MINUTE BOOK No. 17, CITY OF OXFORD

MINUTE BOOK No. 17, CITY OF OXFORD125~--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------~~ S2'ZS4K-TOM L. KETCHINGS co., NATCHEZRESOLUTION D~LARING N~ESSITY FOR TAKINGThe question of the necessity for the taking for public use of the property hereinafterdescribed having been duly considered and the Mayor and Board of Alde~en being of the opinionthat it is necessary to take for public use the following described property, it is herebyordered that the property of Emmett E. Williams 'and wife, Alice M. Williams, being describedas a perpetual easement and right-of-way for the construction, operation, maintenance, repairand/or removal of a water line and sewer fine by the City of Oxford, MissisSippi across theproperty hereinafter described, with the right of the City of Oxford, Mississippi to enterupon said property and construct said water and sewer lines and to make necessary repairsthereon at any time in the future and to have the right to clean out said water and sewerlines, said easement to extend 10 feet on each side of the present sewer line running ina general north to south direction across the property described as:A part of the Northwest Quarter of Section 33, Township 8 South, Range3 West, in the County of Lafayette and State of Mississippi, particularlydescribed as follows, to wit: Begin at a point 63 rods south of the northboundary line of said section 33, which point is 97 rods east of thewestern boundary of said section 33; run thence north approximately 6 rodsto a point in the center of the Old Oxford~arkette Road, or where itwas in 1922, run thence south on the centerline of said Old Oxford~arketteRoad a distance of 435 feet to the point of beginning of this description;from this point of beginning run thence south along said Old Oxford-MarketteRoad a distance of 300 feet to a stake in the centerline of said OldOxford-Markette Road; run thence west a distance of 225 feet to an ironstake on the East Right of way line of Mississippi State Highway #7; runthence north along the East right-of-way line of said Mississippi StateHighway #7 a distance of 274 feet to an iron stake; run thence east adistance of 210 feet to the point of beginning;is hereby declared to be necessary for the construction operation and maintenanceof a part of the waterworks and sewerage systems of the City of Oxford, Mississippi, andthe City Attorney, J. W. Price, is hereby authorized and directed to institute any and allproceedings and condemnati0n proceedings necessary to acquire the above described property•for the public use mentioned, the owners and other parties interested in such land beingunable to agree with the Mayor and Board of Aldermen on a fair price to be paid therefor.The above resolution was introduced by Alderman Hickman, seconded by Alderman Elliottand adopted by the affirmative vote of all alderrren present.ATTEST: lsi C. P. FulmerCity ClerkAPPROVED:/s/ Richard W. ElliottMayorCame on for consideration the matter of appointing a trl'stee for the Oxford City Schools tofill the vacancy c[lused by the expiration of tbeterm bf W •• V.I. East, Jr. Alderman H. S. Siskmade a motien that W. ;.J. 3ast, Jr. be reappointed to serve a term of five years. This motionwas seconded by Alderman Elliott and passed and it is so ordered.The following are the names and te~ofoffice of the trustees of the Oxford City ~chools:O. D. Smith - term expires January 1, 1958C. 1'1. Murry - :,,~rm expires January 1, 1959James C. Hartsfield - term 8x,jires January 1, 1960D. H. Harchbanks - term expires January 1, 1961W. :1. East, Jr. - t,erm expires January 1, 1962~----~--------------------------~----~------~--~--~----~------~------~--------~--~-------------/