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Old Town of Broad Ripple Meeting Minutes #205
posted: Apr. 11, 2024
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: Shelby Street became 63rd, then Broad Ripple Avenue, 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 two-hundred-fifth installment
Sidewalk improvements on Hancock St
Broad Ripple, Ind
Octr 3rd 1905
Board met in regular session all members being present.
Previous minutes read and approved. The first thing was the allowing of bills
T.F. Metsker was allowed 30 dollars for one months salary as Marshall
Ferguson ____ 1.84 for lumber as per bill rendered
J.W. Bates $9.00 for 2 ½ days hauling gravel
7.50 + 1.50 for putting in tile in Morgan St total $9.00
Chas. Dawson 2.50 for grading street
H.C. Gresh 2.30 for sundries as per bill rendered +
The Broad Ripple Lumber Co 22.30/100 dollars for cement and tile as per bill rendered.
The board approval final estimate of engineer for the improvements of sidewalks on both sides of Hancock St + Shelby St from Light Avenue to Morgan St + Vine St from North St to North Line of Lot #30 in Lights Br Ripple add + Shelby St from Morgan St to Hamilton St on the north side + from Hamilton St to right or way of the Monon R.R. and on the north side of North St from Air Line St to west corporation line and on Shelby St from the east line of Monon R.R. to the east corporation line all in the Town of Broad Ripple
On motion of H.C. Gresh it was ordered to borrow $300 for six months to pay expenses.
There being no further business before the board, it adjourned to meet in special session on the 10th of October 1905 to make arrangements for election purposes and to grant Central Union Telephony Co a franchise to construct + put in poles in the streets and alleys of Town of Broad Ripple and also to allow several bills which are due and unpaid.
DW Harcourt president
Approved JO Brenneman "clerk"
Broad Ripple, Ind
Octr 3rd 1905
Board met in special session all members being present. The first business was the passage of a franchise to the Central Union Telephony Co. which was read and passed + which is recorded on pages
Bills were allowed as follows
Spencer + Spencer $100 as per bill for atty fees to date including all legal work done in annexation procedures
60.50 to H.B. Fatout for all work done for Town up to date
There being no further business before the board, it adjourned to meet in special session on Octr. 31st 1905 to hear any remonstrance that may be filed against the accepting of the sidewalk improvements made in the Town of Broad Ripple.
There being no further business before the board, it adjourned
Approved JO Brenneman "clerk"
DW Harcourt president
Broad Ripple, Ind
Octr 31st 1905
Board met in special session as per order
Mr Bates and Mr H.C. Gresh being present J.W. Bole[?] acting ProTem to hear and remonstrance that may be filed against the acceptance of the sidewalk by the Town Board as this being the day set according to advertisements being duly made according to law and there being no objections made or filed with the clerk of the Town the board accepted the sidewalks + final estimate made by the Town Engineer.
There being no further business before the board, it adjourned to meet on Monday evening November 6th in regular meeting instead of Tuesday Nov 7th as this being election day + president of board being election inspector and also the Town Hall being used for election purposes making it necessary to hold regular meeting on Nov. 6th 1905
Approved JO Brenneman "clerk"
DW Harcourt president
{next issue: Marshal ordered to use a hoe to clear the mud}
alan@broadripplegazette.com
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