Old Town of Broad Ripple Meeting Minutes #217
posted: Oct. 03, 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-seventeenth installment
New Town Clerk appointed
[margin] Special meeting Town Clerk selected
Feb. 12th 1907
Board met in special session all members present for the purpose of appointing a clerk to serve out the unexpired term of Don A. Day resigned. J.O. Brenneman was appointed and was ordered to file his bond and be sworn.
No further business before the board it adjourned
Attest J.O. Brenneman clerk
Benj F Osborne president
[margin] Rule or regulations governing town trustees + other officers of town
Broad Ripple
Feb. 5th 1907
Board met in regular session all members present. The previous minutes read and approved. The rules and regulations governing trustees + other officers of the board.
The follow which is a correct copy
Rules and regulations for the government of the Board of Trustees of the incorporated Town of Broad Ripple, Marion County, Indiana, "Meetings" the regular meetings of the Board of Trustees shall be held on the 1st Tuesday evening of each month at the hour of 1 P.M. . At the hour fixed the clerk shall call the roll of all members by wards. If the president be absent at the time of the roll call any member of the board may on motion, be called to the chair and such chairman shall act as presiding officer until the arrival of the one entitled to preside. Special meetings of the board may be held upon a call made by the President of the Board or by any two members thereof. In case of a call for a special meeting, in whatever manner made, it shall be the duty of the person or persons authorizing the source to duly notify the Town Clerk thereof and it shall be the duty of that officer to cause notice of such meeting to be immediately left at his place of residence. At special meeting of the board any ordinances or resolutions or other matters of business may be acted upon as at any regular meeting.
[margin] Duties of officers "President"
Duties of officers: "President": the presiding officer shall preserve order and decorum. He shall decide all questions of order, subject to an appeal to the board. He shall approve all committees, subject to the approval of the board. He shall sign all ordinances, orders, or resolutions, deeds, contracts or other papers passed by the board.
[margin] Duties of the "Clerk"
"Clerk" It shall be the duty of the Clerk to keep an accounts journal of all the proceedings of the board. He shall keep a proper file of all papers and documents of every kind and character and shall hold them subject to the orders of the board. He shall be the custodian of all ordinances, resolutions, petitions, memorials and other papers pertaining to the business of the board. Except when otherwise ordered by the board.
[margin] Duties of "Marshall"
"Seargant of Arms": The town marshall shall act as messenger for the board and shall at all times be subject to the orders of the board or of the president thereof:
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