The following is a chronological enumeration and brief description
of various agreements to which the Borough of Bath has been a party.
The complete text of each agreement is on file in the office of the
Borough Secretary, where it may be examined during regular business
hours. These agreements were approved en masse in the ordinance adopting
this codification.
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Date
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Agreement With
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Description
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|---|---|---|
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9-6-1867
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Pennsylvania Telephone Company
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Granted a telephone franchise for the Borough of Bath
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9-8-1899
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Bethlehem & Bath Street Railway Company
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Granted a street railway franchise
|
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1899
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Slate Belt Telephone & Telegraph Company
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Granted a telephone and telegraph franchise
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11-6-1899
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Cement Belt Street Railway Company
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Granted a street railway franchise
|
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1-1-1900
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Bangor Street Railway Company
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Granted a street railway franchise
|
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10-27-1902
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Lehigh and Lackawanna Railroad and owners of enumerated property
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Condemns land for use of water system
|
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2-5-1903
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Blue Ridge Traction Company
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Granted a street railway franchise
|
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10-7-1905
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Allen Street Railway Company
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Granted a street railway franchise
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12-10-1906
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Bath Light, Heat and Power Company
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Granted an electric franchise
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10-10-1911
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East Allen Township, freeholders of enumerated area to be annexed
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Annexes a portion of East Allen Township
|
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5-6-1912
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East Allen Light and Power Company
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Granted an electric franchise
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4-17-1914
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Freeholders of enumerated area to be annexed
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Annexed enumerated property
|
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5-17-1915
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Lehigh Navigation Electric Company
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Allows Borough to purchase electric
|
|
7-6-1916
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Allen Street Railway Company
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Granted a street railway franchise
|
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12-1-1924
|
Ella O Hartzell
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Purchase of land for construction of a well
|
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4-18-1927
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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
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Road construction
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5-5-1930
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John A. Frick, Howard F. Frey and Wm. G. B. Woodring
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Granted a gas franchise
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11-3-1930
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Lands as described on plan of H. J. Kennard, dated 8-19-1930
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Annexed enumerated lands for rights-of-way
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12-6-1937
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East Allen Township, freeholders of enumerated area to be annexed
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Annexed a portion of East Allen Township
|
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12-6-1937
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East Allen Township, freeholders of enumerated area to be annexed
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Annexed a portion of East Allen Township
|
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1-5-1942
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Metropolitan Edison Company
|
Contract for streetlighting
|
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3-3-1952
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Metropolitan Edison Company
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Contract for streetlighting
|
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6-9-1954
|
Borough Authority
|
Lease for water system
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7-13-1954
|
Peter Wetzel and Mary Wetzel
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Purchase of easement for water system
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7-3-1961
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Borough Authority
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Lease for water system
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3-5-1962
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Metropolitan Edison Company
|
Contract for streetlighting
|
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5-20-1965
|
Borough Authority
|
Lease for sewer system
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12-5-1977
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Metropolitan Edison Company
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Contract for streetlighting
|
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5-18-1979
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Borough Authority, Tashner Public Utility
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Purchase of utility
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1-5-1981
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Borough Authority
|
Grant of authority
|
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2-16-1984
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Municipal Authority
|
Sewers transferred to Authority
|
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1-9-1989
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Intergovernmental Risk Management Association
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Borough is authorized to join for protection purposes
|
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6-12-1989
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PLGIT
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Investment trusts authorized
|
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12-10-1990
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Intermunicipal Drug Task Force
|
Authorized Borough to enter
|
|
9-14-1992
|
Middle Department Inspection Agency, Inc.
|
Adopted inspection services agreement
|
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4-3-1995
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Hanover Township, Lower Nazareth Township, Northampton County
|
Borough entry into regional police department
|
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12-2-1996
|
Hanover Township and Lower Nazareth Township
|
Agreement for recovery of capital improvement costs under certain
circumstances
|
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8-3-1998
|
Northampton County
|
Cooperation agreement
|
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1-4-1999
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Hanover Township, Lower Nazareth Township, Northampton County
|
Modified budgetary process for Colonial Regional Police
|
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3-12-2001
|
Townships of Bushkill, Lower Nazareth, Stockertown, Tatamy,
and the Nazareth Area School District
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Authorized participation in Nazareth Area Council
|
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1-5-2004 (Ord. No. 2004-568)
|
Nazareth Area Council of Governments
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Execution of a joint purchasing agreement
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12-6-2004 (Ord. No. 2004-572)
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Nazareth Area Council of Governments
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Participation in UCC Joint Appeals Board
|
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3-7-2005 (Ord. No. 2005-576)
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Bangor, Hellertown, North Catasaugua, Wilson, County of Northampton
|
Revitalize business communities
|
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12-4-2006 (Ord. No. 2006-594)
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Bushkill, Chapman, Lower Nazareth, Moore, Nazareth, Tatamy,
Upper Nazareth
|
Multimunicipal planning cooperation
|
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9-4-2007 (Ord. No. 2007-603)
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Chapman, Nazareth, Stockertown, Tatamy, Bushkall East Allen,
Lower Nazareth, Moore, Upper Nazareth
|
Mutual aid agreement for emergency services
|
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4-1-2013 (Ord. No. 2013-632)
|
Lower Nazareth, Hanover
|
Colonial Regional Police Commission
|
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12-2-2013 (Ord. No. 2013-638)
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Delaware Valley Health Insurance Trust
|
For high-quality health benefits at a reasonable cost to Bath
and its employees
|
|
4-3-2018 (Ord. No. 2018-675)
|
Lower Nazareth, Hanover
|
Settlement agreement for withdrawal from Colonial Regional Police
Commission; agreement for limited police services from Colonial Regional
Police Commission
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