1915-07-12 Dana City Council Meeting Minutes - Ordinance No. 16 (Prohibiting Nuisances, Providing for the Assessment of the Cost of Abatement, and a Penalty for Violation Thereof)
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Title
1915-07-12 Dana City Council Meeting Minutes - Ordinance No. 16 (Prohibiting Nuisances, Providing for the Assessment of the Cost of Abatement, and a Penalty for Violation Thereof)
Subject
Dana, Iowa; Town Council; Ordinance No. 16; prohibiting nuisances, providing for the assessment of the cost of abatement, and a penalty for violation thereof; nuisances; nuisance abatement; special assessments; 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. 16, "An Ordinance Prohibiting Nuisances, Providing for the Assessment of the Cost of Abatement, and a Penalty for Violation Thereof" 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; posted July 16, 1915 per the Clerk's certificate on page 78. The minutes record the passage only; the ordinance text itself is not in the book. Unlike the others, the entry does not record the third reading itself.
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 65
Coverage
Dana, Greene County, Iowa
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Text
[Page 65]
Ordinance No. 16
Councilman Martin introduced the following Ordinance
An Ordinance Prohibiting Nuisances, Providing For The Assessment of the Cost of Abatement, And a Penalty for Violation Thereof.
The Ordinance was read by the Clerk 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 be passed to its second reading. This motion was seconded by Councilman Dana and carried 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 carried by a Yea & Nay vote.
Yeas Ferguson, Martin, McGregor, Johnson & Dana Nays None
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
Ordinance No. 16
Councilman Martin introduced the following Ordinance
An Ordinance Prohibiting Nuisances, Providing For The Assessment of the Cost of Abatement, And a Penalty for Violation Thereof.
The Ordinance was read by the Clerk 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 be passed to its second reading. This motion was seconded by Councilman Dana and carried 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 carried by a Yea & Nay vote.
Yeas Ferguson, Martin, McGregor, Johnson & Dana Nays None
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. 16 (Prohibiting Nuisances, Providing for the Assessment of the Cost of Abatement, and a Penalty for Violation Thereof),” Dana, Iowa - Historical Records, accessed November 7, 2026, https://records.danaia.gov/items/show/363.