Show communicated I 1 to the citizens of morgan citti city and county i 1 after more than half a lire life time circumstances call upon me ine to sever ever my association with you I 1 feel that it is but bat right and proper that I 1 leave behind a khoii short statement of my activities from a civic standpoint while a citizen of morgan county during my residence among you I 1 have from time to time been called upon to be the incumbent of a large numb number el of positions poel of trust and responsibility A culmination of these confidences and experiences came two years ago when I 1 was appointed by mayor H H crouch and unanimously confirmed by the members of the abe city council in a position which was practically that of a city manager the responsibility and duties of some eight appointive positions being placed upon my shoulders the results are a matter of record in the minutes of the city council and in the me memories morlea of the per sonell of that administration I 1 can only say that I 1 gave to morgan city corporation in the past two years as also at other ti times m es when in office the ithe best that w was as in me and looking back across the years I 1 have no regrets and offer boap no ap poll gies for the outcome of my efforts when the present city administration was installed in office the mayor and city council felt that it would be well to engage me to impart to the persons taking over my duties and responsibilities such knowledge of the workings of their various offices as I 1 might have and to assist these people in getting off on the right foot working almost day and night it took me a week to accomplish accod pash this bu but I 1 know that at no tune time in association with the different city administrations have the new incumbents cum bents of elective and appointive offices been better posted pasted than those who are now serving you every angle of the record and duties of each oti ace have been ge eone into in the greatest detail during personal interviews and I 1 hav done my best bes to fully inform them out of the store of knowledge acquired by me during m years of service in various capacities in couo concu aion I 1 leae with you the wish that morgan city may be more efficiently administrated rated in the future than at any 1 time in the past pa st and that to the Inhabit inhabitants antz of morgan city and county may come a measure full and running over of success and prosperity sincerely yours W V |