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Old Town of Broad Ripple Meeting Minutes #226
posted: Mar. 06, 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 BroadRippleHistory.org - Alan
The original minutes books are at the Indiana State Archives at 6440 E. 30th St.
Here is the two-hundred-twenty-sixth installment
payment for burying dead dogs
Broad Ripple
Nov. 5th 1907
Board met in regular session
Roll being called as follows
Millard Eaton 1st ward present
J.D. Sullivan 2nd " "
B.F. Osborn 3rd " "
All members being present.
The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved
Bills were allowed as follows
Ben. Blue $6.00 for scraping streets of the town
E.A. Hoffman $2.00 for 1-5 ft facing stone
J.O. Brenneman $5.00/100 for making out road tax book
T.F. Metsker $30. 00/100 for one mo. Salary as marshall, 10c for lamp flue + 50c for burying dead dogs making a total of $30. 60/100
J.D. Sullivan as committee on streets employed men to put in sewerage at Morgan + Hancock Sts.
B.F. Osborn was allowed 11. 62/100 amt. he paid Chas. Stringer + Frank Featherstone for shovelling on street work on 60th St.
The marshall was instructed to notify Gus Barthel to remove the obstructions off the street on Hancock adjoining his premises.
No further business appearing, the board adjourned
JO Brenneman Benj F Osborn
"Clerk" President of Board
Broad Ripple
Dec 3rd 1907
Board met in regular session. Roll was called as follows
1st ward Millard Eaton Present
2nd " J.D. Sullivan "
3rd " B.F. Osborn "
All members being present. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved.
Bills were allowed as follows
B.F. Osborn 7. 03/100 paid laborers on 60th St improvement
JS Huffman 1 58/100 for labor " " " "
J.V. Johnson $25. 75/100 for superintending work done on sewerage
J.D. Sullivan #35. 10/100 " money advanced to J.V. Johnson to pay laborers for work on sewerage. Geo Kirkpatrick 17.40 Ora Magsam 11.30 J. Privitt $2. 80/100 Carl Fry 3 60/100 Total $35. 10/100.
A.B. Meyer + Co $57. 14/100 for tiling furnished for sewerage as per bill rendered.
T.F. Metsker $30. xx/100 for 1 mo. Salary as marshall
Ben. Bird $18 00/100 for man hole grating
The Town Treasurer filed a report showing $446. 36/100 in treasury. The report not being satisfactory he was ordered to furnish an itemized report for the year 1907.
A communication was received + read from Pease and Busette regarding side walk improvement which was laid over. The organization of the Board for the ensuing year. On motion Millard Eaton was placed in nomination for President of Board + was elected. On roll call the vote stood as follows
1st ward Millard Eaton voting No
2nd " J.D. Sullivan " Yes
3rd " B.F. Osborn " Yes
A voucher was signed in favor of JB Haverstick for $314. 60/100 which was delivered to the Town Treasurer. The Town Clerk was instructed to advertise in the daily papers The Indpls News + The Indpls Star for bids to act as public depository for the funds of Town as required by law of which is here a copy attached.
There was a special meeting called for Dec 11 07 of the property owners along Light Avenue on the west side to take some action on the side walk improvement made by Pease + Bozette.
No further business appearing, the board adjourned
JO Brenneman "Clerk"
MF Eaton President
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Publisher's Affidavit
STATE OF INDIANA, }
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County of Marion, }
J.H. Fox being duly sworn, says that he is clerk for STAR PUBLISHING COMPANY, and duly authorized to sign for said corporation, publishers of THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR, a daily newspaper of general circulation, published in said county; and that the notice, of which the attached is a true copy, was duly published in said paper for one times, the first publication being on the 18th day of Dec 1907
(signed) J.H. Fox
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 18th
Day of Dec 1907
(signed) Wm D. Haines
Notary Public
My commission expires Feb. 24 1908
FUNDS-INVITING PROPOSALS TO RECEIVE-NOTICE
To Whom It May Concern-All parties legally authorized to act as depositories of public funds under the act passed by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, and approved March 9, 1907 (see acts of 1907, page 391), are hereby invited to offer proposals under said act to receive, hold and pay interest upon the general fund of the incorporated town of Broad Ripple, Marion County, Indiana, said proposer to receive said funds on deposit as provided for in said act.
All proposals will be received and opened and the moneys will be ordered deposited under the law on Saturday, the 24th day of December, 1907, at the office of the town board in the town of Broad Ripple, Marion County, Indiana
JOHN O. BRENNEMAN
Secretary of the Town Board of Finance
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