Event Detail
Summary
| Type | Method | Description | Successful? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annexation | Municipality | Allentown City Resolution 2836 | yes* |
Dates
| Event Year(s) | Final Decree Date | Effective Date | How Effective Date Determined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1923–1924 |
Map
Affected Government
| From Municipality |
From County |
From State |
To Municipality |
To County |
To State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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 Resolution 2836 | shape | resolution | 0.964 | point on the west side of 17th street, said point being 140 feet south of the intersection of the south side of Fairview St. with the west side of said 17th Street |
Adjudication
| Detail | Tribunal | Type | No. | Term | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania | Miscellaneous | Nov 1923 | direct |
Law
| Detail | Citation | Relationship |
|---|---|---|
| View | Act of May 23, 1889 (Pa. Laws 277, No. 247), art. 3, § 4 | reference |
| View | Act of May 23, 1889 (Pa. Laws 277, No. 247), art. 3, § 5 | reference |
Government Action
| Detail | Government | Action | Date | Approved | Effective | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allentown, City of | Resolution 2836 | Nov 5, 1923 | p. 452 | |||
| Allentown, City of | Ordinance 1602: Attaching a tract of unimproved land annexed to the City of Allentown by the Court of Quarter Sessions of Lehigh County, to the Thirteenth Ward, and directing the City Engineer to place the same upon the City Plan | Feb 25, 1924 | p. 185–186 |
Source
| Detail | Source | Title | Person(s) | Vol. | Page(s) | Date 1 | Date 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Pre-1940 Cns. Eng'r Corr. | Received Jul 31, 1924 |