1915-01-18 Electric Franchise Special Election - Official Ballot and Official Returns
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Title
1915-01-18 Electric Franchise Special Election - Official Ballot and Official Returns
Subject
Dana, Iowa; special election; January 18, 1915; official ballot; official returns; election results; electric franchise; Iowa Railway and Light Company; ballot question; 49 to 1; Town Hall; judges of election; clerks of election; oath to person challenged; F. M. Ferguson; A. D. McGregor (also read A. L. McGregor); John Dolan; J. W. Jameson (also read J. N. Jamison); John De Boest (Town Clerk); R. G. Martin (Mayor)
Description
Election papers from Dana's special election of Jan 18, 1915 on the Iowa Railway and Light Company electric franchise. The Official Ballot prints the ballot question and the full text of the franchise ordinance in small type, with the Clerk's endorsement on the back. The Official Returns record 50 ballots cast: 49 for the proposition and 1 against. Judges F. M. Ferguson, A. D. McGregor and John Dolan and Clerks J. W. Jameson and John De Boest attest the true return; a blank "Oath to be administered to a person challenged" form is folded with it. The election clerks and judges were paid $2.50 each on Feb 1, 1915. Found loose, folded into the Council minutes book near pages 35-44 (Dec 1914 - Feb 1915).
Creator
J. W. Jameson and John De Boest, Clerks of Election - F. M. Ferguson, A. D. McGregor, John Dolan, Judges
Source
City of Dana, Iowa
Publisher
City of Dana, Iowa
Date
1915-01-18
Contributor
City of Dana, Iowa
Relation
Related minutes: 1914-12-07, 1914-12-09 (ordinance passed), 1914-12-15 (resolution calling the election), 1915-02-01 (franchise bill paid); Dana City Council Meeting Minutes - 1910-1919
Format
Printed ballot (folded broadsheet) and printed return forms completed in ink.
Language
American English
Type
Public government records
Identifier
Dana Loose Papers - 1915-01-18 Franchise
Coverage
Dana, Greene County, Iowa
Text Item Type Metadata
Text
[Official Ballot, front]
OFFICIAL BALLOT
(NOTICE TO VOTERS:--For an affirmative vote upon any question submitted upon this ballot make a cross (x) mark in the square after the word "Yes". For a negative vote make a similar mark in the square following the word "No".)
Shall the Following Public Measure Be Adopted? [ YES ] [ NO ]
Shall Iowa Railway and Light Company, its successors or assigns, be authorized, within the Town of Dana, Greene County, Iowa, to construct, reconstruct, maintain and operate a power plant or plants for the generation of electricity, systems for the transmission, distribution and use of electricity, and to carry on general electric light and power business, upon the terms and conditions stated in the ordinance, a copy of which ordinance is printed hereon and made a part hereof.
[The full text of the franchise ordinance, Sections 1-12, follows in small type; see the item "1914-12-09 Iowa Railway and Light Company Electric Franchise Ordinance and Notice of Special Election" for the transcription.]
PASSED this 9th day of December, A. D., 1914. R. G. MARTIN, Mayor. Attest: JOHN DE BOEST, Town Clerk.
[Official Ballot, back]
This ballot relates wholly to a public measure hereby submitted to the electors of the Incorporated Town of Dana, Iowa, relative to the granting of an Electric Light and Power Franchise to Iowa Railway & Light Company in the Incorporated Town of Dana, Iowa.
John De Boest, TOWN CLERK.
I hereby certify that the within is the official ballot for the Special Election to be held in the Incorporated Town of Dana, Iowa, on the 18th day of January, 1915.
John De Boest, TOWN CLERK.
[Official Returns, cover]
OFFICIAL Official Returns OF A Special Municipal Election held in the Town of Dana [printed "Ward" struck] [printed "In the City of" struck] In Greene County, Iowa, On the 18 day of January 1915
A TRUE RETURN
Attest: J W Jameson, John De Boest, Clerks. F M Ferguson, A L [?] McGregor, John Dolan, Judges.
[Official Returns, inside]
I, J W Jameson, Clerk of said Election, do hereby certify that the above named account is correct. J W Jameson, Clerk
OFFICIAL
On the question: "Shall Iowa Railway and Light Company its Successors or assigns, be authorized, within the Town of Dana, Greene County Iowa, to construct, reconstruct, maintain and operate a power plant or plants for the Generation of Electricity, systems for the transmission distribution and use of Electricity, and to carry on general Electric light and power business," upon the terms and conditions stated in the ordinance, printed on the ballot?"
There were Fifty ballots cast, of which
Forty Nine votes were for the proposition, and
One votes were against the proposition.
A TRUE RETURN
Attest: J W Jameson, John De Boest, Clerks. F M Ferguson, A L [?] McGregor, John Dolan, Judges.
[Oath form]
OATH TO BE ADMINISTERED TO A PERSON CHALLENGED. [Printed form; not filled in. Endorsed with J W Jameson's signature.]
OFFICIAL BALLOT
(NOTICE TO VOTERS:--For an affirmative vote upon any question submitted upon this ballot make a cross (x) mark in the square after the word "Yes". For a negative vote make a similar mark in the square following the word "No".)
Shall the Following Public Measure Be Adopted? [ YES ] [ NO ]
Shall Iowa Railway and Light Company, its successors or assigns, be authorized, within the Town of Dana, Greene County, Iowa, to construct, reconstruct, maintain and operate a power plant or plants for the generation of electricity, systems for the transmission, distribution and use of electricity, and to carry on general electric light and power business, upon the terms and conditions stated in the ordinance, a copy of which ordinance is printed hereon and made a part hereof.
[The full text of the franchise ordinance, Sections 1-12, follows in small type; see the item "1914-12-09 Iowa Railway and Light Company Electric Franchise Ordinance and Notice of Special Election" for the transcription.]
PASSED this 9th day of December, A. D., 1914. R. G. MARTIN, Mayor. Attest: JOHN DE BOEST, Town Clerk.
[Official Ballot, back]
This ballot relates wholly to a public measure hereby submitted to the electors of the Incorporated Town of Dana, Iowa, relative to the granting of an Electric Light and Power Franchise to Iowa Railway & Light Company in the Incorporated Town of Dana, Iowa.
John De Boest, TOWN CLERK.
I hereby certify that the within is the official ballot for the Special Election to be held in the Incorporated Town of Dana, Iowa, on the 18th day of January, 1915.
John De Boest, TOWN CLERK.
[Official Returns, cover]
OFFICIAL Official Returns OF A Special Municipal Election held in the Town of Dana [printed "Ward" struck] [printed "In the City of" struck] In Greene County, Iowa, On the 18 day of January 1915
A TRUE RETURN
Attest: J W Jameson, John De Boest, Clerks. F M Ferguson, A L [?] McGregor, John Dolan, Judges.
[Official Returns, inside]
I, J W Jameson, Clerk of said Election, do hereby certify that the above named account is correct. J W Jameson, Clerk
OFFICIAL
On the question: "Shall Iowa Railway and Light Company its Successors or assigns, be authorized, within the Town of Dana, Greene County Iowa, to construct, reconstruct, maintain and operate a power plant or plants for the Generation of Electricity, systems for the transmission distribution and use of Electricity, and to carry on general Electric light and power business," upon the terms and conditions stated in the ordinance, printed on the ballot?"
There were Fifty ballots cast, of which
Forty Nine votes were for the proposition, and
One votes were against the proposition.
A TRUE RETURN
Attest: J W Jameson, John De Boest, Clerks. F M Ferguson, A L [?] McGregor, John Dolan, Judges.
[Oath form]
OATH TO BE ADMINISTERED TO A PERSON CHALLENGED. [Printed form; not filled in. Endorsed with J W Jameson's signature.]
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Collection
Citation
J. W. Jameson and John De Boest, Clerks of Election - F. M. Ferguson, A. D. McGregor, John Dolan, Judges, “1915-01-18 Electric Franchise Special Election - Official Ballot and Official Returns,” Dana, Iowa - Historical Records, accessed November 6, 2026, https://records.danaia.gov/items/show/382.