Event Detail
Summary
| Type | Method | Description | Successful? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annexation | Municipality | Allentown City Ordinance 2556 | yes* |
Dates
| Event Year(s) | Final Decree Date | Effective Date | How Effective Date Determined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | Nov 26, 1929 | Ordinance - Date Enacted |
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 |
|
Salisbury, Township of (Lehigh) 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 Ordinance 2556: From Salisbury | shape | ordinance | 145.66 | point in the present boundary line of the City of Allentown on the north side of Fairview Street and 30 feet west of the west side of South 20th Street extended |
| View | Allentown City Ordinance 2556: From South Whitehall | shape | ordinance | 164.49 | point in the present boundary line of the City of Allentown at the southwest corner of 19th and Hamilton Streets |
Adjudication
| Detail | Tribunal | Type | No. | Term | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania | Miscellaneous | Jan 1930 | include |
Law
| Detail | Citation | Relationship |
|---|---|---|
| View | Act of May 9, 1929 (Pa. Laws 1694, No. 547), § 1 | indirect |
| View | Act of May 9, 1929 (Pa. Laws 1694, No. 547), §§ 2–3 | indirect |
| View | Act of May 9, 1929 (Pa. Laws 1694, No. 547), §§ 5–7 | indirect |
| View | Act of May 9, 1929 (Pa. Laws 1694, No. 547), §§ 8–12 | indirect |
Government Action
| Detail | Government | Action | Date | Approved | Effective | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allentown, City of | Ordinance 2556: Annexing a certain part of the Township of South Whitehall, County of Lehigh, State of Pennsylvania, and a certain part of the Township of Salisbury, County of Lehigh, State of Pennsylvania, to the City of Allentown | Nov 26, 1929 | p. 77–78 |
Source
| Detail | Source | Title | Person(s) | Vol. | Page(s) | Date 1 | Date 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | 1930 Cns. Rep. | Footnote 29 | 949 | ||||
| View | Allentown 1947 | CHAPTER 4. ANNEXATION. | 52–53 | ||||
| View | Allentown 1947 | CHAPTER 4. ANNEXATION. | 59–60 |