Event Detail
Summary
| Type | Method | Description | Successful? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annexation | Municipality | Bechtelsville Borough Ordinance 51 and 52 | yes |
Dates
| Event Year(s) | Final Decree Date | Effective Date | How Effective Date Determined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Nov 5, 1957 | Final Decree - Immediately after Election after Date Granted |
Map
Affected Government
| From Municipality |
From County |
From State |
To Municipality |
To County |
To State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Washington, Township of (Berks) Reduction |
Berks County Part |
PA Part |
Bechtelsville, Borough of Expansion |
Berks County Part |
PA Part |
Metes and Bounds Description
| Detail | Description | Type | Source | Acres | Beginning Point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Bechtelsville Borough Ordinance 51 and 52: 51 | shape | ordinance | 1.488 | corner marked by a marble monument in the original eastern boundary line of the Borough of Bechtelsville, said corner being North twenty-seven degrees, fourteen minutes East (N. 27 deg., 14 min. E.), a distance of one thousand seven hundred eight feet, five and three-eighth inches (1,708', 5 & 3/8") from the original southeastern corner of the Borough of Bechtelsville |
| View | Bechtelsville Borough Ordinance 51 and 52: 52 | shape | ordinance | 105.263 | corner marked by a marble monument in the original division line between the Township of Washington and the Township of Colebrookdale, said corner being south seven degrees thirty minutes east (S. 7° 30' E.) a distance of five hundred twenty feet seven eighth inch (520' 0-7/8") from the original southwestern corner of the Borough of Bechtelsville |
Adjudication
| Detail | Tribunal | Type | No. | Term | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace of Berks County, Pennsylvania | Miscellaneous | 3456 | 1957 | direct |
| View | Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace of Berks County, Pennsylvania | Miscellaneous | 3822 | 1957 | direct |
Law
| Detail | Citation | Relationship |
|---|---|---|
| View | Act of July 20, 1953 (Pa. Laws 550, No. 145), §§ 1–9 | indirect |
| View | Act of May 4, 1927 (Pa. Laws 519, No. 336), §§ 425–427 | reference |
| View | Act of May 18, 1933 (Pa. Laws 818, No. 136), § 1 [425] | reference |
| View | Act of July 2, 1937 (Pa. Laws 2803, No. 588), §§ 10 [3rd] [425]–10 [3rd] [427] | reference |
| View | Act of July 10, 1947 (Pa. Laws 1621, No. 568), §§ 5 [425]–5 [427] | reference |
| View | Act of July 19, 1951 (Pa. Laws 1026, No. 217), §§ 1 [425]–1 [427] | reference |
Government Action
| Detail | Government | Action | Date | Approved | Effective | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bechtelsville, Borough of | Ordinance 51: Annexing to the Borough of Bechtelsville, a section of Washington Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, adjacent to and eastwardly from the aforesaid Borough and herein described annexation no. 3 | Mar 11, 1957 | Mar 11, 1957 | |||
| Bechtelsville, Borough of | Ordinance 52: Annexing to the Borough of Bechtelsville, a section of Washington Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, adjacent to and westwardly from the aforesaid Borough and herein described, annexation no. 4 | Mar 11, 1957 | Mar 11, 1957 |
Source
| Detail | Source | Title | Person(s) | Vol. | Page(s) | Date 1 | Date 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | 1950-1960 Cns. Minor Civ. Div. Corr. | Stimmel, Robert (Secretary) | May 31, 1958 | ||||
| View | 1960 Cns. Rep. | Footnote 6 | 40-31 | ||||
| View | Pa. Dep't Educ. Ax. F. (St.Arc. 22.120) (1940-66) | Washington Township School District (Berks County), 1953-1959 (1 folder) |