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Old Town of Broad Ripple Meeting Minutes #244
posted: Nov. 27, 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-forty-fourth installment
Broad Ripple Town Minutes - Book 2 - Pages 71 thru 73
Town Tax on dogs
Broad Ripple Ind
Octr 5th 1909
Board met in regular session. Roll called as follows:
Millard Eaton 1st ward Present
George Sheets 2nd " Present
Benj. F. Osborn 3rd " Present
Bills were allowed as follows
Thomas F. Metsger 1 mo. Salary as Marshall $30.00
" " " for burying dog .50
Broad Ripple Lumber Co as per bill 12.50
Ferguson Bros Coal as per bill 9.00
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Total $52.00
An ordinance was introduced placing a Town Tax on all dogs + (being?) making a penalty for owning or harboring any dogs without having a license tag. Was read + referred to a committee of Millard Eaton and George Sheets to report at the next regular meeting.
No further business the board adjourned
J.O. Brenneman
Benj F Osborn President of Board "Town Clerk"
Broad Ripple Ind
Octr 6th 1909
Board met in special session. Roll called as follows:-
Millard Eaton 1st ward Absent
George Sheets 2nd " Present
Benj. F. Osborn 3rd " Present
The special session was called for the purpose of fixing the location of poles to be set by the Indpls Heat and Light Co which was as follows
Commencing on N. side of 58th St + Central Ave + running east to the 1st alley west of College Avenue, thence north on the east side of alley to the N. side of 60th Str, thence east to 1st alley west of College Ave [X'd out - to the N. side] thence north on east line of said alley to 62nd St thence east across College Avenue to the 1st alley east of College Avenue thence north on the east side of said alley to the N. side of Shelby St thence east on Shelby St to the east line of Morgan Street thence north to the N. side of Hancock Street.
The board approved the location of the poles as above stated no further business the board adjourned.
J.O. Brenneman
"Town Clerk"
Benj F Osborn President of Board
[newspaper clipping]
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
Broad Ripple Ind, Oct 25, 1909
Sealed bids will be received until Thursday, Nov 4, 1909, 7:00 p.m. for the improvement of Sixtieth street, from Broadway, east to College Avenue and also for the improvement of Broadway from Sixtieth street, north, to Sixty-second street, in the Town of Broad Ripple, Ind. Consisting of grading and graveling said streets according to plans and specifications now on files at the office of the Town Clerk at Broad Ripple, or at the office of the State Life Building, Indianapolis, Ind. The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids.
John O. Brennemen,
Town Clerk.
Newspaper clipping in Minutes Book
Broad Ripple Ind
Octr 25th 1909
Board met in special session for the purpose of arranging the ordering of ballots printed + other election supplies to be used in the election to be held for Town Officers on November 2nd 1909 and also to accept or reject the plans + specifications for the imp - of 60th St from Broadway east to College Avenue + also Broadway from 60th Street to 62nd Street.
The board accepted plans of engineers Latham + Walter _ the clerk was instructed to have inserted in the Indpls Sun 2 insertions inviting contractors to make bids for the above work, which was done. 1 insertion appearing Wednesday Octr 27th + 1 Saturday 30th
No further business board adjourned
J.O. Brenneman
"Town Clerk"
Benj F Osborn "President of Board"
{next issue: Election Results}
alan@broadripplegazette.com
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