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Old Town of Broad Ripple Meeting Minutes #155 - restarting history
posted: Mar. 17, 2022

This historic serial has run on and off in the last 18 years of the Broad Ripple Gazette. It appears that the last paper issue that had room for it was March 3, 2017. I will try to include it from here on out. The intention is to share the history of Broad Ripple, help people find their ancestors in the text, and to complete the transcriptions of these important early documents.
A key to this passage: Morgan Street is now Guilford, North is now 64th, Hancock is now Westfield. See more of our street name research at BroadRippleHistory.org - Alan

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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.
For a partial (and currently being updated) list of previously published transcriptions of the minutes search here.

Here is the one-hundred fifty-fifth installment

Broad Ripple, Ind; Aug 4th 1903
The Board of Trustees of the Town of Broad Ripple met in regular session all members present.
The following bill were allowed
JF Metsker $31.50 for services as Marshall
And Melvin Kail $6.00 for services as Deputy.
On regular motion Board adjourned.
      D.W. Harcourt Pres
      J.E. Dungan Clerk.

Broad Ripple Ind. August 14th 1903
The Board of Trustees of the Town of Broad Ripple met in special session on call of President D. H. Harcourt, who stated that the purpose of the meeting was for the consideration of street and side-walk improvements, Trustee Marion Whitesell was absent. On regular motion the following resolutions were adopted.
Improvement Resolution, No. 1 (1903)
To improve the roadway, lawns, and sidewalks of Morgan Street in the Town of Broad Ripple, Marion County, State of Indiana, from the South line of North Street to the north line of Hancock Street by grading and gravelling the roadway, grading the lawns, and cementing the sidewalks in accordance with the plan drawings, profiles, and specifications on file in the office of the Town Clerk of same Town and declaring an emergence.
Be it resolved by the Board of Trustees of the Town of Broad Ripple, (all the members thereof concurring), that the roadway, lawns, and sidewalks of Morgan Street the Town of Broad Ripple, Marion County, State of Indiana, from the South line of North Street to the north line of Hancock Street, be improved by grading and gravelling the roadway, grading the lawns, and cementing the sidewalks in accordance with the plan drawings, profiles, and specifications on file in the office of the Town Clerk of same Town, and which plans, drawings, profiles, and specifications, are hereby accepted and adopted and made a part of this resolution the same as if set out herein in full.
And be it further Resolved by The Board of Trustees of the Town of Broad Ripple, Marion County, State of Indiana (all the members thereof concurring), that it is deemed necessary by the Board of Trustees of said Town to improve said part of said street in accordance with the plans, drawings, profiles, and specifications on file in the office of the Town Clerk of said Town that the total cost of said improvement be assessed against and collected according to the provisions of the 118th Chapter of the Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, approved March 8th, 1889 and all acts supplementary thereto or amendatory thereof, and that such improvement shall be made under the supervision and to the satisfaction of the Engineer and the Board of Trustees of said Town and in accordance with the plans, drawings, profiles, and specifications on file in the office of the Town Clerk of said Town.



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