MINUTE BOOK No. 17, CITY OF OXFORD

;18MINUTE BOOK No. 17, CITY OF OXFORD~~~-~-'-l1seconded by Alderman Sisk, and passed th~t thv applications of Curtis Miller, Fred J. Carter, Jr.and Horace Huckaby be approved and that the applications of Donald Malone, Aaron Beard andBobbie G. Hanks be rejected.************L. G. Lynch, Jr. appeared before the Board and requested that the assessment on the buildingof the ;"ynch Motel, arpaaring on page 91, line 5 of the assessment roll of the City ofOxford, be reduced. Arter consideration of the above rpquest, motion was made secondedand passed that the assessment on the above building be reduced to $25,500.00.************Came on for consideration the employment of an assistant in office of the ElectricalDerartmeL.t. After consideratil"'n or/.. the a~plications filed, motion was made by AldermanLoveltidy and seconded by Alderman S'isk and passed that Mrs. }~ary ~la.lone be anployedto beiin immediately at sal..ry of $175.00 per month.********* ***Came on for consideration for the employment of an assistant in th~ Clerk and Tax Collector'sOffice. After considering all applications filed, motion was made by Alderman Elliott andseconded by Alderman Hickman and passed that 'tt:rs. Marie Gillis be anployed to beginimmediately at a salary of $185.00 per month.**** *** *****A letter of resignation was presented to the Board by Mrs. BeulaWDell Lyles, effectiveJanuary 12, 1957. Aft~r the resignation was read motion was made by Alderman Elliottand seconded by Alderman Hickman and passed that ~rs. Lyles resignation be accepted.Alderman Lovelady offered and mov3d the adopti~nTHE STATE OF MISSISSIPPITHE COUNTY OF LAFAYETTETHE CITY OF OXFORD******* *** **of the following resolution:JA RESOLUTICN DETEBKINING TO PROCEED WITH THE SPECIAL ]}JiPROV~1!NTS ON SOUTH 18TH STREETFRet" ROSS AVENUE TO JOHNSON AVl!NUE EXTENDED, AND ALL OF ROSS AVENUE AND JOHNSON AVENUEEXTENDED LYING WITHIN HALEY SUBDIVISION PART III IN THE CITY OF OXFORD, MISSISSIPPI.Whereas, on the 4th day of Dec:;mber, 1956, at a regular meeting of the !-',ayor andBoard of AldermEn of the City of Oxford, Mississippi, a resolution was duly passeddeclaring the grading, gravelling, paving and laying of curbs and gutters and sanitaryand storm sewers, water mains, drains and covered ditches and lead pipe water connectionson the following streets or-'parts of streets located in Haley Subdivision, Part III, inthe City of Oxford, Mississippi, particularly described as follows, to-wit: SOUTH 18th§~, particularly described as starting at the point of intersection of the centerlineof South 18th Street and the Soutp Boundary line of Ross Avenue as shown and designated uponthe official map and plat lof Haley Subdivision, Part II, recorded in Plat Book 1, at pages18 and 19 of the records/in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Lafayette County, Mississippi,and run thdnce S 10 057' W a distance of 315 feet to the south boundary line of JohnsonAvenue Extended as said street is hereinafter described; ROSS AVENUE, particularly describedas beginning at the point where th:.l centerline of Ross Av£nue int:3rsects the east right-of-wayline of South 18th Street as said streets are shown and designated upon the map or plat ofHale,y Subdivision, Part II, above referred to and continue thence in an easterly directionin a direct extension of said Ross Avenue a distance of 240 feet; JOHNSON AVENUE EXTENDED,particularly described as beginning at the point oi the east right-of-way line of South 18thIlStreet above described Which lies 290 feet S 10 0 57' W of the intersection of the east rightof way line of South 18th Street with the south right-of-way line of Ross Avenup as said