Pavel Gumalic  Pavel Gumalic (in Russian "Павел Гумалик") was a mayor of Chișinău between 1870 and 1871. Pavel Gumalic was born in a Greek family. He was the poruchik who has retired from the army. In 1870 he was elected at the position of the mayor of Chișinău, succeeding Adam Krijanovski. In the short time of his administration, Pavel Gumalic built a railway station, started to build a water towers and laying a water pipe, laid the church of the Great Martyr Panteleimon according to the project designed by the architect Alexandru Bernardazzi. In 1870, the city position was adopted, introducing a classless city council and city administration. Using his power, Gumalic removed from the list of the city duma questionable candidates and introduced the people who were loyal to him. The Chișinău voters which became scandalized by this gesture demanded the resignation of the mayor and the cancellation of the election results. Pavel Gumalic was sent "on vacation", and in his place was left the merchant Fedot Ivanov  On March 24, 1871, Clemente Șumanski was elected for the position of mayor.