Book 14 (January 1950 - July 1954) - City of Oxford

~10MINUTE BOOK No. 14, CITY OF OXFORD-. ,-~ -~'~OE"ME:NT -=MEiIDlAN"---·- ~_---_' __ -llAllis Chalmers ComnanyStuart C. Irby CompanySouthern States Equipment CompanyWestinghouse Electric Supply CompanyGeneral Electric CompanyOn motion made by AJ derman T. E. Combs, seconded by W. T. ChAncUer ~mdwas ordered that these bids be tAken under advisement unt:il July 11th.* * * * * * * *The following petition was presented for discussion and action:passed unaminously, itTO THE HONORABLE HAYOn AND BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF OXF;0RD,MISSISSIPPI:'We, the undersir:ned property owners of Douglass Drive Dubc1ivisionin Oxford, Mississippi, respectfully represent and present unto thisGoverning Body the fo 11m-Ting, to-Hit:That at a recess regular meeting of the Mayor and Board of Aldermenof the City of Oxford, Mississippi, held May e, 1949, a"motion made by Alderman Combs, seconded by Alderman Sisk and passedunamimously, it WAS ordered that Douglass Drive be accepted withusual proceedings on same", and it was' noted that"below is deed ofO. H. Douglasst! to the City for the Drive, or street in saidsubdivision. (Hinute Book 13, Page I~l).That on June 20, 1950 W. N. Ahf>~l'lath:v, C. H. Hurry, John R.H olley, Joseph B. Rogers, R. L. Chapman, Jr., O. H. Douglass, W. G.McWilliams and Ben J. Hilbun petitioned" for curbs and ("utters alongsaid (Douglass Drive) street", and, in view of the record above setforth, erroneously added, "permission having previously been grantedfor bhcktopping of said street".That in order to clarify the situation, proceed as provided qythe Code Chanter on Special Improvements, DiVision 16, Section 3664to 3700, inclusive. of the Code of 1942, as amended to date and superseededby House Bill No. 76 of the Regular Legislative Session of theMississippi LeiSislature in 1950, we now petition this governing bodythat you construct curbs and v,utters, street pavement, storm sewersincident to And such surfact drains as may be deemed necessary, andthat YOll do such opening, reopening, grading and regrading, surfacingand resurfacing as may be required in and about the snecial improvementsherein petitioned for.That the description of the street, or drive on which saidspecial 'improvements are des~.red and the area over which it is petitionedthey extend is 13.6 'follo\..TS:A strip df lAnd 50.0 fp-et \..Tide and 666.9 feet long and extending25.0 feet North ann 25.0 feet South of a center line describedas beginning at a poi'nt on the East right'-of'-way line of MississippiHighway NCb. 7 in lot No. 193, as shoml on the official map of the Cityof Oxford, Hississinpi, in Section 21, Township 8 South, Range 3 Westin the City of Oxford, Lafayette County, Mississipni., and more particularlydescribed as beginning North 54 ~egrees 30 minutes East adistq,nce of 30.0 feet from t.he northl.rest corner of lot No. 10 ofDouglass Drive Subdivision, a plat of ,.,hich is on file in the officesof the ChAncery Cl"lrk of LRfayette County, Mississippi, and the officeof the City Clerk of the Cit.y of Oxford, L9fAyette County,Mississippi; from this point of beginnino:, the center line of SAidstrip of land runs, thence South 69 degrees 56 minubes East a distanceof 286.00 to a point of curve; thence on a 10 de~ree curve to thel~ft a distance of 125.7 feet to a point of tA,n~ent; thence South82 de~rees 30 minutes E!",~t a dist~mce of 274.8 feet to the East sideof said Douglass Drive Subdivision. Said strip of land is furtherdescribed 9.S being betvleen Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 on the North side;and wts 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 on the South sjne in the Douglass DriveSubdivision.~I1That the cost of the street paving shall be assessed one-thirdto the n:ropert~T owners on each side of the above described Doue:lAssDrive, or street ~ nd the remaining one-trird be naid by the city :that t.he entire cost of improvement.s ,qs to curbs and gutters be '8s':'sessed against the pronert~r on ,·,hich Sl'l id improvements or either ofthem a,but for its entire front9.ge only; said costs to be paid asprovined by ]nu./s/ Ben J. Hilbun/s/ 'oJ'. M. AbernathyIs/ John R. Bolley/s/ R. L. Chaj!>man, Jr./s/ Joseph B. Rogers /s/ C. :!-1. ~urry/s/ W. G. McWillhms/s/ O. l{. Dou,:r1"1ss