El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-04-28
ROBINSON IS NOW
MAYOR Of
FL PhSO.
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You have met many obstacles and sur
mounted all. You have been cursed
and condemned but with an iron hand
you have grasped every situation and
you have been successful in ell Dur
ing the past three years you have done
more for the progress of FL Paso than
all the previous administrations put to-
gether."
Mayor Sweeney thanked Mr.. Blumen-
thai and asked alderman Robinson to
take the chair and present the resiAna
ton. This was done and 1t was &C
cepted, alderman Clayton saying: in
view of the fact that there does not
seem any other way around it, I move
that we accept the resi- gnation-"
New Officers Elected.
Robinson them said: This resigna
tien creates vacancy and calls for
I tho, election of a mayor
Alderman Blumenthal said: II nomi-
nate w. F. Robinson, our present act
ing mayor"
Hewitt seconded the motion and put
it to vote. all voting aye.
Mayor Sweeney walked up TO the
rostrum and, grasping mayor Robinson
by the hand, congratulated him.
Robinson then said: The resigna
ton of the mayor and the election of an
alderman to take his place creates
vacancy in the council"
Alderman Clayton nominated Percy
McGhee, Blumenthal secGpded the mo-
ton and it carried
Alderman Clayton then presented a
resolution which was passed, commend
ing mayor Sweeney for the work he
had done and proposing that 1T be en-
graved and presented to Mrs. Sweeney.
This met with favor. all voting aye.
Mayor Robinson then said: 1T is
now necessary to elect a city clerk"
Alderman Clayton thereupon nomi
mated c. w. Fessett and Blumenthal
seconded the motion, which carried and
the council adjourned until 4 o'clock
Thursday afternoon.
Sweeney Commended.
The resolution commencing mayor
Sw eeGey was as follows:
Whereas, BY his own will, but to
the regret of his fellow citizens, in the
middle of his second term and at the
very zenith Of his usefulness, the Hon.
Joseph T. Sweeney has severed his Of
fetal connection with the city of Ell
Paso and ended for the present, an Of
fetal career equally productive of pub
lie advantage and Of private honor,
they. who have been his associates, to
the measure of their abilities. his as
sistants, should give expression to the
emotions which his retirement has
aroused not only in their bosOms, but in
that of every citizen who has mind to
perceive and soul TO appreciate disin-
tereSted worth in a servant of the peo-
pie
Therefore, be il resolved by the city
council of the city Of FL Paso. that in
our own name and in that of fellow
citizens whose representatives we are.
We thank him for his inestimable but
not uDappreeiated labOrs, and assure
him that we'll we know that his achieve
ments are ripened grain, the product OF
a character formed and fashioned for
the service of mankind.
That his name and fame are imper-
iShably craven on the tablets OF our
municipal history. and that so long
they shall be preserved for the in
struction of our pOsterity, it will never
be forgotten. that under his guidance.
FL PasO took its position as a city Of
the land. That city as a whole is a
memorial of his services and its growth
in the years TO come will bear testi-
mony to the magnitude of the Iabors
by which that growth was facilitated
and insured.
Passed and approved this 2Sth day
OF April, A D., 1910"