Overview
Repository |
Office of the City Secretary
Dallas Municipal Archives
1500 Marilla Street, 5D South
Dallas, Texas 75201 |
Creator |
City of Kleberg, Texas |
Title |
City of Kleberg |
Dates |
1956-1978 |
Quantity |
3.75 linear feet |
Abstract |
Typescript and manuscript minutes and correspondence, printed material. |
Identification |
1991-064 |
Language |
Records are in English |
Scope and Content
Collection contains the minutes, correspondence of the Kleberg Town Council, planning and zoning documents, reports, and the original civil and criminal ordinances of the Town of Kleberg, Texas.
The Dallas, Texas, neighborhood that is the site of the former town of Kleberg is located just south of Balch Springs, southeast of the intersection of the Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway (Loop 635) and U.S. Interstate 175. It dates to the 1840s as a farming community but boomed after the Texas Trunk Railroad made it a stop in the 1880s. It was platted in 1899 and later served as a home to workers on the ill-fated attempt to build locks on the Trinity River. Kleberg’s population varied from a few hundred during most of its lifetime to 4,510 towards the end.
The town finally attempted self-governance and was incorporated in 1956, providing water and fire to its citizens, but was hard-pressed to offer other services. Kleberg also had the distinction of once being the largest town in Texas without a property tax. After increases in rates for electricity and other services crippled the town, Kleberg was faced with the possibility of consolidation or annexation.
At a Kleberg City Council meeting in October 1977, the mayor voiced his support for consolidation. After citizens spoke both in favor and against, Councilman W. Reid Russell was reported in the minutes as saying, “We have a lot of people that want to be heard and the only way they can be heard is on the ballot.”
The election was held on January 21, 1978, with a vote of 559 to 342 in favor of consolidation. The town was merged with Dallas on April 3, 1978.
Despite Kleberg’s legal dissolution, its identity is still intact, as evidenced by such things as the Kleberg Neighborhood Alliance and the presence of a state historical marker. Vestiges of Kleberg today include Kleberg Park, Jones-Bailey Cemetery, and Kleberg Road.
Organization
The collection is arranged by planning, minutes, ordinances, and elections.
Access
Permission to publish, reproduce, distribute, or use by any and all other current or future developed methods or procedures must be obtained in writing from the Dallas Municipal Archives. All rights are reserved and retained regardless of current or future development or laws that may apply to fair use standards.
Citation
City of Kleberg, 1956-1978 (Box <x>, Folder <y>), Dallas Municipal Archives
Related Materials
Collection 1991-063—City of Fruitdale, 1937-1964
Collection 1991-087—City of Oak Cliff, 1891-1904, 1930
Collection 1991-108—City of Renner, 1953-1977
Collection 1992-015—Oak Lawn Heights and Related Annexations, 1929
Collection 1991-114—Town of Honey Springs, 1937-1947
Collection 1991-110—Town of Preston Hollow, 1939-1945
Index Terms
Annexation (Municipal government) -- Texas -- Dallas
Dallas -- Texas -- History
Kleberg (Dallas, Tex.)
Container List
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Planning |
1 | 1 | Planning Board Handwritten notebook, May 18 1959-March 18, 1963 |
| 2 | Planning and Zoning Board, 1959-1969 |
| 3 | Planning and Zoning Board, 1970-1974 |
| 4 | Planning and Zoning Board, 1974-1978 |
| 5 | Proposed Zoning Changes Updated |
| 6 | "C-1" Commercial District Regulations |
| 7 | Zoning Mobile Home Parks, 1969 |
| 8 | Planning sketches |
| 9 | Ledger for electric permits, plumbing permits, building permits, water permits, zoning change applications, and Lions building rent, 1968-1970 |
| 10 | Federal Assistance in Outdoor Recreation |
| 11 | General Fund Budget, 1969 |
| 12 | Financial Report - Sanitation Department, 1969 |
| 13 | Correspondence |
| 14 | Letter of resignation from William R. Ellis, undated |
| 15 | City Officials 1974 |
| 16 | Resolution to Comply with Voting Rights Act Amendment of 1975, Public Law 94-73, 1976 |
| 17 | Real Estate Release from Seagoville State Bank, July 1978 |
| 18 | Statement of Financial Condition, April 3, 1978 |
| 19 | Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, A Guide to Obtaining Discretionary Funds for Small Cities |
| 20 | "701" Comprehensive Planning Assistance Texas Department of Community Affairs Divisions of Comprehensive Planning |
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City Council Minutes |
2 | 1 | October 10, 1956, through May 9, 1961 |
| 2 | June 13, 1961, through July 14, 1964 |
| 3 | August 25, 1964, through March 14, 1966 |
3 | Item 1 | [City Council Minutes] Bound Volume |
| Folder 1 | Miscellaneous pages for 1969 |
| 2 | August 26, 1968 - January 26, 1970 |
| 3 | February 9, 1970 - July 26, 1971 |
| 4 | July 29, 1971 - October 9, 1972 |
4 | Item 1 | Bound Volume |
| Folder 1 | October 8, 1973 - March 10, 1975 |
| 2 | March 10, 1975 - December 27, 1976 |
| Item 2 | Bound Volume |
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City Code |
5 | 1 | Code of Ordinances Adopted February 11, 1974, effective March 1, 1974 |
| 2 | Code of Ordinances - copy 2 |
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Ordinances |
6 | 1 | Index to Ordinances |
| 2 | Ordinances #102-110 |
| 3 | Ordinances #111-125 |
| 4 | Ordinance #126 - Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance, 1959 |
| 5 | Ordinance #127-135 |
| 6 | Ordinance #136 - Annexation of a portion of Kleberg into Dallas, 1962 |
| 7 | Ordinance #141-150 - includes some annexation of 1964 |
| 8 | Ordinances #151-153; #155-165 |
| 9 | Ordinances #166-180 |
| 10 | Ordinances #181-190 |
| 11 | Ordinances #191-200 |
| 12 | Ordinances #201-220 |
| 13 | Ordinances #221-240 |
| 14 | Ordinances #241-260 |
| 15 | Ordinances #261-273 |
| 16 | Ordinances #274-286 |
| 17 | Ordinances #287-300. |
7 | 1 | Ordinances #301-315 |
| 2 | Ordinances #315-340 |
| 3 | Ordinances #341-353 |
| 4 | Ordinances #354-365 |
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Elections |
8 | 1 | Incorporation, June 2, 1956 |
| 2 | Election, April 6, 1968 |
| 3 | Election - blank forms |
| 4 | Proposed Home Rule Charter, September 23, 1969 |
| 5 | Home Rule Election, 1969 |
| 6 | Home Rule Election, 1969 |
| 7 | April 1970 |
| 8 | April 1971 |
| 9 | April 1971 |
| 10 | Special Election, Home Rule Charter, 1971 |
| 11 | 1972 |
| 12 | 1973 |
| 13 | 1973 |
| 14 | 1974 |
| 15 | 1974 |
| 16 | 1974. |
9 | 1 | 1975 |
| 2 | April 1975 |
| 3 | April 1975 |
| 4 | 1975 |
| 5 | 1976 |
| 6 | 1976 |
| 7 | 1976 |
| 8 | 1976 |
| 9 | Instructions for voting machines |
| 10 | 1977 |
| 11 | Consolidation with the City of Dallas, 1978 |
| 12 | Blank Form |