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

[ . .• DEMENT - MERIDIANAlderman H. W. Sisk moved the adoption of the fo11m1ing ordinance nndAlderman Robert H. Hickey seconded the motion.Th~s ordinance was read ?nc adopted section by section and then as a,!:1ho1e b;cr the fo11m.fing vote! :AN ORDINANCE APPROVInG AND MAKING FINAL A SPECIAL ASSESSm;HT HERE­TO FORE l:1A.DE BY THE HAYOR AND BOARD OF ALDEPJ1ElJ OF THE CITYOF ox:mRD, HISSISSIPPI ~ A1TD FILED HITH THE CLERK OF SAID 1,'!1.JHICIPALITY,AS PROVIDED IN HOUSE BILL NO. 76 OF THE REGULAR 1950 SESSION OFTHE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, AGAINST CERTAINPROPERTY ON DOUGLASS DRIVE IN DOuGLASS DRIVE SUBDIVISION (ALL)AnD THE o\.flJERS TP,EREOF, REQUIRING THElvJ: TO REPAY THE ASSESS11ENT1,,[ADE AGAINST THEIR PROPERTY AND LEVYING SAl'>1E.WHEREAS, The Mayor and Board of Aldermen of The City of Oxford,Mississippi have duly p~ssed a resolution declaring necessarythe special improvement on Douglass Drive in Douglass DriveSubdivision (All) described as above and said resolutionbeing in strict compliance with the law; and,\~~S, no objection havingb'een made to said special improvement,the Hayor and Board of Aldermen of The City of Oxford,MiSSissippi have duly passed a resolution determining to proceedwith the s8.id improvement, and directing hOv1 the cost and expenseof the improvement vTaS to be assessed and paid; and,vllIEREAS, tho City Engineer has computed and furnished, in theIll8.nner provided by 1m1, the a1Jlount to be assessed against eachpiece of property abutting' on said street in accordance with thecost and expense thereof nnd has reported said cost and expenseto the Hayor and Board of Aldermen of The City of Oxford, 11ississippi;and,vllIEREAS, the assessment has been filed vrith the City Clerk ofThe City of Oxford, N'ississippi as provided in House Bill No. 76of the Regular 1950 Session of The Legislature of The State ofMississippi; and,WHE1i.EAS, notice of assessment against said property O1mers he'S'been duly passed; andvIHEHEAS, all notices reqUired by law having been given, each andevery step taken as provided by House Bill No. 76 of the Regular1950 Session of the Legislature of The State of Mississippi, andsaid improvement having been completed; now, therefore,Be and it is hereby ordained by the Mayor and Board of Aldermenof The City of Oxford, }lississippi:Section 1,. That,. px.ocee.ding as required by law, thecost and expense of said special improvement (s) on DouglassDrive in Douglass Drive Subdivision (All) Street (8) Avenue (s)as herein above se;t forth, be and the same is hereby finallyapproved and specia~_ly assessed upon the lots and parcels o~grounds abutting thereon as shmm by the assessment on file \-1i th theCi t~· C1erlt 5n a book marked "Assessment book for wca1 Improvements",and the ovrners thereof are hereby required to pay their respectiveportions of the cost and expense of the said improvement, and alien to secure the payment thereof is hereby declared againstsaid property, said special assessment being hereby levied.Section 2. That this ordinance shall take effect andbe in force as provided by 1m1.Approved this the 6th day of March, 1951./s/ R. X. Williams:Mayorl( SEA L )Attest:lsi Robert We HickeyCity Clerk~--------- -