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            <text>Dana Iowa Aug 17th 1914&#13;
Council Met in Special Session&#13;
Members present&#13;
Mayor R. G. Martin&#13;
Councilmen A. D. McGregor,&#13;
T. M. Ferguson, Melvin Collins,&#13;
G. D. Johnson &amp; W. H. Kittell&#13;
Minutes of last meeting read &amp;&#13;
Approved&#13;
Object of meeting was made in&#13;
Town of Dana's Membership of&#13;
League of Iowa Municipalities.&#13;
Mills were discussed but was&#13;
[struck-through word, illegible – possibly "Decision"] decided not to commence&#13;
Fund of Noxious Weeds [reading of "Fund of" uncertain]&#13;
&#13;
Moved by W. H. Kittell Seconded by&#13;
T. M. Ferguson That the Clerk&#13;
be instructed to draw a warrant&#13;
for $10.00/100 (Ten &amp; 00/100 Dollars) to pay&#13;
for 1 years dues for Membership in&#13;
the League of Iowa Municipalities&#13;
and Also Communicate with them&#13;
as regards our Ordinances&#13;
Carried&#13;
Clerk was instructed to again&#13;
notify M. &amp; St. L. Ry. to Repair their&#13;
track on or before Sept. 15th 1914&#13;
or same would be did by Town of&#13;
Dana and be charged against&#13;
their property.&#13;
Also in regards to Ry crossing&#13;
not being of sufficient width &amp;&#13;
request made on Aug 20th [sic? meeting is Aug 17] that&#13;
crossings be made 32 ft instead&#13;
of 16 ft as at present&#13;
Moved by Johnson Seconded&#13;
by McGregor That we adjourn&#13;
Carried                  Approved&#13;
R. G. Martin             John De Boest&#13;
Mayor.                   Clerk</text>
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