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Old Town of Broad Ripple Meeting Minutes #181
posted: Apr. 06, 2023

I feel these next few issues are going to be quite repetitive. They are concerning several street improvements and land annexations, but I am trying to preserve the minutes so will be including them as they are written. -Alan
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.
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 [ ]. 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
The original minutes books are at the Indiana State Archives at 6440 E. 30th St.

Here is the one-hundred eighty-first installment
Thompson land to be annexed

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Be it further resolved by the board of Trustees of said Town that the Town Clerk of said Town be and is hereby ordered and directed to give notice of the intention of this Board of Trustees to present said petition to said Board of County Commissioners in the thirty days prior to the first day of February term of said County Board, and to file a copy of said notice and proof of publication of the same and that Spencer and Spencer Attorneys for said Town of Broad Ripple, Indiana, are hereby directed to present said petition with copy of said notice and proof of publication to said Board of County Commissioners at their regular meeting in the month of February, 1905 and to produce such proofs before such board as may be necessary to secure the annexation to said Town of the territory described in said petition, and the Town engineer is hereby directed to prepare an accurate plat of the lands and territory desired to be annexed to this town to accompany said petition.
Be it further resolved that an emergency exists for the immediate taking effect of these resolutions therefore the same shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage.

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Resolution approving a plat of certain territory proposed to be annexed to the Town of Broad Ripple, Marion County, Indiana, owned by Sarah S. Thompson, et. Al. and declaring an emergency.

Resolved by the Board of Trustees of Broad Ripple, Marion County, State of Indiana, that the plat filed with the Town Clerk of this town by the Town Engineer of this town on this the 3rd day of January, 1905, of the territory proposed in the resolution of this Board of Trustees of this town this day adopted. Pursuant to the order of this Board, be and the same is hereby approved and adopted:

Whereas an emergency exists for the taking effect immediately of the resolution therefore the same shall be in full force + effect from and after its passage.

Resolution #1

Resolution for the improvement of Shelby St north side south cement side walks and gutters and curbs
Resolution for the improvement of the sidewalk of Shelby Street from Light Avenue to Morgan St on the north side by placing a cement walk thereon four (4) feet n width making curb and gutter in accordance with certain plans, specifications, and profile in the Town of Broad Ripple, Marion County, State of Indiana and declaring an emergency.
Be it resolved by the Board of Trustees of the Town of Broad Ripple, Marion County, State of Indiana (all of the members thereof concurring) that the sidewalks if Shelby Street from Light Avenue to Morgan Street on the north side is said town be improved and curb made and butters graded according to the specifications, plans, and profile for the same which are on file in the office of the Town Clerk of said town and which plans, specifications and profile are hereby accepted and adopted and are in the following words and figures. To Wit:
Be it further resolved by the Board of Trustees of said town (all of the members thereof concurring) that it is deemed necessary by the Board of Trustees of said town to improve said parts of said street in accordance with said specifications, plans and profile, aforesaid, and that the total cost of said improvements be assessed against and collected according to the provision of Chapter 118 of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana approved March 8th 1889 and all acts supplementing thereof and amendatory thereto and that said improvements shall be made under the supervision and to the satisfaction of the Town Engineer and the Board of Trustees of said town as in accordance with the plans, specifications, and profile herein before referred to.
Be it further resolved by the Board of Trustees of said town that the Town Engineer sets the proper grade stakes in accordance with the afore mentioned plans and specifications and that the Town Clerk advertise for bids for making said improvements and that said advertisement be made once each week for three successive weeks in the Indianapolis Sentinel: that sealed proposals will be received by the Board of Trustees of said town at a meeting of said board to be held for the execution of said work and on the seventh (7th) day of February 1905 at 7:30 o'clock O.M. on said day and give notice to the property owners accordingly and that the Town Clerk give notice by and advertisement once each for two successive weeks not less than (10) days prior to the 7th day of February 1905 in which said notice shall be stated the time and place when and where the property owners along the line of said improvement can make objection to the necessity for the construction thereof as provided by law and that said objections can be made and will be heard by the Board of Trustees of said town at the regular meeting of said board to be held at 7 o'clock P.M. on the 7th day of February 1905 or by receiving the objections to said improvement in writing and ______ the same with the Town Clerk of said town not later than 7 o'clock P.M. on said day at which said meeting said objections will be heard and considered by the Board of Trustees of said town.
Be it further resolved by the Board of Trustees of said town (all members thereof concurring) that an emergency exists for the immediate taking effect of these resolutions therefore the same shall be in full force and effect from and after the passage.



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