Event Detail
Summary
| Type | Method | Description | Successful? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annexation | Municipality | Burnham Borough Ordinance 5 | yes* |
Dates
| Event Year(s) | Final Decree Date | Effective Date | How Effective Date Determined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 |
Map
Affected Government
| From Municipality |
From County |
From State |
To Municipality |
To County |
To State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Derry, Township of (Mifflin) Reduction |
Mifflin County Part |
PA Part |
Burnham, Borough of Expansion |
Mifflin County Part |
PA Part |
Metes and Bounds Description
| Detail | Description | Type | Source | Acres | Beginning Point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Burnham Borough Ordinance 5 | shape | ordinance | point on the Southwestern bank of Kishacoquilas Creek on the Northwestern boundary line of the Borough of Burnham at the corner of lands of the Ahrens Construction Company |
Law
| Detail | Citation | Relationship |
|---|---|---|
| View | Act of April 22, 1903 (Pa. Laws 247, No. 183), §§ 1–2 | indirect |
| View | Act of March 21, 1907 (Pa. Laws 25, No. 20), §§ 1–2 | indirect |
Government Action
| Detail | Government | Action | Date | Approved | Effective | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnham, Borough of | Ordinance 5: To provide for the annexation to the Borough of Burnham, of a certain section of land situate in Derry Township, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, lying adjacent to the Borough of Burnham particularly described in Section 1 of this ordinance and a plot or draft of which is on file in the office of the Borough Secretary, in compliance with the petition of the Standard Steel Works Company, Emma C. Youngdahl, Howard S. Okie Trustee, and Hugo Gottschalk, the majority of the freehold owners of the lots and outlots embraced in said section of land and in accordance with the provisions of the Act of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in such case made and provided | Oct 7, 1912 | Oct 8, 1912 | p. 17–20 |