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Old Town of Broad Ripple Meeting Minutes #212
posted: Jul. 25, 2024

This historic serial has run on and off in the last 19 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-twelfth installment
streets to be drained



July 3rd 1906

The Town Board of Broad Ripple met in regular session all members being present.
The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved.
The first business in order was the allowing of bills as follows:
To Thomas F. Metsker $30.00 salary as Marshal during the month of June 1906
The clerk was instructed to write to Mr. Frank Boots inviting him to the next metting of the board the 1st Tuesday in August pertaining to his claim to the Town of Broad Ripple for cement crossings.
To Cyrus J. Clark Auditor Marion Co. $44.40 for recording town plats.
It was moved and seconded to pay the note of M.B. Dawson for $300.00 with 5 mo intrest at 6%

There being no further business to come before the Board it adjourned
MF Eaton Pres
Attest Don A Day Clerk


August 7, 1906

The Town Board of Broad Ripple met in regular. J.D. Sullivan president of the being absent MF Eaton was appointed President ProTem.
The first business in order was the allowance of bills. Viz
To Thomas F. Metsker $30.00 salary as Marshal during July 1906

It was moved and seconded to drain Hancock and Morgan Streets "if practical" to a dry well to be located on the Town lot.

Attest Don A Day Clerk
JD Sullivan Presdt


September 4 1906

The Town Board of Broad Ripple met in regular session all members being present.
The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved.
Bills were allowed as follows
Thomas F. Metsker $30.00 for services as Marshal during August 1906
To J.O. Brenneman $5.00 for makeing out Road Tax duplicate and furnishing book for same.
[STRIKE OUT] It was moved and seconded to fix the tax levy for 1906 at $.50 in the $100.00

There being no further business to come before the Board it adjourned

Attest Don A Day Clerk
JD Sullivan President


October 2nd 1906

The Town Board of Broad Ripple met in regular session all members being present.
The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved.
Bills were allowed as follows
To Thomas F. Metsker $30.00 for one month salary as Marshal during September 1906

Ordinance No 1
Tax Levy 1906
Be it ordained by the Town of Broad Ripple, Marion County, State of Indiana, sitting in regular session this second day of October nineteen hundred six; That the tax levy for the Town of Broad Ripple be placed at ($.50) fifty cents on the ($100.00) one hundred dollars for the year nineteen hundred six (1906).
There being no further business the Board adjourned

Don A Day
JD Sullivan Presd


{next issue: Dispose of old gas street lamps}



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