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97768--Kupwwmos
MINUTE BOOK No. 24, CITY OF OXFORD
Pursuant to an advertisement for bids on a backhoe and frontend loader for
the Street Department which were opened, read and rejected at the regular meet-
ing of March 5, 1968, the Board of Aldermen authorized and directed the Mayor
and City Clerk to re-advertise for same; said bids to be accepted at the regu-
lar meeting of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen at 7:30 p. m., April 2, 1968.
The following bids were opened and read:
Barton Equipment Company
Memphis, Tennessee
1-JD400 John Deere Wheel Loader Tractor Gas Engine, Hydraulic
Reverser, 16.9x24 8 ply tires Front Counterweight, Differential
Locke, Power Steering, 94 John Deere Backhoe and 24" bucket..
$7776.79 less sales tax
Ray Tractor Company
New Albany, Mississippi
44021G Tractor, 753-10 Backhoe, and 735 Front Loader
is $7484.98
Williams Equipment & Supply Company
Memphis, Tennessee
Allis Chalmers backhoe-loader• $7077.62
Allis-Chalmers backhoe-loader• $6348.33
After the bids were opened and read, motion was made by Alderman King,
seconded by Alderman Owens and passed unanimously to accept the bid of Ray
Tractor Company, it being the lowest and best bid.
The Committee on Water Lines reported to the Mayor and Board that it had
reached an agreement with Mr. T. E. Davis to pay him the sum of $2,700.00 for
his water lines located in Highland Subdivision, said lines including an ease-
ment over private property from a point near the end of Pinecrest Drive to
Highland Subdivision. The City had originally offered Mr. Davis the sum of
$1,646.10, less $108.90, for such lines but Mr. Davis had declined to accept
such original offer.
On motion of Alderman Hannaford, seconded by klderman King, and passed
unanimously, the Mayor and City Clerk were authorized and directed to deliver
the City's check in the amount of $2,700.00 to Mr. T. E. Davis upon his exe-
cution ofa"CONVEYANCE" prepared by the City Attorneys and upon
his delivery to the City Clerk of an easement across the private property a-
forementioned, said easement to be prepared by Mr. Davis' attorney and approved
by the City Attorneys.
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI ))
COUNTY OF LAFAYETTE )
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CONVEYANCE
For and in consideration of Ten Dollars ($10.00) cash in hand paid and
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is
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