Event Detail
Summary
| Type | Method | Description | Successful? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annexation | Municipality | Pittsburgh City Ordinance 552 | yes* |
Dates
| Event Year(s) | Final Decree Date | Effective Date | How Effective Date Determined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | Oct 29, 1908 | Ordinance - Date Enacted by Councils without Appeal within 10 Days |
Map
Affected Government
| From Municipality |
From County |
From State |
To Municipality |
To County |
To State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
O'Hara, Township of 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 552 | shape | ordinance (municipal minutes) | 207 | point at the intersection of the eastern boundary line of the Borough of Aspinwall and the northern boundary line of the City of Pittsburgh, in the line running down the middle of the Allegheny river, said middle line being the northern boundary line of the said City of Pittsburgh |
Law
| Detail | Citation | Relationship |
|---|---|---|
| View | Act of June 8, 1874 (Pa. Laws 279, No. 166), §§ 1–4 | indirect |
Government Action
| Detail | Government | Action | Date | Approved | Effective | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Pittsburgh, City of | Ordinance 552: Annexing a portion of O'Hara Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, to the City of Pittsburgh | Oct 29, 1908 | Oct 30, 1908 | Ordinance Book v. 19, p. 634; Municipal Record Appendix v. 41, p. 271–272 |
Source
| Detail | Source | Title | Person(s) | Vol. | Page(s) | Date 1 | Date 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | 1910 Cns. Rep. | Footnote 4 | 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 |