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Old Town of Broad Ripple Meeting Minutes #208
posted: May 23, 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.
These are the first pages of Book Two of the Town Minutes!!
The binder people made Broad Ripple one word, a pretty common error, even today!
Here is the two-hundred-eighth installment
New Town Board
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Town of Broad Ripple
Minutes of the Town Board
Volume 2
Jan 26-1906 to July 29-1921
Jan 1st 1906
Board met in regular session, all members present. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved.
Mr. D.W. Harcourt vacated his place as Trustee of the 1st ward and Millard Eaton Trustee Elect took his position as Trustee of the 1st ward.
The Board elected Dr. J.W. bates as President of the Board and proceeded to business. The first order was the allowance of bills as follows.
$20.00 as premium of insurance policy in favor of the Phoenix Insurance Company
To E.H. Pursel for 8 months salary as Town Treasurer $13.33
To D.W. Harcourt for 8 months salary as Town Trustee $13.33
To J. O. Brenneman $13.33 for salary as Town Clerk and $10.00 for extra services making a total of $23.33
To C.H. Pearce + Co. for coal as per bill rendered $2.25
To Dr. J.W. Bates for two days attendance of Health Board meeting $2.00
To Standard Oil Co. 2.00 for oil furnished as per bill
To T.F. Metsker $30.00 for 1 months salary and .20 cents for receipt book furnished
It was moved + seconded that the bill of Spencer + Spencer, + the bill of Jeffries and White be laid over until the next meeting night.
The bond of Don A Day, the new Town Clerk Elect was accepted and also the bond of Frank E. Watts, the newly elected Treasurer.
The report of E.H. Pursel Treasurer was accepted by the Board.
H.C. Gresh resigned as Trustee of the third ward and B.F. Osborne was appointed to serve out the unexpired time of HC Gresh if there be any. The said B.F. Osborne is the trustee elect of the third ward.
Dr. J.W. Bates, Trustee of the second ward, tendered his resignation which was also accepted and J.D. Sullivan was appointed to serve out the unexpired of J.W. bates if there be any. The said J.D. Sullivan is the trustee elect of for the second ward.
There now being an entire new Board, it organized by electing J.D. Sullivan, Trustee of the second ward, as President of the Board. The salary of J.W. Bates for services as Trustee of the second ward, 8 months at $20.00 per year making $13.33 was allowed.
Also, the salary of H.C. Gresh for services as Trustee of the Third ward at $20.00 per year, 8 months time equaling $13.33 was allowed.
The amount of cash turned over by E.H. Pursel, the retiring treasurer, to Frank E. Watts, the incoming treasurer, was $149.80
The new Board selected the first Tuesday of each month as their regular meeting night.
No further business before the Board, it adjourned.
J.D Sullivan president
Attest Don A. Day clerk
{next issue: Petition by City of Indianapolis at annex Broad Ripple}
alan@broadripplegazette.com
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