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BY JUNE T. BONARRIGO of Bryan for failing to transfer •e• '-'
Eagle Staff Writer funds from the Utility ystem
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Bryan's new city attorney to the schools. M x
came on the scene Monday and "I'll be working with the .
quickly familiarized himself lawyers the city has hired a. 4,.
with the area and his new throughout the litigation," he 1
position. said. He indicated he will be.`:
Joel Roberts was assistant talking with the different
and senior city attorney for the department heads in the city 1 `
city of Arlington for four years about their problems and he I ms s.' +
before joining the staff of the will be trying to work out some " "' - ti '
city of Bryan. solutions.
ROBERTS SPENT his first
Roberts received his un
day on the job getting to know dergraduate degree from t
the new city manager, Louis University of Texas in 1961 an
Odle, and the rest of the received his law degree ther
department heads he will be in 1965. He was a classmate 1,,
dealing with. Roberts went on a former City Attorney Pe
tour �f the city along with Odle Eckert. '
to help familiarize himself with
the characteristics of his new "THERE ARE SOME other -- - " y
home. areas I'll be dealing with in JOEL ROBERTS
"I was impressed with the Bryan that I didn't deal with in New City Attorney
size of the city," he said. Arlington," Roberts said. "But w
"Much of the work I did in I don't think it will cause any three children. Roberts and his ;
Arlington is similar to what my great difficulty. Most wife, Janice, are not sure yet
responsibilities will be here. municipal law work is fairly where they will set up a per -
THE NEW CITY AT- similar." manent household in Bryan,
TORNEY said he will be Robert's family will join him but they do intend to buy a
looking into the school suit in Bryan at the end of the home and settle in before the
being pressed against the city school year. The Roberts have start of the new school year.
Roberts Hired
As Ci Attorney
Bryan will have a new City City Attorney's position with
Attorney on May 6th the city of Arlington.
The Bryan City Council ROBERTS SAID he will start
Tuesday night unanimously working here in Bryan on May
voted to employ Joel Roberts to 6th but that his family will wait
eplace the outgoing Pete to join him here in June so that
:ckert as Bryan's ('ity his children can complete
ttorney. school.
He said he's looking forward
Roberts has been assistant to moving to Bryan and that he
and senior city attorney for the is grateful for his appointment
past four years in Arlington, a by the city council.
city of some 100;000 people. He Roberts will start with a
graduated from the University yearly salary of $20,500 with a
of Texas in 1965 and went into monthly car allowance of $125
private practice in Waco until bringing his total sallary to
1970 when he took the Assistant $22.000 annually
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