Event Detail
Summary
| Type | Method | Description | Successful? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annexation | Municipality | Allentown City Resolution 9951 | yes |
Dates
| Event Year(s) | Final Decree Date | Effective Date | How Effective Date Determined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Nov 10, 1947 | Final Decree - Date Granted |
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 9951: 9951 | shape | resolution | 4.34 | point on the present city line as described in Ordinance No. 2637, said point being 218.02 feet southwest of concrete monument No. 105 and being the intersection of the present city line with the southern line of Claremont Street extended, a 60 foot wide street |
Adjudication
| Detail | Tribunal | Type | No. | Term | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania | Road | Jul 1947 | direct |
Law
| Detail | Citation | Relationship |
|---|---|---|
| View | Act of June 23, 1931 (Pa. Laws 932, No. 317), §§ 515–518 | indirect |
| View | Act of July 2, 1937 (Pa. Laws 2803, No. 588), §§ 10 [4th] [515]–10 [4th] [518] | indirect |
Government Action
| Detail | Government | Action | Date | Approved | Effective | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allentown, City of | Resolution 9951: [Petition for annexation of 4.340 acres by Winifred R. Ritter is approved; Mayor directed to execute a petition to the Court praying for annexation] | Jul 9, 1947 | p. 527 | |||
| Allentown, City of | Resolution 10046: [Mayor and City Clerk authorized to execute a petition to the Court praying for the addition of territory recently annexed in Salisbury Township to the 19th Ward] | Nov 26, 1947 | p. 549 |
Source
| Detail | Source | Title | Person(s) | Vol. | Page(s) | Date 1 | Date 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | 1950-1960 Cns. Minor Civ. Div. Corr. | Weebly, E. W. (Engineer) | Aug 20, 1951 | ||||
| View | 1950 Cns. Rep. | Footnote 30 | 38-22 | ||||
| View | Pa. Dep't Educ. Ax. F. | ANNEXATION LEHIGH COUNTY | |||||
| View | Pa. Dep't Educ. Ax. F. (St.Arc. 22.120) (1940-66) | Salisbury Township School District (Lehigh County), 1947-1960 (1 folder) |