Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1889-12-20
THE NEW CITY.

JAMES A. BEAVER, GOVERNOR OF sAln
COMMONWEALTH,
TO all 10 tchom tkese presents shat cone SENDS
GREETING:
WHEREAS, In anu by an Act of the Gen
.eral Assembly of this Commonwealth
entitled AN Act for the Incorporation
and Government of Cities of the Third
Class" approved the twenty-third day OF
Nav, Anno iDomini one thousand eight
hundred aud eighty nine, it is among
other things provided in the first section
thereof that cities Of the third class shall
be chartered whenever majority OF the
electors of any town or borough, or OF any
two or more contiguous towns or boronghs
situate within the limits of the same
county, having together population OF
at least ten thousand according to the last
preceding United States census, shall vote
at any general election in favor OF the
same !" aud in the second section OF said
Act il is further provided that :" if it shall
anneor by the said returns that there is q
majority in favor of "A city charter, the
Governor shall issue Letters Patent, under
the great seal of the Commonwealth, re-
citing the facts, defining the boundaries OF
the said city, and constituting the same a
body corporate md polite.
WHEREAS, 1t appears by the returns OF
elections held in the several. boroughs OF
Johnstown, Giubbtown, Conemaugh.
Woodvale, Prospect, Millville and Cam
bria, in the county of Cambria, on the
9th day of November, A. D. 1889, that
there was majority IN each of the
said boroughs in favor of city charter ;
and
WHEREAS, 1t appears that SAID boroughS
have together population, according to
the last United States census, of at leest
ten thousand; and
WHEREAS, The requirements of the said
Act of May %, A. d. 1889, have been fully
complied with,
No,c, Meret1re, know yc, that |, James
A. Beaver, Governor aforesaid, in COM
pliance with the provisions of the said
Act of the Assembly, and by virtue of the
authority in me vested, do hereby declare
the aforesaid boroughs of Johnslown.
Grubbtown, Conemaugh, Woodvale,
. Prospect AIillville, and Cambria, in the
county OF Cambria, TO be and for the City
of Johnstown, and do. hereby define the
boundaries Of said CITY as follows:
Beginning at a point in The centre of
the Conemaugh river, tfe same bong Ine
northwest corner of s.the borough OF Cam
bria; thence south thirty-.our degrees
west six hundred and ninetY.threc feet
to the south side OF the Pennsylvania
Railroad, thence along said Pennsylvania
Railroad south fifty-three degrees east
sixteen hundred and fifty feet thence
south fifty degrees st-twelve hundred
and ffty.four feet; thence south thirty
seven and one-half degrees east six hun
dred and twenty-seven feet; thence south
nine degrees east seventeen hundred and
sixty-ive feet thence south sevcnty-eighl
degrees east three hundred and seventy,
nine and five-tenthskfee 10 the centre OF
the Conemaugh river, thence up the Con
emaugh river and Stonycreek to point il
the centre of the. Stonycreek, said poin
being in line with the northwestern side
of Market street. LJohnstown borough
thence by straight line 10 a white wal
nut tree On the southern bank Of the
Stonycreek, and near the township roaC
leading to 8lillcreek Furnace; thence
and ifty.six and one-h half feet to a sugar
tree thence south forty-nine degrees cas-
eighteen hundred and fifteen feet to {
post on the bank of the Stonycreek
thence south seven degrees east to tht
centre of the Stonycreek thence VI
centre of Stonycreek to the norJheaS
corner of Grubbtown borough; thence
south seventY-one degrees five hundred
and fifty-two and seventy-fve one-hun
dredths feet to a sugar-tree; thence soutl
fifteen degrees, west eight hundred ant
five and two-tenths feet TO rock oak
thence south. thirtY-dye degrees, Yves
eleven hundred. and seventy one and five
tenths feet to black walnut; theme
south forty-seven degrees, west five hun
dred and seycnty-seyen and five tenth
feet to post; thence south twenty.nin
degrees, east five hundred and twenty
eight feet to post; thence north fifty
seven degrees, east ninety-four feet
thence south twentY-eight degrees, cas-
sixteen hundred and ten feet to tn
centre of the Stonycreek theme
up centre Of Stonycreek to
point fifty feet north of the mort
side of Cleveland street (eXtended)
thence north eighty-four degrees lifty-si
minutes, east fifteen hundred feet theme
south seventy-scyeh degrees twenty-five
minutes, east fifteen hundred and twenty
eight feet, the two courses being the lin
between Charles Won Luncn and A.Rodg
ers; thence south sixty-fve degrees fv
minutes, east ninety feet to the east sid
of road leading to Krings Mills; theme
north ffty-three degrees, east six hundre
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