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Board of Trustees of the Town of Broad Ripple met in special session on call of Pres. JW Harcourt who said the purpose of the meeting was to let the contract for the street improvement projected in the meting previously held. The following contract and construction and maintenance bonds were accepted.

This agreement made and entered into this 31st day of March, 1904, by and between Elam J Jeffries [crossed out Francis M. Lackey], of the county of Marion and the State of Indiana, party of the first part, and the Town of Broad Ripple in said county by and through its Board of Trustees, party of the second part, under and my virtue of the act of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, entitled, "An Act Concerning Powers and Duties of Cities and Incorporated Towns and their Common Councils and Board of Trustees, and providing the mode and manner of making street and alley improvements and building sewers, and providing for the mode and manner of inforcing the payment of the costs of street and alley improvements and building sewers, and permitting cities or incorporated towns to issue street and sewer improvement bonds, and repealing all conflicting laws, and declaring an emergency.

Approved March 8, 1889. And all

Amendatory and supplemental acts thereto,

Witnesseth, that the party of the first part covenants and agrees to improve that part of Morgan Street [now Guilford] in said Town from (North Street [now 64th] to Hancock Street [now Westfield]), by grading, and gravelling the road-way, grading the lawns and cementing to side walks for the sum of $1.66 per lineal front foot [crossed out (on each side)] of said improvements complete according to the terms and conditions of Improvement Resolution No. 2 (1905) [crossed out No.1 (1903)], adopted by the Board of Trustees of said town, and the plans, profile, and specifications on file in the office of the Town Clerk of said Town which said Resolution and said plans, profiles, and specification are made a part hereof as fully and effectually as if copied herein at full length, and that said party of the first part covenants and agrees to improve that part of Morgan Street from Hancock Street to Shelby Street [now BR Ave] in said Town for the sum of $1.73 per lineal front foot on each side of said improvement, complete according to the terms and conditions of Improvement Resolution No. 3 (1905)