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Old Town of Broad Ripple Meeting Minutes #193
posted: Oct. 05, 2023

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 ninety-third installment
Town of Broad Ripple annexes Lights Bellevue

Broad Ripple February third 1905
Board met in Special Session as per agreement.
All members being present.
On motion of Dr. Joseph W. Bates all that platted territory lying between Central Avenue and Light Avenue and between 58th and 60th Street was annexed to the Town of Broad Ripple, Marion County Indiana by a unanimous vote of the Board.
Also
On motion of Joseph W. Bates a resolution was passed annexing all that unplatted territory lying between Light Avenue and Morgan St. and between 58th Street and 60th Street and belonging to Thomas and Nancy J. Smith, Mattie Heim, Harriet Pinney and others. Elias J. Jacob, Norma H. Heurle, John J. and Marg L. Hatfield.
No other business before the board. The board adjourned
JW Bates Pres Protem
Attest J.O. Brenneman
Clerk



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Resolution Extending Boundaries from Central Avenue to College Avenue and from 58th Street to 60th St.
Passed
Feb. 3rd 1905

Resolution extending the boundaries of the Town of Broad Ripple. Marion County, Indiana, with petition and declaring an emergency
Whereas the following described territory herein described adjoining the town of Broad Ripple, County of Marion, and State of Indiana, has been laid off in lots and platted and a record of the same has been made in the recorders office of said county: therefor
Be it resolved by the Board of Trustees of said town of Broad Ripple, that the corporate limits of said town be and the same are hereby extended over said territory as follows: to wit,
Part of the west half of the northeast quarter of section one (1) township sixteen (16) N. range three (3) east in Marion County State of Indiana described as follows:
Beginning on the east line of Central Avenue at a point twenty five (25) feet north of the northwest corner lot one hundred and twenty one (121) in light Bellevue Subdivision and running thence south with the east line of Central Avenue twelve hundred and sixty nine and forty two hundredths (1269.42) feet to the south line of (58th) Street: thence east with the south line of fifty eighth (58th) twelve hundred and eleven (1211) feet. To the east line of Light or College Avenue: thence north with the east line of said Avenue six hundred and thirty one and ninety two hundredths (631.92) feet: thence west fifteen and forty six hundredths (15.46) feet: thence north with east line of said Avenue six hundred and sixteen and fifty three hundredths (616.53) feet is the center line of Sixtieth Street (60th) then with the center line of said street eleven hundred and ninety five and fifty four hundredths (1195.54) feet: to the place of beginning containing thirty four and fifty five hundredths (34.55) acres being a part of Lights Bellevue Subdivision.
And that the territory enclosed within said boundaries be and the same is hereby annexed to and shall be and form a part of said town: and the jurisdiction of said town be and is hereby extended over the same.
The clerk of this town is hereby directed to file a certified copy of this resolution accompanied by the map of said territory now before this Board in the office of the recorder of said county.
Be it further resolved by the Board of Trustees of Town of Broad Ripple, Marion County, State of Indiana 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 their passage.



Your editor's map of the annexation area
Your editor's map of the annexation area




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