1914-12-09 Dana City Council Meeting Minutes (Adjourned Session)
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Title
1914-12-09 Dana City Council Meeting Minutes (Adjourned Session)
Subject
Dana, Iowa; Town Council; adjourned session; ordinance; electric light and power franchise; Iowa Railway and Light Company; Code Section 682; three readings; roll call vote; Mayor R. G. Martin; F. M. Ferguson; A. D. McGregor; W. H. Kittell; G. D. Johnson; Melvin Collins
Description
Adjourned session, all five councilmen present. The ordinance granting a franchise to the Iowa Railway and Light Company to build and operate an electric light and power system in the town is introduced by Councilman McGregor and read three times in one sitting, the Code Sec. 682 rule requiring three separate days being dispensed with. It is adopted on a roll call vote of five yeas, no nays. Adjourned to meet Tuesday, Dec 15 at 9:30 A.M.
Creator
R. G. Martin, Mayor - John De Boest, Clerk
Source
City of Dana, Iowa
Publisher
City of Dana, Iowa
Date
1914-12-09
Contributor
City of Dana, Iowa
Language
American English
Type
Public government records
Identifier
Dana City Council Minutes - Pages 37-38
Coverage
Dana, Greene County, Iowa
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[Page 37]
Town Council Met in Adjourned session at the Town Hall in Dana Iowa. At 9:30 o'clock A.M. on the 9th day of Dec 1914 pursuant to order of adjournment made at the last regular meeting held Dec 7th 1914
The meeting was called to order by Mayor R. G. Martin who took the chair & presided at the meeting
On roll Call the following Councilmen of the town answered present:- F. M. Ferguson, A. D. McGregor, W. H. Kittell, G. D. Johnson & Melvin Collins
The Mayor then Announced that the meeting was called as a meeting to take action on the ordinance granting a franchise to Iowa Railway & Light Co.,
He presented a form of said ordinance, entitled
"An ordinance authorizing Iowa Railway & Light Co., its Successors or assigns, within the Town of Dana, Greene Co., Iowa, to Construct, reconstruct, maintain and operate a power plant or plants for the Generation of Electricity, Systems for the transmission distribution and use of Electricity, and to furnish electric energy for all purposes and to carry on a general electric light & Power business."
Thereupon Councilman McGregor introduced said ordinance for passage and adoption by the Council, and the ordinance was given its first reading by the Clerk.
It was moved by Councilman Kittell that the rule provided in Code Sec. 682, requiring that an ordinance be read on three different days, be dispensed with, & that said ordinance be given its second reading. The Motion was seconded by Councilman Collins.
The Motion was put by the Mayor, and the Clerk was directed to call the Roll for Yeas & Nays.
On Roll Call the following vote was had
Yeas F. M. Ferguson, A. D. McGregor, W. H. Kittell, G. D. Johnson & Melvin Collins. Nays None
The Mayor declared the Motion carried, by the required vote.
[Page 38]
The Clerk then read the ordinance as its second reading.
It was moved by Councilman Johnson that the rule provided in Code Sec. 682 requiring that an ordinance be read on three different days, be dispensed with and that said ordinance be given its third reading. The Motion was seconded by Councilman McGregor.
The Motion was put by the Mayor, and the Clerk was directed to call the roll for the Yeas & Nays.
On roll call the following vote was had
Yeas F. M. Ferguson, A. D. McGregor, W. H. Kittell, G. D. Johnson & Melvin Collins, Nays None.
Said Motion declared to be carried by the Mayor, by the required vote.
The Ordinance was then given its third reading by the Clerk.
Moved by Councilman Ferguson [Seconded - struck] that said [Ordinance - added above] be passed and adopted as read. The Motion was seconded by Councilman Collins.
The Motion was put by the Mayor, who directed the Clerk to call the roll for the Yea & Nay vote, on the motion to adopt the ordinance. The Clerk called the roll.
And on roll Call the following vote was Recorded. Yeas F. M. Ferguson, A. D. McGregor, W. H. Kittell, Melvin Collins & G. D. Johnson, Nays None
The Mayor declared the Motion [to be - added] Carried, and the Ordinance to be passed & adopted.
On Motion the Council adjourned to meet next Tuesday Dec 15th at 9:30 o'clock A.M.
R. G. Martin Mayor
John De Boest Town Clerk
Town Council Met in Adjourned session at the Town Hall in Dana Iowa. At 9:30 o'clock A.M. on the 9th day of Dec 1914 pursuant to order of adjournment made at the last regular meeting held Dec 7th 1914
The meeting was called to order by Mayor R. G. Martin who took the chair & presided at the meeting
On roll Call the following Councilmen of the town answered present:- F. M. Ferguson, A. D. McGregor, W. H. Kittell, G. D. Johnson & Melvin Collins
The Mayor then Announced that the meeting was called as a meeting to take action on the ordinance granting a franchise to Iowa Railway & Light Co.,
He presented a form of said ordinance, entitled
"An ordinance authorizing Iowa Railway & Light Co., its Successors or assigns, within the Town of Dana, Greene Co., Iowa, to Construct, reconstruct, maintain and operate a power plant or plants for the Generation of Electricity, Systems for the transmission distribution and use of Electricity, and to furnish electric energy for all purposes and to carry on a general electric light & Power business."
Thereupon Councilman McGregor introduced said ordinance for passage and adoption by the Council, and the ordinance was given its first reading by the Clerk.
It was moved by Councilman Kittell that the rule provided in Code Sec. 682, requiring that an ordinance be read on three different days, be dispensed with, & that said ordinance be given its second reading. The Motion was seconded by Councilman Collins.
The Motion was put by the Mayor, and the Clerk was directed to call the Roll for Yeas & Nays.
On Roll Call the following vote was had
Yeas F. M. Ferguson, A. D. McGregor, W. H. Kittell, G. D. Johnson & Melvin Collins. Nays None
The Mayor declared the Motion carried, by the required vote.
[Page 38]
The Clerk then read the ordinance as its second reading.
It was moved by Councilman Johnson that the rule provided in Code Sec. 682 requiring that an ordinance be read on three different days, be dispensed with and that said ordinance be given its third reading. The Motion was seconded by Councilman McGregor.
The Motion was put by the Mayor, and the Clerk was directed to call the roll for the Yeas & Nays.
On roll call the following vote was had
Yeas F. M. Ferguson, A. D. McGregor, W. H. Kittell, G. D. Johnson & Melvin Collins, Nays None.
Said Motion declared to be carried by the Mayor, by the required vote.
The Ordinance was then given its third reading by the Clerk.
Moved by Councilman Ferguson [Seconded - struck] that said [Ordinance - added above] be passed and adopted as read. The Motion was seconded by Councilman Collins.
The Motion was put by the Mayor, who directed the Clerk to call the roll for the Yea & Nay vote, on the motion to adopt the ordinance. The Clerk called the roll.
And on roll Call the following vote was Recorded. Yeas F. M. Ferguson, A. D. McGregor, W. H. Kittell, Melvin Collins & G. D. Johnson, Nays None
The Mayor declared the Motion [to be - added] Carried, and the Ordinance to be passed & adopted.
On Motion the Council adjourned to meet next Tuesday Dec 15th at 9:30 o'clock A.M.
R. G. Martin Mayor
John De Boest Town Clerk
Original Format
Handwritten ledger pages; ink on paper.
Files
Citation
R. G. Martin, Mayor - John De Boest, Clerk, “1914-12-09 Dana City Council Meeting Minutes (Adjourned Session),” Dana, Iowa - Historical Records, accessed November 7, 2026, https://records.danaia.gov/items/show/282.