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Old Town of Broad Ripple Meeting Minutes #171
posted: Jul. 21, 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 seventy-first installment

Broad Ripple, Ind, Nov. 3rd 1903.
The Board of Trustees of the Town of Broad Ripple met in regular session all members present
The minutes of previous meeting were read and approved. The following bills were allowed.
Henry Whitinger $3.60 for 36 loads of gravel
J.J. Metsker 30.00 months salary
To Hiram Haverstick $24.00 interest of $400 owed him.
On regular motion Board adjourned

DW Harcourt Pres.
J.E. Dungan Clerk

Broad Ripple, Ind, Dec 1st 1903.
The Board of Trustees of the Town of Broad Ripple met in regular session all members present
The minutes of previous meeting were read and approved. The following bills were allowed.

J.J. Metsker one months salary $30.00
J.O. white 6 months as trustee 6.00
JE Dungan 6 mos as clerk 9.00
Broad Ripple Lumber Co 14.30
OJ Pursel 5.00 for ditching
Kirk & Sullivan 4 days hauling 12.00
Kirk & Sullivan 10-70 lbs coal, 1 Bbl salt 3.81
CL Kirk 2 days hauling and 21 lbs gravel 9.15
Marion Whitesell 6.00 for 6 mos services as Trustee
And to Elmore H Pursel 6.00 for 6 mos services as Treasurer.

CL Kirk resigning
Joseph Ferguson was appointed Fire Chief in his place.
On motion Board adjourned

DW Harcourt Pres.
J.E. Dungan Clerk


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