4 - City of Oxford

190 MINUTE BOOK NO. 24, CITY OF OXFORD
RECESS, RECESS, RECESS, RECESS REGULAR MEETING 6:45 P. M. DECEMBER 12, 1968
Pursuant to a recess order on December 10, 1968, the Mayor and Board of Aldermen
met on December 12, 1968 at 6:45 p. m., in the Holiday Inn when and where the
following were present:
Richard W. Elliott, Mayor - Presiding
Bill A. Hannaford - Alderman At Large
J. P. McIaurin, Jr. - Alderman W1rd One
Linder Owens - Alderman Ward Two
Harry S. Sisk - Alderman Ward Three
James N. King - Alderman Ward Four
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Hugh C. Wiley, Jr. - City Clerk
Thomas R. Ethridge - City Attorney
Tom H. Landrum - •Supt. of Electric Dept.
James T. Pryor - Manager of Electric Dept.
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After the meeting was called to order, the following business was transacted:
Came on for consideration the matter of a request for a permit to drive a
taxi in the City of Oxford from Roy Watson. Motion was made by Alderman Owens,
seconded by Alderman King, and passed unanimously to grant said permit.
Alderman Hannaford called to the attention of the Mayor and Board the fact
that his committee had been able to reach an agreement with a similar committee
from Northeast Mississippi Electric Power Association of the arrangement under
which the City of Oxford would acquire Northeast's electric distribution fac-
ilities located within the corporate limits of Oxford. Alderman Hannaford
advised the Board that the following Sale and Purchase Agreement sets forth
the arrangement agreed upon by the respective committees. Further, he ex-
plained that the Northeast committee would make a recommendation to its board
of directors similar to the motion that Alderman Hannaford would here make,
and Alderman Hannaford then moved that the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized
to execute and deliver to Northeast the following Sale and Purchase Agreement
for and in behalf of the City of Oxford if Northeast's President and Secretary
are duly authorized and to execute such contract for and in behalf of Northeast: