Genealogy Trails logo

History and Genealogy
of
Allamakee Iowa


Community News Items for Allamakee County, Iowa 


The City Council of the City of Lansing, Iowa, met this 4th day of April, 1927, at the Council Room at 12 o’clock noon, as required by law.

Mayor Fellows presided and all Councilmen present.

The oaths of office of the following councilmen were presented, read and ordered placed on file: F. J. Nachtwey and Otto Ruprecht, councilmen at large.

H. McKinney for First Ward, M. Kerndt Second Ward, and Carl Bechtel for Third Ward.

The oath of office and bond of A. M. Fellows, Mayor, and of C. M. Kerndt, City Treasurer, were presented, read, examined, approved and ordered placed on file.

On motion Council adjourned to 1:30 o’clock P. M., April 4, 1927.

And now to wit: 1:30 o’clock P. M. this 4th day of April, 1927, the Council met as per adjournment.

Mayor Fellows presided and all Councilmen present.

The Council proceeded to organize as the Sixty-first Council.

F. J. Nachtwey was declared duly elected Mayor pro tem for the ensuing year.

F. L. May was declared duly elected City Clerk and Clerk of Water Works for the ensuing year.

J. W. Dempsey was declared duly elected City Solicitor for the ensuring two years.

C. F. Riek was declared duly elected Supt. Of Water Works for the ensuing year.

W. H. Guider was declared duly elected Weighmaster for the ensuing year.

H. J. Burke was declared duly elected Fire Warden for the ensuing year.

The oath of office and bond of W. T. Piers as City Assessor were presented, read, examined, approved and ordered placed on file.

On motion Council adjourned to the call of the Mayor, and met as a Board of Review.
[Submitted by Anna Newell]


Visit the National Genealogy Trails site.
©2007 by Genealogy Trails
with full rights reserved for original submitters.