Full Text of HR1385 95th General Assembly
HR1385 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to congratulate the citizens of San | 4 |
| Jose as they celebrate the community sesquicentennial; and
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| WHEREAS, San Jose was founded in 1858, and was known as the | 6 |
| "littlest railroad center" in the United States before the turn | 7 |
| of the century;
and
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| WHEREAS, San Jose is located in the heart of Illinois, a | 9 |
| small picturesque town nestled into the countryside, a small | 10 |
| town by standards of many people, but a town of people with big | 11 |
| hearts and a lot of small town pride; the population is about | 12 |
| 700 people and derives its business from farming communities | 13 |
| surrounding it in one of the
richest farming areas in the | 14 |
| State, and from communities and factories in nearby areas; and
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| WHEREAS, U.S.
Route 136 runs through the Village, | 16 |
| furnishing first rate highway travel to Havana, the county
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| seat, 25 miles west, and crosses Route 29 and Interstate 155; | 18 |
| it is halfway between Chicago
and St. Louis and is in the | 19 |
| corner of three counties, Mason, Logan, and Tazewell; and | 20 |
| WHEREAS, San Jose sits squarely on one of the largest | 21 |
| underground lakes in the country and is capable of pumping |
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| millions of gallons of water per day, making it ideal for | 2 |
| irrigation projects and industry; the Village has a 140 foot | 3 |
| water tower, with a 75,000 gallon storage tank, which holds | 4 |
| water from three deep wells that pump from the underground | 5 |
| lake, furnishing the Village with more than
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| of cool pure water; and
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| WHEREAS, San Jose's grade and high schools have | 8 |
| consolidated with Illini Central in Mason City; the
old grade | 9 |
| school, built in 1892, was bought by an investor, and the newer | 10 |
| adjacent grade
school building has been remodeled and turned | 11 |
| into apartments; the old high school still stands and is | 12 |
| privately owned; the playing field was given to the Park | 13 |
| District and has a
state-of-the-art lighted ball diamond, | 14 |
| playground equipment, and a concession stand; and
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| WHEREAS, San Jose has the latest in technology and training | 16 |
| in the police force, volunteer fire department, and rescue | 17 |
| squad; there are many fine businesses, churches, and | 18 |
| organizations that make San Jose a great place to live; the | 19 |
| community will celebrate the sesquicentennial on June 27-29, | 20 |
| 2008; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 22 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 23 |
| congratulate the citizens of San Jose as they celebrate this |
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| anniversary and wish them continued health and happiness; and | 2 |
| be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 |
| presented to Mayor George Weyhrich and Millie Weyhrich, | 5 |
| Sesquicentennial Committee Chairman, as a symbol of our | 6 |
| respect.
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