1915-07-12 Dana City Council Meeting Minutes - Ordinance No. 12 (Providing Precautions Against Fire and Providing a Penalty for Violation)
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Title
1915-07-12 Dana City Council Meeting Minutes - Ordinance No. 12 (Providing Precautions Against Fire and Providing a Penalty for Violation)
Subject
Dana, Iowa; Town Council; Ordinance No. 12; providing precautions against fire and providing a penalty for violation; fire prevention; fire safety; penalties; 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. 12, "An Ordinance Providing Precautions Against Fire and Providing a Penalty for Violation" as titled in the minutes, introduced by Councilman R. G. Martin at the July 12, 1915 adjourned session. The rule requiring readings on three separate days is suspended twice on Martin's motions, seconded by Councilman Dana, and the ordinance is read three times and passed 5-0 (Ferguson, Martin, McGregor, Johnson, Dana). Part of the 1915 ordinance 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
1915-07-12
Contributor
City of Dana, Iowa
Format
Handwritten ledger page; ink on paper.
Language
American English
Type
Public government records
Identifier
Dana City Council Minutes - Page 61
Coverage
Dana, Greene County, Iowa
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Text
[Page 61]
[Left margin: Ordinance No. 12]
Councilman Martin introduced [struck: an] the following ordinance
An Ordinance Providing Precautions against Fire and Providing a Penalty for Violation
The ordinance was read by the Clerk for the first time.
It was moved by Councilman Martin that the rule 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 Dana and passed by a Yea & Nay vote
Yeas Ferguson, Martin, McGregor, Johnson & Dana. Nays None.
The ordinance was thereupon read by the Clerk the second time.
It was moved by Councilman Martin that the rule 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 Dana and [struck: passed] ^carried^ by a Yea & Nay vote
Yeas Ferguson, Martin, McGregor, Johnson, & Dana. Nays None.
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 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. 12]
Councilman Martin introduced [struck: an] the following ordinance
An Ordinance Providing Precautions against Fire and Providing a Penalty for Violation
The ordinance was read by the Clerk for the first time.
It was moved by Councilman Martin that the rule 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 Dana and passed by a Yea & Nay vote
Yeas Ferguson, Martin, McGregor, Johnson & Dana. Nays None.
The ordinance was thereupon read by the Clerk the second time.
It was moved by Councilman Martin that the rule 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 Dana and [struck: passed] ^carried^ by a Yea & Nay vote
Yeas Ferguson, Martin, McGregor, Johnson, & Dana. Nays None.
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 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
Files
Citation
W. H. Kittell, Mayor - John De Boest, Clerk, “1915-07-12 Dana City Council Meeting Minutes - Ordinance No. 12 (Providing Precautions Against Fire and Providing a Penalty for Violation),” Dana, Iowa - Historical Records, accessed November 7, 2026, https://records.danaia.gov/items/show/359.