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) { CONTINUED FROM LAST ISSUE }

Be it further resolved, that the Town Engineer set the proper grade stakes, in accordance with the above plans, drawings, profiles, and specifications on file in the office of the Town Clerk of said Town, and that the Town Clerk advertise bids for making said improvement, said advertisement to be made once each week for three successive weeks, in the Independent, that sealed.

Proposals will be received by the Board of Trustees of said Town, at a meeting of said Board to be held on the 9th day of September 1903, at 7:30 o'clock P.M. of said day, for the execution of said work, and give notice to the property owners accordingly. And also that the Town Clerk give notice in the Independent once each week for two successive weeks not less than ten days prior to the 9th day of September, 1903, in which said notice shall be stated the time and place, when and where, so that the property owners along the line of said proposed improvement can make objections to the necessity for construction thereof, as provided by law, and that said objections may be made to and will be heard by the Board of trustees of said Town, at the regular place of meeting of said Board to be held at 7:__ o'clock P.M. on Wednesday, the 9th day of September, 1903, or by reducing the objection to writing and filing the same with he Town Clerk of said Town, not later that 7:00 o'clock P.M. on said 9th day of September, 1903, at which said meeting the objections will be considered by the Board of Trustees of said Town.

Be it Further Resolved, By the Board of Trustees of said Town (all the members thereof concurring) that an emergency exists for the immediate talking effect of these resolutions, therefore the same shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage.

Improvement Resolution, _______ 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 Hancock Street to the north line of Shelby Street by grading and gravelling the roadway, grading the lawns, and making cement side walks in accordance with the plans, drawings, profiles, and specifications on file in the office of the Town Clerk of said Town, and declaring an emergency.

Be it Resolved by The Board of Trustees of the Town of Broad Ripple, Marion County, State of Indiana (all the members thereof concurring), that the roadway, lawns, and sidewalks of Morgan Street in the Town of Broad Ripple, Marion County, State of Indiana, from the South line of Hancock Street to the north line of Shelby Street be improved by grading and gravelling the roadway, grading the lawns, and cementing the sidewalks, in accordance with the plans, 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 at 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, specifications, drawings, and profiles on file in the office of the Town Clerk of said Town.