Resolution providing for the annexation of certain unplatted territory to the Town of Broad Ripple, Marion County, State of Indiana, and declaring an emergency

resolved by the Board of Trustees of said town of Broad Ripple, that the petition of which the following is a copy be and is hereby adopted and that the petition be presented by this board of trustees to the board of

Commissioners of the County of Marion and State of Indiana and which petition is as follows

State of Indiana

County of Marion SS

Before the Board of Commissioners

March Term 1905

In the matter of annexation of

Contiguous territory to the

Town of Broad Ripple, Indiana

To the Board of Commissioners of the County of Marion

The undersigned members of the Board of Trustees of the Town of Broad Ripple in the County of Marion, State of Indiana, would respectfully represent to the board that the said town of Broad Ripple is an incorporated town duly incorporated under and pursuant to the general laws of the State of Indiana for the incorporation of towns: that your petitioners desire to annex to the said town certain territory lying and being contiguous thereto: that said contiguous territory has never been platted or recorded except as the same has been platted for the purposes of this petition that said contiguous territory is situated in the county of Marion in the state of Indiana and is accurately described by metes and bounds as follows: to wit

Part of the southwest quarter of section thirty six (36) township seventeen (17) N. range three (3) E. in Marion County State of Indiana described as follows: beginning on the east line of right of way of the Chicago Indianapolis and Louisville Rail Road known as the Monon RR at a point two hundred and ninety nine (299) feet north of the north line of Coil Street on the north line of Lights Broad Ripple Addition projected west and running east six hundred and four (604) feet to White River; thence down White River north 53 degrees east ninety eight (98) feet; thence north 45 degrees east two hundred and fourteen (214) feet; thence north 19.14 degrees east one hundred and seventy four (174) feet; thence north 2 degrees west one hundred and twenty three (123) feet thence north 27 ¾ degrees west three hundred and forty three (343) feet; thence north 46 degrees west three hundred and eighty (380) feet; thence north 61 degrees west; one hundred and ninety four (194) feet to the east line of right if way of said railroad; thence southwardly with said right of way line twelve hundred and fifteen feet (1215) to the beginning containing fifteen and thirty five hundredths (15.35) acres more or less. Fourteen and thirty-eight hundredths (14.38) acres of which are owned by the Annuity and Saving Fund Company and ninety seven hundredths (.97) acres by the Indpls Water Company.

That a map of said territory proposed to be annexed duly certified by the affidavit of Henry B. Fatout civil engineer for said town is filed with and accompanies this petition that your petitioners desire the annexation of said territory to said town for the following reasons. To wit:

1st - The limits of the town as there now exist are such as to give great inconvenience to the citizens and officers of the town and also make the burden of taxation very unequal.

2nd - The corporation is in need of increased revenue which would result from the taxes levied upon the property sought to the annexed for the following purposes. ___ 1st - to provide more suitable and adequate means for the prevention of fire. 2nd - for keeping in repair public improvements in said town.

3rd - that the inhabitants of said territory enjoy many or all the privileges of living within said town without paying any taxes therefor although their lands are greatly increased in value by their proximity to the said town.

4th - that the said territory sought to be annexed requires police or marshall surveillance that cannot be secured or given without municipal control.

That said contiguous territory is owned by the Annuity and Saving Fund Company and the Indianapolis Water Company.

Wherefor your petitioners ask that said territory as herein above described be annexed to the town of Broad Ripple, Indiana in said county and that the same be made subject to the same corporate control of the Board of Directors of said town as the territory now within corporate limits thereof and for all other and proper relief in the premises

Daniel W. Harcourt

Joseph W. Bates

Signed Henry C Gresh

State of Indiana

County of Marion SS

Daniel W. Harcourt being duly sworn upon oath says that the facts set forth in the above and forgoing petition are true in substance and in fact

Signed Daniel W. Harcourt

Subscribed and sworn to before me this (31st) day of January 1905.

My commission expires January 2nd 1907

Signed William N. Siener

Notary public

SEAL

State of Indiana

County of Marion SS

Harvey B Fatout of lawful age being duly sworn upon oath says that he is the Civil Engineer of the Town of Broad Ripple, Marion County State of Indiana, and that he prepared the annexed plat and the description of the real estate set forth in said plat, and that said plat and description are correct and accurate and further afficient saith not.

Signed Henry B Fatout

Sworn and Subscribed to before me this (31st) day of January 1905.

My commission expires January 2nd 1907

Signed William W. Spencer

Notary public

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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 County Board by publication in the Indpls Sentinal thirty days prior to the first day of the March 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 Commissioners at their regular meeting in the month of March 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 territories desired to be annexed to the 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.