MINUTE BOOK No. 17, CITY OF OXFORD

~-IMINUTE BOOK No. 17, CITY OF OXFORD2!-l7--......\11"134K-TOM L. KETCHINGS co., NATCHEZRECESS, RECESS REGULAR MEEl'ING 7:00 P. M. NOVEI1BER 19, 1957Pursuant to a recess order entered on November 11, 1957, the l1ayor and Board of Aldermen meton November 19, 1957 at 7:00 P. M. in the Mayor and Board of Aldermens' Chamber in the CityHall when and where the following were present:Pete McElreath - Mayor, Presidingv!illiam N. Lovelady - Alderman at LargeFrank 1-1.Belk - Alderman Vard OneJames N. Roberts - Alderman Ward TwoHarry S. Sisk - Alderman Ward Three'Hill A. Hickman - Alderman ;vard FourC. P. Fulmer - ClerkOmar D. Craig - AttorneyAfter the meeting was called to order the following business was transacted:Mr. H. M. Whitfield appeared before the Board for Mathews-Whitfield, Inc. and requested paymentof a bill for $17,000.00 on construction of the Sewage Disposal Plant. Irby Seay, engineer forthe City of Oxford approved said bill for payment. After a lengthy discussion between Mr.~fuitfield, Irby Seay and the Board concerning the condition of the operation of the SewageDisposal ?lants, motion was made by Alderman Sisk and seconded by Alderman Lovelady and passedunanimously that the Clerk issue a check for payment of $17,000.00 and the balance due on thiscontract be retained until an order of acceptance of both Sewage Disposal Plants has beenreceived from Irby Seay, engineer, and it is so ordered.Pursuant to a resolution adopted October 1, 1957 and recorded in Minute Book 17, page 266,declaring the intention of the Board to purchase one Police Car, motion was made, seconded andpassed that an advertisement be placed in the Oxford Eagle for bids on same.C. P. Fulmer, Clerk and Tax Collector, notified the Board verbally at a previous meeting of hisintention of retiring in March, 1958, and the matter of someone to fill this vacancy when itoccurre6 came on for consideration and after considering all applicants, motion was made byAlderman Belk that Claude Dorris Halone, Jr. be employed on 90 days trial basis at $175.00 permonth, half time.until February 1, 1958, then begin at $350.00 per month full time. This motionwas seconded by Alderman Roberts and passed unanimously and it was so ordered.Motion was duly made, seconded and passed that the Board recess until November 25, 1957 at 7:00P. M.