MINUTE BOOK No. 17, CITY OF OXFORD

• IMINUTE BOOK No. 17, CITY OF OXFORDIr----------------- ----r'--jc---1RECESS, RE CESS RECESS RECESS REGULAR MEETING 7:30 P. M. May 26, 1958Pursuant to a recess order entered on May 21, 1958, the Mayor and Board of Aldermen met onMay 26, 1958, at 7:30 P. M. in the Mayor and Board of Aldermen's Chamber in the City Hall whenand where the following were present:Pete Mcelreath - Mayor, Presidi~William N. Lovelady - Alderman at LargeFrank W. Belk Jr. - Alderman Ward OneJames N. Roberts - Alderman Ward TwoHarry S. Sisk - Alderman Ward ThreeHill A. Hickman - Ward Four-C. B. Roberts - AttorneyC. D. Malone Jr. - Clerk*it It IBOOOOOf·After the meeting was called to order the following business was transacted:Motion was made by Alderman Roberts and seconded by Alderman Hickman. and passed that IWilliamLovelady, Electric Commissioner, and G. W. Johnson, Superintendent of Electric Departement beauthorized to advertise for a person to fill Mr. Johnson position at his retirement, as Superintendentof the Electric Department. Advertisements to be placed in surroundi~ area newspapers at the discrepanCY'of Mr. Lovelady and Mr. Johnson.Motion was made b.1 Alderman Lovelady and seconded b.r AldermanSisk and passed that the Clerk bedirected to write to Mr. Heber Ladner, Secretary of State, requesting six copies of House BillNumber .363 of the 1958 Legislative Session. -***"11( It It***Came on for consideration the matter of giving parking tickets on Wednesd~ afternoons during thesummer months when the stores were closed and motion was made by Alderman Roberts and seconded byAlderman Balk and passed and it is hereby ordered that no parking meter tickets be written onWednesd~ afternoon during said period.Came on for consideration the matter of insuring the Mary Buie Museum and contents and increasingthe insurance coverage on the City Hall Building and it's contents.- recommended at a previousmeeting by Wilbur Todd representing the Oxford Insurance Agencies. Motion was made b.1 AldermanLovel~ and seconded by Alderman Hickman and passed that Mr. Todd's recommendation of$20,000.00 coverage on the MUseum Building and $10,000.00 coverage on its contents and an additional$10,000.00 coverage on the City Hall Building and an additional $2,500.00 coverage on its contestsbe accepted.HIOIlt1fltlt1i1iPursuant to a recess ordere~tered on M~ 8, 1958 at 1:00 P.M. the following contract, betweenWinsett-5immonds Engineers, Inc. and the City of Oxford, was entered into on the 12th day of M~1958.CONSTRUCTION CDNTRACTThis Contract, made and entered into this 12th day ofbetween the r.'INSETT-SIMMONDS ENGINEERS z INC. party ofcalled the CONTRACTOR, and the CITY OF OXFORD, MISSISSIP?Iand authorized representative, party of the second part, hereinafterMeY 1958 Jby andthe first part, hereinafterthrough its grovering ~,called the OrJNER.WITNESSETH THAT 'l~EPARTIES HERETO do mutually agree as follows:1. The CONTRACTOR shall, in a good and workmanlike manner and at his own cost and expense,furnish all labor, materials, plant and equipment necessary to construct, convert and rehabilitatethe electrical distribution system as set forth herein and as shown on the drawings.2. It is expressly understood and agreed, by the parties hereto, that the Index, Notice toBidders, Information for Bidders, Proposal, Description of Assembly Units, Construction Contract,Performance Bond, Special Conditions, General Provisions, Technical Specifications, attached heret.the accompanying drawings and any interpretations or additional instructions and drawings, inexplanation of all details and changes,which may be furnished to the CONTRACTOR as provided hereinare each and all, by reference hereto, incorporated herein and together with this ConstructionObntract constitute ~be Contract.