786 RES JAMES R GILL SERVED COP AS MAYOR FOR 4 YEARS6 •
;,LSOI.UTICN No. 780
James R. Gill hGs served the Cit, of Paris as PJtayor
for thc- past four ; ears, and wUs nct eligible for ?^e-election under
the Charter of tne City of Faris, anu, thcrefore, his term expired on
r'',pril 9, A. D., 1958; and,
?:IERE~,S, P/iayor James R. Cill had served the City of Paris six
yea-rs, beginning in 1920, when he was an alcerman rrom ':iard Three c:
the City of Faris, and later served the City of raris tt^;o ;fears in
1930 and 1931 ds an alderman trom :'iard 7our, and was at the April
Llection, four years ago, electFd as Counr.ilman rrom ,';ard Cne, anu
was tht.reafter, by his colleagues on thc City Council, elected as
Maycr of th: City of Paris, in which capacity he has served th2 past
fcur ycars. He has served as an alc.erman under J. '=`J. Deweese, a former
mayor; Tom Justiss, a former mayor; and at ttivo dirferent times under J.
Morgan Crook, a iormer mayor; and,
','1HLREAS, this City Council, and each of its memoers, are highly
conscieus of this distinguishnd service o= our former ;'.:ayo?^, James ~t.
uill; cnca,
07REAS, the wise counsel, experienced and mature jucic;rnent,
and christian attitude of nfir. Gill, which werQ always evident in his
every action as Gn alderman or as a maycr, Uvhen so serving tne City of
Paris, comurand the deep resrc:ct, acimiration and appreci::tzon ci ever;r
mcmber of this City Council with whom ne has served; and,
REAS, this City Council is entirely aware of the sincere
love James R. Gill had ror the City of Faris and the peoples residing
therein, which iove cdas constantly expresspd in his every attitude to-
wGrd the business of servinr the people o£ the City of Paris; and,
':ILP,EhS, tne City Cbuncil of ±he Citti; of "raris is entirely
conscious of its inability to express in V;ords the keen ac+miration of
each ano. G11 of us for the unscliish, distinguished and sacrificial
services of ;:ayor Gill as a menber of this governing body, but in our
feeble wGy- we wish to reccrd and extend to hirn our sincere wish for
nis gccd healtn and prosperity in the ,rears that lie ahead, and to
assure him that we shali miss his fellowship, his v^.ise counsel and ad-
vice, and the beneiit of his mature juGgment and experiences as a pub-
lic servant, and it is with sincere regret it.at we see him c,o.
NOVJ, THERI:FG'RE, BE IT RESOLUED 3Y THE CITY C,DJNCIL 0Z THE CITY
0: P.; ;IS, TE}.,;S, in regular session convened, on this 14th day of April,
A. D., 1958, tnat this exNression of our lave, admiration, and respect
for Maycr James R. Gill be, and the same is hereb;r, adopted, and that
the same be spread in the Fcrmanent Ma.nutes of the City Council of the
City of Faris, and that a copy ei this resolution be iorwarded to the
Honerable Jsmes A. Cill.
Fassed and auopt2d by the unanimous vote of the City Council of
the :;ity of Faris, Texas, this 14th day of I;pril, A. D., 1958.
,'vayors :
City of Paris
nTTcST:
City clerk.