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

266MINUTE BOOK No. 14, CITY OF OXFORDPursuant to an advertisement in The Oxford Eagle for bids on Office equipment to be receivedup until 7:30 P. M. January 2, 1951 bids were received from the following companies:Marchant Calculator Distributors252 Madison Ave., l1emphis, Tenn.Dement Printing CompanyMeridian, MississippiThe Oxford EagleOxford, MississippiOn motion made by Alderman Sen.J.Hilbun, seconded by Alderman H. S. Sisk, and passed unanimously,it was ordered that the bid from l~rchant Calculator Distributors be accepted forthe calculator and the bid from The Oxford Eagle be accepted for the office equipment. Thesebids being the lowest and best bids.*********i} ********** ·n-**i}* -~, ****Pursuant to ad,advertisement in the Oxford Eagl~ for bids on fuel oil to be received until7:30 P. M. January 2, 1951, bids were received from the following companies:Southern Petroleum Company210 Hadison Ave., Memphis, Tenn.Southland CompanyYazoo City, MississippiHenry H. Cross CompanyChicago 3, IllinoisOn motion duly made, seconded and passed it was ordered that the bid from Southern Petroleumbe accepted, that bid being the lowest and best bid.*******************************The Mayor read a letter from Miss Dorothy Oldham asking that she be eiven an equal shareof the Cit,y's insurance and called attention to the fact that the insurance on the Veteran'sHousing Project expired on January 7, 1951 ann: "':lJ.;('r1. thrl.t she be ~iven an equal share ofthat particular policy. Alderman B. O~ Elliott moved- that Miss 01d.lWn1 s .. request be grantedand that she be given one-sixth of the policy on the Veterans Housing Project. This motionwas seconded Qy Alderman Ben J. Hilbun and passed unanimously. and it was so ordered.******, 1************************Motion was mane by AJ.derman B. J. Hil'b"rtr,. th~t. the assessment to W. P,. Haley appearing on Page37, Line 11 of the 1950 Tax Roll, be reduced $800.'00 due to gross' error. This motion vTaS ..seconded by Alderman vI. T. Chandle.r o.nd passed ~unanimously •.)Motion was made, seconded and passed unanimously, ann it was ordered that the Personalassessment on Earl Fudge1s Grocery store appearing on Page 33, Line 11, of the 1949 Assessmentroll be reduced from $2,610 to $1,750. It was further ordered that the same assessmentappearing on Page 31, Line 9 of the 1950 Personal Assessment roll be reduced from $2,610 to$1,750.**************************Motion was made by Alderman \-1. T. Chandler, seconded by Alderman Ben J. Hilbun and passedunanimously that the the following firemen be allowed' ~~5.00 es'ch for attending the fire atgymnasium at Thaxton, Mississippi:James JacksonElton AddingtonC3r1isle WilsonDavid NeilsonHomer DukeI*******~******************Mr. C. E. Harris on, Superintendent of the Light and Water Plant presented to the Mayor andBoard of Aldermen a plan that had been Horked out by him and Mr. Loue, tho City Engineer ,to repair tho City Water Reservoir. After a discussion of the· plan' : Alderman H. S. Siskmade a motion that said pL~n be put in operation. This motion was seconded by AldermanElliott and passed unanimously.**************************lIMotion was made, seconded and passed unanimous~ and it was ordered that the gasoline for thepolice car be bought from station to station as it has been bought in the past provided alJstations \-There the gasoline is bought will 13.110\1 the City a 2¢ discount on each gallon bought.