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

194MINUTE BOOK No. 14, CITY OF OXFORDOEMEN1---- ....:..~-MERIDIANUpon motion made, seconded and passed unanimously, it was ordered that a street light beplaced in Pat !taley HeUW " "******************************************. Came on for oonsideration the matter of transferring the Veterans Housing Authority funds tothe Corporation Fund of the City .f Oxford. !£ter due consideration, Alderman A. H. Aventmade a motion that all Veterans Housing tunds except the d eposi ts on the apartments betransferred to the Corporation ~ and the deposits be placed in a Veterans Housing Deposit. Fund. This motion was seconded and carried unanimously and it is so ordered.******************************* ***********, , ,A RESOLUTION INSTRUCTING, AUTHORIZING AND EMPOWE{tING THE MAYOR TO BORROWFOR THE CITY OF OXFORD, MISSISSIPPI SUCH SUM AS MAY BE PERMISSIBLEUNDER D\W.Whereas, it appears necessary to the Mayor and Board of Aldermen thata temporary emergency requires the borrowing of funds with which to meetcurrent expenses of the City of Oxford, Mississippi;Be, and the Mayor of the City of Oxford, Mississippi is hereby directed,authorized and empowered to borrow, on said City's behalf, such sum, or sumsas may be necessary and permissible b,y law until such emergency is passed,and the said Mayer and City Clerk are hereb,y directed, authorized and empoweredto execute a note, or notes, for and on behalf of the City of Oxford, Missis-'ippi pledging the repayment of said loan, or loans by said City.Alderman T. E. Combs moved the adoption of the resolution and AldermanH. S. Sisk seconded the motion. The motion being put, passed unanimously,and the Mayor declared it carried.*********************************************, .A RESOLUTION DECLARING NECESSARY CERTAIN SPECIAL IMPROBEMENTS ONFIIM)RE AVENUE FroM THE WEST SIDE OF 14TH sTREET 1'0 THE EASTSIDE OF ~5TH STREET, ANn FROM THE NORTH SIDE OF FlIMORE A w..:NUE ON THE 15TH STREET SOUTHWARD TO THE INTERSECTION OF PI~CE; AVENUE,.AND ON THE 14TH STREET FROM THE NORTH SIDE OF PIERCE AVENUE TOTHE SOUTH SIDE OF FILMORE AVENUE AND FROM THE NORTH SIDE OF: :FIIMORE AVENUE ON THE ~ STREET TO THE SOUTH SIDE OF TAYWR AVE­NUE, AS SHOWN ON THE OFFICIAL MAP OF THE CITY OF OXFORD, MISS­ISSIPPI, AND CurBS, GUTTERS, SIDEWALKS, INCIDENTAL STORM SEWERSAND DRAINS, PROVIDING THAT SPECIFICATIONS ARE ON FILE IN THEOFFICE OF THE CITY ENGINEER, PROVIDING FOR PUBUCATION OF THISRESOLUTION, AND. FOR DATE, TIME AND PLACE. ron HEARING OBJECTIONSTO THE IMPROVEMENTS, AND PROVIDING FOR SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS AGAINSTABUTTING PROPERTY OWNERS TO PAY FOR SAID IMPROVEMENTS.Section 1. !e and it is hereb,y resolved by the Mayor and Boardof Aldermen of the City of Oxford, Mississippi that, proceeding underthe 1942 Mississippi Code,Sections on Special impr9ve~ents, Volume3, Division 16, that it is necessary that street paving, curbsand gutters, incidental storm sewers and drain., be construsted onFilmore Avenue from the West side of 14th Street to the East sideof 15th Street, and from the North side of Filmore Avenue on 15th"Street southward to the intersection of Pierce Avenue, and on 14thStreet from the North side of Pierce Avenue to the South side of FilmoreAvenue, and from the North side of Filmore Avenue on +14t!'Streetto the South side of Taylor Avenue, as shown b,y the .fficial map ofthe City of Oxford, Mississippi.Section 2. That in pa:ving said streets as now shown on the officialmap of the City of Oxford, MiSSissippi, grading, graveling,and paving, sidewalks, curbs, gutters, storm sewers and incidentaldrains, it will be necessary to lay metal and other pipe connections,and. that therefor and in all of the other works and things specifiedherein, the plans and specifications prepared b,y the City Engineerand now on file in the City Engineer's Office be and they are hereb,yapproved and adopted.Section 3. That the grades specified in the above mentionedplans and specifications are hereb,y adopted and established as thegrades on vhich the above and foregoing works are to be constructed.Section 4. That the property owners Wose property abuts alongFilmore Avenue, 14th and 15th Streets in the areas described in Section1 of this resolution, shall pay the cost of the construction ofthe curbs, gutters, sidewalks, connections, sewer connections, andone-third of the cost of abutting street grading, graveling and pavingin front of , or abutting on or along their property, or be subjectto assessment for the cost of the special improv.ements.