1915-07-05 Dana City Council Meeting Minutes - Ordinance No. 05 (Relating to Meetings and Business of the Council)
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Title
1915-07-05 Dana City Council Meeting Minutes - Ordinance No. 05 (Relating to Meetings and Business of the Council)
Subject
Dana, Iowa; Town Council; Ordinance No. 5; relating to meetings and business of the council; council meetings; rules of procedure; 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. 5, "An Ordinance Relating to Meetings and Business of the Council" 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 54-55
Coverage
Dana, Greene County, Iowa
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Text
[Page 54]
Ordinance No. 5
Councilman Martin introduced an Ordinance relating to Meetings and business of the Council
The ordinance was read the first time by the Clerk.
It was moved by Councilman Martin that the rules requiring an ordinance to be read on three separate days be suspended and the ordinance passed to its second reading. This motion was seconded by ^Councilman^ McGregor and carried by a Yea & Nay vote,
Yeas Ferguson, McGregor, Martin, Johnson, & Dana. Nays None
The ordinance was thereupon read by the Clerk the second time.
It was moved by Councilman Martin that the rules requiring an ordinance to be read on three separate 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.
[Page 55]
The ordinance was thereupon read by the Clerk the third time
The question now being upon the final passage of the ordinance the roll was called and the ordinance was duly passed by the following vote
Yeas Ferguson, Martin, McGregor, Johnson, & Dana. Nays None
The Mayor thereupon declared the ordinance duly passed & the title agreed to.
W H Kittell Mayor John De Boest Clerk.
Ordinance No. 5
Councilman Martin introduced an Ordinance relating to Meetings and business of the Council
The ordinance was read the first time by the Clerk.
It was moved by Councilman Martin that the rules requiring an ordinance to be read on three separate days be suspended and the ordinance passed to its second reading. This motion was seconded by ^Councilman^ McGregor and carried by a Yea & Nay vote,
Yeas Ferguson, McGregor, Martin, Johnson, & Dana. Nays None
The ordinance was thereupon read by the Clerk the second time.
It was moved by Councilman Martin that the rules requiring an ordinance to be read on three separate 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.
[Page 55]
The ordinance was thereupon read by the Clerk the third time
The question now being upon the final passage of the ordinance the roll was called and the ordinance was duly passed by the following vote
Yeas Ferguson, Martin, McGregor, Johnson, & Dana. Nays None
The Mayor thereupon declared the ordinance duly passed & the title agreed to.
W H Kittell Mayor John De Boest Clerk.
Original Format
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Files
Citation
W. H. Kittell, Mayor - John De Boest, Clerk, “1915-07-05 Dana City Council Meeting Minutes - Ordinance No. 05 (Relating to Meetings and Business of the Council),” Dana, Iowa - Historical Records, accessed November 9, 2026, https://records.danaia.gov/items/show/351.