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MINUTE BOOK No. 24. CITY OF OXFORD
RECESS REGULAR MEETING 7:00 P. M. FEBRUARY 20, 1969
Pursuant to a recess order on February 4, 1969 at 7:00 p. m., the M a yor and
Board of Aldermen met on February 20, 1969 at 7:00 p. m., in the Mayor and Board
of Aldermen's Chamber in City Hall when and where the following were present:
Richard W. Elliott, Mayor - Presiding
Bill A. Hannaford - Alderman At Large
J. P. McLaurin, Jr. - Alderman Ward One
Linder Owens - Alderman Ward Two
Harry S. Sisk - Alderman Ward Three
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H. C. Wiley, Jr. - City Clerk
Thomas R. Ethridge - City Attorney
John R. Smith - City Engineer
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After the meeting was called to order the following business was transacted:
Came on for consideration the matter of the resignation of Robert W. Hickey
from the Municipal Election Commission. Motion was made by Alderman Owens, seconded
by Alderman Hannaford and passed unanimously to accept the resignation
of Mr. Hickey.: the Mayor and Board of Aldermen then appointed Falton O. Mason,
Jr. to be a member of the Municipal Election Commission and named him as the
official to have printed and distributed the "Official Ballot". This action
was taken under the provisions of Section 3374-65 Mississippi Code of 1942 as
amended.
Motion was duly made, seconded and passed unanimously to spread upon the
minutes of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen the following petition:
WE THE UNDERSIGNED CITIZENS OF OXFORD, MISSISSIPPI, WERE ANNEXED INTO THE
CITY OF OXFORD, MISSISSIPPI, BY ACTION OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN IN THE YEAR
1964: SAID AREA IS SOUTH OF THE COUNTY FARM AND IS ALSO KNOWN AS POORHOUSE HILL:
WE WERE AT THE TIME OF THE ANNEXATION INTO THE CITY OF OXFORD, MISSISSIPPI, TOLD
AND PROMISED THAT THE AREA WOULD WITHIN A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS BE FURNISHED
WITH SEWAGE LINES: MORE THAN THREE YEAR HAVE PASSED, AND NO ACTION HAS BEEN
TAKEN BY THE CITY OF OXFORD, MISSISSIPPI.
WE THEREFORE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AND PETITION THAT THE CITY OF OXFORD,
MISSISSIPPI, PROVIDE THE ABOVE AREA WITH SEWAGE LINES AS REQUIRED IN THE ANNEX-
ATION OF THAT AREA.
/s/ Mrs. H. H. Alderson /s/ Gayle Wilson
/s/ Mr. H. H. Alderson /s/ Archie Tyler
/s/ Mrs. Harold D. Gean /s/ Grace Tyler
/s/ James L. Avent /s/ Carolyn Tyler
/s/ Harold D. Gean /s/ Marion Tyler
/s/ W. C. Hiatt /s/ M. E. Hataway
/s/ James W. Oswalt ) South /s/ Mr. & Mrs. R. C. Bumgardner
/s/ Lee Brown
) Oxford
) Cong. Meth.
/s/ D. W. Webb
/s/ Edgar Fudge ) Church /s/ Mrs. D. W. Webb
/s/ Mrs. James L. Avent