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Old Town of Broad Ripple Meeting Minutes #173
posted: Aug. 18, 2022
This historic serial has run on and off in the last 18 years of the Broad Ripple Gazette. 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.
I will try to include street name changes, such as: Morgan Street is now Guilford, North is now 64th, Hancock is now Westfield. See more of our street name research at BroadRippleHistory.org - Alan
I will try to include street name changes, such as: 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.
For a partial (and currently being updated) list of previously published transcriptions of the minutes search here.
Here is the one-hundred seventy-third installment
Broad Ripple Ind
March 19 - 1904
Board of Trustees of the Town of Broad Ripple met in special session. All members present. The affect of the meeting made to receive bids upon street improvements. The following bids were received.
For the improvement of Morgan Str [Guilford Avenue today] sidewalks and lawns proceeding from south line of North St [64th St today] to north line of Hancock St. [Westfield Boulevard today] by grading, graveling roadway, grading lawns and sidewalk of street. For the improvement of Morgan St, from south line of Hancock St to north line of Shelby St. [Broad Ripple Avenue today] by grading, graveling roadway, grading lawns and making cement sidewalks. $1.73 per lineal foot for each _____ of 5 feet.
For the improvement of Morgan St. sidewalk from south line of Shelby St to the north line of Sixtieth St by grading and paving the East sidewalk and grading lawns of Morgan St. $.91 per lineal foot.
For the improvement of sidewalk of Hamilton St from north line of Coil St to south line of Shelby St. by grading lawn and paving west walk with Cornell [this part south of BR Avenue is now Winthrop Avenue] $.93 per lineal foot. All improvements to be made to conform with the plan and specifications on file in Clerk's office. The above bids were made by FM Lackey and were each accompanied by a certified check for $100.00. The board not being able to reach any conclusion adjourned to meet on Tuesday night March 22nd.
JE Dungan Clerk
Broad Ripple Ind
March 22 - 1904
Board of Trustees of the Town of Broad Ripple met in special session on call of Pres. JW Harcourt to decide whether or not to accept the bid offered on the street improvement project. It was decided to leave it to the vote of property owners. Majority of property owners voted to receive bid. A motion was then made by J.O. White and seconded by Marion Whitesel to accept bid. Motion carried after which board adjourned.
JE Dungan Clerk
alan@broadripplegazette.com
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