4 - City of Oxford

97768--arraosmamen
MINUTE BOOK No. 24, CITY OF OXFORD
A RESOLUTION MAKING FINAL A RESOLUTION OF
INTENTION PASSED AT THE REGULAR MEETING OF
DECEMBER 15, 1969 OF THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF
ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF OXFORD, MISSISSIPPI
TO ACCEPT BIDS ON OLD AIRPORT PROPERTY FOR
A PERIOD OF NOT MORE THAN FOUR (4) YEARS.
At the December 15, 1969 regular meeting of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen
of Oxford, Mississippi it was resolved by said Mayor and Board that it was the
intention of said Mayor and Board of Aldermen to take bids on the old airport
property for a period of not more than four (4) years and that the Mayor and
Board of Aldermen of the City of Oxford would take final action on said resolution
at 7:30 p. m. January 20, 1970 in the office of the Mayor of the said City.
Said resolution adopted at the December 15, 1969 meeting as aforesaid,
having remained on file on the minutes of said Mayor and Board of Aldermen for
more than two weeks for public inspection, and there having been no objections
to or protest against said resolution of the final passage thereof,
BE IT, THEREFORE, finally resolved that the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of
the City of Oxford, Mississippi accept bids on the old airport property for a
period of not more than four (4) years according to the plans and specifications
on file in the office of the Mayor of said City.
The above and foregoing resolution having been reduced to writing was read
by the Clerk of said Mayor and Board of Aldermen, was considered section by
section, and then as a whole, and on motion made by Alderman Hannaford, seconded
by Alderman Goolsby it was adopted section by section, and then as a whole;
and the vote of the Aldermen of passage thereof was as follows:
ALDERMAN BILL A. HANNAFORD YEA
ALDERMAN J. P. McLAURIN, JR YEA
ALDERMAN BEN PETTIS YEA
ALDERMAN J. C. GOOLSBY YEA
ALDERMAN JAMES N. KING YEA
Pursuant to an advertisement in the Oxford Eagle for bids on the old airport
property for a period of not more than four (4) years, to be opened at the
regular meeting of January 20, 1970, bids were received from the following:
Ross N. Boatright-$1450 per year for one (1) year contract
E. O. Champion Air Service-$1600.00 per year for two years
Rebel Composite Squadron, Civil Air Patrol-$100.00 per year for
a period of three years.
After the bids were opened and read, motion was made by Alderman Hannaford,
seconded by Alderman Goolsby and passed unanimously, to accept the bids of
E. O. Champion Air Service it being the highest and best bid.