[Adopted 5-4-1964 by Ord. No. 26]
The Board of Township Supervisors, being the municipal authorities
of the Township of Towamencin, hereby signifies its intention and
desire to organize, together with the Board of Township Commissioners
of the Township of Upper Gwynedd, an Authority under the provisions
of the Municipality Authorities Act of 1945, as amended.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See now 53 Pa.C.S.A. § 5601
et seq.
The Chairman of the Board of Township Supervisors of this Township
and the Township Secretary are hereby authorized and directed to execute,
on behalf of this Township, Articles of Incorporation for said Authority
stating, among other things:
A.
That the name of the Authority is "Upper Gwynedd-Towamencin Municipal
Authority."
B.
That the said Authority is formed under the Municipality Authorities
Act of 1945, approved May 2, 1945, P.L. 382, as amended.
C.
That no other Authority has been organized under said Municipality
Authorities Act of 1945, as amended, or under the Act of June 28,
1935, P.L. 463, and is in existence in or for the incorporating municipalities,
except Upper Gwynedd Township Authority organized pursuant to certificate
of incorporation dated May 6, 1953, and Towamencin Township Municipal
Authority organized pursuant to certificate of incorporation dated
June 21, 1955.
D.
That the names of the incorporating municipalities are the "Township
of Upper Gwynedd" and the "Township of Towamencin," both in Montgomery
County, Pennsylvania, and setting forth the names and addresses of
the municipal authorities of said municipalities.
E.
That there shall be six members of the Board of the Authority, three
appointed by the Township of Upper Gwynedd and three appointed by
the Township of Towamencin, and that the names, addresses, appointing
Township and terms of office (which shall commence on the date of
appointment) of the first members of the Board of the Authority are
as follows:
|
Name
|
Address
|
Appointing Township
|
Term of Office Expiring
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Linwood A. Kulp, Jr.
|
311 Erie Drive
Lansdale, Pa.
|
Towamencin
|
1 year from January 1, 1965
| |
|
Joseph C. Clarkson
|
723 Green St.
Lansdale, Pa.
|
Upper Gwynedd
|
5 years from January 1, 1965
| |
|
H. Warren Dimmig
|
962 Weikel Rd.
M.R. 2
Lansdale, Pa.
|
Towamencin
|
4 years from January 1, 1965
| |
|
Edward S. Maher
|
Allentown Rd.
M.R. 2
Lansdale, Pa.
|
Upper Gwynedd
|
3 years from January 1, 1965
| |
|
John B. Taylor
|
1121 Nash Ave. Lansdale, Pa.
|
Towamencin
|
2 years from Janury 1, 1965
| |
|
Warren E. Weston
|
General Nash Dr. R.D. 2
Lansdale, Pa.
|
Upper Gwynedd
|
1 year from January 1, 1965
|
The said John B. Taylor, H. Warren Dimming and Linwood A. Kulp,
Jr., all of whom are citizens and residents of this Township, are
hereby appointed by the Township of Towamencin for the terms of two
years, four years and five years, respectively, from January 1, 1965.
The proper officers of this Township are hereby directed to
publish in accordance with the requirements of the Municipality Authorities
Act of 1945, as amended, notice of this article and of the day on
which said Articles of Incorporation will be filed with the Secretary
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; to file said Articles of Incorporation,
together with the necessary proofs of publication of said notice,
with the Secretary of the commonwealth; and to do all things necessary
or appropriate to effect the incorporation of Upper Gwynedd-Towamencin
Municipal Authority.
A.
The first project to be undertaken by the Authority shall be:
(1)
To construct a sewage collection system in the watershed of Towamencin
Creek lying in the Towamencin Service Area of the Township of Upper
Gwynedd as said area shall, from time to time, be more specifically
defined by resolution of the Board of Township Commissioners of said
Township, for lease to the Township of Upper Gwynedd;
(2)
To construct a sewage collection system in the Township of Towamencin
for lease to the Township of Towamencin;
(3)
To acquire, upon request of the Township of Towamencin, existing
collection sewers and sewer systems from Towamencin Township Municipal
Authority for operation by the Authority or for lease to the Township
of Towamencin; and
(4)
To construct, operate and maintain in the Township of Towamencin
trunk and outfall sewers and a sewage disposal plant for the accommodation
of the collection systems above mentioned.
B.
The first project of the Authority shall be undertaken and conducted
under and subject to the terms of the sewer agreement dated as of
May 1, 1964, hereinafter authorized, as from time to time amended.
The sewer agreement dated as of May 1, 1964, between the Township
of Upper Gwynedd and the Township of Towamencin, submitted to this
meeting and providing, among other things, for the formation of Upper
Gwynedd-Towamencin Municipal Authority, for the planning and construction
of sewage facilities by the Authority and for the allocation of costs,
rentals and service charges between the Townships, is hereby in all
respects approved and ordered filed with the minutes of this meeting,
and the proper officers of the Township are hereby authorized to execute
and deliver said sewer agreement in the form hereby approved.
