Municipal Archives

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Dallas Municipal Archives
municipal.archives@dallas.gov
1500 Marilla St., Rm L2DN
Dallas, Texas 75201

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City of Renner, 1953-1977

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Collection 1991-108

Overview

Repository	Dallas Municipal Archives Office of the City Secretary 1500 Marilla Street, 5D South Dallas, Texas 75201
Creator	City of Renner, Texas
Title	City of Renner
Dates	1953-1977
Quantity	2.08 linear feet
Abstract	Records of the City of Renner, Texas
Identification	1991-108
Language:	Records are in English

Scope and Contents

Collection documents the former town of Renner, Texas. Renner was a town east of State Highway 289 in southwestern Collin County and was established in 1888 as a stop on the Cotton Belt line, officially known as the St. Louis Southwestern Railway of Texas. The community was named for John A. Renner, a railroad engineer in charge of developing townsites along the Cotton Belt line. A post office was established in 1888 to serve the fifty residents of Renner, and within twenty years the town became a commercial and community center for area farmers. In 1915, its population reached 300, a figure that was not surpassed until 1965.

The Great Depression and the development of mechanized farming contributed to a sharp decline in population, and by 1947 Renner had 100 residents and two businesses. After World War II, the Texas Research Foundation, a nonprofit agricultural research organization, selected Renner as the site of its agricultural laboratories. From 1950 to the late 1960s the population of Renner grew steadily, reaching 394 in 1969 and about 500 in 1977 according to City of Dallas estimates. A subdivision of Renner, Preston Villa, became disenchanted with some of the substandard services provided by the city government and retaliated with a petition requesting consolidation with the City of Dallas. Dallas citizens voted in favor of consolidation on April 2, 1977, and the area immediately benefited from improved police and fire services, new streetlights, street improvements, and maintenance.

Although the main residential portion of Renner mostly comprised a small triangle between McCallum Boulevard and the Cotton Belt railway, the agricultural portions of Renner extended north to Plano and east to include the agricultural research station, which is now part of the campus of the University of Texas at Dallas. To preserve some of Renner's history, the 1888 Renner School was rescued from demolition and moved to Dallas Heritage Village.

Collection contains town council minutes, correspondence, legal materials, ephemera, and annexation records detailing the 1977 consolidation with the City of Dallas.

Organization

The collection is arranged by the following subjects:

• Bankruptcy, Board of Equalization, City Planning, and Deeds

• Correspondence, Agreement for Engineering Services, Reports

• Correspondence-City Departments

• Election Materials, Municipal Court Documents, and Ordinances

• Financial

• Ordinances

• Ordinances, Titles, and Water/Sewer Contracts

• Renner/Dallas Consolidation

• Town Commission Minutes

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 Renner, 1953-1977 (Box <x>, Folder <y>), Dallas Municipal Archives

Related Material

1991-063 City of Fruitdale, 1937-1964
1991-064 City of Kleberg, 1956-1978
1991-087 City of Oak Cliff, 1891-1904, 1930
1992-015 Oak Lawn Heights and Related Annexations, 1929
1991-114 Town of Honey Springs, 1937-1946
1991-110 Town of Preston Hollow, 1939-1945

Index Terms

Dallas -- Texas -- History
Renner -- Texas -- History

Container List

Box	Folder	Title, Date
		Bankruptcy, Board of Equalization, City Planning, and Deeds
1	1	Administration-bankruptcy notification, 1977
	2	Administration-Board of Equalization, undated
	3	Administration-business permit applications, undated
	4	Administration-services certification, undated
	5	Administration-city planning and zoning, undated
	6	Administration-city planning and zoning, undated
	7	Administration-Civil Defense plan, 1974
	8	Administration-correspondence-Park and Recreation Department, 1976
	9	Administration-deeds, 1958
	10	Administration-deeds, 1959, 1961
	11	Administration-deeds, 1959, 1961
		Election Materials, Municipal Court Documents, and Ordinances
2	1	Administration-Renner election materials, 1971-1975
	2	Administration-Renner election rules and changes, 1965-1975
	3	Administration-health and sanitary services, 1974
	4	Administration-legal actions, 1974-1977
	5	Administration-lot mowing, 1975
	6	Administration-Municipal Court-arrest records, 1975
	7	Administration-Municipal Court-dismissal example, 1975
	8	Administration-Municipal Court-docket index, undated
	9	Administration-Municipal Court-docket pages, 1975-1976
	10	Administration-Municipal Court-docket reference final conviction notices, 1976
	11	Administration-Municipal Court-jury duty rosters, 1975
	12	Administration-Municipal Court-notification of court date, 1977
	13	Administration-Municipal Court-paid case fines filed by date, 1975-1976
	14	Administration-Municipal Court-procedures, undated
	15	Administration-Municipal Court-quarterly reports on cost, 1974-1977
	16	Administration-Municipal Court-warrants issued, 1975-1976
	17	Administration-Municipal Court-warrants issued, 1975-1976
	18	Administration-ordinances-index cards
	19	Administration-ordinances, 1957
	20	Administration-ordinances, 1960-1967
		Ordinances
3	1	Administration-ordinances, 1964
	2	Administration-ordinances, 1969
	3	Administration-ordinances, 1970-1971
	4	Administration-ordinances, 1972
	5	Administration-ordinances, 1973
	6	Administration-ordinances, 1974
	7	Administration-ordinances, 1974
		Ordinances, Titles, and Water/Sewer Contracts
4	1	Administration-ordinances, 1975
	2	Administration-ordinances, 1975
	3	Administration-ordinances, 1976
	4	Administration-ordinances, 1977
	5	Administration-ordinances, undated
	6	Administration-ordinances-notes and requests, undated
	7	Administration-ordinance violations, 1976
	8	Administration-titles, 1959-1968
	9	Administration-water/sewer contracts, undated
		Town Commission Minutes
5	1	City Council Actions-Town Commission minutes Volume 1, 1953-1959
	2	City Council Actions-Town Commission minutes Volume 1, 1959-1968
	3	City Council Actions-Town Commission minutes Volume 2, 1968-1969
	4	City Council Actions-Town Commission minutes Volume 2, 1970-1973
	5	City Council Actions-Town Commission minutes Volume 3, 1974-1975
	6	City Council Actions-Town Commission minutes Volume 3, 1975-1976
		Correspondence-City Departments
6	1	Correspondence-City Administrator from Wagnon, David, 1974-1975
	2	Correspondence-City Administrator to Wagnon, David, 1974-1976
	3	Correspondence-City Secretary, 1971-1977
	4	Correspondence-Davenport Properties, 1974-1977
	5	Correspondence-Denton County to Renner, re. private sewage facility, 1973-1974
	6	Correspondence-flood plain, 1971, 1976
	7	Correspondence-General Telephone Company, 1976
	8	Correspondence-Mayor's office from Connie Armstrong, 1971-1974
	9	Correspondence-Mayor's office from R.N. Hartline, 1975-1976
	10	Correspondence-Mayor's office to Connie Armstrong, 1971-1975
	11	Correspondence-Mayor's office to R.N. Hartline, 1975-1977
	12	Correspondence-police and fire department concerns, 1976
	13	Correspondence-Saner et al., 1971, 1974
	14	Correspondence-State Dept. of Public Welfare, 1975
	15	Correspondence-State of Texas to city of Renner, 1974
	16	Correspondence-Tax Assessor's office, 1971-1977
	17	Correspondence-Texas Municipal League, 1949, 1958-1960, 1971, 1973
		Correspondence, Agreement for Engineering Services, Reports
7	1	Correspondence-Texas Power & Light, 1971, 1973, 1976
	2	Correspondence-water services, 1957, 1971-1974
	3	Engineering-agreement for engineering services with amendments 1&2, 1974-1975
	4	Engineering-bridge operations, 1974-1976
	5	Engineering-correspondence-Dallas Water Utilities, 1976
	6	Engineering-correspondence-EPA, 1975-1976
	7	Engineering-correspondence-Farrington, 1974
	8	Engineering-correspondence-HDR to Renner, re: sewage, water, 1973-1975
	9	Engineering-correspondence-HDR to Renner, re: sewage, water, 1976-1977
	10	Engineering-correspondence-NCTCOG, 1973, 1975
	11	Engineering-environmental assessment, 1977
	12	Engineering-equipment/services pamphlets, undated
	13	Engineering-facility plan, 1977
	14	Engineering-news release, undated
	15	Engineering-site analysis, 1974
	16	Engineering-streets and roads, 1972, 1975-1976
	17	Engineering-water resources, 1973-1975, 1977
		Financial
8	1	Assets-capital, 1975-1976
	2	Assets-capital-proposals, 1974-1975
	3	Assets-fixed, 1974-1977
	4	Balance sheets-3 column, 1974-1975
	5	Balance sheets-3 column, 1975-1976
	6	Balance sheets-3 column, 1975-1976
	7	Balance sheets-24 column, 1973-1974
	8	Balance sheets-24 column, 1974-1975
	9	Balance sheets-24 column, 1975-1976
	10	Bank account information at Addison State Bank-account 10-239-3, 1974-1975
9	1	Bank account information at Addison State Bank-account 10-239-3, 1975-1976
	2	Bank account information at Addison State Bank-account 10-239-3, 1976
	3	Bank account information at Addison State Bank-account 10-239-3-deposit record books, 1974-1977
	4	Bank account information at Addison State Bank-account 10-239-3-stubs 101 to 550, 1974-1975
	5	Bank account information at Addison State Bank-account 10-239-3-stubs 551 to 1000, 1975-1976
	6	Bank account information at Addison State Bank-account 10-239-3-stubs 1001 to 1330, 1976-1977
	7	Bank account information at Addison State Bank-account # 10-303-9-bond, 1975-1976
10	1	Bank account information at Citizens National Bank, 1973-1974
	2	Bank account information at 1st National Bank of Plano, 1958-1973
	3	Bank account information at North Dallas Bank and Trust, 1973-1974
	4	Bank account information at Richardson Heights Bank, 1971-1974
	5	Bank account information-stub carton for 1st National of Plano, North Dallas, and Richardson Heights, 1958-1974
	6	Bills paid, 1972-1973
	7	Bills paid, 1973-1974
	8	Bills paid, 1975-1976
	9	Bills paid, 1975-1976
	10	Bills paid, 1976-1977
11	1	Bills paid-Becky Hand-A through L, 1974-1975
	2	Bills paid-Becky Hand-M through Z, 1974-1975
	3	Bills paid-Lindquist, Marilyn, 1975
	4	Bills paid-Lindquist, Marilyn, 1975
	5	Bills paid-Lindquist, Marilyn, 1975
	6	Budgeting, 1973-1975
	7	Cash received summary, 1976-1977
	8	City planner, 1974
	9	Construction projects-reimbursement requests-federal government, 1977
	10	Dallas County Municipal League correspondence, 1974
12	1	Deposit summary, 1974
	2	Deposit summary, 1975
	3	Deposit summary, 1975
	4	Deposit summary, 1975-1976
	5	Financial statements-unaudited, 1974-1975
	6	Franchise tax, 1971-1974
	7	Income tax-interest earned-Town of Renner-Form 1099, 1971-1972
	8	White Rock sewer & water project, 1973-1974
	9	Materials received invoices, 1976-1977
	10	Notes held by city on assessable property, 1972
	11	Payroll-employee record ending 1977-includes employer's tax guide-rev. 1976
	12	Payroll-time cards-Barnett to Lock, 1975-1977
	13	Payroll-time cards-Lusk to Wilbanks, 1975-1977
	14	Property and land owners, 1972
	15	Property tax record-Southwestern Bell, 1972-1974
	16	Purchase order book, 1974-1977
13	1	Purchase order book, 1975
	2	Receipt book 1, 1971-1973
	3	Receipt book 2, 1973-1974
	4	Receipt book 3, 1974-1975
	5	Receipt book 4, 1975
	6	Receipt book 5, 1975
	7	Receipt book, 1975
	8	Receipt book, 1975-1976
14	1	Receipt book-cash bonds, 1975
	2	Receipts-fines paid and cash bonds only, 1976
	3	Receipt book-manifold, 1976-1977
	4	Receipt book-triplicate, 1975
	5	Report on examinations of financial statements for Renner, 1971
	6	Report on examinations of financial statements for Renner, 1973
	7	Report of independent audit, 1975
	8	Report of independent audit, 1976
	9	Statements with accountant's report, 1974
		Renner/Dallas Consolidation
15	1	Constitutional Convention report, 1974
	2	Dallas-Addison line adjustment, 1976
	3	Emergency dispatch agreement, 1975
	4	Fire protection analysis, 1973
	5	Maps, 1953-1974
	6	Dal-Worth Transportation newsletter, 1974
	7	The Renner Review newsletter, 1974-1976
	8	Preston Villa annexation, 1974
	9	Public notices, 1971-1977
	10	Renner-Dallas consolidation, 1976-1977
	11	Renner-Dallas consolidation, 1976-1977
	12	Report to mayor's committee-change of form of city government, 1971
	13	Sample business forms, 1975 and undated
16	1	Minutes of the Town Commission-town of Renner, Texas Volume 2, 1968-1974
	2	Minutes of the Town Commission-town of Renner, Texas Volume 1, 1953, 1956-1968 (copy; missing pages 13-14, 29-32, and two inserts)
	3	Minutes of the Town Commission-town of Renner, Texas Volume 3, 1974-1977
	4	Minutes of the Town Commission-town of Renner, Texas Volume 1, 1953-1954, 1956-1968