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

223MINUTE_BOOK No. 14, ClIY OF OXJORDWhereas, this Mayor and Board of Aldermen, sitting to hearobjections and protests against the construction of said specialimprovements, adjudges that no successfUl objections have beenmade and heard; and,l{hereas, the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of The City ofOxford, Mississippi adjudges that said special-improvements bemade as provided in said resolutions declaring necessary, andadjudges that The City of Oxford shall pay one-third of the expenseincurred in paving the streets specified in said resolutions,and the abutting property owners shall pay tvlo-thirds(one-third on each side of the said streets I'lnd avenues) of thepaving costs and expense, and all costs and expense in constructingthe sidewalks, curbs, gutters abutting their respectiveproperties; nov!, therefore,Be and it is hereby resolved and ordered ty the Mayor andBoard of. Aldermen of the City of Oxford, Mississippi:Section 1. That the City En~neer be and he is hereby aut}]orizedto construct, or cause to be constructed street paving,curbs and gutters, lay metal and other pipe, sanitary and stormsewers, incidental storm sewers and drains, and do such grading,graveling, and other acts and thi~gs deemed by him necessary inand about, along and on, (1) FiDmore Avenue from the Hest sideof 14th street to the East side of 15th Street, from the Northside of Fillmore Avenue on 15th Street Southward to the intersectionof Pierce Avenue; and on 14th street from the North sideof Pierce Avenue to the South side of Fillmore Avenue, and fromthe North side of Fillmore Avenue on 14th street to the Southside of Taylor Avenue; and (2) North 7th Street between the intersectionof the north line of l.-lashington Avenue end the Southline of Price street; all in The City of Oxford, Vississippi, asshovm on the official map of said City on file ,,-11 th the Mayor ofOxford, ~ississippi and with the Chancery Clerk of LafayetteCounty, Mississippip and the City Engineer shall keep an accurateaccount of the work done, cost and expense of said improvements,and make a report of same to the Mayor and Board of Aldermenof the City of Oxford, }ussissippi.Section 2. That the City Engineer be and he is hereby requiredto keep a separate account of the cost of each of saidspecial improvements and make a report thereof to t~is governingbody in order that said governing body may leVy the specialassessment against the abutting property o\~ers on the basis hereinbefore specified in the manner provided by lm.l.Section 3. That this resolution take effect and be in forceas provided by law.AleermmH. S. Sisk moved the adoption of the resolutionand Aldermen T. E. Combe seconded the motion.Alderman A. H. Avent voted Yea Aldermen T. E. Combs voted yeaAlderman v1. T. Chandler voted ~Aldermen B. J. HilbunAlderman H. S. Sisk voted Yea •Aldermen having voted in the affirmative,theMayor declared the motion passed and the resolution adopted.Approved this the 7th day of Novem.ber, 1950.Attest:( SEA L )~=~City Clerk&Kw~~Mayor______ i~ ~ ______ ~ ____ ~_. __.________ ~____ ~ ______________ ~ __________