[The following ordinances and resolutions are no longer of
general interest, primarily because their provisions were carried
out directly after their enactment. Since they are mainly of historical
or special interest, it has not been considered necessary to include
their entire text here. Instead, they are arranged in groups, by title
only, according to subject matter. Within each group, all ordinances
and resolutions are listed in chronological order. Persons desiring
to read the full text of any of these enactments may do so by consulting
the original ordinance books in the office of the Borough Secretary-Treasurer.]
[Appendix VIII of the 1976 Code of Ordinances]
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Enactment
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Subject Matter
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Adoption Date
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Ord. No. 39
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Authorizing the President and Secretary of the Council of the
Borough of Burgettstown to enter into an agreement with the Burgettstown
Electric Company to light the streets and alleys of the Borough of
Burgettstown with electric lights
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10-26-1911
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Ord. No. 62
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Authorizing and directing the Borough of Burgettstown, Washington
County, Pennsylvania, to enter into and execute an agreement with
the West Penn Power Company for lighting the streets and alleys of
the said Borough of Burgettstown with electric lights (The agreement
was for five years.)
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5-7-1917
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Ord. No. 68
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Authorizing and directing the Borough of Burgettstown, Washington
County, Pennsylvania, to enter into and execute an agreement with
the West Penn Power Company for lighting the streets, alleys, highways
and public places with electric lights (The agreement was for five
years.)
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7-12-1922
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Ord. No. 94
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Authorizing and directing the Borough of Burgettstown, Washington
County, Pennsylvania, to enter into and execute an agreement with
West Penn Power Company for lighting the streets, alleys, highways
and public places of the said Borough of Burgettstown with electric
lights (This agreement was for five years.)
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5-3-1928
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Ord. No. 102
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Authorizing and directing the Borough of Burgettstown, Washington
County, Pennsylvania, to enter into and execute an agreement with
the West Penn Power Company for lighting the streets, alleys, highways
and public places of the said Borough of Burgettstown with electric
lights
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8-18-1930
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Ord. No. 132
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Authorizing and directing the Borough of Burgettstown, Washington
County, Pennsylvania, to enter into and execute an agreement with
the West Penn Power Company for lighting the streets, alleys, highways
and public places of the said Borough of Burgettstown with electric
lights (The agreement was for five years.)
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7-25-1935
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Authorizing and directing the proper officials of the Borough
of Burgettstown, Washington County, to enter into and execute an agreement
with West Penn Power Company for lighting the streets, alleys, and
public places of the said Borough with electric lights; and authorizing
the proper officials to enter into agreements with the Company for
other types of electric light and power service when needed
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10-4-1948
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[Appendix IX of the 1976 Code of Ordinances]
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Enactment
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Subject Matter
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Adoption Date
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Ord. No. 2
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Declaring streets, lanes, and alleys public highways (This refers
to all of the streets, lanes, and alleys that were in existence at
the time of this ordinance.)
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4-25-1881
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Ord. No. 9
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Authorizing the opening of Washington Street
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9-22-1883
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Ord. No. 10
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Location of Washington Street
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9-22-1883
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Ord. No. 11
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Establishing the grade of Washington Street
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9-22-1883
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Ord. No. 13
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Authorizing the grading and paving or macadamizing of Washington
Street
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2-23-1884
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Ord. No. 30
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Accepting Center Avenue as a public highway and locating the
center line and fixing the width of the same (The width was set at
33 feet, and the location was from the southwest corner of the John
Cunningham property to the intersection of Church Street and Proudfit
Street.)
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11-19-1903
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Ord. No. 37
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Adopting and establishing a grade of Center Avenue in the Borough
of Burgettstown, Pennsylvania, and providing for the grading of said
street according to the same
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8-8-1911
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Ord. No. 41
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Adopting and establishing a grade of Main Street, from the corner
at the Burgettstown National Bank to railroad crossing near freight
depot in the Borough of Burgettstown, Pennsylvania, and providing
for the grading of said street according to the same
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5-7-1912
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Ord. No. 42
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Providing for the curbing and paving with brick a part of Center
Avenue in the Borough of Burgettstown, beginning at the east property
line of A. C. McClure and extending westwardly to the west property
line of lot of Mrs. E. P. Linn and Nannie Moore and the collection
of 2/3 of the costs of the same from the property owners abutting
thereon
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7-11-1912
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Ord. No. 43
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Providing for the curbing and paving with brick of a part of
Main Street in the Borough of Burgettstown, beginning at the south
property line of the Burgettstown National Bank lot and extending
to the intersection of said Main Street with Center Avenue of said
Borough and the collection of 2/3 of the cost of the same from the
property owners abutting thereon
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7-11-1912
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Ord. No. 47
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Providing for the curbing and paving with brick a part of Center
Avenue in the Borough of Burgettstown, beginning at the east property
line of lot of A. C. McClure and extending eastwardly to the Smith
Township line, being the east property line of Luella Malone and M.
W. Scott and the collection of 2/3 of the same from the property owners
abutting thereon
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Ord. No. 50
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Authorizing and directing the grading, paving and curbing of
the roadway of that portion of Church Street in the Borough of Burgettstown,
beginning at Mrs. E. P. Linn's line and extending therefrom to
the intersection of said street with Washington Street, and authorizing
and directing the assessment and collection of 2/3 of the total cost
thereof from the owners of real estate property abutting thereon in
accordance with the provisions of the Act of Assembly of May 12, 1911,
Pamphlet Law, 1911, page 288
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6-8-1915
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Ord. No. 51
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Authorizing and directing the grading, paving and curbing of
the roadway of the portion of Main Street in the Borough of Burgettstown,
beginning at the north Borough line, near the station and extending
therefrom to the Borough line in South Burgettstown and authorizing
and directing the assessment and collection of 2/3 of the total cost
thereof from the owners of real estate property abutting thereon in
accordance with the provisions of the Act of Assembly of May 12, 1911,
Pamphlet Law, 1911, page 288
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6-8-1915
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Ord. No. 54
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Adopting and establishing a grade for Dinsmore Avenue from a
point near the iron bridge on Main Street to the line of the P.C.C.
& St. L.R.R. in the Borough of Burgettstown, PA
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7-3-1916
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Ord. No. 55
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Adopting and establishing a grade for Market Street from a point
on Washington Street at the intersection of Washington and Market
Street to the Burgettstown Branch of the P.C.C. & St. L.R.R. in
the Borough of Burgettstown, Pennsylvania, and providing for grading
of said street according to same
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7-3-1916
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Ord. No. 56
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Adopting and establishing a grade for Elm Lane from a point
on Center Avenue, near property of the U.P. Parsonage to the property
line of the Frederick's heirs, in the Borough of Burgettstown,
Pennsylvania, and providing for the grading of said street according
to same
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7-3-1916
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Ord. No. 57
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Adopting and establishing a grade for Florence Avenue from a
point on Main Street, corner of property of James Tenan to Borough
line, in the Borough of Burgettstown, Pennsylvania, and providing
for the grading of said street according to same
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7-6-1916
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Ord. No. 58
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Authorizing and directing the grading, paving and curbing of
the roadway of that portion of Dinsmore Avenue in the Borough of Burgettstown,
Washington County, Pennsylvania, beginning at a point near the iron
bridge on Main Street to the line of the P.C.C. & St. L.R.R. and
authorizing and directing the assessment and collection of 2/3 of
the total cost thereof from the owners of real property abutting in
accordance with the provisions of Chapter 6, Article 7, Sections 9,
14, 15, 16 and 17, of the Act of Assembly of May 14, 1915, P.L. 312
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8-8-1916
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Ord. No. 59
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Authorizing and directing the grading, paving and curbing of
the roadway of that portion of Florence Avenue in the Borough of Burgettstown,
Washington County, Pennsylvania, from a point on Main Street, corner
of James Tenan to the Borough line, and authorizing and directing
the assessment and collection of 2/3 of the total cost thereof from
the owners of real property abutting thereon in accordance with the
provisions of Chapter 6, Article 7, Sections 9, 14, 15, 16 and 17,
of the Act of Assembly of May 14, 1915, P.L. 312
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8-8-1916
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Ord. No. 60
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Authorizing and directing the grading, paving and curbing of
the roadway of that portion of Elm Lane, in the Borough of Burgettstown,
Washington County, Pennsylvania, from a point on Center Avenue near
property of the U.P. Parsonage to the property line of Frederick's
heirs in said Borough, and authorizing and directing the assessment
and collection of 2/3 of the total cost thereof from the owners of
real property abutting thereon in accordance with the provisions of
Chapter 6, Article 7, Sections 9, 14, 15, 16 and 17, of the Act of
Assembly of May 14, 1915, P.L. 312
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8-8-1916
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Ord. No. 61
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Authorizing and directing the grading, paving and curbing of
the roadway of that portion of Market Street in the Borough of Burgettstown,
Washington County, Pennsylvania, from a point on Washington Street,
at the intersection of Washington and Market Street to Burgettstown
Branch of the P.C.C. & St. L.R.R. and authorizing and directing
the assessment and collection of 2/3 of the total cost thereof from
the owners of real property abutting thereon in accordance with the
provisions of Chapter 6, Article 7, Sections 9, 14, 15, 16 and 17,
of the Act of Assembly of May 14th, 1915, P.L. 312
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8-8-1916
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Ord. No. 63
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Authorizing and directing the grading, paving and curbing of
the roadway of that portion of Railroad Street in the Borough of Burgettstown,
Washington County, Pennsylvania, beginning at a point at the intersection
of said Railroad Street with Alley B in said Borough, and authorizing
and directing the assessment and collection of 2/3 of the total cost
thereof from the owners of real property abutting thereon in accordance
with the provisions of the Act of Assembly of May 14, 1915, as amended
by the Act of July 6, 1917
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9-1917
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Ord. No. 70
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Adopting and establishing a grade of Center Avenue between its
intersection with Church Street and its intersection with Main or
Washington Street near the public school building
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10-6-1922
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Ord. No. 83
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Providing for the widening, paving and curbing of Bridge Street
on the east side extending the width of said street from a thirty-three-foot
street to a forty-three-foot street and providing for the construction
of a new curb and relaying of the sidewalk on the east side of Bridge
Street, adjoining properties of T. C. Linn and Albert Toney
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7-6-1927
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Ord. No. 85
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Establishing the grade of Shady Avenue in the Borough of Burgettstown,
Washington County, Pennsylvania (The location was from Plum Run Road
eastwardly to a point approximately 20 feet from the bridge on Shady
Avenue.)
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1-10-1928
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Ord. No. 86
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Establishing the grade of Pine Street in the Borough of Burgettstown,
Washington County, Pennsylvania (The location was from Tenan Avenue
for a distance of 250 feet along Pine Street.)
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1-20-1928
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Ord. No. 89
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Authorizing and directing the paving, curbing, grading and draining
of Church Avenue from the place of its joinder with Center Avenue
to the end of said Church Avenue at the place of joinder with Washington
Street in the Borough of Burgettstown, Washington County, Pennsylvania,
and providing for the payment of costs and expenses thereof and empowering
the officials of the Borough to advertise for bids and to enter into
such contracts as may be necessary for the completion of the said
improvement and establishing a grade for said Church Avenue (See also
Ord. No. 97 below.)
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5-23-1928
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Ord. No. 90
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Authorizing and directing the paving, grading, curbing and draining
of Fredericks Street from the point of intersection of Fredericks
Street with Church Avenue to the intersection of Fredericks Street
with High Street in the Borough of Burgettstown, Washington County,
Pennsylvania, and providing for the payment of the costs and expenses
thereof and empowering the officials of the Borough to advertise for
bids and to enter into such contracts as may be necessary for the
completion of the said improvement and establishing a grade for Fredericks
Street
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5-23-1928
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Ord. No. 91
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Authorizing and directing the paving, grading, curbing and draining
of High Street from the intersection of said High Street with Fredericks
Street to the intersection of High Street with Kerr Street in the
Borough of Burgettstown, Washington County, Pennsylvania, and providing
for the payment of the costs and expenses thereof and empowering the
officials of the Borough to advertise for bids and to enter into such
contracts as may be necessary for the completion of the said improvement
and establishing a grade for said High Street
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5-23-1928
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Ord. No. 92
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Authorizing and directing the paving, grading, curbing and draining
of Kerr Street from the intersection of Kerr Street with High Street
in the Borough of Burgettstown, Washington County, Pennsylvania, and
providing for the payment of the costs and expenses thereof and empowering
the officials of the Borough to advertise for bids to enter into such
contracts as may be necessary for the completion of the said improvement
and establishing a grade for said Kerr Street
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5-23-1928
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Ord. No. 93
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Authorizing and directing the paving, grading, curbing and draining
of Center Avenue from the end of the paving in Center Avenue at a
point where Culley Street adjoins the said Center Avenue to the center
of Railroad which intersects said Center Avenue in the Borough of
Burgettstown, Washington County, Pennsylvania, and providing for the
payment of the costs and expenses thereof and empowering the officials
of the Borough to advertise for bids and to enter into such contracts
as may be necessary for the completion of the said improvement and
establishing a grade for said Center Avenue (See also Ord. No. 98
below.)
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5-23-1928
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Ord. No. 95
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Establishing the grade of High Street Extension in the Borough
of Burgettstown, Washington County, Pennsylvania, from the place of
joinder of Fredericks Street with High Street to the place of joinder
of Culley Street with High Street
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10-3-1928
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Ord. No. 96
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Authorizing and directing the paving, grading, curbing and draining
of High Street Extension from the place of joinder of Fredericks Street
with High Street to the place of joinder of Culley Street with High
Street in the Borough of Burgettstown, Washington County, Pennsylvania,
and providing for the payment of costs and expenses thereof and empowering
the officials of the Borough to advertise for bids and to enter into
such contracts as may be necessary for the completion of the said
improvement
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10-3-1928
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Ord. No. 97
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Changing the established grade of Church Avenue in the Borough
of Burgettstown, Washington County, Pennsylvania, at and near the
place of joinder of Church Street with Center Avenue (This ordinance
repealed that part of Ord. No. 89 that established the grade of Church
Avenue; see Ord. No. 89 above.)
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10-3-1928
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Ord. No. 98
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Changing the established grade of Center Avenue in the Borough
of Burgettstown, Washington County, Pennsylvania, at and near the
place of joinder of Center Avenue and High Street (This ordinance
repealed that part of Ord. No. 93 that established the grade of Center
Avenue; see Ord. No. 93 above.)
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10-3-1928
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Ord. No. 100
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Establishing the grade of Culley Street in the Borough of Burgettstown,
Washington County, Pennsylvania, from the place of joinder of Church
Avenue with Culley Street to the place of joinder of Culley Street
with Highland Avenue
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12-17-1929
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Ord. No. 113
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Approving and establishing the lines, grades, drainage structures
and all other structures appearing on the plans of the Department
of Highways of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, showing proposed
improvement on Main Street in the Borough of Burgettstown, Pennsylvania
(The location was from Station 964+80.4 to Station 965+49.06, a distance
of 68.66 feet. See also Ord. No. 114 below.)
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10-26-1932
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Ord. No. 114
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Requiring all public service companies and all abutting property
owners on Main Street, in the Borough of Burgettstown, Pennsylvania,
to place all necessary underground pipes and conduits, as well as
all other pipes, poles and wires, and make sewer connections (This
related to the proposed improvement in Ord. No. 113 above.)
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10-26-1932
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Ord. No. 118
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Establishing the grade of Kerr Street in the Borough of Burgettstown,
Washington County, Pennsylvania (The location was for the north side,
between Highland Avenue and 15 feet to an unnamed alley, and for the
south side, between Highland Avenue and Lincoln Avenue.)
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8-8-1933
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Ord. No. 119
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Establishing the grade of Lincoln Avenue in the Borough of Burgettstown,
Washington County, Pennsylvania
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8-8-1933
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Ord. No. 120
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Establishing the grade of Hindman Avenue in the Borough of Burgettstown,
Washington County, Pennsylvania
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8-8-1933
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Ord. No. 121
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Establishing the grade of Scott Street in the Borough of Burgettstown,
Washington County, Pennsylvania
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8-8-1933
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Ord. No. 122
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Establishing the grade of Fredericks Street Extension in the
Borough of Burgettstown, Washington County, Pennsylvania
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8-8-1933
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Ord. No. 162
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Providing for the grading, curbing, guttering, paving, macadamizing
or otherwise improving the following streets: Hindman Avenue, Shady
Avenue, Whitaker Avenue, Bell Avenue and Pittsburgh Street and Market
Street, and other connecting and interconnecting streets in the Borough
of Burgettstown, and the assessment of the cost thereof by the foot-front
rule
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4-25-1949
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Ord. No. 164
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Fixing and establishing the combined center lines of Lincoln
Avenue and Kerr Street in the Borough of Burgettstown
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5-23-1949
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Ord. No. 167
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Providing for the vacating of a portion of Lincoln Avenue located
within the Borough of Burgettstown, Washington County, Pennsylvania
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2-6-1950
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Ord. No. 173
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To revise and establish the center-line grade of Maple Avenue
between Main Street and twenty-foot alley adjacent to Pennsylvania
Railroad property line
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12-7-1953
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Ord. No. 174
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To revise the lines and grades of Archer Lane between center
line of Maple Avenue and in a northerly direction of a dead end, a
distance of 541.5 feet
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12-7-1953
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Ord. No. 189
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Laying out, opening and adopting as a public street in the Borough
of Burgettstown a street to be designated Plum Run Avenue, and fixing
and regulating the width and grades thereof
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11-5-1956
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Ord. No. 197
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Providing for the vacating of a portion of Wassau Street located
within the Borough of Burgettstown, Washington County, Pennsylvania
(The portion vacated was between Linden Avenue and Duncan Avenue.)
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8-3-1959
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Laying out, opening and adopting as a public street in the Borough
of Burgettstown, such street to be designated and known as "Vian Drive,"
and fixing and regulating the width and grade thereof (The width was
fixed at 35 feet.)
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11-5-1962
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Providing for the vacating of an unnamed sixteen-foot alley
situate on Florence Avenue within the Borough of Burgettstown, Washington
County, Pennsylvania
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6-1-1964
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Ord. No. 3-65
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Providing for the vacating of a section of Fairview Street,
a thirty-three-foot-wide street, situate within the Borough of Burgettstown,
Washington County, Pennsylvania (This section ran approximately from
the northwest corner of Lot 37, 139 feet southeast, 33 feet southwest,
122 feet northwest, 37.31 feet east, and then to the place of beginning.)
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7-8-1965
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Vacating a certain twenty-foot public alley (The alley was located
between Lot 11 and Lot 12 of the J.F. Patterson Plan.)
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12-1966
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Providing for the vacating of a certain unnamed sixteen-foot
alley situate within the Borough of Burgettstown, Washington County,
Pennsylvania (This alley ran from Center Avenue in the J. B. Cunningham
Addition, a distance of 120 feet to McClure Avenue.)
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1968
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Signifying the intention of the Council of the Borough of Burgettstown,
Washington County, Pennsylvania, to accept certain public roads within
said Borough as public streets, under the provisions of P.L. 581,
approved February 1, 1966, as amended, making said public roads a
portion of the public highway system of the said Borough (These roads
were Repole Street, Powers Street, Povero Street, Barbush Street,
Cray Street, Blehi Street, Lyons Street, Stewart Street, Pappas Street,
and McCormick Street.)
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9-7-1971
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Ord. No. 2004-1
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Vacating a portion of an unnamed alley between lands of Repole
in Burgettstown Borough, Washington County, Pennsylvania
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8-2-2004
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Ord. No. 2004-3
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Vacating a portion of an unnamed alley between lands of the
abandoned Penn-Central Railroad right-of-way now owned by the county
of Washington and Alley "B" in Burgettstown Borough, Washington County,
Pennsylvania
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12-6-2004
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Res. No. 2010-2
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Establishing a legal right-of-way on Shady Avenue
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7-12-2010
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Ord. No. 2013-1
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Vacating a portion of an unnamed sixteen-foot alley bordered
on the north by Main Street, on the east by the Borough Parking lot
and on the west by property now or formerly of John Weidert, situate
in Burgettstown Borough
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3-4-2013
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