By: Brown S.R. No. 1115 1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION 1-2 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to 1-3 recognize the 100th anniversary of the Alief Post Office; and 1-4 WHEREAS, This signal event will be celebrated on 1-5 August 16, 1995; the celebration will emphasize the community's 1-6 history; and 1-7 WHEREAS, Alief, in western Harris County on the Texas and 1-8 New Orleans Railroad, was platted in 1895 by W. T. Twitchell; and 1-9 WHEREAS, The first Anglo settler was Dr. J. S. Magee from 1-10 Ellis County, who established a residence there in 1896; and 1-11 WHEREAS, The post office, the school district, and the 1-12 community are named after Alief Ozelda Magee; and 1-13 WHEREAS, After moving to the community in 1895, Mrs. Magee 1-14 was granted permission to put a post office in her home on 1-15 August 16, 1895; and 1-16 WHEREAS, She may be the only postmaster in history to have 1-17 a post office named after him or her; and 1-18 WHEREAS, At the time the post office opened, stamps sold for 1-19 two cents and the volume of mail was 10 to 15 pieces a day; and 1-20 WHEREAS, The Alief Post Office with its interesting history 1-21 is certainly an institution worthy of legislative recognition; now, 1-22 therefore, be it 1-23 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-1 74th Legislature, hereby congratulate the Alief Post Office on its 2-2 100th anniversary; and, be it further 2-3 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for the 2-4 Anniversary Committee as an expression of the high regard of the 2-5 Texas Senate. 2-6 ______________________________________ 2-7 President of the Senate 2-8 I hereby certify that the above 2-9 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-10 on May 19, 1995. 2-11 ______________________________________ 2-12 Secretary of the Senate 2-13 ______________________________________ 2-14 Member, Texas Senate