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

II~MINUTE BOOK No. 14, CITY OF OXFORDF-----"OEMENT - MERIDIANMiss Gene Lowery and a group representing various club3 appeared before the Mayor andBoard of Aldermen in behalf of the Park Commission with the request that said Mayorand Board increase the budget for the Park Commission for the year 1951-1952. After acareful consideration of the matter, Alderman B. O. Elliott made a motion that theRecreation Program not be included in the 1951-1952 budget. This motion was secondedby Alderman H. S. Sisk and Alderman Ben J. Hilbun and passed unanimously.**********************Mr. Will Lewis, President, School Board of Trustees, read to the Mayor and the Boardof Aldermen a report by the Citizens' Committee on the expansion of the school program.After a careful consideration of this report, Alderman B. O. Elliott made a motion thatthe Mayor and Board of Aldermen extend to said committee and to the School Board avote of thanks for their efforts in making this report possible. This motion wasseconded by Alderman H. S. Sisk and passed unanimously.**********************The Mayor and Board of Alderman took up for consideration a certainresolution adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Oxford Municipal SeparateSchool District on the 4th 4a'7 of September, 1951requesting the Mayor andBoard of Aldermen of the City of Oxford to call an election ona proposal toissue bonds of said District in the amount of $473,000.00 for the improvementof school facilities fo11owing a discussion of the subject Alderman Ben JackHilbun offered and moved the adoption of the following resclution:A RESOLUTION DECLARING THE INTENTION OF THE MAYOR AND BOARDOF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF OXFORD, MISSISSIPPI TO ISSUE THEBONDS OF THE OXFORD MUNICIPAL SEPARATE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THEAMOUNT OF $473,000.00 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FOR THEIMPROVEMENT OF SCHOOL FACILITIES IN SAID DISTRICT, AND CALLINGAND PROVIDING FOR THE HULDING OF AN ELECTION THEREON.Whereas, on the 4th day of September, 1951, the Board of Trustees of theOxford Municipal Separate School District of Lafayette County, Mississippi didadopt acertain resolution requesting the Mayor and Board of Aldermen to ca11an election to determine whether or not the bonds of said District shall beissued in the amount of $473,000.00 for the following purposes;A. Erecting, repairing, equipping, remodelling and enlargingschool buildings and related facilities, includingaudi torimns, lunch rooms, vocational training building ,libraries and purchasing land therefor;B. Establishing and equipping school athletic fields and necessaryfacilities connected therewith, and purchasing land therefor; andC. Providing necessary water, light, heating and sewerage facilitiesfor school buildings and purchasing land therefor; andWhereas, under the laws of the State of Mississippi the said Mayorand Board of Aldermen are authorized and empowered to call an election on theaforesaid proposition, and to issue such bonds in the event that the proposalfor the issuance thereof be assented to by 3/5ths of the qualified electorsof the District voting on such proposition at such election, and providingthat the amount of such indebtedness, when added to all of the outstandingbonded indebtedness of the district, shall not exceed 15 per centum of allassessed value of the taxable property within the district according to thelast completed assessment for taxation; and