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March 22nd, a general meeting was held in the Chemistry Building
Lecture Hall to debate the merits of incorporating a city. From this
meetinga committee of chaired JohnBerney, a
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college were represented on this committee. The committee circulated
petitions, as required by state law. The petition was presented to Judge
Jahn Ferguson on June 2nd,1938, asking for an election to be held. The
petition contained 165 signatures and a map of the proposed city.
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(Spring) In an attempt to block the
incorporation ofColle College the of
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Bryan attempted to annex the area, but
because of a state Iawwhich limited the
amount of land a city could annex in any
given year this was not accomplished.
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On October 19thanelection approves the
incorporation of the City of College Station by a vote
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of 217-39. The polling place was the International
and Great Northern (IG&N) train depot.
June 2nd, A petition with 165 signatures and a map of the proposed
city was presented to Judge John Ferguson, asking for an election to
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be held to decide the issue of incorporation.
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On November 28thColle eStation'sfirstCit Council
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council was chosen by district with one at -large
member. All members of the new City Council were
faculty members at the college.
First meetingof the College Station City
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Council on February 25th,1939. The Council
met in Boom 400 of the Agriculture
Building on Texas A&M's campus.
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May 1st -space aver the Aggieland studios in
the Northgate area was rented for City Offices
for S17.50 per month, all utilities paid.
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The City had many firsts, including: the first budget
was adopted with property tax to raise
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the money. The bud $4; ,320theboundariesof
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College Station were staked; the battalion was named
the official city newspaper; a Parks Board, Zoning
Commission, and Planning Board were created.
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College Station's first zoning
ordinance was passed
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College Station is the first Texas City with a
population under 5,000 to employ a City Manager,
hiring Lloyd Smith as the first City Manager.
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