Event Detail
Summary
| Type | Method | Description | Successful? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annexation | Unknown | Pittsburgh City Ordinance 551 | yes |
Dates
| Event Year(s) | Final Decree Date | Effective Date | How Effective Date Determined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1908–1909 | Jan 4, 1909 | Final Decree - Listed Effective Date |
Map
Affected Government
| From Municipality |
From County |
From State |
To Municipality |
To County |
To State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Union, Township of (Allegheny, defunct) Reduction |
Allegheny County Part |
PA Part |
Pittsburgh, City of Expansion |
Allegheny County Part |
PA Part |
Metes and Bounds Description
| Detail | Description | Type | Source | Acres | Beginning Point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Pittsburgh City Ordinance 551 | shape | ordinance (municipal minutes) | corner common to the City of Pittsburgh, Township of Scott and Township of Union |
Adjudication
| Detail | Tribunal | Type | No. | Term | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania | Miscellaneous | 20 | Sep 1908 | direct |
Law
| Detail | Citation | Relationship |
|---|---|---|
| View | Act of April 28, 1903 (Pa. Laws 332, No. 260), §§ 1–6 | indirect |
| View | Act of April 19, 1905 (Pa. Laws 216, No. 158), § 1 | indirect |
| View | Act of May 28, 1907 (Pa. Laws 295, No. 223), § 1 | indirect |
| View | Act of June 1, 1907 (Pa. Laws 377, No. 271), § 1 | indirect |
Government Action
| Detail | Government | Action | Date | Approved | Effective | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Pittsburgh, City of | Ordinance 551: Giving the consent of the City of Pittsburgh to the annexation to said city of a part of Union Township, Allegheny County, Pa. | Oct 29, 1908 | Oct 30, 1908 | Ordinance Book v. 19, p. 633; Municipal Record Appendix v. 41, p. 271 | |
| Allegheny, County of | Election: [For or against the annexation of a part of Union Township to the City of Pittsburgh] | Dec 15, 1908 |
Source
| Detail | Source | Title | Person(s) | Vol. | Page(s) | Date 1 | Date 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | 1910 Cns. Rep. | Footnote 21 | 534 | ||||
| View | 1910 Cns. Rep. | Footnote 7 | 534 | ||||
| View | 1910 Cns. Rep. | 612 | |||||
| View | Pa. Dep't Cmty. Econ. Dev. Cty. Bd'y F. Rep. | City of Pittsburgh: Territorial Growth of Pittsburgh (in Allegheny County folder) | 132 | Dec 31, 1981 | |||
| View | Pitts. Press | Pushing Bill to Give Work to Unemployed | 7 | Oct 23, 1908 | |||
| View | Pre-1940 Cns. Eng'r Corr. | Miller, Fred T. (Assistant Engineer, Bureau of Surveys) | Dec 4, 1911 | Received Dec 5, 1911 |