Here is the one-hundred thirty-third installment: The start of the Traction Company ordinance

Board of Trustees of the Town of Broad Ripple met in regular session all members present except Marion Whitsell. The minutes of Jany 6th 1903 read and approved.

The following bills were allowed and orders drawn on the Treasurer for the amounts.

Geo. B. Melick salary and coal $30

Standard Oil Co. 60 gals oil $6.05

CW Silvey Pres

CL Kirk clerk

Board of Trustees of the Town of Broad Ripple met in regular session all members present.

The following bills were allowed

Geo B. Melick services as Marshal $30

The minutes of Feby 3rd were read and approved.

CW Silvey Pres

CL Kirk clerk

Board of Trustees of the Town of Broad Ripple Ind met in special session on the call of President CW Silvey. All members present.

President Silvey stated the purpose of the meeting to be the consideration by the board of granting to the Indianapolis Northern Traction Company the right to construct and operate an Interurban Street Ry over a certain route in the town of Broad Ripple and on motion of J. O. White seconded my Marion Whitsel the following ordinance was passed. See page 193 [This is the page number in the minutes book] (attached ordinance)

The vote upon the passage of such ordinance was as follows.

Ayes: Messrs Whitsel, White, and Silvey

Nays: None

Absent: None

Vacancies: None

On motion of Mr. White, seconded by Mr. Whitsel the Board adjourned.

CW Silvey Pres

CL Kirk clerk

{the ordinance}

AN ORDINANCE granting to INDIANAPOLIS NORTHERN TRACTION COMPANY, its successors and assigns, authority to construct, maintain an operate an interurban street railroad over, upon and along certain streets of the Town of Broad Ripple, in the County of Marion, and State of Indiana.

BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Trustees of the Town of Broad Ripple, in the County Of Marion, and State of Indiana, that consent, permission and authority be and hereby are granted unto Indianapolis Northern Traction company, its successors and assigns, hereinafter in this ordinance designated as "Grantee", to survey, locate, construct, maintain and operate a single or double track standard guage [sic] street and interurban railroad, with the necessary side-tracks, switches, turn-outs and turn-tables, and to locate, construct, maintain and use all mechanical appliances and contrivances necessary and suitable to operate the same, including the use of electricity as a motive power by the overhead trolley system, or such other system as the Grantee, its successors and assigns, may select, in, upon, along and over the following streets in said town, to-wit: Light Avenue from the south corporation line, running north on said Light Avenue to the south line of Shelby Street, and thence north across Shelby Street to and over a private right of way acquired or to be acquired for the purpose, to and across the street or road known as the Westfield Gravel Road, to and over a private right of way acquired or to be acquired for the purpose, to and across the north corporate limits of said town.