59R-4988
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RESOLUTION NO. 4988
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL Of THE CITY
OF ANAHEIM EXPRESSING APPRECIATION ON BEHALf
Of THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE PEOPLE Of ANAHEIM
Te CHAS. A. PEARSON, RETIRING MAYOR, FOR HIS
LONG AND fAITHfUL SERVICES AS MAYOR AND MEMBER
Of THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY Of ANAHEIM,
AND TO IvUi.S. CHAS. A. PEA.R.SON FOR HER LONG AND
FAITHfUL SERVICE AS FIRST LADY AND OFfICIAL
HOSTESS OF THE CITY OF "~A.HEIM.
WHEREAS, Chas. A. Pearson has served the City of
Anaheim faithfully and with great honor for more than eighteen
years as its Mayor and chief executive officer; and
~iHEREAS, during his tenure of office, Anaheim has
grown from a city of 10,000 population to one of approximately
90,000 people, which growth has been due in a very large measure
to the leadership, good Judgment and sound management and plan-
ning of Mayor Pearson; and
WHEREAS, he has also served the City with honor and
distinction as a member of the City Planning Commission, a member
of the Anaheim Union High School District, a member of the Com-
mittee for the Metropolitan Water District, Executive Director of
the American r~nicipa1 Association, President of the League of
California Cities, a member of the Governor's State Highway Com-
mittee, a member of the State Water Resources Committee of the
League of California Cities, and Director of the Orange County
Water District and Joint Outfall Sewer Committee; and
WHEHEAS, we, the other members of the City Council,
find that the people and residents of the City of Anaheim are
greatly indebted to him for the invaluable services that he has
rendered to the City during his tenure of office; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Chas. A. Pearson has served the City
long and faithfully as a charming and gracious first lady and
has given generously of her time and energies in serving as
official hostess on many many occasions, and the people of
Anaheim are deeply indebted to her;
NOW, THEREfORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of
the City of Anaheim that we do hereby express to Chas. A. Pearson
our deep personal appreciation and gratitude and the appreci-
ation and gratitude of the citizens and residents of the City of
Anaheim for the services he has rendered to the City and its
citizens and residents as Mayor and chief executive officer and
member of the City Council during his tenure of office, and to
Mrs. Chas. A. Pearson for her long and faithful service as first
lady and official hostess of the City of Anaheim.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution
be spread upon the minutes of the City Council and the City Clerk
be, and she is hereby, authorized and directed to prepare a copy
of this resolution and deliver it to Mr. and Mrs. Chas. A. Pearson.
THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION is approved and signed by us
this 13th day of January, 1959.
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