by the apartment owners." "Don't you think the city could compromise and take away the No Parking signs on the side of the street that has the small amount of residential area? It is causing a great inconvenience to the residents." • "Also, if they do intend to make a bicycle path on Holleman, they can make it on the south side of the street where there are no residents thereby causing no in- conveniences to anyone and at least enabling the four residents of Holleman to have guests periodically park on the street," the letter said. College Station City Manager North Bardell said the Safety Committee recommended No Parking signs on the street for two reasons: traffic is getting heavier on Holleman and the new Scandia Apartments will open in the near future bringing in still more traffic. The nine member committee reviewed the situation recommended the signs to Bardell and he then ordered them put up. Bardell said he met with a member of the safety com- mittee after hearing the letter. He requested the committee to review the No Parking signs in front of the four residences. The committee will probably recommend the signs not apply to the front of the four houses. SEPTEMBER 12, 1975 0 • Monday, September 15, 1975 Page 5 CS Councilmen Research Drainage Problems COLLEGE STATION — Those residents present College Station councilmen didn't believe that this was a continue to research the good solution so no vote took drainage problem in parts of place on the city engineer's College Station, specifically recommendation. the complaints from residents The rip - wrapping in the in the Guadalupe Street area. bridge area would have cost Thursday the councilmen approximately $1200. heard a report from city Ash also reported to the engineer Elery Ash II who councilmen that the residences recommended that non- in the area are free from a 25 reinforced concrete rip year frequency storm. Many of wrapping should be put in at the building permits in the area the existing culvert at were also taken out before ,lthe Laneford Street. passag of an ordinance controlling the building in flood Councilmen were interested hazard areas. in the problems of erosion and So there exists a question of silting in the main channel of whether the city is responsible Bee Creek. Mayor O.M. Holt for drainage problems of land agreed that the silting of Bee owners who buy and build Creek was a major problem along existing creek arias. that needs to be corrected. THE EAGLE SEPTEMBER 15, 1975 Cities Make Phone Offer Bryan and College Station have made an offer to General Telephone Co. concerning its request for a $1.07 million rate increase in the two cities. The details of the proposal were not available at press time today, but mayors from both cities were to have signed a letter today stating the proposal, which will be presented to General Telephone's general manager, Bill Erwin. Bryan City Manager Louis Odle took the letter this morning to College Station city hall for a signing. Both cities have been working closely together on the subject of the rate increase since receiving the request in April. Each city has held at least one public hearing; College Station holding two. Both councils jointly hired a rate consultant from Amarillo, who has gathered information toward making a proposal. TO WHOM IT MAY CON- CERN: The College Station City Council's Subcommittee to study the parkland dedication problem (Section 10 of Or- dinance 690) will hold a public meeting in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall at 1101 Texas Avenue at 3:00 P.M. on Tuesday, September 16, 1975. For further information, please contact me. AI Mayo, City Planner, 846 -8886. HS Legal Notices 14� QUOTATION FOR BID NOTICE TO BIDDERS The City of College Station Fire Department is requesting sealed bids on the following listed equipment: PLEASE SUBMIT THE BID FOR THE FOLLOWING NO LATER THAN 5:00 P. Thursday, September 18, 1975. One (1) Akron Style 491; Two Inlet Portable `Multiversal Monitor (Less Discharge Pi ?e and Tips) Inlets to be 21/2" N T One (1) ASkron Style 503A; Running Board Fixture (Mount) for a Style 491, Two Inlet Portable Multiversal Monitor. One (1) Akron Style 1760; Turomatic Nozzle that ad lusts automatically to the available water supplied to it, Pyrollte, 2 NST Threads. Two (2) Akron Style 1115; 1 Ball Shutoffs, Chrome,' Threads to be 1 NST on both ends of ball shutoffs. One (1) Akron Style 2958; By- Pass Eductor with a 2 Inlet and a 1 Outlet, 95 GPM, Length 16" and weight 21 lbs. One (1) Super Vac Smoke Ejector Model No. P164SE; 115 -230V, 60 Cycle, Ac Explosion -Proof Also equipped with a Model Ht� Hanger and a Door Bar to be used with the Model P164SE Smoke Ejector. Twenty -two (22), fifty (50) foot sections of three (3) Inch double jacket fire hose for a total of eleven hundred (1100) feet. Hose to meet the required specifications. i All interested persons may obtain additional information and specifications from the College Station Fire Department. Doug Landua I Fire Chief Cduncmlls counter • • GTE Offered Portion (' . T t^%f f c r Of Requested BYJERRYGRAY proposal was "on the in- accounting principles to be approval of these con - Eagle Staff Writer formation furnished by applied in arriving at the fair cessions." General Telephone Co., Bill rate of return." "We would have hoped that McMorries and Associates the offer would have been Inc. (the rate consultant hired There is still the possibility more than it was," said that the case could go to court. by both cities), and from General Telephone's Bill The second paragraph of the citizens in the community." Erwin today, "Considering letter addresses this There were two public the case and the amount of possibility. It reads: "The hearings in College on the time deliberating, it would cities in arriving at their subject, and one held in appear that we would have proposed amount have made Bryan. been offered more." But he said that it was a little premature to give a full analysis of the proposal. Erwm did say that a "fairly prompt response" would be given to the counter proposal. The proposal is being con- sidered by the San Angelo office. By JERRY NEEDHAM Battalion Staff Writer The Cih Councils of Brun and College Station on Monday offered General Telephone Cooipanr, of the Southwest increased local sen ice revenues of' 5219,307. The offer is approximateh 20 per cent of the $1,073,193 re- quested hN General Telephone on April 28. The proposal b\ Brun and College Station, submitted in Metter, stated, "The diflerence in the amount proposed b\ General Tele- phone Compam of the Southwest, mid the amount now proposed b\ the Cities, arises from it difference of opinion as to the law and accounting principles to he applied in arriving at the fair rate of return . " The cities' proposal was haled on information furnished by Gen- eral Telephone, Bill McNiorries and Associates, Inc. and froirt citizens in the community. McMorries is an Amarillo -based phone rate consultant who was also hired b\ both cities during similar rate proceedings with General Telephone in 1972 -73. Bra an and College S made several concessions on a number of issues in their proposal to avoid a possible courtroom cvnti•ontation. The proposal made it clear that if litigation is initiated h\ General Telephone, the cities' approval of the concessions would he with- drawn. 'The City of College Station is prepared to respond to General "Telephone Companm in court if a satisfactory agreement cannot be achieved," North Bardell, College Station City Manager, said Mon - tluy. BI - ,an and College Station fixtght General Telephone in court in 1973 in a similar battle over the definition of fair rate of return. B. A. Erwin, division manager of`Geiieral Telephone, said late Monday afternoon the} had received the cities' proposal and that "we are stu(lving it." THE BATTALION SEPTEMBER 66, 1975 The Bryan and College Station City Councils have agreed to grant General Telephone Co. 20 per cent of its requested rate increase. In a letter signed by both mayors and delivered to GTE's General Manager Bill Erwin Monday afternoon, the two city councils say that they are prepared to pass an or- dinance which would increase local service revenues by $219,307. General Telephone had requested in April a rate increase of $1,073,193. The basis of the counter HS Legal Notices -1v NOTICE TO BIDDERS The City of College Station Texas is accepting individual >ealed bids for TWENTY-FIVE 0) bicycles, which may be nspected between 8:00 a.m. snd 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Police Department located at the ntersection of Texas Avenue and Gilchrist Streets in College nation, Texas. individual sealed bids must be submitted to the City Vlanager'soffice located in the ,ollege Station City Hall wilding, no later than 2:00 ).m. on no 18, 1975. THE CITY OF COLLEGE i T A T 1 0 N, T E X A S RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REJECT ANY AND ALL 31 DS. The letter from the two cities says, "The difference in the amount proposed by General Telephone Company of the Southwest, and the amount now proposed by the cities, arises from a difference of opinion as to the law and certain concessions on a number of issues. If the of- fered amount is not ac- ceptable to General Telephone Co. of the Southwest and litigation is initiated by your company, the city of Bryan and the city of College Station will of course withdraw their THE EAGLE SEPTEMBER 16, 1976 THE EAGLE Ei TEP ; 17, 1'75 September 17, 1975 32 Pages in 3 Sections 15 Pan& Session et on Talipnh.nna mine ■ BY JUNE BONARRIGO AND litigation on the telephone rate JERRY GRAY proposals. Eagle Staff Writers Monday both councils an- swered GTE's request for a rate increase, offering to pass ordinances granting an in- crease in local service revenues by $219,307. General Telephone Co. had asked for a rate :increase of $1,073,193 in April. Both city councils and epresentatives of General I elephone Co. will meet hursday at 1 p.m. in an tecutive session at Briar - •est Country Club in an at- Mpt to avoid possible The subject of Thursday's executive session will be to strike some sort of com- promise on the two proposals. If no compromise is reached, litigation is sure to follow. There has been no formal written reply to Monday's joint counter proposal, but both mayors and Bill Erwin, general manager of General City Telephone, met Tuesday meeting for fear of en- afternoon to discuss the issue. dangering the negotiations. "'There are no details (of that meeting) to report at this time," said Mayor O.M. Holt today, but he did say that General Telephone is dissatisfied with the counter proposal. Mayor Holt did not want to comment further on the The meeting was posted Tuesday afternoon in both city halls under "emergency provisions." Activity since that time has been somewhat fast. Even some of the councilmen in the two cities did not learn until this mor- ning that an executive session An emergency joint executive session of the Bryan and College Station City Councils has been scheduled for Thursday at 1 p.m. at Briarcrest Country Club. A discussion will be held concerning possible litigation resulting from the phone rate increase request. The meeting is closed to the public. As of9 p.m. Tuesday, the cities of Bryan and College Station had not yet heard from General Telephone Company concerning the counterproposal tendered to the company on Monday. The cities of Bryan and College Station offered General Tele- phone 20 per of the requested $1,073,193 phone rate increase. • had been called. At press time some councilmen still were being notified. If no compromise is reached, General Telephone could file for rates under protest in 85th District Court. If this is done, it could trigger a counter injunction by the two cities. General Telephone last sought a rate increase in May, 1972 and after 12 months of litigation in the 85th District Court, ap out -of -court set- tlement with the two cities was reached in May, 1973. Bryan Mayor Lloyd Joyced said he hopes the two cities "Can come up with some kind:-' of agreement that will be' equitable to both cities at tomorrow's meeting." THE BATTALION • Constitution Week Declared in College Station ... Mayor 0. M. Holt signs a proclamation to proclaim Constitution Week in College Station. Also present was Mrs. John J. Sperry representing the La Villita Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The Constitution of the United States of America gives us the foundation for a free, prosperous, and independent life for every citizen. Each generation must work for and claim it; otherwise, through carelessness of indifference, the rights and liberties we have enjoyed may vanish. The independence granted to the American people to enjoy such freedom and liberty, unknown to any other country, should be celebrated by ceremonies and activities during Constitution Week, September 17 through 23. Each citizen should give recognition to this memorable anniversary through display of the American Flag and rededication to the principles of our National Constituiton. Photo by Helena Biasatti • 0 Medical Assistants Week Proclaimed ... College Station Mayor pro tem Bob Bell and Bryan Mayor Lloyd Joyce sign a document Wednesday proclaiming the third week in September Medical Assistants Week in B-CS. Looking on are the officers of the Brazos - Robertson County Chapter of Medical Assistants. From left to right are Carolyn Tippit, president; Julie Kalinec, reporter; Jo Anne Kopczynski, president - elect; Janey Cowan, treasurer and Susan Henderson, vice president. Not pictured is Euna Berger, secretary. THE PICTORIAL PRESS SEPTEMBER 18, 1975 0 • • THE BATTALION Compromise fails Rates .rise By STEVE GRAY he said of the cities' offer. "It was City Editor obviously too low.' The cities of Bryan and College The offer by both cities, about 21 Station and the General Telephone t per cent of General Telephone's Company on Thursday failed to `"original request, was submitted in a reach a compromise concerning the letter to the phone company. phone company's request for an in- In the letter, the cities said "the crease of $1,073,193 in local rates. difference in the amount proposed Representatives from General by General Telephone Company of Telephone met for more than two,,., the Southwest, and the amount hours with officials from both cities -- proposed by the cities, arises from a trying to reach an agreement on the difference in opinion as to the law rate increase request in order to and accounting principles to be avoid a possible court battle. applied in arriving at the fair rate of Bill McMorries, an Amarillo- based rate consultant was also pre- return.' Erwin said the phone company sent at the meeting. He was hired plans on Monday "to declare the by both cities to assist them in mak- franchise (granted by the city to the ing a fair offer to General Tele- phone company) 'null and void' and phone. to put the scheduled rate increase The closed meeting at Briarcrest Country Club focused on the offer into effect." The new rates, effective at 12:01 made Monday by both cities to a.m., would increase single -party grant the phone company $219,307 residence line charges from $6.50 to of their original request. $9.65 per month. Single -party bus - B. A. Erwin, division manager for iness line charges would jump from General Telephone, after the meet- $13.55 to $21.20 per month. ing said neither side could agree on The rate of return on invested a fur figure. capital on present telephone rates is "We completely turned it down, (continued, page 2) SEPTEMBER 19, 9175 Compromise fails (Continued from Page 1) 5.43 percent. The phone company's oiiginal request was designed to boost the fate of return to 8.4 per cent. If the rates are put into effect, both cities will probably take legal action, asking the district court to issue a restraining order or tempor- ary injuction, to stop the rate in- crease. The case would then be taken to district court where a final decision on the increase would be handed down, following a hearing. Bryan Mayor Lloyd Joyce said Thursday night the city will fight the rate increase if General Telephone does put the new rate hike into ef- fect Monday morning. "We will use every means at our disposal to stop this increase from going into effect," he said. College Station Mayor O. M. Holt could not be reached for com- ment. The phone company last sought a rate increase in May 1972. That case was settled out of court between both cities and the phone company after a year of litigation in the 85th District Court in Bryan. During the meeting, the phone company offered to settle for a $688,000 increase and agreed not to ask for more until the state utilities commission goes into effect in Sep- tember 1976, according to one city official. Both cities turned down the offer, saying it was still too high. At another point during the meet- ing, aeording to another city official, the cities offered to grant General Telephone a $375,000 rate hike, an increase of $155,693 from the cities' original offer. General Telephone declined the offer. One city official said that daring the discussion the phone company again reduced its offer for an in- crease from $688,000 to $550,000. The cities also refused that offer. egotiations Fall BY JUNE T. BONARRIGO Eagle Staff Writer General Telephone of the Southwest will 'implement a $1.073 million rate increase effective Monday as negotiations between GTE and the cities of Bryan and College Station stalemated after a closed two hour meeting Thursday afternoon. B.A. `Bill" Erwin, division manager of General Telephone in Bryan, said his , ,company believes the franchise under Wwhich the company operates within the cities is no longer binding. "Under our franchise the cities have a Through responstbility to set the rates and to provide us with a fair rate of return," Erwin said. "By offering us such a low amount and by not reaching an agreement today they are not standing by the fran- chise. "'therefore, effective Sept. 22 we will not be bound by the franchise and we will proceed to put the new rates into effect as soon as possible." The two cities offered General a $219,000 increase on Monday which Erwin said the firm found completely unsatisfactory. General replied Tuesday with a letter to Mayor Lloyd Joyce of Bryan and Mayor O.M. Holt of College Station stating that unless a more satisfactory agreement were reached General would implement new rates Monday. A hastily organized emergency meeting between the two city councils and the rate consultant, Bill McMorries of Amarillo, was called for Thursday afternoon. Representatives of GTE were also present. Erwin said he advised the councils his firm could accept a bottom figure of a $550,000 rate increase with no restrictions on it indicating the company would return to the councils in March, 1976, with another GTRates. manse . (Continued from page 1) will increase about 56 per cent from $13.55 monthly charges to $21.20. Rates will become effective Monday barring any legal action the cities may take to prevent that from happening. Erwin said there are other ways to spread the increase over other kinds of services. For instance, one time in- stallation charges could be raised as could the cost of pay telephone calls from public phones. Erwin said this might be a more preferable way of spreading the $1.073 million increase over as many different types of services and users as possible. He added that should litigation occur, GTE is ready to back up its requests with solid figures. The expenses of adding two new electronic exchanges in Bryan and College Station (779 and 693) since June, 1974, as well as the addition to the down- town plant and the installation of new cables coupled with the tremendous in- flation rates should be enough to convince a court that the increase is necessary. Erwin said he still feels there is room for negotiation and that he has requested talks with the two councils on numerous oc- casions both publicly and privately. He has been to virtually every regular city council meeting the two cities have held since GTE made its request for an increase in April. Although Erwin said that GTE does not intend to take the two cities to court to settle the rate controversy, he anticipates some kind of legal action from the cities to block General from implementing its rates Monday. request for a rate increase. If that was unacceptable to the cities, Erwin said his firm offered to accept a $688,000 rate in- crease now and would not come back with another increase request until after the Texas Utilities Commission becomes operational Sept. 1, 1976. The cities, finding both figures un- satisfactory, withdrew for a brief period to discuss an alternative solution. They returned with a second offer to General for a $375,000 rate increase. General turned it down. Erwin said the increase which was originally requested April 9 will be spread THE EAGLE SEPTEMBER 19, 1975 over each class of telephone service in fairly proportionate manner. He said that without any direction fron the two cities as to distribute the increas the company will have to try to spread among all of the local citizenry. It has been proposed that residence on party lines will increase from $6.50 to $9.6 representing about a 49 per cent increas in monthly local service charges Residence two party lines will increas from $5.40 to $8.90 representing a 65 pe cent increase and business one party line (See GT RATES, Page 6A) Rates to Increase Monday • Erwin Says B -CS TelephoneOffer Not Acceptable Negotiations between General Telephone and the cities of Bryan and College Station in relation to General's request for a $1.073 million rate increase continue today and the three parties meet in a closed session at Briarcrest Country Club. The two cities offered General a $219,307 rate increase earlier this week but Bill Erwin, division manager of GTE, said that "is definitely not acceptable to us." Some sort of a settlement is expected to come out of today's meeting which will have Bill McMorries, rate consultant for the two cities, present for negotiations. "I'm optimistic about today's meeting," Erwin said. "There is still room for agreement between what we asked for and what they offered." Erwin said it would be a fair assumption that telephone rates requested by GTE could go into effect without city council approval if a satisfactory agreement is not reached at today's meeting. If GTE takes such action to implement rates without council approval it could initiate court action. The next logical step would be for the cities to file in the 85th District Court to enjoin GTE from implementing its rates until a settlement is reached. However, representatives of both cities and Erwin agreed that a major effort will be put forth at today's meeting to arrive at a solution that will be equitable to all of the parties involved. T H E E A G L E SEPTEMBER 18, 1975 0 0 B -CS Will Try To Halt Increase With Injunction Mayors O.M. Holt and Lloyd Joyce met this morning to say that negotiations with General Telephone Co. had met an impasse and that General Telephone Co. would enact its $1 million plus rate increase Monday without the cities' approval. Subsequent to Monday's rate increase, the cities will file an injunction to prevent the rates from taking effect. The injunction will be filed in 85th District Court here in Bryan. "Very early next week, our attorneys will be in court asking for the injunction," Mayor Lloyd Joyce said at the press conference this mor- ning. Joyce explained that the procedure for this rate in- crease is different than the procedure in 1973, when the telephone company filed for an injunction asking for rate increases. This approach by the telephone company is based on a famous Nassau Bay case in which the rate increases were enacted by the court there on the basis that the city had not made a fair offer and had therefore violated its franchise responsibilities. The two cities feel that the requested rates are exorbitant and met two and one -half hours Thursday in what has become a final negotiation period before litigation. Mayor O.M. Holt em- phasized at this morning's press conference that it was not the intent of the cities to face litigation. La Villita Proclaims Constitution Week COLLEGE STATION — College Station Mayor O.M. Holt issued a proclamation Tuesday afternoon recognizing the week of Sept. 17 through Sept. 23 as Constitution Week upon recomendation of La Villita Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. The proclamation was written to urge citizens to give recognition to the Constitution by displaying their American flags in rededication to the principles of the national document. SEPTEM1 11 19, 1975 BILL ERWIN =- GTE Division Manger THE EvioLE Page 6C Sunday, September 21, 1975 B Apartment S Expected BY JERRY GRAY the city itself. Of this number, "To some extent we are at the Eagle Staff Writer 3,239 were built or received mercy of the university COLLEGE STATION — building permits since 1970. because the city has no "It all pivots around the year capacity to build apartment Virtually all of College Station's. apartment buildings 1970, „ said Koehler. have developed in the past five Before 1970 he explains, the years, but the boom may be or five e in e perce cent, but since that over. date, growth has measured "Apartment building has not approximately 15 per cent kept pace in the last year and a annually. half with enrollment growth at A &M,” says College Station building inspector Bill Koehler. There are currently 8,370 apartment units available in Colle e Station but this figure Also before 1970, there were 10 single family units (houses) per one apartment unit. Now, Koehler says, this statistic has g reversed itself. Includes 4,694 units available in The city's growth rate is, of the A &M University System. course, caused by the This means there are 3,676 enrollment growth at Texas units." The answer to a continued enrollment growth is either more privately financed housing or university dor- mitories sponsored by a _university, revenue bond sale. The latter alternative is unlikely; considering the fate of now empty dorm space at Texas Tech which still has a considerable bond debt to be paid out of rent revenue. Since there are no student renters in these dorms at Tech, to try to rent office space in the new dorms, a solution that has met with only partial success. Texas A &M will not likely follow that route, despite higher enrollments. Privately financed housing depends on consumer demand and on lender confidence, bank loans. And although there seems to be a continued con- sumer demand locally, bank loans still reflect a rather conservative national money policy. But the problem is not ac- tually a dilemma for there is a third possibility that student enrollment will slack off if students find it impossible to BILL KOEHLER General Telephone Co. the South ' ' and plans to implement a new rate schedule the •'' . Monday which telephone officials say will '' for a bring them an additional $1.073 million in c " a cities revenues. The increase was originally asked for in College lass of Service Prese Rate Pro e % Incr. iness One Party $1 .55 $21. '0 56 Bus ess Two Party .00 19 5 73 Busin s Extension 00 0 Reside a One Party .5 .65 48 Resident Two Party 5.40 .90 65 Residence our Party 4.30 .20 91 Residence tension 1.25 .25 0 Rural Basin ss - Four Party 14.10 1.20 50 Rural Resid ce - Four Party 7.25 .65 33 Rural Busines - Multiparty 10.50 8.00 71 Rural Residenc - Multipar 6.70 8.20 22 Semipublic On Busi ss On arty 13.55 21.20 56 PABX Trunk 21.44 37.05 73 Key Line 14.18 26.50 87 an and Kurt n ...Class of Service Present Ra Proposed Rate % Incr. : RgOness One Party $13.55 $21.20 56 Business Two Party 11.00 19.05 73 Business Extension 2.00 2.00 0 Residence One Party 6.50 9.65 48 Residence Two Party 5.40 8.90 65 Residence Four Party 4.30 8.20 91 Residence Extension 1.25 1.25 0 Rural Business - Four Party 14.10 21.20 50 Rural Residence - Four Party 7.25 9.65 33 Rural Business - Multiparty 10.50 18.00 71 Rural Residence - Multiparty 6.70 8.20 22 Semipublic - Business One Party 13.55 21.20 56 PABX Trunk 18.99 37.05 95 Key Line 14.30 26.50 85 Seeks injunction B=CS fights phone hike By STEVE GRAY City Editor The cities of Bryan and College Station will attempt in the next few days to enjoin General Telephone Company from putting its new $1,073,193 local rate increase into effect. But, according to phone com- pany officials, the new rate in- crease went into effect at 12:01 a.m. Monday. Neeley Lewis, city attorney for College Station, said Monday night he and Bryan City- Attorney Joel Roberts have been working on the request for a temporary restrain- ing order that will be presented to 85th District Court Judge W. C. Davis sometime this week. If the restraining order is issued, a hearing must be held within the following 10 days at which time both cities will request issuance of a temporary injunction by the court to halt the rate increase. The phone company cannot leg- ally raise phone rates while the temporary injunction is in effect. The court will rule on the matter after a final hearing concerning the merits of the rate increase. It could be some time before the final hear- ing is held. General Telephone representa- tives met on Thursday for more than two hours with city officials in a fertile attempt to compromise on the rate increase. The cities had offered to grant the phone com- pany increases from $219,307 to $375,000. General Telephone, in a similar move, offered to settle for amounts ranging from $688,000 to $550,000. The new rates will increase charges for a residence single - party line from $6.50 to $9.65 per month. Single -party business lines would jump from $13.55 to $21.20 a month. He said that it would be more difficult to deal with the matter once billing had started. Restraining Order Granted . Against General BY JERRY GRAY permanent injunction against existence and if we didn't go to responsibilities. This is the "unilaterally invoking its Eagle Staff Writer the rate increase or whether to - court, we felt they (General legal approach which won a rates." throw out the restraining Telephone') would go ahead rate increase in the Nassau Bryan and College Station petitioned and got a tem- porary restraining order Tuesday afternoon to prevent General Telephone Co. from putting its $1.07 million rate increase into effect, pending a hearing Oct. 3 in the 85th District Court. At 9 a.m. on Oct. 3, District Court Judge W.C. (Bill) Davis will decide whether to grant a order, thus allowing the rates with their billing." Bay case which has been to become effective. T Su reme College Station City Attorney Neeley Lewis held a press conference this morning at his office at 114 Washington St., Bryan to explain the two cities' position on the tem- prary restraining order. Lewis said, "We feel the cities' franchises are still in upheld by the exas p Court. But Neeley Lewis said that the Nassau Bay case in hi! opinion is not applicable to tht situation here. T H E E A G L E SEPTEMBER 23, 1975 Asked whether the tem- porary restraining order is retroactive to Monday, he said, "We feel that this action restrains General Telephone from putting in any rates other than those authorized by the two cities." "We did not address our- selves to rural rates in It is General Telephone's contention that it is not receiving a fair rate of return and that the two cities is not granting a rate increase, have abused their franchise Lewis said that the purpose preparing the temporary of going to court is to enjoin restraining order," Lewis General Telephone Co. from said. SEPI CrU' R 2 1 - 1 t, 1_175 • Court order halts phone hike By STEVE GRAY City Editor A teiilporary restraining order was issued late Wednesda% after- noon against file General Tele- phone Company, putting a quick halt to the $1,073,193 local phone - rate increase that went into effect Monday. The order was issiied h\ 65th Dist. Court Judge W. C. Davis in Bra an. B. A. Erwin, dig ision manager of General Telephone, late Tuesda\ night said the order came as no sur- prise to him. "At this point, all I can say is that we will fidh contph with the orders of'the court and go from there," he said. A hearing on the permanent in- junction against the phone compam has been set for Oct. 3 in district court. Neele\ Lewis, cih attorney fin' College Station, said Tuesda\ night he expects General Tele- phone to react quickly if the court issues a permanent injuncticnt on the rate increase earl) nest moutl5. "If' we pre\ ail, 1 nt sure that they (General Telephone will file suit in court to re- implement their in- creases] rates," he said. The phone compam requested the rate increase from the cities of Bra an and College Station in April. Both cities held public hearings concerning the proposed increase. General Telephone and both cities attempted TImsday to reach a compromise on the increase but the meeting restilted in a stalemate. Both sides aittended their original offers several times but finally Ile - came deadlocked on the issue after more than two hours of negotia- tions. The phone compam last sought it rate increase in May 1972. The _case was finaIly settled out of court bet- ween both cities and General Tele- phone after a year of 1 itigation in the 65th District Com-t. T H E B A T T A L I 0 N SEPTEMBER 2Lj, 1975 CS Council to hear -- sidewalk proposals The College Station Cih Council is scheduled on Thursda\ night to consider recommendations made b\ .the city 's safety committee concerning sidewalks accessible to schools in the cih . The meetingbegins at 7 p. nt. at Citt Hall, 1101 S. Texas A\ e. The comifi ttee has recommended that se%eral sidewalks be constructed in the neighborhoods surrounding College Hills Elementary School, 101 Williams, and South Knoll Elementary Schcxnl, 1220 Boswell. Councilmen \Nrill also consider establishing it policy fbr im- plementing park hand requirements on nnplatted land in the cih. A report will be presented b% the cih 's ambulance commit- tee. The group has met with the joint 'B-CS, Brazos Comlt\ Ambulance Committee during the past week. The report is expected to advise the council to require Sherrill Ambulance Co. in Bryan to keep accurate records. The council will also consider establishing an arboretum in Bee Creek Park and application fin• farther Commimit\ De- elopment Program hinds. I.t Q Vol. 69 No. 16 Copyright © 1975, The Battalion College Station, Texas Friday, September. 26, 1975 sue r Council grants phone rate hike By JERRY NEEDHAM Battalion Staff Writer The College Station City Council in a surprise move Wednesday night, passed an ordinance granting General Telephone Company of the Southwest an increase in local rate charges. The ordinance set new rates which, along with miscellaneous service charges, will produce the $219,000 additional revenue which College Station and Bryan had ear- lier agreed to grant to the phone company. Councilman Homer Adams voted against the ordinance saying, "I don't think the phone company is entitled to this increase at all." The new rates are scheduled to become effective at 8 a.m. Wednes- day. Under the ordinance, the rate for a residence one -party line will rise from the present $6.50 to $6.75. Under General Telephone's origi- nal request for $1,073,193, the rate would have gone to $9.65. The ordinance states that "Gen- eral (Telephone) has failed in its burden of proof to show that any increase in rate is justified." Even so, the council approved the new rates "in hopes of avoiding costly litigation and in hopes that General will upgrade its telephone service to a reasonable level." An apparent conflict exists bet- ween the passage of the ordinance and a temporary restraining order issued against General Telephone by 85th Dist. Court Judge W. C. Davis on Tuesday. "The court order restrains Gen- eral Telephone from collecting rates which are not fixed by the plaintiffs (Bryan and College Station)," Col- lege Station City Attorney Neeley Lewis said Friday morning. Since the ordinance was fixed by one of the plaintiffs, General Tele- phone can begin to collect the new rates in College Station on Wed- nesday, Lewis said. The Bryan Council would have to pass a similar ordinance for General Telephone to effectively realize $219,000 under the College Station ordinance, said Bryan City Manager Lou Odle this morning. "There is a possibility that we may pass a similar ordinance next week at a special meeting of the council," Odle said. He said that meeting has not yet been called. B. A Erwin, division manager of General Telephone, said Thursday night that the phone company had no prior notification of the proposed ordinance. "They (College Station) are bas- ing their request on the same $219,000 figure which they offered its last week and we found it unac- ceptable at that time," Erwin said Friday morning. Erwin said he has sent a copy of (See "City Council," Page 5) Councilman Larry Bravenee appears undecided on an is- U City Council (From Page 1) to Gunsmith Street; and 3) south the ordinance to the main office in side of Francis Street from Williams San Angelo. Street to Ashburn Street. "We are still looking at the ordi- The estimated cost of the three nance and the rates contained in it," projects is $9,254. North Bardell, he said. city manager, said finds are pro- The passage of the ordinance was vided in the budget to meet these. only one in a series of moves and The establishment of a 17 -acre countermoves made by College Sta- arboretum in Bee Creek Park was tion, Bryan and General Tele- also authorized by the council. phone. The arboretum has been actively General Telephone requested a sought by the arboretum committee $1,073,193 increase in local re- of the Brazos County Bicentennial venues on April 28. The College Celebration Committee. Station Council delayed any action A spokesman for the arboretum on the request until two public hear- committee said the plans are to ings had been held to receive com- ultil existing trees..ana..pl�trnt.: I nanity input on the quality of the life and add other native Texas phone company's local service. plants to the area. Bill McMorries, an Amarillo- The council's ambulancecommit- based phone rate consultant, was tee reported that Sherrill Ambu- hired by both cities to help deter- lance Service, Inc. is voluntarilyi mine a "fair" rate increase to grant keeping records on responding to General Telephone. times and services rendered. The final public hearing was held The council voted to turn over the on Sept. 9 and six days later, the new modular ambulance to Sherrill College Station and Bryan City as soon as insurance requirements Councils offered the phone com- are met. The contract for operation pan) $219,307, about 20 per cent of kill he on a day -to -day basis until a General Telephone's original re- formal agreement is passed by the quest. council. A meeting was held Sept. 18 bet- ween the two cities and General Telephone to try to reach a com- promise. No compromise was reached and General Telephone on Monday de- A hearing, which must be held clared the franchise granted by the within 10 days of the issuance of a cities to the phone company 'null temporary restraining order, was then scheduled for Oct. 3 to deter - and void' and put the rate increase into effect. mine whether a permanent injunc- The cities sought and were tion would be awarded against the g' awarded a temporary restraining order against General Telephone by phone company. In other action Thursday night, 85th Dist. Count Judge W. C. Davis the council voted to accept the on Tuesday. safety committee's recommenda- The restraining order was sought tions to build the following because of a conflict of opinion bet- sidewalks in the following priority: ween General Telephone and the 1) south side of Boswell Street from the law and account- Langford Street to Lawyer Street; 2) ` - Phed in arriv- Caudill Street from Lawyer Street 0 • The point was raised by Council- man Jim Dozier that under the cur- rent subdivision ordinance, onl a COST, THE BATTALION developer who subdivides his land is required to make a park land de- dication. A loophole exists because SEPTEMBER 2r, 1975 of the wording of the ordinance so that if all of a developer's land is built in apartments and therefore not subdivided, there is no re- quirement for park land dedication. A statement of policy was ap- proved by the council to remedy this problem, stating that no de- velopers may avoid the park land dedication by not subdividing. Page B THE EAGLE Friday, September 26, 1975 Sherrill To Use Modulance During Contract Talks COLLEGE STATION — The modular ambulance, belonging to the city, will go into use today with Sherrill Ambulance Co. under a day -to -day agreement with the city, pending formal approval by the council of a written con- tract. Council Gary Halter and Lorence Bravenec moved for more time to study the con- tract, which had been presented to them only last night. Councilmen Bob Bell and Homer Adams were ready to sign the contract, which among other stipulations will require that either an EMT (emergency medical technician), LVN (Licensed Vocational Nurse), a registered nurse or a doctor be in a position of readiness while the ambulance is in emergency medical use. This will be the first contract that the city has had with Sherrill Ambulance. Previously the city has dealt with the ambulance service by means of a permit, renewable annually. From discussion last night the permit system will continue along with the written contract. In voting for the interim arrangement last night, the council stipulated that Sherrill Ambulance must provide liability insurance before actual use of the vehicle. North Bardell, city manager, reported to the council that Ed Sherrill, owner of the amp bulance service, is ready to provide the insurance today. Bardell also told the council that Don Sweeney, a health care expert, is in the process of preparing forms for record keeping as well as complaint forms for council approval. 0 • A Bicentennial Function Bee ureeK Arooretum UKayea COLLEGE STATION — Seven- teen acres adjoining Bee Creek Park in College Station will become an official arboretum for the area, as part of a county -wide Bicentennial function. Members of the Brazos County Bicentennial Committee asked College Station councilmen Thur- sday night to designate the area as a special "home for trees." Coun- cilmen agreed to provide the land, which is part of a permanent park land dedication immediately south of Bee Creek Park. The Bicentennial Committee will provide the trees and do the plan- ting. Coulter Hoppess of the Bicentennial Committee said, "I recommend to you that perhaps here in Bee Creek Park we can take the first step toward an official state arboretum." "It won't be a short term project," he continued, "but rather a very attractive, excellent thing to im- prove the quality of life for anyone who has the time to come and en- joy. , "It's not going to take place over night," Councilman Gary Halter cautioned. "I just think we should realize its long -term nature." In addressing the subject of maintenance, City Manager North Bardell said that there is access to the city's water supply as well as a natural pond in the area. Former councilman Fred Brison sent a letter to the council en- couraging acceptance of the ar- boretum. Councilman Lorence Bravenec said, "We are happy that College Station can do this (provide the land) for the entire community." There was concern from Coun- cilman Jim Gardner that the ar- boretum's location in the flood plan might limit the types of trees possible. The CS Parks and Recreation Committee and the Arboretum Committee (a subcommittee of the Bicentennial Committee) will be working closely with naturalists and landscape architects in laying out nature trails and labeling trres of interest. Council Prepare THE EAGLE j Park Land Policy SEPTEMBER 27, 1973 COLLEGE STATION — "The problem is not resolved," said Councilman Lorence Bravenec referring to the park land dedication requirements. "It appears that park land dedications are required of those who subdivide land and not those who simply build apartments," he said at Thursday's city council meeting. Councilman Jim Dozier, also on the committee to look into the question of park land dedications, said, "The intent of the law is not meant to deal with subdividing but with building apartments." He said that anyone who now owns a large tract of land and builds apartments on it without subdividing can, according to the present ordinance, avoid a park land dedication because that person is not a subdivider. To remedy this situation, the council agreed to a declaration of policy, pending final passage of a new ordinance, directing the city staff that Bark land dedications shall be made at the time of issuing the building permits. (See PARK, Page 2A) • SEPTEMID'ER 26, 197-c Park........... (Continued from page 1) "We should have an ordinance (for consideration) hopefuLy in a short while," said Bravenec, author of the revised dedication ordinance and chairman of the com- mittee to study the procedure. The policy of declaration says that in relation to all development, a person is not to evade making park land dedications by not subdividing property. Also at Thursday's city council meeting, etrancilmen passed a resolution to submit an application for further 701 Planning Funds from the Texas Depzrtment of Community Affairs. The - council,- vdU_ask_for_ X3,900 in funds — $1,000 for preparation of a comprehensive; development funds, $2,500 for "current street system and traffic study" and $400 for accident studies. IG TheEaG "The exciting newspaper serving College Station- Bryan and the Greater Brazos Valley" Sunday, September 28, 1975 60 Pages in 4 Sections Holt Explains inanc ■ Ord BY JIM MCKASKLE Eagle Brazos Valley Editor COLLEGE STATION — College Station Mayor O.M. Holt says the new telephone rate ordinance passed by the College Station city council this week is basically a fact - finding ordinance. The council passed the ordinance Thursday, setting phone rates which would provide and additional $219,000 in revenue for General Telephone Co. of the Southwest. This figure orresponds with an offer earlier by the phone y which is seeking to a $1.07 million rate e from 'atio>r 'lr'::••�:. - - °r r' • The Bryan City Council has scheduled a special meeting at 1:15 p.m. Wednesday to discuss its reaction to the General Telephone rate in- crease. The million dollar plus in- crease is, "completely out of line." said Holt, "I am unalterably opposed." Holt explained that the new ordinance is an official recorded act which deter- mines and regulates the maximum rates for, telephone service GTE can charge within the city of College Station. The ordinance repeals all other ordinances that may con ct and becomes effective WedIsday. The city moved to establish the new rate after the phone company unilaterally raised its rates Monday. General Telephone claimed that t cities had lost their franc ' e provileges after r e negotiations between e phone company and the cities fell through earlie s month. However, istrict Court Judge blocked the phone rate increase by temporary restrain requested by the t 'd According to M the city's new rate incorporates figures ' by Bill McMorries, , e phone company spent for maintanance. GTE claims $704,561 while the city council puts it at $640,716. The new ordinance grants the phone company a 6.7 per cent across the board increase which is lower than the 8.4 per cent increase sought by GTE. The new ordinance sets consultant employed by both cities. sic ly, we n't have a r rded ton thes atters and it a desirab e o so," H said. "The co - sultant had given us a wor r owL Lxe Buk :: ie:::derived hi we went on record them." According to the rat consultant, the phone com- Party 1 $13.55 Party 1 $11.00 ce One Party 1 $6.50 $21.20 $19.05 $9.65 $8.90 $8.20 $14.10 $11.45 $6.75 $5.60 $4.50 Two Party 1 $5.40 Four Party I ' $4.30 rates lower than those set recently by the phone com- pany itself. The new rates as compared to the old rate and the GTE set rate are: Business one party, present, $13.55, GTE $21.20, C.S. $14.10; Business two party, present $11.00, GTE $19.05, C.S. $11.45; Business extension, $2.00, College Station Telephone R es OF E GTE $2.00, C.S. $2.00; Residence one party, present $6.50, GTE $9.65, C.S. $6.75; Residence two party, present $5.40, GTE $8.90, C.S. $5.60; Residence four party, present $4.30, GTE $8.20, C.S. $4.50; Business semi public one party $13.55, GTE $21.20, C.S. $14.10; PABX trunk, present $21.44, GTE $37.05, C.S. $22.25; Key line, present $14.18, GTE $26.50, C.S. $14.75. Both cities along with GTE will bring their case into 85th District Court on Oct. 3 for a hearing on the request by the cities for an injunction against GTE's rate increase. THE EAGLE CS Citizen Panel To Study Rates COLLEGE STATION — A citizen's committee has begun to study the utility rate structure in College Station. The first meeting of the six- member committee took place Tuesday at 5 p.m. in city hall with Councilmen Jim Dozier and Lorence Bravenec also in attendance. The councilmen explained the charge from the city council to the committee. The committee' s job will be to study the ad valorem tax records and the utility rate ordinance to see how these revenue- generating items fit into the overall citys budget. After making the study, the committee will make recom- mendaations about future utility rate structures and rates within the city as well as help in formulating a new contract with the city of Bryan. A new utility contract is to be renegotiated with the city of Bryan by Jan. 1, 1976. The six members of the committee are Norman Erb, Dr. Clint Phillips, David Ready, Susan Garner, Dean David Maxwell and Don Dale. Each councilman made a recommendation of a non - council member to serve on the committee. Councilman Bob Bell has not nominated anyone to date to serve on that committee. nn -- Jl, I "J, L't 1, _1 x/7 0 Is i SIGNING A PROCLAMATION marking October as Restaurant Month in the two cities, are Mayors Lloyd Joyce, left, and O.M. Holt, right, while several members of the Bryan - College 5 Station Restaurant 'Association look on. Mem- bers are: left to right, Ron Smestuen, Jose, Montemayor,J.J. Pridgeon, Clinton Borchardt, Joe Ruiz, Jim Duckett and A.T. Barker. N n A nFn n in7r � ., _.. _, J_J, J • i CS Committee Moves To Study Oak Blight COLLEGE STATION — The College Station Community Appearance Committee has taken another fact - finding step in researching the oak blight problem in the city. The committee and Coun- cilman Gary Halter met last night with Dr. Eugene Van Arsdel, professor of forest pathology at Texas A &M, to take a tour of trees on campus T II E E A G L E OCTOBEI; 3, 1975 and in the city, which Dr. Van Arsdel has tested and found to be infected with the fungus. "The committee is trying to reach some kind of decision to advise the city council," said Halter today. "It is not a simple problem," said Halter. "There are dif- ferent opinions from experts on what to do and what actually can be effectively done." Dr. Halter also said that the infrared aerial photography planned as'another research tool will probably be postponed until spring due to the onset of fall and the turning of leaves. Halter said that the ap- pearance committee in the meantime plans to prepare a pamphlet on the care of trees, especially the managing of older trees, available to anyone in Brazos County for a nominal fee. The city council was first advised of the oak blight situation by Dr. Van Arsdel at a June 12 city council meeting. lure w ■ • Phone, cities wait General Telephone Co. of the Southwest and the cities of Bryan and College Station are anxiously awaiting their day in court. A hearing concerning the is- suance of a permanent injunc- tion against General Telephone is scheduled for 9 a.m. ]Friday before 85th Dist. Court Judge W. C. Davis in Bryan. The Bryan Council voted this morning to establish new tele- phone rates in that city. The $219,000 increase is identical to the increase approved last Thursday by the College Station City Council. If the permanent injunction is granted, General Telephone would be forced to accept the reduced rates offered by the two city councils. But the phone company could then file suit in an attempt to get the $1.07 mill- ion increase they originally re- quested in April by proving the increase would insure a fair rate of return on invested capital. If the permanent injunction is not granted, Bryan and College Station could then file suit in district court to prove that Gen- eral Telephone is not entitled to the requested revenue. T!IE BATTALION OCTOBER 2, 1975 • • THE EAGLE OCTOBER 3, 1975 Attorneys Negotiate On Telephone Rates After more than two hours of bargaining behind closed doors in the 85th District Courtroom this morning District Judge W.C. "Bill" Davis finally recessed until 3 p.m. the hearing on the injunction against General Telephone. Attorneys for the cities of Bryan and College Station apparently tried to negotiate some kind of settlement to avoid a confrontation in court. However, no new develop- ments were announced when court was recessed shortly before noon this morning. The two cities are attempting to obtain a temporary in- junction to replace the tem- porary restraining order implemented by Judge Davis Sept. 22 to prevent the telephone company from implementing a $1.073 million rate increase. A DAY IN COURT for General Telephone Co. of M. L. McGaughey, budget and studies the Southwest and the two cities is preceded by a director; Max Preston, vice president and last minute review outside of 85th District general counsel; John Graham, vice president Courtroom chambers. Shown here are Tom and controller; and Marvin Strube, revenue and Duke, engineer; Joe Nall, Dallas engineer; studies manager. (Photo by Peter Leabo) • • B=CS, General Telephone Arrive at Rate Settlement /9a BY JUNE T. BONARRIGO Eagle Staff Writer Negotiations between General Telephone and the cities of Bryan and College Station have resulted in a $496,000 out -of -court set- tlement of General's request for a rate increase. The rate increase is retroactive to Oct. 1. After a brief meeting in the chambers of District Judge W. C. "Bill" Davis early Friday morning, the two groups got together in an effort to reach a settlement in the case. A hearing on a temporary in- junction was originally scheduled to be heard in the 85th District Court at 9 a.m. Friday. With the expiration of the temporary restraining order issued by Davis Sept. 22 to prevent General from im- plementing its $1.073 million rate increase, a settlement has been reached. that they not return to the cities for another rate in- crease at all. The Texas Utilities Commission takes effect Sept. 1, 1976, and any increases in rates General may seek after that date will be addressed to the state regulating commission. General also stipulated that the cities allow General to freeze four party residential service. Existing four party General finally accepted the line service will not be af- cities' offer of a $496,000 rate felled by the settlement but it increase with the stipulation permits General not to offer THE EAGLE OCTOBER 4, 1975 that service to new customers. said he feels the two cities The two city attorneys, Joel have endeavored to arrive at Roberts for Bryan and Neeley the best possible solution to Lewis for College Station, and the problem. the two city managers, Lou Bill Erwin, division Odle, for Bryan and North manager for General Bardell for College Station, Telephone, said he feels they were present and participated _ have reached a solution that is in the day long negotiating mutually satisfactory to both conferences. the cities and General = A settlement was finally Telephone. A breakdown of percentages reached shortly before 5 p.m. and the distribution of the rate when all the parties in the case agreed to the terms of the increase over the various settlement. services offered by the Bryan Mayor Lloyd Joyce telephone company will be available early next week, according to Erwin and Bill McMorries, the rate con- sultant hired by the two cities to assist them in reaching a settlement. Lou Odle said that McMorries strongly urged an out-of-court settlement of the case as' historically judges have allowed utilities to submit their latest investment cost figures in litigation for rate increases. General told the cities Friday morning they would submit an additional $8.3 million in investments the company made locally bet- ween June, 1974 and June, 1975. This apparently was a contributing factor in arriving at Friday's settlement. • • a The Eagle a , THE EA GLE rXI - OBER 6, 1975 College Station Mayor O.M. >* Holt and Bryan Mayor Lloyd Joyce (seated left to right, respectively) sign a proclamation declaring Oct. it 11, Employ The Handicapped Week in Bryan- College Station. Looking on are members of the V� ` Bryan Chapter of the Disabled •. "American Veterans. They are '(from left to right) Phil t 'Cooneg, Charles Gillespie, Ira""" r 'Spiers, Floyd Wells and 'Franklin Castanon. The local proclamation will be in con- junction with a national Employ the Handicapped Week during the same time. (Photo by Peter L'eabo ) x. / J Phone Negotiations Result In New Rate Breakdown Negotiations between General Telephone the cities and the $1.07 million asked by Co. and the two cities resulted in a $496,000 General Telephone. The new rates to reflect out -of -court settlement Friday, Oct. 3. The the rate increase will be retroactive to Oct. i settlement is between the $219,000 offered by and are as follows. CLASS OF RATES FORMER RATES NEW RATES Business One Partv $13.55 $15.90 Business Two Party $11.00 $12.82 Residence One Party $6.50 $7.57 Residence Two Part-. $5.40 $6.31 Residence Four Parts 84.30 85.02 H5 LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed proposals addressed to the Honorable Mayor and City Council of COIIege Station, Texas will be received at the Office of North Bardell, City Manager, until 10: A.M. Thursday, October , 1975 for furnishing all necessary materials, machinery equipment, superintendence and labor for constructing -ertam sidewalks for the City :)f College Station, Texas, The 3p low ro)Cimate quantities are as Fols: 5915 L.F. 4" Standard Rein- forced Concrete Sidewalk 600 L.F. Alternate Bid Item 4" Standard Reinforced Concrete Sidewalk The right is reserved as the interest of the Owner may require to utilize any com- bination of the above items and materials. Proposals shall be ac. companied by a cashiers' or certified check upon a National or State Bank in the amount of not less than five (5) per cent of the total maximum bid price, payable without recourse to the City of College Station Texas, Owner, or a bid bond in the same amount from a reliable Surety Company as a guarantee that the Bidder will enter into a contract and execute performance bond within ten (10) days after notice of award of contract to him. The Successful Bidder must furnish performance bond upon the form provided in the amount of one hundred (100) F cent of the contract price from an approved Surety Company holding a permit from the state of Texas, to act as Surety, or other Surety or Sureties acceptable to the Owner. The right is reserved as the interest of the Owner may req,!re, to reject any and all bids, and waive any n- formality in bids received. Plans, Specifications, and Bidding documents may be secured from the Office of the City Manager, City Hall College Station, Texas, depose{ of twenty dollars ($20.00) per set, which sum so deposited will be refunded provided the provisions of the Specifications regarding the returning on such Documents are complied with. City of College Station, Texas O.M. Holt Ma yor • Phone rates rise again By STEVE GRAY City Editor L<lcal phone rates hax e gone np again to the ringofS496,M0 follow- ing an out -of'-court settlement Fri - (a% afternoon between General Telephone Compam an(1 the cities of'BrNan an(1 College Station. The increase is retroactive to Oct. 1. All three parties met briefh in 65th Dist. Court Judge W. C. Davis chambers earlN Fricla\ morn- ing prior to a sche(hule(19 a. ni. hear- ing on a permanent injunction against General Telephone. Both cities and the phone cornpam then spentnearl\ a(lavnegotiatingo\ era fair rate increase befibre reaching an agreement. The out -of'-court settlement, which was reconimen(led h\ phone -rate consultant Bill \lc\lor- ries of Amarillo, stipulates that General Telephone nrt( not reynest am fitture rate increases until the Texas Utilities Commission goes into effect Sept. 1 nest \ear. The agreement is similar to the one male a couple of \ears ago when General Telephone Conipam last sought a rate increase in \ia\ 1972. That settlement was not reache(1 until after a \ear of litiga- lion in district court. The new monthly rates are: 57.57 fin residence one -part\ line: 86.31 fbr residence two -part\ line: $5.02 for residence firm -part\ line: 515.911 fin hnsiness one -part) line: and -S12.S2 for hnsiness tWo -part\ line. THE BATTALION OCTOBER 7, 1975 r NOTICE TO BIDDERS to She I Honorabe a Mayotl a e nd City Council of College Station, Texas will be received at the Office of North Bardell, City Manager, until 10:00 A.M. Thursday, October 23, 1975 for furnishing all necessary materials, machinery equipment, superintendence and labor for constructing zertain sidewalks for the City :)f College Station, Texas. The approximate quantities are as folllows: S 5915 L.F. 4" Standard Rein- forced Concrete Sidewalk 600 L.F. Alternate Bid Item 4" Standard Reinforced Concrete Sidewalk The right is reserved as the interest of the Owner may require to utilize any com- bin alion of the above items and materials. Proposals shall be ac- companied by a cashiers' or certified check upon a National or State Bank in the amount of not less than five (5) per cent of the total maximum bid price, payablewithoutrecourse tothe City of College Station Texas, owner, or a bid bond in the same amount from a reliable Surety Company as a I guarantee that the Bidder will enter into a contract and execute performance bond within ten (10) days after notice of award of contract to him. The Successful Bidder must furnish performance bond upon the form provided in the amount of one hundred (100) F cent of the contract price from an approved Surety Company holding a permit from the state of Texas, to act as Surety, or other Surety or Sureties acceptable to the Owner. The right is reserved as the interest of the Owner maY require, to reject any and, all bids, and waive any in- formality in bids received. Plans, Specifications, and Bidding documents may be secured from the Office of the Ciiy Manager, City Hail College Station, Texas, deposit of twenty dollars ($20.00) per set, which sum so deposited will be refunded provided the provisions of the Specifications regarding the returning on such Documents are complied with. City of College Station, Texas THE EAGLE OCTOBER 7 1975 TO WHOM IT MAY CON- CERN: The College Station City Council will hold a public hearing on the question of rezoning the following Tract: a 28.59 acre tract, Tract 54 in the Morgan Rector League, on the east side of Texas Avenue approximately 2300 feet south of Highway 30, east of and directly adjacent to the Hardy Gardens on Texas Avenue. Rezone from Single- Family Residential District, District R -1, to Apartment Building District District R -3. The application is in the name of K.F.O. (Kahan, Feigenbaun> Osoba). The said hearing shall be held in the Council Room of the City of College Station City Hall aT the 7:00 P.M. meeting of the City Council on Thursday, October 23 1975 For additional information, please contact me. Albert O. Mayo Jr. City Planner O.M. Holt Mayor r City may change The College Station City Council will meet Thursday night at 7 to hear a report from the council's city charter revision committee chair- man. The council earlier this year ap- pointed a committee to review pos- sible changes in the city's charter and make recommendations. Councilmen will also consider passing an ordinance formally estab- lishing new increased telephone rates in the city. General Telephone Company and the .cities of Bryan and College Station on Friday reached an out -of -court settlement, increasing local rates by $496,000. An ordinance granting the phone an increase of $219,000 was passed by the council Sept. -26 but that or- dinance will now be nullified be- T iE Dr", T TAL I J cause of the settlement. The phone company had origi- nally asked for a $1,073,193 increase from both cities in April. Also on the agenda will be con- sideration of the formation of a Civic Center committee. Tlie committee will be charged with finding an ap- propriate site for the center for which the city has already approved $25,000 for construction. OCTGSEE1.. 8 1975 Animal control called success College Station's animal con- trol ordinance, effective since Sept. 1, has been termed "suc- cessful," Humane Officer Larry Fitzgerald of the College Sta- tion Police Department says. "Residents are cooperating pretty well so far and about 160 clogs and cats have now been registered," Fitzgerald said Tuesday. In order to have the animals registered, proof of ownership of the aminal must be presented b% the owner as well as current Vaccination records, ale said. The cost of registration is S1. So far, about 60 animals haye been picked up and have been taken to the El Cerrito Veteri- nary Clinic, a police depart- ment clerk said. Animals are kept at the clinic for 72 hours and if no one clans them, the\ are taken to the Vet- erinary Clinic for small anin9als at Texas A &M University to be used for experimentation fin- - po#es, Fitzgerald said. N ost animals have been claimed so fu he added. According to figures at the College Station Police Del*rt- ment, 70 per cent of the animals were clogs and about 30 per cent cats. Fitzgerald %aid the\ will be picked tip if' the\ are running loose or ifthe\ are not tender the control of the owner. CS Council To Consider AmbulancePact COLLEGE STATION — College Station councilmen will consider an ambulance con- tract Thursday and will hear a report from the chairman of the Charter Revision Com- mittee. A regularly scheduled meeting of the city council is Thursday at 7 p.m. in city hall. Councilmen will also con- sider a telephone rate or- dinance to reflect the out-of- court rate settlement with General Telephone Co. of the Southwest. Other items on the agenda include consideration of funds for the Brazos Valley Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center, consideration of for- mation of a Civic Center Committee, consideration of a livestock license for Jack W. Upham, consideration of a livestock license for Francis 1 M. Martin and other business. THE EAGLE OCTOBER H75LTg ll �s TO WHOM IT MAY CON- CERN: The Zoning Board of Ad- justment will consider a request from Bardin H. Nelson at their called meeting In the Council Room of the College Station City Hall at 7:00 P.M. on Tuesday, October 14, 1975, the facts of the case beirq as follows: The Applicant requests a variance to the terms of the Zoning Ordinance in order to remodel a residence which is nearer toa side street right -of- way than 15 feet. Further information is available at the office of the Building Official of the City of College Station, telephone 846- 8886. William F. Koehler Building Official TO WHOM IT MAY CON- CERN: The Zoning Board of Ad- justment will consider a request from George H. Boyett at their called meeting in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall at7:0 P.M. on Tuesday, October 14, 1975, the facts of the case being as follows; The Applicant requests a variance to the terms of the setback requirements of the Zoning Ordinance for a proposed structure at 107 Boye tt. Further information is available at the office of the Building Official of the City of College Station, telephone 846. 8886. William F. Koehler Building Official TO WHOM IT MAY CON- CERN: The Zoning Board of Ad- justment will consider a request from Black Diam Sign Co. at their called meeting in the Council Room of the College Station City Hall at 7:00 P.M. on Tuesday October 14, 1975, the facts of the case being as follows: The Applicant requests a variance to the terms of the Zoning Ordinance in order to erect more than' one detached sign on a building plot at 1404 Texas Avenue, Further information is available at the offic a of the Building Official of the City of College Station, telephone 846- • Ambulance Contract Considered COLLEGE STATION — The city council meets tonight to hear from the chairman of the Charter Revision Commission and to consider an ambulance contract. Also at 7 p.m. in city hall the city council will consider the appropriation of funds to the Brazos Valley Mental Health and Mental Retardation Center, consideration of the telephone rate ordinance, consideration of formation of a Civic Center Committee, consideration of livestock license for Jack Upham and consideration of a livestock license for Francis M. Martin. 'OCTOBER 9, 1975 / qG Narrow Vo[e O Increase Phone Ordinance Approved.By CS BY JERRY GRAY Eagle Staff Writer COLLEGE STATION — After months of negotiating with General Telephone Co. and an out -of -court settlement Oct. 3, the College Station City Council almost didn't officially authorize the phone rate increase. In a slim 4 -2 vote to approve the $496,000 annual revenue increase for General Telephone Co. (an amount divided between the two cities), the council Thursday night barely avoided what surely would have been costly and prolonged litigation with the phone company. Councilman Gary Halter finally provided the swing vote which adopted the ordinance, but he said, "It's too damn much money." Councilman Jim Dozier was astonished at the council's reluctance to pass the ordinance granting the increase which is less than the $1.07 million asked for in April. "My God," he pleaded, 'We have spent time, blood, sweat and tears to get the rates down and we have negotiated in good faith." "Anyone," he continued, "who would not vote for this ordinance is not acting in good faith. We have arrived at a figure that we consider to be fair." "I am going to take exception with you now," said Councilman Homer Adams who also felt that the rates were too high. Adams and Councilman Jim Gardner voted against the adoption of the ordinance. Gardner said that the amount specified in the ordinance was proper, but the distribution of rates needed reevaluation. He specifically objected to the 25 -cent charge on pay phones. Although Mayor O.M. Holt agreed with him on the pay phone charge, he voted for the ordinance, saying that it was more important to get the ordinance passed than to risk litigation. "We were elected to represent the people and now we must support those who represented us in this matter," said Coun- cilman Bob Bell. He referred to the rate consultant hired by city and Bryan at a cost of $200 per day of consultation. Councilman Lorence Bravenec was not able to attend the meeting. The Bryan Council pasaed the same or- dinance Thursday morning in a 5-0 vote with two members absent. This will be the last time that General Telephone Co. will approach either city council to consider the phone rates. After Sept. 1, 1976, the Texas Utilities Commission will deliberate all such phone rate requests. In other action the council again delayed consideration of a contract with Sherrill Ambulance Co. and again delayed action on (See RATES, Page 3A) (Continued from page 1) whether to grant the Brazos Valley Mental Health and MEr• ! pe.ardatiou Center any money. The councilmen asked representatives of the MH -MR Center to report how much money Bryan has granted them. At last night's meeting the representatives didn't know how much Bryan had given them. College Station councilmen thought the Bryan amount was $5,000 or half the previous year's appropriation. The MH -MR Center is asking College Station for $8,500. This item ; i:i reappear on the Oct. 23 agenda. _ The councilman also delayed the am- bulance contract until the matter of collision insurance can be included. The city now deals with Sherrill Ambulance Co. through a permit system and allows use of the modular ambulance under a day -to-day agreement pending the contract. • THE EAGLE OCTOBER 10, 1975 Council Accepts Austin Resignation COLLEGE STATION — The City council accepted Fredda Austin's resignation from the Planning and Zoning Com- mission Thursday night. In a letter to the council, Mrs. Austin said her reason for resigning was that she and her' amily are moving from ;ollege Station. Also three members were appointed to the CS Safety Committee. They are Joey Drummond, Malon Southerland and Gael Cooper. A civic center committee was also formed to consider the feasibility and site. Members are Al Pedula, Manuella Pena, Dr. Denton Storey, Judy Phillips and Robert Cornish. rHotel -Motel Tax Use Undecided BY JUNE T. BONARRIGO Eagle Staff Writer "If we can put the whole thing- together its worth waiting for," Mayor Lloyd Joyce of Bryan said recently concerning the delay in spending the revenues from the hotel -motel tax. And waiting seems to be the me of the game. It has been LEGE STATION — Residents on Caudill Street in College Station complained to the city council Thursday about the lack of media communication on the subject of proposed sidewalks and added that they do not want the sidewalks on their street. The city council made priority appropriations Sept. 25 of $9,254 to install sidewalks on portions of Boswell, Caudill and Francis Streets, in the neighborhoods serving both elementary schools. The appropriations were made after a League of Women Voters survey and a study conducted by the College Station Safety Committee, but the residents on this particular street want to meet with the SL� .'ety Committee at its next meeting to voice their opinion. Presumably any other two years since College Station passed its ordinance imposing a three per cent room tax and almost that long since the city of Bryan did the same in January, 1974. College Station has collected almost $70,000 and only last month the city council split in its support of the programs that will receive about half of those funds. The Bryan resident can also meet with that committee. Sidewalks, the residents say, will encourage children to walk in their yards. Councilmen also heard a complaint Thursday night about the construction and general building conditions in Southgate Village. Lynn Glaser, a resident of those apartments, said that her apartment is unsafe and -the roof threatens to fall in, due to a leak in her ceilig. She questioned the en• forceability of the city's building code and policy, and the council agreed to send inspectors into the apartment complex to make a thorougt inspection. "We cannot clGse our if eve find the aAi - tme.i.s wi- safe, unsanitary and dangerous," said Mayor O.M. Holt. Council has held meetings and considered suggestions but has not made a concrete proposal to be voted on. In talking with the chairman of Bryan's hotel -motel room tax committee, Councilman Jim Wright and Mayor Lloyd Joyce, both men indicated Bryan has been seriously considering at least two possibilities for use of the $40,000 in revenues. "'There are two basic programs we have been considering," Joyce said. "One is to set up a tourist and convention bureau with a professional director and the other is to set up a bureau under the direction of the chamber of commerce possibly to be run by a board of directors made up of citizens representing the hotel motel and restaurant owners in the communities." Both Joyce and Wright agreed, however, that it is their hope to win College Station over to support this idea because, financially, Bryan couldn't do it alone. "We have less money," Joyce said, "and we need the money from both cities to accomplish anything." Wright said he had been in contact with Bob Bell, chairman of the motel tax committee for the College Station City Council, and that the two cities were agreeable to discussing the matter further. Some $25,000 has been set aside by College Station for use toward the establishment The Eagle BryantAlege Station, Texas RoomTax MEN (Continued from page 1) "purpose of the convention Holt said he believed the cooperative spirit exists center is not to drain away College Station council had between the two cities," Bell from motels but to provide a pretty much determined the said, adding that there are place for people to meet while direction it will take in still several proposals under staying at motels... We, in this spending its motel tax consideration by the College community, don't have that revenues. "If I Station council for using the kind of facility while Bryan nothing else would remainder of the city's funds. does in its civic auditorium." prefer a tourist bureau with a He said the idea of a tourist He said the civic center director rather than one under bureau will be given fair would not be designed just to the chamber of commerce," consideration by his com- house conventions but would Holt concluded. mittee as well as the other be available for other pur- The matter has been placed suggestions he has received poses as well. on the agenda for discussion at from representatives of motel "I am in full sympathy with Tuesday's meeting of the and restaurant owners in his the motel owners in the Bryan City Council. No date city community and would like has yet been set for a joint Dr. O.M. Holt, mayor of them to be full 12 months out meeting between the com- College Station, said that the of the year, too." mittees of both cities. T H E E A G L E OCTOBER 10, 1975 of a civic center. "Since 95 per cent of the conventions are university oriented we don't need another civic center because of the Rudder Tower facility," said Jim,Wright. Bell said the possibility of a joint venture between the two cities in this area is very likely. "A high level of ( See R0(vM, Page 3A) No Sidewalks, esidents Say THE EAGLE Joyce, OCTOBER Ili, 1975 Union LLOYD JOYCE GARY HALTER Bryan Mayor CS Councilman BY JERRY GRAY creases rather than decreases with size. Eagle Staff Writer He cited New York City's financial problems as an example of the economic COLLEGE STATION — "I feel that the troubles which have resulted after five majority of the citizens don't know where the consolidations in that city. city boundaries are and don't care," Bryan Joyce said the two cities here were too Mayor Lloyd Joyce argued at a Political small to compare with New York City and its Forum debate on the proposed consolidation problems. of the two cities. "I contend there would be economy in one Mayor Joyce spoke for consolidation while police department, one fire department and College Station City Councilman Gary Halter one parxs and recreation department," said spoke against consolidation. Mayor Joyce. "Consolidation would cut down At a noon meeting Monday in the Rudder on duplication of effort ... and make better use 'Power, Joyce told a rather sparse group of 30 of equipment and man power." political observers that there is "too much Although he hestitated to mention electric duplication of government in this country" utilities due to negotiation of a new utility and that consolidation would provide better contract, Mayor Joyce said, "The utility economic results. situation alone would give considerable merit Halter, on the other hand, said the trend in to one city." government is toward decentralization and "The city of Bryan needs College Station as more local control of government. a customer, but College Station also needs Halter also questioned the economic Bryan to insure an adequate supply of benefits of consolidation, saying there are competitive priced energy," he said. proven diseconomies of scale in which the ( See UNION, Page 2A) unit cost of providing services actually in- ni n ■ ■ (Continued from Page 1) Halter said the chances for a successful unification are only eight per cent on a national average of actual consolidation attempts. He said consolidation is largely an academic question. Halter said a petition requesting a con - solidation vote would have to contain the signatures of 15 per cent of both cities' qualified voters and it would take a majority vote in both cities to effect consolidation. Halter is a political science instructor at Texas A &M. He said it is law that the larger of the tWo cities in consolidation would become ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ the predominant city. Fie said that this raises the important question of which city is the larger. Other important issues raised would be the question of zoning, consolidation of the school districts and local representation. Zoning is an important issue in College Station, he said, and there is no zoning ordinance in Bryan. He also asked, "How mdny College Station residents would vote to bus their children to other schools ?" on representation, halter said the representatives and laws of the larger city ■ 0 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ® ■ ■ ■ would predominate, according to law. Again College Station-ar i n competition for the he brought up the question: Which is really. sales tax dollar. larger? ,It would be dangerous for citizens to Halter said, "Basically we are very much develop an attitude of `don't shop in the other in favor of cooperation but actual con city — they will get our sales tax dollar. "' softtion is an academic question which I But in the same argument he says the retail don't think will ever happen." business is growing at a faster rate in College Halter said mutual areas of beneficial joint Station than in Bryan. efforts would be in libraries, recreation and 1dispesal of solid. waste. Halter concluded that area -wide One a` Mayor Joyce's most cogent. "authorities" have grown in number, but county consolidations have 4arguments for consolidation was the sale tax _ city -city and city argument. According to Joyce, Bryan and not been successful in recent years. L J City Councils To Consider T Efforts will be renewed between the two city councils to arrive at a joint program for using the revenues collected from the three per cent hotel -motel room tax, according to Bryan Mayor Lloyd Joyce. In a workshop session of the Bryan City Council Tuesday afternoon it was agreed that representatives of the Bryan council will contact the College Station City Council to arrange a meeting at least one more time to discuss a possible joint venture in this matter. Joyce said the council hopes to work out some kind of program for joint promotion of OCTOBER 15, 1975 TO WHOM IT MAY CON- CERN: The College Station Planningg and Zoning Commission wilt hold a public hearing on the question of rezoning the following tract: a 0.424 acre tract on the south side of Holleman Drive adjacent to and immediately east of the hive -in grocery at Holleman and Welch; rezone from General Commercial District District C -1 to Neighborhood Business District, District C -N. The action is initiated by the Planning and Zoning Com- mission. The said hearing shall be held in the Council Room of the City of College Station City Hall at the 7:00 P.M. meeting of the Planning and Zoning Com- mission on,October 2 , 1975. For additional information, please contact me. Albert O. Mayo Jr. City Planner Plan Meeting ax Program the tourism industry in the twin cities. He said if the discussions don't result in any kind of agreement between the cities the Bryan council will come out with a plan of its own. NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed proposals addressed to the Honorable Mayor and City Council of College Station, Texas will be received at the Office of. North Bardell, City Manager, until 10:00 A.M. Thursday, October 23, 1975 for furnishing all necessary materials, machinery equipment, superintenden and labor for constructing certain sidewalks for the City' :)f College Station, Texas. The approx mate quantities are as follows: 5915 L.F. 4" Standard Rein. forced Concrete Sidewalk 600 L.F. Alternate Bid Item 4" Standard Reinforced Concrete Sidewalk The right is reserved as the interest of the Owner may require to utilize any com. bination of the above items and materials. Proposals shall be ac. companied by a cashiers' or certified check upon a National or State Bank in the amount of not less than five (5) per cent of the total maximum bid price, My ya b i e without recourse to the City of College Station Texas, Owner, or a bid bond in the same amount from a reliable Surety Company as a guarantee that the Bidder will enter into a contract and execute performance bond within ten (10) days after notice of award of contract to him. The Successful Bidder must furnishperformance bond upon the form provided in the amount of one hundred (100) per cent of the contract price from an approved Surety Company holding a permit from the state of Texas, to act as Surety, or other Surety or Sureties acceptable to the Owner. The right is reserved as the interest of the Owner may require, to reject any and all bids, and waive any in. formality in bids received. Plans, Specifications, and Bidding documents may be secured from the Office of the Citr Manager City Hall Col ege Station, 'Texas deposi{ Of twenty dollars ($26.00) per set, Which sum sod osfted will be refunded provided the 0 NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed proposals addressed to the Honorable Mayor and City • Council of College Station, Texas will be received at the Officeof North B. Bardell City Manager, until 2 00 1 Monday, November 3, 1975 for a City employee group in- surance program. The program consists of the following tyYpes of coverage: life, basic hospitalization and comprehensive medical in- surance. Any company which meets the minimum requirements stated in the Bid Instructions is in- vited to submit a bid on coverages described in the Specifications. Bid Instructions, Specifications and Conditions and Experience THE E A G L E Data may be obtained at the Office of the City Manager, College Station, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas 77840. The City of College Station reserves the right to waive any and -or all bids: to waive, amend and -or supplement any and all of the provisions con - tained in the specifications. The City also reserves the right to waive any and all formalities in the bids submitted and to select the participating company or companies as OCTOBER 16 1975 deemed appropriate in its sole judgement. The City reserves the right to renegotiate with the present carrier if such action appears to be in the best in- terests of its employees. North B. Bardell City- Manag City of Colleg e Station, Texas MRS. CHARLES FIKES prepares to snip at Bob Bell's hair while Chamber of Commerce officer Pat Mann, center, and Charles Fikes look on. The Fikes' celebrated the grand opening of their new show, "That Place," at 707 Texas Avenue in College Station, overlooking the east side of the Texas A &M campus. The quick- service style shop serves both men OCTO"EP 17, 1975 KATHLEEN (KATHY) BLACK is the first woman to wear the uniform of a College Station Police officer. She is probably the first female of- ficer in this area. She won't be the last. Mrs. Black, 27, has been on the force for a month now working primarily as a school crossing guard and checking parking in the Northgate area. She is nonetheless a com- missioned police officer and can arrest anyone breaking the law. CSPD chief Marvin. Byrd said Officer Black requested to join the force about a month ago. Due to the need for a school crossing guard at Jersey and Texas and someone to patrol the Northgate area, 0r she was hired. Business merchants in Northgate had specifically asked for someone to patrol the :. area more often to ticket people who park in one place too long. Byrd explained Officer Black will go to police school at Texas A &M and will be certified just like any male officer. She'll receive training in the use of firearms, but probably won't carry one when walking a beat in Northgate. Byrd said later on his department will probably use the policewoman in other capacities. "S ni' �� ■ � � ■ _ „•saauelsumoata is� aql aapun uteluleui of 11nag lj ate sorlea jjW luapnls lent se s5untl Bans apnloul golq spaepuels a 1 2u1,R se slebtjjo loogas palonb aH •ueld uo1le2ai5as: THE EAGL? OCTOBER 22, 1975 I Park ordinance to be co nsidered The College Station City Council.is scheduled to consider an ordinance changing the park land dedication re- quirements for builders within the city at their Thursday night meeting. Recommendations will be made by the subcommittee that has been study - ing the problem for the past several weeks. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. in City Hall. A public hearing on a proposed or- dinance rezoning a tract of land lo- cated on Texas Avenue between U- Rent -M and Hardv Gardens and ex- tending to the east bypass is also on the agenda. The ordinance would change the tract from a single - family resi- dence district to an apartment build- ing district. Also before the council for consider- ation will be a contract with Sherrill Ambulance Co. of Bryan giving guidelines under which the company may operate the city's new modular ambulance. NATIONAL BUSINESS WOMEN'S WEEK is proclaimed by Bob Bell, mayor pro tem of College Station, and Lloyd Joyce, mayor of Bryan. CS Planners Marilyn Stauffer, standing, is proclamation chairman. The Bryan - College Station Business and Professional Women's Club will close the To Consider week's activities with a tea Oct. 26 in observance of International Brentwood Plat Women's Year. The tea, from 3 to 5 p.m., is open to all foreign women. OCTOREQ 19, 1975 COLLEGE STATION — The Planning and 'Zoning Com- mission meets today at 7 p.m. in city hall to consider the preliminary plat of Brentwood, Section 2, a 9.6 acre tract south of the city. Also on the Commission's agenda is a public hearing on the question of rezoning a 0.424 acre tract on the south side of Holleman Drive adjacent to and immediately east of the drive -in grocery at Holleman and Welch. This action initiated by the Planning and Zoning Commission is to rezone from General Com- mercial district to Neigh- borhood Business District. The Commission will also near visitors about items not on , the agenda. 0 • • THE EAGLE OCTOBER 23, 1975 CS Considers Contract With Ambulance Firm COLLEGE STATION — The City Council will consider tonight at 7 p.m. a written contract with Sherrill Ambulance Co. for the use of the city's modular ambulance. Currently Sherrill Ambulance operates the ambulance service through a permit system with the city. Part I of the proposed contract says that the use of the modular ambulance shall be for a period concurrent with the permit or until the expiration of the city's lease from the BVDC, or until the city might make other arrangements in the best interests of its citizens. Part II of the proposed contract calls for maintaining proper insurance and agreement to provide proof of in- surance to be in effect for the term of the contract. Part III of the contract says that the modular ambulance can be used only for emergency responses "within the normal meaning of that phrase, and will not be used to transfer patients, except in extraordinary cir- cumstances." Part IV of the proposed contract is a one sentence statement which simply reads, "Sherrill Ambulance agrees to operate the ambulance in a professional manner." Part V of the agreement addresses itself to the question of rendering aid while a patient is in transport. The paragraph says that either an Emergency Medical Technician, a Licensed Vocational Nurse or a Register Nurse or a medical doctor shall be in the vehicle in a position to render aid. Paragraph VI says that the number of personnel in the ambulance must be sufficient to satisfy federal guidelines. Paragraph VII says that the vehicle must be properly maintained and Paragraph Ambulance al all activities ambulance, will meet all MAYORS OM. HOLT'AND LLOYD JOYCE dabble in the arts Wednesday afternoon as they each proclaim Nov. 1 art market day in honor of the Fifth Annual Brazos Valley Art Market to be held at Manor East Mall. Marti Linder, left, Gloria Marshall, right, and Benita Williams, center, help the mayors express themselves on canvas. (Photo by Peter Leabo) L� Ambulance Pact Okd by Council BY JERRY GRAY Eagle Staff Writer COLLEGE STATION — An eight -part contract with Sherrill Ambulance Co. has been approved by the city council for the use of the city's modular ambulance, but a stipulation was added to the proposed contract - Thick says that aither party can terminate the contract giving a 30-day notice. Mileage, maintenance and other operational records kept by Edd Sherrill will be periodically checKed by the city. The vote was unanimous on the accord, but councilmen stressed that the vote was "not a vote of confidence." (See CONTRACT, Page 9A) THE CITY OF COLLEGE Station should have a nice Christmas present for its residents ... water. By Dec. 25 CS residents may be drinking water from the new city well drilled by the Whalen Corp. Tests on the rate of pumping for the well were completed Tuesday with a consulting engineer now studying the results. These tests will help the city determine what size pump to install in the well. When water starts flowing from the well it will supply about 25 percent of College Station's H2O need and save about $7,000 a year CS now spends to buy water from Bryan and Texas A &M. If College Station names its Water wells, like some cities and universities name buildings, we have a timely title for the new one ... The Noel Well. s • Contract .................. . ( Continued from page 1) The ordinance has been a subject of several council meetings. The consideration of a budget contribution to the Brazos Valley Mental Health — Mental Retardation Center was also a rescheduled item on the agenda. The council voted 4-2 to grant $8,500 to the MHMR Center. Councilmen Homer Adams and Jim Dozier voted against the contribution. The councilmen also voted to go ahead with their plans to pave sidewalks in the elementary school areas. Several residents on Caudill Street in College Station had objected to the paving, but at a safety committee meeting Thursday morning, a majority of residents on Caudill approved the plan. And councilmen voted unanimously to request a Planning THE EAGLE OCTOBER, 24, 1975 and Zoning Commission study of approximately 1300 acres in the city bounded by Highways 6 and 30 and the East By -Pass. The motion to request the development study was made by Councilman Jim Gardner, who also included "an area on the east side of the By -Pass that seems relevant." The council also voted to appoint Vi Burke to the Planning and Zoning Commission to fill the term of Fredda Austin who retired from the Commission at the last council meeting. And Councilman Lorene Bravenec's park dedication committee will reconsider a proposed ordinance for park land dedications and will bring the matter up at the next city council meeting: Mayor O.M. Holt said that there will be a "reasonable assurance of action "on this matter at the next council meeting. NOTICETOBIDDERS Sealed proposals addressed to the Honorable Mayor and City Council of College Station, Texas will be received at the Officeof North B. Bardell City Monda Manag 319 S or a City employee group in- surance program. The program consists of the following types of coverage: life, basic hospitalization and comprehensive medical in- surance. Any company which meets the Minimum requirements stated IQ the Bid Instructions is in- vited to submit a bid on coverages described in the Specifications. Bid Instructions, Specifications and Conditions and Experience Data may be obtained at the Office of the City Manager, College Station, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station, Texas 77840. The City of College Station reserves the right to waive any and -or all bids: to waive, amend and -or supplement any and all of the provisions con- tained in the specifications. The City also reserves the right towaive any and all formalities in the bids submitted and to select the participating company or companies as deemed appropriate in its sole iudgemen . The City reserves the right to renegotiate with the present carrier if such action appears to be in the best in. terests of its employees. North B. Bardell City Manager City of College Station Texas THE BATTALION OCTOBER 24, 1975 Collision insurance funded Ambulance contract approved By JERRY NEEDHAM Battalion Staff Writer The College Station City Council Thurs- day night approved a contract with Sherrill Ambulance Co. of Bryan for Sherrill's op- eration of the city's new modular ambu- lance. The council also agreed to add collision insurance for the ambulance to the city's existing insurance policy. The $100 deduc- tible policy will cost the city $469 a year. There was also talk among the council- men to require Sherrill to reimburse the city for the cost of the policy, but it was decided that this would eventually lead to the city partially subsidizing Sherrill for the amount of the policy or more. Gerry Creager, spokesman for a local group of state - licensed emergency medical technicians (EMT's), presented an alter- nate proposal for use of the modular ambu- lance. Creager said the group proposes to vol- untarily staff the "modulance" on a year - round 24 -hour basis with two licensed EMTs. He said that if the city will supply a base of operation and maintenance for the modulance, the group of EMTs will supply the time and personnel for its operation. The council expressed an interest in the proposal and Mayor O. M. Holt asked Creager to make a formal presentation at a later council meeting. After the council's unanimous approval of the contract with Sherrill, Councilman Gary Halter said he didn't have a great deal of confidence in Sherrill. "I think the council shares this view and I hope he does something to improve the service or I do not intend to vote for re- newal of his contract again," he said. Sherrill's contract with College Station comes up for renewal around the middle of next year. PARKS The proposed park land dedication amendment was discussed, but a vote was delayed until the next council meeting to allow the park land dedication committee to make final revisions. The main provision of the proposed amendment would change the required dedication by developers from one acre per 200 dwelling units constructed to one acre per 133 dwelling units constructed. COMMITTEE A citizens committee on capital im- provements was discussed and appoint- ments are scheduled to be made at the next council meeting. Councilman Halter expressed his desire to see the committee established. "Many bond issues go down in defeat because the people do not understand what the money is being used for," he said. "I think the planning of capital improvements should come from a broad section of the community." In other business City Manager Bardell was authorized to let contracts for sidewalk construction on Caudill Street. The Col- lege Station Safety Committee had 'unani- mously recommended the project to the council after many residents on the street petitioned the city for the sidewalks. The council authorized an $8,500 con- tribution to the Brazos Valley Mental Health - Mental Retardation Center. Mrs. Vi Burke was appointed to fill the term of Fredda Austin on the Planning and Zoning Commission. • • • C: Q Vol. 69 No. 29 Copyright © 1975, The Battalion College Station, Texas ion Tuesday, Oct. 21, 1975 Private firm offers service when funeral homes retreat Ambulance service in Brazos County T A four -part series by Rod Speer, Alan K lingsworth and Steve Goble. un and College Station were desperatelx looking f'o• someone to provide ambulance service to the area when the BrN an funeral homes discon- tinued the ser\ ice in March of last \ ear. The funeral homes were charging as much as S25 for local runs but could not make ends meet. "Out• collections reached it 1ieak of about 65 per cent the last \ear we hro\ ided the seu-V ice," according to Rai nnond Jones of Callawa\ -Jones Funeral Home. "Why go np on the fees if' \oo're not going to collect any wad :' We fell we had a ]letter chalice of collecting if' we kept om fees low," he said. "We stayed in (the ambulance) business it ample of'monthS longer than we wanted to," Charles Hillier, another funeral dire( tor, said. "We ran into wage and hour prob- lems — the costs were eating our break- fast." The funeral directors advised the cities that they hoped to drol) the ambulance set-- ice b\ Jan. 1, but when the (late arrivwl the cities had no replacement set- ice. The funeral homes continued the set- ice until 1 auch . fn the interim, the cities considered two proposals. Transportation Enterprises, life. told the local governments it was in- terested — if it could receive a subsid\ and if all billing would be handled Ir, the cities. (Transportation Enterlwises has nn the ambulance sere ice in Anstin for the pa 1() ears and also operates the Texas A&M and Uiii\ersil\ of Texas canupl,s shitttle - bus s� stems. Ed Sherrill, whose father owns the am- bnlance service in Waco, offered to handle the Brazos' area ambulance needs without go\ernmental assistance. Sherrill now runs the onh ambulance in the count. "1 was stunned when the\ decided to go with if pri\ute firm," Jones said. "We all thought that the\ would take our caws and The College Station City Council Thurs- day will consider a contract that will regulate the conditions under which Sherrill Ambulance Co. of Bryan may operate the city's new modular ambu- lance. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. in City Hall. put one at each fire station and let the fire- men run the calls. The idea scared then literall\ to death." Although the cities firemen are better trained to deal with accident Octinls than Sherrill's ambulance crew, College Station Cit\ Manager forth Bardell said the ser- \•ice is too expensive to be rill, b\ the cit . A fireman, Bardell said, cannot be ou dut\ as both a fireman and an ilinbolance attendant. The increased cost to the cities for personnel only, lie airgited, would amount to about 81(1(t,m) anl,nall\ her atmbulance /fire station. When complaints concer ning the ser\ ice surfaced in the nnedia, a graduate- student class at Texas A&M did a stu(h ofconrinun- RN feelings toward tike ambulance set- ice. Among the concerns re\ ealed b\ the stud\ were: it slow response lime, in- adequate training of personnel poor equiliment, inadequate communications, lack of complete records, lack of all adequate recourse mechanism to deal with complaints and the lack of'o\ erall coordina- tion in the emergency medical s\sten. Tomorrow: The validity of the com- plaints, SherrM's response and the ambu- lance service's physical capabilities. - Service complaints frequent -� Ambulance service in Brazos County ^� A four -part series by Rod Speer, Alan Killingsworth and Steve Goble. "If only the ambulance had been here two minutes earlier ..." An ambulance service, by its very na- ture, is controversial. People become emo- tional when someone in their family gets hurt. Sherrill's Ambulance Co. of Bryan has run the only ambulance service in Brazos County for the last 19 months. During that time, a controversy has enveloped the company. In the light of numerous complaints about the service, a Texas A &M graduate class in health planning last August sur- veyed community attitudes toward the ser- vice. Based on the study, the class submitted a statement of concern to the Bryan and Col- lege Station City CdUncils and the county. Among the complaints noted in the stu dent study were: a slow response time to emergencies, inadequate training of per- sonnel, poor equipment, inadequate com- munications, lack of complete records, no standard procedure for filing complaints and lack of overall coordination in the emergency medical system. The statement called for an open evalua- tion of the existing system, examination of the alternatives and a public disclosure of the results of the study. The class was taught by Don Sweeney, who has a great interest in the ambulance service as the chairman of a health advisory committee for the Brazos Valley Develop- ment Council (BVDC). Sweeney received many letters from area officials supporting the class's study. Among the officials were Mrs. Lee Watson, executive secretary of the. local chapter of the American Red Cross; David G. Laird, administrator of Bryan Hospital; and Mrs. G. Eiland, former head nurse at St. Joseph Hospital. "What we discovered was a deep- seated dissatisfaction with the present service by health care consumers and providers alike Sweeney wrote in a letter to the College Station City Council. Ed Sherrill refused to be interviewed concerning his operation. He said he had decided no one at Texas,A &M should Write a story about the service. " I want my name left out of any story, or I'll come looking for someone," he said. Sherrill said the city councils had plenty of time to find someone to take over the ambulance service after the funeral homes backed out. "No one else had the (expletive deleted) guts to take over the job," he said. Sherrill is operating under separate an- nual permits from Bryan and College Sta- tion. A county ambulance committee, com- posed of city and county officials, loosely monitors the local ambulance situation. A sub - committee, composed of the two city managers and the county judge, inves- tigates specific charges made against Sher - rill's service. College Station City Manager North Bardell said most of the charges were found to be either exaggerated or unjustified. Of- ten, he said, the ambulance crew had a legitimate excuse, such as having a rash of calls at one time. One of the main reasons the local funeral homes got out of the ambulance business in March, 1974, was a poor collection rate — less than two- thirds. Since Sherrill took over the ambulance job, both College Station and Bryan have passed ordinances making failure to pay ambulance fees a misdemeanor. Although his fees are $10 to $15 higher than those charged previously by the fun- eral homes, Sherrill is generally considered to have a better collection rate. "A lot of the complaints really have to do with the manner in which Mr. Sherrill col- lects and attempts to collect fees," Lou The College Station City Council Thurs- day will consider a contract that will regulate the conditions under which Sherrill Ambulance Co. of Bryan may operate the city's new modular ambu- lance. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. in City Hall. Odle, Bryan city manager, said. People re- sent the charge — $30 or $35 — and the collection tactics, he said. "The complaints about response time are frequently filed by people who haven't paid their bills," Odle said. "Mr. Sherrill has a problem with public relations — he's still got a few�barbs on him." Complaints include: • While traveling down South College Avenue last year, Robert Bellomy, a Texas A &M student, lost control of his motorcy- cle when avoiding a car. He fractured his leg. Ambulance attendants splinted his leg for transfer to the hospital. Bellomy recal- led that the splint was a little longer than needed and when the attendants shut the door, the splint was driven forward, jarring his leg. • In early summer an airplane trying to land at Coulter Field, outside of Bryan, hit a scaffold and crashed near Highway 21. William Howard of Bryan happened upon the accident moments later. "The ambulance had to be called three times," Howard said. "Thirty minutes is a conservative estimate of how long it took them to get there." The police arrived before the ambulance and the two victims, one dead, had been removed and were lying on the grass. • In early August, Mark Kishbaugh, a Midwest Video technician, fell 60 feet from a tower. A passing youth noticed the in- jured man and called an ambulance at 8:30 p.m. The ambulance arrived at 9:40, an hour and 10 minutes later. • A report that a pickup truck had over- turned at the intersection of OSR (Old San Antonio Road) and Sandy Point sent two ambulances to the scene. Not knowing the area well enough to take the shortest route, the drivers went several miles out of their way, a Department of Public Safety (DPS) spokesman said. The response time was more than 30 minutes. ,(See photo, ) There have been other instances in which Sherrill's attendants were slow to reach an emergency because they either were unfamiliar with the area or failed to get the name or phone number ofa caller to check the location, according to DPS com- munications supervisor Joe Trowbridge. Communications with Sherrill's ambu- lances is generally poor, he said. There are no mobile phone units in each ambulance, he said, and once one of those ambulances has left for the scene, communication is lost. (The cities are expecting to receive radios for the ambulances and hospitals (— tined - page 3) • • 40 Accic Sherrill's Ambulance Co. picks up a victim of a pick -up truck roll -over last July at the intersection of OSR (Old San Antonio Road) and Sandy Point Photo by Alan Killingsworth lent victim Road. The ambulance drivers got lost and took more than 30 minutes to arrive at the scene of the wreck. The victim was later treated and released. 4 • • • THE BATTALION County gets `modular ambulance' By JACK HODGES Battalion Staff Writer A three -car collision has just occurred on Highway 6 and two persons are trapped inside of one of the vehicles involved, their conditions unknown. Time is of utmost importance when an ambulance needs to reach the scene of such a hypothetical, but often real, major accident. Brazos County, through the cooperation of the city of Col- lege Station and the Brazos County Development Council (BVDC), now has a fourth am- bulance serving the area. The new $16,000 unit, which ar- rived Friday, is called a "modu- lar ambulance" and is strikingly different from the other three ambulances now operating in the community. The ambulance was jointly purchased by College Station and the BVDC through a grant from Health Education and Welfare and the Emergency Medical System (EMS). The three - quarter -ton ambu- lance, operated by Sherrill Am- bulance Co. of Bryan and owned by College Station under an agreement with the BVDC, is equipped with a 454 cubic - inch engine. The specially - equipped cab can be removed from the truck if front -end dam- age occurs. It has thermostatically - controlled air conditioning and heating, and receives power from the alternator and twin - battery system. These batteries supply power to four 120 -volt outlets, interior lights, marker lights and sirens on the outside. There are four outlets for oxygen, a suction pump, four stretchers and room for four persons. It also carries roll cots for transportation of victims from the scene of an accident to the ambulance. It is not equip- ped for victims of cardiac ar- rests, however. Since Friday, the ambulance has made two calls and will ans- wer only emergency calls, Ed Sherrill, owner of Sherrill Am- bulance, said Tuesday. It is not used for transportation between hospitals, he When the ambulance is in use an Emergency Medical Techni- cian (EMT) must be present. Sherrill said he has a full time EMT as well as qualified drivers and attendants who are familiar with the operation of the new ambulance, enabling them to get to the scene as quickly as possible. One driver, Butch Lovell, said getting to the accident is one of the biggest problems he faces and said people often slow down on purpose and "flip us a finger or some other sign which is not helpful. "If people would get out of the way or stop when they hear the siren we can maneuver around them," he said. The ambulance is painted orange and white with blue let- tering. Sherrill said it is part of the national trend and probably one day all ambulances will be painted these colors. The new unit is insured up to $300,000 per person in case in- jury or death occurs to the vic- tim while being transported. An additional $25,000 coverage is provided if there is property damage when an accident oc- curs. College Station City Manager North Bardell said Tuesday there are no' immediate plans for College Station to buy another ambulance but Bryan or Brazos County may. Presently there is a study being conducted by a Texas A &M professor to determine if there is a need for additional ambulances in this area. m 3 .i..::.:. 0 0 0 THE EAGLE OCTOBER 22, 1975 Cars in Bike Lanes Bicycle riders in College Station feel that cars parked in bike lanes created a serious hazard. This was one of the findings of the League of Women Voters who conducted a survey of 150 College Station residents who are bike riders in College Station. According to the League of Women Voters survey, 73 per cent of those surveyed also Bikes.... feel present provisions For bike riders in College Station are not adequate. An even larger number — 79 per cent — think existing lanes are not as safe as they should be. Frequently mentioned complaints include narrow width of present lanes and lack of maintenance. Fifty-two per cent of those surveyed feel present provisions for bike riders in (Continued from page 1) Those surveyed are equally split for and against man- datory annual registrations of bicycles. Seventy -four per cent said they would be willing to register bikes yearly if bicycle registration fees were earmarked for offstreet bikeways. Stricter enforcement of bicycle regulations was favored by 79 per cent of the riders. These regulations include running stop signs and night riding without lights. The League survey also included questions about sidewalks in College Station. A total of 156 College Station residents responded to the questions on sidewalks. An overwhelming 89 per cent of the respondents think College = Hazard College Station are not adequate. Fifty -two per cent of those surveyed, ride bikes to the Texas A &M campus, 21 per cent ride to the A &M Con- solidated campuses and 27 per cent ride only for pleasure. The average number of bike rides per respondent is seven per week, or one a day. (See BIKES, Page 13A) .....:..... Station needs more off -stree walkways. More than half sai d their families would walk more if there were sidewalks. Respondents felt that walk- ways were especially needed along school routes. Next in importance were main ar- teries and thoroughfares. Those streets mentioned most often as needing sidewalks were Glade Street, Southwest Parkway, and Francis. The majority of the respondents felt the Planning and 'Zoning Commission should take the initiative of providing off- street walkways along arterial streets and school routes in established areas of the city. Only eight per cent of those questioned felt it should be the property owner's responsibility for t initiating the construction of sidewalks on streets which are considered school routes or main arteries. Seventy -five per cent of the College Station residents who answered the survey believe sidewalks in established areas should be financed by city funds raised by taxes, bonds or grants. The questionnaire asked respondents to feel free to make additional comments. Of those commenting, the most frequently voiced con- cerns were lack of education on rules and regulations for bicycle riders and the lack of enforcement of No Parking in bike lanes. Four respondents oppose the regulation requiring bicycles to stop at stop signs. [. 0 6 0 TE1E EAGLE OCTOBER 25, 1975 Halloween Safety Resolution Passed by CS City Council Halloween is for the kids. But it's not what it used to be. We all learned from the tragedy in Houston last year, that it can be dangerous for children. In view of this tragedy the College Station City Council has passed a resolution urging its citizens to take precautions. The council approved a seven part resolution which asks citizens to plan alternate Halloween entertainment functions for children. Trick -or- Treating from house to house should be discouraged, according to the resolution, or kept to a minimum. Where Trick -or- Treating occurs the children should visit only their im- mediate neighborhood, and children should be ac- companied by an adult at all times. Those who do go out that night for Trick -or- Treating should wear light - colored clothing for easy visibility. Particular care to avoid traffic hazards in the streets is also encoura&d. And the council also asks that children not be allowed to eat candy until an adult has examined it for evidence of (See HALLOWEEN, Page 3A) Halloween. . ( Continued from page 1) tampering. The council asks that no chances be taken by College Station residents. The resolution was sub- mitted for the council's consideration by the city manager. LEFT TO RIGHT; LT. GENE KNOWLES, CS MAYOR O.M. HOLT, CHIEF OF POLICE JOE ELLISOR, BRYAN MAYOR LLOYD JOYCE Sign Proclamation for Halloween Safety t • Council urges Halloween Last Thursday the College Sta- tion City Council passed a resolu- tion urging residents to plan alter- nate Halloween festivities for chil- dren this year. The council is asking citizens to comply with the following: •. Trick or treating from house to house should be limited or dis• couraged completely. 4 . Where trick or treating oc- curs the children should visit only their immediate neighborhood. r All children should be ac- companied by an adult at all times. A Each individual should wear light- colored clothing for easy visi- bility. W. Particular care should be THE BATTALION WEDNESDAY, OCT. 29, 1975 limits exercised to avoid traffic hazards in the streets. 4 Never allow a child to eat treats until an adult has examined them for evidence of tampering and then use extreme caution. The council took the action in light of last year's rash of cases in- volving adulterated Halloween candy throughout the nation. Page 5 00