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Old Town of Broad Ripple Meeting Minutes #250

posted: Mar. 05, 2026

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-fiftieth installment

Broad Ripple Town Minutes - Book 2 - Page 91

Ordinances for fire and dogs

The board of trustees of broad ripple met in regular session at 7:00 p.m. February 1st 1910.

Roll call as follows.

W.E. Rodocker 1st Ward present

Dr. Hesler 2nd " "

Mr. Kiser 3rd " "

the minutes of the previous regular and special meetings were read and approved

Introduction of ordinances a fire ordinance for the town of broad ripple was introduced and was read upon first reading by the clerk also introduction and first reading of an ordinance to amend sections one parentheses one parenthesis and six parentheses 1 parenthesis of ordinance to regulate the keeping and licensing of dogs in broad ripple a motion was made and carried to allow the emergency clause in each ordinance to stand as read

Bills were allowed - (see cash book of this date)

A bill presented by Latham and Walters engineers for services rendered to date on improvement work on brdwy and 60th sts. The amount of which bill was $37.50 was brought about discussion owing to know definite understanding as to the terms agreed upon with the firm of Latham and Waller's and the board of trustees of broad ripple whose term of office recently expired. Action was deferred for further investigation and Bill was not allowed. Bids were asked for installing electric lights in town hall and such bids to be submitted in writing by February 8th 1910

Upon second reading both of the ordinances above referred to stood approved and in full force

Statement of finances and cash balance up to and including the date of the last regular meeting night of the board was read by the clerk

Insurance committee was appointed, Mr Kiser, as Pres, and Mr Rodocker, Secy.

No further business coming before the board they stood adjourned until the next regular meeting night the first Tuesday in March - 1910

GF Hesler Pres Fletcher Johnson

town clerk

{next issue: fixing a 5 foot mis-alignment on College}

alan@broadripplegazette.com

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