The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 81, No. 37, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 26, 1961 Page: 11 of 20
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PAGE ONE ABILENE, TEXAS, WED. MORNING. JULY 26. 1961
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DUE FACE LIFTING — Stamford City Hall, shown
in this picture made March 23, 1923, will receive an
extensive face-lifting from bonds recently voted for
the project. Stamford firemen and equipment are
Set Bond
Vote Date
Goal Is $335,667 Tax Hike
Morey Millerman. Advanced plans were laid for the approach Approved
Gifts chairman for the 1961 -62 ing campaign which supports 18
Abilene United Fund drive, Tues local agencies. x
day accepted the responsibility Chairmen also agreed to have inse .
of raising almost half the total all volunteer solicitors for the" 0
BALLINGER (RNS)—The . Bal-
en a 10 per cent increase in the
city tax rate Tuesday The rate
adding 44 rooms to the hospital
shown in foreground while at right of City Hall is the am forimadding addiiorpatafacit
old Stamford Inn, which was destroyed by fire Christ- nieieney
mas Eve, 1924. (Photo courtesy Dick Rowland)
SWEETWATER (RNS) — The budget for his division next fall campaign by Aug 15.
Sweetwater City Commission Tues He will lead efforts to contrib Other division quotas set were
day morning called a special ute $162,500 toward the overall Special Gifts. $16 100 Employe
bond issue election for Aug 19 UF goal of $335,667.60. $65 500; Professional. $16,000
■ on a proposed $375,000 project The 1961-62 budget is $18,317 Women’s $7,000; Schools and Col-
? for improvement of Simmons Me-larger than 1960-61‘s campaign leges, $15,068; Public Employe;
* morial Hospital here goa| of $317,350. $9,900; Negro $600. Homebuild
% Nolan County Commissioners Quotas were set for all divi ers, $5,000 and Commercial. 518
Court has agreed to call a similar sions of the UF campaign during 000 •
- election for the county at a the luncheon at the Abilene Club Dyess AFB division this year From this amount, $39,067 will
scheduled meeting Wednesday Tuesday noon E M Perkins, will include the Nike group and
I mormns T' hospital is city UF campaign chairman conduct- will announce its quota after interest payments and the balance
county owned ed a business meeting in which Aug 1 for general fund expense;
The proposed $750, 000 bond is ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
sue would be for the purpose of
was raised to $2.20 per 8100
valuation.
The commission reported that
based on a total valuation of
$4,590,000, the expected tax yield
this year will be $95,980. Other
property and miscellaneous sourc-
es-is expected to bring in $47,960
for a total yield of $143,940.
go toward debt retirement and
downtown
river oaks
Stamford Remodeling Gets Okay
By VIOLETA MAHOOD
Reporter-News Correspondent
STAMFORD- Stainford has
voted a total of $155,000 in bonds
for the remodeling for two public
buildings.
Of this amount $115,000 w ill be
used to remodel the city hall
and $40,000 used to improve the
Carnegie Library, which is also
used as "The Doghouse," or
youth center.
The city council has approved
revised remodeling plans and the
architect. James Thomas of the
architectural firm of Wyatt C.
Hedrick, has been instructed to
proceed with flic drawings and
specifications It is expected to
be able to advertise for bids by
the middle of August. Mayor
Roland Kelley said
The present city hall was
built in 1916-17, daring World
War I. and an addition for the
fire department was constructed
in 1929.
There were 1,303 names on the
petition presented to the County
Commissioners Court to be con
sidered Wednesday. Federal aid
on the project will be sought
The City Commission Tuesday
voted to send a representative
to Washington to join with Con
gressman Omar Burleson in ask-
repeat - of - a - sellout!
Opera House
Prior to that, the city had a
two-story, city hall and opera CARNEGIE LIBRARY — Carnegie Library in Stamford, due improvements from
house in the cente not the hv the recent bond election, is shown in picture made about 1936. The building was
which was later 00EDL 1 - — — •*
ling for cooperation from the U
S Bureau of Public Roads, in
giving Sweetwater access in
Interstate Highway 20 on the loop
through south Sweetwater.
City Manager William F Fuller
said that the eight miles of high
way loop through the south nart
needs “places for the traveling
public to get off and on the high
way at intersecting streets lead
ing into Sweetwater. It's like the
town being walled oil "
Highway authorities have
agreed to frontage roads and to
building an additional overpass
on Arizona Ave. but there are
still needed ramps for the travel-
ing public to get off and or the
highway
| The city water department was
authorized to buy $10,000 of the
outstanding bonds as provided in
the city budget
| The commission plans a pre
liminary meeting at 7 p.m. Thurs-
day night. Marked reductions in
operation costs are indicated
commissioners said as they talk
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-----— —- - —: ------ * . All city owned lots acquired in
built in 1906. Trees in picture are much larger today. (Photo courtesy Tommie Ric- tax sales will be offered tor sale
immediately, it was decided a'
The auditorium was built with the present city hall was built the morning meeting. Lots that
, , . are needed for city parks and
To protect the plaza around the streets will not be placed on the
floor, a large stage and dressing city ball, panels of hitching posts market.
down and the lumber brought
. weeks. That the seating capacity style—with a balcony, slanting
The upper floor was what was of the auditorium would be about
then a modern opera house, a 700Pn
necessity of every tow n and the rooms, and opera chair seats were installed and connected by
• „ ur - . Many do not know also th it the One of the early attractions was heavy chains Hitching posts were
begin in about two or three
1962 Homecoming
lewjor floor held city offices a
' € 4- a The bond opera house, which was on the Bob Taylor, a former governor very necessary at that time for
Es erected1903-04 Stam- second floor and seated 700, was of Tennessee, who was back ir horses were the only means of
Pro was established in 1900, as important as the city quarters Stamford again many years later, conveyance.
Carnegie Library was built in on the floor below | In 1917, the 150-foot square in When the old city hallewTUSCOLA RNSH-Next home
1906 There was some discussion The lower floor housed city of-the center of the plaza was sold torn down the lumber w: S’sold coming for for met reside nts of the
as to whether this building could fices. a fire station and a jail to the government States for for $1,800 and that and the $10,000 Content community will be held
be changed but correspondence The building was erected in 1903- $10 000 for a post office building went a long way toward build July 1. 1962 at the picnic grounds
brought out that the building was 04 City hall w as torn dow n and ing a new city hall I at Content. according to officials
an outright gift from Mr Car-
negie before the Carnegie Foun
dation was formed
Many interior changes will be
made, new windows will be in
stalled, the exterior will be cover-
ed with aluminum and the large
columns which have always been
a landmark will be removed
as they seem to be affecting the
structure
For many years it was used
strictly as a library with an
occasional public gathering, but
during World War II when Stam-
ford Flying School was est tblish
ed here, a portion was formed
into the Cadet (enter: at times
the Camp Fire Girls had a room
in the building and the Pierian
Club used one room for many
years. Now a portion is used for
The Doghouse, or Youth Center
The present city hall was start-
ed in 1917 and completed in 1918.
during World War I when work
was slow. An addition for the fire
department was made in 1929
Many people do not know that
the first city hall was in the
center of the square where the
postoffice now stands The min-
utes of the Old Commercial club
on May 3 1902, read: "The chair
man stated that the contract for
the erection of a city hall would
be let and work on same would
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bought the new king size housing
program without knowing wheth-
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billion dollars.
Some folks around here think
the lawmakers' voting "for" on
most projects, even when they
don't know the price, is being
kind of careless with our grand-
childrens wages.
My aid-grabby neighbor says,
through, passing a good healthy
debt on to the uprising genera-
tion will do them good, on re-
count of working to pay for our
big ideas will keep them too busy
to get into much devilment them-
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