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Old Town of Broad Ripple Meeting Minutes #170
posted: Jul. 07, 2022

This historic serial has run on and off in the last 18 years of the Broad Ripple Gazette. It appears that the last paper issue that had room for it was March 3, 2017. I will try to include it from here on out. 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.
A key to this passage: 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.

Here is the one-hundred seventieth installment

Broad Ripple, Ind, Sept. 17th 1903.
The Board of Trustees of the Town of Broad Ripple met in special session. No business transacted
DW Harcourt Pres.
J.E. Dungan Clerk

Broad Ripple, Ind, Oct. 6th 1903.
The Board of Trustees of the Town of Broad Ripple met in regular session all members present and in the absence of the Town Clerk. C.L. Kirk was appointed temporary Clerk for the evening.
The following bills were read and on member motion were allowed and orders drawn on the Treasurer for the respective accounts.
J.F. Metsker salary for Sept $30.00
C.L. Kirk $5.70 furnishing Road Book, Receipt Book and making up Road Tax List.
E.H. Purcell $6.80 for Mdse furnished town
DW Harcourt
C.L. Kirk acting Clerk

Broad Ripple, Ind, Oct. 24th 1903.
The Board of Trustees of the Town of Broad Ripple met in special session and on the ____ of DW Harcourt seconded by J.O. White ____ a tax of .30 on the $100.00 for 1903 for the corporation of Broad Ripple.
DW Harcourt Pres.
J.E. Dungan Clerk

(margin notes) A can container of 50 gal of gasoline was sold to C.L. Kirk for $7.00


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