Event Detail
Summary
| Type | Method | Description | Successful? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annexation | Municipality | Allentown City 1904 Ordinance | yes* |
Dates
| Event Year(s) | Final Decree Date | Effective Date | How Effective Date Determined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 |
Map
Affected Government
| From Municipality |
From County |
From State |
To Municipality |
To County |
To State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
South Whitehall, Township of Reduction |
Lehigh County Part |
PA Part |
Allentown, City of Expansion |
Lehigh County Part |
PA Part |
Metes and Bounds Description
| Detail | Description | Type | Source | Acres | Beginning Point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Allentown City 1904 Ordinance | shape | ordinance (code, 1912) | 152.9 | Southwest corner of Linden and Lafayette streets |
Law
| Detail | Citation | Relationship |
|---|---|---|
| View | Act of May 23, 1889 (Pa. Laws 277, No. 247), art. 3, § 5 | indirect |
| View | Act of May 23, 1889 (Pa. Laws 277, No. 247), art. 3, §§ 1–3 | indirect |
| View | Act of May 16, 1901 (Pa. Laws 224, No. 165), § 1 | indirect |
| View | Act of May 16, 1901 (Pa. Laws 224, No. 165), § 2 | indirect |
Government Action
| Detail | Government | Action | Date | Approved | Effective | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allentown, City of | Ordinance 128: Providing for the annexation to the City of Allentown of a part of South Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, adjoining said City on the West, bounded by the Southern line of Linden street, a line one hundred and forty (140) feet West of and parallel to Twenty fifth street, a line one hundred and forty (140) feet North and parallel to Liberty street, a line one hundred and forty (140) feet East and parallel to Twenty third street, a line one hundred (100) feet North of the parallel to Gordon street, the Eastern line of the public road leading from Griesemersville to Albright's Tavern, a line one hundred and forty (140) feet North of and parallel to Chew street and the western line of Lafayette street and said line of Lafayette street extended; containing one hundred and fifty two and nine tenths (152 9/10) acres of land | Mar 15, 1904 | Mar 22, 1904 | v. 4, p. 322–323 |
Source
| Detail | Source | Title | Person(s) | Vol. | Page(s) | Date 1 | Date 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | 1910 Cns. Rep. | 612 | |||||
| View | 1910 Cns. Rep. | Footnote 12 | 544 | ||||
| View | 1910 Cns. Rep. | Footnote 2 | 545 | ||||
| View | Allentown 1913 | Boundaries, Ward Divisions and Annexations. | 77–78 | ||||
| View | Allentown 1947 | CHAPTER 4. ANNEXATION. | 49 | ||||
| View | Pre-1940 Cns. Eng'r Corr. | Bascom, H. F. (Engineer) | Received Jun 25, 1904 | ||||
| View | Pre-1940 Cns. Eng'r Corr. | Weirbach, Chas. D. (Engineer) | Apr 6, 1910 | Received Apr 8, 1910 |