Event Detail
Summary
| Type | Method | Description | Successful? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annexation | Municipality | Allentown City Ordinance 7218 | yes |
Dates
| Event Year(s) | Final Decree Date | Effective Date | How Effective Date Determined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Jul 1, 1953 | Ordinance - 30 Days after Date Filed with Court |
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 Ordinance 7218 | shape | ordinance | 11.064 | point in the present western boundary of the City of Allentown, said point being S. 15°-45' E.-109.11 feet trom the intersection of the south side of Reading Road with the west side of College Drive, extended |
Adjudication
| Detail | Tribunal | Type | No. | Term | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania | Road | Jun 1953 | direct |
Law
| Detail | Citation | Relationship |
|---|---|---|
| View | Act of June 23, 1931 (Pa. Laws 932, No. 317), §§ 501–505 | indirect |
| View | Act of July 2, 1937 (Pa. Laws 2803, No. 588), §§ 10 [4th] [501]–10 [4th] [505] | indirect |
| View | Act of June 28, 1951 (Pa. Laws 662, No. 164), §§ 5 [501]–5 [505] | indirect |
Government Action
| Detail | Government | Action | Date | Approved | Effective | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allentown, City of | Ordinance 7218: Annexing a certain part of South Whitehall Township, County of Lehigh and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, upon the filing of the petition of a majority in number and interest of the property owners therein | May 26, 1953 | p. 71–72 | |||
| Allentown, City of | Resolution 12668 | Jul 21, 1953 | p. 579 |
Source
| Detail | Source | Title | Person(s) | Vol. | Page(s) | Date 1 | Date 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | 1960 Cns. Rep. | Footnote 35 | 40-32 | ||||
| View | Pa. Dep't Educ. Ax. F. (St.Arc. 22.120) (1940-66) | South Whitehall Township School District (Lehigh County), 1949-1955 (1 folder) |