The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-06-10
FEW CHANGES MADE
AMONG OFFICIALS
George Rommell Succeeds L.
Earle Thornton as City
Engineer and Jas. Larguc
is Elected Tax Assessor
Number Of Offices Abol-
ished and Many Old Off
cials Reelected.

Pensacola's aldermanic government.
under which the city has operated for
SO many years, was ushered out of ex-
lstence yesterday and the commission
form inaugurated, when the three com
missioners recently elected took the
oath OF office and assumed charge of
the city. The transfer of authority oc-
CURED in the council chamber OF the
city hall and was witnessed by the
largest crowd ever assembled there
The organization of the new govern
fnent was as forecasted by The Journal
ten days ago, Mr.. Greenhut being elect
ed mayor and commissioner of finance:
Mr.. Pou commissioner of fire and DO
lice and Mr.. johnson commissioner OF
streets and parks. Only a few changes
were made in heads of Departments
the most important being the election
of George Rommell to succeed l.. Earle
Thornton and abolishing of number
of offices, which were consolidated
with those now existing.
Mayor Reilly called the last meeting
OF the council to order promptly =
noon and on rol, call the following al
dermen answered to their names: Al
dermen oliver, Kugleman RenshaN
Semmes, Concannon, Meyer, Fisher and
Pfeiffer
The reading of the minutes of the
last regular and special meetings OF
the council consumed much of the time
OF the session. Immediately after their
approval, Alderman Renshaw intro
duced a resolution thanking the ladies
of the Civic League for the two large
bouquets which adorned the mayors
desk The resolution was adopted
This concluded the routine business Of
the session
MAYOR GIVEN FOB.
On behalf of the city officials and
employees, John n. Jones, city attorney,
presented Mayor Reilly with "A gold
watch fob, inscribed as follows: TIES
lF11k 3aI Love IL
Reilly. Mayor, 1909-13, from city off,
cials." Before handing Mayor Reilly
the fob, Mr.. Jones expressed the thanks
of the various officials for the hearty
CO. operation which the mayor always,
extended them in the performance OF
their duties. He said that the present
progress and prosperity of the city at
test the able manner in which the ad-
ministration had conducted the affairs
of the city, leaving an excellent foun-
dation, he said. for a continuance OF
the work so ably begun.
ALDERMAN SEMMES SPEAKS. 80.
Prefacing his remarks with the state
ment that he was not going to eulogize
the retiring council, Alderman Semmes
said thai he was glad the commission
ers were elected and that he favored
government now as much
as he did before the election. HI
pledged his support to help the COM
and told them that they
were gong 10 prove Ihdt commission
government IS the best form Of gov
He invited the commission
ers to call upon him to help make the
new form of government a success.
MAYOR REILLY REPLIES.
Mayor Reilly, who gave way to AL
derman Semmes on a point Of special
privilege, then replied to Mr.. Jones.
Mayor Reilly said he appreciated the
of Mr.. Jones and was glad to
say that his relations with the retiring
a administration were always Of a pleas
ant nature. He expressed the hope
that the new government would do
more than the outgoing one, but com
plimented the retiring administration
1pon it's excellent record, saying that
L deserved much credit for what had
been accomplished IN the past two
years.
What Mayor Reilly said he consid-
cred the most pleasing fact in connec-
ion with the retiring administration
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