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

ti26MINUTE BOOK No. 14, CITY OF OXFORD----.~-~DEMENT - MERIOIANWhereas, a majority of property owners OwniClg I'lore than fiftyper cent of the front footage of the property involved in each ofthe respective projected special ~improvements listed in Section 1of this resolution, and actually residing on property owned by thenand included within that part of any street or avenue herein embracedordered to be improved, or otherwise actually accupying propertyowned by them and included within the respective projectedspecial improvements listed in Section 1 of this resolution, havenot appeared in person, by attorney, or by instrument of vn'itingto protest said respective improvements, as provided by law theymay do; and,Whereas, the Hayor and Board of ,'\ldermen of The City of Oxford,Mississippi, sitting to hear objections, prot.ests and remonstrances,in any there be, against said special improvements, adjudges thatno successful objections have been made and he~rd; and,Whereas, this Governing Authority adjudges that said specialimprovements be '11ade as provided in said resolutions, in so far asthe streets and avenues designated in Sectinn 1 of this resolutionare concerned, declaring necessary, and that the property ownerswhose property abuts on the several streets and avenues in thespecified areas enumerated in Section 1 of this resolution shallpay the costs and expenses 0f constructing the curbs, gutters,storm sewers, incidental drains, wa ter and se\-1er connections, fl.ndone-third of the costs and expenses on each side of said streetsand avenues of street grading, graveling and paving, computed,assessed and collected in the manner prov~r1~d b:" House Bill No. 76of the ~cts of the Regular Legislative Session of the ItlssissippiLegislature in 1950;Now, therefore;Section 2. Be it ordained by the l~yor and Board of Aldermenof The City of Oxford, Mississippi, that the City Engineer be andhe is hereby authorized to construct, or cause to be constructed,paving, curbs, gutters, sidewaL~s and pavement thereon; to laylead or other water pipes, sanitary and storm sewers; and do suchgrading, grave1in", drainage, and other things and acts as may benecessary and incident to the improvements specified on the respectivestreets and avenues enumerated in paragraphs (a), (b),(b-2), (c), (d) and (e) of Section 1 of this resolution.Be it further ordained by the ~yor and Board of Aldermen ofTHE CITY OF OXFORD, l-.ITSSISSIPPI, that the Cit~T Engineer shall keepan accurate account of said improvements and make a report of thesame to the said l~yor and Board of Aldermen in the manner andform provided by Im-1.Section 3. Be it further ordained by the l~yor and 30ard ofAldermen of the City of Oxford, Mississippi that the City Engineerbe and he is hereby required to keep an account of the costs ofsaid special improvements in the form and manner required ~J law,and to make a report to this Governing Body in order that saidGoverning Authority may levy the special assessments against theabutting property owners on the basis above specified and in themanner set forth by the Im.s of the State of Mississippi.Section 4. Be it further ordained by the Mayor and Board ofAldermen of the City of Oxford, Mississippi that this resolutiontake effect and be in force as provided by law.Alderman H. S. Sisk moved the adoption of the resolutionend Alderman T. E. Combs seconded the motion.Alderman A. H. Avent voted Yea; Alderman H. T. Chandlervoted yea; Alderman T. E. Combs voted yea; Alderman Ben J. Hilbunvoted; and Alderman II. 8. Sisk voted yea.The motion having ~eceived the affirnative vote of all membersof the Board of Aldermen present, the ~yor declared themotion passed and the resolution adopted.This reso1uticn is this, the 7th day of November, 1950, approved.(8 E A L )Attest: