MINUTE BOOK No. 17, CITY OF OXFORD

'---­lMINUTE BOOK No. 17, CITY OF OXFORD---------------------------------- ---------------------------------i!t2234K-TOM L. KETCHINGS co .. NATCHEZ------------------REGULAR MEETING 7:30 P. M. AUGUST 7, 195615\ INOW, THEREFORE, BE IT R~OLVED b1 the Mayor and Board ofAlderman of the City of Ox!'ord, Mississippi, on motion made, dulyseconded, and on the unanimous vote of all of the members of theBoard of Aldermen of the City of Oxford, Mississippi, who were present,that B. O. :Elliott and Will Hiclanan, members of the Mayor and Board ofA 1dermen of the City of Oxford, Mississippi,. be and they are herebyappointed as members of the City of Oxford, County of Lafayette JointAirport Zoning Board, whose term shall be coextensive with the term ofthe Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Oxford, Mississippi.RFSOLVID. in Regular Open Meeting CIl this the 7th day of August,1956.MAYOR(S E A L)/s/ Richard W. ElliottATTEST:(/s/ C. P. FulmerCity Clerk********** *****Then came on for discussion the raising and the lowering of the American flag in frontof the City Hall and a.fter considering the matter, Alderman Hickman made a motion thatMr. Co11in."Windham be invited down to show the janitor how to raise and lower theflag. This motion was seconded by Alderman Crouch, passed unanimously and it is soordered.***************Then came on to be consider~d the buying of gasoline for the city vehial as for thenext six months and after a di~cussion, motion was made and seconded and passedunanimously and it was ordered that Mr. Lowe be authorized to have published inthe Oxford Eagle an invitation for bids to be .opened at the Regular meeting onSeptember 4, 1956.**************Pursuant to an advertisement in the Oxford Eagle for bids on transformers for theElectnc Department, the bids, were turned over to Mr. Johnson for tabulation andconsideration at the Regular Meeting of the ~or and Board of Aldermen on July 3,1956 and at that meeting Mr. Johnson was authorized to make a report to the Mayorand Board of A 1dermen. Mr. Johnson recanmended that the bid frail WestinghouseElectric SuPPly CaIl~ be accepted and after.a discussion, Alderman Crouch made a motionthat said bid be accepted it being the best and,lowest bid. This motion was secondedby Alderman Elliott and all ,aldermen present voted Yea.************Then came on for consideration the matter of exchanging the 12 cubic yard garbage collectionunit that had recently been purchased frem United Road Machinery Company for a 16 bubicyard unit and pay the sum of $200.00 difference. After considering the matter AldermanLovelady made a motion that said exchange be made by the City of Oxford. This motionwas seconded by Alderman F11iott, all aldermen present voted Yea, and the Cle:rk is herebyauthorized to issue a check for same.************~-------------------------------------------------------------------~