By:  Lucio                                             S.R. No. 535
    1-1                           SENATE RESOLUTION
    1-2        WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased and
    1-3  proud to recognize the City of San Benito as it receives a Texas
    1-4  State Historical Marker for the San Benito, Texas, Federal Post
    1-5  Office on April 2, 1995; and
    1-6        WHEREAS, In 1905, the first San Benito Post Office was
    1-7  located in the Bohner building at the corner of Rowson and
    1-8  Bowie streets; later, it was moved to North Sam Houston at the
    1-9  corner of Stenger; next, it was located on Rowson Street in the
   1-10  Agar building; and
   1-11        WHEREAS, Hoping to encourage the federal government to build
   1-12  a new post office, the City of San Benito donated the site for the
   1-13  structure situated on North Sam Houston Boulevard; and
   1-14        WHEREAS, Construction of the current post office began in
   1-15  1931 and the official dedication was held on April 15, 1933; and
   1-16        WHEREAS, The development of San Benito centered around the
   1-17  post office which served as a meeting place for the entire
   1-18  community; and
   1-19        WHEREAS, Floyd Worth was the United States Postmaster at the
   1-20  time of the building and the dedication, and C. L. Milner was the
   1-21  Assistant Postmaster; and
   1-22        WHEREAS, Constructed of red brick with stone trim and tall
   1-23  white columns, the building was Greek Revival in style, with broad
    2-1  stone steps flanked by bronze lampposts; and
    2-2        WHEREAS, The building was constructed by Meriweather and
    2-3  Sauer; the constructing engineer divided his time between the
    2-4  building of the San Benito and the Harlingen post offices; and
    2-5        WHEREAS, In the new post office, there were 1,349 boxes
    2-6  which replaced the 831 boxes in the old post office; a deposit
    2-7  of 20 cents was required on each key issued to the box holder; and
    2-8        WHEREAS, Following the dedication and starting May 1, 1933,
    2-9  the International Boundary Commission occupied the entire mezzanine
   2-10  floor; the Department of Agriculture and the Bureau of Plant
   2-11  Quarantine occupied the west side basement room; and
   2-12        WHEREAS, The Immigration Service was assigned the front
   2-13  space in the basement; a room on the north side of the basement
   2-14  was allotted to the Civil Service Commission; and
   2-15        WHEREAS, The current postmaster, Al Santa Ana, has greatly
   2-16  promoted the history of the post office, and he has admirably
   2-17  renovated the interior and the grounds; now, therefore, be it
   2-18        RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
   2-19  74th Legislature, hereby congratulate the people of San Benito
   2-20  as they celebrate the restoration of their post office and it
   2-21  receives a State Historical Marker; and, be it further
   2-22        RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for the
   2-23  San Benito Post Office as an expression of the high regard of the
   2-24  Texas Senate.
   2-25                               ______________________________________
    3-1                                       President of the Senate
    3-2                                    I hereby certify that the above
    3-3                               Resolution was adopted by the Senate
    3-4                               on March 23, 1995.
    3-5                               ______________________________________
    3-6                                       Secretary of the Senate
    3-7                               ______________________________________
    3-8                                        Member, Texas Senate