Event Detail
Summary
| Type | Method | Description | Successful? |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Borough | Court | West Bethlehem Borough 1886 Creation | yes |
Dates
| Event Year(s) | Final Decree Date | Effective Date | How Effective Date Determined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1886 | Sep 16, 1886 | Oct 25, 1886 | Charter - Date Recorded |
Map
Affected Government
| From Municipality |
From County |
From State |
To Municipality |
To County |
To State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Hanover, Township of (Lehigh) Reduction |
Lehigh County Part |
PA Part |
West Bethlehem, Borough of (defunct) Creation |
Lehigh County Part |
PA Part |
Affected Government Form
| Government | Government Form |
|---|---|
| West Bethlehem, Borough of (defunct) | Borough (Title 8) |
Metes and Bounds Description
| Detail | Description | Type | Source | Acres | Beginning Point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | West Bethlehem Borough 1886 Creation | shape | decree (recorded) | point in the county line between the said County of Lehigh and the County of Northampton the said point being in or near the bed of Monocacy Creek at the intersection of the said County line and the middle line of a certain street running eastwardly through the adjoining Borough of Bethlehem and known as Fairview Street |
Adjudication
| Detail | Tribunal | Type | No. | Term | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania | Sessions | Jun 1886 | direct |
Law
| Detail | Citation | Relationship |
|---|---|---|
| View | Act of April 1, 1834 (1833-1834 Pa. Laws 163, No. 98), §§ 1–3 | indirect |
| View | Act of April 3, 1851 (Pa. Laws 320, No. 218), §§ 21–26 | indirect |
| View | Act of April 3, 1851 (Pa. Laws 320, No. 218), §§ 28–29 | indirect |
| View | Act of April 1, 1863 (Pa. Laws 200, No. 211), § 1 | indirect |
| View | Act of June 2, 1871 (Pa. Laws 283, No. 264), § 1 | indirect |
Recorded Document
| Government | Type | Location | Alternate Location | Date | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lehigh County | Charter Book | v. 3, p. 338 | Sec'y.St. 95360:1221–1225 | Oct 25, 1886 | direct |
Source
| Detail | Source | Title | Person(s) | Vol. | Page(s) | Date 1 | Date 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | 1890 Cns. Rep. | Footnote h | 298 | ||||
| View | 1890 Cns. Rep. | Footnote i | 298 |