1914-11-02 Dana City Council Meeting Minutes
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Title
1914-11-02 Dana City Council Meeting Minutes
Subject
Dana, Iowa; Town Council; regular session; Board of Health; R. G. Martin (Mayor); W. H. Kittell; T. M. Ferguson; A. D. McGregor; G. D. Johnson; Melvin Collins; John De Boest (Clerk); street commissioner; Wm. Myers [Muyers]; labor on streets; poll taxes; grader and team; night watch; marshal's salary; C. Bauer; hall rent; Mrs. Jennie Ferguson; damaged page
Description
Regular session followed by a short meeting of the council as Board of Health, with no business. The Street Commissioner's bill for street labor ($35.70) is netted against $23.50 in poll taxes, leaving $12.20. Bills allowed for grader and team, night watch, marshal's salary and hall rent. Right edge of the page is torn and some amounts are lost.
Creator
R. G. Martin, Mayor - John De Boest, Clerk
Source
City of Dana, Iowa
Publisher
City of Dana, Iowa
Date
1914-11-02
Identifier
Dana City Council Minutes - Page 35
Coverage
Dana, Greene County, Iowa
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Text
Dana Iowa Nov. 2nd 1914
Town Hall
Council Met in Regular Session
Members present.
Mayor R. G. Martin
Councilmen W. H. Kittell, T. M. Ferguson
A. D. McGregor, G. D. Johnson & Melvin Collins
Minutes of last Meeting read & Approved
The following Bills were Audited by
Finance Comm.
Wm. Myers [Muyers?] Street Comm.
Bill for Labor on Streets of Dana $35.70
Poll Taxes Collected & Deducted 23.50
Balance Street Comm. $12.20
C. J. Clark 1 Day on Grader & Team 4.00
H. P. Brown Night Watch 2.00
C. B. Kelly [?] " 2.00 [?]
Moved by W. H. Kittell Seconded by
T. M. Ferguson Bills be allowed
Motion Carried
Warrants were drawn for
C. Bauer for Marshall Salary for O[ct] [damaged] [2.50? or 9.50? – figure clipped at torn edge]
Mrs. Jennie Ferguson Hall Rent ... 3.00
Moved by W. H. Kittell Seconded
Melvin Collins To adjourn
Town Council Met as Board of [Health – partly clipped]
Members present Mayor R. G. M[artin]
Councilmen T. M. Ferguson
W. H. Kittell G. D. Johnson A. D. Mc[Gregor]
& Melvin Collins
No Business to be Transacted [?]
Moved by Collins Seconded by J[ohnson]
To adjourn
Motion Carried
Approved John De Boest
R. G. Martin Clerk
Mayor.
[Damage note: right edge of page torn and partly lifted; right-margin amounts and the ends of several lines (roughly the lower half) are clipped or covered by torn strips.]
Town Hall
Council Met in Regular Session
Members present.
Mayor R. G. Martin
Councilmen W. H. Kittell, T. M. Ferguson
A. D. McGregor, G. D. Johnson & Melvin Collins
Minutes of last Meeting read & Approved
The following Bills were Audited by
Finance Comm.
Wm. Myers [Muyers?] Street Comm.
Bill for Labor on Streets of Dana $35.70
Poll Taxes Collected & Deducted 23.50
Balance Street Comm. $12.20
C. J. Clark 1 Day on Grader & Team 4.00
H. P. Brown Night Watch 2.00
C. B. Kelly [?] " 2.00 [?]
Moved by W. H. Kittell Seconded by
T. M. Ferguson Bills be allowed
Motion Carried
Warrants were drawn for
C. Bauer for Marshall Salary for O[ct] [damaged] [2.50? or 9.50? – figure clipped at torn edge]
Mrs. Jennie Ferguson Hall Rent ... 3.00
Moved by W. H. Kittell Seconded
Melvin Collins To adjourn
Town Council Met as Board of [Health – partly clipped]
Members present Mayor R. G. M[artin]
Councilmen T. M. Ferguson
W. H. Kittell G. D. Johnson A. D. Mc[Gregor]
& Melvin Collins
No Business to be Transacted [?]
Moved by Collins Seconded by J[ohnson]
To adjourn
Motion Carried
Approved John De Boest
R. G. Martin Clerk
Mayor.
[Damage note: right edge of page torn and partly lifted; right-margin amounts and the ends of several lines (roughly the lower half) are clipped or covered by torn strips.]
Original Format
Handwritten ledger page; ink on paper.
Files
Citation
R. G. Martin, Mayor - John De Boest, Clerk, “1914-11-02 Dana City Council Meeting Minutes,” Dana, Iowa - Historical Records, accessed November 7, 2026, https://records.danaia.gov/items/show/32.