Old Town of Broad Ripple Meeting Minutes #224
posted: Jan. 23, 2025
This historic serial has run on and off in the last 21 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, Light Ave is College. See more of our street name research at
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The original minutes books are at the Indiana State Archives at 6440 E. 30th St.
Here is the two-hundred-twenty-fourth installment
Resolution to add sidewalks to Light Ave (College)
Broad Ripple, Ind
July 5th 1907
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Roll Call
Millard Eaton 1st ward present
JD Sullivan 2nd ward present
BF Osborn 3rd " "
All members present
Board met is special session to consider a resolution for the improvement of Light Avenue or College Avenue on the west side of the street from Shelby Street south to the north line of 60th Street with a 5 ft cement sidewalk according to the [plans] + specification now on file in the office of the Town Clerk.
And the Town Clerk was also instructed to advertise in the Indianapolis Sun three insertions for bids for the construction of said sidewalk + also notice of same to property owners in and along said street which is to be improved, notifying same to file any objections on or before 7.00 oclock Aug 6, 07 at which time all bids will be opened for the construction of said work + all objections considered. After reading the resolution, section (12 of same was stricken out) and on motion the resolution was put upon its passage.
The roll call was as follows
Voted
Millard Eaton 1st ward yes
J.D. Sullivan 2nd " "
B.F. Osborne 3rd " "
The resolution was unanimously passed which is as follows.
No further business appearing, the board adjourned
Benj F Osborn
J.O. Brenneman
Clerk
Broad Ripple
Aug. 6th 1907
Board met in regular session. Roll being called as follows
1st ward Millard Eaton Present
2nd ward J.D. Sullivan "
3rd ward B.F. Osborn "
All members being present. The minutes of the previous meeting was read and approved. Bids were opened for a cement side walk on west side of Light Avenue from Shelby St south to the north line of 60th St.
Pease and Bozette bid was 63 per lineal ft.
Chas. Dawson Jr. " " 69 " " "
The bid of Marion Davis was not considered on c/o of having filed a certified check as was required
The Marshall was instructed to discontinue the services of a deputy marshall.
Pease + Bozette being the lowest biders, the contract was let to them which by a vote of the board was as follows on roll call
Millard Eaton 1st ward yes
JD Sullivan 2nd " "
BF Osborn 3 " "
Bills were allowed as follows
Mel Kail services as marshall 5 days @ 1.75 7.75
TF Metsker " " marshall 1 mo 30.00
Pay Roll for work done on streets in favor of C.R. Pease 21.50
Pay Roll for labor on streets + hauling gravel, order drawn favor of JO Brenneman 26.00
Spencer and Spencer settlement in full to date 50.00
To Sun Publishing Co advertising for bids 4.65
No further business, the board adjourned to meet in special session August 12th 1907 for the purpose of accepting or rejecting the bond of Pease + Bozette
JO Brenneman Benj F Osborn President of Board
"Clerk"
Attest
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