4 - City of Oxford

MINUTE BOOK NO. 24, CITY OF OXFORD 189
The following petition was filed with the City Clerk for presentation to
the Mayor and Board of Aldermen. After discussion, motion was made by Alderman
Owens, seconded by Alderman King and passed unanimously to spread said petition
upon the minutes:
PETITION
WE, THE UNDERSIGNED PERSONS, OWNING AND RESIDING ON LANDS WHICH HAVE
FRONTAGE ON PEGUES ROAD, WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE RIVER'S HILL AREA, AND
RUNNING APPROXIMATELY DUE NORTH FROM STATE HIGHWAY NUMBER SIX, EAST, HEREBY
GIVE NOTICE TO THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF OXFORD, MISSISSIPPI,
THAT WE ARE OPPOSED TO ANY SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS AGAINST OUR PROPERTIES FOR PAVING
CURB AND GUTTERING, OR OTHER IMPROVEMENTS TO PEGUES ROAD.
WE HEREBY PETITION THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF ALDERMEN NOT TO UNDERTAKE SUCH
IMPROVEMENTS WHICH WOULD BE FINANCED THROUGH SPECIAL STREET ASSESSMENTS AGAINST
OUR PROPERTIES.
/s/ David Carrethers
DAVID CARRETHERS
/s/ Omanda L. Key
OMANDA L. KEY
/s/ Elijah Pegues
ELIJAH PEGUES
/s/ John H. Pegues
JOHN H. PEGUES
DECEMBER 9, 1968
/s/ Willie C. Liggin
WILLIE C. LIGGIN
/s/ Clinton Houston
CLINTON HOUSTON
/s/ Mattie Smith
MRS. MATTIE SMITH
/s/ Elisha Pegues
ELISHA PEGUES
Came on for consideration the matter of dividing a Special Street Improvement
Assessment on Jeff Davis Road assessed to W. P. Haley. Motion was made by
Alderman McLaurin, seconded by Alderman Owens and passed unanimously to divide
said street assessment as follows:
150 front feet to be assessed to C. M. Murry
248.2 front feet to be assessed to W. P. Haley
effective with the 1968 installment.
On motion duly made, seconded and passed unanimously, it was ordered that
this Board do now recess until December 12, 1968 at 6:45 p. m.