Event Detail
Summary
| Type | Method | Description | Successful? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annexation | Municipality | Telford Borough Ordinance 72 and 73 | yes |
Dates
| Event Year(s) | Final Decree Date | Effective Date | How Effective Date Determined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954–1955 | Mar 16, 1955 | Final Decree - Date Granted |
Map
Affected Government
| From Municipality |
From County |
From State |
To Municipality |
To County |
To State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Franconia, Township of Reduction |
Montgomery County Part |
PA Part |
Telford, Borough of Expansion |
Montgomery County Part |
PA Part |
Metes and Bounds Description
| Detail | Description | Type | Source | Acres | Beginning Point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Telford Borough Ordinance 72 and 73: 73 | shape | ordinance | 32.411 | a point a corner in the center line of County Line Road (33 ft wide) dividing the counties of Montgomery and Bucks, said point being also in the dividing line of Franconia Township and the Borough of Telford, said point being also at a distance of 209 ft measured Northwestwardly along the center line of said County Line Road, said point being also at a distance of 3362.37 ft measured northwestwardly along the center line of said County Line Road from the center line of Reliance Road (formerly Fairmount Avenue) |
Adjudication
| Detail | Tribunal | Type | No. | Term | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania | Election | 428 | 1954 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Telford, Borough of | Ordinance 72: Annexing to the Borough of Telford, a section of Franconia Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, as herein described, adjacent to and northwesetwardly of said Borough | Oct 4, 1954 | Oct 4, 1954 | |||
| Telford, Borough of | Ordinance 73: Approving the Petition for Annexation to the Borough of Telford of a Section of Franconia Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, as herein described, adjacent to and Northwestwardly of said Borough of Telford | Jan 12, 1955 | Jan 12, 1955 |
Source
| Detail | Source | Title | Person(s) | Vol. | Page(s) | Date 1 | Date 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | 1960 Cns. Rep. | Footnote 41 | 40-32 | ||||
| View | Pa. Dep't Educ. Ax. F. (St.Arc. 22.120) (1940-66) | Franconia Township School District (Montgomery County), 1954-1959 (1 folder) |