1915-07-05 Dana City Council Meeting Minutes - Ordinance No. 01 (Repealing Certain Ordinances)
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Title
1915-07-05 Dana City Council Meeting Minutes - Ordinance No. 01 (Repealing Certain Ordinances)
Subject
Dana, Iowa; Town Council; Ordinance No. 1; repealing certain ordinances; repeal of prior ordinances; 1915 ordinance revision; Frank G. Pierce; three readings in one session; suspension of the rules; roll call vote; unanimous vote; W. H. Kittell (Mayor); John De Boest (Clerk); R. G. Martin; F. M. Ferguson (also read T. M. Ferguson); A. D. McGregor; G. D. Johnson; Wm. Dana
Description
Ordinance No. 1, "An Ordinance Repealing Certain Ordinances" as titled in the minutes, introduced by Councilman R. G. Martin at the July 5, 1915 regular session. The rule requiring readings on three separate days is suspended twice on Martin's motions, seconded by McGregor, and the ordinance is read three times and passed 5-0 (Ferguson, Martin, McGregor, Johnson, Dana). One of the series of ordinances adopted that night from the revision drafted by Frank G. Pierce. The minutes record the passage only; the ordinance text itself is not in the book.
Creator
W. H. Kittell, Mayor - John De Boest, Clerk
Source
City of Dana, Iowa
Publisher
City of Dana, Iowa
Date
1915-07-05
Contributor
City of Dana, Iowa
Format
Handwritten ledger pages; ink on paper.
Language
American English
Type
Public government records
Identifier
Dana City Council Minutes - Pages 50-51
Coverage
Dana, Greene County, Iowa
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Text
[Page 50]
[Left margin: Ordinance No. 1]
Councilman R. G. Martin introduced the following ordinance.
An Ordinance repealing certain ordinances.
The ordinance was read the first time by the Clerk.
It was moved by Councilman Martin that the rule requiring an ordinance to be read on three separate days be suspended and the ordinance be passed to its second reading
This motion was seconded by Councilman
[Page 51]
McGregor and carried by a Yea & Nay vote
Yeas, T. M. Ferguson, Martin, McGregor, Johnson, and Dana.
Nays None
It was moved by Councilman Martin that the rules [struck: ...] requiring an ordinance to be read on three separate [struck: meetings] ^days^ be suspended and the ordinance passed to its third reading.
This motion was seconded by Councilman McGregor and carried by a Yea & Nay vote
Yeas, Ferguson, Martin, McGregor, Johnson & Dana. Nays None
The ordinance was thereupon read the third time
The question now being upon the final passage of the ordinance the roll was called and the ordinance ^duly^ passed by the following vote
Yeas, Ferguson, Martin, McGregor Johnson & Dana. Nays None
The Mayor thereupon declared the ordinance duly passed and the title agreed to.
W H Kittell Mayor John De Boest Clerk
[Left margin: Ordinance No. 1]
Councilman R. G. Martin introduced the following ordinance.
An Ordinance repealing certain ordinances.
The ordinance was read the first time by the Clerk.
It was moved by Councilman Martin that the rule requiring an ordinance to be read on three separate days be suspended and the ordinance be passed to its second reading
This motion was seconded by Councilman
[Page 51]
McGregor and carried by a Yea & Nay vote
Yeas, T. M. Ferguson, Martin, McGregor, Johnson, and Dana.
Nays None
It was moved by Councilman Martin that the rules [struck: ...] requiring an ordinance to be read on three separate [struck: meetings] ^days^ be suspended and the ordinance passed to its third reading.
This motion was seconded by Councilman McGregor and carried by a Yea & Nay vote
Yeas, Ferguson, Martin, McGregor, Johnson & Dana. Nays None
The ordinance was thereupon read the third time
The question now being upon the final passage of the ordinance the roll was called and the ordinance ^duly^ passed by the following vote
Yeas, Ferguson, Martin, McGregor Johnson & Dana. Nays None
The Mayor thereupon declared the ordinance duly passed and the title agreed to.
W H Kittell Mayor John De Boest Clerk
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Citation
W. H. Kittell, Mayor - John De Boest, Clerk, “1915-07-05 Dana City Council Meeting Minutes - Ordinance No. 01 (Repealing Certain Ordinances),” Dana, Iowa - Historical Records, accessed November 8, 2026, https://records.danaia.gov/items/show/347.