1915-08-17 Dana City Council Meeting Minutes (Special Session)
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Title
1915-08-17 Dana City Council Meeting Minutes (Special Session)
Subject
Dana, Iowa; Town Council; special session; tax levy; property tax; 10 mill general tax; 5 mill electric light tax; street lighting; Mayor W. H. Kittell; R. G. Martin; F. M. Ferguson; A. D. McGregor; G. D. Johnson; Wm. Dana; John De Boest (Clerk)
Description
Special session called to levy taxes for the coming year; G. D. Johnson absent. On Martin's motion, seconded by Ferguson, the council levies a 10-mill general tax and a 5-mill electric light tax, 4-0. The electric light levy follows the town's new street-lighting service from the Iowa Railway and Light Company. Adjourned.
Creator
W. H. Kittell, Mayor - John De Boest, Clerk
Source
City of Dana, Iowa
Publisher
City of Dana, Iowa
Date
1915-08-17
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 80
Coverage
Dana, Greene County, Iowa
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Dana Iowa Aug 17th 1915
Town Hall of the Town of Dana Iowa
Town Council met in Special session Mayor Kittell in chair
The following Councilmen answered present to roll call
R. G. Martin A. D. McGregor Wm Dana & F. M. Ferguson Absent Johnson
Meeting was called for the purpose of Levying Tax for the ensuing year.
Moved by Councilman Martin that we levy a 10 mill General Tax and a 5 mill Electric light Tax.
This motion was seconded by Councilman Ferguson and duly carried by a Yea & Nay vote
Yeas Ferguson McGregor Martin & Dana Absent Johnson
Nays None
Moved by Martin that we stand adjourned This motion was seconded by Dana
Motion carried
W H Kittell Mayor John De Boest Clerk
Town Hall of the Town of Dana Iowa
Town Council met in Special session Mayor Kittell in chair
The following Councilmen answered present to roll call
R. G. Martin A. D. McGregor Wm Dana & F. M. Ferguson Absent Johnson
Meeting was called for the purpose of Levying Tax for the ensuing year.
Moved by Councilman Martin that we levy a 10 mill General Tax and a 5 mill Electric light Tax.
This motion was seconded by Councilman Ferguson and duly carried by a Yea & Nay vote
Yeas Ferguson McGregor Martin & Dana Absent Johnson
Nays None
Moved by Martin that we stand adjourned This motion was seconded by Dana
Motion carried
W H Kittell Mayor John De Boest Clerk
Files
Citation
W. H. Kittell, Mayor - John De Boest, Clerk, “1915-08-17 Dana City Council Meeting Minutes (Special Session),” Dana, Iowa - Historical Records, accessed November 9, 2026, https://records.danaia.gov/items/show/377.