Event Detail
Summary
| Type | Method | Description | Successful? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annexation | Court | Lower Saucon Township-South Bethlehem Borough 1890 Annexation | yes |
Dates
| Event Year(s) | Final Decree Date | Effective Date | How Effective Date Determined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1889–1890 | Sep 19, 1889 | Jan 14, 1890 | Final Decree - Date Recorded |
Map
Affected Government
| From Municipality |
From County |
From State |
To Municipality |
To County |
To State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Lower Saucon, Township of Reduction |
Northampton County Part |
PA Part |
South Bethlehem, Borough of (Northampton, defunct) Expansion |
Northampton County Part |
PA Part |
Metes and Bounds Description
| Detail | Description | Type | Source | Acres | Beginning Point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Lower Saucon Township-South Bethlehem Borough 1890 Annexation | shape | decree (recorded) | stone in the old Hellertown road, said stone being shown on map of lands of C. W. and R. H. Rauch to A. Wolle as stone number nine |
Adjudication
| Detail | Tribunal | Type | No. | Term | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace of Northampton County, Pennsylvania | Sessions | Dec 1889 | direct |
Law
| Detail | Citation | Relationship |
|---|---|---|
| View | Act of June 11, 1879 (Pa. Laws 150, No. 159), §§ 1–4 | indirect |
| View | Act of May 17, 1883 (Pa. Laws 36, No. 27), § 1 | indirect |
| View | Act of June 1, 1887 (Pa. Laws 285, No. 170), §§ 1–5 | indirect |
Recorded Document
| Government | Type | Location | Alternate Location | Date | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northampton County | Miscellaneous Book | v. 24, p. 9 | Sec'y.St. 95411:2019–2021 | Jan 14, 1890 | direct |
Government Action
| Detail | Government | Action | Date | Approved | Effective | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Bethlehem, Borough of (Northampton, defunct) | Resolution: [Resolved That the matter of the extension of the Borough limits Southwardly so as to include the University District meets with the approval of this Council] | Jan 7, 1889 |