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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPublicity Vol. 01 (March 1938-December 1950)MEX I A NEWS March 24, 1938 r college Station Seeks Incorpor e7 j COLLEGE S _ `IO March 24 {UB-The, cowmunify that has grown up around Texas A. and M.; College may become an incorpora- ted town soon. R&idents near the college cir- culated petitions today seeking an election on the question of incor- poration. - March 23, 1938 Action Is Decided On At Mass Meeting Last Night RESIDENCE SECTIONS Campus,Business Area All Included In Program COLLEGE STATION, Mar. 2"'. Residents of the College Station area, in mass meeting Tuesday night, appointed a committee to present a petition to County Judge J. M Ferguson requesting an elec- tion to decide if ` several commu- nities in the section shall be incor- porated under the name of College i Station, Texas. i Members of the committee, which has Dr. J. H. Binney as chairman, today are circulating copies of the petition, seeking 50 or more signatures. The area it is proposed to in- corporate includes, roughly, about two square miles and embraces an area which includes College Park and Oakwood additions to the south of the college campus, the west boundaries of the Southern Pacific railroad properties to-the west, the business section to the north, and a tract about 1000 feet wide to the east of new state highway No. 6. Seek Town Service The meeting was held Tuesday night after a group of thr Z~ s - dents had discussed possible in- corporation in order to accomplish certain objectives, such as proper police protection and the like, that they could -not accomplish. as an unincorporated section. • This group petitioned the Texas A. and M. College board of direc- tors at a recent meeting for a statement of policy whether the 'board would object to the propos- ecl incorporation. The board an- swered it would have' no objection to the incorporation of such an gtrea_ surrounding and including the campus, Prof. J. T." L. McNew was tem- oiary . chairman of Tuesday ight's meeting. Following discus- 'ion of . Incorporation possib4li- fes, the 'residents selected com- ittee members by sections as follows: Campus-E. W. Steel and D. Marburger. East of the cam- us-Frank Brown and Charles orzyck5. North of the campus= . M. Sparks and S. A. Lipscomb.; ollege Park-J. T. L. McNew nd J. W. Barger. Oakwood-Dr H. Binney and I.. P. Gabbard.;, Committee Organizes The committee then elected Dr4 inney as chairman, Mr. Steel ice chairman, and Mr. Sparl s cretary. The group which petitioned th aid of directors for a statemen policS recently included Ernest ngford, M. C. Hughes, Dealt. ibb Gilchrist, H. E'. Burgess,, rs. R. F. Smith, A. Mitchell, J.,: Binney, J. F. Grant, R. G' app, S. A. Lipscomb, Luke, Pat hnella, E. E. -Mc Quillen, L. P. abbat d, L. D, Smith, C. N. Sltep= id-on, W. H. Badgett, E. J. How-1 11, E. W. Steel, Charles Goryz•' i, E. C, Hetrick" W. W. M. Sparksi E'. Vezey, and J.'T. 'L. McNew. The petition being circulated today by the' committee members -begins as follows: "On this - day of' March, 19:38, the 'utidersig•ned fifty or more electors or qualified voters, .residents of the unincorporated town of College Station, Texas, deeiring to 4aue an election call- ed thorei.n to_ determine whether aforesaid towtr shall be incorpo- rated as provided in Chapters I to 10, inclusive, and in Chllpter 11 to which reference' is made in Article 968 of Chapter 1 of Title ~ 28 of the 1925 Revised Civil Stat- utes of the State of Texas, as niiiid'ified by Acts of subsequent Legislatures, respectfully submit and would show the honorable BRYAN EAGLE March 23, 1938 University of Texas 1-1-38 Pupblicity Department rifturUOHL Is) TO BE ASKED 'w V ! Q ction Is Decided On ' , At Mass Meeting cd Last Night 2 O ca 0 W Q •W 0- cd O O 00 RESIDENCE SECTIONS E Campus,Business Area ~cluded In t ogram k COLLEGE STATION, Mar..23. l Residents of the College Station "area, in mass meeting Tuesday r night, appointed a committee to d present a petition to County Judge J. M. Ferguson requesting an elec- a tion to decide if several commu- nities in the section shall be incor- t, porated under the name of College 1 Station, Texas. Members of the committee, 2 which has Dr. J. H. Binney as chairman, today are circulating u copies of the petition, seeking 50 I or more signatures. The area it is proposed to in- a corporate includes, roughly, about two square miles and embraces an area which includes College Park and Oakwood additions to the south of the college campus, the west boundaries of the Southern Pacific railroad properties to the west, the business section to the north, and a tract about 1000 feet I wide to the east of new state highway No. 6. Seek Town Service The meeting was held Tuesday night after a group of the resi- dents had. _ita~x?~Zad _orzsAla (i.OU,,-ty Judge t no similar elec- has beear held within the ast year; that aforesaid unincor- porated town contains six hundred, inhabitants or over; that the town is to be called College Station, Texas, when incorporated; that a plat of the proposed town accom- pa.nies this application and that said plat contains no territory ex-, cept that which is to be used for strictly town purposes; and that they desire and pray that this town be incorporated, and hereby petition this County Judge to or- der an election to be held in ac- cordance with Article 1136 of Chapter 11EwN to, in the fo ng described tet y' of unincorporated town C ege Station, Texas, to wit." corporation -7M orllei to accomX certain objectives, such as Pi( Police protection and the like' i they could not accomplish- As unincorporated.4ection. This group petitioned the..Te A..~nd M. College board of di, 1, . a ~13 W W Cb CY- O M FO W (n Q w CL cts YE O 0 M 40axd would object tl ed incorporation, p an- The board d - sw I ered it would have no objection to the incorporation of such an~ area surrounding and including the campus. Prof. J. T. L. McNew was tem- porary chairman of Tuesda night's meeting, Followin y g dibili-I, Sion of incorporation ss ties, the residents ntittee memb ers selectedcom- It follows: Cam us- by sections as ' Y B. D P E. W. Steel and I Marburger. East of the cam- v Pus-Frank Brown and Charles Gor'zycki. North of the campus- l W M. Sparks and S. A. Lipscomb. 1 College Park--J, T. L. McNew lA and J. W. Barger. Oakwood- J. H. Binney and L, P. Gabbard. d, Committee Organizes n The committee then elected Dr. Ii" Burney as chairman, Mr. Steel as vice chairman, and Mr. S secretary. Parks as The group which Id board of directors forea~ statement I opolicy recently included Ernest lu, Langford, M. C. Gibb Gilchrist, Hughes, Dean I_ Mr:s. R. F. H. E'. Burgess, FL Binne Smith A. Mitchell, J. R I y, J. • F. Grant, R. C..t aPP, S. A. Lipscomb, Luke Pat e•anella, E. E. McQuillen, L. P. Gabbard, L. D. Smith, C. N. Shep ends. , W. H. Badgett. J. How- W. Steel, Ch , E'arles Goryz_' cki, i. C. Hetrick, W. l►q, Sparks, E• E. Vezey, and J. T. L. McNew. The petition being circulated o lay by the committee members ~1' ms as follows; "On this - day of March, I 1938, the undersigned fifty More elsctors or quat<fied v to town of the un;neo,POratedl Of College Station, Texasdesiring to have an election call-,I ed therein to determine whether) aforesaid town shall be incorpo- rated as, provided in Chapters 1 to 10, inclusive ' and in Chapter 11 to which reference is made in I Article 966 of Chapter 1. of Title 28 of the 1925 Revised Civil Stat- utes of the State of Texas, as modified by Acts of subsequent Legislatures, respectfully submit andwould ~hOty J. t-he honorable x,,a. ounty Judge ki t no situilar elec- on has bee9 held within the or ist year; that aforesaid uninc- orated town contains six hundred nhabitants or over; that the town- s to be called College Station,.'. )lat o m.. rexas, when t ton acco - slat of the proposed at pa.nies this application and th said plat contains no territory ex- cept that which is to be used fort strictly town purposes; and that they desire and pray that this I town be incorporated, and hereby petition this County Judge to or-,I der an election to be held in ac- j cordance with Article 1136 of Chapter 11 t°' m the fo ng described tot y'I of unincorporated town C ego Station, Texas, to wit." W W Q W CL 0 m D Q CIO 0 v v ,W Q W Cb 2 D 0d O n co CORPUS CHRISTI TIMES March 24, 1938 exas A&M Section/'" OY Incorporate..>1 OLLEGE STATION, March 2C (UP)-The :has community that grown up and M around Texas A. College, may become an incorporated town soar. Residents near the college cir- culated petitions Wednesday seek; }ng an election on the question o incorporation. SWEETWATER REPORTER March 25, 1938 ,~Idlege StatAon. U Haag lneorporate.,~ COLLEGE STATION (UP ) The community that has grown up around Texas A.and M. 0)11(,<",- nw.v become an in- corporated tovtin ,oon. Residents n~ `•he college Circulated, petitions- today seek- ing an election on the question of incorporati(m. BRYAN EAGLE October 8, 1938 !College Station N Property Folders Will Oct. 19 The date for the special elcetioil, at which`-twaktents of the College Station area will vote on the pro- posal to incorporate, has been fix- ed as Wednesday, Oct. 19, by Couri- ty Judge J. M. Ferguson. Notices to this effect will be posted today The election must be advertised for a ten-day period. A. Mitchell, who .has been an election official at College Station for many years, will be in charge of the election and will choose his assistants. The area which it is proposed to incorporate ' include the College Park, and.Oakwood additions, part of College Hills Estates, the Caul- ,pus of Texas A. & M. College, the area includuithe, Southern Pacific and Missouri Pa- cific railroad, and the business dis- trict at the north gate of Colle;;e. BRYAN EAGLE October 18, 1938 Opinion Well WIVI On Proposition, Is Deport OUTLINE BE EF Various Resi.dentsTalk On Different Phases F Of Situation Residents of the College Station ea, who will go to the polls Wed- sday to vote on the proposal to i orporate, met in the Chemistry ure room Monday night to dis- s, from various angles, the pos- e benefits from incorporation, 'well as the liabilities they might; C. Following a number of state- nts, dealing with definite phases he proposed program, the meet- was thrown onen for general _Ws_, 011 anti runny present ex- sed an opinion on one or more es of the proposal. Opinion, it wf5 said, seemed to be quite evenly divided on the wisdom of incor- poration. During the evening the fact was emphasized several times that the icorporation proposal had no bear- 1g on the school situation. At the present time committees represent- ing the A. & M. Consolidated school!!! 'district, the Bryan school district and the Bryan city commission are l, seeking to work out a plan for an' extension of the Bryan district that would include the A. & M. Consoli dated school district. It s stated: Monday night tha4"w~as hoped' these negotiations would be sue- cessfully completed and that re: gardless of whether the incorpora tion proposal carried or not, the outcome would have no effect on the school situation or upon the negotiations. The meeting was called to order by Dr. J. H. Binney, chairman of the group. He outlined briefly the progress that had been made, lead? ing up to the hearing on the p,O- j tition and the order of election which set Wednesday as the date for this. i Prof. M. C. Hughes made a con- densed statement of the purpose of incorporation. It was made plain that the primary purpose was to continue to do the things that now are being done, but perhaps do them a little better and do them i legally. He stated it was not the thought that all the activities of the average municipality should be attempted. The fact that incorpora- tion would make possible an or- ganization to deal with various matters locally and to represent the citizenship of th'e community (Continued on age 3) BRYAN EAGLE October 20, 1938 Vole 217 For to 39 Against Proposal Wednesday TO CALL E L E C T I O N i11 Be Governed By onmmission of Five Members . Ivv ~ OLLEGE STATI ON, Oct. 20.- ege Station will now be an in- mrated city as soon as details be worked out. fhe election Tuesday on the question of rporation carried by the over- lming majority of 217 to 39. Jnden the laws of Texas cities m' less tihan 5,000 population e a commission form of govern- ment with five commissioners elected by the voters. Other offi- cers elected will include a mayor d also a marshal. Following a canvass of the vote, y County Judge H. 0. Ferg-zson, an election will be called within the next thirty days for the elec- tion of the officers. WACO NEWS-TRIBUNE October 21, 1938 k- oIlege Station Votes To Incorporate Itself Electlon of Mayor, Commisf#onejs and Marshal COLLEGE STATICO (AP)-This city in au ction yes- terday voted 217 to 39` incorporate. The municipality will include real estate development around the cam- pus of Texas A. and M. college. An election of ~ rOlls_missioners, a j mayor and marshiLl will be held in about So days. W CL Cib 2 M 0 0 m Ix LAJ W CL Cb 0 0 co CORPUS CHRISTI CALLER October 21, 1938 neorporation Voted By College Station COLLEGE ST (.'i-This city OlJ+~ t• 20. terdaY voted e c n Yes- poi'ate. The M 39 to incor- clude icipality will real estate developments around the College . campus of Texas A&M Al election of five c missioners, a mayor and marshal will be am. held.in about 30 days. BEAUMONT ENTERPRISE October 21, 1938 CO~kEGE STATION NOW ".'*IS INCORPORATED GWY i COLLEGE STATION,, Axas, Oct. 20.-(AP)-This city in an election yesterday voted 217 to 39 to incor- porate. The municipality will include real estate developments around the campus of Texas A. and M. college. An election of five coi ners, a mayor and marshal will be held in about 30 days. FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM October 21, 1938 /60LLEGE STATION TO INCORPORATE - NV COLLEGE STAT Oct. 0 This area in an electiorr W nes 7 voted 217 'to 39 to--irRTirporat , he municipality will include real es- tate developments around the earn- pus of Texas A. & M. College. An election of five comrnissioners, i mayor and marshal will be held in about 30 days. AUSTIN AMERICAN October 21, 1938 f Col, le Statio~ i To Inciorate COLLEGE STATION, Oct. 20.- (EP)-This city in an election Wed- i nesday voted 217 to 39 to incor- porate. The municipality wjll in- clude real estate developments around the campus of Texas A. and M. college. 111` WICHITA FALLS RECORD NEWS October 21, 1938 w w 0 LLJ Ln Q Ld Q_ ob 2 O co w w a v ,LU V I Q College Station Votes To I rate as Town COLLEGE S TION, Texas, Oct. 20. (fP)- city in an elec- tion yesterci p voted 217 to 39 to incorporates municipality will include real ee ate developments around the c pus of Texas A. & M. college. An election of five, commissioners, a mayor and mar- shal will be held in about 30 days. HARLINGEN VALLEY MORNING STAR October 21, 1938 CITY INCORPORATPS, COLLEGE STATION -IfY This city in an election Wednesday voted 217 to 39 to incorporate. The muni- cipality will include real estate de- velopments around the campus of Texas A. and Al. College. An elec- tion of five commissioners. a may- or and marshal will be held in about 30 days. .L u m w w t~ V LLJ U) Q CL CU O 0 Co AB ILENE REPORTER-NEWS October 21, 1938 Coilege Station To Incorporate COLLEGE STATION Oct. 20.-- (1?)-This city in an election yester- day voted 217 to 39 to iricorporate. The municipality will include real, estate developments around the campus of Texas .p.. col-; lege. An election of five co stoners, a mayor and marshall wi be held in about 30 days. r f w w ii 0 Ld jr J F' ENNIS NEWS October 21, 1938 College Station 'ro Incorporate (e/ i College Station, Texas ct. 21.- This city in an election Wednes- day voted, 217 to 39, to incorpor- ate. The municipality will include real estate developments around the campus of" Texas A. and M. College. An election missionei:s, a mayor and marshal will be held in thirty days. LUBBOCK AV AL ANCHE October 21, 1938 TOWN TO INCORPO$1~ COLLEGE STATION,, (41) This city in an electioj e t 'd$Y voted 217 to 39 to incorpor4e. he municipality will include r estate developments around the campus of Texas A. and M, college. An elec- ,,i inners, a, may. or and marshal will be held in about 1 30 days. TEMPLE TELEGRAM October 21, 1938 College Jtation Votes To Incorporate As City COLLEGE STATION Oct. 20 This city in an ele on este ay voted 217 to 39 to n r ate municipality will e de etsate developments around the cam Texas pus of college. An election of five commissioners, a mayor and marshall will be held in about 30 days. SAN ANGELO TIh1ES October 21, 1938 Town Incorporates COLLEGE STATION, Oct. 20. -This city in an electio day voted 217 to 39 to in rpr The municipality will ude estate developments around ' campus of Texas SCol An election of five comae for a mayor and Marshall will be V) Q W CL Cb 2 CY- O Q m w 0 v v 'W V Q W CL Cb 2 ND x O O W DALLAS NEWS October 21, 1938 Votes to incorporaZ_ej COLLEGE STATION -M"e'za.. 211 (AP).--716s City ill dp elrt Wednesday voted. 217 to :;9, to iL porate. The nnoiii i Aity will iue real estate developments ,round Grampus s A. & M, Col An election of ilve Vie: mayor and marshal will be hel thirty days. n MART HERALD October 22, 1938 Co a Sf ation Votes to Incor re he it ~ in an election has vot- campus of Texas A&M collegeporate 2I'P"to 39, to incorporate. The An election of five commisSion - municipality will include real es-' ers, a mayor and marshal wA College Station, Oct. 21.-This. tate developments around the be held in 30 days. Mr. P LE AS ANr NEWS October 25, 1938 COLLEGE STATION, VOTES TO INCORPORATE COLLEGE STATION, Texas. (AP).-This city in an election voted 217 to 39, to incorporate. The municipality will include real estate developments around the campus of Texas A. & M. College. An election of five' ioners, a mapor and marshal will be held in thirty days. LUFKIN NEWS November 17, 1938 ELLEGE STATION IS INCORPOR TED COLLEGE STATIO N 17, - At a mass meeting 1,d on t1ac-1 Texas A. & M. college c s this past wec'"~ `icket of offic rs to govern the new city of llege Station was selected an ection date set for Nov. 28. ' Those nominated at the meeting included: Mayor=Dr. J. H. Bin- ney. Aldermen=Dr. J. G. Sam- uelson. G. W. Wilcox, Alva Mit- ch-It, Dr. L. G. Jones, and L. P. Gabbard. City Marshall-J. S. Hopper. All of the officers nomi- nated are members of the Texas A. and M. college staff. The new city comprises the land occupied by the college proper and surrounding real estate develop- ments. The vote to incorporate carried by the county of 217-39. f HOUSTON POST November 18, 1938 Binney Nominal For First Ma College Station COLLEGE STATI Nov. 17.- (Sp)-At a mass meeting held on the A. & M. college campus a ticket of officers to govern the new city of College S ion was selected and elect3bn Tate set o Those nominated at the meeting eluded: Mayor, Dr. J. H. Binney; aldermen, Dr. G. J. Samuelson, G. W. Wilcox, Alva Mitchell, Dr. L. G. Jones and L. P. Gabbard; city marshal, J. S. Hopper. All of the officers nomi- nated are members of the A. & M. .college staff. . The new city comprises land oc- cupied by the college proper and surrounding real estate develop- ments. The vote to incorporate carried recently by the count of 217 to 39. jq VICTORIA ADVOCATE November 18, 1938 IR5" om M'S GOV MENT COLLEG, TI Nov. 13. ~Q -(A&MC)- a mass meeting held on the exas A. and M. Col- lege campus this past week, a ticket of office • vcrn the W new city of College Station was selection and election date set for Q Nov. 28. W Those nominated at the meet- Ld ing included: Mayor-Dr. J. H. Kinney. Aldermen-Dr. G. J. pd Samuelson, G. W. Wilcox,' Alva Mitchell, Dr. L. G. Jones, and L. P. Gabbard. City Marshall-J. S. Hopper. All of the officers nom- inated are members of the'Texas O A and M. College Staff. 0 The new city comprises land 0 occupied by the college proper and surrounding real estate develop- ments. The vote to incorporate carried recently by the count of 1217-39. w w v v W U) HOUSTON PRESS November 19, 1938 City of College Stat' T" To Hold First Ele Special to The Press COLLEGE STATION5Nov. 18-At a mass meeting held on the Texas A. and M. College campus, a ticket of officers to govern the new city, Of College station was selected and election date set for Nov. 28. 1 Nominated at the meeting were for l mayor, Dr. J. H. Binney; aldermen, Dr. G. J. Samuelson, G. W. Wilcox, Alva Mitchell, Dr. L. G. Jones and L. P. Gabbard; city marshal, J. S. Hopper. All the nominees are mem- bers of the Texas A. and M. College staff. The new city comprises land oc- cupied by the college proper and surrounding real estate develop- ments. The vote to incorporate car- ried recently by the count of 217-39. NAVASOTA GRIMES COUNTY REVIEW November 24, 1938 Tic t Of Officials amed At College ' o Govern New City COLLEGE STATION, Nov. 24.-At a mass meeting held on the Texas A. and M. College campus this past _k, 0 wee a tic officers to govern the new city of College Station was selected and election date set for Nov. 28. Those nominated at the meeting Included: Mayor-Dr. J. H. Binney. Aldermen - Dr. G. J. Samuelson, G. W. Wilcox, Alva Mitchell, Dr. L. G. Jones, and- L. P. Gabbard. City Mar- hall-J. S. Hopper. All of the offi- eers nominated are members of the I Texas A. and M. College staff. The new city comprises land occu- 1>1ed by the college proper and sur- rounding real estate developments. The vote to incorporate carried re cently by the count of 217-31 I ,-1 0 a Q o. r W W CL Cd 0 0 co HOUSTON POST November 30, 1938 Station. w w 6i fa v v VW V / W CL C~ G D cr_ 0 0 M Vames Mayor and We Aldermen, COLLEGE STATION, Nov. JP)-Dr. J. A. Binney of A. & illege was named mayor Tues College Station, the town m p of instructors and their Tamil Five aldermen were n a m >orge B. Wilcox, Dr. L. G. Joi P. Gabbard, Ernest Langford a va Mitchell. J. S. Hopper i med town marshal. All offici SWEETWATER REPORTER November 30, 1938 On College Facu COLLEGE STATION ( P) -Dr. J. A. Binneti of 1 AL college was named ma}- r of College Station, the to kt, ide ur, of instructors and their fani- ilic~Z. Other_ aiderinen are Dr. L. G, Jones. L. P. Gal hard, Ernest Langford, and Alva Mitchell. J. S. Hopper was named town m^r- shall. ,fficials are from the colleg< tY. I . BRYAN EAGLE O November 30, 1938 w wNN DR. J. H. BINNEY COLLEGE STATION, Nov. 2 In the first ele2tion in the histo: Of College Station, now an inco porated town, a mayor, board , five aldermen and city marsh were elected. The new officers are Dr. J. I Binney, mayor, and A. Mitchel G. B. Wilcox, Ernest Langfori Dr. L. G. Jones and Dr. L. P. Gal bard, Board of Aldermen. J. Hopper was named city Marsha Offices to be filled by appoin went, to be made by the mays and confirmed by the board e aldermen, are city secretary, eit treasurer, city assessor and tax co lector, city attorney and city er gineer. THE B ATT AL I ON December 13, 1938 The newly elected officials of College Station are shown above., The members in this group are, reading from left to right, Sam Hopper, L. P. Gabbard, George B. Wilcox, recently elected' president of the State Teachers Association, Dr. J. H. Binney, Mayor, Earnest Langford, A. Mitchell, and Luther Jones. COLLEGE STATION OFFICIALS CORSICANA SUN December 15, 1938 FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAIM December 15, 1938 Officers of New City of College Station ~ corporated city of College Sta- marshal; G. B. Wilcox, Ernest bers of the Te~ tion, who are shown studying Langford and L. G. .zones, al- lege staff. Tlie new city com- dermen. Seated, L. P. Gabbard, prises land occupied by the col- the plan for the new municipal- J. H. Binney, mayor, and Alvo lege property and surrounding 11 ity. They are, left to right, Mitchell. Gabbard and Mitchell real estate developments. v w w a r V W U) Q W a_ di O M BRYAN NEWS December 16, 1938 CITY OFFICIALS OF COLLEGE STATION Officers for the newly incorporated cityof College Station are shown in the photo- graph studying plans for the new cLy. They are, left to right, standing: J. S. Hopper, _.ty marshal ; G. B. Wilcox, Ernest Langford and Dr. L. G. Jones, aldermen; Seated, left to right : Dr. L. P. Gabbard, Dr. J. H. Binney, mayor ; and Alva Mitchell. Dr. Gabbard and Mr. Mitchell are aldermen also. All are members of the Texas A. & M. College staff. The new city comprises land occupied by the college proper and surrounding real estate developments. BRYAN EAGLE December 19, 1938 ANN Unofficial Opinion Is Cannot Serve And Draa~w, Whether of'r~lot recently elected officials of C>S~llege Station, all of whom are connected with Texas A. ,-w;1 M. College in some capac- ity, caas officials of the newly incorporated municipality and continue to draw salaries from the state as employees of the College, is a question that has been raised within the past day or two. What might be regarded as an unofficial opinion, it is said, has been received from an assistant to Attorney General William Mc- Craw, which held that they could not serve as officials of the mu- nicipality and contihue to draw salaries from the College. The ruling, it is said, was ask- ed by College officials after the question had been raised by W. H. Holzman, comptroller of the college, whose interpretation of the law was said to have been that they could not serve in both ca- pacities and continue to receive compensation from the College. In view of this situation, none of the newly elected officers, who have not yet taken the oath of office, will do so for the_ pres- TQ ELIGIBULITY, ay Jeopardize Salary From State If They along the line _e, of imunoe any icip• opera- it ' , It is planned, according to state- iments made today by College of- ficials, to hold the matter in status 9u0 until after the first of the year, wllen a formal opinion will be sought from Gerald Mann, at- torney general-elect, who then will be in office. In view of the fact that the new- ly elected officials of the munic- ipality would draw no compensa- tion, being, in the same class from this angle as members of the Con- clidated school district, there is °onsiderable curiosity as to wheth- rthe same rule would not apply n both cases. The officials are Dr. J. H. Bin- ey, mayor, and Dr. L. P. Gab- ard, George B. Wilcox, Dr. L. G. ones, Alva Mitchell and Ernest angford, aldermen and J. S. [opper, town marshal. FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM February 24, 1939 TOWN OFFICES T , F `b. 24 (R). - Because they re state officers members o e faculty of Texas A. & M. College are eligible to serve as town officers in the newly incorporated city of College Station, Attorney General Mann ruled Friday. In an opinion he also held that town officers are not officers under the State but officers under a city exclusively. The opinion was requested by President Walton of A. & M. and it overrules one made by the Attorney General's department on Dec. 10, 1938. w W Q W CL di 0 0 m w wM V V W V , Ld LL Cb N~ 0 0 W DALLAS TIMES-HERALD February 24, 1939 FACULTY MEMBERS AT A. & M. ELIGIBLE BE CITY ®FFI Austin, Feb. 24 (AP).- e they are not state officers mem- bers of the faculty of Texas A. & M. College are eligible town officers in the newly incor- porated city of College Station, At- torney General Gerald C. Mann ruled today. In an opuinion he also held that town offices art not offices under. the state, but offices under a city exclusively. The opinion was requested by President T. O. Walton of A. & M. and it overrules one made by the VERNON RECORD February 25, 1939 COLLEGE STATION DOING MUNICIPALITY BUSKS v-~ College Station, Feb. 25. i P)- This . East Texas town, home of Taus Ag- ricultural and Mechanical G~bleel was functioning as a munici mlit,y Saturday. Incorporated last Novcnnbar, it.4 status was in doubt until attorney General Gerald Mann ruled Friday members of the college faculty, be=' cause they" were not State of-"eZ' may serve as officers of the tcwn.. City officials, all mein ~zrs of t}e: faculty, were sworn in Frilia~ -,,p' J. H, Hinney became Mai or. SAN ANTONIO EVENING NEWS February 25, 1939 A. & M. Tutors Held Eligible as Officers of College Station, AUSTIN, Tex., Feb. 24 (,P).-Be- cause they are not state officers,i members of the facul of xas' A• College a igi to eePve as town officers in hen ly Incorporated city o liege to tion, Attorney General Gerald C. Manri ruled today. In an opinion he also held that town offices are not offices under the state but offices under a city exclusively. The opinion was requested by Pres. T. O. Walton of A. and M. and it overrules one made by the attorney general's department on Dec. 10, 1938. GOOSE CREEK NEWS-TRIBUNE February 25, 1939 w w J~a v w Q W CL cb 2 D 0 0 co w w It V V ,W V / Q ^W Tali f (ices In Ne College City LLECE STATION, e 2 ( ) - Municipal s too o th of office Frida to th all city that has lg up o & M. campus r Attorne . eneral Gerald Mann ruled tha, college professors could function i elective offices. A former ruing denied the tea- chers the right to take city offices (because they were state employes. The oath of office was admin- istered Friday by Dr. John How- I and Binney to Mayor Ernest Lang- ford; Alva Mitchell, Dr. L. G. Jones, George B. Wilccsx, and L. T. Gab- bard, aldermen; and Sam Hopper, marshal . The men, all members of the college faculty, were elected last November 28 when residents voted to incorporate their town. W MART HERALD February 25, 1939 College Station linstalls Munici 1 cers College Stat o e 24. Municipal officer t k the oath of office to run t e small city that sprung up ar In lid the A&.itl college campus a Attorney General Gerald Mann that college professors could func in elective offices. A former ruling 4enied the teachers the right to take city offices because they were state employes. The oath of office was admin- istered to Dr. J. H. Binney, mayor; Ernest Langford, Alva Mitchell, Dr. L. G. Jones, G. B. Wilcox and L. P. Babbard, al- dermen; and Sam Hopper, mar- shal. The men were elected last Nov. 28, at the time residents voted to incorporate their town. PALESTINE HERALD-PRESS February 26, 1939 CO~~E6E SiAiION IS NOW MONICIPhLITY College Station, Feb. 25. (./P)- his East Texas town, home oi` =s Agricultural and Mechan- a1 college, was functioning as al, unicipality today. Incorporated st November, its status was in )ubt until Attprney General erald Mann ruled yesterday at members of the college fac- tv, because they are not state, facers, may serve as officers of ie town. U2 WACO TRIBUNE-HERALD February 26, 1939 College Station Goes Into Municipal Rule Home of Tex 'a ow Haa Its Own Off P COLLEGE T IO n. 25•i . (AP)-This east exas , home of Texas Agric ural and Mechan- ical college, s functioning as a municipality today. Incorporated_ lasj Io 'ember, its status was in doubt u torney. General Gerald Mann ruled y ^day members of the college facult because they were not state offi- cers, may serve as officers of the town. Citv officials, all members of the faculty, were sworn in yesterday. 'Dr. J. H. Hinney became mayor. MEXIA NEWS February 26, 1939 rade 1 't'eachers Are City Officials COLLEGE STAT Tex., !!Feb. , 25, UP) Muni pal offic- ers took the oat. o fice o run the small city~h.'t~t ng up around the A. M. college cam- pus, after Atty. Gen. Gerald C. Mann ruled that college profes- sors could function in elective offices. ' A former ruling denied toe tea- chers the right to take city of- fices becaues they were state em- ployes. The oath of office was admin- istered today to Dr. J. H. Bin- ney, mayor; Ernest Langford, Al- va Mitchell, Dr. L. G. Jones, Gen. B. Wilcox and L P. Babbard, al- dermen; and Sac Hopper, mar- shall. The men were elected last Nov. 28 at the time residents voted to ,incorporate them ; ,4L~ BRYAN EAGLE February 28, 1939 Name By Binn Q%j Appro COL GE STATION, Feb. t meeting of the city offic of College Station Monday aft noon, Mayor J. H. Binney prese ed the appointments for sevc positions and the Board of Alc men acted favorably upon his nc inations immediately. Those appointed and the p, tions included: Mayor pro tern, P. Gabbard; City Engineer, J. L. McNew; City Attorney, Wheeler Barger; City Sanitary gineer, E. W. Steele; City Hes Officer, Br. J_ E. Marsh. The pointment of a city secretary i postponed to a later date. Other action taken by the o- eials included: Instruction to C #arshal Sam Hopper to work v G. F. Moore, Texas A. -an-(T-C-77 eishburn, executive' assistant President T. O. Walton, toward solution of the traffic problem ieting in the city. Mr. Barger was instructed kvork up a franchise for Bryan water distribution, and taxis, 'l lines, etc. He was also instruc to 'draft : ordinances required meetconditions presented by pr ]ells of traffic, etc.. No date" for the next meet \eacv :uucuuncod. THE BATTALION February 28, 1939 Officials Sworn into Office Fridaly Favorable Ruling Made by Attorney Office Members of the staff of Texas A. & M. may serve as officials of the newly incorporated city of Col- lege Station was the ruling hand- ed down by the attorney general's office recently. As a result the of- ficials were sworn into office Fri- day. Referring to article 16, sections 33 and 40 of the Constitution of the state of Texas, the attorney general's office ruled as follows: "There are alas courts owever, the is State in Ott, 83 Tex. no decisions of the directly in point. Supreme Court of. Kimbrough v. Bar- 301, defined "public :e" as, "The right, authority duty created and conferred by by which, for a given period, x fixed or by law or enduring the pleasure of the creating er, an individual is invested i some portion of soverign fun- s of the government, to be ex- sed by him for the benefit of pubiio, [n Leymel v. Johnsom 288 Pac. the District Court of Appeals ,he State of California had be- At the first meeting of the City Council of College Sta- ,tion yesterday afternoon, L. P. Gabbard was elected mayor ro-tem, J. T. L. McNees city gineer, J. Wheeler Barger city attorney; E. Wj Steele, 'city engineer; a_nr- 1r E. Marsh, city h officer. Sam HoPper,'" I M81 , was authorized to work with Col. Moore and Col. Ashburn toward a solution of the traffic problem on the campus. J. W. Barger is to work up a franchise with Bryan for water distribution, taxes, and li a school teacher was an oil►vcL, and after quoting from Kimbrough v, Bgrnett, supra, and after eulo- gizing the teaching Profession at length, holds that a teacher is not an officer of the0st nr 31 W "In Green v Court' (2nd) 1037, the Supreme of the State of Missouri held the following: "The right of the office of city attorney of a municipality does not involve the title to any office under the State. The office of city attorney of a city is not an office under the State, but an offict un- der the city. "We therefore answer that mem- bers of the college staff are not prohibited by Sections 33 and 40 j of Article 16 of the Constitution from holding office under the town of College Station. "The 'opinion of the department is hereby overruled and with dx awn: ' orated College Station was incorP this year by an overwhelming ma- jority at the polls, due primarily, observers believed, to effort to the duce rates on fir insurance undue college and to prevent if it expansion of Bryan, which, had been extended to include Col lege Station, might have provided for higher tax rates than can s obtained with College Station a a5 I a city. The officers of College Station are J. H. Binney of the Mathe- matics Department, mayor; Sam I Hopper of the Mechanical Engi- neering Department, constable; and L. P. Gabbard of the Experiment Station, George Wilcox of the Ed- ucation Department, Ernest Lang- ford of the Architecture Depart- ment, Alva Mitchell of the Engi- neering Drawing Department and Luther Jones of the Agronomy De- partment, aldermen. J, BRYAN EAGLE February 28, 1939 City Officials ~ Named By Binney Given Approval r COLLEGE STATION, Feb. 28. At a meeting of the city officials of College Station Monday after- noon, Mayor J. H. Binney present- ied the appointments for several positions and the Board of Alder- men acted favorably upon his nom-, ' inations immediately. Those appointed and the posi- tions included: Mayor pro tem, L:I P. Gabbard; City Engineer, J. T. L. McNew; City Attorney; J. Wheeler Barger; City Sanitary En- gineer, E. W. Steele; City Health Officer, Dr. J. E. Marsh. The ap- pointment of a city secretary was postponed to a later date. Other action taken by the offi- cials includtjA;.Instruction to City Njarshal Saip,~Uopper to work with Col. G. F. Moc?re, Texas A. & M.4 College com,nUtndant and Col. Ike Ashburn, eMcutive assistant to President T. O.-Walton, toward the solution of the traffic problem ex- isting in the city. Mr. Barger was instructed to work up a franchise for Bryan for, water distribution, and taxis, bus I lines, etc. He was also instructed' to draft ordinances required to meet conditions presented by prob-' lems of traffic, etc. No date for the :-.ext meeting w:as zttinuuuct'd. '017 HOUSTON POST March 1, 1939 a O V W L~ 'W ^ 1. 1L W O 0 Co w w a W V) Q W CL C. 0 1 r I"'- ~I W~ ~ v c~ a k ~ d F m M pO ,OO ..s ~m ~A r W ti w O b ~ F qyq~ ~ O . 60 O m S ~ 4.m ~ C7 7 ~ d ~ 1 ~ GO p m a~ d ~ m ;v ~a BRYAN NEWS March 3, 1939 COLLEGE CITY OFFICIALS V City officials-6f College Stat. were sworn into office Friday of Attorney General Gerald Mann 1 ruled that faculty members of st owned schools are not state e ployees and therefore had a rij to hold municipal offices. Dr. J. Binney is mayor and George B. cox, Dr. L. P. Gabbard, Ern Langford, A. Mitchell, and Dr. L. Jones are aldermen. Sam Hop] is city marshal. r At a meeting of the city offici Ikonday Dr. Binney presented . aApointments for several positic and the Board of Aldermen ac, favorably upon his nominations i mediately. Those appointed and the positic include the following: L. P. Gs bard, mayor pro tem; J. T. L. N New, city engineer; J. Whee Barger, city attorney; E. W. Ste( city sanitary engineer; Dr. J. Marsh, city health officer. The pointment of a city secretary v postponed to a later date. Instruction was given to C Marshal Sam Hopper to work w Col. G. F. Moore, Texas A. & College commandant, an, Col. Ashburn, executive assistant President T. O. Walton, toward 1 solution of the traffic problem e isting in the city. Mr. Barger was instructed work up a franchise for Bryan water distribution, and taxies, I lines, etc. He was also instruct to draft ordinances required to m, conditions presented by problems traffic, etc. No date for the next meeting v announced. 0 ENNIS NEWS March 9, 1939 exas Newest City ~ lecti®n April 4 ~ College Station, Texas, March J.' -At its regular wee 1 meeting his week, we and o aldermen if College St on, s'- newest ity, approve t e apl:ointment of Sidney L. 'L ss as city secretary and with that position combined the offices of city treasurer, tax assessor and collector. April 4 was set as the date for election of city officers for the coming biennium, those now hold- ink office having been elected to serve only until the April elections. None of those now in office has announced for election for a full term as yet. Loveless, formerly from Cool- idge, graduated from Texas A. & M. College last June w?RPw%uior and received two bachelor of science degrees at the same time. He also served as commander of his troop in the ROTC cavalry regiment, and was editor of the 1938 Longhorn, student annual. At present he is registered in the graduate school at the college and expects to receive his master of science degree this coming June. He makes his home on the college campus here. ~O BRYAN EAGLE March 10, 1939 ALL OfFICEAS COLLEGE STA. TO RUN Meet Thursday, P Full Support I T New City{ 'ADMIT 'QOLLEOE Check O n Prowlers, Study Sewage Disposal COLLEGE STATION, Mar. 10. All current officials of College Station have announced for re- election in April, according to Dr. J. H. Binney, mayor, following a meeting Thursday, at which time they presented a letter pledg- ing full support. and cooperation towards further development of the new city. At the Thursday meeting the officials also selected the First State Bank and Trust Company of Bryan as depository for College Station. . Upon petition by residents of College Hills Estates, that new residential district was accepted into the City of College Station, Mayor Binney said. This develop- ment is on State Highway 6, op- posite the new entrance to the A. and M. Campus. At the same meeting the of- ficials authorized the purchase of a seal for the municipal court, in- structed City Marshal Sam Hop-, per to take action regarding re- ports of prowlers, and asked San itary Engineer E. W. Steele to make a survey of sewage disposal for the city and to make recom- mendations in that connection at. as early a date as possible. NAVASOTA EXAMINER March 10, 1939 Loveless Is Named City Secretary Of College Aldermen College Station, March 10. - At its regular weekly meeting this week, the board of aldermen of College Sta- tion, Texas' newest city, approved the appointment of Sidney L. Loveless as city secretary, and with that position combined the offices of city, treasur- er, tax assessor and collector. April 4 was set as the date for elec- tion of city officers for the coming biennium, those now holding office having been elected t oserve only un- til the April elections. None of those now in office has announced for elec- tion for a full term as yet. Loveless, formerly from Cooledge, graduated from Texas A&M College last June with hono received two bachelor of science degrees the same time. He also served as com- mander of his troop in the ROTC Cav- ai y .egimeut and was editor of the 1938 Lonhorn, student annual. At pres- ent he is registered in the graduate school at the college and expects to receive his master of science degree this coming June. He makes his home on the college campus here. C ISCO PRESS March 10, 1939 ames Secretary COLLEGE STATION March 10 f' Spc.).-At its reg i! 1 weekly e lder intment of Sid ty secretary, ea ctor. i April 4 was set as the date for ection of city officers for the ming biennium, those now hold- ing office having been elected to serve only until the April elec- tions. None of those now in of-; Ifice has announced for election for' a full term as yet. Loveless, formerly from Cool- edge, graduated from T xas A. ±M. college last June wit onor and received two bachelor of sci- ence degrees at the same time. He f also served as commander of his troop in the ROTC cavalry regi- ment and was editor of the 1938 Longhorn, student annual. At present he is registered in the graduate school at the college and expects to receive his master of science degree this coming June. I He makes his home on the college i campus here. . tir~g this w h board of lnen,of Col tion, Tex- newest city, ap •ove d the ap- n L. L oveless as and with that po- n combined the offices of city surer, tax assessor e o and col- O Q 03 Ld Q Ld CL cts D X O 00 w w P'1 MEXIA WEEKLY HERALD March 10, 1939 CTown Seer COLLEGE ST N, Tex March 9, (Spl.)-At its regu weekly meeting this week, t board of alderman of College St tion, Texas' newest city, approve the appointment of Sidney L. Loveless, formerly of Coolidge, Limestone County, as city secre- tary, and with that position com- bined the offices of city treasurer,i tax assessor and collector. Loveless raduated from Texas college last June with honor and received two bachelor of science degrees at the same time. He also served as command- er of his troop in the R. 0. T. C. cavalry and was editor of the 1938 z:onghorn, student annual. At tbresent he is registered in the graduate school at the college and I expects to receive his master of science degree this -coming. June.,! He makes his home on the college campus here. ~U BRYAN EAGLE March 10, 1939 i Meet Thu Full S New Check O n PrBwlers Study Sewage Disposal COLLEGE STATION, Mar. 11 All current officials of Colleg Station have announced for r( election in April, according to D. J. H. Binney, mayor, followin a meeting Thursday, at whic time they presented a letter pledl ing full support and cooperatie towards further development c the new city. . At the , Thursday meeting tl officials also selected the Fir State Bank and Trust Company i i Bryan as depository for Coliq i Station. Upon petition by residents College Hills Estates, that ne residential district was accept( into the City of College Statio Mayor Binney said. This develo ment is on State Highway G, o posite the new entrance to the . and M. Campus. j At the same meeting the c !fi~fsei the purchase a seal for the municipal court, i strutted City Marshal Sam Ho per to take action regarding i ports of prowlers, and asked Sa itary Engineer E. W. Steele make a survey of sewage dispo, for the city and to make recoi mendations in that connection as early a date as possible. ADMIT COLLEGE HILLS PALMER RUSTLER March 16, 1939 College Station, Texas Newest C E lection April College Station, Texas, ~ch, 9. -At its regular weekly meeting this week, Brie hoard of aldermen of College Station, Texas' newest city, approved the appointment o{ Sidney L. Loveless as city secretary'; "aAd with that position combined ! the offices of city treasurer, tax assessor and collector. April 4 was set as the date for election of city officers for the coming biennium, those new hold- j in6% office having been elected to serve only until the April elections. None of those now in office has announced for election for a full term as yet. Loveless, formerly from Cool- idge, graduated from Texas A. & M. College last June 71T!" , KIIII "Tew1y two bachelor of science degrees at the same time. He also served as commander of his troop in the ROTC cavalry regiment, and was editor of the 1938 Longhorn, student annual. At' present he is registered in the graduate school at the college and 'I exrects to receive his master of science degree this coming June. He mNkes his home on the college( campus here. i S(.9 BRYAN EAGLE March 17, 1939 College Station'" _y_ And City Fathers Ins Talk WaterMa* J<r , Aldermen' and other officials of College Station and the officials of Bryan met Friday morning at the I City Hall for the purpose of dis- cussing plans for the laying of the 12-inch water main that will carry water from the new Bryan system tp the Campus. Agreement. was made that ease- ments would be granted the city, and, in turn, the city agreed that it would be responsible for any damage resulting from laying of the main or from settling after it }iad been laid.. . The city also agreed to lay a umber of T's in order to locate re hydrants, and the location of ese will be determined without elay. The rental. to be paid for hese will be determined at a later onference. Attending from College Station ere Dr. L. P. Gabbard, J. T. L. cNew, A. Mitchell and J. W. arger. Menibers'of the city eommissiou, 'City Manager James W. Aston and F. LC Henderson, city attorney, arepresent4d the city. ' ANNOUNCED , BRYAN EAGLE Y CI TY DADS. April 19, 1939 Dansby will continue in charge of Streets and Parks; Mills P. Walk- T AKE MAY 1 ST Fi- er, new member, was given n Fi _ tile ent ` nance, and Dr. R. M. Searcy, i r n~co - - Cemeteries and Sanitation, or Pub- lic Health a i n is w was plain that at the e possible s intent on the greatest pt possible Improvement Sanitary , Plan Sanitary Work improvement in sanitary condi- Condition In Cit The commission gave some time tions and would snake every ef- fott t thi y to a 4,"scussion of the plan of in- o secure s. So ht stalling commodes i t h Buy Warehouse Site ug n ren ouses where open back privies were being The much discussed peddlers' TS MADE ASSIGNMENTS used and where sewer connections were possible, permitting either ordinance was gone over again, and passed on second reading. Fi- e renter or the property hold- nal passage was held up to give i e - to pay for this installment on more study to the legislation, j Rate for Water Sal T a onthly basis. Attention was which is designed to prevent! h t h e o i cal d to the fact that unless some ouse- o- ouse peddling by tran-' College Sta n ste are taken to correct this sients and by those who do not insa itary condition another out- hold a health certificate, such as is required of ll f d dl Ve bre of typhoid fever such as a oo han ers. ~ wa experienced last year and The city authorized the purchase Announc ent was made Tues- , w h was traced directly to a c bi ti of 2. t acres in the Smythe the tion to be used as a site for the da ni ht at the meetin of the y g g na on of flies and filth, fight be recorded. Dr. Searcy said city warehouse. The warehouse, city commission that the city had t was little less than a miracle will be moved from its present lo- closed a deal with the directors of that the epidemic, which was of cation in order to provide a site the Bryan Country Club for the an unusually virulent type, did for the new city reservoir. The land i held purchase of this property, to be not spread over a wider area and s at $1050. The land li i used as a city recreational cen- . claim more lives. I es n the south section of the city and at present is j t t id ter. The property was taken over n this connection it was point- ed us ou s e city limits and along the Mi i for the amount of the. obligation held by the American National out that there are 1017 of these privies in use in Bryan and ssour - Pacific tracks. Life Insurance Company of Gal- , while all may not be eliminated question of appoint When b appoint- in it veston, which is $28,250. Posses- at this time it was agreed that . g c y oards oards was brought up, F. L sion will be given May 1. Bonds a sta#t should be made. It was . called attention to hi h i i in the sum of $25,000 were voted decided to round u p a number I s s res gnat on from the school board fil d ~ last year for this purpose. of residents who have been giv- , e some eight or ten months a o d i ,en order to connect with the sew- I g , an sa d that it still time ago but it was decided to de- er lines and compel them to make stood. He stated that he had not lay taking possession for a short this connection without dela or Y agreed with other members the olic f b ild time, on account of other pro ects ~ take the consequences. p y o u ing up a surplus f - demanding attention, and the di- It has been proposed that a re- ,i ro -lax funds and had not at- tena, an ti s rectors continued to operate the volving fund be created, with y mee ngs since thi difference of o i i club and paid all interest charges which the city can finance these ! p n on developed. H i up to and as of May 1. installations, but as number e sa d he had not changed his i o Mayor Ivan Langford announc- rrequired is so large the question i v ewp int and felt some other resident might serve to bett d ed the assignments for commis- sioners at this meeting. He will of interesting private capital in er a - vantage. The commission finally handle the Fire and Police de- agreed to accept the resignation, partments; E R Can d i' ' expressing regret, and G. E. Ad- . . a y w hrndla Pnhlie Milifipq: R RT ams was named, members ballot- . ing, to take Mr. Henderson's place. W V) Q W a. Cb 7- 0 0 CO (9 lQ v LLJ Ln Q LiJ 11 CZ$ 0 0 00 BRYAN EAGLE April 21, 1939 C~ rlege Station Adopts Tax Rate; Eq aal To Bryan &•3I~•3! iajlf , College Alemien fixed the tax rate for the municipality at their meeting Thusday night at 60 cents per $100 of valuation. 'The rate for the A. and M. Con- solidated Independent School Dis- trict is $1, the maximum, and this make the total tax rate $1.60 per $100, the same as that for the City of Bryan for all purposes. The board considered the pro- posal made by Bryan for the sale of water and mapped a counter proposal which was filed with City Manager James W. Aston this morning and will be considered as quickly as possible by the Bryan City Commission. The counter proposal differed in rates and in other points from that made by the city. The board also offered a reward of $25 for information that would lead to a conviction for arson. , A Board of Equalization, in- cluding W. M. Sparks, N. E. Boughton, and A. A. Blumberg was named. A budget for the fiscal year to- taling $4230 was adopted, and an office was rented in the Soso- lik building. Dr. L. P. Gabbard was elected mayor pro tens. The city attorney was instructed to draft an ordinance for the con- trol of traffic i0 the north see, tion of the municipality, includ- ing the Campus and the business section at the North Gate. Frank Brown was named city 5,9 CITY FATHERS ARETOSTUDY'' /,--,WATER SALES Consider est osal Frx C.S. Aldermen PLAN REA EXTENS10 Peddlers Ord Passed on Bryan city commis rs and the College Station board of alder- men held another joint meeting Monday afternoon, for the 4purpose of discussing terms of sale of water by Bryan to College Station, pri- marily to serve College Hills Es- tates and other areas not now served by Texas A. & M. College, but no final agreement was work- ed out. The aldermen agre t_ - ecept the original rate schedule offered by the city, which ranges from 15 1-2 cents down to 14, the last figure to be the rate for all water purchased in excess of 32,000,000 gallons annually, but prefer to retail the water at a flat rate, rather than meter it. In view of the fact that all mem- hers of the commission were not present, no decision was reached on the proposal, which will be further considered by the commission. Seek Sunday Beer Sales The commi ' n received, but took no action, ona pe i ion, sign- ed -by five retailers of beer, whc requested repeal of the city or- dinance regulating the sale o beer within the city limits anc which prohibits sales between inid night and 7 a. in. o'clock througl the week and between midnigh Saturday and 7 a. m. o'clock Mon day. The petition set forth the fac that dealers outside the city ar not restricted and the claim wa made that city dealers were dig eriminated against because of thi et. The commission authorized th construction of a double concrei tennis court, with backstops, in SL Haswell Memorial Park. The co is not to exceed $1,000. BRYAN EAGLE May 2, 1939 John D. Rogers of Allen Farm and other residents of that area petitioned for the construction of nine miles of rural electric service line, to serve 28 consumers, guar- anteeing an income of not less than $900 annually. This petition- was accepted and the city manager authorized to file a requisition with the Rural Electric Adminis- tration more than $5,000, mated cos the installa- P.. The commissio ssed, th~i-rd N'so wi canvas the proposed n- rolhnent. A committee appointed to secure the enrollment, with the group with which they are to work named, is composed of the following: M. P. Walker, wholesalers; S. C. Kir- by, grocers; A. D. Pratt, depart- ment stores; W. G. Sims, variety stores; J. D. Martin, Jr., hard- ware; A.. M. Waldrop, Jr., mens stores; J. W. Lester, ladies ready- to-wear; and E. R. Canady, drug stores. Those attending the meeting this morning were Messrs. Walker, Pratt, Harley, Lester, Waldrop, Heaton, Edge, Kirby, Armstrong ,nd D. L. Wilson. / (D BRYAN EAGLE May 16, 1939 HELD SUCCESS Meeting First of Series Interrelations Group Has Planned SHORT TADS MARE C i t y Manager Aston, Dean Proofs Sound High Notes An appeal for interest in and cooperation for the development of a model community, by City Manager James W. Aston, and ad- vocacy of the 'use of the good neighbor principle in all the rela- tions of life by Dean T. D. Brooks, twere the high points of an inter- gesting program, given Monday night at the Bryan and Brazos County Chamber of Commerce. [meeting. This get-together, held in the Parker dining room, was spon- sored by the Interrelations corn- mittee of the organization and Dr. J. H. Binney, chairman, pre- sided. About four score men and wom- en were present, representing Bryan, Brazos county, College Station, the Young Men's Civic League, the Bryan and Brazos County Chamber of Commerce, and the Business and Profession- al Women's Club. They enjoyed chicken barbecue 'dinner, a series of short but pungent talks, and reveral 'selections by a quartet hich included Euell Porter, j it B. Moore, Dr. J A. McCur•",'y, . and D. T. Killough, with Mrs. Roy Danforth at the piano. 'This was the first of a series of two or three such meetings plan- ned by the Interrelations commit- tee, and opinion was unanimous Monday night that this program should be carried out. The meet- ing was held highly successful, even though attendance was be-! low expectations, and it is believ- ed that another such get-together would attract a much larger at- tendance. The meeting was called to order y Dr. Bim.ey, who presided dur ng most the program. He stated hat this committee had conceived he idea that members of the hamber of commerce should be u•ought together more often in ,rder to develop a better acquaint- mce with each other and to learn nore of the work of the organ-. zation. He said something more- liould be given than just finan- .ial support and that this coop- ~ration would be more likely if nembers had a better knowledge )f and a deeper interest in the )rganization program. He said, .oo, that it was important that Aber organizations be recognized, as all factored in community de- velopment and progress. He cited the Rotary principle, that of put- ting service above self, and urged that it be more generally prac- ticed. C. of C. Chairmen Report Dr. Binney introduced W. R. McCullough, president of the chamber of commerce, who ex- pressed appreciation up- port given the work of the o'g•an- ization, and who called on com- mittee chairmen to report on the progress made toward their ob- jectives. Daniel Russell, chairman, Edu- cation committee, said their pro- gram was about complete. Adver- tising has been placed to boost Al- len Military Academy and the Texas and M. College summer school and copies of The Battal- ion and personal letters are going to 15,000 high school graduates. E. E. Yeager, chairman, Agri- culture committee, called atten- tion to the trip of Future Farm- ers to the Houston Fat Stock Show, the aid given the negro cured meat show, and the cooper- ation extended Extension Service agents and the American Legion free fair. C. M. Bethany, chairman, Fire Prevention, said that 70 per cent of the fires recorded in 1938 were of the preventible type, and that an effort was being made, by ed- ueation, to cut down the number of fires and attendant losses. He spoke of the proposed gas ordi- nance, that prohibiting the sale and use of fireworks, and the pr the o- li posed agreement whereby southwest Telephone company' would cease giving information i about fires to citizens in general,' confining their service to firemen and interested property holders. I W. D. Wilkerson, chairman of Public Health, spoke of plans for''j better sewage disposal, especially in sections of the city not now served by sewers; of steps to pre-' vent rabies; continued work to control malaria, and other health steps. He referr6d to the growing • interest in the establishment of a county health unit, and said a'I meeting would be held shortly of local organizations with a pub- health program to discuss thisI matter. Trade Extension Work Charles H. Dill reported much progress in connection with the l proposed goodwill trips, reviewing the program to which much pub-' licity already has been given. R. C. Franks chairman of Leg- islation, reported briefly on the work of the committee. Trips ware ti made to Austin on the road bffin l i assumption bill, on the Proposed increasing of truck load limits, ~ public school appr'opr'iations, and on the matter of raising the stat- us of present state junior colleges to a senior rating. chairman of Ivan Langford, City Development, said chief ob jectives were the issuance of a I booklet descriptive of Bryan and College Station and that material for this had been gathered Fy a sub-committee headed by Burt and that publication would be made shortly. DeveloPinellt of was neighborhood playgrounds progressing, he said, and the third, a building for the chamber of commerce, has been passed up for the time being. Fred Hale, chairman of Enter- tainment, called the list of mem- bers of the committee, said they were qualified to carry out any program and were ready to go a', zny time. Membership Increases A. M. Waldrop Jr., chairman of Finance and Membership, re- ported 92 news thus far, with a goal of 100, and increased rev- enues of about $1200. He report- ed only five old members lost. A. S. Ware, Brazos county judge, spoke briefly on the admin- istration of county affairs, and urged citizens who travel about the county a bit more to visit the many communities and get ac- quainted with the county and its BRYAN EAGLE May 16, 1939 .t Johnson Couch, representing the Young Men's Civic League and, chairman of its Citizenship commonly for Texas and the Southwest, development of the Bryan Coun-I the lessons that it taught, and mittee, spoke, of the part nlaye< but for the Nation. He said all the I try club into a model recreation phasized the value of neighbor in the Navasota.Bluebonnet Festi• facilities for this development spot, extension of the sewage dis-; every day life. He concluded val, of the adult education classes were here and that it was a ques- posal system, and of other im- I appealing for the adoption o it had sponsored which are now tion of stimulating interest in this g provements• i policy which would put this being held, and stressed the need project and bringing these facili I In. closing, he thanked the citi-I losophy into every day prac for better traffic control and for ties into use. I1 zens for the cooperation and sup- l and would bring to all the more cooperation with police of An informed citizenship is the port given him and other city of- ° portance of neighbors. ficials and for better observance best guarantee of good govern-` ficials and pledged the best possi-Ii of traffic laws by all. nrent, Mr. Aston said. He stated I ble administration of city affairs. Mrs. Lee J. Rountree, repre- that reports of various municipal Good Neighbors Important senting the Business and Profes- enter rises would be made from Dean Brooks spoke of the op- sional Women's Club, stated it was time to time, but asked for a ~i portunity chambers of commerce the youngest organization in the ;greater interest in the adminis- III gave for cooperative efforts by city, excepting the Civic League, tration of city affairs and a more the citizenship, to the end that and that it recently had celebrat-{ j liberal attendance at commission communities be developed in the ed its tenth anniversary. The mem- meetings, where suggestions would best interest of the entire popu- bership. has grown from 27 to 47 be welcomed. I' lation. and has given the State Federation He stated that Bryan stood in ~l three directors and one president. i Ile then spoke of the good She told of the work done in con- need of community planning, to neighbor policy of the Roosevelt She t n with the Carnegie library. the end that the best use be made administration, and stated that y of all facilities and that improve- while he might not'know all that The club has. established a book nients might be designed to serve ilaid behind this, he did know shelf, for which many autograph- in the best way possible. He call- something of the philosophy that ed books have been secured, and ed attention to the big hnprove-!ineighborliness developed, and of the rental book fund now totals ment program and said that hel the importance of good neighbors. $125, with a goal of 500. this money new books are bought hoped the water from the new well He harked back to the clays of his With system would be in cleaned city youth, spent in a hillside commu- each month and rented until they' m&ins by Sept. 1. He spoke of nity of East Texas, and cite! many have been paid for, when they are proposed street improvements, t'ie'examples of neighborliness and of placed on the free shelves. The ; club also has been active in devel- oping the children's department, buying 100 books several years ago and following up this work. One Big Community City Manager Aston said that while there were many communi- ties in the county and three gov- ernmental units, for all practical Purposes this was one community and that it should be a model, not THE BATTALION October, 1939 City Tax Situation The board of aldermen of the city of College Station are very glad that the inhabitants of this city are accepting the taxes as set by the equaliza- tion board with their whole-hearted approval. It is the general opinion that the taxes are equitable and on the right level. When the residents of a locality band themselves together and resolve to make of theirs a better community in which to live, and accept the burden of financing the movements to make it such, then progress is being made. It is felt by the board of aldermen that such is the case here at College Station. By working together and co- operating with each other this city can become a model after which others can pattern themselves. In fact, the Texas League of Municipalities has a special interest in this movement and would like to see this goal realized. The board wishes to express through The Bat- talion its appreciation to the equalization board, composed of A. A. Blumberg, Guy Boyett, and V. M. Faires, for the excellent job they did in setting the taxes to the satisfaction of all concerned. THE BATTALION February, 1940 ELECTION NOTICE Ordinance No. 40 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF - G COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, ORDER- ING A GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELEC- ARBAGE ORDINANCE BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of th TION IN THE CITY OF COLLEGE STA- 1940 e City of College Station, Texas, i 1• It shall be unlawf l , TION, ON TUESDAY, APRIL 2, FOR THE ELECTION OF A MAYOR HE u for any person to t o Place garbage anywhere except in regular galvanized garb AND TWO ALDERMEN, FIRING T PLACE AND MANNER OF HOLD- TIME age cans equipped with securely both c l , ING THE ELECTION AND APPOINTING ans and lids to be waterpr of and flyprof JUDGES AND CLERKS THEREFOR. . 2. The city garba Be it ordained by the City Council of ge collector shall not collect garbage unless it h c the City of College Station, that as been placed auch garbage cans A general election be and the same is as are described in Section 1 hereof hereby ordered to he held on the first . 3. The city garbs garbage ll Tuesday in April, 1940, the same being April 2nd, for the purpose of electing a co ector shall not collect trash or similar debris unless same is placed in suitable cont i Mayor and two aldermen of College Sta- a ners which are reasonably capable of being m tion, Texas. Be it further ordained that said selec- oved b one man, by 4. It shall be unlawful t lion be held in the Missouri-Pacific Sta- o place upon land within the city limits t h tion of said City of College Station and the following persons are here''ri appoint- ras and other debris which may be scattered by d; or cans or other w ed manager, of said election, To-wit: A s- ddi i l containers which may catch and hold water and hence b ona a t Mitchell, Judge, and such a serve as reeding places for flies eistants as may be deemed necessary (to The ll h i . b. The city garbage collector sh ll ll e tc be arranged for by A. M polls shall be opened promptly at 7 o'clock a co not ect any garbage or trash unless the containers for sam a. in. and shall be closed promptly at 7 e are placed adjacent to a road or street o'clock p• in. Said election shall be held under the , or a passable alley. 6. It shall be unlawful to burn paper, trash or other materi l provisions of the laws of the State of overning general elections, and T a under such cir- cumstances as will serve as a fire hazard to any pro t exas g only duly qualified voters who are resi- dents of the City of College Station shall per y, or will constitute a smoke nuisance for the inhabitants of any residence or busines be allowed to vote. of this ordinance, signed by A co s establishment. 7. Violation of each b Sections 1, 4, and 6 hereof sh ll py the Mayor of College Station, Texas, and a be punishable by a fine not to exceed twenty-five doll attested by the City Secretary, shall serve as a proper notice of said election. ars ($25) and each instance in which a violation of any one of the hereinbefore The Mayor is authorized and directed sted di mentioned sections has been made shall constitut a separat nance po to have a copy of this or other three Office and City t in u t e e offense. d Pro p Sta- llege Co of the City in acs public ve this 29th day of F bruary, 1940. tion, and is further authorized and direct- ed to have said election order published J. H. BINNEy, ATTEST: Mayor in The Battalion, a newspaper of general circulation in the City of College Station, Sidney L. Loveless, City Secretary which notice shall be published three consecutive times, the date of the first publication, as well as the date of the posting of said notices, to be not less than thirty days prior to the date of the election. Passed and approved this the 29th day of February, 1940. APPROVED: J. H. BINNEY, Mayor. i ATTEST: I _ ollege ity For Fastest Growing Its Size in State of Texas By Bill Clarkson Until last year College Station was considered just a community five miles south of Bryan and the home of A. & M. College. However, since its incorporation in the spring of 1939, College Station has en- joyed the feeling of being a "grown up" city in its own right. It can now compete with Bryan in population during the regular school sessions and before long will be able to compete equally with Bryan in business enterprises. College Station is known as the fastest growing city in Texas. Dur- ing^ the past four years is gains Station Not to be outdone by other cities, College Station has its own radio station, W.T.A.W., which broad- casts the Farm and Home Program six (lays a week and also broad- casts the "Aggie Clambake", a student program, on Friday after- noons. The studios are located in the Cc1lege Y. M. C. A. Amon- the many improvements around College Station in recent months is the new water supply, which comes from wells a few miles north of the city of Bryan. Ttis new water supply is considered one of the best in the country, as it is 99.9714% free of minerals, as com- pared to the high mineral cotent of the "old" water. College Station has its mayor, city council, police officers, traffic laws, city ordinances, just as any other city. It could not lay claim to these appurtenances before last year. Neither could it boast of the modern business sections several years ago that it has today. College Station is definitely "on the up-and-up", a center for college students' and college people's trade. Uw College Station 20 Years Ago - - - And Today ge Station are districts of wmen iy city would be proud. The sect- ns include the homes on the cam- us and the several surrounding dditions including College Park nd Oakwood, oldest residential, istricts, rapidly growing; College , [ills, College View, and the Boyett .ddition. The newest of these ad- itions is the restricted College, Iills Estates which was opened ast spring and already has a large lumber of modern cafes and bus- ness houses. The thriving business center of ,ollege Station is located at the iorthern end of the A. & M. cam- pus, better known as the "North Gate" to both students and towns- people. It consists of cafes, drug- stores, grocery stores, confection- eries, tailors, cleaning and press- ing establishments, shoe repair shops, men's furnishings, jewelers, photographers, barber shops, a den- tist and a post office. Recently a new $65,000 theater has been add- ed to the many business establish- ments at "the Gate". It has a seat- ing capacity of 628 people and has the most modern movie equip- ment obtainable. The other theater, located on the campus, is the As- sembly Hall, sponsored by the Col- lege Y. M. C. A. The modern Aggieland Inn, lo- cated at the heart of the A. & M.I campus, is the only state-owned notel in the Union. Many tourist courts, located on the highway bor- dering the east side of the campus, are also available for visitors. Churches of all denominations are located around the college cam- pus. A beautiful Methodist church and student center have been plan- ned and are to be erected as soon as sufficient funds have been se- cured. A new Episcopal chapel was completed in 1939 and is located in College Park at the south end. of the campus. The Battalion newspaper, al- though put out by students of the college, serves as a combined col- lege and city paper. When College Station became incorporated, it was designated immediately as the official city newspaper. The paper is run entirely by students except for the actual printing, which is done by the modern College Print THE BATTALION T i /-N a ,w v Ld (f) Q Ld CL, 0 0 M 0. 0. .w l~ 4 b City Your Here begins a series of articles about the city of College Station, its municipal government, mone- tary receipts and expenditures, its facilities for school and utility pur- poses, and a discussion of what the future should hold for the re- sidents of this community. This first installment may be labeled "background", as it is in- tended as a curtain raiser for the material that is to follow each week in the Battalion. Without a Texas A&M College there would be no city of College Station as the city has grown up solely to serve the needs and in- terests of the College and its fac- ulty, staff and students. Therefore, one should know something of the development of the College to un- derstand and appreciate the forma- tion of the local municipal gov- ernment and the city of College Station which it serves. Founded in 1871 In 1882 the Morrill Act became law, setting aside portions of the public domain to be used by the states for instruction in agricul- ture alid the mechanic arts, to which later was added military science. Texas accepted the act in 1866 and state law created the Agricultural and Mechanical Col- lege of Texas in 1871. The college locating commission chose a site of 2416 acres donated by the citi- zens of Bryan and Brazos County. Succeeding state legislatures passed appropriations for the con- struction of class rooms and dorm- 1 itories for the students, and ad- ministrative quarters for the facul- : ty and staff. Dwellings were erect- ed on the campus to house in- e structors and administrators. That c was the beginning of College Sta- tion as a designation on the map of Texas, in the files of the U. S. postal authorities and as a stop on the railroads ahd other trans- portation systems serving the com- munity. Until comparatively recent years I there were facilities in plenty to supply residential demands. Tip- ping of the scales on this situa- tion through a combination of cir- cumstances brought the city of College Station into being. Campus Center Shifts When the enlarged building program was inaugurated by the College in the early 1930's it was found that expansion in some logical portions of the campus was blocked by residences, many of which had housed the same faculty and staff members for several de-j eades. In the years 1934 to 19381 College enrollment had leaped from about 3000 to over 6000. Early in 1939 construction was begun on a new dormitory and mess hall area some distance from the hereto fore center of college life. Faculty Leaves Campus For several years members of the school's board of directors had discussed passage of an order re- moving faculty and staff members from the campus, tearing down the, houses they occupied and adopting' master landscaping plan, as well rs setting up a planning commis- 3ion to pass on the site and kind A future construction. On Sept. 1939 the board adopted such an )rder, giving the families that had .o move until Sept. 1, 1941 to acquire living quarters elsewhere. )nly those individuals who held j )ositions requiring constant pres- mee close to the business of the college or to the student body were allowed to remain on the campus. r,5 THE BATTALION Your CHU 4 of the campus and another was being formed east of the new high- way. The board's vacation order launched a building boom that was curtailed only when the war effort created an acute shortage of build- ing materials, and this building program is due to be revived at war's end. A City is Born For several years there had been talk among residents both on and off the campus of incorporating the community to insure retention of the designation of College Sta- tion, Texas, for all time to come. This talk was revived in the latter part of 1937 and the early months of 1938. Several mass meetings were held and there was full dis- cussion among the residents of the benefits and liabilities accruing from incorporation. A delegation was selected to re- quest a statement of policy from the board of directors and were in- formed the board would have no (See YOUR CITY, Page 4) By Tad Moses Housing Problems Becomes Vexing Through the years some small businesses had been located just off the campus. Here and there in the college environs residences had been erected by parties unable to secure campus homes, and by those who preferred to own their own homes. With growth in the academic division there had been corresponding expansion by the Agricultural Experiment Station and the Extension Service. The Texas Forest Service had establish- ed headquarters on the campus, and staffs for these agencies had to be provided with living quarters. Hundreds of workers were attract- ed by the building program that was in operation all during the 1930's. Then came the Triple A with state headquarters on the campus and the housing situation went from bad to worse. A business district was growing up in the north gate area and on the south side. Two real estate de- velopments had been opened south -YOUR CITY- A (Continued From Page 2) objection to the incorporat4on of the city of College Station to in- clude the area surrounding and in- cluding the Texas A&M College. Petitions were circulated for signa- ture requesting the government of Brazos county calling an election whereby the citizens of the com- munity could vote for or against the question of incorporation. This election was held on October 19, 1938, and resulted in 217 votes favoring incorporation to 39 votes in opposition. Arguments by those favoring in- corporation had been that the community would thereby be bet- ter organized, that school facilities could be improved, lower fire in- surance rates could be obtained,' police protection could be increas- ed, and the general welfare could be better served. Binney is First Mayor Another mass meeting was call- ed to select temporary city officers who were to serve until April 4, 1939 when officials for the next biennium were to be chosen. On Nov. 18, 1938 a slate including J. H. Binney as mayor, J. S. Hopper as city marshal, and L. G. Jones, L. P. Gabbard, Ernest Langford, Alva Mitchell, and G. B. Wilcox as aldermen, was chosen. These were elected on Nov. 28, 1938. All seven city officials were em- ployees of the Texas A. & M. Col- lege and question was raised of their serving also as municipal of- ficers. When the question was put to the attorney general's depart- ment it brought a ruling that Col- lege employees were state employ- ees and therefore could not serve as municipal officers. However, the question was resubmitted to Gerald Mann after he took office in Jan- uary 1939 and on Feb. 24, 1939, Mann ruled that College employees were not state employees, that "town officers are not officers un- der the state but are officers un- der a city exclusively." It was not until receipt of the latter ruling that officials of the Citv of College Station who had b~ THE BATTALION Your City (Third of a Series) Gorzyski, Frank Brown, B. D. Mar- burger, W. W. Sparks, M. C. By Tad Moses Hughes, F. W. Jensen, E. E. Vezey, First two articles of this series and many others. aced briefly the historical devel- Included in the original incor- ment of the Texas A. & M. Col- porated city limits were College ge and the City of College Sta- Park and South Oakwood, part of on which grew up in the surround- College Hills, the College Campus, g area. This and the next install- the two railroad depots and the ent will give passing mention to North Gate business districts. e individuals mostly responsible Early in 1939 the remainder of Col- r what measures of usefulness it lege Hills was taken into the city. ay have enjoyed. Space will not First Officers Elected emit a recital of all names worthy Under Texas laws, cities having listing, nor the telling of all less than 5,000 population have a ajor services performed. commission form of government J. T. L. McNew was perhaps with five aldermen elected by the ie most active in talking incor- voters. Other elected officers in- oration and discussing the bene- clude a mayor and a city marshal. is that would accrue. Others in- Upon this basis the first official uded Ernest Langford, J. H. family was set up through' an inney, Alva Mitchell, L. P. Gab- election held Nov. 28, 1938, to hold ard, J. A. Orr, E. W. Steel, S. A. office until time for the general ipscomb, Luke Patranella, J. W. election to be held the first Tues- arger, C. A. Bonnen, Charles (Continued on Page 4) -YOUR CITY- (Continued From Page 2) day of the following April, on which date all subsequent elections have been held. The city took advantage of other statutes, in April 1941 dividing the city into wards with two council- men from each ward whose terms expired in alternate years. At that time the title of a "city father" was changed from alderman to councilman. Another statute taken advantage of allowed the voters to pass upon the city manager plan, which was adopted on April 4, V1 THE BATTALION - Your City BY TAD MOSES (This is the fourth of a series of articles dealing with the history and functional nization of the City of College Station. Parts 1 and 2 related the events leading o the incorporation of the city, while Part 3 gave mention to some of the individ- to whom credit is due for the accomplishments achieved in the city's progress. 4 is a continuation of last week's installment.-Editor.) PART 4 The first official family show- J. H. Binney as mayor, and va Mitchell, L. G. Jones, G. B. ilcox, Ernest Langford, and P. Gabbard as aldermen. J. S. >pper was city marshal; J. W. irger, city attorney; J. T. L.I, cNew, city engineer; J. E. arsh, city health officer; E. W. eel, sanitary engineer, and Sid weless, city secretary, with L. Gabbard, mayor pro tem. In the first regular election, S. Lipscomb and-W. E. Long re- aced Langford and Mitchell, the ayor and the other aldermen ing re-elected. However, Long signed and in a special election Id in October, 1939, J. A. Orr as chosen to finish his term. lderson Becomes Mayor An April 2, 1940, Frank C. And- son was chosen mayor, and Lang- rd and T. A. Munson replaced abbard and Jones, with Lips- mb, Orr and Wilcox being hold- rers another year. All three were -elected for two-year terms on April 3, 1941. 1' Later that month the city divided into wards from each which two councilmen were to selected in the next general el, tion. Ward 1 covered South Oa wood Park and West Park; W~ 2 took in College Hills east Highway 6 and south of an i tension of the Sulphur Sprir road, and Ward 3 embraced 1 rest of the city and the CollE campus. In the election of April 7, 1; the following councilmen wo chosen from each ward and 1 first named drew the two-Y4 term: Ward 1-Orr and Wild Ward 2-Munson and P. W. Bur'. Ward 3-Lloyd D. Smith and W. Llyod Lloyd Smith resigi Dec. 1, 1942 to become city b was of When S. A. Lipscomb finished his term as alderman, he was chosen city secretary and has con- tinued in that capacity. Lloyd Smith's title since the April 1944 election has been city mana- ger instead of business manager. Other members of the official fam- ily are Dr. T. O. Walton, Jr., city health officer; C. J. Gorzycki, city judge; J. W. Barger, city attorney; S. R. Wright, sanitary engineer, and J. T. L. McNew, city engi- neer. All of these officers, as well as the mayor and the councilmen, serve without remuneration. Salaried personnel, in addition to City Manager Smith, include 0. L. Foster, assistant city secretary and tax collector; Lee Norwood, city marshal; Otis E. Carroll, foreman; and Mrs. Florence Nee- ley, secretary. Succeeding installments of this series will discuss what might be termed issues and policies and will be written by selected citizens iness manager, and T. A. Munson was called into the Army, hence the election of April 6, 19431 brought out two new councilmen each for Wards 2 and 3, with Chas. W. Crawford and M. T. Har- rington for No. 2 and R. L. and E. E. Brown for Ward 3 with the first named in each instance draw- ing the two-year term. Orr car- ried over in Ward 1 and Wilcox was re-elected again. Langford Takes Over On April 4 last year, Langford was re-elected mayor, and Orr, Harrington and E. T. Brown were re-elected councilmen. In the latest election, April 3, 1945, Wilcox, Crawford and R. L. Brown were THE BATTALION July 12, 1945 Your City BY TAD MOSES (Fifth of a Series) History of College Park College Park, first residential ea established in the present City College Station, was launched the Southside Development >mpany which was incorporated ag. 4, 1921. Dr. F. B. Clark was esident; Mr: C. W. Burchard, cretary and treasurer; and oth- s interested included Dan !oates, M. M. Daugherty and R. Lancaster. Dr. Clark, who came to A. & M. 1916, says the housing situation i the campus even then was very isatisfactory. Dr. W. B. Bizzell, Len president, gave Dr. Clark as- u•ance that if a residential area as developed off the campus, hen as many as ten residences ere erected, college utility lines ould be extended to college pro- arty limits where they could be >nnected with privately-owned ,ansinission lines. After a survey of likely sites, Dr. lark and associates chose a tract 66 acres south of the campus hick was bought from Ed Hrd- cka on July 5, 1921. Another 17 2res was bought from Mr. Hrd- eka on Aug. 10, 1923 and these 3 acres make up College Park as exists today. Still another 17 °res were bought by the com- any April 8, 1937, but this tract as not been improved. Landscape by Hensel The development company used >llege technicians in their off- Durs, including landscaping by . W. Hensel. By the time maps of ie area were recorded there were ve home-building prospects and sere was little, delay in getting ie additional five, Dr. Clark said. First lot sold in College Park, 2cording to Dr. Clark's recollec- ons, was to J. A. Peterson, now f Houston, who erected a resi- ence now occupied by M. P. hard. Next was a temporary resi- ence erected by Drink Milner, 'hich now is owned by J. T. L. IcNew and is handled as rent roperty,. Mr. Milner shortly built nother residence, now owned by Norman Rode, presently occupied by J. E. Loupot. Third residence was the log cabin in which Dr. and Mrs. Clark lived for a time, and which now is used as a studio by Mrs. Clark's sister, Miss Marie Haines. Among the other early builders was Miss Jennie Camp, now among the larger property owners in College Park. Lots Sold Themselves Dr. Clark and associates never hired a lot salesman, and never paid a commission on sales. They never approached anyone first in the interest of a sale. "In other words," he says, "the lots sold themselves." "We never allowed any of the lots to be bought for speculative purposes," Dr. Clark continued. "If a lot was sold and at the end of three years no improvements had been made on it, the company re- served the right to buy it back. "We operated on a shoestring and sold lots to people who did their financing on the same scale. If a man wanted a lot and had any nerve he could get it. However, we never lost any money on our sales and there have been no fore- closures. "I do not hesitate to state that the proposition was financially successful, but we did not make a lot of money. That was not our intention in the first place." Burgess Takes Over After South Oakwood and West Park were started, the unsold lots in College Park were purchased on a wholesale basis by H. E. Burgess, leaving the undeveloped tract-of 17 acres which iQow is on the market as a unit. When the City of College Station was incorporated, the utility trans- mission lines laid by the. South- side Development Company, the sewage system, and another built in conjunction with H. E. Burgess and known as the College Park- Oakwood Joint Association, were bq New Development In the meantime, Dr. Clark b 'bought a 200-acre tract to i south, 28 acres from Ed Hrdlic and the rest from the Federal La Bank of Houston, being land the Weinzetl Estate. Lots off 1 near end of this acreage now being offered for sale by ] Clark. "My chosen life work is ecoi mics," Dr. Clark said," and wouldn't take anything in world for the practical econoi experience I have had in develop'. P PM r W W CL Cib O 0 co w If'~ Z W W CL 0 0 M THE BATTALION July 19, 1945 Your City "00 BY W. L. HUGHES Sixth of a Series HISTORY OF A. do M. CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL: PART I Many years ago the Texas Leg- lature created an independent ;hool district of the A. & M. Col- !ge campus-a district which con- sted of some 3500 acres of land ,id buildings valued at approxi- iately $3,500,000. However, since ie property belonged to the State Texas, it was not taxable; and school district with no taxable °operty, except for a small amount personal property, will not xpport a school. Another factor hich made it possible for the impus people to have anything .ce a modern school was the small zmber of children, there being ily 30 or 40 of them on the cam- IS. Consequently, the campus ~ople sent their children to Bryan school. In 1917, the Smith-Hughes Act as passed by Congress appropri- ing funds for the teaching of ;riculture in public schools. A. M. College was designated as a ocher-training institution, and ider authority of the act certain. nds were made available for pre- .ring teachers of agriculture in e public schools. This created e problem of a training school r giving prospective teachers me practice teaching in agricul- re. But the college had no public hool and one was needed and ast be provided. In 1920, Dr. W. B. Bizzell, Pres- ~nt of the College, with Profes- s Martin L. Hayes, head of the apartment of Vocational Teach- conceived the idea of estab- hing a school on the campus for purpose of meeting this need d at the same time of meeting needs of the campus people a public school. Many problems d to be solved before this could realized, more particularly that adequate finances and the furth- problem of bringing together ough children to create a satis- ,tory school unit. Finally, °ough the efforts of Professor Lyes, the State Board of Educa- n was persuaded to grant rural I sufficient to justify the estab- unent of the school. The college ritory adjoining the college proper- ty to afford sufficient pupils to in- sure an ideal organization - that is, a teacher for each grade. This fact alone created the very serious problem of transportation-that of getting the rural children,to and from school. When the rural dis- tricts were assured transportation for their children, Professor Hayes and County Superintendent Eck Smith succeeded in getting com- mon school districts 2, 6, and 13- all adjoining the campus-to agree to co-operate in launching the new school. The problem of securing a build- ing in the summer of 1920, of se- curing teachers and transportation for about 160 children, was no small one. But with about $13,000 rural aid and some $5,000 furnish- ed by the college, with the state and county apportionment, and the local taxes from the co-operat- ing districts, the financial side of the undertaking seemed bright enough. Accordingly, the school board proceeded with the construc- tion of a building and with the pur- chase of two Oldsmobile busses for transportation-and, for the rec- ord, that board was made up of Professor Hayes, Dean E. J. Kyle, and Professor E. J. Fermier, all appointed by the President of the College. A teaching staff consist- ing of the very best teachers avail- able was invited to take over. This staff included all necessary teachers from principal to primary teacher, including a teacher of home economics and one for agri- culture. The problem of organizing a complete school program, includ- ing transportation, was dumped! into the lap of the writer. It was his job to organize the school - a task which was undertaken on September 28, 1920, when some 160 pupils presented themselves for registration. The school was opened in Guion Hall and continued to hold its daily session there until Che new building was ready for occupancy. The new building was loon completed but when the school moved from Guion Hall we `A and Dr. Bizzell made available $25,000 for the construction of a school .building. (In this connec- tion it may be of interest to record that the $25,000 had been appro- priated by the Legislature for the construction of a new home for the president of A. & M. College, but this did not solve the problem of the requisite number of children for a satisfactory school unit.) In order to solve the problem of bringing together the required number of children, Professor Hayes conceived the idea of mak- ing the school a rural consolidated school by taking sufficient ter- ed and borrowed from various de- uartments of the college and in a few weeks A. & M. Consolidated School was on its way. It was the plan of the original board and the superintendent to make the school a model of its kind-that is, no teacher should have more than one grade and no grade more than 35 pupils. The teachers were to be the best obtainable. It was to be a case in which the job sought the teacher-not the teacher the job. A teacher's home, or teacherage, was provided, and living conditions were made as pleasant as possible. THE BATTALION gill 's V W W C. Of a M Seventh of a Series It must be kept in mind that for many years after its organization, the school was not consolidated legally. The districts pooled their finances and children but it was only by a gentleman's agreement. Rural people were reluctant to cut loose entirely from their old school districts. During the first year of the school, 304 pupils were enrolled with an average 'daily attendance of 74%. Actual enrollment was in excess of the census tabulation. During its second year the school enrolled 342 pupils with an average daily attendance of 80%. The greatest problem to be solved was retardation. More than 57% of the children from the rural schools were retarded due to the character of the schools they had attended. After a year or two, how- ever, this situation was eased, and at the end of the second year the school was put on the accredited list with 131/2 units of affiliation. Health Program Emphasized Primary duty of any school is to make good animals of its pu- pils. This should be the duty of the homes in any community but is often neglected, particularly in the rural homes. A health survey was made by the Red Cross nurse for Brazos county. Of the 240 children studied, 9061o were found defective. This did not include such diseases as malaria. During the first year of the school it be- came necessary to provide a bed in the principle's office for malaria patients, and it was used almost daily. The school carried on a vigorous health campaign and by the end of the second year malaria was almost stamped out. The child- ren were taught the relation be- tween the mosquito and the disease, and this knowledge was carried home with the result that greater use was made of mosquito nets. Progress was made in over- ,coming such defects as bad ton- sils, poor teeth, and malnutrition. Each teacher made it a part of her regular work to instruct her p pils in the, importance of cle teeth, clean bodies, and proper di By the end of the second year t results were very noticeable. tendance improved and much b4 ter progress in school was mai Extra-Curricular Activities The school was large enough set up a program of athleit Many matched games with otl schools were played and go school spirit was created. A dran tic club was organized and mu interest was aroused in amate performances. These home WE plays were given in differ( parts of the county, creating a ve favorable impression and showi what a rural school could do. ] cidentally, these performan( brought in sufficient money aid in starting a good library. i though the school was the young in the county, by the end of t years it had more library boc than all the rest of the rural scho of the county combined. A parent-teachers club was ganized and served to bring i parents into closer touch with i organization and work of i school. The mothers aided in curing library books and in securi for the school many needed i provements. During the first years of able existence the school made markable progress. It shov signs of becoming the type school that will meet the needs the community. The high sch course of study was shaped to c form to both college entrance quirements and to vocational work. During the first years, the h school department was called "Hayes High School". There no graduating class the first yE but at the end of the second yi May, 1922, a class of six granted diplomas. A Practical Curriculum All students of the high scl 4W 71 July 26, 1945 r grades, civics was taught inci- entally with such work as health nd the various school activities. lgricultu;ral arithmetic, agricul- ural composition, as well as agri- ultural science and practice, were' aught. Traditional courses in mathematics were offered and a arge number of students elected o take them. One of the very inest assets of the school was its come economics department. Girls vere taught the essentials of home- making in all its various aspects. dome projects in home economics vnd agriculture sought to make nstruction in these subjects sear a life situation as poss ind such courses as English and mathematics were correlated with! `gem in every possible way. THE BATTALION August 2, 1945 The last school census gives the A. & M. Consolidated School dis- trict 496 white and 296 colored scholastics. This is double the num- ber of white twenty-five years ago, and more than double the number lof colored children. It became necessary a good many years ago to erect a new building for the colored children and furnish transportation. The budget for the colored school alone now runs about $15,000 a year. In the beginning, the colored school consisted of a one-room school situated just east of the campus on what is now Highway 6. No transportation was (needed. The budget for such a school was only a few hundred dollars annually. The colored school is now housed in a $12,000 build- ing and is doing an excellent job of furnishing a practical education for the colored children. It is a 12- grede school with 10 teachers. Voc- ational agriculture and home econ- l omics are featured. Just how the "training school" idea was lost is not easy to ex- plain. Professor Hayes died in the early twenties and Dr. Bizzell went to Oklahoma in 1925. Thus the school lost two good friends. Finan- cial troubles began to accumulate. The two busses soon proved in- adequate and additional busses had 'to be purchased. A full-time mecha- nic had to be employed which added to the budget. The cost of bus transportation over poor roads ran high. The building soon proved in- adequate for the increasing school population, and some of the child- ren were "farmed out" in college buildings. Finally the entire high school department was moved to old Pfeiffer Hall and remained there until about 1940. The Texas Legislature cut off the appropriations which were made in the beginning since, the school had lost, or was losing, the jtraining-school idea. The school was soon on the rocks financially, Rural aid laws helped very little. this time the `training school' idea had about disappeared and the school was simply another con- solidated public school on its own resources. The taxable valuations of the consolidated district were only about one million dollars, but the budget kept on increasing. Twenty-five years bring about many changes. College Station has grown into a city with its own municipal government. People have built their own homes and the tax- able valuations have increased tc 2 1-2 millions. Local school taxes now amount to some $25,000 an- nually. The school was moved intc new bunldings adjacent to the campus about five years ago. A gymnasium and athletic field have been provided. The new school plant cost about $100,00 and almost $8,000 annually is required foe debt service alone. The budget foi the white school for 1944-45 was approximately $7,400. Twenty-one teachers are required. The curri• culum now includes such. work a: industrial arts, home economics commercial work, including typing shorthand, and business training The traditional courses in English mathematics, history, science are offered. While the school has been thri many ups and downs, the future seems bright and promising. I has met the educational needs o. mangy rural boys and girls whi otherwise would have had scan educational opportunities. It ha; filled a great need for the campu children. The financial resource, are gradually increasing, but th budget still keeps a few step ahead of the available revenues The high school department wit] an enrollment of about 150 student is still rather small to offer a ricl and varied educational program. However, as the population o. College Station increases, thes shortcomings will gradually b, overcome. The school now operate seven busses. The roads have bees improved, taxable valuations ar, BY W. L. HUGHES Eighth of a Series HISTORY OF A. & M. CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL: PART III !al taxes amounted to only a financing the school is still about ill part of the school's needs. 2-3 of the available funds. The state was furnishing less than board of trustees is made up of per capita. The school's bud- fine, patriotic citizens who are was steadily increasing from endeavoring to see that the school r to year. About 1928 a legal meets the needs of coming genera- solidation was effected and a l tions. rd of seven trustees was elect- but financial troubles wese not ted. Many schemes were brought ward for financing the school. campus people went as far as try to raise monav 1--- - THE BATTAL I0!Y August 9, 1945 Your. City By W. D. Bunting Ninth of a Series A&M CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS The A. & M. Consolidated School was housed in buildings on the campus from its origin until 1940. In November 1938, a committee from the school board was author- ized to investigate the possibility of the College allowing a new school site of fifteen acres and making other provisions for the school. The committee was informed that there was not much chance of the school receiving help from the College. First Buildings Erected On February 10, 1939, the school board received a petition from lead- ing citizens of College Station ask- ing that an election be held to vote bonds for financing the building of adequate school facilities. The board ordered this election for February 25, 1939, which approved by a large majority the issuance of $75,000 in bonds for this pur- I pose. A contract with the architects Ernest Langford and Jack Finney, was signed March 13, 1939 at which time two school sites were offered, one of fifteen acres in College Hills Estates and the other the Holick property site. The board accepted tbf -#,olick property site at its 41.i~- meeting-. This site, consist- ing,ot,approximately fifteen acres, was bought and paid for by pub- lic subscription from some 116 in- terested patrons at a total cost of j$5500.58, and the property was given to the school board as a site for the proposed school buildings. On September 8, 1939 the board let a contract for the school build- ings to William Smith, contractor from Waco, on a bid of $69,825. The original contract called for four elementary units having four- teen classrooms, office space and the like; a high school building of six classrooms with auxiliary rooms and a building to house the Indus- trial Arts and Music departments. It was found later that classroom space of the high school was not adequate and a contract to add two additional classrooms was signed October 27, 1939 at a cost of $3,567. The buildings were formally accepted on March 8, 1940, and school furniture and equipment were moved from the old campus site. Plant is Expanded On January 8, 1941, the board received a petition asking for an investigation of the possibility of building a combination gymnasium- auditorium-cafeteria along with an athletic field and a suitable Negro high school building. After the board had made a thorough study of this request, an election was called for March 29, 1941 for voting the issuance of $40,000 in bonds to finance the project. The election carried by a large majority. A building committee was appointed by the board and it was authorized to purchase adjoining property and make plans for the proposed build- ings. H. D. Mayfield, Jr., was em- ployed as architect and approx- imately two acres more of land adjoining the school property were bought from James Holick. A contract to build the bu: garage and football bleachers wa, given to Ole Martinsen of Bryar in July at to cost of $4,345. -4 contract to build the gymnasium. auditorium was given to N. R Smith of Bryan on August 26, 1941 at a cost of $25,000. The bus garag< and stadium were completed it October 1941 and the gymnasiun was completed in February 1942 THE BATTALION August 23, 1945 Your City By F. R. Brison Tenth of a Series DUTIES OF A BOARD OF EQUALIZATION Each year three resident proper- owners and qualified voters ve the privilege of serving on e Board of Equalization of the ty of College Station by appoint- ent from the City Council. It has en the policy to have one man ap- inted each year who has served e previous year. Principal duties of the Board of lualization are: (1) to examine e rendition rolls of all property;, ) to correct any errors; (3) to elude property that may have en omitted, and (4) to revise ndition values of property so at they may represent a true, rmal, and market value of the operty in question. The first three duties are sim- e and easy to perform. The fourth not simple or easy. The work the Board of Equalization is rde difficult by the fact that so any different kinds of property e included, ranging from live- Dck to railroad equipment. Actual- in making "revisions" the ren- :ion value may be lowered or ised. Property owners seldom ject or complain if the rendition lue of their property is lowered. ►ey are usually concerned, and metimes exercised, when the ren- tion value is raised. This con- rn arises from the fact that nditions are frequently increased ogressively from year to year d seldom lowered. Inasmuch as e amount for which the property rendered determines the amount taxes which must be paid, the >ard of Equalization becomes a x-fixing agency. It sometimes mes to enjoy the same sort of steem", enjoyed by the despised x-gatherers of biblical times. Actually those who serve as embers of a Board of Equaliza- is their privilege to equalize proper- ty values so that the rendition will conform to some common standard. The factors that give property value are extremely vari- able-cost, improvements, loca- tion. Because of these, the "true" normal, and market "value" of property is not easy to determine. Some cities follow a rule of ac- cepting renditions which are ad- mittedly not that, but instead are valuations of some arbritary per- centage of the real value. In Col- lege Station, for example, our valu- ations for rendition are roughly considered to be 50 per cent of the real value. Until the present time most of the property in College Station has been rendered low for county and state taxes, somewhat higher for city taxes, and higher still for school taxes. In the fu- ture, property will be rendered the same for city and school taxes. The Board of Equalization may invite property owners for a con- ference regarding renditions prior to a decision as to the value for which property should be rendered. This practice, however, is seldom followed. Probably better under- standing would prevail if Boards adopted a policy of consultation with property owners before making even a tentative decision on the value to be placed on the property. Finally, the property owner is usually notified, as re- quired by law, to appear and show why his property value for taxes should not be changed. After such a public hearing the Board then sets the value of the property in question, and its action is final. Neither the city secretary nor the city council is privileged to make changes in the tax rolls after they have been finally ap- U. 0 0 Im THE BATTALIO`;~ P R a b August 30, 1945 - Your City BY GIBB GILCHRIST Eleventh of a Series STRIVE FOR A MODEL MUNICIPALITY Although some concern was ex- pressed by local residents at the time of the incorporation of Col- lege Station, such a step was con- sidered then and is considered now vital to the welfare of this com- munity. To be sure, progress has been slow but generally it has been satisfactory. Many forward-look- ing men have served unselfishly as city officials and all have work- ed toward a common objective. It is not too much to say that this objective should be the creation here of a model municipality of its size and character. There is a long road ahead, but at the same time it is only fair to say that we are "on the beam", and that we are making progress. One of our most serious defects, common to many communities, is that the majority of our citizen- ship has simply taken the city's government for granted. For ex- ample, very few of us go to the polls. It has been claimed withc contradiction that on occasion of least one election twenty vote banded together could have ele ed the King of Siam as mayor College Station. This condition m be because of a satisfactory cc census of confidence, or it may simply because of indifference unconcern. We do need to stin late a greater interest in our ci affairs. One of the best ways do this is for the City Council propose modern, outstanding obj tives and to seek them, to ra issues, and to make long-rat plans. Such activities are bound create interest-and usually, position. The Texas A. & M. College the core of this municipality. 1 only the elected officials but a the entire citizenship have an ligation to the boys attend school at A. & M. An opportur is here to create a wholesome vironment and to maintain o those things which make for h character and for outstanding izenship. Another objective sho be to strive always to improve municipal relations with our si; city of Bryan. We still have problem of determining jointly j where the corporate limits of two municipalities should There `aie many other joint i nicipal problems to be determi fairly, constructively, and on of the table. We need a joint ci mittee composed of men women of vision and of unseI civic ambition to work on be] of both municipalities on mati of mutual interest. ~5 THE BATTALI,-)N September 6, 1945 Your City' By F. W. Hensel Twelfth of a Series ORNAMENTALS FOR MUNICIPAL AND PRIVATE PLANTING There are several hundred trees, shrubs and vines which will grow in and around College Station, but relatively few which might be termed all-purpose plants. An ideal plant would be attractive in shape and colon, would be repid-growing, long-ived, free from insects and diseases, require little or no care -watering, cultivating, pruning or spraying-if a tree, give ample shade, if a shrub, plenty of flow- ers. There are few plants which will thrive under negect, but some will Some close to meeting this It should be remembered that it practically impossible to cover area with a tree or trees, and the same time to have a num- r of shrubs or flowers in the me area. Trees are heavy feed- s, and because of a more exten- 7e root system will appropriate greater part of all food and iter. Most plants require sunlight d we plant most ornamental yes for shade, which prevents, or ants, th egrowth of most other suggestion would be to plant, say two hackberry, Chinese elm or chinaberry trees to ono live-oak; the former would give shade in a hurry and by the time their use- fulness was ended, the live oak be coming into its own. It is felt that live oak secured from pure, stands-not from sections where the trees may be natural crosses between live oak and post oak, for example, would be best. It will be found that trees, or acorns or trees of this type will give much quick- er results. i No tree, shrub or vine is going o do very much without proper, iaintenance-cultivation, water- ing, fertilizer. Shrubby trees like albizzia (mimosa), folwering wil- low, Vitex, (chaste tree), trimmed to tree form; yaupon, similarly treated, cherry laurel, ditto, red- bud, mesquite, huisache, all do well here, but not all under the same conditions. This is most noticeable in their need for water. Practically all of the above are attractive in flower or fruit; some axe ever- green. If streets are to be tree-lined, a durable tree should be selected-if he street is paved, reflected heat will often injure the foliage, and the paving itself wil Inot hold rain water sufficiently long to allow the water to soak into the soil. The tree should be high-headed, or be pruned sufficiently high t•) allow for the passage of trucks, busses, and other high-topped vehicle. In residential areas practically any type of shrub or tree could be used. It is unfortunate that Amer- ican elm cannot be more generally grown in the South, as it possesses many of the qualifications we look for in a tree. Live oak, sycamore, hackberry, Chinese elm, water oak, cedar elm, cottonwood, winged elm, pecan, chinaberry, white oak, slash pine, are all being grown here with a fair degree of success. Objections Coniferous evergreens, with the exception of the pine, have not been mentioned. Where continuous maintenance, especially spraying canbe practiced, they make a good growth, are relatively long-lived and require both little water or cultivation. Too many people, they are depressing, including the Red cedar. There are a number of shrubs, both native and imported, which thrive here. Oleander, pomegra- nate, gardenias ("Cape jasmine"), Italian and Primrose jasmine, wax and Amur River privet, the yau- pons, Indian currant, French mul- berry, ceniza, crape myrtle, eleag- nus¢ dwarf bamboo, are but a small part of the list. Vines include honeysuckle, English Ivy, Virginia creeper, Queen's crown, Boston ivy, moon-vine. the live oak takes too long to make a tree, the pecan is a bottom-land tree, the hackberry-a cousin of the elm-is fast growing, but un- attractive to some, it harbors in- sects of various kinds, the umbrel- la chinaberry grows very rapidly, but its wood is brittle and it lit- ters up the yard, cottonwood is hard on hay fever sufferers, Chi- ,lose elm is extremely susceptible -non, ie :I that none of the list will c under neglect; they will exist, all of them will pay good divid if they are watered, cutivated, tilized. THE BATTALION September 13, 1945 q Your City I by J. Wheeler Barger, Attorney for the City Thirteenth of a Series The Government of the The City of College Station does not have a special charter. Only those cities of the State that have 5000 or more inhabitants are eli- gible under the Home Rule Act to adopt charters of their own. College Station functions as a municipal government under the provisions of Title 28 of the general laws of the State of Texas. Title 28 defines the powers that may or shall be exercised by a city and prescribes procedures that shall be followed in the exercise of .'these powers. The provisions are broad and confer all, or at least practically all, the authority need- ed by a municipality the size of College Station for the effective discharge of its obligations to the residents. It is impossible to summarize in a brief statement all' the powers conferred and procedures pre- scribed fora city operating under the general laws of the State. Tbi portions of Title 28, applicable t cities the size of College Station, include 15 chapters containing 233 articles. Some idea of the scope of these provisions may be gained by reference to the titles of these chapters. Chapter 1 deals with the determination and adjustment of the boundaries; Chapter 2 with city officers and their elections; Chapter 3 with the duties and pow- ers of the officers; Chapter•4 with the city council; Chapter ..5 with taxation; Chapter 6 with fire pre- vention; Chapter 7 with sanitation; City of College Station alleys and their improvement; Chapter 10 with public utilities; Chapter 12 with commission form of government; Chapter 16 with the corporation court; Chapter 17 with condemnation for highways; Chapter 19 with abolition of corpo- rate existence; and Chapter 20 with miscellaneous matters. Chap- ters 11, 13, 14, 15, and 18 do not apply to cities the size of College Station. Reference to the activities of the city government, as outlined in prevnous articles in this series, will indicate that College Station has assumed some of the duties and exercised some of the powers con- ferred on municipal corporations under all of these applicable chap- ters. Questions are sometimes asked concerning the corporation court, and it might be interesting here to describe its organization and oper- ations. The general laws create in each incorporated village, town and city of the State a court to be known as the corporation court. It has jurisdiction in all criminal cases arising under the ordinances of the municipality and concurrent jurisdiction with any justice court in the precinct in which the muni- cipality is situated in all criminal laws of the State in which punish- ment is by fine only and in which the maximugi.of such fine may not exceed two hundred dollars. The judge of the court may be either the mayor or a "recorder" as the 1 College Station, a "recorder" been appointed by the council serve as judge. The city clerk his deputy serves as clerk for court, and the attorney for city as prosecutor. Procedures similar to' those in justice cou Cases may be appealed to the trict court where the trial s be de nova That College Station is hip a law abiding,.eity is evidenced the fact that an almost neglig number of cases, other than a traffic violations, have ever l 1 '1 TIE BATTALION synonymous terms. The community was incorporated in 1939, in order that the needs of its members could be better served. Its growth depends upon the growth of A. and M. College. To those who are now in A. and M. or who have made their decision to come to A. and M. the Administration pledges its cooperation and the co- operation of its citizens in any enterprise which will make this community a better place in which to live. CITY OF COLLEGE STATION Incorporated in 1939 w w V V W Q W a_ 0 0 0 m l""l m 0 m Me) i N d y N U R1 41 q) (U 41 U2 m O y F ~ 0 o 7° a '2 C.) C3 wo C N vi .a Y O o o F -c O 41 b C ca y cS ri' y b 0 z r. 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Other em- ployees are Lee NN) wood, city mar- (see COLLEGE, Page 10) BRYAN EAGLE June 14, 1945 , Coll ege Station Budget Dearing 'Set for June 23 Mayor Ernest Langford has an- nounced ;tlsra the Public Hearing of the Budget for the -City of Col- lege Station for the fiscal year 1947-48 will be held in the Consol- idated Iligh Scl.ool Gymnasitan i at 7:30 p, in. on Monday, June 23. It is hoped all residents and taxpayers will attend Because the proposed budget requires a sharp- ly increased tax rate. The possibility of constructing a warehouse and city- office will be presented i'or disco;aims as well as the outline of a campaign to eliminate flies by spraying., with 1). D. T. e-I LLl W CL cd Q= O 0 M Ir ~10 W V) ~t L,aJ CL Cd M Cy- 0 0 M THE BATTALION July 19, 1945 Clyde C. Crittenden, S. A. Wells, M. C. Kury, R. W. Simms, B. W. Cantrell, R. G. Reese, H. A. Pate, F. D. Baca. R. M. Wren, O. J. Hbert. An Editorial (It is the policy of The Bryan News to invite guest editorials from time to time. The editorial appearing below was written for the News by President Gibb Gilchrist and is reprinted with the permission of The Bryan News-The Editor.) It is time for a real, heart-to-heart homefolk discus- sion about how we are getting along. Remember, this is one man's opinion but it is based on a sincere interest in the advancement of Bryan, College Station, and Brazos County as a whole. Bryan and College Station are both good, substantial Texas cities, peopled by real folk interested in their homes, their churches, their cities, their county, and their state, and willing to do their part. Are we going forward as we should? It seems that more aggressive, courageous, and unified action toward a better all around community is needed. By unified is not meant blind adherence to the ideas of any man or group of men, but is the writer alone in the belief that too much attention is being paid to a minute percentage of our joint citizenship, suspected at times of indulgence in monkey-wrench operations? The A. & M. College is the major enterprise of this community. It is a great institution. Barring corruption or downright apathy or inefficiency, is it too much to ask that every person interested in the advancement of the institu- tion get behind its objectives-as declared by those in authority-and help achieve them? With the same excep- tions, and without implication, is it too much-to ask that i our public bodies, our public officials, our newspapers, I our luncheon clubs or other semi-public or semi-official or- ganizations or groups be equally generous? There should al- ways be argument and there can be differences of opinion, always healthy if openly expressed, but sometime, some- where along the line, somebody or some board or commis- sion in constituted authority must say, "That is the way". There is no limit to what this institution can become with wholehearted support of its declared objectives. The As- sociation of Former Students of this institution is already pledged to these objectives. Each community might well ignore its own sniper con- tingent, leaving the vast majority of our citizens who are simply too busy to be mad about anything, free to go for- ward jointly toward bigger, better, and publicly-declared objectives. The suggestion has been made previously, but why not a county-wide committee of forward-looking men and women in addition to existing civic organizations to plan for greater community growth, more satisfying rela- tions, and more progress all around? Starting with the writ- 111P) THE BATTALION November 8, 1945 3 A'00 al i TEXAS, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 8,194 Charter Is Granted for College Station State Bank; Location Is Undetermined 1 The State Banking Commission Hof Texas Monday approved the granting of a charter to the Col- lege Station State Bank of Col- lege Station, Texas. Granting of the charter came as the result of an application submitt- ed several weeks ago by a group of 105 organizers. The new bank his to have a capital structure of 1$65,000.00 made up of $50,000.00 capital stock,' $10,000.00 surplus, and $5,000.00 paid-in operating account. The entire $65,000.00 has been subscribed by means- of 2,500 shares of common stock with a par value of $20.00 per share subscribed at $26.00 per share. Application for membership in the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation will be made shortly, it was announced. Named in the application as the proposed Board of Directors of 1 institution were Luther G. Jones, A. Lipscomb, Joe Skiles, Hersc E. Burgess, R. B. Butler, Durwc Manford, and W. Lamar Fly. Si scribers to the stock will me probably within the next t weeks, to elect directors, and is expected that the men lis above will probably be confirn at that time. Officers of the n bank will then be named by Board, it was stated. - "Our next big hurdle is to f a location for the bank," said spokesman for the group this mo ing. "Until the charter was gra ed, we were not in position to e cute a binding contract, and though several possibilities h; been investigated, we are still able to say where the bank be located." THE BATTALION December 13, 1945 It Won't Work This Way Among the requisites for an aggressive, forward-look- ing community, there is one without which no town or city can progress. In fact, one might almost say that without this asset, even survival itself is well-nigh impossible. The quality to which we have reference is that of unison, of common co-operative effort toward achievements which will result in benefit to the community as a whole. To the newcomer to College Station, the town's most glaring liability is its lack of this cardinal requirement for civic success. Factional and personal desires are permitted to enter into almost every aspect of the community's civic life-its business life, its city government, its social and religious activities, its schools, and even its relations with neighboring communities. ,This impossible situation will be generally conceded to be the result of the town's widely spread geography, and this condition is in turn a logical development of the neces- sity of building the community around the college campus. In this respect, there lies a difference between this com- munity and other comparable towns. If we did not believe that this is a civic obstacle which can be overcome, we would be ready to admit failure and abandon any efforts toward promotion of College Station as a separate and independent community. As for the method of solving the problem, we believe that there can be only one answer. Certainly, very little can be done toward drawing the town together geographically. There will always be a North Gate, an East Gate, and a South Side. College Station MUST rise above this disadvantage. There MUST be developed a community spirit which will transcend business or personal prejudice for any one sec- tion of the town. There MUST be a realization that projects which are a benefit to the city of College Station are direct- ly or indirectly beneficial to every merchant and every re- sident within the city limits. And there MUST be a laying aside of grasping and selfish aims for the taking up of joint cooperation in the promotion of civic interests. Unless these ideals are adopted, the city will never progress, and where there is no advancement there can be only retrogression. There are many local citizens who will profess to a great civic interest, but who wit prove to have selfish am- bitions when the chips are down. On the other hand there are many who are truly concerned with the city's advance- ment and unification, but who are disposed to allow them- selves to be influenced -or who lack the initiative or the courage to assert their opinions. A civic organization is badly needed, one which will provide a means for unifying the cooperative spirit of the town, one which will serve a,5 a common ground for thrash- ing out above the board the controversial problems of the community, and one in which any selfish or sectional aims may be clearly recognized and branded as detrimental to the city's welfare. Perhaps the nucleus of such an organiza- tion lies in- the College Station Kiwanis Club or in the Bus- iness Men's League, although the latter, being composed ~3 exclusively of business men, is in its present form not suf ficiently representative of the community as a «Role:' _ _ Whatever form the organization takes, it should have the courage to inquire into and make public the proceed- ings of our city government and the operation of our school system, to set up an unbiased and unprejudiced city.plan- BRYAN EAGLE January 3, 1947 College Stati on Building Permits $554,860 In 19 4 6 Building permits issued by the City of College Station for 1946 ran to a total of $554,860. Permits were issued for the con- struction of 93 residences, for a total of $343,750. Commercial building permits numbered 12, fora total of $205,- 500. Repairs to residential struc- tures were approved in 21 cases, and permits totaled $5,610, 64 ORDINANCE NO. 98 WARRANT ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE 01 WARRANTS FOR THE PRINCIPAI SUM OF $10,000 FOR THE PUR POSE OF PURCHASING LAN I AND CONSTRUCTING IMPROVE MENTS THEREON FOR USE AS A CITY CEMETERY, AND PROVID• ING FOR THE LEVY-, ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION OF A TAX ON ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY WITH. IN THE CIT YLIMITS OF SAID CITY TO PAY THE INTEREST AND CREATE A SINKING FUNS FOR THE REDEMPTION THEREOF; PRESCRIBING THE FORM OF BOND ; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of College Station has determined the ne- cessity of a City Cemetery and has obli- gated-the City to purchase a tract of land to be used as a City Cemetery, and WHEREAS, the City Council deems it advisable to construct improvements on the tract of land to make it suitable for use as a City Cemetery ; and, WHEREAS, on the 12th day of Decem- ber 1946, the City Council adopted a reso- lution approving the issuance of warrants of the City of College Station, Texas, in the sum of ten thousand ($10,000.00) dol- lars for the purpose of purchasing the land and constructing improvements there- on ; and WHEREAS, the City Council now deems it advisable and to the best interest of said City to issue said warrants as one issue of Cemetery warrants; thereof, be it ordained by the City Council of the City of College Station, Texas : I That the warrants of said City, to be called "City of College Station Cemetery Warrants, Series 1947", be issued under and by virtue of the constitution and laws of the State of Texas, for the pur- pose of purchasing land and constructing improvements thereon for a City Ceme- tery. II That said warrants shall be numbered consecutively from 1 to 100, inclusive; shall be of the denomination of one hun- dred ($100.00) dollars each', aggregating ten thousand ($10,000,00) dollars. III That the said bonds shall be dated March 1, 1947 and shall mature serially as fol- lows : Bond Nos. Maturity Dates Amts. 1- 20 Inclusive-March 1, 1948 $2,000.00 21- 40 Inclusive-March 1, 1949 2,000.00 41- 60 Inclusive-Mareirl, 1950 2,000.00 61- 80 Inclusive-March 1, 1951 2,000.00 81-100 Inclusive-March 1, 1952 2,000.00 IV That said bonds shall bear interest from dateat the rate of four (4%) percent per annum, interest payable March 1, 1948 and semi-annually thereafter on Septem- her 1st and March 1st of each year. V Principal and interest on said warrants shall be payable upon presentation of bond or. proper coupon at the College Station Bank, , College Station, Texas. VI That each of said warrants shall be signed by the Mayor, countersigned by the City Secretary, and the corporate seal of the City of College Station, Texas, shall be impressed upon each of them VII That the coupons attached to said war- rants may be executed by the fascimile signatures of the Mayor and City Secre- tary, and shall have the same effect as if they had been signed by said officers. THE BATTALION February 4, 1947 V ill That the form of the warrants shall substantially as follows: United States of America State of Texas County of Brazos City of College Station Cemetery Wary Series 1947 Know all men by these presents: T the City of College Station, in the Coc of Brazos, State of Texas, a munic corporation duly incorporated under laws of the State of Texas, for value ceived, hereby promises to pay to bearer hereof on the 1st day of the sum of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), in lawful money of the Un States of America, with interest then from date hereof at the rate of four (5 percent per annum, interest payable Me 1, 1948 and semiannually thereafter September 1st and March 1st in each y principal and interest payable upon i sentation and surrender of bond or pr( coupon at the College Station State BE College Station, Texas, and the City College Station is hereby held and fir bound, and its faith and credits, and real and personal property in said c are hereby pledged for the prompt I ment of the principal of this warrant the interest thereon at maturity. This warrant is one of a series of warrants, numbered from 1 to 100, in sive, of the denomination of one hund ($100.00) dollars each, aggregating thousand ($10,000.00) dollars, issued the purpose of purshasing a tract of 1, and constructing improvements thereon use as a City Cemetery, under and by tue of the constitution and laws of State of Texas, and in pursuance of ordinance passed by the City Council the City of College Station, Texas, wt ordinance is of record in the minutes the said City Council. It is hereby certified and recited t the issuance of this bond, and series of which it is a part, is duly ac orized by law and that all acts, conditi and things required to be done preced to and in the issuance of this series warrants, and of this warrant, have b properly done and preformed and hhappened in regular and due time, fc and manner as required by law ; that ficient and proper provision for the I and collection of taxes has been m. which when collected shall be appropria exclusively to the payment of the inter coupons hereto annexed as the same sl become due; and that the total indebt ness of said City of College Station, inc ding the entire series of warrants of wb this one, does not exceed any constitutio or statutory limitation. In witness whereof, the City of Coll Station, by its City Council, has can its corporate seal to be affixed hereto, r this bond to be signed by its May countersigned by its City Secretary, t the interest coupons hereto attached to executed by the fascimile signatures the Mayor and City Secretary ; the d of this warrant, in conformity with ordinance above referred to, being 1st day of March, 1947. Mayor, City of College Texas Countersigned: - . City Secretary, College Station, be The form of the coupon shall be sub-_A stantially_ as follows: No on the lst day of ..........19.. The City of College Station, Texas, promises to pay to bearer at the College Station State Bank, College Station, Tex- as, the sum of dollars, in lawful money of the United ,States of America, being month's interest on the City of College Station Cemetery War- rant, Series 1947, dated 19........, No. Mayor, City of College Station, Texas City Secretary, City of College station, Texas IX It is further ordained by the City Coun oil of the City of College Station, that while said warrants, or any of them, are outstanding and unpaid, there shall be annually levied, assessed and collected, in due time, form ..and manner, a tax upon all the taxable property in said City of College Station, sufficient to pay the in- terest thereon and create a sinking fund sufficient to pay each installment of the principal as the same becomes due. X It is further ordained that all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict here- with are hereby expressly repealed. XI The fact that the City of College Sta- tion, Texas, is badly in need of the im- provements herein contemplated, and said improvements will be to the best interest and general welfare of the said City creates an emergency and an imperative public necessity that the rule requiring ordinances to be read at more' than one meeting of the City Council before final passage be sustended, and said rule is, hereby suspended, and that this ordinance take effect and be in full force and effect immediately from and after its passage at this meeting, and it is so ordained. Passed and approved, this 23rd day of January 1947, Approved: Mayor, City of College Stat Attest ion, Texaa City Secretary , BRYAN EAGLE February 24, 1947 College Station City` Election To e Held April d A general municipal election will be held in the City of College Station on April Y to elect three:; councilmen. The councilmen whose terms ex-1 Aire are G. B. Wilcox, Ward 1 ; i C. W. Crawford, Ward 2, and Rev. R. L. Brown, Waxd 3. The election will be held at the Consolidated. high school and the polls will be open from 8:00 a. in. unfil 6:00'p, M. , Blank applications for candi- dates array be obtained at the City Office. These should be filed with the City Secretary before March 1. 0 0 M w W V) W CL cib 2 0 0 CD w w v v THE BATTALION February 25, 1947 City to Elect T hre Councilmen April. A general municipal election w. be held in the City of Collej Station on April 1 to elect thr councilmen. The councilmen who terms expire are: Q. B., Wilco Ward 1; C. W. Crawford, Ward and Rev. R. L. Brown, Ward The election will be held at t] Consolidated High School and t] polls will be open from 8 a. m. uni 6 p. m. Blank apfplications for cand dates may be obtained at the Ci Office. These should be filed wi the City Secretary before Mari 1. College Station City Operations (Second of a Series) City activities of College Sta- i tion are somewhat bob-tailed by the nature of the community. In. place of a municipal fire de- partment, the city has a working agreement with the Firemen's Training School at A&M College for use of the training school's engines. This equipment is also used by the volunteer fire de- partment of the college. To a. considerable extent, the depart- ment is manned by volunteers from the college building and utilities department. From incorporation until now, the police department has con- sisted of one man, the city mar- s shal. By recent action of the city council, a deputy is to be added `for night service by July 1. For serious trouble, the city relies on the sheriff's department of Brazos County. Campus police 'also assist the city marshal when needed, and vice-versa. A new city hall was opened the last week of 1947, on old Highway 6. A picturesque mod- ern structure designed by A&M students, it houses all city offices, ..also the city warehouse. The Col- lege Station Chamber of Com- merce and Development Associa- tion also meets there, in the council room which is available for use by all civic groups. School district taxes as well as city taxes Except for College Hills, which s served by REA out of Bryan, electricity for College Station :omen over municipally-owned listribution lines from the col. ege power plant, the city having j contract to purchase such pow m "With a large power plant in the campus, and another big )ne building at Bryan, there is no point to our building a little y 3ne," says long-time Mayor 'Er- nest Langford, who is head of the architecture department at A&M College. Water for the city is now pur- chased partly from the city of Bryan, partly from the college, and distributed through city- owned mains. What new arrange- ments the city will make when present water contracts run out remains to be seen. It depends, of course, on action yet to be tak- en by the college and by Bryan. Sewer lines are owned by the ,ity. In the case of most houses, waste goes into septic tanks with the liquid overflowing through the sewer to a city filter bed. The city of College Station re- cently purchased the old Shiloh cemetery and surrounding land for a city cemetery. The original cemetery, on Highway 6, was deeded in 1870 and is one of the older cemeteries in the county. In the new sections, only one marker is allowed to each family plot, and individual grave mark ers are to be set flush with the ground. This is to preserve a garden-like atmosphere. V ew Sewer System wuth Of College s State Approved The plans fptthe new is osal plant serving the areas south of Texas A. & M. College campus have been given the approval of the Texas State Board of Health. This fact is a matter of much' satisfaction to Dr. F. B. Clark, H. E. Burgess and Raymond Rog- ers, who have been laboring for many months to the end of de- veloping a sewage system which would be inoffensive to anyone. These individuals are trustees for, a new and somewhat unique or- ganization, known as the College y Park-Oakwood Joint Association, Through this association the Southside Development Company, owning and developing College Park, and the Oakwood Realty Company, the company owning and developing the Oakwood areas share on a pro rata basis the cost, of construction and maintenance of a joint sewer line and filtra- tion plant, worked out in accord- ance with a scheme furnished by the State Board of Health, The; £erminal of the system is located over 5000 feet south of the areas served, and is placed on land be-I longing to Dr. Clark. Situated as it is, far removed from any resi- dence, it is hardly conceivable that it could seriously annoy any- one for many years to come. Dr. Clark is president of the' Southside Development Company, -which owns a. two-thirds interest (Continued on Page 3) hewer Xontinued frork Page 1) i the new plant. Mr. Burgess is resident of the Oakwood Realty ompany, which owns one-third iterest. Mr. Rogers, assisted by l . J. A. Zeller, of the Department f ;Municipal and Sanitary Engine- 'ing, has been responsible for, ie technical phases of the system. In its present capacity the new ant will ea;:iiy handle twice the nount of sewage now flowing it of the areas served. The plans e so worked out, however, that e plant can readily be enlarged' take care of any likely increase load. For many months there has been me hesitancy in promoting sales lots in. College Park, owing to e fact that the area had out- own its disposal plant. This ob- Icle is now removed. The Col- e Park area is not more than e-third developed. There are veral other projects near Col- e Park and Oakwood that will served by the new system. One these is the new school, which located just northeast of Oak- od. a t~ v v CL ob m 0 Q Z Q U) wN~/ I+~ Z v a. M~ W I T n Cans T o Be Picked Up By Truces Tomorrow-, Tomorrow ..is the clay when city trucks of Bryan and College Sta- tion will collect tin can,,. House- wives are asked to. put their cans in separate containers at the spot where they leave garbage for col- lection. The cans will be turned over to Bryan Army Air Field., as a part of the national salvage caimpaign. i Burglars Break Into Waldrop's College Stoj The A. M. Waldrop store at lege Station was burglarized tw,een closing Tuesday night 6:00 o'clock and opening Wedi clay morning at 8:00 o'clock. ' CITY MANAGERS ATTEND CONVENTION IN DALL) C. O. Suunroers, city manager Bryan,'and L. D. Smith, city ma ages of College Station, are tending- the city managers' conve tion in Dallas. Th:y were there f the first sessions on 'Wednesda Smith is expected to return tonigl while Summers will remain ov the week-end. but no cash was obtained in the robbery, MaYiager Will K. Gibbs said. Entrance was gained by climb- ing through a ventilator and then punching a hole through the ceil- ing. Sheriff Henry- Koontz, of [Brazos county; City Marshall, Lee Norwood, of College Station; and, State Highway Patrolman Lester I H. Robertson, investigated the prey i rises and took finger prints which ( will be checked with the F.B.I; in Washington. qI Sealed bidsFa dyes ed tCoTtheeE City alter of College Station will be rec. at the office of the City Manager 5 P.m. Monday, June 30 for furnis aPP roximately 750 cubic yards of gravel. Specifications and details be obtained at the office of the City A alter of the City of College Station. Ran Baswell, Asst. City Sec. E HOUSTON. POST HOUSTON. TEXAS Education Is the Big Industry 4.1 Professor Is College Station Mayor By MORRIS FRANK cause there was no chamber of Post Roving State Editor ?commerce here. I learned, though, that a College COLLEGE STATION, April 29.- Station Development association I figured when I went to interview and chamber of commerce has been the mayor of College Station, Texas, formed. So I bet next time I ask, they'll give me the population fig- that maybe I ought to get me a dic- ` ures at 35,000. tionary and a shotgun but you know The new organization is an en- I never had no need of either one. thusiastic one, and I am sure will For although the mayor is a col- - get the job done in a big way. College Station has a bank of `its loge perfesser-and certainly the z kc own. I bet after some of the foot- d Of course t have a cemete only mayor and college perfesser ball games, there is sure a goo ry. no combination I have run into-I could business in the loan department. Thanksgivings up here coming fry understand him real good and if he The city tax rate here is 60 cents. Kyle field, I have seen lots of fa didn't know what my East Texas he was too polite "Harvard" meant ' They recently voted a $100,000 bond issue for an extensive set of im- that looked like they were playi hookey from the cemetery. , to say so provements sewer and light serv- seriwIy do have But the . , i , , y And as for the shotgun busi- ness-well, I found everything calm ces. College Station buys water from site for a cemetery now. A coincidence about,, rt-is this in the mayor's office up here in Aggieland, And the mayor has no : Lryan and its lights from A. & M. college. When the city dads chose 1 site, they looked up who had 1 but on the other hand he worries One odd thing up here-the city It proved to be the Episco: deed , don't get no pay, either. P' Y, marshal can't arrest a man on the . church and upon research it v You know there has been lots r,; j x campus. And on the other hand a campus policeman can't arrest a discovered that the site had N kidding us small town boys abot i k man off the campus deeded to the church by a Mr. a us coming Irom a place where yo ui can walk across the city limits and a . But before anybody gets any Mrs. G. W.. Rector for a cemete So that site was destined to be still have one foot in ton and the ideas, they better also learn this: The city has made special depu- cemetery for 75 years. other out of it without stretching MAYOR ERNEST LANGFORD ties of the campus cops. College Station has a keen either. And all the money from the wanis club, headed by Joe Sorre Well, that's almost true about College Station, Texas. It takes in from A. & M. in 1913. He also has fines-if it occurs on the campus is returned to the college recrea- I saw lots of my old pals up hi n College Station at Doc Lipscom i only about four square miles. a degree from Illinois. You know, of t l i tion fund. pharmacy, including the big realt Education of course is the big in- o n s I have heard mayors towns referred to by many initials Speaking of funds, I sure don5t want to o v e r 1 o o k m ti in Herschel Burgess; Manning Smi the grocery king, and many othe dustry in College Station. There are some 40 business places or so here, but not. "M. S." and so on as would bl h li en on g Banker Lamar Fly , who heads the Of course I saw all the coachir merchandise emporiums of most ere. be app ca e C. of C. here and is a very active staff. But this time I was on so every sort. Mayor Langford originally hails citizen. of a higher learning trek, bi College Station was incorporated from Bertram, Texas. The city council meets once a darn if I ever thought I'd find in October of 1938, and things got to Mayor Langford in one of his month regularly. I'd sure like to at- in a politician's office. At that rolling in 1939-the same year the races had an opponent. He was the tend one of them meetings, that is, don't think I should call tl Aggies had that national champion- history professor, Ralph Steen. if they should get angry at each friendly mayor a politician b ship football team. I guess the taxpayers figured they other (of course everything is calm cause no man who don't draw By a ruling of the attorney gen- would need a new house plan some always though in College Station), salary for holdint; office could I oral, the college professors could h b time quicker than they would a Because I've heard some pretty choice adjectives at council meet- called a pol*tian, could he? Of course $"etindidate don't ha old city offices ecause town of- ficers are not under the state but study of the Roman empire or some- so the architect came in thing tngs. But. never any of them big to be an educatdY to be mayor he under the city. , ahead of the historian. words that college professors could For while the `first off,; J. H. B However, they can't be paid be- ' th l d I found out at council meetings use. By the way College Station does ney, was a member ot''the facul the second was an athletic man t cause ey wou raw money d that they didn't need encyclopedias , , from two sources. And of course from liti i t to translate the minutes because popular track coach, Frank And po c an ever ge s money from two sources anywhere, you they have some interpreters-guys .son. Frank showed his heels who are not college profs. them in the race, I guess. know. The mayor of College Station is These include E. E. Ames, who is I had a keen time as always here with the folks in College S Black t here G W b th cordial Ernest Langford, who is head of the architecture department. , ; us agen . . e the dru ist; F. B. Brown Jr., head tion and I came through in gc For the cit h ' e If there i5 anybody who can design t never y secretary is N. gstyle. For while I ain ctrical installation. of the el McGinnis, the widely-know I am sort of a poltici sno office a poltical machine it sure ought to ' ~ , n profe But if the learned' part of sor of landscape architecture myself-especially at meal time. be an architect, shouldn t it. The affable Mayor Langford is in . the council wants to put over a I guess the guy I really I always agree with all sides-a they have a Ph.D. who fast one t his third term as mayor of College St ti Th h b , it-,lust ask for another helping. Am have interviewed here is the e can make a motion in four-dollar manager, Francis A. Vaughn . the Kiwa with swell day ldn't m m a th h t th othas had a Kiwa a on. e mayor as een at A. & M ers cou e o a words t and e coaches, mayor, , club, the only one who dra b k he . in the architecture department for some 25 ea H d d t ws ac a translate before time to get i• y from the city for his serv- up here in good old College Stati i b e t th i rs. e gra ua e Y e r us n ss. o laces. the city offfour square meant 41 Excuse e, folks, He is Dr. M. T. Harrington, as- And even a calloused meal co mooch-square miles. I forgot about tl llege. He is sistant er like me hated to ti k t e e s c ex at of the A in char & M Mayor,new chamber of commerce that ;Langford when the f ield. He is a graduate of mayor herelbeing formed. Bryan don't even get bu f s are from the A. & M., and of to be a "doctor" g city. at Iowa State. By the way, the Langford Professor J. A. Orr of the civil, go in for mayors. Ernest's broths : dgett er, Ivan, was mayor of Bryan as ast Wn H~s Baalso on Ithe ~ouncigl , for many years. He is now a city struction iin f con councilman in B s f ryan. fi o are gram graduates of A. & M. College Station has about 3500 If you get a letter from the city people, I was told. of College Station with rose bushes' I was just remarking that you land other pretty shrubbery sketched' could sure take their word for h College Station e ion the letterhead, don't be sur-population, too, be a16 1 Prised. - - OFFICIAL NOTICE., Sealed proposals addressed to the City Manager. will be received at the office of the City Manager until 7:00 P. M., Wed- nesday, September 17, 1947 for furnishing a truck, two ton, complete with packer type refuse collection body. Specifications may be obtained from the City Secretary, City of College Station. LEGAL NOTIC)k '4 Notice to Biddea's. proposals, addressed to Ernest angford; Mayor of the City of~1611ege ation, Texas, for the construction of a mbined city office and warehouse for id City, will be received at the City all, College Station, Texas, until 5:00 .lock. P. M., on the 22nd clay of October, 47, and then publicly opened and read. ids most be plainly marked "Bids for instruction ofCombined City Office and arehouse for the City of College Sta- The successful bidder will be required enter into a contract with the City ouncil of the City of College Station, eras; however, the City Council reserves e right to reject any and all bids. A cashier's or certified check, issued by Texas Bank, payable without recourse the order of Ernest Langford, Mayor the City of. College Station, Texas, in a amount not less than five (51/,) per at of the largest -possible total bid, eluding cony ideration of alternates, ust accompany each hid as a guarantee at, if awarded the contract, the bidder ill promptly enter into contract and ex- .ute bands, as outlined in the specifica- ons and instructions to bidders. I A performance bond, in an amount of ne Hundred (100111) per cent of the con- act price will be required. Attention is called to the fact that not ss than the minimum wage rates pre- ailing in the locality in which the work performed for work of a similar char- .ter, and not less than the general pre- ailing rate of per diem wages of legal olidays and overtime work, shall be paid all laborers, workmen and mechanics nployed in the construction of public orks, and the following is the general revailing rate in the City of College Sta- on, Brazos County, Texas: -d o z 3 a x ~ 3a P4 a o w rmmott abut ..55 S Yes I1/2 4.40 arpenters 1.37 8 Yes 1'/, 11.00 lasons 1.50 8 Yes P/, 12.00 ein. Steel 7orkers 1.50 8 Yes - I1, . 12.00 lumbers 1.50 9 Yes 1'id2 12.00 lectricians 1.50 k _ -Yes 1 12.00 ainters 1.50 8 rYes 1 12.00 laziers 1.50 8 Yes 1?!, 12.00 lasterers 1.50 8 Yes 11,'_ 12.00 oofers 1.511 8; Yes P/, 12.00 itters 1.50 8 Yes 1%, 12.00 beet Metal ✓orkers 1.50 S Yes 1I/ 12.00 The contract price will be paid by the ity in interest bearing time warrants, nd the City Council will on or after the 2nd day" of October, 1947, pass an ordi- ance authorizing the issuance of War- ants in the maximum amount of $21,- 00.00, bearing interest at a rate not to xceed three (;(y 1 per cent per annum, nd maturing serially over a period not xceeding fifteen (15) years from their ate. Plans and specifications may be obtain- from the Office of the City Manager r the City of College Station, Texas, up- 11 deposit of $5.00 as a guarantee of the afe return of same. - The City will make arrangements for the ,intractor to dispose of the warrants erein mentioned at not less that' par, nd the contractor must agree to deliver he warrants at such price to the party ,ith whom the City has made such ar- angements. ERNEST LANGFORD ' Mayor. City of College Station, Tezas.l Sealed Minimum charge for Domestic Lighting, $2.00. 2. For commercial or industrial consum- ers using electricity in business establish- ments : lot 25 KWH 100 per KWH Next 400 KWH 60 per KWH Next 1000 KWH 40 per KWH All over 1425 KWH 20 per KWH Minimum charge for Commercial light- ing, $2.00. (B) Rates for water, domestic and com- mercial consumption: lot 1,000 gals. ...................760 Next 2,000 gals ---••-•••-••-••400 per M. Next 3,000 gals . ...................260 per M. All over 6,000 gals 200 per M. Minimum water charge, $1.00. (C) Rates for sewerage service: 1. For domestic consumers using sewer- age services for households or office only: 1 Water Closet, connection 500 2 Water Closet connections 750 3 or more Water Closet con. .....$1.00 2. For apartment and rooming houses using sewerage services : 1 Water Closet -connection 500 Each additional Rater Closet con. 250 3. For commercial or industrial consum- ers using sewerage services for business establishments : 1st 7,000 gals, or fraction thereof of water used 500 i Each additional 7,000 gals. or frac- tion thereof of water'used 250 Where it can be shown that any con- siderable part of the water used by commercial anti industrial consumers does not reach the sewers, the City Council may make such adjustments in their rates as shall be deemed just and equitable. SECTON 2. Payment of bills: - (A) All charges due the City from wean oz men. consumers of public utilities services b shall be based on bills rendered by the J R o g 'N City the consumer, and such bills /t.~^ ice ireeL~er' a A1°a shall be be due and payable not later than the 16th day of the month next sue- ORDINANCE NO. 86 ceeding the month during which these SC$ED- services were rendered. SCHED (B) All bills shall be discounted in the NING RG FOR amount of 10 per cent under the rates FOR specified in the schedules appearing in TAN ONNEC- Section 1 of this Ordinance, Provided, A ES but provided only, that such bills ex- ES teed one ($1.00) dollar in amount and NCE. are paid within the 15-day period IT ORDAINED by the City Council set forth in Article (A) above. he City of College Station, Texas: SECTION 3. Disconnections and recon- 1CTION 1. Schedule of rates. The nections: thly rates to be charged consumers (A) All electric, water and sewerage public utility services-namely, elec- ty, water and/or sewerage connection all be in accordance with the acbed- as follows : 1) Rates for electricity For domestic consumers using electric- in households or offices only: 1st 20 KWH ........................80 per KWH Next 40 KWH _........60 per KWH Next 40 KWH ....................40 per KWH Next 80 KWH ....................30 per KWH connections shall be severed for any consumer of public utilities services who fails to pay all or any part of his total bill for such services within 15 days after the same shall be due and payable as provided in Article (B) of Section 2 above. (B) When connections for public util- ities services have been served, as Pro- vided in Article (A) of this Section, the same shall be restored only when all amounts due the City shall have been paid and an additional fee of $1.00 shall also have been paid to cover the expenses or the restoration for each type of service to be recon- nected. SECTION 4. Any ordinance or portion thereof in conflict with this Ordinance is hereby repealed, and the provisions of this Ordinance in case of conflict shall govern. If any portion of this Ordinance shall be declared invalid, such declaration shall not affect the other portions thereof. ayor Langford and City Councilmen nnounce Their Stand on Current Issues 0 ry D Z r,~^ VI w w a CL co m 0 ry a 0 Mayor Ernest Langford and the mbers of the College Station ,y Council have issued the fol- Ang statement on current issues: THE CITIZENS OF LLEGE STATION: lelieving that the citizens of this com- nity have a right to know how their y Council stands on all matters which any way affect their welfare, the fol- ing statement is made without equivo-' ion or reservation : 'HE RECORD. The record of the pres- Council is an open book. All of its ions have been above board and, what- r its future may be, it stands upon its ord of past performance. 'ELF-DETERMINATION. One of the lienable rights of the citizens of a nmunity is that of self-determination, the right of complete autonomy. The y council stands committed to this nciple, and within all the powers at its nosal will protect this time-honored any of its rights and privileges, nor to surrender any of the rights and privileges of the citizens of this community. INTER-CITY RELATIONS. There are many problems which must be solved in terms of the interests of both communi- ties. Among them may be mentioned those of public health, inter-city transportation, streets and highways, racial problems, po- lice problems, and the like. These ques- tions have been discussed briefly in joint meetings of the governing bodies of the two cities. They must be solved amicably and in the spirit of cooperation. To this end a committee has been appointed by the City Commission of Bryan and the City Council of College Station to make a serious study of the various problems which affect our general welfare. THE LOCAL SCHOOL. The City Coun- cil has supported the local school with all of the means at its #sposal and will con- tinue to do so. The Council recognizes the local School Board as being the sole legal authority in all matters relating to the school and is aware of the fact that any effort to change or modify the local situa- -MAYOR- " (Continued from Page 1) structures through rigid enforcement of the zoning ordinance; to operate the af- fairs of the City honestly, efficiently, and in the best interest of all ; and, finally, to cooperate with the officials of the City of Bryan, of Brazos County, and of A. & M. College to the end that whatever we do shall be done amicably and for the benefit of all alike., This statement is being made by the -a uo of our shall continue to grow in usefulness a that it shall reflect the intelligent ph nine and desires of the citizens of t community. MERGER OF GVERNMENTS. So as the merger of the local governor, with any other unit is concerned, the sition that the Council is quite clear: is not the intention of this Council surrender any of its rights of self-del mination, or the rights and privile granted to it by the laws of the State Texas. FUTURE PROGRAM. The City Coin has a rather comprehensive program signed for future development. It is intention to continue to improve and fii ly hardsurface every street within the i limits: to reduce its charges for utili as opportunity permits; to erect a , building at the earliest possible mome to make it possible for every reside within the city limits to have sewer c nections ; to extend water mains and stall fire hydrants to make it possible every owner to have the advantage of duced rates in fire insurance; to pr/ of the local Council enjoyed the support which solicits their continued cooperation. Respectfully submitted, J. A. Orr, G. B. Wileoz, C. W. Crawford, M. T. Harrington, E. E. Brown, R. L. Brown, Councihnen.__ he Cit VY the City yy Hof"CollegeStat oh, Tey1ncE ction I. That 131ock 4, Lot,, I' 11 give, Block Lots 1 to 10 inclusive tt Addition be zohed from the i)resew ification of District No. 2, Seconc ling House Diotrict, to DiyQct No. :3, tment'House District. 'ion II. That a public hearin > be in the city office ..t 7:00 b•m. ~i,^eu- v. April 19. 1349. Lion Ill. !'hat publication at this al in three issues of `thp blitt4livn doper notice poeted In the a.ru, !,;shall constiNt, d is i,otfce n " e of h r h,a 4y "roved this the Wth day Approved: Si FRNE61' LANGFOFCT) Att,-A: Mayor S% N. M. 14IcGinnis City ticcretur;.' YY;4wJO£ I w w a 12 0 m 0 z Q w w a v vI~ a. M~ W Nn LJ.. Q Z Q I W Attention Doi, Owners In order to protect the stu- lents and citizens of College Station from rabies, the City Council has announced that be- ;inning April 1, Ordnance 50, requiring all dogs to have a License tag attached to their col- ars, will be enforced. Any dog picked up not.bear- ng a city license will be des- troyed within 48 hours unless called for by the owner, who must pay a $2.50 fee plus cost of the license before the dog can be released. If it is impos- sible to capture the dog the City Marshall is authorized to de- stroy it. In order to obtain license tags, a certificate from a licensed vet- erinarian must be presented showing that the dog has been innocolated against rabies re- cently enough for such innocul- ation to be effective during the period for which the license is to be issued. V Absentee Voting ~ Possible in April { ualified voters may cast their votes by absentee ballot `in the event they plan to he out of town or are physically unable to go to the polls on the (late of the annual municipal election, April 0. Married veterans who have lived here six months are eligible to vote in Ward 3. Absentee balldts may be obtain- ed at the City Hall, or they.may be secured by writing to the' City Sea- retary, City of College Station, Texas. qq w 0 C Cb m 0 Q Z Q TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 1948 ORDINANCE NO. 117 AN ORDINANCE PROPOSING TO I ZONE CERTAIN AREAS WITHIN T] CITY LIMITS, FIRING THE TIME PUBLICATION AND PUBLIC HEARI* BE IT ORDAINED by the City Cour of the Citv of College Station, Texas: Section 1. That Block 4, Lots I to inclus' c, Block Luts I to 10 incluai Boy Additiob be zoned from the piw, clan: alion of District No. 2, Secc DwAing House District, to District No. Apartm,nt House District. Section IT. That a public hearing held in the city office at 7:00 p.m. W ne<day. April 14, 19148. Section III. That publication of t w ) 'J la Y, AUGUST 22, 1947 Official N NOTICE OF Hl TO THE REAL AND TRUIR OWNE WHETHER HEREINAFTER NAMED CORRECTLY NAMED OR NOT, PROPERTY ABUTTING ON COON STREET M THE RIGHT OF W OFHIGHWAY NO. 6 TO THE NORT LINE OF THE CITY LIMITS OF TI CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEX AND TO ALL OWNING, OR CLAIMIN ANY SUCH ABUTTING PROPERTY OR 00) ; A NY INTEREST WHEREIN, AND ALL INTERESED IN ANY PROCEEDINGS TCONTRACTS ORF MA TERS, HEREINAFTER MENTIONED. Notice is hereby given to the real an true owners whether hereinafter named correctly named or not, of property abu tins upon Cooner Street within the limi herein defined, and all persons owni or claiming any such{abutting propert or any interest therein, and to. all other owning, claiming or interested in any the proceedings, contracts and matte herein mentioned, that: The City Council of the City of Co lege Station, Texas by duly enacted o d term inance, dated August 181 1947, has d the improvement, of the tY for, and ordere following deacrib ed portion of Cooner Street in the Cit of College Station, Texas, to-wit: wayOoof Highway No. 6 rtomthe No th tlin of the City Limits' of the City of Colleg Station, Texas, by excavating, raising grading and filling the same and install ing concrete curbs and gutters where neces-sary, and other incidentals and appurten antes, and by the construction of a twenty- four foot roadway between curb lines and paving same with I" rock asphalt on 61, compacted base, all as set out in plans and specifications prepared by the City Engineer of said city and on file in the office of said City Engineer. That said City Council, after having 9uly and legally advertised for and re- ceived bids for the construction of said improvements, will let and acpard a con- tract to the lowest secure bid, for the con- struction of said improvements on Au- gust 29, 1947. The said City Council has caused said City Engineer to prepare and file the here- inafter set out estimates of the cost of such improvements had has heretofore by duly enacted ordinance dated August 18, 1947, determined the necessity of levying an assessment against the property abut- ting upon - said street within the limits defined, and the real and true owner or owners thereof, and did adopt and deter- mine the hereinafter set out proposed ap- Portionment of the coats of said improve- ments between said city and the abutting property and the real and true owners thereof, and that the portion of said costs Proposed to be assessed against the abut- ting n..,..e..e.. ere thereof will be in accordance with the FRONT FOOT RULE OR PLAN and did further adopt the following•proposed rates and estimates of said costs: The estimated amount per front foot to be assessed against each abutting prop- ertY and the real and true owner or own- era thereof for curbs and gutters in One Dollar and Thirty-five Cents lineal foot; ($1.35) per - The estimated amount.per front foot to b e assessed against each abutting property and th an true owner owners threofe foralsaidd improvementso exclusive of curbs and gutters in One Dollar and Forty Cents ($1.40) per lineal foot; is, The total estimated amount per front OR foot to be assessed against each abutting OF Property and the real and true owner or ER owners thereof is Two Dollars and Seven. AY iY-five Cents Per lineal foot; H The estima 1 cost of the whole E improvements on said streets, within the AS, limits defined, is Eight Thousand Six G Hundred and Sixty-seven Dollars ($,667.- * The total estimated cost of said im. HE provements to be paid by the City of Col- T- lege Station, Texas, is One Thousand Two Hundred Forty-two Dollars ($1,242.00) ; The total estimated cost of said improve- d menta to be paid by said abuttin or and the real and true owner or powners t- thereof is Seven Thousand Four Hundred is Twenty-five Dollars ($7,425.00). ng A hearing will be given and held by and Y, before the City Council of the City of s College Station, Texas, on Friday, August °f 29, 1947, at 5 o'clock ra Office of the City of Col ge Stations TeCit xy as, to the heal and true owners, whether I- named or correctly named herein or not r of property abuttin within the limits herein defined d ,d andr to , t e all persons owning or claiming grin such c abutting property or interest therein to , and all others owning, claiming or inter- ested in said abutting property, or any of f the proceedings, contracts or matters and I e e things herein mentioned or incident to R said improvements herein described. At the time and place all such F persons, P - firms corporations, and estates, and their C agents and attorneys, shall have the right to appear and be heard and offer testi- G ninny as to the said assessments and the C amount thereof proposed to be assessed against said abutting property and 'the real and true owner or owners thereof, J• the lien and charge of personal liability L. to secure payment of said assessments, • the special benefits to accrue to each such J. abutting property and the owenr or own- C ers thereof by virtue of said improvements, H if any, or concerning any error, invali- i dity. irregularity or deficiency in any pro- ceedings or contraets in reference to said I improvements, and said proposed assess_ ments, and concerning any other matter or things as 'to which hearing is a Con- stitutional prerequisite to the validity of said assessments, proceedings and improve- ments, to which they are entitl T ed to a hearing under the laws of the State of Texas. i Following such hearing assessments will be levied against each and every parcel of Property abutting upon said street, with- in the Iimits herein defined, and the real and true owners thereof for that Portion of the costs of said improvements deter- mined by said City Council to be payable by such abutting properties and the real and true owners thereof, and said assess- ments shall be and constitute a first and Prior lien unnn ..ia _ Prue owners of such abutting propeftlss, as of sdate, $v tlNer'such true bwners be nom or co>gytn~njlM~ in said Proceedings. not,'^an iio or mistake or discrepancy in the names of such owner or owners or in describing said Property in this notice or in any of said proceedings with reference to said improvements shall invalidate any assess- ment or certificate issued in evidence thereof, but nevertheless each parcel of property abutting upon said street within the limits defined, and the real and true owner or owners thereof, shall be charged with, and be liable for, said -assessment which shall be valid whether or not such owner or owners be named or correctly named, all as provided for and under the Acts of 1927, 40th Legislature of the State of Texas, First Called Session, Chapter 106, commonly known as Article 1105-b, Reyised Statutes of Texas, under which said improvements, proceedings and assess- ments are being constructed, performed and ' levied. The following is ^ list of the apparent owners and descriptions of said abutting property, which list is included herein merely as an aid to assist in giving notice to the said real and true owners of said abutting property, and is cumulative of, and in addition to, the requisites of the foregoing notice as provided for by said Acts above identified, which notice in it- self is valid and sufficient, and the fol- lowing list shall not be conclusive as the real and true owner or owners, an dthe descriptions of abutting property, nor shall said list limit said notice to such owners named or property described, but this said notice shall nevertheless be directed to he real and true owner or owners of aid abutting property whether named or orrectly named herein or not: e Property a Property Block Lot Frontage t Owner ; No, No. Lin. Ft. P. Cooner 1 1 100 • 111 . L. Redden 1 2 65 M. Neville 1 3 65 L. Hearne 1 4 65 P. Bishop 1 5 65 W. G. Heartsfield. 1 6 65 I eorge R. W3t1id 65 F. Gent 1 g Roy Hagler 65 1 9 65 M. Randles 1 10 11 L. Tobola 1 11 65 R. Breedlove Y 12 66 E. Hickson 1 13 65 arl Ehnquist 1 14 65 D. Mayberry 1 15 65 r.. wttson 1 17 69 I. P. Conner 1 18 69 I. P. Cooner 1 19 71 r 1. P. Cooner 1 20 I. P. Cooner 2 67. J. T. Atkins 1 100 R, A." Mllwee 2 2 65 J D. Galbraith 2 3 " 65 J. B. Hooker 2 4 65 i Leslie G. Tingle 2 6 65 R, Blades 2 -7 - P: Cooner 7 0 hoyd Godwin 2 8 60 P. N. Mann 9 66 T. F. Kidd 2 10 106 S: W. Smith 3 11 69 J• Creager 1 65 R• S. Holmes... 3 2 65 Sa`m P,• Duncan 3 3 65 H. J. Dubuisson 3 4 50 John Xincannun 4 5 50 D, E. Coldiron 4 1 52'2 L CO ner 4 2 52'.2 L Cooner 3 66.9 4 Pt. 27. On • all said matters and things, all owns ins or claim iliv any such abutting prop- erty or any interest therein, as well as all others in anywise interested or affec- ted by the thin,•:; and matters herein men- tioned, *01'. take notice. DONF~ by nnier of the* City Council of the City of. ('<,liege Station, Texas, this 18th dap 'o#= August, A. D., 1947. " RAN BOSWELL, Assistant City Secretary of the City of College Station, Texas. Sealed bids addressed to the City Man- ager of the City of College Station will be received at the office of the City Manager until 5:00 p.m. Friday, August 28, 1947 for constructing curb and gutter and pavement on approximately 1300 ]fin- al feet of Cooner Street. Detailed plans nd specifications may be obtained from he office of the City Manager of the Citv s n_n'__ 101 Offi Sealed,b addressed to the City Man- ager of the City of College Station will be received at the office of the City Manager until 5:00 p.m. Friday, August 28, 1947 for constructing curb and gutter and pavement on approximately 1300 lin- eal feet of Cooner Street. Detailed plans and specifications may be obtained from the.office of the City Manager of the City of College Station. Sealed proposals addressed to the City Manager will be received at the office of the City Manager until 7:00 P. M., Wed- nesday, September 17, 1947 for furnishing a truck, two ton, complete with packer type refuse collection body. Specifications may be obtained from the City Secretary, Cit of College Station. Francis A. Vaughn i City Manager. NOTICE OF HEARING THE REAL AND TRUE OWNERS, CHER HEREINAFTER NAMED OR ECTLY NAMED OR NOT, OF ERTY ABUTTING ON COONER ET FROM THE RIGHT OF WAY ;IGHWAY NO. 6 TO THE NORTH OF THE CITY LIMITS OF THE OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, 'TO ALL ONING' OR CLAIMING SUCH AB TTING PROPERTY OR INTEREST WHEREIN, AND TC INTERESTED IN ANY OF THE ...T...,,,.rnc rnNTR.Ar.TR OR MAT 1947, at b o'clock P.m. in the City Property abutting upon the real street and within e charged fits of the City of College Station, Tex- the limit ad ineedtheroof, shall be to the real and true owners, whether `with, and be liable for, said assessment med or correctly named herein or not, .µ,hich shall be valid whether or not such propety abutting upon said street h owners be named or correctly owner thin the limits herein defined, and to for d under the ng property oro interest therein, such Acts of 1927,s 40thvLegislatu en of the State persons owning claiming any of Texas, First Called Session, Chapter all others owning, claiming or inter- 106, commonly known as Article 1105-b, ted in said abutting property, or any of Revised statutes of Texas, under which e proceedings, contracts or matters and said improvements, proceedings and assess- iings herein mentioned or incident to ments are being constructed, performed and iid improvements herein described. levied. At the time and place all such persona, The following is a list of the apparent rms corporations, and estates, and their owners and descriptions of said abutting gents and attorneys, shall have the right which list is included herein o appear and be heard and offer testi- property, cony as to the said assessments and the merely as an aid to assist in giving notice the mount thereof proposed to be assessed abutting aP operty,nanduie cumulativesof, real eafnst said abutting property and the cal and true owner or owners thereof, foregoing dnoti a as providedlforsbyf said he lien and charge of personal liability Acts above identified, which notice in it ,o secure payment of said assessments, as the he special benefits to accrue to each such o s is wing 1'stl shalld Holt bel conclusive ibutting property and the owenr or own- ~rs thereof by virtue of said improvements, real and true owner or owners, an dt e error, invali- descriptions of abutting property, nor shall f any, or concerning any property described, but this said or l contracts deficiency in anr- to said snalmeds ar limit ;eedings irregularity improvements, Other matter thecrealhaandntrue howner bor downers of eless ments and ts concerning d any proposd assess- or things as to which hearing is a Con- said abutting Property whether named ox stitutional prerequisite to the validity of correctly named herein or not: Property said assessments, proceedings and improve- ments, to which they are entitled to hearing under the iflAS of the State. o j Texas. Following such hearing assessments will be levied against each and every parcel of property abutting upon said street, with- in the limits herein defined, and the real and true. owners thereof for that portion of the costs of said improvements deter- mined by said city Council to be payable ,by such abutting properties and the real and true owners thereof, and said assess- ments shall be and constitute a first and prior lien upon said abutting property from the date raid improvements were or- dered by said City Council, and shall be, a personal liability and charge against the real and true owners of such abutting such properties, as of said date, whether true owners be named, or correctly named, in said proceedings or not, and no error or mistake or discrepancy in the names of such owner or owners or in describing said property in this notice or in any of said proceedings with reference to said improvements shall invalidate any assess- ment or certificate issued in evidence thereof, but nevertheless each parcel of 1 Notice is hereby given to the real and 1 true owners whether hereinafter named or correctly named or not, of property abut- ting upon Cooner Street within the limits herein defined, and all persons owning or claiming any such abutting property, or any interest therein, and to all others owning, claiming or interested in any of the proceedings, contracts and matters herein mentioned, that: The City Council of the City of Col- lege Station, Texas by duly enacted or- dinance, dated August 18, 1947, has de- termined the necessity for, and ordered the improvement, of the following describ. ed portion of Cooner Street in the City of College Station, Texas, to-wit: COONER STREET from the right of way of Highway No. 6 to the North line of the city Limits of the City of College Station, Texas, by excavating, raising, grading and filling the same and install- ing concrete curbs and gutters where neces_ sary, and other incidentals and appurten- ances, and by the construction of a twenty- four foot roadway between curb lines and paving same with 1" rock asphalt on 6^ compacted base, all as set out in plans and specifications prepared by the City Engineer of said city and on file in the office of said City Engineer. That said City Council, after having duly and legally advertised for and re- ceived bids for the construction of said improvements, will let and award a con- tract to the lowest secure bid, for the con- struction of said improvements on Au- gust 29, 1947. The said City Council has caused said City Engineer to prepare and file the here- inafter set out estimates of the cost of such improvements had has heretofore by duly enacted ordinance dated August 18, 1947, determined the necessity of levying an assessment against the property abut- ting upon said street within the limits defined, Wd the real and true owner or owners thereof, and did adopt and deter- mine the hereinafter set out proposed ap, .r - - - and that the portion of said eon d to be assessed against the abut- . . , --A ♦rnn -tl R. R. Blades ..2 7 6 I. P. Cooner 2 8 6 Floyd Godwin P. N. Mann 2 10 10 . 2 T. F. Kidd S. W. Smith 3 1 6 J. Creager R. S. Holmes 3 z 3 6 Sam P. Duncan H. J. Dubuissan 3 b John Kincannon 4 1 D. E. Coldiron 4 2 I. p. Cooner 4 3 I. P. Cooner On all said ing or claiming erty or any i all others in anywise by the things tioned, will take DONE by order of the City Counci the City of 18th day of RAugust, A.D., 1947 Assistant Ci City Secretary of Property, Block Lot N Frontage Li t. Owner, No. 1 r i 100 I. P. Coone Redden 1 L R 2 65 . . 1 F. M. Neville 3 4 66 66 i C. L. Hearne 6 66 . P. P. Bishop d 6 65 1 W. G. Heartsfiel 6 6 George R. Willis 1 7 65 C. F. Gent 8 9 65 1 Roy Hagler 10 71 J. M. Randles 1 11 65 L. L. Tobola 1 - 12 65 S, R. Breedlove 1 3 65 J. E. Hickson 1 1 4 65 Carl Elmcluist 1 1 5 5 1 65 1 H. D. Mayberry 1 65 W. W. Richards 1 17 69 E. E. Wilson 1 69 I. P. Conner 1 18 19 71 I. P. Cooner 20 57.5 I. P. Cooner 1 100 I. P. Cooner 2 2 66 J. T. Atkins 3 65 R. A. Milwee 2 4 65 J D. Galbraith 2 65 J; B. Hooker 2 5 6 65 Leslie G. Tingle 2 . 2 9 6 it 6 s s 3 4 f f 1 4 Pt. 4 matters and things, all o any such abutting p~ nterest therein, as well interested or of and matters herein n notice. College Station, Texas. . AN BOSWELL, ty of College Station, Ti j.' cial Notices i S ( i y ~e Sealed ;-bids addressed to the City Man- ager of the City of College Station will be received at the office of the City Manager until 5:00 p.m. Friday, August 28, 1947 for constructing curb and gutter and pavement on approximately 1300 lin- eal feet of Cooner Street. Detailed plans and specifications may be obtained from the. office of the City Manager of the City of College Station. Sealed proposals addressed to the City Manager will be received at the office of the City Manager until 7:00 P. M., Wed- nesday, September 17, 1947 for furnishing a truck, two ton, complete with packer type refuse collection body. Specifications may be obtained from the City Secretary, Cit of College Station. Francis A. Vaughn City Manager. NOTICE OF HEARING TO THE REAL AND TRUE OWNERS, VHETHER HEREINAFTER NAMED OR 10RRECTLY NAMED OR NOT, OF 'ROPERTY ABUTTING ON COONER iTREET FROM THE RIGHT OF WAY )F HIGHWAY NO. 6 TO THE NORTH SINE OF THE CITY LIMITS OF THE 'ITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS, AND TO ALL OWNING, OR CLAIMING ANY SUCH ABUTTING PROPERTY OR ANY INTEREST WHEREIN, AND TO ALL INTERESTED IN ANY OF THE PROCEEDINGS, CONTRACTS OR MAT TERS, HEREINAFTER MENTIONED. Notice is hereby given to the real an( true owners whether hereinafter named o correctly named or not, of property abut tins upon Cooner Street within herein defined, and all perso or claiming any such abutting or any interest therein, and to owning, claiming or interested the proceedings, contracts a n herein mentioned, that: The City Council of the C'. lege Station, Texas by duly dinance, dated August 18, 19~ termined the necessity for, a the improvement, of the follow ed portion of Cooner Street i of College Station, Texas, to-R COONER STREET from tl way of Highway No. 6 to the of the City Limits of the Cit} Station, Texas, by excavatir grading and filling the same ing concrete curbs and gutters• sary, and other incidentals an ances, and by the construction four foot roadway between cu. paving same with 11, rock as compacted base, all as set o and specifications prepared 1 Engineer of said city and on office of said City Engineer. That said City Council, s duly and legally advertised ceived bids for the construe improvements, will let and a tract to the lowest secure bid, struction of said improvem( gust 29, 1947. (q ~Y 9, 1947, at 5 o'clock p.m. in the LAW v ;ffice of the City of College Station, TeX- s, to the real and true owners, whether o w amed or correctly named herein dor not, street ;W . f property abutting upon vithin the limits herein defined, and to 0 ,11 persons owning or claiming any such n ,butting property or interest therein, and A o all others owning, claiming or inter- Of ~sted in said abutting property, or any of 1 he proceedings, contracts or matters and R things herein mentioned or incident to 9 ;aid improvements herein described. Is At the time and place all such persons, firms corporations, and estates, and their agents and attorneys, shall have the right o to appear and be heard and offer testi- mony as to the said assessments and the amount thereof proposed to be assessed against said abutting property and the real and true owner or owners thereof, the lien and charge of personal liability to secure payment of said assessments, the special benefits to accrue to each such 1 abutting property and the oweer or own- ers thereof by virtue of said improvements, if any, or concerning any error, invali- dity, irregularity or deficiency in anv pro- ceedings or contracts in reference to said improvements, and said proposed assess- ments, and concerning any other matter or things as to which hearing is a Con- stitutional prerequisite to the validity of said assessments, proceedings and improve- ments, to which they are entitled to . hearing under the laws of the State .1 Texas. Following such hearing assessments will be levied against each and every parcel with- of property abutting upon said street, in the limits herein defined, and the real and true. owners thereof for that portion of the costs of, said improvements deter- mined by said. City Council to be payable ,by such abutting properties and the real ind true owners 'thereof, and said assess- ments shall be and constitute a first and prior lien upon said abutting property from the date said improvements were or- dered by said City Council, and shall be a personal trucharge dab abutting and liability owners of such properties, as of said date, whether such true owners be named, or correctly named, in said proceedings or not, and no error or mistake or discrepancy in the names of such owner or owners or in describing said property in this notice or in any of said proceedings with reference to said improvements shall invalidate any assess- ment or certificate issued in evidence thereof, but nevertheless each parcel of operty abutting- upon said street within the limits defined, and the real and true caner or owners thereof, shall be charged ith, and be liable for, said assessment hich shall be valid whether or not such caner or owners be named or correctly arced, all as provided for and under the cts of 1927, 40th Legislature of the State Texas, First Called Session, Chapter 06, commonly known as Article 1106-b, evised Statutes of Texas, under which aid improvements, proceedings and assess- ments are being constructed, performed and vied. The following is a list of the apparent wners and descriptions of said abutting property, which list is included herein merely as an aid to assist in giving notice to the said real and true owners of said abutting property, and is cumulative of, and in addition to, the requisites of the foregoing notice as provided for by said Acts above identified, which notice in it- self is valid and sufficient, and the fol- owing list shall not be conclusive as the real and true owner or owners, an dthe descriptions of abutting property, nor shall said list limit said notice to such owners named or property described, but this said notice shall nevertheless be directed to the real and true owner or owners of said abutting property whether named or correctly named herein or not: Propertl R. R. Blades 2 7 I 1. P. Cooner 2 9 i Floyd Godwin 2 10 1( P. N. Mann 2 T. F. Kidd 2 11 S. W. Smith 3 1 I I J. Creager 3 2 3 R. S. Holmes 3 Sam P. Duncan 3 4 H. J. Dubuisson 3 6 John Kincannon 4 2 3 D. E. Coldiron 4 I. P. Cooner 4 I. P. Cooner 4 Pt. 4 On all said matters and things, all c ing or claiming any such abutting P erty or any interest therein, as wel: all others in anywise interested or al ted by the things and matters herein r tinned, will take notice. DONE by order of the City Counci the City of College Station, Texas, 18th day of RAN sBOSWELL,47 Assistant City Secretary o: City of College Station, T Property, Block Lot Frontage Owner. No. Ni Li 100t I. P. Cooner 1 2 65 R. L. Redden 1 65 F. M. Neville 1 3 65 C. L. Hearne 1 4 65 P. P. Bishop 5 65 W. G. Heartsfield 1 6 Geo 65 rge R. Willis 1 B 65 C. F. Gant 1 9 65 Roy Hagler 1 71 J. M. Randles 1 10 65 L. L. Tobola 1 11 65 S R. Breedlove 1 12 65 J. E. Hickson 1 14 65 Carl Elmquist 1 15 65 H. D. Mayberry 1 65 W. W. Richards 1 ' 16 69 E. E. Wilson 1 17 69 I. P. Conner 1 18 71 I. P. Cooner 1 219 0 67.5 I. P. Cooner 1 1 100 I. P. Cooner 2 2 65 J. T. Atkins 2 65 R. A. Milwee 2 3 4 6 5 J D. Galbraith 2 65 J. B. Hooker 2 5 65 Leslie G. Tingl The said 6City Council has caused s City Engineer to prepare and file the he inafter set out estimates of the cost such improvements had has heretofore duly enacted ordinance dated August 1947, determined the necessity of levy. an assessment against the property ab ting upon said street within the lin defined, 4pd the real and true owner owners thereof, and did adopt and det mine the hereinafter set out proposed portionment of the costs of said impro ments between said city. and the abutt property and the real and true own thereof, and that the portion of said cc proposed to be assessed against the at ting property.and the real and true of ers thereof will be in accordance with FRONT FOOT RULE OR PLAN and further adopt the following proposed re and estimates of said costs : The estimated amount per front f to be assessed against each abutting pr erty and the real and true owner or of ers thereof for curbs and gutters in Dollar and Thirty-five Cents ($1.35) lineal foot; The estimated amount per front foot be assessed against each abutting props and the real and true owner or owr thereof for said improvements exclui of curbs and gutters in One Dollar ; Forty Cents ($1.40) per lineal foot; The total estimated amount per fr foot to be assessed against each abutt property and the real and true owner owners thereof is Two Dollars and SeN ty-five Cents ($2.75) per lineal foot; The estimated total cost of the wl improvements on said streets, within limits defined, is Eight Thousand Hundred and Sixty-seven Dollars ($,6 The total estimated cost of said provements to be paid by the City of lege Station, Texas, is One Thousand 7 Hundred Forty-two Dollars ($1,242.00) ; The total estimated cost of said impr( ments to be paid by said abutting prop( and the real and true owner or owe thereof is Seven Thousand Four Huni Twenty-five Dollars ($7,426.00). A hearing will be given and held by before the City Council of the City .nnllcoa Station. Texas. on Friday. Aus fin? 6, ollege Station Leads Texas t Recent Health Inspection Copeland's Confectionery Leads With 100; 190.6 is Average for Local Establishments College Station has become the first Texas City to attain a score of ninety or above under the United States Public Health Service Eating and Drinking Establishment Code, according to J. F. Lackey, Director of the Bureau of Food and Drugs of the State Health Department. 'an inspection of the eating= '+places of College Station late in November and have announced that the average College Station" .rating was 90.6. The individual ratings given eat- ing establishments on the campus' and in College Station are as fol lows: Copeland's Confectionery 100 e Black's Pharmacy 98 White Way Cafe 984 Campus Corner 54 R Madeley's Pharmacy 94 Ray's Snack Bar 93 Sbisa Hall 92: Campus Sandwich Shop 92 Aggieland Inn 92 Snack Bar 92 Annex Mess Hall 91 Smitty's Grill 90 Aggieland Pharmacy 90 Duncan Hall 89 Nisbett's Cafe 88 ' The Cave 86 Lipscomb's Pharmacy 85 Pop Redden'.s Stand 84 Nita's 82 A&M Grill 42 The Public Health Service Code is a recommended ordinance es- tablishing standards of grading eating and drinking establishments. The City of College Station has ,yP adopted this code as a city ordi- nance and the Board of Directors of the College have adopted a sani- tary code which embodies the es- sential features of the Public Health Service Code. Regular monthly inspections are made here by representatives of the Brazos County Health Unit and the college and the city enforcement is based on these inspections. Lackey said that "the credit for this fine record shouts go to the operators of cafes, restaurants, and drug stores who have cooper- ated wholeheartedly with the in- spectors and also to the officials ; } of College Station and A&M who have rigidly enforced the city ordi- nance and sanitary code of the € ,FFICIAL NQTICF 0 LECAL NOTICE Notice to Bidders. Sealed proposals, addressed to Ern Langford, Mayor of the City of COlle Station, Texas, for the construction of combined city office and warehouse f said City, will be received at the C Hall, College Station, Texas, until 5 o'clock, P. M., on the 31st day of Octob 1947, and then publicly opened and re: Bids must be plainly marked "Bids i Construction of Combined City Office a Warehouse for the City of College S' tion." The successful bidder will be requh to enter into a contract with the C Council of the City of College Static Texas; however, the City Council reser) the right to reject any and all bids. A cashier's or certified check, issued a Texas Bank, payable without recoui to the order of Ernest Langford, May of the City of College Station, Texas, an amount not less than five (5(/c) F cent of the largest possible total b including consideration of alternat must accompany each bid as a guaranl that, if awarded the contract, the bidcc will promptly enter into contract and e ecute bonds, as outlined in the specific tions and instructions to bidders. A performance bond, in an amount One Hundred (100%) per cent of the cc tract price will be required. Attention is called to the fact that r less than the minimum wage rates pi wailing in the locality in which the we is performed for work of a similar ch: after, and not less than the general pi vailing rate of per diem wages of leg holidays and overtime work, shall be p1 to all laborers, workmen and mechan employed in the construction of pub works, and the following is the genet prevailing rate in the City of College S1 tion, Brazos County, Texas: v ° z ~ a ~._x 5Q ~ ti w a z 3aa xa o~ 3 1=, Labor .55 8 Yes IY, 4.40 Carpenters 1.371/. 8 Yes 114 11.00 Masons 1.50 8 Yes 1?%; 12.00 Rein. Steel Workers 1.50 8 Yes 11/2 12.00 Plumbers 1.50 8 Yes 112.00 Electricians 1.50 8 Yes 112.00 Painters 1.50 8 Yes 116 12.00 Glaziers 1.50 8 Yes 11/ 12.00 Plasterers 1.50 8 Yes 11/1 12.00 Roofers 1.50 8 Yes 11/_. 12.00 Steam Fitters 1.50 8 Yes 11/. 12.00 Sheet Metal Workers 1.50 8 Yes 1?/• 12.00 The contract price will be paid by the City in interest bearing time warrants, and the City Council will on or after the 22nd day of October, 1947, pass an ordi- nance authorizing the issuance of War- rants in the maximum amount of $21,- 000.00, bearing interest at a rate not to exceed three (3%) per cent per annum. and maturing serially over a period not exceeding fifteen (15) years from their date. Plans and specifications may be obtain- ed from the Office of the City Manager of the City of College Station, Texas, up- on deposit of $5.00 as a guarantee of the safe return of same. The City will make arrangements for the contractor to dispose of the warrants) herein mentioned at not less than par, and the contractor must agree to deliver the warrants at such price to the party with whom the City has made such ar- I It Budget Discussed Ni"ght ast t Heari*ng { The College Station city manager received a boost in salary last night at the city council meeting. The meeting was called to discuss the 1949- 50 municipal budget, but eight citizens remained after the meeting to discuss the salarv increases and several other measures. A police car and a uniformed pa- trclman is provided for in the budget, however, several members of the meeting objected to this saying instead that it would be better if the money were spent on traffic lights and other more ur- gent problems. It was pointed out that at least one patrolman was necessary in College Station as the traffic prob- lem was becoming acute. As an example, the speeding of the Grey- hound buses and sonic of the trucks that come through here were indicated. Two-Man Force Abandoned A previously proposed two-man police force has been abandoned, and it has been decided that Con- stable Lee Norwood will patrol col- i lege Station streets in a patrol ;F ,car with a three-way radio which; will keep him in constant contact with the Bryan police station, the sheriff's office and the State High- way patrol. Bryan's broadcasting facilities have been made available to Col- lege Station at a cost not to ex- ceed $25 a month and a direct wire from the city office at Col- lege the Bryan police station will be arranged if possible.. Mayor Langford missed the i meeting in order to me with his brother, Clyde Langford of Cor- pus Christi, who was in Houston yesterday for a check up on a re- (cent throat operation. Doctors pronounced the operation a suc- cess. Mrs. S. W. Bilsing suggested that a pamphlet be printed by the city for distribution to all new cit- izens to make known the facilities that are ava.ilable.' She also said that many people were here be- cause they wanted to be and that the people of College Station should talk more about their good points such as schools, churches is l,ttatl' sanssi-at llu ~Yu3 !taut at,aAk 'sta~ans papa )LdauiV tlJAA1 %%oq Suiaapp- 1ot1s :C}land ait: asou~, aat;J Plo 1o ttstattai still tol- The Battalion WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 1949 r Official Notice :1. public hcc,ring will be held Thursday, AnglIst. nt. P. To. in the College. Station City Ball to discuss the city bud- get. RAYMOND 110GER.1; City- Manager NOTICE 01' PUBLIC 111•:.11:1\1; The. Cit.,. Council is considerm6 a Pro- pOS:ll tO revOne the Iiple Pee,rso11 'tract of laud located ou 1.li6hlcaS 6 SOnth 01 the SniPUUr 3+prings Itoad in the R. Curter Sunec from tlic e-.,isling District ";0. Apartment llou: e District, to District \O. tieCUlld Iinsjnl`ss Disric_t. .171 Oi' those tluit. aro affected by the propo.e;ii h;ulge in the -rmtiu are invited tO he la''e'6cnt to presout Guch hrojeAs to tb City- Council at t,. Public Hearing to be lie-ld tin the City Roll at 7;30 P. M. on _fhlil"'~Ly'=11111{>t 1, 1f,~441•. IOU The Battalion FRIDAY, JULY 22, 1949 ORDINANCE NO. .134 AN ORDINA&CE MAKING IT UN- LAWFUL TO KEEP LIVESTOCK Oft POULTRY WITHIN TIIF CITY LIMITS WITHOUT A. LICENSE; PROVIDING REGULATIONS FOR KEEPING LIVE- STOCK AND POULTRY; PRESCRIBING PROCEDURES FOR GRANTING AND R F V O K I N G LICENSES; PROVIDING F O R INSPECTIONS; PRESCRIBING PENALTIES; PROVIDING SEPARABIL- ITY OF INSPECTIONS; AND DECLAR- ING AN EMERGENCY. BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of College Station, Texas: 1. No person shall keep livestock or poultry within the limits of the City of College Station without first obtaining and thereafter keeping in force a license permit- ting him to do so. The term livestock includes specifically but not exclusively horses,, mules, asses, swine, cattle, sheep, goats, rabbits, and guiena pigs; and the terttt poultry includes specifically but not exclusively chickens, turkeys, geese, ducks, pigeons, and guineas. 2. Said licenses shall be granted or al- lowed to remain in force only when the regulations as follows are observed: a. The livestock or poultry shall be kept within structures, enclosures, or.teth- ered, and not permitted to run at large. b. The manure and debris incident to the maintenance and care of livestock or animals shall be scraped from roosts and floors and raked from pens or areas with such frequency as to prevent the same from serving as breeding places for insects and from emitting noxious odors. c. The manure and debris scraped or braked as provided in subsection (b) above, shall immediately be collected and either placed and kept in a waterproof and in- sect-proof container until removed from the premises, or treated immediately and periodically thereafter with a chemical as directed by the manufacturer thereof that his manufactured and sold as an effective agent for preventing flies and other in- sects from breeding in manure and debris. d. The inside walls, ceilings, roosts and floors of the structure in which the livestock or poultry is housed shall be treated and kept treated with D. D. T. or other effective material manufactured and sold for the control of flies, mites, and lice and applied according to the manu- facturer's directions. e. The structure or enclosure within which the livestock or poultry are con- fined shall be not less than one hundred (100) feet from any dwelling house other than that occupied by the owner of the livestock or poultry. - 3. The procedure and requirements for ~ the granting and keeping in force of li- censes shall be as follows: a. Any person desiring a license per- mitting him to keep livestock or poultry within the city limits shall file an appli- cation with the City Secretary on a form provided by him for that purpose. Said application shall among other things call for the name and address of the applicant, . the estimated average number and types of livestock or poultry to be kept, a de- scription of the structures, and the facili- ties to be used for the enclosure of the livestock or poultry and for the disposal of the manure and debris incident to their maintenance and care, and the distance to the adjacent residences from the outside boundaries of the structure or fence in which the. livestock or poultry are to be b. The application shall be ace( panied by a fee in the amount of ten dollars. The funds derived from such plication fees shall be used by the to defray the cost of inspections and of expenses incident to the enforcement this ordinance. c. When an application has been h in due form, the City Secretary shall t, the same over to the City Health Offi who shall inspect the facilities wherejn livestock or poultry are to be kept s prepare an opinion as to whether the sa are in compliance with the regulati. hereinbefore provided, d. The application with the opinion the City Health Officer attached shall ti be submitted to the City Council, wh shall then pass on the application. e. A license shall be valid one 'y from the date of issuance. The same n be renewed by the filing of a renewal plication form with the City Secretary a form provided by him for that purp and the payment of a renewal apPlicat fee in the amount of ten (10i dollars, f. The City Health Officer shall p iodically or upon written complaint of City Marshall or any resident of the C make an inspection to ascertain whet] the regulations as hereinbefore provided being observed. If he finds that afores, regulations are violated, he shall prep; and file a statement to that effect w the City Secretary. The City Council sh then give ten (10) days notice by pul cation on a hearing. If after a hear the City Council finds the aforesaid ri ulations have been violated, it shall t) order the permit cancelled. 4. Any person who violates any prov ion of this ordinance shall be fined not 1, than twenty-five (25) dollars nor mi than one hundred (100) dollars. Each d that such violation occurs shall constiti a separate offense. 5. If any section of this ordinance found to be invalid, the same shall not feet the validity of the remaining sectioi Passed this the 29 day of June 1949. ATTEST: /s/ N. M. McGinnis City Secretary APPROVED: /s/ Ernest Mayor Official Notice public hcarirg will be held Titurda>. , .1.ugusb .1, at 7:30 P. m, in the C0111 ~4 SI.ation City Ilall to discuss the city bud- get.' rtAYMOND Rocl;xs City Iflauagcr SOTWE Oi' PUBLIC IIEAItl\ti Tlte' Cite Council is considering a pro- pusal to rezone the K~Ic Pearson tract of land locatcd on '.lighwoy 0 South of the Sulphur Springs Road in the 11. Carter Sun cy- from the existing" District No. 3, .AI,arun(ntt house District., to District No. Second jiusiness Uisrict. `.11 of tl(oec that. are uffected by the prooo;>ed change in the zoning ore. invited 1.o be prescut, to -prescnt such protCA13 to th - City council at a. Public' Ilearing to be held in the City Ptah at 7:30 P. -M. on Thursday, AUUU,sl ;1; 1949. ~'l -'he Battalion MONDAY, JULY 25, 1949 ORDINANCE NO. 134 AN ORDINANCE{ MAKING IT LAWFUL. TO KEEP LIVESTOCK POULTRY WITHIN THE CITY LIl WITHOUT A LICENSE; PROVII REGULATIONS FOR KEEPING L STOCK AND POULTRY; PRESCRII PROCEDURES FORR E V O K I N G EV O K I N G LICENSES; PROVII F O R INSPECTIONS; PRESCRII PENALTIES; PROVIDING SEPARA ITY OF INSPECTIONS; AND DEC] ING AN EMERGENCY. BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of College Station, Texas: 1. No person shall keep livestock or poultry within the limits of the City of College Station without first obtaining and thereafter keeping in force a license permit- ting him to do so. The term livestock includes specifically but not exclusively horses, mules, asses, swine, cattle, sheep, goats, rabbits, and guiena pigs; and the term- poultry includes specifically but not exclusively chickens, turkeys, geese, docks, pigeolis, and guineas. 2. Said licenses shall be granted or al- lowed to remain in force only when. the regulations as follows are observed: - a. The livestock or poultry shall be kept within structures, eriplosures, or teth- ered, and not permitted to run at large. b. The manure and debris incident to the maintenance and care of livestock or animals shall be scraped from roosts and floors and raked from pens or areas with such frequency as to prevent tire same from serving as breeding places for insects and from emitting noxious odors. e. The manure and debris scraped or raked as provided in subsection (b) above, shall immediately be collected and either placed and kept in a waterproof and In- sect-proof container until removed from the premises, or treated immediately and periodically thereafter with a chemical as directed by the manufacturer thereof that is manufactured and sold as an effective agent' for preventing flies and other In- sects from breeding in manure and debris. it. The inside walls, ceilings, roosts and floors of the structure in which the livestock or poultry is housed shall be treated and kept treated with D. D. T. or other effective material manufactured and sold for the control of flies, mites, and lice and applied according to the manu- facturer's directions. e.. The structure or enclosure within which the livestock or poultry are con- fined shall be not less than one hundred (100) feet from any dwelling house other than that occupied by the owner of the livestock or poultry. 3. The procedure and requirements for the granting and keeping in force of li- censes shall be as follows: a. Any person desiring a license per- mitting him to keep livestock or poultry within the city limits shall file an appli- cation with the City Secretary on a form provided by him for that purpose. Said application shall among other things call for the name and address of the applicant, the estimated average number and types of livestock or poultry to be kept, a de- scription of the structures, and the facili- ties to be used for the enclosure of the livestock or poultry and for the disposal of the manure and debris incident to their maintenance and care, and the distance to the adjacent residences from the outside boundaries of the structure or fence in which the livestock or poultry are to be enclosed. b. The application shall be accom- panied by a fee in the amount of ten (10) dollars. The funds derived from such ap- plication fees shall be used by the City to defray the cost of inspections and other expenses incident to the enforcement of this ordinance. c. When an application has been filed in due form, the City Secretary shall turn the same over to the City Health Officer who shall inspect the facilities wherein the livestock or poultry are to be kept and prepare an opinion as to whether the same are in compliance with the regulations hereinbefore provided. d. The application with the opinion of the City Health Officer attached shall then be submitted to the City Council, which shall then pass on the application. e. A license shall be valid one year from the date of issuance. The same may be renewed by the filing of a renewal ap- plication form with the City Secretary on a form provided by him for that purpose and the payment of a renewal application fee in the amount of ten (10) dollars. f, The City Health Officer shall per- fodically or upon written complaint of the City Marshall or any resident of the City make an inspection to ascertain whether the regulations as hereinbefore provided are being observed. If he finds that aforesaid regulations are violated, he shall prepare and file a statement to that effect with the City Secretary. The City Council shall then give ten (10) days notice by publi- I cation on a hearing. If after a hearing I the City Council finds the aforesaid reg- ulations have been violated, it shall then order the permit cancelled. 4. Any person who violates any provis- ion of this ordinance shall be fined not less than twenty-five (25) dollars nor more than one hundred (100) dollars. Each day that such violation occurs shall constitute a separate offense. 5. If any section of this ordinance is found to be invalid, the same shall not af- fect the validity of the remaining sections. Passed this the 29 day of June 1949. ATTEST: /a/ N. M. McGinnis City Secretary APPROVED: /s/ Ernest Langford Mayor Official Notice .1 public hearing %III be held Thm'.AaF. _August 1, al. 7:30 p. in. in file College Station City- Ball to discuss the city bud- get. I:-~]'9JONll I:OGL•'lt8 City Manager NOTlC1: 01, 111 MAC 111•:A1:1Nt: The City Council is considering a. pro- posal to rezone the Kyle Pearson tract of land located on Highway tl South of the Sulphur -Springs Road in the R. Carter Survey from -tile existing District. No. -Ispartrnent House District, to Ilisri•ic[ No. Second I:usincss Disriet. .%Il . of -tho6e that are affected by tile N'01Wwcd chance in tile zonnic: aria in%ited to be peesent to lrezeni- such protests to Ili City Coutietl at a Public Ilearing to be hold in tltc CiLT krill at 7:30 P. M. on '1'lntasduy, lu6mt 1, 14.,19. 7'6 x ~'nie Battal ion WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 1949 ORDINANCE NO. 134 AN `ORDINANCE MAKING IT, UN- LAWFUL TO KEEP LIVESTOCK OR ~ POULTRY WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WITHOUT A LICENSE; PROVIDING ;w REGULATIONS FOR KEEPING LIVE- STOCK AND POULTRY; PRESCRIBING F PROCEDURES FOR GRANTING AND 4u- REVOKING LICENSES; PROVIDING F O R INSPECTIONS; PRESCRIBING • PENALTIES; PROVIDING SEPARABIL- ITY OF INSPECTIONS; AND DECLAR- ING AN EMERGENCY. '$E IT ORDAINED by the City Council of.the City of College Station, Texas: 2. No person shall keep livestock or poultry within the limits of the City of College Station without first obtaining and thereafter keeping in force a license permit- ting - him to do so. The term livestock includes specifically but not exclusively horses, mules, asses, swine, cattle, sheep, goats, rabbits, and guiena pigs; and the term poultry Includes specifically but. not exclusively chickens, turkeys, geese, ducks, pigeons, and guineas. 2.. Said licenses shall be granted or-. lowed to remain in force only when the regulations as follows are observed: • , a. The livestock or poultry shall be, kepi within structures, enclosures, or teth-, ered, and not permitted to run at large. b. The manure and debris incident to the •maintenance and care of livestock or animals shall be scraped from roosts and floors and raked from pens or areas with such frequency as to prevent the s4me from serving as breeding places for insects and from emitting noxious odors. e. The manure and debris scraped or raked as provided in subsection (b) above, shall immediately be collected and eitlEer placed and kept in a waterproof and,-lnz sect-proof container until removed from the premises, or treated immediately and periodically thereafter with a chemical as directed by the manufacturer thereof than is manufactured and sold as an effective agent for preventing flies and other in- sects from breeding in manure and debris. d. The inside walls, ceilings, roosts and floors of the structure in which the livestock or poultry is housed shall be treated and kept treated with D. D. T. or other effective material manufactured and sold for the control of flies, mites, and lice and applied according to the manu- facturer's directions. e. The structure or enclosure within which the livestock or poultry are con- fined shall be not less than one hundred (100) feet from any dwelling house other than that occupied by the owner of the livestock or poultry. 3. The procedure and requirements for the granting and keeping in force of li- censes shall be as follows: a. Any person desiring a license per- mitting him to keep livestock or poultry within the city limits shall file an appli- cation with the City Secretary on a form provided by him for that purpose. Said application shall among other things call for the name and address of ilia applicant, the estimated average number and types of livestock or poultry to be kept, a de- scription of the structures, and the facili- ties to be used for the enclosure of the livestock or poultry and for the dispo8al of the manure and debris incident to their maintenance and care, and the distance to the adjacent residences from the outside boundaries of the structure or fence in which the livestock or poultry are to be p he application shall be acco. b. T anled by a fee in the amount of ten (I dollars. The funds derived from such . placation fees shall be used by the C to defray the cost of inspections and oil expenses incident to the enforcement this ordinance. c. When an application has been fil in due form, the City Secretary shall tt the same over to the City Health Offi, who shall inspect the facilities wherein t livestock or poultry are to be kept a prepare an opinion as to whether the sal are in compliance with the regulatic hereinbefore provided. d. The application with the opinion the City Health Officer attached shall tt be submitted to the City Council, wh'. shall then pass on the application. e. A license shall be valid one Yi from the date of issuance. The same m be renewed by the filing of a renewal < placation form with the City Secretary a form provided by him for that purpi and the payment of a renewal applicat: fee in the amount of ten (10) dollars. f. The City Health Officer shall p todically or upon written complaint of 1 City Marshall or any resident of the C make an inspection to ascertain whet] the regulations as herembefore provided ; being observed. If he finds that afores, regulations are violated, he shall prep; and file a statement to that effect w the City Secretary. The City Council st then give ten (10) days notice by pul cation on a hearing. If after a hear the City Council finds the aforesaid r ulations have been violated, it shall t) order the permit cancelled. 4. Any person who violates any prof ton of this ordinance shall be fined not 1 than twenty-five (25) dollars nor m than one hundred (100) dollars. Each c that such violation occurs shall constit a separate offense. 5. If any section of this ordinance found to be invalid, the same shall not feet the validity of the remaining sectie Passed this the 29 day of June 1949. ATTEST: /s/ N. M. McGinnis City Secretary APPROVED: /s/ Ernest Langford Mayor Official Notice A public l:earirg. N61.1 lit, held Thursday, .lugust ~1, ;it 7:3u p. in_ in the College smtiou Citi 11±11 to discuss the city bud- City Mauagc.r - N011CL Of I'L13LIC IILAI:I\14: The, City Council is considering a. Jiro- pwial to rezone the Kyle 110urson tract of land located on highway 0 Soullt of the Sulphur Springs Load in the 1:. Carter Survey from the existing District No. 3, .N-partn:ent. lluu e District, to District No. 5, Second Business Disrict. ,.Ml of loose that are affected by the hropased change in the zostfrtg are invited to lip proadut to hre::eni.- Such Iirotosts to th City Council at a Public Ilearing to be held in the city hall at .:30 P. M. - on Thurslay, Augu;t d, 111.19. 10A The Battalion FRIDAY, JULY 29, 1949 AN ORDINANCE MAKING IT U LAWFUL TO KEEP LIVESTOCK I POULTRY WITHIN THE CITY LIMI WITHOUT A LICENSE; PROVIDE REGULATIONS FOR KEEPING LIV STOCK AND POULTRY; PRESCRIBE PROCEDURES FOR GRANTING Al REVOKING LICENSES; PROVIDE F O R INSPECTIONS; PRESCRIBE PENALTIES; PROVIDING SEPARABI ITY OF INSPECTIONS; AND DECLA ING AN EMERGENCY. BE IT ORDAINED by the City Coun of the City of College Station, Texas: 1. No person shall keep livestock poultry within the limits of the City College Station without first obtaining a thereafter keeping in force a license perm ting him to do so. The term livestc Includes specifically but not exclusive horses, mules, asses, swine, cattle, sbei goats, rabbits, and guiena pigs; and 1 term poultry includes specifically but r exclusively chickens, turkeys, geese, duel pigeons, and guineas. 2. Said licenses ®hall be granted or lowed to remain in force only when t regulations as follows are observed: a. The livestock or poultry shall kept within structures, enclosures, or tet Bred, and not permitted to run at large. b. The manure and debris incident the maintenance and care of livestock animals shall he scraped from roosts a floork and raked from pens or areas wl such 'frequency as to prevent the sar from serving as breeding places for inset and from emitting noxious odors. c. The manure and debris scraped raked as provided in subsection (b) abot shall immediately be collected and elth placed and kept in a waterproof and i sect-proof container until removed fre the premises, or treated immediately ai periodically thereafter with a chemical directed by the manufacturer thereof th is manufactured and sold as an effect] agent for preventing flies and other i sects from breeding in manure and debri d. Tile inside walls, ceilings, room and floors of the structure in which t livestock or poultry is housed shall 1 treated and kept treated with D. D. ' or other effective material manufactur, and sold for the control of flies, mites, at lice and applied according to the man facturer's directions. e. The structure or enclosure with which the livestock or poultry are coi fined shall be not less than one hundri (100) feet from any dwelling house oth than that occupied by the owner of tl livestock or poultry. 3. The procedure and requirements 3, the granting and keeping in force of 1 tenses shall be as follows: a. Any person desiring a license pe mitting him to keep livestock or poulti within the city limits shall file an appl cation with the City Secretary on a for'. provided by him for that purpose. Sa. application shall among other things ce for the name and address of the applican the estimated average number and typo of livestock or poultry to be kept, a di scription of the structures, and the facil ties to be used for the enclosure of tl livestock or poultry and for the dispos4 of the manure and debris incident to the maintenance and care, and the distance t the adjacent residences from tile outsk b. The application shall be acct panted by a fee in the amount of ten ( dollars. The funds derived from such plication fees shall be used by the ( to defray the cost of inspections and of expenses incident to the enforcement this ordinance. c. When an application has been P in due form, the City Secretary shall b the same over to the City Health Off] who shall inspect the facilities wherein livestock or poultry are to be kept i prepare an opinion as to whether the sa are in compliance with the regulati hereinbefore provided. d. The application with the opinion the City Health Officer attached shall tl be submitted to the City Council, wh shall then pass on the application. e. A license shall be valid one y from the date of issuance. The same n be renewed by the filing of a renewal plication form with the City Secretary a form provided by him for that purp and the payment of a renewal applicat fee in the amount of ten (10) dollars f. The City Health Officer shall p todically or upon written complaint of City Marshall or any resident of the C make an Inspection to ascertain whet the regulations as hereinbefore provided being observed. If he finds that afores regulations are violated, he shall prep and file a statement to that effect w the City Secretary. The City Council st then give ten (10) days notice by pul cation on a hearing. If after a hear the City Council finds the aforesaid r ulatione have been violated, it shall t] order the permit cancelled. 4. Any person who violates any pros ion of this ordinance ghall be fined not 1 than twenty-five (25) dollars nor m than one hundred (100) dollars. Each i that such violation occurs shall constit a separate offense. 5. If any section of this ordinance found to be invalid, the same shall not feet the validity of the remaining sectio Passed this the 29 day of June 1949. ATTEST: /a/ N. M. McGinnis City Secretary APPROVED: /s/ Ernest Langford Mayor RUN-OFF NOT i ■I NEEDED 9WINNER There will be no "run-off" tion than ever before in city :election at Colleg;~a Station after history. fall. "People voted Tuesday who A close reading of Texas elec- never before cast a ballot on tion laws by the city council yes- College Station," Keese said. terday afternoon revealed that Actually, the 1:00 votes from Bob Halpin is the duly elected College Hills Tuesday exceeded dnclltnah from Ward II (Col- the combined total of all ballots HALPIN IS THE ~co ~lege Hills), in view of his one- cas vote margin over Jack Keese in the city election Tuesday. It was at first thought that a run-off would be required in Ward II,, since Halpin did not receive, a clear majority of the loo votes cast from College Hills. (Halpin received 36 votes, Keese 35, Billie Mitchell 15 and Lloyd Berryman 14.) An opinion from City Attorney J. Wheeler Barger was read by Mayor Ernest Langford yester- day as the council assembled in special session to canvass returns of the election. "The City of College Station operates under the general laws of the state," Barger wrote. "Ar- ticl2 982 of the same provides that a person receiving the highest number of votes cast shall be de- clared elected. Article 2997-c pro- vides for run-off elections when candidate receives less than a majority of the votes cast, but this article applies only to cities with a population of over 200,- It was Article 2997-c which led to reports from College Sta- tion immediately after the polls closed Tuesday night that a run-off would be required. Mr. Keese was at the special council meeting yesterday and said he had "not a complaint in the world" when the body voted unanimously to accept the elec- tion returns and seat Mr. Halpin. Keese pointed out, and the council heartily agreed, that the four-man race in Ward II had created more interest in the elec- From the City Desk `Law .has Teeth9 Claims City Fireworks official E rte. • • • By Joel Austin With the Christmas season near at hand, most of the merchants of this area are jamming their shelves with gift merchandise to meet the usual demand of Christmas shop- pers. Of course the grocery stores will have an added supply of food to sell for those extra large meals that most house wives prepare during the cold holiday season. But with these a.ddeil features in most stores, another item will make its semi-annual debut to add to the tradi- tional yuletide air. Strange as it may seem, this particular item or group of items is known to most people only in the Southwest at Christmas. You guessed it, fireworks is what we are talking about. - We are still searching for a reason for such a thing at Christmas time, but nevertheless, the tradition is just as strong in Texas and other parts of the South at this time of year as on the Fourth of July in the North. Some }people say the custom originated back during the days of the great Southern plantations in pre-civil war times. The tradition ha.s stuck and chances are it will be here for a long time to come regardless of its origin, Traditions Won't Help :ill these traditions won't do for law-observing residents of College Station however. For with the beginning of the Christmas season, city officials have issued a reminder con- cerning the local ordinance which prohibits fireworks with- in the city limits. The ordinance not only prohibits the sale of fireworks, but also places a restriction on the possession of such novel- ties. City Manager Raymond Rogers says that as far as punishment for violators of this ordinance is concerned, "the law's got teeth." To further explain what he meant by "teeth," he said the fine for such violations as firing or possessing f i r e - works could be $25 or more. With fireworks excluded from their shelves, maybe local merchants can find room for other important items which have possibly less profit to be realized, but serv4p ,a much more useful purpose. Some Decorations for Christmas We are anxious to see what Christmas decorations will be placed about the buildings and residences of College Sta- tion. Since there is no sponsored campaign to decorate homes depicting the yule season in College Station it would be nice for local individuals to take it upon themselves to do such a thing. A few colored lights placed here and there in an ap- propriate place would certainly look pretty in addition to the many Christmas trees which will be poking their w a y through the windows in most homes. A Reminder: Electricity Costs Money. Just a reminder that as the clays add up to week: ai the weeks to months, there is still no action which can 1 recorded as progress in adding College (fills to the Colle€ .Station electricity service. Mayor Ernest Langford says that transfer of power it stallations from one company to another requires much re tape and delay before any negotiations can be made an completed. In the meantime, the City of Bryan continues to rE ceive money for its treasury which could be used in Co. loge for many things . such as additional fire protectio for those who are asking it. A few words here and there from authorities who shout, know what they are talking about, however, assures us tha some action is up-coming in the very near future. The question is . . . when ? From the City Desk... . Board Offers CS Power Rates Cut By Joel Austin Wednesday we reported that no word had come from the A&M Board of Directors concerning a decrease in rates for the electric power which they supply the city with. Well, the word has come from Chancellor Gibb Gilchrist that the Board did consider the matter and has offered the decrease. The Board's answer to the city's request for lower rates was in the form of a 1.1¢ charge per kilowatt hour-effective October 1. Mayor Ernest Langford pointed out that this new rate would give an average saving of 646 per month or ____7,752 to be given back to the people in a year's time. But with the decrease in the charge made by the college, the city can still secure power cheaper from three other sources. Mayor Langford said a reduction would prabably be made this month in lieu of the saving offered by the college, but there is another change in rates coming up if councilmen decide to accept the offer of the Brazos River Transmission Cooperative, the City of Bryan, or the Gulf Electric Corpora- tion. Although nothing will be said at the Monday night coun- cil meeting about the matter, Langford said a called meeting will be held sometime next week to hear the report of Dr. F. C. Bolton who has been studying the proposals from the afore mentioned organizations. Langford said the meeting would probably be closed, but the decisions of the council will be released as soon as it reaches an agreement. September has been the peak month of the year for electric consumption in the city. The college was paid $2,825 for 195,700 kwh last month. With the new rate the payment would have been $2,152-a saving of $673. However, July was an average month with a total of 162,600 kwh used. This month cost $2,434 for electricity, but could have been $1,788 or a saving of $646. With the extra demand charge which the college has been receiving for their power, the savings are approximately the same. So, nevertheless, rates for the month of October will probably bear a noticeable downward trend. And the possibility of a still lower rate appears to be in the making. allege Station Is low On Estimate Dr Bond Election College Station's city adminis- tration is awaiting word from Bryan before deciding on any estimate for a bond issue to fi- nance power lines to the College Hills addition, a residential area of College Station, a reliable source said last night. As the situation now stands, i College Station will either (1) build its own lines to the addi- tion, or (2) buy Bryan's REA lines that are now supplying the area. Either could be expected to involve a bond issue, the source said. College Station, which receives its own power from Texas A&M college and resells it to consum- ers, is also negotiating with three other power sources, including Bryan, in an efol-t to secure low- er rates. Residents at College Station, effective this month, were given a reduction in power costs. Further discussion on the sit- uation is not expected to arise until the next College Station council meeting Nov. 13. College Food Places I Rank Absolute Tops In State Inspection Ninety and six-tenths percent perfect was the rating received by all eating and drinking places at College Station after a recent in- spection tour by the State Bureau Of Food and Drugs. One establish- ment scored 100 percent. Mr. Holbert, state inspector, made the tour three weeks ago, acompanied by A. C. Allen, coun- ty sanitarian in charge, L. E.: - Winder, sanitary board for A&M I'Drugs, stated in a letter to S. R. College and College Station, and i Wright, sanitary engineering de- Carl Jones, county sanitarian. "We are glad to inform you that I partment at A&M. your city is the first in Texas to + Last Year College Station rank- attain a rating of ninety or bet- I ed 85 percent perfect and at the ter under the United States Pub- time the inspection was made this lic Health Service Eating and I was also high for the state, ac- Drinking Code," J. F. Lakey, di- f cording t o Ernest Langford, rector of the Bureau of Food and mayor. I L=1 a. m NO Q Z Q V) w a to G a_ 4 ZS m 0 Q l) Z Q College Station Graded 94 in Sanitation COLLEGE STATION, Feb. 12. (Sp)-A grade of 94 was given College Station following a sani- tary inspection in January, Col. H. L. Boatner. commandant and ,professor of military science and tactics at A. & M. college, said. Several months ago a grade of 90.6 was given by the state health board. The January inspection was made by L. E. Winder of the municipal engineering de- partment of A. & M. in conjunc- tion with the health board. "This means that the citizens of College Station are cooperat- ing in this vital matter and that improvement will continue to be shown," Mayor Ernest Langford said. College Station Given Title Of 'Cleanest lily' College Station has become the first Texas city to attain a rat- ing of 90 or better under the United States Public Health Ser- vice Eating and Drinking Estab- lishments Code, Mayor Ernest Langford has been notified by the Texas Bureau of Food and Drugs. The inspection of all dining halls, restaurants, confectioneries and other food and drink estab- lishments at College Station was conducted late in November. Included in the establishments inspected were A&M mess halls and confectioneries, both on the main campus and at Bryan Field Annex. The average score report- ed from this inspection was 90.6. "We are of course proud of this record and anxious to maintain it," Mayor Langford said. "It was made possible only through the wholehearted cooperation of city officials and the college adminis- tration. Much of the credit must go to the operators of the food and drink establishments of this community and most of all to the men and women who prepare and serve the food." Regular monthly inspections are made here by representatives of the Brazos County Health Unit and A&M. City enforcement is based on these inspections. Mayor Langford heads the city health group, while Col. H. L. Boatner, commandant, is head of the col- 11 Announces Platform for Mayor's Race; dopts Slogan, "Build College Station Now" :,d. Note: The following state- t was handed the Battalion sday morning by Dr. Ralph W. sn, candidate for Mayor, of Col- Station in the coming elec- My decision to seek the office of mayor was made at the insist- ence of a number of citizens who are interested in the welfare and progress of College Station. Among my backers are men of vision: men who do not expect College Stafion to remain a small town, but who expect it to develop into a city of which we can all be proud. My platform can be stated brief- ly under the following headings: 1, The city administration should do everything 'in its power to build College Station. Its policy should aid the businesses already here and should encourage the estab- lishment of new ones. The City should immediately acquire the utility lines in College Hills, and a study of utility rates should be made with a view to establishing here a schedule more in keeping with that in other cities of this size. The rates should be low enough that residents of this com- munity can afford to make use of the many electrical appliances which will soon he placed on the market. A College Station airport should be established, either inde- pendently or in cooperation with the College, and commercial air lines should be invited to make use of its facilities. The city govern- ment should be administered in an efficient and economical manner, and full publicity given all pro- ceedings of the Council. Additional fire plugs should be installed immediately in order that all parts of the city might have adequate protection and a careful study should be made of the ad- visability of constructing a sewage disposal plant. The City Admin- istration should continue to give assistance and support to the Braz- os County Health Unit. 2. College Station should be made a better place in which to live. In order to achieve this end it will be necessary to improve the public school system. The city administration should assist the school board in developing here a school system, including a high school, of the first class. It will also be necessary to develop parks in the residential areas and to'spon- sor an expanded program of recre- ation. During tpe next few years it will be necessary for the city to work closely with the College in caring for the many veterans who' live in the city. 3. It must be obvious to all that no community can be self-suffi- cient. College Station should real- ize that many of its interests are identical with those of Bryan, and a spirit of friendly cooperationl should prevail between the twoj cities and the two governing boards. This relationship must be that of equals, and under no con- dition should cooperation be inter- preted to mean consolidation. Among the problems needing im- mediate attention are the transfer of the utility lines in College Hills from Bryan to College Station, and the matter of boundary adjust- ments. Finally, we believe in the recog- nized Democratic principle of ro- tation in office. A local govern- ment can be kept aggressive and alert only by rather frequent shifts in personnel. It is at best a ques- tionable practice to permit any man to serve more than two terrAs as mayor of a small community. Those of you who believe that College Station has a future are ihvited to join us in an effort to build College Station now. Langford Denies Consolidate Rumor Approximately 60 persons at- tended a "Town Meeting" called by Mayor Ernest Langford at the A. & M. Consolidated School Gym- nasium last night. Langford presented a report on city finances based on compara- tive figures of 1941 and 1946, and itemized income and expenses for the fiscal year of 1944-45. He stat- ed that the Council feels that util- ity rates are still too high and that it expected to make further reductions during 1946, based on a decrease in rates charged the City by A. & M. College. Negotia- tions are under way with the City Council of Bryan for acquisition by the City of College Station of the R.E.A. electric lines in Col- lege Hills, the mayor said. Langford denied the report that he or the City Council favored con- solidation of the city with Bryan or the consolidation of the A. & M. Consolidated High School with the Bryan school system, and stated that a recently appointed commit- tee composed of W. F. Munnerlyn, Ide P. Trotter, I D. Pre wit, and T. W. Leland had not been named for the purpose of studying con- solidation or boundary lines. Our"Inter-Cl*tylvi Certainly Is C, NO ACTION TAKEN AS BRYAN, COLLEGE OFFICIALS GATHER Bryan Asks Delay On REA Lines In College Hills Bryan's city commission had College Station's city council over for dinner last night and, al- though no specific action was taken, "harmony" was certainly the keynote. In closing, the commissioners accepted an invitation to be the guests of the council at College Station in January. Sewer, water and power fa- cilities were discussed last night, with the two groups of city officials seated in a com- plete circle on the lawn at The Oaks. College Station re- vealed that it is in the market for all three utility services- at an attractive price. The big question of the even- ing was whether or not the pre- sent Bryan commission will agree to sell the REA lines in the Col- lege Hills section of College Sta- tion, where approximately half of that city's electric consumers reside. (A Bryan commission agreed to this sale five years agog it seems, but the sale never came off.) No answer was forthcorging last night because, as Mayor Roland Dansby pointed out, Bry- an has struggled for two long years- to clear the new $780,t>00 REA loan for extension of rural) lines and "please don't do any- thing to rock the boat right now." "We are trying to get over the last hump," Dansby said. `We should know something when this new loan contract arrives." -NO DIVIDING LINE' Probably the outstanding expression of inter-city good feeling in recent years came - from Mayor Ernest Langford of College Station last night when he said: --We have no personal pre- judices (as a council), and the fartherest thing from our mind is . to antagonize anyone. You hear on the street cor- ners about `bickering' here and there between the two com- funities, but that is coming from the few die-hards you are bound to find in any communi- ty. We are interested in the advancement and betterment of Bryan and College Station and Brazos county. There is no dividing our two communities. Our interest is in the good of all." _ (Gong. Olin Teague has written that the contract should reach Bryan this week.) i Mayor Ernest Langford spoke' emphatically for College Station when he said that his group would certainly not attempt any- thing that would jeopardize the Bryan loan. He added, however, that his council is being pushed by College residents who are tired of seeing their electric rev- enue going into the Bryan city hall and none of it coming back in the form of streets and other municipal benefits. Commissioner Geo. E. Adams of Bryan summed it all up tem- porarily with the observation, "This commission has not said it will refuse to sell the power lines in College Hills." To which Dansby added: "We will give the matter all the study that a problem of this size de- serves, and we will try to have an answer for you in the im- mediate future." City Engineers J. M. Orman of Bryan and Fred Benson of College Station were instructed to make a study of the sewer requirements in the narrow strip between Bryan's southern boundary and College Station's north gate area. A recom- mendation will be made later, possibly with the assistance of Consulting Engineer Homer Hunter of Dallas. who may be makiner a. similar study within the city limits of College Sta- tion in the near future. The water question involves a decision on the part of the Col- lege Station council on whether to patronize Bryan or A&M col- "lease See Page 2, No. ONE t~ L~. on X1'11 1 1 C g a] erCt in NO ACTION TAKEN - - AS BRYAN, COLLEGE OFFICIALS GATHER Bryan Asks Delay On REA Lines In Colleqe Hills Bryan's city commission had College Station's city council over for dinner last night and, al- though no specific action was taken, "harmony" was certainly the keynote. In closing, the commissioners accepted an invitation to be the guests of the council at College Station in January. Sewer, water and power fa- cilities were discussed last night, with the two groups of city officials seated in a com- plete circle on the lawn at The Oaks. College Station re- vealed that it is in the market for all three utility services- at an attractive price. The big question of the even- ing was whether or not the pre- sent Bryan commission will agree to sell the REA lines in the Col- lege Hills section of College Sta- tion, where approximately half of that city's electric consumers reside. (A Bryan commission agreed to this sale five years ago, it seems, but the sale never came off.) No answer was forthcoming last night because, as Mayor Roland Dansby pointed out, Bry- an has struggled for two long years to cleat the new $780,000 REA loan for extension of rural lines and "please don't do any- thing to rock the boat right now." "We are trying to get over the last hump," Dansby said. 'We should know something when this new loan contract arrives." `NO DIVIDING LINE' Probably the outstanding expression of inter-city good feeling in recent years came from Mayor Ernest Langford of College Station last night when he said: "We have no personal pre- judices (as a cmuncil), and the fartherest thing from our mind is to antagonize anyone. You hear on the street cor- ners about `bickering' here and there between the two com- funities, but that is coming from the few die-hards you are bound to find in any communi- ty. We are interested in the advancement and betterment of Bryan and College Station and Brazos county. There is no dividing our two communities. Our interest is in the good of all." (Cong. Olin Teague has written that the contract should reach Bryan this week.) Mayor Ernest Langford spoke emphatically for College Station when he said that his group would certainly not attempt any. thing that would jeopardize the Bryan loam. He added, however, that his council is being pushed by College residents who are tired of seeing their electric rev- enue going into the Bryan city hall and none of it coming back in the form of streets and other municipal benefits. Commissioner Geo. E. Adams of Bryan summed it all up tem- porarily with the observation, "This commission has not said it will refuse to sell the power lines in College Hills." To which Dansby added: "We will give the matter all the study that a problem of this size de- serves, and we will try to have an answer for you in the im- i mediate future." City Engineers J. M. Orman of Bryan and Fred Benson of College Station were instructed to make a study of the sewer requirements in the narrow strip between Bryan's southern boundary and College Station's north gate area. A recom-.;4 mendation will be made later, ' possibly with the assistance of Consulting Engineer Homer Hunter of Dallas. who may be makin- a similar study within the city limits of College Sta- tion in the near future. The water question involves a decision on the part of the Col- lege Station council on whether to patronize Bryan or A&M col- lease See Page 2, No. ONE t BRYAN, TEXAS, TUESDAY MI 76. h4 1 H* ke 1 Telephone Rate SVESTERN STATES FILES APPLICATION IN BRYAN, COLLEGE Utzman Submits Proposed Increases Here Monday E. H. Utzman, Bryan district manager for the Southwestern States Telephone Co., laid a for- mal application for rate "adjust- ments" before the College Sta- tion city council in regular ses- sion last night, and also placed copies of the application in the hands of all Bryan city commis- sioners during the day yesterday. Still another copy of the docu- ment was filed with City Man- ager H. A. Thomason's office at the Bryan city hall yesterday afternoon so that the company's application for a general rate increase in Bryan will come be- fore the next city commission meeting. The application asks for a rate increase on all forms of telephone service, both in Bryan and Col- lege Station and to rural custom- ers. Proposed rate Increases (See .accompanying chart) range from as low as 12% percent on one type of residential connection to as high as 150 percent on certain business phones. Generally speaking, business rates stand to be increased con- siderably more - percentage- wise-than are residential rates. College Station's city council merely acknowledged receipt of Mr. Utzman's document, heard him briefly outline the fact that Southwestern States has had no rate increase during the entire time the company has operated the Bryan and College Station franchises (since 1927), and that net income on its base investment locally represents only about 1.6 percent. The proposed rate increases are designed to increase the telephone company's net in- come on its investment here to 6 percent. Increased costs and r particularly the federal govern- ment's new minimum wage re- uirements make the rate in- .crease necessary at this time,' i Utzman said. At College Station it was con- ceded that the company's service has improved greatly within the -+hc 1„4 i4 -nc c110_1 10:~ 9 S v 1 'ail HERE IT IS, MR. MAYOR-Telephone Manager E. H. Utzman is shown above as he handed his company's application for a general rate increase in College Station to Mayor Ernest Langford last night. College Station Councilman Joe Orr (in background) faces the camera with a pained ex- _ (gtnff Phntn l lest- that the firm might have done well to wait until current local expansions and improve- ments are complete. D. D. Burchard, chairman of the College Station Development Association's special telephone committee, was in the audience when Utzman made his presenta- tion, but he said later that he has no plans at present to call his group back into session. Mayor Roland Dansby of Bryan, when contacted last night, said he had not had time to study the telephone com- pany's application but indicated that it will be considered in detail at the next commission meeting. Dansby also indicated that a public hearing may be advisable on the application, since "practically every citizen" is affected. The company's document con- tains proposed rates for rural dial service which is now non-existent -indicating that phone improve- ments to rural customers is con- templated here at some future date. K~. I ? Telephone SVESTERN STATES FILES APPLICATION IN BRYAN, COLLEGE Utzman Submits Proposed Increases Here Monday E. H. Utzman, Bryan district manager for the Southwestern States Telephone Co., laid a for- mal application for rate "adjust- ments" before the College Sta- tion city council in regular ses- sion last night, and also placed copies of the application in the hands of all Bryan city commis- sioners during the day yesterday. Still another copy of the docu- ment was filed with City Man- ager H. A. Thomason's office at the Bryan city hall yesterday afternoon so that the company's application for a general rate increase in Bryan will come be- fore the next city commission meeting. The application asks for a rate increase on all forms of telephone service, both in Bryan and Col- lege Station and to rural custom- ers. Proposed rate increases (see accompanying chart) range from as low as 121/2 percent on one type of residential connection to as high as 150 percent on certain business phones. Generally speaking, business rates stand to be increased con- siderably more - percentage- wise-than are residential rates. College Station's city council merely acknowledged receipt of Mr. Utzman's document, heard him briefly outline the fact that Southwestern States has had no rate increase during the entire time the company has operated the Bryan and College Station franchises (since 1927), and that net income on its base investment locally represents only about 1.6 percent. The proposed rate increases are designed to increase the telephone company's net in- come on its investment here to 6 percent. Increased costs and particularly the federal govern- ment's new minimum wage re- uirements make the rate in- crease necessary at this time,' Utzman said. At College Station it was con- ceded that the company's service HERE IT IS, MR. MAYOR-Telephone Manager E. H. Utzman is shown above as he handed his company's application for a general rate increase in College Station to Mayor Ernest Langford last night. College Station Councilman Joe Orr (in background) faces the camera with a pained ex- (Staff Photo.) r.vnccinn gest,u that the firm might hay done well to wait until currer local expansions and improve ments are complete. D. D. Burchard, chairman c the College Station Developmel Association's special telephor committee, was in the audienc when Utzman made his present< tion, but he said later that he h, no plans at present to call h group back into session. Mayor Roland Dansby of Bryan, when contacted lase night, said he had not had time to study the telephone com• pany's application but indicate( that it will be considered it detail at the next commissiox meeting. Dansby also indicate( that a public hearing may N advisable on the application since "Practically every citizen' is affected. The company's document coi tains proposed rates for rural di service which is now non-existei -indicating that phone improv, ments to rural customers is coi templated here at some futu: date. Cities Question ne Official Pho On Rate Hikes I No action on a requested hike in telephone rates was taken Friday at a joint meet- ing of the Bryan City Com- mission and the College Sta- tion City Council. D. T. Strickland, general man- ager of the Southwestern States Telephone Company, was question- ed for more than two hours by city officials and residents of both com- munities who attended the joint Strickland defended the com- )anys' statement which showed $15,315.60 net income for Bryan luring 1949 and a $21,462.44 net leficit for College Station. The questioners asked the phone !ompany manager the reasons for ,be college loss and the Bryan )rofit. He replied that some of -he difference was traceable to ton-dollar producing extensions supplied the college.. Mavor Roland -Dansby of Bryan, accused the company of placing the same phone rates on both com- munities to compensate for com- pany loss at College Station. College Station Alderman Bill Fitch was insistant that Strickland clear-up the alleged loss in Col- lege Station. Bryan Not Helping College "I don't want the people of Bryan feeling like they are paying for our telephone service," F it e h A visitor to the meeting, Dr. F. B. Clark, suggested to the phone company manager that he should talk to college authorities instead of city officials. The phone company has a sep- arate franchise with A&M, which was not represented at the meet- ing. Despite a $6,145.84 loss indicated on the phone company's sum- mary of revenue and expenses, $6,684.70 for Federal Income Tax was paid in 1949. Strickland con- ceeded that the payment of the income tax, which was Bryan-Col- lege Station's prorated share of the company's systemwide tax bill, was a "debatable" point in the local statement. Profit Made Without the tax payment, the company made $500 in the bi-city area last year. The question of "service" was discussed and Strickland said that great strides have been made here during the past year. The plea for increased, phone rates will again be discussed'at a joint council-conrmission meetltlg in College Station in ttw near future. I CITY O COLLEGE STATION College Station, Texas The Zoning Commission has made following recommendations: That Ordinance No. 38 be amendee follows: 1. Section No. 5 shall be amended the addition of Article 9 to read as lows: No detached billboard or sign e be permitted in District No. 1. 2. Section No. 6 shall be amended the addition of the following: No det ed billboard or sign shall be permi in District No. 2., 3. Section No. 7 shall be amended addition of the following: No detai billboard or sign shall be permitted District No. 3. 4. Section No. 9 shall be amended addition of the following: No detai billboard or sign shall be permitted District No. 5. 5. Ordinance No. 38 shall further amended by adding the following: In other section shall a detached NUN or sign be permitted within the city It, of College Station. The zoning ordinance provides that changes in the zoning of areas by i lished in the local paper, and postec the area to be zoned, for a period of teen (15) days before the City Cot acts thereon. In accordance, this notice is publi: and posted, notifying all citizens who i have reason to protest the zoning of area, that they appear before the Council, Monday, April 11, 1949, at p.m. at the city hall. ERNEST LANGFORD Mayor CITY HALL AT COLLEGE WILL BE EASY TO SPOT WITH NEW SIGN SOON The College Station city hall soon will be clearly identified so that all the world can beat a path to its door. Work was started yesterday and probably will be completed today on some metal lettering, to be at- tacked to the front of the brick building near the west corner. On tcp is to be the words "City Office," in letters about six inches high. and below in smaller letters will be the j words "College Stafiop,," College Stati*on Budge Hearing Boosts Town CITIZENS QUESTION POLICE SCAR FUNDS, APPROVE OTHERS Manager Gets Slight Increase In Salary CITY OF COLLEGE STATION BUDGET SUMMARY Actual .1948-1949 Proposed 1949-1950 Revenues Expenditures Revenues Expenditures GENERAL: Ad Valorem Tax $18,739.87 All. Others • • • • 13,1398.87 Administrative Police . Fire Department . Health Department . Street Department . Miscellaneous Machinery & Equipment . Retirement of Debt • • • • • • . Cast Balance Retirement Funds TOTAL GENERAL FUND . $32,638.74 TOTAL ELECTRIC , FUND . $50,683.22 TOTAL WATER & SEWER FUND $38,246.75 TOTAL gEMETERY FUND . $ 1,347.50 5,847.71 3,364.10 3,116.87 6,621.98 8,128.01 1,728.82 9,798.06 17,987.31 The Chamber of Commerce could have taken lessons from the College Station city council meeting last night. Eight citi- zens who gathered for the public hearing on the 1949-50 municipal budget remained to boost the community in general. "We are not talking enough about our good points'," was one comment, from Mrs. S. W. Bia- sing. "We ougpt to place a folder in the hands of our new citizens, boosting our schools, our church- es and our community . . . Lots of people live out here by choice, you know." Dr. L. P. Gabbard advanced an idea for an "Intra-City" commit- tee to coordinate activities of Mayor Ernest Langford miss- ed the College Station city council meeting last night in order to be with a sick bro- ther in Houston yesterday. The brother, Clyde Langford of Corpus Christi, underwent a serious throat operation in New York several weeks ago, and stopped in Houston for a check-up while enroute home. Doctors declared the operation a success. Mayor Langford, along with Mr. and Mrs, Ivan Langford of Bryan, returned home around 10 o'clock last night. I the school board, the Chamber of Commerce and the city council for more effective promotion o# College station interests. "We need a publicity man - not another policeman," said the Rev. Norman Anderson, touching on the outstanding development in last night's budget study. The budget carries a pro- vision for a new police car for the community, and it was an- nounced that Constable Lee 'Norwood is to patrol College Station streets, in uniform, using a three-way radio hook up that will place him in con- stant contact with the Bryan police station, the sheriff's of- fice and the state highway pa- $56,592.86 $34,555.05 $33,240.37 $ 149.50 TOTAL ALL FUNDS ........$122,916.21 $124,; facilities available to College Sta- tion ;.t a minimum cost - not to exceed $25 per month - and a direct wire from the city office at College to the Bryan police station will be arranged if pos- sible, according to City Mana- ger Raymond Rogers. At least one other visitor at the council meeting objected to the $2,800 budgeted for police car, radio facilities and uniforms. That was Ray Oden, southside merchant, who suggested that the money could be better spent for street lights, traffic signals and other "more pressing problems." It was pointed out by mem- bers of the council, however, that at least ONE policeman is a necessity in the community, and that a patrol car and a regulation uniform will greatly increase his effectiveness. A two-man police force was con- sidered at one time but the extra man has been abandoned. $19,739.87 15,204.18 $ 6,670.50 6,662.00 3,158.52 8,123.14 18,421.67 2,007.79 18,706.19 5,294.71 $40,238.76 $56,028.05 $41,772.82 $ 2,271.55 $63,749.81 $35,201.97 $34,123.28 $ 2,271.55 $140,311.18 $135,346.61 through this town who have be stdpped before someone ge killed," Rogers said. He referre particularly to Greyhound bus, and at least one gasoline tran port truck. Norwood has been living ou side the College Station city lir its, but the council announced policy last night that will requi the police officer to reside in tl community and be "on call" hours a day. Other interesting expenditui listed in the new budget 1, night included the folowing: $2,300, for ditch-digging ma chine. $2,800, for two small tractor for cutting. grass and weed $700, for new calculator i city office. $300, for new office furn ture. The city manager's salai shows an increase from $4,31 to $4,500 per year. Receipts for 1949-50, as lis in the new budget, show anticipated increase in revel over $17,000 from last Ve; actual figures. The expected him. Bids without. check or Proposal Bond will not be considered. The successful Bidder must furnish bond in the amount of 100ry of the contract price from a Surety Company holding a permit from the State of Texas to act' as Surety, or other Surety or Sureties accepta- ble to the Owner. All unit prices must be stated in boll, script and figures. The Owner reserveF the right to reject any or all bids and tc waive formalties. In case of ambiguity of lack or clearness in stating the price it the bids, the Owner reserves the right tc consider the most advantageous constfvc. tion thereof, or to reject the bid. Unreason able or unbalanced unit prices will be con sidered sufficient cause for rejection o' any bid or bids. Bidders are expected to inspect the sits of the work and to inform themselves re garding local conditions and conditions un der which the work is to be done. Atten tion is called to the provisions of the Act of the 43rd Legislature of the State o Sealed proposals addressed to the Hon- orable Mayor and City Councilmen of Col- lege Station, Texas will be received at the office of Raymond L. Rogers, City Mana- ger, until 5:00 o'clock-P.M. on 14 April 1950 for the furnishing all necessary ma- terials, equipment, superintendence, and labor required for the construction of sewer extensions Proposals will be opened and read at 7:00 o'clock P.M. on 14 April 1950 at the City Hall in Bryan, Texas Bidders must submit with their bids a Cashier's or Certified Check for 5c„ of the amunt of the base bid, payable to the City of College Station or a Proposal Bond in the same amount, from a reliable Surety Company, as a guarantee that Bidder will enter into a contract and execute bond and guarantee forms provided within five t51 days after notice of award of contract to Texas and sebsequent. amendments concern ing the wage scale and payment of pre vailing wages established by the Owner Said scale of prevailing wages is set fort. in the specifications. Instructions to bidders, proposal form= specifications, and plans may be examine at the office of Raymond L. Rogers. Cit Manager, City Hall, College Station, Texa and may be obtained at the office e hoofer A. Hunter, Consulting Engineer, 00 ila:;t 24th Sheet, Bryan, Texas, upon th deposit of-Ten ($10.00) Dollars. which slit so deposited will be refunded- provided lh prospective bidder complies with on of th following requirements.' 1.. If no proposal will be submitted: A documents must be returned to the nffic of Homer A. Hunter. Consulting Fmginee. in good condition, not later than fort3 eight (48) hours prior to tile time an (late of receiving proposals: or, 2. If a proposal is submitted: All doct ments, except proposal form submitted I bid, must be returned to the office i Homer A. Huntee. Consulting Engineer. good condition, within five (51 calendi days from and after time and date receiving proposals. CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXA: By RAYMOND L. ROGERS, City Mgr \ r~$ V" NOTICE TO WATER USERS All consumers of water on the nort ide of the Campus, in College Park an o Oakwood are to have water meter tinstalled during the month of May, afte which all water bills will be rendered i. accordance with the amount o used. f orate: To finance cost of meters, meter boxes fittings, installation costs, and cut-offs each property owner receiving service, is requested to call by the City Hall in the Sosolik Building and make applica- tion for his choice in method of the meter tap fees; to-wit: meeting 1. Cash payment of $15.00 per meter or , 2• Payment of $1.60 per month in addi- tion to water bill for a period of 12 months ; all property owners electing to MY in cash should make such payment on or before May 1, 1940, as after that date only the deferred payment plan may be elected. PROCLAMATION KNOW ALL MEN, WOMEN*&Nb C`IILDREN BY THESE PRESENTS: THAT, WHEREAS, the health, happiness, life and safety and general welfare of each citizen are dependent upon existing living conditions, and i WHEREAS, the lives and property of our people are en- dangered by fire caused by rubbish accumulations in homes, offices, stores, alleys and streets, and WHEREAS, a city is judged by its general appearance, cleanliness and beauty, and WHEREAS, fires to a very large degree are preventable by the proper application of education in fire prevention and fire protection; NOW, THEREFORE, I Ernest Langford, Mayor of the City of College Station, do hereby proclaim the week of October 6th to 12th. as FIRE.PREVENTION WEEK, during which week I most respectfully urge our civic and commercial organizations, our school officials and teachers, and our citizenship as a whole, to cooperate and work with the Fire Marshal and other city of- ficials.in an effort to control this useless loss of fire and prop- erty by fire. Every home, office and place of business should be inspected carefully and all fire hazards removed. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I hereunto, sign my name and. affix my seal of office on this the 24th day of September, A.. D. 1946. r - Mayor, City of College Station, Texas - 1))O Official Notices ORDINANCE _130. 1o2 AN ORDINANCE REGULATING PEDDLING AND SALE OF MERCHAN- DISE AND OR SERVICES BY ITIN- ERANT MERCHANTS ON THE STREET'S AND WITHIN THE COR- PORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS : kE- QUIRING SUCH PERSONS TO APPLY FOR AND OBTAIN A PERMIT THEREFORE; PROVIDING A P' ALTY FOR THE VIOLATION OF THIS nnn,w, ♦ w,,.,, DINED by the City Council College Station. Texas: t orders for any :e on the streets or e limits of the City Texas without first ning a permit to Secretary of the Cit. tall- hereafter be ni merchant or .for sale or to merchandise. or within the cor- of College Sta- ao from the of College Sts CTION II. That any person desirin egage in the business of itinerant cant or peddling within the corpora of the City of College Station, Texas make written application "for a per- o do so to the City Secretary of the of College Station, Texas, which ation shall show the name and is of the applicant, the name and s of the person, firm or corpora- vhich_such applicant, represents, the or cant upon any such order so obtained will demand, accept or receive payment or deposit of money in advance of final delivery, and the period of time such ap- plicant wishes to operate in the City of College Station, Texas. Such written ap- plication shall be accompanied by-.W,filing fee of fifty (50) cents. _ SECTION III. Where the application for such permit shows that the applicant shall demand,_ accept or receive payment or deposit of money in advance of final delivery of merchandise or services, then such application shall be accompanied by a bond in the penal sum of five hundred $500.003 dollars executed by such appli- cant as principal and a surety company licensed to do business in Texas condition- ed upon making final delivery of such merchandise or service in accordance with th to the rm of such order and for orders further fact that many peddled are r College Station, Texas shall comply with all health, sanitary or food ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas. SECTION VII. That any person viola- ting any of the provisions of this ordi- nance shall upon conviction be fined in any sum not less than five (5) dollars and not more than fifty (50) dollars, and each and every day any person shall Peddle without a license shall be deemed a separate offense. SECTION VIII. That, if any section subdivision, clause or phrase of this or- dinarice, is for any reason held to be unconstitutional or void, such decision shall not affect the validity of the re. maiaing portions of this ordinance. -SECTION IX. That,;; 'fact that the Obtained and which bond shall be for the operating without a permit, creates use and benefit of all persons, firms or emergency and an imperative corporations who may public r Y pay in advance or esaity that the rule requiring ordinan may make advance deposit on the purchase to be read at more than one meeting price of said order. , th C' g City of CollegStation, Texas shall issue a permit upon payment of the following SECTION IV. That the Secretary of fees: I. Local Producers of Agricultural products, t' (a) One (1) month or less $ 5.00 IT. Non l) Each oved Producers additional 1.00 products (a) One (1) month or less 50.00 (b) Each additional month 10.00 III, Septic Tank service (a) One(1) month or less 50.00 (b Each additional month 10.00 IV Photographers (a) One (1) month or less 50,00 ( V. All other ccl ssesteofaitinerant mer. chants and peddlers (a) One (1)" month or less 10.00 (b) Each SECTION V_The money additional bipthe payment of fees to the City of College Station, Texas shall be used to defray the expenses of operation and enforcement of this ordinance. SECTION VI That any itiners-et mer- chant or peddler operating in the City of Saturday, March 22, 1947 e rty Council before final passage be suspended, and said rule is hereby sus. Pended, and that this ordinance take ef. fect and be in full force and effect im. mediately from and after its passage at this PASSED BAND APPROVED, this the 13th day of March, A.D., 1947. (Signed) ERNEST LANGFORD ATTEST : Mayor. N. M. McGINNIS, City Secretary 1 -~l City-Railroad Meads to Meet College Station officials and representatives of Misouri Pa- cific and Southern Pacific Lines will meet jointly in the city hall at 2 p. m., Thursday, City Manager Francis A. Vaughn has announced. Purpose of the meeting, said Vaughn, is to discuss possible remedial safety measures to he taken at the railroad crossing in College Station. 3a a 0 CIO ry Q z Q V) 101 m 0 Q r) Q V) AT COLLEGE STATIO Collage Station had the first the second lart est in Coll( run-off election in its 12-year Station history. Largest turn municipal history to contend at the polls was about four ya with last night as incumbent Al- ago when close to 400 votes w4 derman Robert Halpin and Can- counted in a city election. didate Charles J. Keese ran al- Holding the election at the c most a dead heat in the race for office yesterday were Dr. W. councilman from Ward II. Potts as judge, Mrs. Bist Unofficial returns from yester- Clements and Mrs. S. W. Bils: day's regular city election re- as clerks. vealed 36 votes for Mr. Halpin and 35 votes for Mr. Kee°•a in RUN-OFF DATE NOT Ward II's four-man contest. The other two candidates - Billie Mitchell and Lloyd G. Berryman iET• -received 15 and 14 votes re- 2 spect.ively, leaving th•a run-off to 1 THE Halpin and Keese. All other city offices re- MUST LOOK UP ELECTION LAW main unchanged, with Mayor E t L f d C ti Neither Candidate Is Apt rnes ang or , orpora on to Wfhdraw Sa s Ma or Judge Charles J. Gorzycki and , y y Alderman Joe A. Orr of Ward I going back in unopposed. In- Mayor Ernest Langford sai cu!nbent. E. E. Ames defeated last night that College Static Candidate W. H, Freiberger in definitely must hold a run-o: Ward H1 by a margin of 16 election for councilman in War votes to 11. II unless one of the two run-o Mayor Langford received 160 candidates withdraws, and 1 votes out of a total of 178 votes sail he anticipated no su( cast in his city-wide race. This withdrawal. was ample margin with which to A definite date had not bee overcome a surprise "write-in" set for the run-off pending campaign in behalf of Joe' Moth- further check on the city's ele( eral, president'' of College Sta- Von laws. It will probably be i tion's Kiwanis Club, -who re- about four weeks, howev^r. ceived 10 votes. Ward II is the College Hil Another write-ifi ballot in the section of the city, located acro; mayor's race want to J. C. Gaines. new Highway 6 from Tem Homer B. Adams, College Sta- A&M's East Gate. tion insuranceman, who entered Its two run-off candidates ai the race for alderman but with- both connected with the colleg drew almost immediately, was Bob Halpin, the present aldej favored with two write-in votes man, is with the department in Ward I whey- Mr. Orr polled w7icultural economics. J a c a total of 41 ballots. Keese is in civil engineering. ]B~ggest vote of all, however, went to Judge Gorzyski, who bears the title of "recorder." He polled 178 votes-which was every vote cast. Whila the voting was particu- larly light in Ward III despite the Ames-Freiberger contest, the Langford Re-elected Mayor As Ames, Orr, Gorzycki Win By F. H. DONOVAN Langford, Ames, Orr, and Gorzy- cki were re-elected in the College Station general election yesterday, while a run-off will be necessary to determine who will be council- man from Ward II for the next two years, according to City Manager Raymond Rogers. Mayor Ernest Langford polled 160 votes of the 171 cast, return- ing to the office he has held since 1942. Two names were written in, J. C. Gaines, who received one vote, and Joe Motherall, who polled ten votes, Rogers said. J. A. Orr took his office of councilman of Ward I unopposed, receiving 41 votes. Homer Adams received two write-in votes. The hotly contested race for councilman of Ward II found the incumbent, Robert B. Halpin, lead- ing his nearest rival, Charles J. Keese, by one vote 36 to 35. Bil- lie Mitchell and Lloyd G. Berry- man received 15 and 14, respective- ly. Rogers said a run-off election for Halpin and Keese will be held about May 4. In the race for councilman of Ward III, E. E. Ames was re- elected over W. H. Fi•eiberger by a vote of 16 to 11. Ames is owner of the Ames Travel Agency at the North Gate. Charles J. Gorzycki, unopposed for re-election for recorder of cor- poration court, received all 178 votes cast at the polls. "These are the unofficial election returns," Rogers pointed out. "The city council will meet sometime late tomorrow and release offi- cial returns," he said. Ernest Langford Mayor of College Station once again is Ernest Langford who was elected to office for the fifth time yesterday. He won the election for mayor with little oppositiion. Only eleven write-in votes were cast against him. 134 Officials of City Government Will Be Elected Tomorrow 0 Q Z Q V) w w a 10 10 CL ab m 0 Q 0 Z .e citizens of College Station choose five men from a field ine to conduct the city gov- .ent for 1950-51, in an elec- of city officers to be held rrow, April 4, at the City Professor A. Mitchell will be the •esiding judge over the election. The offices of mayor, corporation urt recorder, and Ward I coun- Iman have only one candidate ch, while Ward II shows an undance of candidates with four =n having filed. There were two applicants for councilman of War III. Three Positions Unopposed Ernest Langford, veteran mayor of College Station, will be unop- posed in the election as will C. J Gorzycki, who has filed for re- election to the position of corpora tion court recorder. J. A. Orr, pre- sent councilman of Ward 1, is also unopposed. Candidates filing for councilman of Ward II are E. E. Ames, in- cumbent councilman of the ward, and W. H. Freiberger, College Station barber. The highly contested Ward II Position on the council is sought d ' by H. B. Halpin, present council- man and professor in the Agri- cultural Economics and Sociology Department; Billie Mitchell, Col- lege Station insurance man; L. S. Berryman, of the A&M M. E. De- partment; and Jack Keese of the C. E. Department of A&M. Those people who have paid their poll tax or have their exemp- tions and live within the respective wards are qualified voters. Wards Outlined Parts of College Station includ- ed in Ward I are Oakwood Addi- tion, College Park, West Park, Breeze Heights, Holick Addition, and the part of Southwest College Park that is within the city limits. Ward II includes the area south of Sulphur Springs road and west of Highway 6, taking in all of college Hills. The part of the city north of Sulphur Springs road, including the North Gate area and all of the campus, composes Ward III. 135 COLLEGE STATION COUNCIL HAS DATE IN BRYAN MONDAY City Officials Will Ea First, Then Talk Later Mayor Ernest Langford of Col- lege Station notified his city council ;yesterday that he had succeeded in arranging a joint meeting with Bryan's city com- mission next Monday night.. Mayor Roland Dansby of Bryan was contacted by Mr. Langford and the meeting was set for Monday at the request of the College Station council. The two groups of city offi- cials will gather at Hotard's Cafeteria for dinner, accord- ing to present plans, and will adjourn to Bryan's city hall around 7:3b p. m., to start the business session. Mayor Langford said the im- portant item for discussion will be the Bryan R.E.A. lines within the College Hills section of Col- lege Station. Council members have indicated previously that they intend to either purchase these lines from Bryan or "paral- lel them with a distribution sys- tem of their own." ,Mr. Langford said last night that if the Bryan commission is "in the mood," the question of supplying College Station with water after A&M col- lege's independent system is comple6e may also be discuss- ed Monday night. The City of College Station has the problem of laying addi- tional water.. lines if it joins either the Bi~an or A&M col- lege system exclusively. At present, part of the College Station water supply is bought l from A&M after it has been sold l to the college by Bryan. The re-' mainuer of the city's water is! bought prom Bryan direct. That contract expires next spring,' however, as does the college's contract with Bryan. 3~ BRYAN TEXAS, WEDNESD COLLEGE STATION ADDS A POLICEMAN. FOR NIGHT PATROL Breezy Heighfs Annexed After Month-Long Effc College Station's police force will be increased 100 percent as the result of a spacial meeting of the College city commissioners at the city hall last night. The commissioners authorized City Manager Raymond Rogers to employ one man, -effective Octo- ber 1, to patrol the business and residential district in the city prowl car between 10:00 p, m.1 and 6:00 a. in. This action is be- lieved to have hastened by this week's robbery of a safe from j Black's Pharmacy on Highway 6, for the third time within a year. Lee Norwood, present chief of police, will continue to patrol in the daytime. A uniform recently was authorized for the College Station police force consisting of Army officers' tropical worsteds complete with treus•ars, shirt, tie, and billed cap, for the summer, and the so-called pinks for the winter. To insure full protection for citizens, punch clocks are ex- pected to be installed in both the business and residential dis- tricts. Also authorized at an earlier meeting and expected in about a week is a three-way radio for the patrol car that will be connect- ed with the Bryan police radio and the Highway patrol radio. Other business at last night's meeting, at which all but one of the commissioners weer present, was the annexation of two new districts into the city. About 50 percent of the Southeast College Park addiion and practically all of the Breezy Heights addition were annexed. These two districts are adjoining and join the city' limits on the east. The Breezy Heights annexa- tion action was taken at the time of the regular meeting, which was to have been Sep tember 12 but was not held be- cause of lack of quorum, end- ed a month-long effort of citi- zens of that section to become a part of College Station. The petition was first present- ed by a delegation at the Septem- ber 12 Meeting to such commis- sioners that were present, b u t -they were told at the time that the petition was not in legal form. The following day th•e peti- tion was again presented, in the required form, but this is the first opportunity the commissioners have hart to vrmsitler it The neti- 13~ LLEGE STATION DS A POLICEMAN NIGHT PATROL Breezy Heights Annexed After Month-Long Effort College Station's police force vill be increased 100 percent as he result of a spacial meeting of he College city commissioners at he city hall last night. The commissioners authorized ~ity Manager Raymond Rogers to ~mpioy one man, effective Octo- )er 1, to patrol the business and •esidential district in the city )rowl car between 10:00 p. M.! ind 6:00 a. in. This action is be- ieved to have hastened by this week's robbery of a safe from Black's Pharmacy on Highway 6, ,or the third time within a year. Lee Norwood, present chief of police, will continue to patrol in she daytime. A uniform recently was authorized for the College Station police force consisting of Army officers' tropical worsteds complete with treus•ars, shirt, tie, and billed cap, for the summer, and the so-called pinks for the winter. To insure full protection for citizens, punch clocks are ex- pected to be installed in both the business and residential dis- tricts. Also authorized at an earlier meeting and expected in about a week is a three-way radio for the patrol car that will be connect- ed with the Bryan police radio and the Highway patrol radio. Other business at last night's meeting, at which all but one of the commissioners weer present, was the annexation of two new districts into the city. About 50 percent of the Southeast College Park addiion and practically all of the Breezy Heights addition were annexed. These two districts are adjoining and join the city limits on the east. The Breezy Heights annexa- tion action was taken at the time of the regular meeting, which was to have been Sep- tember 12 but was not held be- cause of lack of quorum, end- ed a month-long effort of citi- zens of that section to become a part of College Station. The petition was first present- ed by a delegation at the Septem- ber 12 meeting to such commis- sioners that were present, b u t -they were told at the time that the petition was not in legal form. The following day the peti- tion was again presented, in the required form, but this is the first opportunity the commissioners have had to consider it. The peti- tion was signed by almost all the citizens of that section. ThP next regular meeting of the G Q f- UO Q 0 z Q F_ V) City Motoring t Rules Announced New driving and parking regu- lations for College Station were announced today by Raymond Rogers, city manager. Parking it not allowed in the center of streets, or on the wrong side of streets. Cars should not be parked in front of theatres or in places re- served for bus stops. Right turns may not be made on red light. New red and amber blinker lights have been installed, and ve- hicles should come to a complete stop at red blinkers and stop signs before proceeding. w w a College Station to Have $10,100 Chest budget, 11 in It A $10,100 budget, with eleven agenci'°s participating, has been adopted by the College Station Community Chest, which will open its campaign on Monday, Oct. 24, the same date chosen by the Bryan chest. Four of the agencies ar-a sup- ported by both chests. These are the Bryan YMCA, $1,200 or 20 per cent of the total amount to be received from both chests; Boy Scouts, $1,950, or 30 per ,cent of the total; Girl Scouts, $1,400, or 35 per cent; and Bra- zos County Hospital Fund, $500, or 25 per cent. Other agencies which will have a part in the College Station budget include: College Youtll Committee, for white and negro, $1,500. Recreation Council, $750. College Station Mother's and Dad's club, $750. Brazos County Tuberculosis Association, $1,000. w Salvation Army, $250. American Cane2r Society, $300. College YMCA, $500. ' Announced yes t e r d a y by Chair J. H. Sorrells, the budget was approved Wednesday by the board of directors. COLLEGE STATION TELEGRAMS TO 60 OUT IN A HURRY i Perforators Will Rush Messages Much Faster i Raymond Rogers, College Sta- tion city manager, said yesterday that word had been received from A. D. Henson, manager of the Western Union office there, that his company was cutting the fa- cilities at College Station into the automatic reperforator switching center at Dallas. Henson went on to say that reperforating tape is quite an im- provement over the former meth- od of manual handling through Houston and will give the College Station community an improved service in speed and accuracy.. Most messages now will flow dir- ect from origin to destination without the necessity of manual handling at relay points. Rogers also anounced that a new garbage truck would go into operation at College Station, pro- bably Thursday. 'The truck, an International, now is being paint- ed white and will replace the old- er truck that has been in oper- ation. The need of a new and lar- ger truck arose because the in- creased bulk was too much for the older truck. uthorized Would-be prowlers plan- ning activities in the College Station area were put on no- tice Wednesday night when City Manager Raymond Rog- ers was authorized to employ one man to patrol the business and residential areas from 10 p. m. until 6 a.m. This action, which increases the College Station constabulary from one roan to two, is believed to have been hastened by the- recent safe robbery at_Black's Pharmacy at the East Gate. The pharmacy rifling was the third such act at the es- tablishment within a year. The new patrolman to be em- ployed by the city will use the po- lice prowl 'car for making his rounds, and it is believed that pu.ich clocks will be installed to in- sure full protection for the people of the city. Lee Norwood, present chief of police, will continue to patrol in the daytime. Both the patrolmen l will wear the recently authorized uniform consisting of Army offi- cers' tropical worsteds for summer, and orficers' pinks for winter. A three-way radio is expected to be added to the city's prowl car within three weeks. It will be tuned to operate on the fre- quencies of the Bryan police rad- io and the state highway patrol sets. At the Wednesday night meeting the commissioners also approved the annexation of two new districts into the city. About 50 per cent of the Southeast College Park Addition and practically all of Breezy Heights were annexed. 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(2) Authorized City Mana- ger Raymond Rogers to take bids on poles and other equip- ment necessary to extend elec- tric lines into the College Hills area now served by Bryan's REA system. 1 (3) Authorized Mayor Ern- est Langford to contact Chan- cellor Gibb Gilchrist of Texas A&M College immediately in -regard to the college furnish- ing additional power for Col- lege Hills. Mayor Langford explained last night that the council's action in regard to College Hills does not mean that Bryan will not be giv- en a reasonable time to complete its $780,000 REA loan in Wash- ington. This delay was asked by the Bryan commission Monday night. However, the council appar- ently intends to have all facts and figures on hand when the loan matter is settled - so that it can extend new lines into the area immediately, in the event an agreement to purchase Bry- an's lines within the College Sta- tion city limits does not mater- ialize. Where the college dog popu- lation is concerned, the city intends to notify all citizens of amendments to the licensing ordinance this morning and an all - out "enforcement" cam- paign will begin next Monday. Citv Manager R o g e r s is charged with picking up the un- licensed dogs and is now trying The new amendments pron. that a city dog license cost of $1 - regardless of whether dog is male or female. (The cease was $5 for a female.) The ordinance specifies th $2.50 will be charged all owr ers when their dogs are r claimed - which will be : addition to the $1 license, air whatever fee is charged b the rabies vaccination. If a dog is NOT reclairr within 48 hours, the city mar ger's instructions are to destj it. Rogers said yesterday afti noon that he will be in a pc Lion to start carrying out his < ders to the letter on Monday. Other business of the cour at its special session this we was to employee Homer Hun of Dallas, consulting engine now supervising the new A8 independent water system, make a special study of the se er situation in the area betwe Bryan and College Station bot dary lines adjacent to the C lege's north gate. Hunter's i commendations will be present to the Bryan commission later possible joint action. The consulting engineer u also review College Statio overall sewer problem, as w as the possibility of that c joining the A&M water syst, when it is completed next spri: Inter-City Group Gathers At College; Efforts Continuing The Inter-City Committee of the Bryan and College Station Chambers of Commerce met again last night, this time at Aggieland Inn on the A&M campus. Several key committee chair- men were absent and no reports were available on such topics as the airport and radio situations. However, H. W. Barlow, Bob Bra- ley and Joe Vincent reported pro- gress toward limiting the number of fund-raising drives in the two communities, particularly by con- solidating the two Community Chest campaigns. The telephone situation was discussed at length, and it was suggested that the two Chambers called attention to errors in the present phone book and perhaps suggest that use of local printing facilities might reduce those er- rors considerably. The Inter-City sub-committee on shopping hours was disbanded last night after Mr. Braley re- ported that Bryan merchants are I already cooperating as best they can in the matter. i The group endorsed the pro- gram of the permanent Fire Pre- vention Committee organized in Bryan this week and promised whatever assistance necessary to put this program over in -either or both communities. W LL 0 m 0 X Q Z Q U) 101 CL C75 Cn 0 CY a z Q FIGHTING MAD DOG SHOT YESTERDAY AT :OLLEGE STATION Bit Owner's Baby Three Days Ago A 24-hour mad dog scare at 2ollege Station that left a trail rf dead dogs and frightened res- dents ended about 4 o'olock yes- erday afternoon in College Hills when a wire haired terrier-said to have definite indications of •abies-was killed by City Man- ager Raymond Rogers at the home of Rev. Arthur M. Smith, Baptist Bible Chair at A&M. The terrier belonged to Mrs. A. B. Robison of Cooner street. He had been given a rabies shot ten days ago but it had not had time to take effect. Mrs. Robison said the dog bit her baby three days ago, then disappeared. It was a little dog though large for a terrier, about medium size, but apparently he was a scrapper. He killed three dogs Friday night and bit about-%; dozen others. The canine fought with every dog he found while running loose through College Park, West Col- lege Park, College Hills, College Hills Woodland and the campus, Rogers said. Two other dogs, both strays, were killed by officers yester- day.. Rogers said a police car would cruise through areas visited by the pugnacious ter- rier and any dog without a tag would be killed. Quite a few College Station residents were getting their dogs vaccinated yesterday and Rogers advise all og owners to pen their dogs and have them re-vaccinated There were, no reports of any persons having been bitten. The dog's' head will be sent to Austin by the college veterinary hospital but there was no thought of the dog being mad. t'' J. A. Orr is unopposed for the position of councilman of Ward 1 in the current city election. The filing deadline was last Saturday, March 4. Officials Saturday's filing deadline the current city election sho• slim competition for most of city offices, with a total of r candidates for the five position The offices of mayor, c3rpc tion court recorder and War( councilman had only one candid each, but Ward II showed an ab dance of competition as four r filed for the position. There w two applications for counciln of Ward III. Earnest Langford, veteran m or of College Station, will be opposed in the election, as i C. J. Gorzycki who has filed re-election to the position of c poration court recorder. J. A. Orr, present counciln and professor in the C. E. dept ment, was left unopposed for' Ward I position when Homer Adams, College Station insura and realty man, announced withdrawal from the race. Candidates filing for counciln of Ward III are E. E. Ames, cumbent councilman of the wa and W. H. Fr•eiberger, College S tion barber. The highly contested Ward i position on the council is soul by H. B. Halpin, present coun men and professor in the A~ cultural Economics and Sociol( Department; Billie Mitchell, C lege Station insurance man; L. Berryman of the A&M Mech ical Engineering Department; Jack Keese of the Civil Engine ing Department. ssor A. Mitchell, acting elec-' )n judge. Those people who have paid their 11 tax or have their exemptions d live within the respective ands are qualified voters. The parts of College Station in- rded in Ward I are Oakwood ition, College Park, West Park, -eeze Heights, Holick edition, d the part of Southeast College ark that is within the city lim- 1 Ward II includes the area south Sulphur Springs road and west Highway 6, taking in College ]Is. The part of the city north of ilphur Springs road, including the Drth Gate area and all of the mpus, composes Ward III. i~45 ORDINANCE NO. 139 ORDER AND NOTICE OF CITY ELECTION THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF BRAZOS CITY OF COLLEGE STATION ELECTION ORDER I, Ernest Langford, Mayor of the City of College Station, Texas, by virtue of the power vested in me by law, do hereby order that an election be held in the City of College Station, on April 4, 1950, being the first Tuesday thereof, for the purpose of electing the following officers of said city: Mayor Councilman from Ward I Councilman from Ward II Councilman from Ward III Recorder of the Corporation Court and, that said election shall be held at the City Hall in said city, and the follow- ing named persons are hereby appointed managers thereof, to-wait: A. Mitchell; Judge (To be appointed), Clerk (To be appointed), Clerk ELECTION NOTICE Tne City Marshal is hereby directed and instructed to post a properly executed copy of this order and notice of election at the (Illy Hall, the place where this election will be held. Said notice shall be posted thirty days before the date of said election. Signed and executed this the 13th day of February 1950. Is/ Ernest Langford Mayor ATTEST: /s/ N. M. McGinnis City Secretary . ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THE SALE, OFFERING FOR SALE, EX- PLODING. STORAGE OR POSSESSION )F COMBUSTIBLE FIREWORKS, AND PROVIDING A PENALTY THEREFOR. IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUN- ,IL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS: Section 1. It shall be unlawful for y person, firm, association or corpora- n to sell, offer for sale, explode, store possess combustible fireworks within corporate limits of the City of Col- e Station. Section 2. Any person, firm, association AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE QUESTION OF REZONING LOTS 5 AND 6 AND A 6.1 FOOT STRIP OF LOT 4 BORDER- ING ON SAID LOT 5 OF BLOCK 9 OF WEST PARK ADDITION CHANG- ING THE CLASSIFICATION FROM DISTRICT NUMBER THREE TO DIS- TRICT NUMBER FOUR; AND OF OR- IGINALLY ZONING CERTAIN T W O DESCRIBED TERRITORIES AS DIS- TRICT NUMBER ONE. AND ORDER- ING A PUBLIC HEARING. WHEREAS, the Zoning Commission, af- ter preliminary consideration and a public hearing, has recommended the rezoning of certain territory and the original zoning of certain additional territory, both of which territory hereinafter more fully described, now therefore BE IV ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE. CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS: Section 1. That a public hearing shall be held at 8:00 p.m. at the City Hall on March 13, 1950 on the questions of zoning as follows: a. To rezone so as to change the classifi- cation from District Number Three (Apart- ment House Area) to District Number Four (Business, District) all that certain prop- erty more fully described as follows to- wit: All of Lots 5 and 6 and a 6.1 foot strip of Lot 4 bordering on said Lot 5, all said Lots being in Block 9 of the West Park Addition, said addition being platted and recorded as of January 20, 1940 in Volume 102, page 198 of the Deed Records of Brazos County, Texas. b. To zone originally as Number one (Residential Area) all that certain de- scribed two tracts of land more fully de- scribed as follows, to wit: 1. Beginning at the most easterly cor- ner of College Hills Estates. This 'corner also being the most easterly point on the boundary of Lot 12, Block 17 of said Addition; thence N 45- E along an old fence line a distance of 2654.4 ft. to the most easterly corner of Lot 16, Woodland Estates; Thence N 45- W along the northeast side of said Lot 16 a distance of 262.7 ft. to the most northerly corner of said Lot 16; Thence S 45- W along the northwest side of Lot 16, a distance of 845.7 ft. to a point for corner; Thence in a northwesterly direction and parallel to Munson Avenue a distance of approximately 1700.3 ft. to a point in the southeast side of Lot 7, Woodland Estates; (This point also being located N 45o E 310 ft. from the most southerly corner of Lot 7, Woodland Estates); Thence S 45o W along the southeast side of said Lot 7 a distance of 310 ft. to the most southerly corner of said Lot 7; Thence N 45- W along the northeast right-of-way line of Manson Avenue a distance of 606.3 ft. to the most southerly corner of Lot 4, Woodland Estates; Thence S 45o W a distance of approxi- mately 1550 ft. to the most southerly cor- ner of Lot 4, Woodland Acres; Thence S 45o E along the northeast boundary of College Hills Estates to the point of beginning. 2. Beginning at the south corner of Lot 1 Block 1 of the Southeast College oration that shall be found guilty .ting any portion of this ordinance f fined not less than ten ($10.00) nor more than one hundred p dollars. ,n 3. This ordinance shall be ef- from and after passage and publi- d and approved the 9th day of 1950. APPROVED: /s/ Ernest Langford Mayor Park Addition to the City of College S' tion, Texas; Thence N 45- E along the southe, side of said Lot 1 a distance of 150 f to the east corner of said Lot 1 Block 1, Thence N 45o W along the northeast s of said Lot 1 Block 1 a dstance of feet to the north corner of the s Lot 1 Block 1; Thence N 45o E along the southeast s of the alley between College Park Addit and the said Southeast College Park distance of approximately 491.1 feet to west side of South Dexter Drive; Thence in a southeasterly direction al) the west side of said South Dexter Dri a distance of approximately 1198.4 f to the east corner of Lot 12 Block f, of said Southeast College Park Addition; Thence S 45o W a distance of appr( mately 896.5 feet to the south corner Lot 12 Block 4 of the Breezy Heights dition to the City of College Station; Thence N 45o W along the northe side of Fairview Avenue, a distance 312 feet to the west corner of Lot 9 BI 4 of said Breezy Heights Addition; Thence S 45o W a distance of 50 to the southwest side of Fairview Aven Thence 45- W along the southwest of Fairview Avenue, a distance of appr imately 850 feet to the southeast of Luther Street; Thence N 45- E along the south( side of Luther Street, a distance of feet to the northeast side of an alley; Thence S 45o E along the northeast of said alley, a distance of approxima 434 feet; Thence N 45o F, a distance of 40 t othe northeast side of South Herei Street: Thence N 45- W along the northi side of Hereford to the south corner Lot 1 Block 1 of said Southeast Col Park. Section 2. Notice shall be given by I lication in the official paper at least teen (15) days prior to said public hea. in order'to inform interested parties citizens desiring to be heard. Passed, approved, and ordered public on this the 9th day of January 1950, A APPROVED: /s/ Ernest Langford Mayor ATTEST: /s/ N. M. McGinnis City Secretary ORDER AND NOTICE OF CITY ELECTION IE STATE OF TEXAS )UNTY OF BRAZOS TY OF COLLEGE STATION ELECTION ORDER I, - Ernest Langford, Mayor of the Cf College Station, Texas, by virtue e power vested in me by law, do here der that an election be held in the Cl College Station, on April 4, 1950, beln e first Tuesday thereof, for the purpo electing the following officers of sa y: Mayor Councilman from Ward I Councllmdn from Ward II Councilman from Ward III Recorder of the Corporation Court d, that said election shall be held e City Hall In said city, and the folio named persons are hereby appoint inagers thereof, to-wit: A. Mitchell; Judge (To be appointed), Clerk (To be appointed), Clerk ELECTION NOTICE The City Marshal is hereby directed a ltructed to post a properly executed cop this order and notice of election City hall, the place where this electto 11 be held. Said notice shall be poste irty days before the date of said electio Signed and executed this the 13th d February 1950. Is/ Ernest Langford Mayor N. M. McGinnis City Secretary ORDINANCE NO. 139 AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR A PUBLIC HEAPING ON THT, QUESTION OF REZONING LOTS 5 AND 6 AND A 6.1 FOOT STRIP OF LOT 4 BORDER- ING ON SAID LOT 5 OF BLOCK 9 OF WEST PARK ADDITION CHANG- ING THE CLASSIFICATION FROM DISTRICT NUMBER THREE TO DIS- TRICT NUMBER FOUR; AND OF OR- IGINALLY ZONING CERTAIN T W O DESCRIBED TERRITORIES AS DIS- TRICT NUMBER ONE, AND ORDER- ING A PUBLIC HEARING. WHEREAS, the Zoning Commission, af- ter preliminary consideration and a public ,hearing, has recommended the rezoning of certain territory and the original zoning of 'certain additional territory, both of which territory hereinafter more fully described, now therefore BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS: Section 1. That a public hearing shall be held at 8:00 p.m. at the City Hall on March 13, 1950 on the questions of zoning as follows: a. To rezone so as to change the classifi- cation from District Number Three (Apart- ment House Area) to District Number Four (Business District) all that certain prop- erty more fully described as follows to- wit: All of Lots 5 and 6 and a 6.1 foot strip of Lot 4 bordering on said Lot 5, all said Lots being in Block 9 of the West Park Addition, said addition being ty platted and recorded as of January 20, of 1940 in Volume 102, page 198 of the Deed by Records of Brazos County, Texas. ty b. To zone originally as Number one g (Residential Area) all that certain de- se scribed two tracts of land more frilly de- id scribed as follows, to wit: 1. Beginning at the most easterly cor- ner of College Hills Estates. This corner also being the most easterly point on the boundary of Lot 12, Block 17 of said Addition; thence N 45- E along an old fence line a distance of 2654.4 ft, to the at most easterly corner of Lot 16, Woodland w'- Estates; ed Thence N 45- W along the northeast side of said Lot 16 a distance of 262.7 ft. to the most northerly corner of said Lot 16; Thence S 45- W along the northwest side of Lot 16, a distance of 845.7 ft. to nd a point for corner; 0 y Thence in a northwesterly direction and at parallel to Munson Avenue a distance of n approximately 1700.3 ft, to a point in the d southeast side of Lot 7, Woodland Estates; n. (This point also being located N 45o ay E 310 ft, from the most southerly corner of Lot 7, Woodland Estates); Thence S 45o W along the southeast side of said Lot 7 a distance of 310 ft. to the most southerly corner of said Lot 7; Thence N 45- W along the northeast right-of-way line of Munson Avenue a IT ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THE SALE, OFFERING FOR SALE, EX- PLODING, STORAGE OR POSSESSION OF COMBUSTIBLE FIREWORKS, AND PROVIDING A PENALTY THEREFOR. C IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUN- CII. OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS: Section 1. It shall be unlawful for y person, firm, association or corpora- in to sell, offer for sale, explode, store possess combustible fireworks within e corporate limits of the City of Col ;e Station. Section 2. Any person, firm, association corporation that shall be found guilty violating any portion of this ordinance all be fined not less than ten ($10.00) liars nor more than one hundred 100.00) dollars. Section 3. This ordinance shall be ef- ctive from and after passage and publi- and approved the 9th day 1950. APPROVED: Isl Ernest Langford Mayor EST: N. M. McGinnis City Secretary distance of 606.3 ft. to the most southerly corner of Lot 4, Woodland Estates; Thence S 45- W a distance of approxi- mately 1550 ft, to the most southerly cor- ner of Lot 4, Woodland Acres; Thence S 45o E along the northeast boundary of College Hills Estates to the point of beginning. 2. Beginning at the south corner of Lot 1 Block 1 of the Southeast College Park Addition to the City of College Sta- tion, Texas: Thence N 450 E along the southeast side of said Lot 1 a distance of 150 feet to the east corner of said Lot 1 Block 1; Thence N 45- W along the northeast sidt of said Lot 1 Block 1 a dstance of 100 feet to the north corner of the said Lot 1 Block 1; Thence N 45- E along the southeast side of the alley between College Park Addition and the said Southeast College Park a distance of approximately 491.1 feet to tht of west side of South Dexter Drive; Thence in a southeasterly direction along the west side of said South Dexter Drive, a distance of approximately 1198.4 feet to the east corner of Lot 12 Block 6 of the said Southeast College Park Addition; Thence S 45- W a distance of approxi- mately 896.5 feet to the south corner of Lot 12 Block 4 of the Breezy Heights Ad- dition to the City of College Station; Thence N 45- W along the northeast side of Fairview Avenue, a distance of 312 feet to the west corner of Lot 9 Block 4 of said Breezy Heights Addition; Thence S 45o W a distance of 50 feet to the southwest side of Fairview Avenue; Thence 45o W along the southwest side of Fairview Avenue, a distance of approx- imately 850 feet to the southeast side of Luther Street; side of Luther Street, a distance of feet to the northeast side of an alley; Thence S 45o E along the northeast of said alley, a distance of approximal 434 feet; Thence N 45- E a distance of 40 1 t othe northeast side of South Heref Street; Thence N 45o W along the north( side of Hereford to the south corner Lot 1 Block 1 of said Southeast Coll Section 2. Notice shall be given by lication in the official paper at least teen (15) days prior to said public he; in order to inform interested parties citizens desiring to be heard. Passed, approved, and ordered publ on this the 9th day of January 1950, APPROVED: Is/ Ernest Langford Mayor ATTEST: /sl N. M. McGinnis City Secretary INS i Q ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THE.j SALE, OFFERING FOR SALE, EX- PLODING, STORAGE OR POSSESSION OF COMBUSTIBLE FIREWORKS, AND PROVIDING A PENALTY THEREFOR. IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUN- CIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS: Section 1. It shall be unlawful for y person, firm, association or corpora- an to sell, offer for sale, explode, store possess combustible fireworks within e corporate limits of the City of Col- e Station. Section 2. Any person, firm, association corporation that shall be found guilty violating any portion of this ordinance all be fined not less than ten ($10.00) Ilars nor more than one hundred 100.00) dollars. Section 3. This ordinance shall be ef- ctive from and after passage and publl- ORDER AND NOTICE OF CITY ELECTION THE STATE. OF TEXAS COUNTY OF BRAZOS CITY OF COLLEGE STATION ELECTION ORDER I, Er nest Langford, Mayor of the City of College Station, Texas, by virtue of the power vested in me by law, do hereby order that an election be held in the City of College Station, on April 4, 1950, being the first Tuesday thereof, for the purpose of electing the following officers of said city: Mayor Councilman from Ward I Councilman from Ward II Councilman from Ward III Recorder of the Corporation Court and, that said election shall be held at the City hall in said city, and the follow- ing named persons are hereby appointed managers thereof, to-wit: A. Mitchell; Judge (To be appointed), Clerk (To be appointed), Clerk ELECTION NOTICE Tne City Marshal is hereby directed and instructed to post a properly executed copy of this order and notice of election at the City Hall, the place where this election will be held. Said notice shall be posted thirty days before the date of said election. Signed and executed this the 13th day of February 1950. /s/ Ernest Langford Mayor ATTEST: Is/ N. M. McGinnis City Secretary and approved the 9th day of 1950. APPROVED: /s/ Ernest Langford Mayor N. M. McGinnis City Secretary ORDINANCE NO. 139 AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE QUESTION OF REZONING LOTS 5 AND 6 AND A 6.1 FOOT STRIP OF LOT 4 BORDER- ING ON SAID LOT 5 OF BLOCK 9 OF WEST PARK ADDITION CHANG- ING THE CLASSIFICATION FROM DISTRICT NUMBER THREE TO DIS- TRICT NUMBER FOUR; AND OF OR- IGINALLY ZONING CERTAIN T W O DESCRIBED TERRITORIES AS DIS- TRICT NUMBER ONE, AND ORDER- ING A PUBLIC HEARING. a WHEREAS, the Zoning Commission, af- ter preliminary consideration and a public hearing, has recommended the rezoning of certain territory and the original zoning of certain additional territory, both of which territory hereinafter more fully described, noxv therefore BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGH STATION, TEXAS: Section 1. That a public hearing shall be held at 8:00 p.m. at the City HEEII on March 13, 1950 on the questiorill of' zoning as follows: a. To rezone so as to change the classifi. cation from District Number Three (Apart- ment House Area) to District Number Four (business District) all that certain prop- erty more fully described as follows to- wit: All of Lots 5 and 6 and a 6.1 foot strip of Lot 4 bordering on said Lot 5, all said Lots being in Block 9 of the West Park Addition, said addition being platted and recorded as of January 20, 1940 in Volume 102, page 198 of the Deed Records of Brazos County, Texas. b. To zone originally as Number one (Residential Area) all that certain de- scribed two tracts of land more fully de- scribed as follows, to wit: 1. Beginning at the most easterly cor- ner of College Hills Estates. This corner also being the most easterly point on the boundary of Lot 12, Block 17 of said Addition; thence N 45- E along an old fence line a distance of 2654.4 ft. to the most easterly corner of Lot 16, Woodland Thence N 45o E along the southeast side the alley between College Park Addition d the said Southeast College Park a Thence N 45- W along the northeast side of said Lot 16 a distance of 262.7 ft. to the most northerly corner of said Lot 16; Thence S 45, W along the northwest side of Lot 16, a distance of 845.7 ft. to a point for corner; Thence in a northwesterly direction and parallel to Munson Avenue a distance of approximately 1700.3 ft, to a point in the southeast side of Lot 7, Woodland Estates; (This point also being located N 45o E 310 ft, from the most southerly corner of Lot 7, Woodland Estates); Thence S 45- W along the southeast side of said Lot 7 a distance of 310 ft. to the most southerly corner of said Lot 7; Thence N 45o W along the northeast right-of-way line of Munson Avenue a distance of 606.3 ft. to the most southerly corner of Lot 4, Woodland Estates; Thence S 45- W a distance of approxi- mately 1550 ft. to the most southerly cor- ner of Lot 4, Woodland Acres; Thence S 45o E along the northeast boundary of College Hills Estates to the (191 HO r ~ b"lllism stance of approximately 491.1 feet to the rst side of South Dexter Drive; Thence in a southeasterly direction along e west side of said South Dexter Drive, distance of approximately 1198.4 feet' the east corner of Lot 12 Block 6 of the id Southeast College Park Addition; Thence S 45o W a distance of approxt- i.tely 896.5 feet to the south corner of d 12 Block 4 of the Breezy Heights Ad- :ion to the City of College Station; Thence N 45o W along the northeast le of Fairview Avenue, a distance of 2 feet to the west corner of Lot 9 Block of said Breezy Sleights Addition; Thence S 45- W a distance of 50 feet the southwest side of Fairview Avenue; Thence 45- W along the southwest side Fairview Avenue, a distance of approx- iately 850 feet to the southeast side Luther Street; Thence N 45- E along the southeast de of Luther Street, a distance of 205 et to the northeast side of an alley; Thence S 45- E along the northeast side said alley, a distance of approximately 4 feet; e N 45o northeas Thence N 45 side of Hereford Lot 1 Block 1 Park. F. a distance of 40 feet t side of South Herefor,' 1 W along the northeaF: to the south corner o', of said Southeast Collegi Section 2. Notice shall be given by pub. Ileation in the official paper at least fif- teen (15) days prior to said public hearing in order to inform interested parties and citizens desiring to be heard. Passed, approved, and ordered published on this the 9th day of January 1950, A.D. APPROVED: /s/ Ernest Langford Mayor N. M. McGinnis City Secretary V) 3 PUGH a )evelopmen * t lolds Annual Meetin R. L. Hunt, Marion Pugh and John L. Bearrie led a field of six inees yesterday in the balloting for vacancies on the directory d of College Station's Development Association and Chamber of coerce. Ballots were canvassed at the annual meeting of the As- ation in the city office yesterday afternoon. Mr. Hunt, of A&M's Agricultur- al Economics department, and Mr. Pugh, freshman football coach and College Station lumberman, topped the list of candidates with -xactly 63 votes each. Mr. Bear- appliance dealer, was the third director elected with 49 votes. This trio chosen f?r three- year terms, will be seated at the 9 December meeting, at which new officers will be elected. Re- tiring directors are Dean C. N. Shepardson, association presi- dent for the past two years, Harold Sullivan and E. O. Siecke. An amendment which passed yesterday by a margin of 62-1 calls for. an organizational,meet- MHUNT ing of the new board and the elec- tion of officers in December ra- ther than in January, as in the past. Committee reports occupied most of the annual session yester- day afternoon, but of particular interest to College Station resi- dents as a whole was a motion near the end of the meeting - made by Ray Oden-to ask the Lone Star Gas Co. to establish a branch office in the community, as the telephone company is now' doing. Mr. Oden said he thinks Col- lege Station is entitled to a gas company office where deposits can be made and bills paid. Secretary Joe Sorrells was in- structed to write. Lone Star's Bryan headquarters immediate MR. BEARRIE ly, informing the company of the Association's action. Another important development yesterday was the endorsement of a sidewalk-building program, to extend from the A&A11 Consolidat- ed • school grounds on west on .Jersey street to the corner of Ayr- shire. Immediate.ipvestigation and estimates were -requested from Sol Wright's City Planning Com- mittee, with action expected at the next meeting,;-y The Association .expects to finish the current year with (Please see Pg. 2,'No. THREE) PROCCAMA OF RABIES THREAT Animals Must Be Penned Or Tied; Fireworks Ousted College Station's mayor and city council lowered the boom yester- day on the community's canin•a I population in the face of repeat- ed serious threats of rabies, the last of which may have endanger- ed every section of the city. Acting on the strength of an ordinance rushed through the council Monday night, College Station's Mayor Ernest Langford yesterday proclaimed a "state of emergency" within the city and decreed that the "running at large of dogs" within the corp- oration limits is prohibited for the duration of the emergency. (See Proclamation at right and Ordinance on page 5 of this is- sue.) Mayor Langford told The Bryan News last night that "no running at large" means that dogs must be kept either pen- ned or tied if on the owner's premises, and if taken off the premises must be on a leash at all times. Quoting the Emergency Ordin- once as to penalty: "Any person responsible for the care of a dog who allows the same to run at large within the limits of the City shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon con- viction shall be fined not less than ten ($10) dollars nor more than fifty ($50) dollars . . . and each violation shall be consider- ed a separate offense." This measure was passed under an emergency clause Monday night and becomes effective im- mediately upon publication, which City Manager Raymond Rogers said last night will require 10 days. No time limit was placed on the city administration's "State of Emergency," however. It is considered to be in effect at once, and will extend for an indefinite period. Quoting the proclamation, the Mayor says: "I therefore declare that an emergency exists that the lives of our people are exposed to danger, and call upon the citizens of College Station to obey faith- fully the ordinance prohibit- ing the running at large of dogs." During the year 1949 the heads of 72 animals suspected of being rabid were sent to the State Health Department in Aus- tin from College Station. This number included dogs, cats, foxes, and several large animals. Of the total sent, 50 were definitely reported as being rabid. As recently as December 31, 1949, a rabid dog was taken only after it had attacked and killed six other dogs. How many others it had attacked will probably never be known. We do know that this dog ran at large four days after it had bitten the child of the owner and that it roamed throughout the entire area of the city. The possibility of danger to our people as a result of this recent outbreak creates a condition which we can no longer ignore. The City Council at its regular meeting on January 9, 1950 passed an ordinance prohibiting the running at large of dogs within our city limits and directed the Mayor to declare an emergency. I therefore declare that an emergency exists, that the lives of our people are exposed to possible danger, and call upon the citizens of College Station to obey faithfully the provisions of the ordinance prohibiting the running at large of dogs within the corporate limits of the city. Witness my hand and seal this the 10th day of January, 1950. Approved: (Signed) Ernest Langford Attest: Mayor (Signed) N. M. McGinnis, City Secretary, Another important action of the council Monday night-but one which will have a more "delayed" reaction-was the passage of an "anti-Fireworks" ordinance simi- lar to the one now in effect in Bryan. The College Station measure prohibits "the Sale, Storage and Exploding" of fireworks with- in the city limits, which pretty well covers the territory, Mr. Rogers explained that num- erous adults in the community have spoken out against fire- works as "too powerful and dangerous" since the recent holi- days. One accident in particular, in which young Orin Helvey Jr. was badly burned and suffered a, busted eardrum, may have in- itiated the adult opposition. Pictured above are members of the College Sta- tion City Council who met yesterday to repeal a City Ordinance which required that all dogs in the City of College Station confined on the prop- erty of their owners. From left to right are Howard Bodgett, councilman; J. A. Orr, council- man; E. E. Ames, councilman; Mayor. Ernest Langford (seated); City Manager Raymond Rog- ers; Nester M. McGinnis, councilman; and Bob Halpin, councilman. 61 PATROLMAN AT EGE STATION Curfis Bullock Hired From Sherman Police A shake-up in College Statirn-' two-man police force was revea - ed yesterday when City Mana-r. Raymond Rogers reported the 'h i - ing of Curtis E. Bullock of Steel- man, formerly of College Statio_., who will report for work h.- within 10 days. Mr. Bullock, 35, is the ' fe.- print expert and indentification officer with the Sherman po ,<<: department. He will start a f'n- gerprint file on a.small scale i,:~- mediately after *suming his new duties. Bullock spent three years :h the army's military police durb,s, the war and has been radio patrolman and night dispatc'-1- at Sherman for the past fo:•T vears. He is married, has a year-old son and has many re a- tives in Brazos county, Mr. - yers said. The city council authorize., second patrolman at Colleg ' ' t^- tion about a month ago. The posi- tion has been filled by C. M. B - ry, formerly with Campus `e- curity at A&M colege. Lee N), - wood is the city's police chief. 5~- City Building Gets Remodeling Job The City of College Station's )ersonnel and Chamber of Com- nerce will soon have more room n the city Hall which is under- ;oing remodeling, Raymond L. Rogers, city manager announced. There is extensive work being done with the office in the build- ing,.-he said, which will be larger because of the rear wall b e i,,~ g moved ten feet back. T~e inter- office wall has been torn down and provides more front office space for the Chamber of Commerce. Rogers said the entire office is being repainted, but there seems to be some dissention among the personnel as to what color it should be painted. Some think that blue would be appropriate, others would like to see green walls, he said. usux.zp *w •r `aaaut~u~ ~1~~ Piss `apma aq lanai 4n3 s daap moq uo spuadap uotlalduzoa ;o alup N4 Pus palauls aq iiua uotlanalsuoa aao;aq sAup 09 lsuat lu aq I[6m lI .1 p-em uaaq puq mapgs camas aapua aul 3o Spnls u cal;s 3ua2an Isom aq 03 paasiaaP atam slaafoad asagy 'suUalSSS camas Paeoaduu pastu wd uoaq osiu aesg Z 'OK uo'IIPPs slg2l3H puvtpOom aql Puu gnta ~C.qunoa agl ulo.zj ssoaau ua.is laa.lgs poomi.laQ aql `usA.zg jo suotlaas laglo 0my •u0ilulS a2alloo sulofPU ualum Uv.S.Ig Jo UOMPPL' )PL'd PURIOTH auj , Joj Pafoad camas v Paztaogj -nu sMI `uollp4s 92a1100 upAA ;aafoad 4uiof V ut `ueAag uph Jo IN I ,I ~aafoa Sewer Project Set for Bryan I Bryan, in a joint projec with College Station, has au thorized a sewer project fol the Highland Park addition o: Bryan which adjoins Collegf Station. Two other sections of Bryan the Dellwood Street area across from the country club and the Woodland Heights addition No. have also been promised improved sewer systems. These projects were declared to be most urgent after a study of the entire sewer system had been made. It will be at least 60 days before construction can be started and the date of completion depends on how deep a cut must be made, said l City Engineer, J. M. Orman. I54 w w a w cc m ry Q Z Q F- (1) a a. m 0 Q 0 Z Q F- Foodhandlers School Will Be Held Oct. 24-28 A Food Handlers' school will be held at College Station, October 24-28. The sessions will be held in Sbisa hall at 2:30 p. m. each day. The school will be conducted by the Texas State Department of Health and the Brazos County Health Unit. Every handler of food is urged to attend the school. Purpose of the school is to ac- quaint food handlers with the whys and wherefores in the sanitary handling of food, Ernest Langford, mayor, said today. "Food handlers will be told how they can abide by the law in all respects.. There has not been a single com- plaint filed against any food hand-! ler in College Station during the inspection now going on, Mayor Langford said. "I wish to commend the food handlers. It is a distinct credit to our city and I am urging each food handler to close his place of business from 2:30 to 3:30 p. m. each day of school, so that the operators and the employees may attend. It will be for your benefit as well as the general public- and the public is invited to attend every session," Langford conclud- )65 Food Handlers School :'Planned for College A Food Handlers' school will be held at College Station, Oct- ober 24-28. The sessions will be held in Sbisa hall on the A&M campus at 2:30 p. m. each day. The school will be conducted by the Texas State Department of Health and the Brazos County Health Unit. Every handler of food is urged to attend the school. "Purpose of the school is to acquaint food handlers with the whys and wherefores in the Sani- tary handling of food," Ernest Langford, mayor, says. "Food handlers will be told how they can abide by the law in all re- spects," he said. "There has not been a single complaint filed against any food handler in College Station during the inspection now going on," Mayor Langford said. "I wish to commend the food handlers. It is a distinct credit to our city and I am urging each food handler to close his place of business from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. on each day of j school, so that they (the opera- 'tors) and the employees may at- tend. It will be worth your at- tendance. It is for your benefit as well as the general public-and the public is invited to attend every session." Official Notice ORDINANCE NO. 141 AN ORDINANCE NIAKINC IT UNLA FIJI, TO ALLOW A poG TO RUN LAM;IE WITHIN THE LIMi'IS OF '1' Cll'i : PROVIDING TliA'T A Pi:RS RESPO'NSHLE FOR 'CFfl) CARE. OF DOG MIO ALLOWS THE SAME' RUN AT LARGE SHALL BE FINI, AND SPECIFYING THAT EACH STANCE A VIOLATION OF 'TH15 f DINANCE' OCCURS SHALL 1,E C( , SI1)KRED A SEPARATE OFFENSE. HE IT ORDAINED BY THE Cl COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLE S'TA'TION, TEXAS: Section 1. It shall be unlawful to all a dog to run at large within the limits the City. Section 2. Any person respon,ible the care of a dog who allow.i the sa to run at large withi, the limits of City shall he guilty of a. misd~m moor a upon conviction "hall be fined not I thTol len i$10.00) dollars nor more tl:iffy X,50.001 dcllars. Section 3 Each im;tance that a vio tion of this ordinance occurs shall be c( sidered a se,uu-ate offense. Section 4. This ordinance shall be eff tive from and after passage 211d pobli tion. Passed and approved the 9th day January, 1950. APPROVED: /ErueA Langford ATTEST: Mayor s IN. M. McGinnis City Sceretary ►5~ COLLEGE STATION OUTLAWS N. GATE CENTER-PARKING Council Says Trucks Abuse Privilege; 2 Boards Named College Station's city council yesterday announced new ap- pointments to its Cemetery and Library boards and also instruct- ed its police department to put a stop to "center-parking" on New Sulphur Springs Road, all the way between Old and New High- way Six and particularly in the North Gate business section. In the past, center-parking has been allowed commercial trucks unloading in the busi- ness district. This privilege has been abused, according to city Manager Raymond Rogers, and the council has ordered all ve- hicles to refrain from parking in the middle of the street. By "abuse," Rogers explained that truck-drivers frequently park and unload but then go off for coffee or on other extended visits and continue to block the street. "Be-ides," Rogers Paid, "the state highway department is giv- ing us trouble about the practice." Members of the Cemetery Board, as announced this week, are N. M. McGinnis, chairman; Mrs. D. W. Williams, Mrs. J. C. Miller, Mrs. T. W. Leland, Mrs. Frank G. Anderson, John M. Rowlett and W. S. Edmonds. The Library Board, which will elect its own chairman, is com- posed of Mrs. J. T. Duncan, Mrs. Owen Lee, Mrs. Eugene Rush, Mrs. F. L. Thomas, Mrs. L. P.I Dulaney, Mrs. A. W. Melloh, School Supt. L. S. Richardson and City Manager Rogers. The city council passed an or- dinance this week calling for a public hearing on zoning matters at 8 o'clock on Feb. 13 at the City Hall. The area west of the An- dres-Holt Clinic in College Sta- tion is up for re-zoning as a bus- iness district and two newly-an- nexed sections, Breezy Heights and College Hills-Woodlands, are subject to zoning for the first time, possibly as No. 1 residential areas. ~g Council Takes City Action for Library By OTTO KUNZE The City Council of College Station took some active steps toward making its long proposed community library a reality at a meeting which was held last Monday eve- ning. College Station residents have been interested for - -----4-quite some time in getting a com- munity library of their own, ac- cording to Dean C. N. Shepardson, president of the College Station Development Association. No ac- tion was ever taken by any of the local organizations. Recently the College Station Development As- sociation began looking into the matter to see what could be done. The new A&M Consolidated school has made provisions for a library and a librarian as part of its regular school program. Pro- posals have been made that Col- lege Station enter into a contract with the A&M Consolidated Inde- pendent school district for the sup- port of a municipal library. Proposal Favored When questioned about such a proposal, Les Richardson, super- intendent of the A&M Consolidat- ed School, said that the school would welcome such an arrange- ment. Under the present proposal, the school library and the proposed community library will be united into one. In order to keep the library open the year around, ap- propriations have been made for the employment of a librarian during the summer months. The Development Association proposed that the Education Com- mittee at College Station sponsor a book drive for the new library. The Education Committee consists of Mrs. O. K. Smith, chairman, Dr. Ralph Steen, Mrs. J. E. Robert and C. W. Manning. Les Richardson, superintendent of the A&M Consolidated School, has also been requested to serve !with the Education Committee dur- irlg the process of the book drive. Kiwanis Book Drive The Kiwanis Club has already agreed to sponsor a book drive among its own members, Dean Shepardson said. The Development Association and the City Council of College Station are appropriating funds for the purchase of books. According to Dean Shepardson, the two types of books most nec- Pssary for the new community lib- -ary are books for young children (tnd books of current fiction. Ap- ,bropriations made by the City )"ouncil and the Development As- sociation will be used for the pur- chase of these books. 1 Book Donations Promised Howard Badgett, city commis- sioner, and J. W. Barger, city at- torney, have already promised to donate over a hundred books to the new library, Dean Shepardson said. The Development Association was organized nearly three years non Than Shepardson has served IM IIvtl PARALLEL j; College Hills Project Awaits 'Delivery Point' College Station city officials were at work yesterday on plans for 1,roviding electric service to the College Hills section of town which is now served by Bryan's R.EA lines. This means "paralleling" th Bryan lines, but the College Station city council apparently, concluded at its meeting Mon- day night that the City of Bry- an does not intend to sell its College Hills distribution sys- tem-a transaction long sought by College Station. Councilman Howard Badgett is now working with A&M College officials to determine the cost of delivering power from the A&M generating plant to the edge of the campus, from which point the city will take it to College Hills. City Manager Raymond Rog- ers was instructed Monday night to proceed with plans for con- struction of lines as soon as the tic-in point is determined with the College. Engineering on the joint sewer line project to serve the North Please See Page 2, No. TWO No. FIVE Gate area of College Station and an adjoining strip within the l Bryan city limits was approved by the College Station city coun= cii this week and is awaiting ap- proval of the Bryan city com- mission prior to advertising for The line is to deliver sewage Bryan's new treatment plant !d eventually will require that )liege Station pay Bryan for eating its sewage. An agreement tisfactory to Bryan's city ad- inistration has not yet been orked out, however. College ation councilmen announced eir readiness Monday night to eet with the Bryan commission rain on the matter. a. Ob CIO Q 0 Z Q f-- U) Q Z Q F- V) council to Re-number City Streets and House . The College Station Develop- ment Association and Chamber of Commerce has one project which it can put aside after the meeting of the city council tonight at 7:30 according to City Manager Ray- mond Rogers. A committee was appointed by the Development Association and Chamber of Commerce to work out a numbering system for the city residences and businesses. Rogers was to head the committee which was to present the plan for num- bering to the city fathers in the near future. An official announcement by the council spokesman revealed that a numbering system was included on the agenda of the informal council meeting being held to- night. Upon this report from Rog- ers at a recent CC meeting, P ident Herschel E. Burgess rec mended that the committee ren inactive until further notice. "We are confident that the n bering will be taken care of the best possible method avail for use," Rogers said. "The ci cil is anxious to get the num ing situation on an efficient orderly basis in College Stal and we feel certain that they accomplish that very thing at t conference." 1~ 'Police Car Radio for College Station To Be In Use This 'leek A long-awaited three-way ra- dio for the College Station police patrol car arrived last week, and is expected to be installed this week. The radio will be on' a hook-up with the Bryan police sending station and with the state highway patrol. With Police Chief Lee Nor- wood patroling in the daytime and Patrolman C. M. Berry at night, College Station residents will be assured of maximum se- curity. As Chief Norwood pointed out, the radio hook-up with Bry- an often will enable him to inter- cept speedsters who outdistance the Bryan police. oward Conventions Bryan and College Station ty officials will be headed con- !ntionward Monday, but they ill be going in various direct- Donald Foster, superintend of the Bryan REA division, gether with Mayor Roland Dansby will be Bryan delege to the annual meeting of the T as Power Reserve Electric i operatives, an association of ru electric cooperatives in Texas which Bryan is a member. City Manager Mills P. Wall and City Engineer J. M. Orn will attend the three day Leai of Texas Municipalities at G veston. Dates for both the L' and REA meetings will be C 24-26. Attending th eLTM from C lege Station will be Mayor Eat est Langford, Councilman Joe C and W. H. Badgett, Tax Collecl Ran Boswell, City Manager R Rogers and J. Wheeler Barg, city attorney. FRIDAY, MAY 26, 1950 HIWGHEST Furnitu eS CO pany,uPhone 2-7067. paid for ORDNANCE NO. 144 An ordinance res making ithin the it unlawful to ischa any y he City, , defining firearms, and providing penalty. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COL- LEGE STATION: 1. It shall be unlawful to shoot W fire- arm within the limits of the city. 2. A firearm shall include specifically out not exclusively any shotgun, pistol, rifle, air rifle, B. B. gun, or any other mechanism that discharges or elects any bullet, object ofuanyhsize by force of other metallic combustion, mechanism or air. 3. Anyone violating this ordinance shal )e guilty of misdemeanor and upon con- viction shall be fined not less than fiva $5.00) dollars nor more than fifty ($50.00) dollars. Passed and ordered A published tWo tIA 8th day of May, 1950 Approved: J. A. ORR, (Seal) Mayor Pro Tern Attest: N. W. mcGINNIS, City Secretary ORDNANCE NO. 144 An ordinance making it unlawful to discharge any firearm within the limits of the City, defining firearms, and providing a penalty. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE. CITY OF COL- LEGE STATION: 1. It shall be unlawful to shoot a fire- arm within the limits of the city. 2. A firearm shall include specifically but not exclusively any shotgun, pistol, rifle, air rifle, B. B. gun, or any other mechanism that discharges or ejects any bullet, buckshot, or any other metallic object of any size by force of combustion, mechanism or air. 3. Anyone violating this ordinance shall be guilty of misdemeanor and upon con- viction shall be fined not less than five $5.00) dollars nor more than fifty ($50.00) dollars. Passed and ordered published thW the 9th day of May, 1950 A. D. ORDINANCE NO. I AN ORDINANCE MAKING IT UNLAW- FUI. TO ALLOW A DOG TO RUN AT LARGE WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE CITY; PROVIDING THAT A PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CARE OF A DOG WHO ALLOWS THE SAME TO RUN AT LARGE SHALL BE FINED; AND SPECIFYING THAT EACH IN- STANCE A VIOLATION OF THIS OR- DINANCE OCCURS SHALL BE CON- SIDERED A SEPARATE OFFENSE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION. TEXAS : Section 1. It shall be unlawful to allow a dog to run at large within the limits of the City. Section 2. Any person responsible for the care of a dog who allows the same to run at large within the limits of the City shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not less than terl ($10.00) dollars nor more than fifty ($50.00) dollars. Section 3. Each instance that a viola- tion of this ordinance occurs shall be con- sidered a separate offense. Section 4. This ordinance shall be effec- tive from and after passage and publica- tion. Passed and approved the 9th day of January, 1950. APPROVED: s /Ernest Langford Mayor ATTEST: s IN. M. McGinnis City Secretary Approved: J. A. ORR, (Seal) Mayor Pro Tem Attest: N. M. McGINNIS, City Secretary ORDINANCE NO. 1 AN ORDINANCE MAKING IT UNLAW- FUL TO ALLOW A DOG TO RUN AT LARGE WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE CITY; PROVIDING THAT A PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CARE OF A DOG WHO ALLOWS THE SAME TO RUN AT LARGE SHALL BE FINED; AND SPECIFYING THAT EACH IN- STANCE A VIOLATION OF THIS OR- DINANCE OCCURS SHALL BE CON- SIDERED A SEPARATE OFFENSE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS: Section 1. It shall be unlawful to allow a dog to run at large within the limits of the city. Section 2. Any person 'responsible for the care of a dog who allows the same to run at large within the limits of the City shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not less than ten ($10.00) dollars nor more than fifty (850.00) dollars. Section 3. Each instance that a viola- tion of this ordinance occurs shall be con- sidered a separate offense. Section 4. This ordinance shall be effec- tive from and after passage and publica- tion. Passed and approved the 9th day of January, 1950. APPROVED: s /Ernest Langford Mayor ATTEST: s IN. M. McGinnis City Secretary dRDINANCE NO. 141 AN ORDINANCE MAKING IT UNL TUL TO ALLOW A DOG TO RUN LARGE WITHIN THE LIMITS OF CITY; PROVIDING THAT A PER: RESPONSIBLE: FOR THE CARP: O: DOG WHO ALLOWS THE SAME RUN AT LARGE: SHALL BE FIN AND SPECIFYING THAT EACH STANCE A VIOLATION OF THIS DINANCE OCCURS SHALL BE C SIDE:RED A SEPARATE OFFENSE. BE IT ORDAINED I3Y THE C COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLL STATION. TEXAS: Section 1. It shall be unlawful to a a dog to run at large within the limit the City. Section 2. Any person responsible the care of a dog who allows the to run at large within the limits of City shall be guilty of a misdemeanor upon conviction shall be fined not than ten ($10.00) dollars nor more fifty ($0.00) dollars. Section Each instance that a v tion of this ordinance occurs shall be sidered a separate offense. Section 4. This ordinance shall be e live from and after passage and put tion. Passed and approved the 9th da; January. 1950. ATTEST: s ,IN. M. McGinnis City Secretary ORDINANCE NO DINANCE MAKING IT UNLAW- FUL TO ALLOW A DOG TO RUN AT LARGE WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE CITY; PROVIDING THAT A PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR. THE CARE OF A DOG WHO ALLOWS THE SAME TO RUN AT LARGE SHALL BE PINED; AND SPECIFYING THAT EACH IN- STANCE A VIOLATION OF THIS OR- DINANCE OCCURS SHALL BE CON- SIDERED A SEPARATE OFFENSE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS: Section 1. It shall be unlawful to allow a. dog to run at large within the limits of the city. Section 2. Any person responsible for the care of a dog who allows the same to run at large within the limits of the City shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not less than ten ($10.00) dollars nor more than fifty ($50.00) dollars. Section 3. Each instance that a viola- tion of this ordinance occurs shall be con-I sidered a separate offense. Section 4. This ordinance shall be effect - I tive from and after passage and publica- tion. Passed and approved the 9th day of January, 1950. APPROVED: s /Ernest Langford ATTEST: Mayor a IN. M. McGinnis Dity Secretary ATTEST: - S /N. M. McGinnis City Secretary An examination for credit in C. E. 300S will be given in the C. E. Lecture Room at 1 P. M., Saturday, January 14, 1950. Only those students authorized by the Executive Committee may take the exam. J. A. Orr, Professor Civil Engineering Dept. Official Notice ORDINANCE NO. 141 AW- AT THE APPROVED: s /Ernest Langford Mayor _I AN ORDINANCE. MAKING IT UNLAW- FUL TO ALLOW A DOG TO RUN AT LARGE WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE CITY; PROVIDING THAT A PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CARE OF A DOC WHO ALLOWS THE SAME TO RUN AT LARGE SHALL BE FINED; AND SPECIFYING THAT EACH IN- STANCE A VIOLATION OF THIS OR- DINANCE OCCURS SHALL BE CON- SIDERED A SEPARATE OFFENSE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS: Section 1. It shall be unlawful to allow a dog to run at large within the limits of the City. Section 2. Any person responsible for the care of a dog who allows the same to run at large within the limits of the City shall he guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not less than ten ($10.00) dollars nor more than fifty ($50.001 dollars. Section 3. Each instance that a viola- tion of this ordinance occurs shall be con- sidered a separate offense. Section 4. This ordinance shall be effec- tive from and after passage and publica- tion. Passed and approved the 9th day of January, 1950. APPROVED: s /Ernest Langford Mayor ATTEST: ~ s IN. M. McGinnis City Secretary w w a w w a a ab m Building Permits Increase in Marc There was an increase in t number of building permits sued during the m+th of Mar of this year as compared to t number of such permits issued 1, year for the same period. Twelve permits were handed c this year as compared to only for March, 1950. Ironically however, the total ec in constructing such buildings h diminished from $146,700 to $10 678 when considering this sai period. These figures were releas yesterday from the College Stati City Hall. Twelve permits were also sued in February but the total v, uation of these building perm were decreased when compari the February, 1950 permit valu ry Q Z Q H (n City To Be Host For Open House Planned At College Station The city of College Station will play host Thursday. i Open house will be held at the city hall on that date from 10 a. in. to 5 p. in., and the wives of city officials wil act as hos- tesses. Residents of Bryan, College Station and of the entire area are invited to attend. The city's Christmas holiday will be on Monday. co 0 ry Q 0 Z Q V) w w illege Station City iuncil To ~Be Called ter In The Month The College Station city coun- cil will be called into a special session later this month. City Manager Raymond Rogers re- vealed yesterday. One less than a quorum was present for thei regular meeting Tuesday night, so no business could be enacted. Among the business that will be considered will be a petition from residents of the Breezy Heights addition, south of College Park, for admission into the city. A similar petition was pre- sented at the meeting Tuesday night, but could not be acted upon because of the lack of a quorum and the fact that the petition was not acceptable in that form and would have to be revised to fit existing ordances. The revised petition, in accor- -lance with all requirement and signed by almost all the resi- dents of Breezy Heights, was turned in to the city hall yes- terday, Roger said. ) ~8 COLLEGE STATION SOLD TO CITIZENS C Of C To Acquaint Folks With Local Opportun;ties The need to educate the citi- zens of College Station to the op- portunities and facilities avail- able in the community was agreed upon by the College Sta- tion Chamber of Commerce and Development Association at its regular monthly meeting ;yester- day. Thirteen members were present. As a result, a person, probably a woman, will be employed to ,make a house to house, citizen to citizen campaign and explain to everyone the opportunities and facilities available in the com- munity. Churches and schools will be stressed. The group also discussed a road connecting Old Highway 6 with New Highway 6 south of College Station. City Manager Raymond Rogers was appointed a commit- tee of one to discuss the possibili- ties with the county judge and county commissioners. The proposed road would be an extension of the county road) south of Hrdlicka's. The county road ends at The Knoll now, but the right of way already is open to extend it an additional several hundred yards. oq FOOD HANDLERS ' E FOR EFFORT Eight Establishments Get Health Dept. Certificate Of the 1C6 who registered 4t e Food Handlers School at A&31 c)llege' Sbisa hall last week, 5 completed the course and ere awarded certificates. Ten managers or owners of ting establishments in College ation enrolled and of these ven completed the course. Col- pe Station officials conducted campaign suggesting that own- s of eating establishment3 close op for the hour each day dur-'i g which time the course was nducted and permit all em- ovees to attend the school. Ten establishments followed is suggestion and eight of these ire awarded a state health de- rtment certificate showing that percent or more of the person- 1 had attended the school. ID The College Station Story City Makes Rapid Growth In Short l2 Year History layor Earnest Langford tyor Langford has announced it he will run for re-election his present post. Filing dead- e for city offices is this Sat- Jay. By GEORGE CHARLTON the city fathers expressed their (E'ditors Note-This is the appreciation concerning the pop- ace s acceptance of the tax. It u last in a series of stories on the e read: Col- development of the City of Col- "The board of aldermen of lege Station.) the City of College Station are With the establishment of its glad that the inhabitants of this office in a 12 by 20 foot room Pity are accepting the faxes as over Aggieland Studio, the newly set up by the equalization board formed government of College Sta- with their whole hearted ap- tion was ready to settle down and proval. It is of the general opin- begin business. ion that the taxes are equitable Councilmen rented city govern- and on the right level. When the went offices, "hired a secretary, residents of a locality band bought a typewriter, and put her themselves together and resolve to work." to make their's a better com- Now they were ready to begin munit.y in which to live and ac- remedying the money situation cept the burden of financing the which temporarily had been solved movements to make it such, then by a $1,000 loan secured from a progress is being made." Bryan bank by personal notes. The Perhaps not like a whirlwind, immediate solution was to estab- but progress was being made. lish a tax rate of 60 cents on ev- With revenues coming in from ery $100. With help of the Brazos this first tax, College Station was Comity tax collector, local real able to pay back its $1,000 debt estate men, and citizens, the coup- and buy more desks, typewriters, cil found out who owned proper- and chairs for its city office. ty within city boundaries. Then In 1942, city offices were moved they set up values and assesed and expanded at the Burgess taxes. Building at South Gate. Paper And in an editorial in The Bat- work was becoming too big a job talion, shortly after this move, for one secretary, so a second - STORY - (Continued from Page 3) Lloyd Smith was named the first city manager of College Sta- tion. Under this set-up, aldermen act in more of a counseling capa- city with the manager responsible for carrying out city plans, direc- tives, and regulations. In December of 1947, offices were again moved. This time to a modern one story building on Church Street and Highway 6. This latest home was designed by Langford. Since its incorporation in Feb- ruary of 1939, city government was then hired. Then came a complete turna'' in College Station city govermr Members of the council, still members of the college faculty heads of departments, could ha serve in their official city c, cities and fully perform t school duties at the same t The best solution presented the city manager plan of government. (See STORY, Page 4) the city", one day in every ye Since that first year, "Chi ren's Day" has been traditioi and a special event associat with Boy Scout Week, Youth E phasis Week, or some other su designated youth week. The b( and girls of Consolidated Hi School elect their own offici, and even pass special ordnam on that day. The next morning, the thi officeworkers, Dan Boswell, M Johnnie Andrews, and Mrs. Fl ence Neeley, return to their des to continue handling a city g( ernment's paper work-the ba job that has to be done to kf Boyett Gets Council Post; Budget Approved By FRANK DAVIS ` Battalion City Editor A. P. Boyett was sworn into office as councilman for Ward III by Mayor Ernest Langford last night at the City Hall after being declared winner in a special election also held yesterday. The College Station council met in called session to canvass the election returns, and announced the official results as 16 votes for Boyett and 12 write-in votes for W. H. Freiberger, who had not filed for the post. Boyett arrived at City Hall at 8 p. m. and was asked by the mayor to repeat the oath of office. In substance the oath enjoined the new councilman to faithfully execute his duties to the best of his ability, and to serve and protect the constitution and laws of his state and nation. Boyett was also asked to swear that he. had not contributed in any way to withhold votes in the elec- tion. Residing at 315 North Boyett, , the new councilman is the owner of the Campus Theater. He has three children, George Boyett, 1(; > Who is a junior at Stephen F. Aug tin High School in Bryan; Alton Boyett Jr., 24; and William Char h Boyett, 28.i= Boyett Street in the North Gat, area was named after the council man's father, W. C. Boyett, who was formerly U. S. Postmaster in 'r College Station and a member of the A&M Board of Directors. Neighbors Insisted Boyett's neighbors insisted that he file for the Ward III position. He said he planned to work to- ward a "bigger and better city." The other councilman for Ward III is W. D. Fitch, 329 First Street. Ward Ill includes all the North Gate area plus residents of COl- lege Station living on the A&.M campus. Boyett will serve the remainder of the term of E. E. Ames, who automatically vacated his position! when he moved to Woodland Es- tates. The term expires in April of 1952. Council members present at the special session were It. B. "Bob" Halpin, councilman for Ward II; Harry Boyer, Ward 11; Fitch, and Howard Badgett, Councilman f o r Ward I. Joe Orr, councilman for Ward I and J. W. Barger, city attorney, were absent. Raymond Rogers, city manager; Nester McGinnis, city secretary; and Ran Boswell, assistant city secretary were also present at the meeting. Four persons were present when Boyett took the oath of office who had come for the public hearing of the city budget for 1951-52. They were F. L. Thomas, 663 Wal- 'total Revenues The College Station budget for 1951-52, Total revenues for the genert and are expected to reach $44 after a public hearing last night, was passed s5; the expenditures, however, au without changes at a special meeting of the pprosimated at $66,289.34. Th city council. rayor was asked to explain th Mayor Ernest Langford summed up ac- 'sted c'"ls under collectively mi,cellatotalineousng $3,30 . complishments of the city during the fiscal The items include $400 to cit year which ended June 30, and briefly read brary, $550 to cover expenses c through the budget summary for the coming he charter commission which i year. The mayor was open to questions from ng•ag'ed in preparing a charter t lake College Station a Home Rut citizens attending the meeting at all times municipality, $300 for travel b during the proceedings. ity officials to municipal meet "The best money the city has spent dur_ mg's, $1,059 for insurance an ing its 10 years of existence was the ,onds, and $600 to parks and play pur- ;rounds. chase of the REA lines six months ago," The hugest single item in th Langford said. ;•eneral fund is $13 300 expecie A. P. Boyett Ward III Councilman In the electric fund, one of the o be spent by the Street Depart three principal city funds, an in- dent. Eleven thousand, one hum crease of $25,175 is expected in Ired and thirteen dollars will g comparison with an increase in ex= .o the Health Department. Admin penses of $9,636.33. tstrative cost are anticipated t The total purchase cost for the reach $8,823.34. REA lines was estimated at. $33,- Electric Fund Expenses 000; however; auxiliary lines to he Expenditures for the electri built in several areas will bring and are set at $49,121.34 agains the entire cost for city ownership ;801263 in revenues. Last yea of electric lines to around $50,000. •evenues for the electric fun, College Station will finance the •eached $55,088 as compared wit] measure by the sale of part of the X39,485.01 in expenditures. $200,000 bonds authorized by citi- The water and sewer fund wit zens in a recent election, go slightly in the red with $49,90, Electricity Rates expected revenues against $50,68. Electric rates paid by the city in expenditures. Last year the fun at the present time are one cent spent $45,266.23 and took in $47, per kilowatt hour for Bryan power 029.24. which is used in College Hills and The cemetery fund is expectei the North Gate area. The college to spend $1,051 and collect $1,301 supplies the city electricity to Oak- This, is a decrease from last year wood, Knoll, and College Park sec- amounts totaling $1,658.23, ex tiorrs at the rate of 1.1 cents per penditures and $1,826.72, revenues kilowatt hour. For a comparative picture Col Total expenditures for the corn- lcge Station will spend $19,899.31 ing year are expected to be $167,- more than last year and will col 146 as against $176,249 in rev- lect $19,930.07 over last ,year's re enues. The city has three main funds- the general fund, electric fund, and water and sewer fund. In addi- tion to this there is a cemetery fund which is separated from the other funds for bookkeeping- pur- no-06. Revenues and expenditures for the general fund and' nd water and sewem' fund fail to cancel out, and consequently the electric fund must make up the deficit. 0 S' ID so sW p m w ~ ~ Fr w G1 Mau% o M w~ y C C 14 w 4 ^7 v O A y ca v OVE o~ w C c. 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TION OF THIS ORDINANCE OCCURS SHALL BE CONSID- ERED A SEPARATE OF. Section 1. It shall be unlawful o allow a dog to run at large githin the limits of the City. Section 2. Any person resp'bri= able 'for the care of a dog who illows the same to run at large vithin the limits of the City shall )e guilty of a misdemeanor and ipon conviction shall be fined lot less than ten ($10.00) dollars for more than fifty ($50.00) dol- ars. Section 3. Each instance that a violation of this ordinance occurs hall be considered a separate Section 4. This ordinance shall s _ effective from and after pas. ge and publication. Passed and approved the 9th iy of January, 1950. APPROVED: signed) Ernest Langford, Mayor. Subscribed and sworn to before~me January, A. D., 1950. N. M. McGinnis, this 2~_~ day of Notary P blic, in and o BRAZOS COUTiTY, TEXAS , u,ic Brazos Cove,, Texac O. W. Kr1.tEY, ¢yui•~.y . , Section 1. It shall be unlawful allow a dog to run at large vithin the limits of the City. Section 2. Any person rFaspbn= ible for the care of a dog who llows the same to run at large iithin the limits of the City shall e guilty of a misdemeanor and pon conviction shall be fined of less than ten ($10.00) dollars or more than fifty ($50.00) dol- Pss-c, Lia "VG-M , z;n au leaaS 31a3auro;d0 alaldmoa JSI313x0JLd0 11.- 31 '11 N01121b'O '214 1 3o Ile w~ Walter Doney, Publishe THE BRY1JT TTEti1S Subscribed and sworn to before me this 6:, day of .Ta.nuary, A. D., 1950. Notary P blic, In and o BRAZOS COUNTY, TEXAS O. W. KALEY, Notary ; RTOZOS Cou7i;, YexQt A. Early Check Shows Light Bond Voting Voting on the $220,000 util- ity bond issue got off to a late start in College Station this morning with only 14 ballots reported filed at the three precinct boxes. Ward one at Griesser's Electric Shop listed six ballots marked at 10 a.m. (two hours after the polls opened), ward two box at Black's Pharmacy had a like amount votes east, and only two ballots were re- eorded at ward three box at the Gtv Hall. I,Iection judges at the three pre- cinct boxes said they expected many more votes to come in dur- ing the lunch hour and after work hours this afternoon. The polls are scheduled to stay open until 7 p.m. The $200,000 bond issue, if passed, will provide $70,000 for electrical extensions, $110,000 for eventual construction of a sewage disposal plant, and $20,000 for water main extensions and main- tenance. City oficials have pointed out that voting may be done on each division of the issue as a separate part, accepting and rejecting any combination of the three as the voter wishes. If the election is successful, all bonds okehed fly voters today will be paid off with income from water and sewer revenue, leaving t h e electric fund for other uses. No Tax Hike Due ity Manager Raymond Rogers' I the total vote was "the 'he I can remember." 'he administration promised ore the election that no tax ^eases will result. The bonds to be paid for out of earn- s from water and sewer serv- )nly $60,000 of the money is marked for immediate use. will go toward purchase of ctric utilities in College Hills ich are now owned by the city Bryan and the REA. All three proposals of College $20,000 for water main exten- atipn's. $200,000 bond issue sions, 262 to 22; and $110,000 f©r ent over the top by lopsided erection of a sewage disposal argins yesterday in a special plant, 259 to 25. ection. A total of 145 ballots was cast An unofficial total of 284 at the College Hills box, 112 at >tes was cast. Ballots will be the College Park box and 27 at ranted at a special meeting; of city hall. ie city council at 3 p. m. today. City councilmen, who before Councilmen Jubilant the election had expressed con- Seventy thousand dollars to servative optimism, were jubilant nance electrical expansion was over the outcome. "We accept it pproved by a vote of 267 to 15; with appreciation as a vote of confidence for the administra- tion," said Mayor Ernest Lang- 115 ' A state of emergency for College Station was proclaim- ed Monday night by Mayor Ernest Langford followin g a re- port by the State Health Department that a clog killed here January 1 was rabid. The dog was killed by Raymond R. Rogers College Sta- , tion City Manager, after it had been at large four days. Dur- ing that time the child of its owner had been bitten and six other clogs which were bitten were killed . How many other animals were bitten during the four days is not known. ~l- The dog belonged to Mrs. A. B. Robinson of Cooner Street in Col- lege Hills. Its head was sent to Austin, Rogers said, anti the re- port from the health department was the .log was rabid. While the dog was at large it Q roamed throughout the entire city so the possibility that other dogs Z were bitten ?s very likely, Rogers Q < continued. Mayor Langford, in ad0ition to declaring, a stag of emergent iss„e? a proclannation calling on all citizens of College Station to faithfully observe an ordinance prohibiting owners of doge from al- lowing their animals from roaming the stree's. Dogs running loose will be pick- ed up by College Station officials until the present emergency has been declared at an end. Citizens aie urged to report any untagged or strange animals they night sce in their neighborhoods. The dog head which was sent to Austin Jan. 1 is one of 57 heads of small animals sent to the State Health Department during 1.949 and the first day of 1950. Thirty-five of these heads were reported as reacting positively to the rabies test and 22 were re- ported negative. The heads of 14 cows and one pig were also sent and all 15 of these were found to be rabid. Text of the mayor's proclama- tion is a follows: PROCLAMATION During the year 1949 the heads of 72 animals suspected of be- ing rabid were sent to then State a Health Department in Austin from College Station.. This num- ber included dogs, cats, foxes, L and large animals. Of the total I o; sent, 50 were definitely reported as, being habid. - As recently as January 1, 1950 a rabid dog was taken only after it had attacked and killed six other dogs. How many others d` cc it had attacked will probably never be known. We do know that this dog ran at large four ' t had bitten the child C: !r and that it roamed the entire area of the G sibility of danger to as a result of this re- eak creates a condi- V we can no longer ig- _ City Council at its eting on January 9, i an ordinance pro- l running at. large of our city limits and Mayor to declare Page 4-The Bryan News, Tuesday Morning, February 14, 1950. Only Three Mayors in History . College Stati*on C*flcy Unusual Commuinty One of the good things about iving as mayor an architect is e matter of zoning. Ernest Langford, head of the rheitecture Department, Texas &M College, is mayor of Col- ge Station. The zoning ordi- ince, to the architect-mayor and s six councilmen, means just hat it says, and is enforced. The city, population 3,000, prac- ;ally encircles the college. The sidential section and the busi- ss section, are set apart, and onky tonks" are taboo. Some the 100 business conc•rns are tittered in the different neigh- rhoods, but they are desirable d conform to all the regula- The city, which has an asses- sed valuation of $2,000,000, is gov- erned by a mayor and coucilmen who do not receive a penny for their services. Civic prid•a is fore- most-Mayor Langford has been mayor since 1942. In fact the city has had on- ly three mayors since incor- poration. J. H. Binney of the mathematics department of the college was its first. Col. Frank Anderson, track coach at A&M, was the next mayor. Both served one term each. Colonel Anderson's candidacy was the most widely discussed. The students of the college deci- ded to put out a candidate, hold- ing that they were citizens of College Station. Their candidate was defeated 460 to 12. The one thing that worries the mayor is the matter of getting out of the vote. In one election, 1948, a councilman from one of the three wards was elected by three votes. That was all the votes cast out of approximately 750 quali- fied voters. But the mayor and councilmen take pride in and like to talk about the business of the city. They meet the second Monday night of each month. The sessions are open to all-in fact the citi- zens are urged to attend. The new city hall, complet- ed in 1947, is the pride of the community. The tax rate is $1. The city also collects the school taxes, $150. T h e A&M- Consolidated h i g h school, just off the campus is housed in a new building, com- pleted this school term. The mayor says 95 per cent of the taxes are collected. Those who do not pay their taxes on auto- mobiles and other such personal property make up the majority of The outstanding indebtedness is $100,000. The city has 10 miles of paved streets, two miles of which are state owned. State Highway 6 runs through the city. Mayor Langford points out that the city has an agreement with A&M College, wherby the fire de- partment of the colleges answers all calls. The city pays for each call. "You see," the ma3-or says, "by that arrangement we get fire protection the equivalent of that of any city in the state-and at at a minimum cost to the city." The governing body of the city "boasts" that its aarbaze the f in e s t anywhei e." The utilities department has road graders, tractors and other machinery. `We make them w o r k," Langford declares. "We keep them busy." The budget for 1949-50 is $140, 500. "We hope to have a balance of $5,000 at the end of the fiscal year," Langford says. The city operates the cemet-, through a cemetery board, c listing of N. M. McGinnis, ch.- man, and Mrs. F. G. Anders Mrs. T. W. Leland, Mrs. J. C. N ler Mrs. D. W. Williams and S. Edmonds. "Several years ago," the mayor says, "a man approach-ad me and said he heard that I was being paid too much as mayor. I told him that that was true-that I re- ceived $12,000 a year. T' have never heard from him since." The city operates through t h e city manager form of government. R. L. Rogers, an A&M graduate, is the city manager. Ran Roswell is as. sistant secretary, Mrs. Flor- ence Neelley, executive secre- tary and Mrs. Johnnie An- drews, assistant. McGinnis is e i t y secretary, without pay. A city marshall and policeman compose the "law" of the city. There isn't much law to enforce -for example City Judge Chas. J. Gorzycki holds court once a month-but is subject to call. He is seldom called. Lee Norwood is marshall and Curtis Bulllock, Policeman. L. P. Dulaney is in charge of the utilities department. Councilmen are J. A. Orr, R. B. Halpin, A&M College instructors, W. H. Badgett of the physical plants office, A&M system, and W. D. Fitch, E. E. Aes and George W. Black, businessmen. Three councilmen are elected each year and a mayor every two years. Stray dogs are having a fright- ful time these days. A recent or- dinanee holds that the animals muts be kept on a leash when off the premises of the owner's home. Few complaints have been registered against the ordinance. "We passed this ordinance to protect the citizens of the com- munity, and if any of you fellows don't like it, you have the priv-' iliege of electing a new mayor and t h r e e councilmen in April," Langford told his fellow Kiwani- MAYOR LANGFORD ADVEPLTIS Y' :,T FOR BIDS Sealed proposals addressed to the Honorable -'ayor and City CounciLmen of College Station, Texas will be received at the office of Raymond L. Rogers, City anager, until 5:00 o'clock P.TZ. on 14 April 1950 for the furnishing all necessary materials, equipment, superintendence, and. labor required for the construction of sewer extensions. Proposals will be opened and read at 7:00 o'clock P.''. on 1/, April 1950 at the City Hall in Bryan, Texas. Bidders must submit with their bids a Cashier's or Certified Check for 5% of the amo>>nt of the base bid, pay- able to the City of College Station or a Proposal Bond in the same amount, from a reliable Surety Company, as a guaran- tee that Bidder will enter into a contract and execute bond and guarantee forms provided within five (5) days after no- tice of award of contract to him. Bids without check or Pro- posal Bond will not be considered. The successful Bidder must furnish bond in the amount of 100p of the contract price from a Surety Company holding a permit from the State of Texas to act as Surety, or other Surety or Sureties acceptable to the Owner. All unit prices must be stated in both script and fig- ures. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and tonaive formalties. In case of ambiguity or lack or clearness in stating the price in the bids, the Owner re- serves the right to consider the r.^.ost advantageous construc- tion thereof, or to reject the bid. Unreasonable or unbalanc- ed unit prices ?,211 be considered sufficient cause for re- jection of any bid or bids. 3idders are expected to inspect the site of the work and to inform themselves regarding local conditions and conditions under which the work is to be done. Attention is called to the provisions of the Acts of the 43rd Legis- lature of the State of Texas and subseauent amendments con- cerning the wage scale and payment of prevailing wages es- tablished by the Owner. Said scale of prevailing wages is set forth in the specifications. w Instructions to bidders, proposal forms, specifications, and plans may be examined at the office of Raymond L. Rogers, City Manager, City Hall, College Stption, Texas and may be obtained at the office of Homer A. Hunter, Consulting Engineer, 603 East 28th Street, 9rya.n, Texas, upon the deposit of Ten (110.00) Dollars, which sum so deposited will be refunded, provided the prospective bidder complies with one of the following requirements: 1. If no pro-posal will be submitted: All documents must be returned to the office of Homer A. Hunter, Consult- ing Engineer, in good condition, not later than forty-eight (48) hours prior to the time and date of receiving proposals; or, 2. If a proposal is submitted: All documents, except proposal form submitted as bid, must be returned to the office of Homer A. Hunter, Consulting Engineer, in good condition, within five (5) calendar days from and after time and date of receiving proposals. CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEY-kS BY Raymond. L. Rogers, City Manager ATTEST: N. I.T. McGinnis, City Secretary - - - Deposition March 280 1950 THE BRYAN NEVIS THE STATE OF TEXAS COM,TTY OF BRAZOS Before me, the undersigned authority, in and for Brazos County, Texas, on this day personally appeared Walter Doney, known to me, and who after being duly sworn by me, deposes and says: That he is the publisher of THE BRYAN NEWS and the within notice, relative to Advertisement for Bids was published in The Bryan News on March 2a unit prices must be stated) March 28th, 1950. to the Honorable Mayor and City Councilmen of College Station, Texas will be received at the of- . fice of Raymond L. Rogers, City Manager, until 5:00 o'clock P. M. on 14 April 1950 for the furnish- ing all necessary materials, equip-` ment,1F#vperintendence, and labor required for the construction of, sewer extensions. Proposals will- be opened and read at 7:00 o'clock P. M., on 14 April 1950 at the City Hall in Bryan, Texas. Ri ?CIPr~_LY1]l~t ~'_Lx17it y1 itJ1. their bids ,.o Cashier's or Certified Check for 5% of the amount of the base bid, payable to the City of College Station or a Proposal Bond in the same amount, from a reliable Surety Company, as a guarantee that Bidder will enter into a contract and execute bond and guarantee forms provided within five (5) days after notice of award of contract to him. Bids without check or Proposal Bond will not be considered. The successful Bidder must furnish bond in the amount of 100% of the contract price from a Surety Company holding a per- mit from the State of Texas to act as Surety, or other Surety or Sureties acceptable to the owner. PI ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS S e a l e d proposals addressed ' LEGALS in both script and figures. The owner reserves the right to re- ject any or all bids and to waive formalities. In case of ambiguity or lack of clearness in stating the price in the bids, the Owner re- serves the right to consider the most advantageous construction thereof, or Lo i-eject "ue uiu. u - reasonable or unbalanced unit prices will be considered suffi- cient cause for rejection of any bid or bids. Bidders are expected to inspect the site of the work and to in- form themselves regarding local conditions and conditions under which the work is to be done. At- tentiomz is called to the provision:, of the Acts of the 43rd Legisla- ture of the State of Texas and subsequent amendments concern- ing the wage scale and payment of -prevailing wages established by the Owner. Said scale of prevail- ing wages is set forth in the spec- Instructions to bidders, propos- al forms, specifications, and plans may be examined at the office of Raymond L. Rogers, City Manag- er, City Hall, . _ College Station, Texas and may be obtained at the office of Homer A. Hunter, Con- sulting Engineer, 603 East 28th Street, Bryan, Texas, upon the deposit of Ten ($10.00) Dollars, which sum so deposited will be refunded, provided the prosepe- tive bidder complies with one of the following requirements: 1. If no proposal will be sub- mitted: All documents must be re- turned to the office of Homer A. Hunter, Consulting Engineer, in good condition, not later than forty-eight (48) hours prior to the time and date of receiving pro- posals; or 2. If a proposal is submitted: All documents, except proposal form submitted as bid, must be return- ed to the office of Homer A. Hun- ter, Consulting Engineer, in good condition, wtihin five (5) calen- dar days from and after time and date of receiving proposals. CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS By RAYMOND L. ROGERS City Manager ATTEST: N. M. McGINNIS rn.m j7II.L a• she a 1 u a u" 1 c\ `..e, VMlter Doney, p li: er THE BRYAN NEWS Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 28th day of March, 1950, A. D. a , Notary PIMI in an or Brazos County, Texas O. W. KELLEY, Notary Public, i::rezos County, Texoa Price Five Cents R.B. alphin Wins Post Halpin was re-elected Ward II councilman in the city election held April 4. This is his second term as representative of the Second Ward. of the local bus sta- was elected council- Ward III. Who was unopposed for re- election as councilman f r o m Ward I in a Tuesday's munici- pal eleclinn. As Ward II Cou By CURTIS EDWARDS R. B. Halpin was named coun- cilm4n of Ward II by the College Station City Council without the run-off mentioned erroneously in The Battalion yesterday. The election returns were re- viewed and made official in the meeting which also included the taking of the oath of office by each newly elected officer. Large Ward II Vote The hottest eontested race of the election was for Ward II coun- cilman. More votes were cast from Ward II this year than ever before in its history. Official returns from the sec- ond ward found incVmbent coun- cilman, R. B. Halpin, leading his nearest rival, C. J. Keese, by one vote-36 to 35. Candidates Billie Mitchell and L. G. Berryman re- ceived 15 and 14 votes, respective- ly. It was rumored that a run-off election would be held but this was proved unnecessary by the council upon interpreting the law which read-"the city council shall immediately open the returns from each ward, casting up the votes of the wards, and the persons receiving the highest number of votes for the respective offices shall he declared elected," Langford Mayor Official results of the show Ernest Langford Oaths Administered Mayor Langford administered the oaths of office to the newly election re-elected councilman who then returned ! elected J. A. Orr as mayor pro-tem. Serving in this capacity, Orr gave the oath of office to Langford. Further business of the meeting included the appointing of N. M. McGinnis to continue in his posi- tion as city secretary for another two years. Under the new law this office has been changed from an elective position to an appointive office. Appointing is done by the mayor with the approval of the council. The first official meeting of this year's council will be held Monday night April 10, at the city hall, ac- cording to Langford. On April 14, the College Station and Bryan city councils will hold a joint meeting for the purpose of opening bids on the newly proposed sewer line. The telephone situa- tioin will also be discussed at this oilman is major post; J. A. Orr re- m councilman of Ward I; E. Imes re-elected to the Ward council position; and C. J. yeki renamed corporation recorder. H. Freiberger, College Sta- barber, received 11 votes to s 16 in the Ward 11 council- race. Several write-in votes were counted in the election. Those re- ceiving these votes were Joe Moth- erall who received 10 votes for mayor. J. C. Gaines received one write-in vote for mayor, despite his withdrawal as a candidate early in the running, Honer Adams re- ceived two votes for Ward I coun- cilman. K. 13. Haipin J. A. Orr TUESDAY, MAY 23, 1950 TUESDAY, MAY 23, 1950 WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 1950 Ancordinance Makin unlawful disharge any firearm within the It the de,inln to a Penalt nalty g firearms, and of BE IT, ORDAINED Providing N HE BY LEGE STATIO CITTUE CITY COUNCIL within OF Y OF COL- 1. It shall be unlawful to shoot - art Ar1e ltmtts a fire firea of the City. but exclusively al$nlrifle "elude specifically me, not air rifle, B• B. any shotgun, Pistol, chanism that discharges' gunor o'bject of or or other bullet, buckshot, any elects any any size any other in et mechanism or air, by force of comb alllc 3. AnYOne usiton, r be guilty of violating this ordln viction shall of anen shat $5.00) be fined not 8e88 upon conOlla - (s Passed ti ollara, nor more thanan f l fty I Sth da and ordered Published Y of MaY, 1950 A, D• this tM APPro I (Seal) J. A. Od: J. A. RR Attest: MaYor Pro TeM C"'•ty" bicGINN'S, Ci Secretary Protest Nearing On Taxes Slated At Coliege Station A rrotest hearing will be held at 7:'10 p. m.. Wednesday by the. College Station and A&M school dirt, in tax equalization board, Ran Bos•,vell, assistant city sec- retary of College Station, said yesterday. The meeting will be held in, the council room at the city hall. Board members are CharlieO. Dominik, W. I. Truettner, Jack Ken, Alton Boyett E. O. Siecke,' all of College Station, Curtis Wil- liams of Welborn, and Tom Bill Parker of Rock Prairie. WV'TUESDAY, JUNE 6, 1950 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7, 1956 ' I TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 1950 i ORDNANCE NO. 144 An ordinance making it unlawful to discharge any firearm within the limits of the City, defining firearms, and providing a penalty. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COL- LEGE STATION: 1. It shall be unlawful to shoot a fire- arm within the limits of the city. 2. A firearm shall include specifically but not exclusively any shotgun, pistol, rifle, air rifle, B. B, gun, or any other mechanism that discharges or ejects any bullet, buckshot, or any other metallic object of any size by force of combusiton, mechanism or air. 3. Anyone violating this ordinance shalt be guilty of misdemeanor and upon con. viction shall be fined not less than flv6 $5.00) dollars nor more than fifty ($50.00) dollars. Passed and ordered published thin th1 13th day of May, 1950 A. D. Approved: (Seal) J. A. ORR, Attest: Mayor Pro Tern N. W. VP('TTinrra ~~a ®Ilege Station City , Mission Requires' e ers to Register 1'he iColleae Station City Coun- met last night at the City dI Building in the regular 4 )nthly session. N. D.I Durst, of the A&M Col- !e ace-unting department, was iployed to audit the city finance oks at the close of the fiscal ar, Mai=or Ernest Lan-,Ford said. I The council set a public hear- of the 1950-51 budget for iesday night, June 27, at 7:30 M. An ordinance was passed at Est night's meeting requiring 11 peddlers to register at the allege Station City Hall be- )re making door-to-dood can- asses of the residential dist- A motion was made and passed designating September 1, 1950, as the date for public announce- ment in the local newspapers of all delinquent taxes. Names of persons owing, past-due taxes will appear in print September 1. The College Station Council meets every second Monday night of each month, Mayor Langford said. FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 1950 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 1950 I THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 1950 f Tuesday, June 20, 1950 Wednesday, June 21, 1950 Thursday, June 22, 1950 Friday, June 23, 1950 Tuesday, June 27, 1950 Ar: N • LEGAL - • ORDINANCE NO. 145 AN ORDINANCF REQUIRING REGIS- TRATION FOR SOLICITING A N D TAKING ORDERS OR SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR OUT-OF-STATE GOODS A N D PUBLICATION. PRESCRIBING METH- OD OF REGISTRATION, AND PRO- VIDING A PENALTY. BF. IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUN- CIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STA- TION, TEXAS: L NO person unless he has registered for, that purpose shall solicit or take an order or subscription within the City for any merchandise, photographs, news- papers, magazines, or other items or services which at the time such solici- tation is made or such order or sub- scription is taken are located in another state or will be produced in another state and shipped or otherwise sent into this City in the fulfillment of such order or subscription. 2. Registering for above purpose shall con- aist of the following: (a) Filling out a form provided by the City Secretary giving the following information. 1. Name, home address and local address, if any, of registrant. 2. Name, and address of the person firm or corporation, if any, that he or she represents or for whom or though whom Orders are to be solicited or cleared. 3. Nature of the articles or things which are to be sold or for which orders are to be solicited. 4. whether registrant, upon any sale or order shall demand or receive or accept payment m• deposit of money in advance of final deliv- ery. 5. Period of time which registrant expects to solicit or sell in said City. (bl Furnishing satisfactory written or Uaot's .ry evidence of the regis- identity. 3 Any person violating this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction .91).11 be punished by a fine of not less than ten ($10.00) dollars no more than one hundred ($100.001 dollars. Passed, approved and ordered published this 1_th day of June, 1950. A. D. Attest: -Approved: N. M. McGinnis Mayor Langford Cit S Y ecielary ege Station ouncil Studies ity Water Rates The College Station city coun- men were in session at their gular monthly meeting last ght at the College Station city The council rejected a bid on city-owned lot advertised for le in College Hills. Only one d was „ made on the lot and it., as too low for the city to ac-11 pt, Mayor Ernest Langford A survey will be made to see if it is possible to reduce the College Station water rates for the summer period to en- courage lawn watering by Col- lege Staton residents. Such a water rate reduction vas made recently by Bryan, and :ollege Station officials will try get a reduction there, City Zanager Raymond L. Roges will cake a study of the water rate ituation to see how far the city an go in making such a rate eduction. A motion was approved to pen a road between College [ills and the Negro district to he north. The road connecting hese two areas will be opened nd -aded. Parking meter representatives f two firms exhibited parking rieters to the city council last ight. At a recent council meet- Zg it was decided that College tation would install parking ieters at the North Gate, No ate has been set for this as yet. The College Station city coun- il meets the second IVIonday M City Streets Will Receive Work Soon Budget money voted recently by the City Council for the new fiscal year will soon be put to use in the way of street repairs in College Station. Present plans call for grading, straightening, widening, and retop- ping three blocks of Jackson Street, Suffolk, and Pershing Avenue in South Oakwood. Two blocks of James Street in North College Hills will also re- ceive a thorough re-building. Grad- ing, widening, and straightening of Fairview Avenue and Mont- clair Avenue will be included in the street work to be carried on during the year. Plans call for resurfacing t h e streets in town which need work the most each year with money ap- propriated by the city council. Along with this resurfacing, crews will still maintain the city's streets where maintainence is needed. 6400 Feet OF Line Laid In Sewer Job By yesterday afternoon, 6400 feet of the new sewer line from the Garden Acres addition to A&M College's North Gate had been laid M. A. Coleson of the Bryan city engineering depart- ment said last night. All the pipe is laid, but the ditch and the cleaning has not been fully completed, Coleman said. The sewer line is a joint pro- ject between the City of Bryan and the City of College Station. The 6400 foot long ditch is Bry- an's Part, Coleman said, and ends at State Highway 308. From this point on it will be up to College Station, he said. However, the Ci- ty of Bryan still has two laterals to put in running north from the ; tinued: hese laterals are 1860 I and 1222T feet long. The line started at the 36-inch main outfall laid two years ago, Coleman said, and goes west on Inwood Drive in Garden Acres, under Highway 6, through North Oakwood on Brookside and Hen- sel Drive. From here it turns on First Street in North Oakwood and crosses A&M Colleg ty e proper- . College Station will dig 3,179 feet of the ditch, which will run from Highway 308 through the Tauber and Boyett Additions, Said Raymond L. Rogers, College Station City Manager, The new sewer line will re- eive some of the now overloaded )resent system in Garden Acres ,nd North Oakwood, Coleman aid. From the City 1)esk. Citizens Stirred By Bogard Fire By JOEL AUSTIN Battalion City Editor A near mid-night blaze gutted an estimated $17,000 construction, furniture, clothes, and other personal belon ings of the John Bogard family in College Hills Thursd, night. The 218 Harrington Avenue home stands in comple ruins today. Some people say there would not have been complete loss had the fire department been on its to( Others blame the telephone company for allowing the tel phone which receives fire alarm calls to be out of order. We wonder if the blame could definitely be placed i any individual or group of individuals-if there is any blan to be passed around. The Bogards have said the flames were almost out control by the time they could get out of the burning buil ing. Nearty neighbors claim, however, that most of tl house could have been saved if the local fire-alarm syste had been functioning properly. Many of the neighbors say they tried for several mi utes to contact the fire department to report the fire, but i one answered their call. ^ Fire Chief Cled Warren said someone is on duty twent, four hours a day at the A&M Power Plant where all incor. ing fire reports arrive. The telephone was evidently out order there when the pople attempted to report the fire. Radio Aids Fire Report For quite some time, it was a mystery how the fire was actual- ly reported. M. D. Darrow, who lives directly behind the Bogards, said he jumped into his car after no one responded to his telephone call and drove toward the power plant. However, just before he reached it the alarm sounded so he went back to his home which he feared was in danger from the fire. City Patrolman Lee Norwood re- ported Friday morning that he had received a call over the police radio from Bryan concerning the fi Within five minutes after he ceived the call, Norwood said had driven to the Power Plant o turned in the alarm to the wa man on duty. Some reports` have reached c ears of battery failure in one the fire trucks which allege4 caused ten minutes of delay of the volunteers arrived. At this ti: we have been unable to cont: anyone that would verify such statement. Neighbors Stirred By Incident-Circulate Petition Neighbors in the vicinity of the destroyed home are quite stirred up about the fire. They feel the incident could have just as easily happened to them, according to one College Hills residents who asked his name be withheld. He told us of a petition which boasts some 50 signatures that is currently being circulated among people living in his vicinity. He did not disclose the exact contents of the letter, but he did mention a few of the requests it made to the city council. An adequate fire alarm system is the main problem which these people would like to see solved. the any protection whatsoever if a fire breaks out," he said. Probably the least consulted man in the whole situation is Fire Chief Warren. Warren claims the local fire-fighters can respond to any fire call in a limited amount of time. The chief said it took he and his men only 11 minutes to reach the Bogard home after the alarm sounded Thursday night. The College Hills people, how- ever, have asked in the petition, according to our informer, that a full time fireman be employed to answer calls rather than have them taken at the Power Plant ays College For Fire Protection What action will be taken on the people are basing their ideas for a etition by the city council at their better fire system on the fact that ugust 14 meeting is not known. aymond Rogers, city manager the city can afford to spend the mone i , iid yesterday that no petition had y s nce no equipment main- tenance costs must be met at the een submitted to him or any city 'fi i l present, c a as far as he knew. The City of College Station pays notsfor matter o sides-how hown lonand g e college $25 for every fire call did it take the firemen to get makes outside the college area. the the grass fires put out in the he Fire Department also receives lot almost directly behind the de- one dollar compensation for stroyed home Friday and Saturday ch fireman that makes the call. evening? Only a matter of minutes A few other expenses are in- is the report we got. rred by the city in connection th the Fire Department, but no By a coincidence the same lot burned twice and each time the tual fire equipment is owned by fire could have been extinguished em whatsoever, according to in- by a quick thinking individual in- rmation from a city official. E , stead of costing the city quite a vidently these College Hills bit of money. Q D Z Q F-- axes ~Be Discussed School Board Equalization board members the A&M consolidated indeper ent school district will meet night in the city hall at Coll( Station. Ran Boswell, city tax assess collector, will meet with group to discuss equalization property taxes for the school Members of this board Curtis Williams, Wellborn; T Hill Barker, Peach Creek; Ch lie Dominik, Jack Kent, Al' Boyett, E. O. Siecke, and W. Truettner, all of College Stati w ~a a. 4z m ry Q 0 z Q w w a O L CU CO 0 ry Q 0 z Q H V) lew Line To Give Voodiand Estates ire Protection Every residence in `Woodland states will be within 500 feet a fire hydrant after com,ple- ' ?n of a new, 4;000-foot water le, College Station City Man- er Raymond L. Rogers said Pipe for the six-inch line will be unloaded at the railroad sta- tion today, and digging will get underway in the near future, he said. Six fire plugs will be con- nected to the line, he said, add- ing that the lips will alsq in- crease water pressure for resi- dents in Woodland Estates. 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A Delay in acceptance of the bids which have ceived by the city council has been due to the recent of the A&M Board of Directors in San Antonio. been Chancellor Gibb Gilchrist had asked the council to with- hold action on the matter until the board met in the Alamo City last weekend. It seems as though Gilchrist was under the impression that the college might lower its rates, thus making it unnecessary for discontinuance of the present con- tract for electric power between the city of College Station and A&M College. Our reporters who covered the Saturday morning ses- sion of the Board in San Antonio said that nothing was men- tioned about electricity for College Station while they were there. W,..,. t w VVIs We have checked with several` people who were at the closed meeting of th board Friday night and tehy assured us that nothing was mentioned there either. Mayor Ernest Langford said yesterday that if nothing is heard from the College administration concerning a de- crease in rates by the next council meeting (Monday night, October 11), the council will not wait any longer to act on the matter. Dr. F. C. Bolton is currently studying the proprosals made to the city by the Brazos River Transmission Electric Cooperative, the Gulf States Electric Corporation, the City of Bryan, and other. He will report in the near future to the City Council, and will, in all probability, make rec- ommendations to the group as to what action they should take in awarding a new contract. News About the City • We were riding around in College Hills yesterday and noticed that the fire plug which has been mentioned in this column several times heretofore is now free of all its pretty flowers and bushes. Although the lonely fire plug stands in the middle of the yard as a dull, drab spectacle, it never- the less will offer firemen quicker and more efficient operation if fire should break out in that area. We realize the owner's feelings about the matter and we feel sure that he hates to lose a cedar tree that has probably been there for quite sometime. But in removing the tree and flowers, this person has also helped to assure himself and his neighbors that if and when fire breaks out, the tap can be reached quickly and easily little loss of time. 40 Building in College 1 Wooded Area is still going str Seems like a new house spring here and there every day. Ran well, assistant city secretary, d' have the total on building per issued during the month of S ember ,yesterday, but when amount is totaled, it should be q large. • Workmen are busy today ging ditches and laying pike the new water and sewer lines ing installed by the city in College Hills Wooded Area. ' job will help to alleviate n trouble experienced by these ple in securing adequate water ply and a better form of sewer disposal. G9- College'Sta6on bets Reduced power rates are in store for College Station but ras- idents also face the possibility of being aked to foot the bill for a proposed line to College Hills and other improvements. Effective with the December billing, the College Station city council at a closed meeting Fri- day night established the follow- I ing reduced rates: is the price if the' his bill before the Under the present rate, a fa ily using 200 kWh per mor would be charged $7.20 net or gross. Under the new rate, t family would pay $6.32 gross $5.69 net. Mayor Ernest Langford sa Yesterday that the council w: try to get together Tuebday wit the Brazos River Transmissic cooperative to discuss purcha: of power for the College Hil. area. Cut]n Power Rakes For domestic consumers, nt gross and 5.4-cent net i first 25 kilowatt hours; 3 gross and 3.15-cent net f text 75 kwh; 2..25-cent grc 2.04 net for the next 80 kw it gross and 1.8-cent net f ver 180 kWh. 2. For commercial conumers 8-cent gross and 7.2-cent nel rthe first 26 kWh; 5-cent gross d 4.5=cent net for the next 125 rh; 3.-5-cent gross and 3.15 net the. next 1,200 kWh;, 2-cent Iss and 1.8-debt net for alll !r 1350 kWh. "Ultimately, C o 11 e g e Station will serve the College Hills area by building its own lines, purchasing or by the present Bryan REA lines," Langford said, add- ing that "This plus other exten- sions and improvements will in-' volve a revenue bond issue." A study to determine the cost of the project is being. made by F. C. Bolton Martin C. Hughes and Norman F. Rode. . College Station is supplied by Texas A&M College. ~q3 ew College Station laps Are Posted Residents Maps of the North, East and With Gate areas of College Sta- m were posted yesterday on are windows in those sections, ty Manager Raypnond L. Rog- s said last night. The maps show street names id block numbers of these areas College} Station. Some streets ve been, renamed; and all ocks and lots in the city limits ve been renumbered, Rogers id. Until this summer, there d been some confusion _about use and lot numbers, caused the rapid 'xpar%sion of re;i- ntial additions ire ColiPge Sta- The past two months, city of- ficials have completed the re- numbering of all houses and lots in the city limits in order to bring; the maps and residentiai areas up to date. Maps showing College Park; West Park, Breezy Heights, and South Oakwood are posted on the Southside Grocery. College Hills Estates and Woodland Estates maps will be found on the empty office window next to the Culpepper Realty Co., and the North Gate map is posted on the store window of the former home of the Aggie Ap;Aiance Center at the North Gat;, If the ci'.;y council adopt; the lot and block :cumbering systein, a card will be ent to all resi- dents of College Station giving the new hou-o number and the street name, Rogers said. The adoption will be broar,ht up at a meeting of the city cour.. cil Monday nigt.t. Bond iAt g College Station city officials met yesterday afternoon at the city hall for a discussion of the preparation of the necessary pa- pers that would have to be drawn up for a bond issue to pay for power line extensions, Mayor Ernest Langford said last night. The line ext•anscons woulc; run through the College Hills area and from the city limits to the Brazos River Transmission Co- operative substation east 'of Bryan. The discussion centered around the probable amount that would be needed to float a bond issue, what would be needed now and what would be needed later on, Langford said. M. C. Hughes, Norman F. Rode and F. C. Bolton, who are study- ing the proposals received thus far from power companies, told the council they would need a week or 10 days before they will be able to make rec%nmendations to the council. i I Issue Studied I 11 Qt. U Barg Langford said no figure - or ,even an estimate - was set for the proposed bond issue, and no definite action resulted from the meeting. "It was merely a round-table discussion of the entire power rate problam," he said, "and the councilmen now await the sug- gested recommendations from the three-man proposal study com- mittee." w• w lO V v Q_ MCb W 0 City Council z Hears Protest Q U) At Meetincr Six College Hills residents were on hand last night at the regular meeting of the Col- lege Station City Council to protest to the actions recent- ly taken by the city in opening a treet in that district of town. The delegation, headed by Rob- ert R. Rhodes, said the road was not of any important use to the city and was creating much unde- sirable dust and other nuisances tc them. Joining Walton Drive with an other section of town which hat formerly been traveled to by Col. leg•e Hills residents through en trances from Highway 6, the nev street was opened with the under standing that nothing more that grading could be clone in the line o improvements last June. The people were asking that thi same road be closed that was oper ed at the request of a local res'. dent last sumnier for his person[ a needs. Councilmen said the stre( had originally been dedicated l w one of the city streets and cou (L not be changed or altered under tl ~ lOJ present city charter. Although an unanticipate quorum was present, the count ti i on on took no definite act pleas from the visiting delegatio a. Those who came to ask for closii 0 the road were as follows: C. m Armstrong, Walter S. Mannin Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. Robert Rhodes, E. D. Parnell, and Jol Allphin. The councilmen set Friday nig Q as the time for discussing a n passing on the proposed decrease Z electric rates for College Statjc Q The group will hear a report frc Dr. F. C. Bolton who has be studying proposals made by seve for sunplvine the c 'ity Council Keys Contract ol" Electricity The College Station C it y ouncil met at 2 p.m. yester- day to discuss terms for a contract with the Brazos Riv- er Transmission Cooperative with R. L. Ashton, a represenlative of that company. The council asked that the co- operative furnish the city with elec- tlieity at their sub-station some five or six miles from town. Also included in the agreement was that the Brazos River organization supply a regulator at the point where College Station ties on to the line so the stated amount of voltage will be available. The councilmen authorized May- or Ernest Langford to sign a con- tract with the Brazos Valley Trans- mission Cooperative when technical and legal matters could be taken care of. The tie-up with this company would mean that residents of Col- lege Hills in College Station could receive beenfit of the new electric rates recently adopted by the coun- cil. The Brazos Valley Transmission Cooperative, whose general office is in Waco, would bring electricity here to the sub-station from their Clam in Temple. Also passed upon at the meeting yesterday was Ordinance No. 150 which officially established the new electric rates for those people in College Station buying power from the city. A spokesman for the council said last night that the report from F. C. Bolton, Martin C. Hughes, and Norman F. Rode on an estima- tion of the cost for the new elec- tricity source will be ready within Faithful To The End Alfred Miller's last official act for the City of College Station was to chase a city garbage truck half a block yesterday to tell driver Otis Caroll the vehicle was on fire. Miller, a city employee who will leave this morning for the army, noticed the burning debris in the truck as it passed his " house at Park Place st. Carroll pulled the truck to a halt, and the fire was extin- 4 guished in a few minutes by neighbors who rushed to the rescue with their garden hose. The fire was out by the time the A&M volunteer f re depart- ment arrived 0 Days Are left Ifor Folks To Pay 'Their Local Taxes January 31st is a long way off. Or is it? Actually, it's 84 calendar days. Chop off a dozen Sundays and three or four holidays - there's Thanks€,iving (two of'em) Christ- i mas and New Year's-and you've got about 68 days left to pay your taxes. Whether you live in Bryan or Colbege Station, the deadine's the same on city and school taxes Residents of both cities should have their tax statements by now. They were mailed out Oct. 1. College Station residents get off 15 cents cheaper than Bryan folks. City taxes are $1 per $100 valuation, and the school tax is X1.50. Bryan resi.iows pay $2.65, the same as last year, for their city and school taxes. The rates are the highest ever for both cities. The assessed value of property in College Station during 1949 was right at $2,000 COC. During the past year it has increased to $2,266,000. council bets New Electricity Rates, Meets Alain Tuesday- By JOEL AUSTIN bidder in a group which also in-. -Next 80 Kwh 24• - 2.7(l, I:lectrieit.y ,,uhscribers in all see- cJuded the City of Bryan, Gulf i States Utilitie Co a d Over 140 Kwh 2r 1.8c t,iour- of Ctalc-gee Station except C `I- s mp ny, an A&11't ('ollege. ~ Vcw Rates Ir-gw Bill: will be due a near 171/. The council decided to continue decrease in rates when bills for using power from the college for first 2~ Kwh G ~.4~' the month of November are put in ball districts except College Ilills -Next 7., fiwh i,zr 3.15c. the mail. where either new lines will be Next 80 Kwh 21/4 c 2.044 The new rates came as a result built or those belonging to the Over 180 Kwh 2c 1.8(4 of the closed meeting held by Bryan REA will be purchased. COMMERCIAL the College Station city council In agreeing to terms made in the . Friday night to listen to a report Brazos River Company's bid, the Old Rates suhndted by Dr. F. C. Bolton who city of College Station would be re- has been studying plans for the quired to build a line to the com- First 25 Kwh lov 9.00 rerluced rates. pany s sub-station some five or six Next 400 Kwh 5r' 4.54l The recommendation which Sol- miles from town. The Brazos River Vest 1000 Kwh 4e 3.6(° ' ton made to the council would net Transmission Cooperative would Over 1425 Kwh 2r 1.8!' an average saving of $6,646 to the , however supply materials at cost city and con sumers if power i s , . ~ New Rates purchased at the 1.1(~ rate charged i Big Saving ; First 25 Kwh 8r'• 7 2r'• by the college since the first of j With installation of the new Next 125 Kkh . 5r• 4 5c this month. rates and power bought from the Next 1200 Kwh . 3r/ r,i 3.1544 11'lecting Planned Brazos River Transmissiion Coop- Over 1350 Kwh 2c 1.8c erative, the people of College Hills I Although nothing more than the acceptance of the new rates was will be offered an estimated saving 1 of nearly 35'/ . For 150 kilowatt ; Also acce ted p was a reduction b the council y in the minimum passed upon by the council at the Called Se9slolr `1 't r f t tnec rn or o- 1 hours' subscribers in College Hills charge to 75r. , 6 ~ are now paying $6.50. Under the To justify for the loss in reven- morrow night has been called by new rates which will be made avail- ue from electric funds, Bolton said AIayor Ernest Langford to dis- able to them when the power is in his report, "It is the nniVersal cuss plans for a five year contract brought in, a charge of $4.26 will I experience of utilities that when to he drawn up with the Brazos be assessed ($4.73 less 1W," when ' rates are reduced increased use River 't'ransmission Electric Coop- paid by the fifteenth of the month), very soon restores the original in- erative. In his report, Bolton compared come. I believe that the adoption of The Brazos River Transmission the prices charged by College Sta- the reduced rates, effective with Electric Cooperative was the low tion with those of many other the reduced costs, will result in smaller towns in the state. The little or no decrease in the new in- comparison showed that with the come the first year, and will there- accepted decrease, local rates would after bring an it be in the lower quarter bracket. The rates as recommended by Bolton and as established by the council are as follows: RESIDENCE RATES Old Rates Gross Net 20 Kwh 8(L 7.2c 40 Kwh 5h 4.5(, IC,I City of College Station, Texas Comhined Balance Sheet of All Finids JANE 30, 1950 General General Electric Water and Cemetery Property ASSETS Fund Fund Sewer Fund Fund and Debt Total Pund Cash for current operations $ 75.00 $ $ $ 400.95 $ $ 475.95 Cash for debt service . . . . . . 2,179.96 1,708.00 3,887.06 Cash for construction 10,651.20 49,495.64 60,146.84 Cash for perpetual care fund 752.00 752.00 United States War Savings Bond . 740.00 740.00 Accounts receivable less estimated uncollectible accounts . . . . 1,028.85 5,387.62 3,569.88 9,986.35 Taxes receivable less estimated un- collectible taxes . . . . . 956.98 956.98' Due from cemetery fund . . . . 6,925.50 6,925.50 Deposit with A. and M. College . . 100.00 1.00.00 Inventory of supplies for current use 176.00 2,729.50 3,646.56 6,552.66 Inventory of construction materials purchased w i t h proceeds of bonds issued . , 4,267.25 106.56 4,373.8 Fixed assets (depreciation deducted on utility properties) . . . . 24,595.08 82,113.91 9,483.46 68,521.81 184,714.2E Total Assets . . . . . . . . $12,182.89 $47,630.65 $138,932.55 $12,344.41 $68,521.81 $279,612.3 General LIABILITIES and SURPLUS General Fund Electric Fund Water and Sewer Fund Cemetery Property Fund and Debt j Total r Fund Bank Overdraft . . . . 450.78 $ $ $ $ $ 450.78 Accounts payable 107.47 67.57 12.25 187.29 Income tax withheld from employees 459.70 459.70 Due to general fund . . . . . . 6,925.50 6,925.00 ,g Customers' deposits . . . . . . 100.00 1,883.75 1,815.25 3,799.00 Matured warrant interest coupons payable 108.00 108.00 Commissions payable . . . . . . 106.50 106 50 Taxes due A. and M. Consolidated . School District . . . . . . 1,529.61 1,529.61 Notes and warrants payable 7,598.81 817.03 2,914.34 5,400.00 18,418.27 35,148.45 Bonds payable . . . . . . . . 12,000.00 78,000.00 90,000.00 Total Liabilities 10,246.37 14,768.35 82,741.84 12,540.00 18,41.8.27 138,714.83 Surplus (or deficit) . . . . . . . 1,936.52 32,862.30 56,190.71 ( 195.59) 50,103.54 140,897.48 Total Liabilities and Surplus $12,182.89 $47,630.65 $138,932.55 $12,344.41 $68,521.81 $279,612.31 STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF BRAZOS I, Ran Boswell, being Assistant City Secretary o f the City of College Station, solemnly swear that the foregoing statement of condition is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. >i RAN BOSWELL Subscribed and sworn to before me this 13th day of October, 1950. j (Seal) Florence Neelley, Notary Public, Brazos County, Texas _rrlha Rrvan bails News, Thursday Morning, Novenfl)er16, 1950 )Q~ ,W 11iO ULL, oa the Texas A&M College departmeiA of Pnysanaa man Curt 's F: Bullock Ivith an emergency first aid lag to put on the College Station patrol car. City manager Raymond-L. Rogers holds the first aid kit that is now installed in the car for emer- gency purposes. 114.0lock will teach a beginners' class in first aid as soon as lie gets, enough apPli- Photo.) home. cants for the course. He can be contacted either.tt the city hail in Collcge Statioi(Sta his the City Desk etltloners ommittee Acfion`--~,_ With, only a cold norther to greet us as we go about trying to scoop up some hot story around the gutters of this city, we painfully see that on this corps trip eve all news of this fair city of College Station is in an unquestionable lull. Not to be silent long, however, the walls of the city will be rocking during the late morning hours of the morrow (several hours before press time) with chants from members of the citizen's committee to discuss better means of fire protection in College Station as they meet in the office of L. P. Gabbard at 11 a. m. In his Ag Building penthouse office, where the Agricul- tural Economics and Sociology Department makes its home, the group will meet for the first time since appointed late last August. Gabbard told us today (Thursday) that the group will only outline their work at this first session and set about the task which was laid out to them via a petition presented to the city council by approximately 100 citizens wanting for better fire protection. What's To Be Done? They didn't say in their petition exactly what they want- ed the council to do, but maybe through the work of these fine people who give their time and effort, some things that need to be done can be found. But in order to do something about fire protection methods in this city, there is only one way to work. And that way is toward enlargement of the staff and facilities of the department. Naturally every town likes to have the best fire de- partment possible. But with all the equipment made avail- able to College Station partisans through the college, we wonder if questioning the department's adequacy is justi- fied. The biggest cry we have heard so far is for then to be placed on duty at the fire station 24 hours a day-with sal- ary and living quarters, of course. Now, we know the city council will. do its best to obtain something of this sort if enough people in College Station ask for it. But let's get down to business and do a little fig- uring. In the first place, to have some- one on duty 24 hours a day would require three men working eight hour shifts, seven days a week. A salary that would certainly be min- imum wages for a 56 hour week would be $200 monthly. As we (See "IS FIRE", Page 4) a00 m Last Friday's meeting of the Citizens Committee f p oi Fire Protection brought about little or no, results as far w the committee's work is concerned. Q p According to reports we received concerning the meet. ing, the only thing accomplished was a general organization Z of the group and agreement of the committee to hold an- Q other meeting in the near future. Some investigations have to be made by the committee , although we doubt that the committee will find very many things that can be added to College Station's method of fire protection that will not cost more than this city is capable of financing. But those people whose job it is to look into the situa- tion may come up with some solution which will do enough for the city to justify their job. Giving a little credit where credit is due, we might men- tion committeemen's names : L. P. Gabbard, chairman ; E. E. McQuillen, E. E. Vezey, C. F. Rainwater, T. R. Holleman, L. D. Smith, B. B. Brown, L. E. McCall, J. H. Sorrels, C. W. Crawford, and C. J. Keese. Streets Ready for Rains City Manager Raymond Rogers tells us that he and his maintenance crews have been busy the past few weeks re- pairing streets and bridges and getting everything in shape befor th i t e e w n er rains begin. He said the project should be completed within a week or so. Included in the work was the cleaning of ditch o en- p ings, patching of holes in pavement, and various other main- tenance work. Hot-topping several streets has been the work which has kept his men occupied for the last few days. New City Policemen v~ College Station now has ten new policemen, but their duties will be primarily limited to the college campus These . men are all members of the college's Campus Security force and are to be commissioned special College Station, police. au The City Council agreed to give the campus 1olicemen m the ;authority to investigate anything which they thought p necessary during their regular college duty hours. of As members of the campus police, the men are deputy Q sheriffs of Brazos County, and now, with added authority- lawbreakers beware! QZ Chest Tabulations Incomplete Dr. ,II. (A. Johnson, chairman of the 1950 Community Ch st a i id l Q mpa c gn sa ast night that all indications point to- ward reaching the chest goal of $11,000. Although some of the various departments of the col- lege we re slow in turning in their donations, he said the committee's request "of college employees to give or e day'q 4 salary will do much to help the goal over the top.' Seeretary of the Committee Johnny Longly mentioned the fact that contributions of businessmen in the city will constitute a substantial amount of this year's fund. No money has been counted yet, but Longly said the committee expects to have some figures ready by the end of the week. )Jk a m 0 Q w w a a Ob m 0 City Managers Will Attend Meeting City Manaf;^rs H. A. Thomaso;', Bi yan, and Raymond L. RogerFI College Station, will leave earl! Sunday morning for Houston CiW attend the International Managers meeting that will at- tract an estimated 500 managers from the United States Puerto Rico, Alaska and Canada. Thomason is chairman of the group which manages cities from 12,000 to 20,000 population, anc of the reception committee fol the meeting in the Shamrock ho- te:. Rogers is serving on the re- ception committee. N. L. McCarver, city manage of Hearne, will also attend th meeting. a O't Delinquent Tax List Scorned by Reader By Joel Austin Wednesday's paper carried a belated letter reader concerning a paid advertisement of the city lege Station, which included names of delinquent payers. The reader claimed that, "the delinquent published by the City of College Station was very ill and a backward step in a supposedly progressive c ity." from of C city t tax 1 a Obviously the reader does not realize what some of the factors were behind the city's decision to publish the list of delinquent tax payers. At the time the city council dis- cussed the publication of these names, some $2,244 was listed on the books of the city in delinquent taxes. Although notices were sent regularly to those people who hadn't paid their assessments, no response had been received from a large majority of them for several months. With the many new additions to the city's utilities, the council decided these unpaid taxes could be the source of some financial aid to meet the high cost of the utility addi- tions. The information was released to newspapers and letters were sent to all the tax delinquents explaining the list of those who hadn't paid by the end of September would have their names printed in the newspapers as delinquent tax payers. Publicity Produces Money As soon as the letters and publicity was released, a steady stream of past due taxes were collected by the city secretary from people who evidently didn't want their names included in the list to be published. As for the action by the city council being labeled an "ill-advised and backward step," we hesitate to accept such a statement from this reader. We must remember that al- though everyone hates to be forced to do something, there are certain responsibilities which are required of residents of any city. How can the municipal authorities meet the demands of the population if their funds are so badly depleted they can- not provide the services which they promise their citizens? Through the tax assessments comes the bulk of the city's revenue for operation. Like any other incorporated municipality, the City of College Station mutt operate as a business organization. The delinquent taxes could have been collected through attorneys paid a large commission. Why Condemn Leaders? But why should our local leaders be condemned for ing to save a little money and at the same time collect f owed them from months and years past. A city official said that one reason for the tax publication was to inform those people who had not receiving the statements for the money they owed. We said the idea did some good and although it ma3 be classed as the most "progressive" action ever undert by the College Station City Council, there should be no son for resentment for such doings. Another interesting notation to add along these lines is it would appear that anyone criticizing the College Station City Council would be a citizen of this city. Accord- ing to information we would class- ify as reliable, the reader who sub- mitted that letter is not a resident of College Station. If the local city dads can collect as much as half of these taxes which have been on the books since a worthy purpose has been accomplished. As for the "confidence and sup- port of many not included on the list which has been weakened," we would like to heat;, from some X200,000 Bond Election Slated By City Council 133 JOEL AUSTIN Battalion City Editor College Station City Councilmen voted last night to place a $200,000 bond election in the hands of local voters with the polling date set at Jan. 8. To be included in the $200,000 issue is $70,000 for elec- tricity expansion and repairs, $110,000 for a sewage dis- posal plant and sewerage expansions, and $20,000 for addi- tions to present water facilities. If the election passes, the council agreed to sell $60,000 of the bonds immediately to buy power lines for College Hills and make necessary improvements and also repairs on other electric lines within the city. The rest of the bonds would be sold as the need for' additional utility expansions be-4 comes necessary. Councilmen de- cided that all payments on the bond-, would be made from revenue from the water and sewerage utili- ties which they own. Although the council and the Bryan Commission are still wait- ing, for approval from the REA office in Washington for sale of the College Hills power lines to Town :Meeting Set College Station, the local govern- A Town Meetinr• has been sched- ing body was assured by Bryan uled for this week (the date and authorities last night that REA time is still uncertain) to bring approval was clue here any clay. interested citizens together with One c•ouncirman pointed out that the City Council to discuss the if the Bryan-RI A power lines in forthcomin- bond election. this College Station residential The rneetinr is to be held at area were released for sale imme- A&M Consolidated High School as diately and the bond issue is pass- soon as arrangements can be made ed, the low rates offered by Col- with school authorities. lege Station could not be offered The council decided to hold the College Hills people until probahly third annual all (lay Open House sometime in February if not later. at the City Hall, Dec. 22, Coffee and fruit, cake will be served vis- Voting Places Set itors during the day. Voting places for the Jan. 8 elec- tion were set by the council. The City Hall will be votinv headquar- ters for residents of Ward 3. Vot- ing booths will be placed at Black's Pharmacy for people living in Ward 2 and Greiser's Electric Shop will be the place for Ward 1 residents to vote. Officials for tale various ballot- ing places are as follows: • Ward 1: E. O. Siecke, judge; Mrs. Ernest Langford, assistant; Mrs. F. G. Anderson and R1rs. F. R. Brison clerks. 9 Ward 2: J. B. Lauterstein, judge; Mrs. F. L. Thomas, Sr., assistant; Mrs. A. B. Stevens and Mrs. P. W. Burns clerk. • Ward 3: Lloyd Smith, judge; i Mrs. W. E. Clements, assistant; Mrs. W. R. Fitch and Mrs. A. P. Boyett clerks. LAPS OF COLLEGE STATION VOTER The College Station city coun- C. E. Griesser Electrical co. in' and Lloyd D. Smith, wa cil last night voted to hold a, ward one, at Black's pharmacy Associate judges will 1 special election Jan. 8 for ballot- in ward two, and at the city hall Ernest Langford, Mrs. ing on a $200,000 bond issue. in ward three. Thomas Sr., and Mrs. W If voted, the total would be Presiding judges for the elec- ments. divided with $70,000 to be used tion will be E. O. Siecke, ward for electrical extensions. $20,000 one, J. B. Lauterstein, ward two, earmarked for extension of water mains. and $110,03; Fated for the construction of a sew- agt! disposal plant. $46,~u; On Han(,: The city now has about $40,- 000 to apply towards tPe pro- posed disposal plant. This amount was raised from a bond issue voted approximately four or five years ago. However, it was esti- mated that $150,000 would- be needed for the construction of the building. The Proposed extension of water mains wouiu p-ovide for a, water main from S.Oakwood st. down Jersey st. to tie in with existing mains in College Hills. Money earmarked for electri- cal expansion. if passed, would be used to purchase existing in- stallations in College Hills own- ed by the -city of Bryan and valued at approximately $35,845. TI e remainder of the money will be spent in repairing and adding to the lines. Judges Named Balloting will be held at the F. L. B. Cle- ~pS Mw W LL Q Z to w w a `O a23 m Q z Q College Station's City ,Council Will Hold -!Open House The College Station city hall will throw open its doors for an all-day Christmas o p e n house Dec. 22, City Manager Raymond L. Rogers announced. yesterday. Following a custom begun two years ago and which has grown more popular each year, the Col- lege Station city council last night voted to continue the yule- tide observance. ogers said, there 'would be t cake, coffee, tea, and soft iks for refreshments. He add- that the open house is being ~n for the benefit of all citi- of College Station and in- -d them to drop in for awhile. ig Crowd Urged Dr Bond Meeting t College Station College Station City Manager aymond Rogers sounded an gent plea yesterday for resi- mts to attend a town meetii]g night to hear complete letails the city's' $200:000 bond issue, Lich will ~b-e voted on Jan. 8. "The outcome of the issue will feet everyone in Collc;e Sta- ;n," said Rogers. "We are hop- 3 for a real crowd." The meeting will be 30 P. m. in room 113 w Science building xas A&M campus. geld at of the -in the Boys yesterday were sent out rough College Station to place minders at . the homes of resi- "We've never bad very good owds at our town meetings in e past, although we try to Qd one at least once a year," i0 Rogers The lest meeting, he id, was a budget hearing in He said that the largest turn- out he could remember wa3 in 1939. .About 126 attended, Rogers estimated. If the issue is approved, the money will be used for electri- cal, sewer and water improve- ments. Z pb • • • By Joel Auslin Residents of College Dills who have been looking that long over-due decrease in electric rates can make p; for becoming a part of the regular College Station elec service, IF: ® Voters of the city pass the $200,000 bond i; which will be placed in their hands Saturday, January 8. ® The local city council accepts the price set Bryan city officials on their power installations in Coll Hills. Bryan city officials announced yesterday they ha placed a tentative value of $35,845.42 on electric lines, pole: transformers, etc. which are in the College Station city limit! They would not offer for sale any of the power lines oui side the limits of the cty. $70,000 for Electrical Expansions With $70,000 of the $200,000 bond issue (if it passes to be alloted for electrical expansion and extensions,. th lines belonging jointly to the City of Bryan and REA woul be purchased with that money. The hold-up on purchase of the system has been in sE curing official approval from REA offices in Washingtor Although no approval has been granted yet, application t sell the lines has been made by Bryan and an OK from th Washington group is expected at anytime. Many adjustments remain to be made, however, befor the lines can be sold to the City of College Station-the vot ers willing. If the bond money is provided for the purchas of these electrical facilities, definite decisions must be mad, by officials of the two cities concerning the ownership o various electric poles and whether rent will be due either party from these poles, transformers, etc. One city official said yesterday that any adjustment: that must be made should not vary from the $35,845.42 fig ure more than $1,000 either way. That's Lots of Money As for the other $130,000 to be included in the bond elec- tion, all we have to say is-that's a lot of money. According to plans agreed on by the city council, $110,000 is to go for sewerage expansions and a sewage disposal plant. There are no immediate plans for building such a plant, but provision is being made in this bond issue for it since all bonds will be paid off with revenue from city water and sewer svstems. The remaining $20,000 will be used for repairs and add- itions to 'present water facilities as the need arises. Some $40,000 is still on hand from a bond issue voted four or five years ago which is to be applied to the disposal plant fund. Estimated cost for such a unit to be established here is approximately $150,000. Zoe All You Have to Do Is Vote Only $60,000 of the bonds, are scheduled to be sold im- mediately after the election, if the issue passes. This money, as we said, will be for electrical expansions. As to when the remaining $140,000 will be spent, the council must decide according to, the needs of the city and the growth and new additions which require more utility ex- pansions. The only thing that remains to be done now by citizens of College Station is to make sure they go to the polls Jan- uary 8 and cast their ballot for or against the bond issue. We think there are enough people in College Hills who would rather pay the lower electric rates offered by College Station than see the bond issue defeated and continue pay- ing high rates to Bryan. r- $200,000 BAND ISSUE TOWN MEET WILL Al College Station's $200,000 reve- nue bond issue will be discussed publicly at a town meeting 'T'ues- day at 7:30 p. in. in room 113 of the New Science building on the campus. The College Station city coun- cil decided Monday night to put the issue to a vote in a special election to be held Jan. 8. If the citizens favor the meas- ure, only $60,000 of the bonds are scheduled to be sold immedi- ately. The remaining $140,000 will be spent by the council ac- ,jrding to the needs of the city 2nd the growth of new additions which require utility expansions. Owned Jointly The council has ear-marked $70,000 of the issue for electrical expansion and extensions. More than half of this sum would be used to purchase the power in- stallations in College Hills, which are owned jointly by Bryan and the REA. Bryan city officials have I-)I; ed a tentative value of $35,845 on these installations, and he indicated a willingness to sf However, official approval m; be obtained from REA offices Washington before a sale cot be completed. Bryan has ma application to sell the lines a. is expecting approval from t Washington office at any lime. $40,000 On Hand If the measure passes, the ci council will use $20,000 of tl bond money for the extension water mains from S. Oakwo( st. down Jersey st. to tie in wi existing mains in College Hil. The remaining $110,000 is sla ed for the construction of a sev age disposal plant. College St; tion now has approximately $4C 000 on hand from a bond sssi voted four or five years ago apply towards the plant whi( would cost an estimated $150.00 70% S.j iN', TEXAS, WEDNESDAY MORNING, 1..- -110 "II' Y'. ykr 11 -...u v..aaaaaaa 000 bond issue are silent evidence of the disappointingly small crowd that attended last night's town meeting. -(Staff Photo) 1OWN M "EMIM DRAWS L@HT ATTENDANCE 1 ~L The need and the method of the full $200,000 is voted now, for College Station's bonds for that amount may !?e is- 4 1,000 board issue, which comes sued when needed and no other p for a vote on Jan. 8, held the funds need be tied up. ` otliht at a town meeting last The city now has :x40,000 in the ght but only about 50 persons bank., left from a bond issuance t c on band to discuss the six years ago, which may be ap- #'s ,n_e:isure which will affect all res- plied on the sewage plant, ?3ow- ~'s idents of the community. ever, in order to provide a pro- Mayor Ernest Langford, assist- per plant for the community now ed by Councilman J. A. Orr and it will cost an estimated mini- Assistant City Secretary Ran mum of $150,000. Bo::well, prevented the issue as Urges Discussion seen by the College Station cit,: The $20,000 issue is slated for MAYOR ERNEST LANGFORD council. I extension of water mains from fie urges support for the issue , Will Be Divided S. Oakwood st. down Jersey st. 000 total will be di- The $200 to tie in with existing mains in , vded with $70.000 to be used for College Hills $20,000 ear- L' ~e~Ypan_i;on urged those present not only to , marked for extension of water In closinf-; Mayor Langford mains, and $110.000 to go towards vole, but fo discuss the measure the const^ action of a sewage dis- with their neighbors and attempt po.,--l Plant. to increase the interest in t, s Each item will be voted on important issue. sepLriely. The voter may cast Attendance at the meeting-was 1U t. .;?;;a : , Ls catlor _ in favor of all three far below- what the adpniniFt.ra- . } ` , against all tbrcc, or for any coin- Lion had hoped for. City Manager ! bination he feels advisable Raymend Rogers bad 1 ged- a . I-roweve_; under present !:Mans, large attendance Monday, and < kE " ii the measure passes, only $60 000 ill b i : di i l notices, of the meeting were 1,laced at the doors of College Y' w ssued rnmc a y. e e Station residences he remaimn~ $14.1.;)00 v..•ould be . ssuecl as the aced arose. Profits Estimated This first issue would b used to purch;Use and modernize pow- ar installations in the College lulls area, now belonging to Ery- an and RE A and valued at $35,- '45.42. LangfoiA estimated that ownershlp of these installations would bring in profits of rough- VIRS. C. B. GODSEY, 206 Lee st., ly $1,500 a month for College i house wife who attended the Station. neeting, is 100 percent behind As the city council has plan- he bond issue nod it, the $60,000 issuance would consist of bonds of $1,000 de- nomination with five maturing a I krom 1952-56 at two and oiie-half II per cent interest. 15 maturing, from 1957-66 at two and three- quarters per cent interest, and 40 maturing from 1967-81 at three peg cent interest. Mayor Langford stressed that the bonds if voted will be paid for out of earnings from water :a. and sewer services. There will be sN2? !no tax levy in order to meet the £ kends, ar,d the entire electric fund. vAtt be left unencumbered for other uses, he said My Lin Reason This is the 01-_lCpal reason why the council called for a $206,000 issue rather than for one of $60,000, which is all that, will be issued at once. As expiained by Coun2il,nan Orr even .-iougii t< . , !a smaller issuance b e approved, the water and sewer funds will be pledged to n z i:ig ci'f this is- sua;=ce, and no other bonds may and so is Ernest R. Wesley, be voted - payable from these 36 Foster st., an instructor at funds-until the original bonds exas A&M. -(Staff Photos) have been retired. However, if ar Bond Election or Ernest Langford of Station was optimistic over prospects for pa s city':, $200,000 bond I comes up for a vote or "Indications now are that those who understand what the council is trying to do are definitely ;n favor of the measure," he said. Mayor Langford will talk on the need and method of paying for the bonds at the regular Tues- day meeting of the College Sta- tion ?-~iwanis club. Cash Will Be Divided The $200,000 total will be di- vided with $70,000 to be used for electrical expansion, $20,000 to go towards the extension of water mains, and $110,000 earmarked for the construction of a sewage disposal 1,lant. Each item will. be voted on se- parately, and the voter may cast his ballot in favor of all three against all three, or for any com- bination he wishes. Mayor Langford has stressed that if voted, the bonds will Ur- -paid for out of, earnings f orn water and sewer services. There will be no tax levy in order to meet the bonds, and the entire electric fund will remain free for other uses, he said. $60,000 Needed Now Although only $60,000 will be issued immediately if the measure passes, the city council is asking residents to vote for the entire issue. It has been pointed out that even though a smaller is- suance be approved, the water and sewer finds will be pledged to paying off this issuance, and n') other bonds may be voted- payable from these funds-until the original bonds have been re- ya1'~ u. If the full $200,000 is voted now, bonds for that amount may be issued when needed and no other Langford Optimistic