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Converted from paper version of the Broad Ripple Gazette (v11n02)
Old Town of Broad Ripple Meeting Minutes #135
posted: Jan. 24, 2014

The Town of Broad Ripple was incorporated in 1894, and started holding regular meetings at that time. In each issue, I will print my transcription of the old Town of Broad Ripple meeting minutes. These are taken from the original, hand-written minutes that contain many spelling errors. I have transcribed all the records as they were entered, including errors. I will make some corrections to the text in brackets [ ]. The original minutes books are at the Indiana State Archives at 6440 E. 30th St.

Here is the one-hundred thirty-five installment:
The Traction Company ordinance part 3 - permission to carry a bag

SECTION 6.
Said Grantee, its successors or assigns, are hereby granted the right to construct, maintain and operate said railway on such route and over and across all bridges and railway tracks on said route, and the right of way along its tracks as fully as said Board of Trustees of said town can grant the same for uses and purposes expressed in this ordinance. The cars of said railroad shall be entitled to the track against all vehicles and persons, and whenever a car meets or overtakes a vehicle, person or persons, such vehicle, person or persons shall give way to the car, after sounding alarm by ringing gong or blowing whistle, except that funeral processions, and the fire department of said town while on duty in going to or coming from fires, shall have precedence over the cars of Grantee.

SECTION 7.
It shall be lawful for Grantee, its successors or assigns, to make reasonable rules governing the conduct of its business and the operation of its railroad, and for the government of passengers on its cars, and for the conductor or other employe of Grantee to eject from its cars any person violating any such rules, or acting in a rude, insolent or disorderly manner, in or about such cars or on the platform thereof.

SECTION 8.
Any person may carry on the lap any hand bag or other parcel that can be carried on the lap without inconvenience to other passengers. Children under six (6) years of age, carried on the lap by any parent or other person in charge of them, shall ride free. All trunks, bundles, boxes or other articles carried upon the seat, floor or platform of any passenger car, may be carried at the option of said Grantee, its successors or assigns, upon such terms and conditions as it may prescribe. Said Grantee, its successors or assigns, shall have the right to transport over its said railroad passengers, mail, express matter and freight, and said Grantee, its successors or assigns, shall regulate the fare or compensation to be charged therefor.

SECTION 9.
Said Grantee, its successors or assigns, shall set their poles for stringing their wires against the curb line, outside of such curb. Said Grantee, its successors or assigns, may use iron, cedar or spruce poles, or some other equally good material. Said poles, in setting, to be adjusted, to give free access to property. If it becomes necessary at any time to have any of said poles moved, the Board of Trustees of said town may cause the same to be moved at the expense of Grantee, its successors or assigns, and in setting the same, the poles shall be well filled around and tamped and set and maintained at a perpendicular height at all times, as nearly as practicable, and so as not to obstruct any water-way and to conform to other works and paving where they are placed. The guy poles at turning points shall be well anchored. The guy wires shall not come within less than ten (10) feet of the surface of the ground, and so as not to obstruct free passage or travel. All cross wires shall be suspended not less than eighteen (18) feet above the surface of the ground, except where necessary to pass under bridges or other obstructions. The poles and lines herein contemplated shall be so constructed, maintained and operated as not to interfere with the use and operation of any existing telegraph, telephone, fire alarm or electric light wires in said town, beyond the extent reasonably necessary for the construction and operation of such railroad line.

SECTION 10.
Said company, its successors or assigns, shall equip all its lines operated by electricity with good and modern cars, provided with proper appliances for operating the same, so as to provide for the comfort and safety of its passengers.

SECTION 11.
Said Grantee, its successors or assigns, shall be liable for and save the town of Broad Ripple harmless from all legal and consequential damages which may be sustained by any person or their property by reason of carelessness or negligence or want of ordinary care arising from the misconduct of any of its agents, servants or employes in the course of their employment in the construction and operation of said street and interurban railroad, and said company, its successors or assigns, shall hold the town of Broad Ripple harmless from any loss or damage to any of Grantee's property that may be occasioned by the breaking of sewers, gas or water mains or service pipes owned by the town, or any reasonable delay in repairing the same; provided, said town shall use ordinary care in doing such work or in making such repairs, and said town shall make any repairs or cause the same to be made without unreasonable delay.



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