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            <text>[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 &amp; 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 &amp; 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 &amp; Light Co.,
He presented a form of said ordinance, entitled
"An ordinance authorizing Iowa Railway &amp; 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 &amp; 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, &amp; 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 &amp; Nays.
On Roll Call the following vote was had
Yeas F. M. Ferguson, A. D. McGregor, W. H. Kittell, G. D. Johnson &amp; 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 &amp; Nays.
On roll call the following vote was had
Yeas F. M. Ferguson, A. D. McGregor, W. H. Kittell, G. D. Johnson &amp; 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 &amp; 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 &amp; G. D. Johnson, Nays None
The Mayor declared the Motion [to be - added] Carried, and the Ordinance to be passed &amp; 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</text>
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