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

~1111blMl!NT - M'ERIO"IAN-- .-lI--·_·MU~UTE BOO.K No. 14" CITY OFOXFQ_RD ..,---,:",--- -~--------'---=-=~=.======I==I:~-;!Following a discussion r • the City Attorney presented the following:A RESOLUTION DECLARING NECESSARY CERTA.IN SPECIAL IMPROVEMENTS ONDOUGLASS DRIVE, OR STREET IN DOUGLASS DRIVE SUBDIVISION IN THECITY OF OXFORD, MISSISSIPPI, A.ND IN SECTION 21, TOWNSHIP 8 SOUTH,RANGE3 WEST OF LAFAYEI'TE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, AND, ALSO CURBS,GUTTERS, INCIDENTAL STORM SEWERS riliD DRAINS ALONG BOTH SIDESOF SAID DRIVE, OR STREET: PROVIDING THAT PLANS AND SPECIFICA­Tlo}IS ARE ON FILE IN THE OFFICES OF THE CITY ENGINEER: PROVID­ING,FOR THE PUBLICATION OF THIS RESOLUTION, AND FOR DATE, TIMEAND PLACE FOR HEARING OBJECTIONS TO THE IMPROVEMENTS: AND PRO­VIDING FOR SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS AGAINST ABUTTING PROPERTY OWNERSTO PAY FOR SAID IMPROVEMENTS.Section 1. Be and it is hereby resolved by the Mayor and Boardof Aldermen of the City of Oxford, Mississippi, proceeding under theprovisions of House Bill No. 76 of the Regular 1950 Session of theLegislature of the State of Mississippi, that it is necessary thatstreet paving on Douglass Drive, or Street, in Douglass Drive subdivisionin the City of Oxford, Mississippi, and in Section 21, Township8 South, Range 3 West of Lafayette County, Mississippi, be constructed,and that curbs, gutters, incidental storm sewers and drains beconstructed along both sides of said drive, or street, which saiddrive, or street is more particularly described as foll~ls, to-wit:,1A strip of land 50.0 feet wide and 666.9 feet long and extending25.0 feet north and 25.0 feet south of a center line described as beginningat a point on the east right-of-way line, of Mississippi HighwayNo.7 in Lot No. 193, as shown on the official map of the City ofOxford, Mississippi, in Section 21, Township 8,South, Range 3 Westof Lafayette County, Mississippi, and more particularly describedas beginning north 54 degrees 30 minutes east at a distance of 30.0feet from the northNle~t corner of Lot No. 10 of Douglass Drive Subdivision,a plat of which is on file in the offices of the ChanceryClerk of Lafayette County, Mississippi, and, also, the offices ofthe City Clerk of the City of Oxford, Mississippi~from this pointof beginning, the center line of said strip of land runs, thencesouth 69 degrees 56 minutes east a distance of 286.0 feet to a pointpf curve; thence on a 10 degree curve to the left a distance of 1?5.7feet to a point of tangent; thence south 82 degrees 30 minutes easta distance of 274.8 feet to the east Aide oe Douglass Drive Subdivision.Said strip of land is further described as being betweenlots 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 on the north side and Lots 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10on the south side in Douglass Drive Subdivision.Section 2. That in paving said drive, or street as now shownon the official map of the City of Oxford, Mississippi, and in constructingcurbs, gutters, storm sewers and incidental drains alongboth sides of said drive or street, it will be necessary to lay metaland other pipe connections, and that therefor and in all of the otherworks and things specified herein, the plans and specifications preparedby the City Engineer and now on file in the City Engineer'soffice be and they are hereby a~proved and adopted.Section 3. That the grades apecified in the above mentioned plansand specifications are hereby adopted and established as the grades onwhich the above and foregoing works are to be constructed.Section 4. That the property owners whose property abuts alongDouglass Drive, or street in the area described in Section 1 of thisresolution, shall pay the costs of the construction of the curbs, gutters,storm sewers, incidental drains, water and sewer connectionsand one-third of the costs of abutting street grading, graveling andpaving in front of or abutting their respective properties, or besubject to assessment for the costs of the special improvements.Section~ ,5. That the materials with which said drive, or street,curbs and gutters are to be specially improved shall be any of thatwhich are set forth in the plans and specifications prepared by theCity Engineer, which have been adopted and are now on file with theCity Engineer.Section 6. That the City Clerk shall publish this resolutionas required by law, once each week for three successive publicationsin the Oxford Eagle, a public newspaper havinr a general circulationin Oxford, Mississippi, and any person aggrieved by the action ofthe Mayor and Board of Aldermen of said City in passing and publishingsaid resolution may appear in person, by attorney or by petitionat a meeting of said municipal govering authorities, which shall benot less than fifteen days after the date of the first publication orthis resolution giving the notice 19'1"bvidecr for by law, and offer abjectionsand remonstrances to said improvements, or any part thereof.