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Borough of Bridgeport, PA
Montgomery County
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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Bridgeport as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Sewers — See Ch. 442.
[Adopted 5-2-1960 by Ord. No. 241, approved 5-2-1960 (Ch. 6 of the 1975 Code)]
The Borough Council hereby signifies its intention and desire to organize an authority under the provisions of the Municipality Authorities Act of 1945, as amended.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 301 et seq.
The President and Secretary of the Borough Council are hereby authorized and directed to execute, on behalf of the Borough of Bridgeport, Articles of Incorporation for said Authority, in substantially the following form:
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
TO THE SECRETARY OF THE COMMONWEALTH
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
In compliance with the requirements of the Act of May 2, 1945, P.L. 382, known as "Municipality Authorities Act of 1945," as amended, the Borough of Bridgeport, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, desiring to incorporate an Authority thereunder, does hereby certify:
1.
The name of the Authority is "Bridgeport Borough Authority."
2.
Said Authority is formed under the provisions of the Act of May 2, 1945, P.L. 382, as amended.
3.
No other Authority has been organized under the Act of May 2, 1945, P.L. 382, as amended, or under the Act of June 28, 1935, P.L. 463, as amended, and is in existence in or for the incorporating municipality, the Borough of Bridgeport.
4.
The name of the incorporating municipality is Borough of Bridgeport, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
5.
The names and addresses of its municipal authorities are as follows:
Office
Name
Address
President of Borough Council
Alex Fiorillo
341 Coates Street,
Bridgeport, Pa.
Burgess
Christopher Brennen
202 East Fourth Street,
Bridgeport, Pa.
Borough Secretary (nonmember)
John J. Kane
517 Prospect Avenue,
Bridgeport, Pa.
Borough Treasurer (nonmember)
Monroe R. Allen
105 West Fifth Street,
Bridgeport, Pa.
Councilmen:
Samuel Boccella
41 Fifth Street,
Bridgeport, Pa.
James Sunday
108 Second Street,
Bridgeport, Pa.
Nicholas A. Pagano
840 Bush Street,
Bridgeport, Pa.
Joseph Julian
124 Front Street,
Bridgeport, Pa.
Stephen Nadwodny
412 East Rambo Street,
Bridgeport, Pa.
Angelo Picariello
202 Holstein Street,
Bridgeport, Pa.
John P. Lawless
908 Ford Street,
Bridgeport, Pa.
Peter Grozinski
138 Third Street,
Bridgeport, Pa.
6.
The names, addresses and terms of office of the first members of the Board of the Authority to be formed hereby are as follows:
Name
Address
Term
(years)
Daniel DeOrzio
618 Bush Street,
Bridgeport, Pa.
5
Isadore Berkowitz
123 Eighth Street,
Bridgeport, Pa.
4
Andrew Ottaviano
836 Bush Street,
Bridgeport, Pa.
3
Anthony Pretzello
616 Ford Street,
Bridgeport, Pa.
2
Joseph Coscia
536 Ford Street,
Bridgeport, Pa.
1
7.
The advertisement of notice of filing these Articles of Incorporation is submitted herewith.
8.
The term of existence of the Authority shall be for 50 years from the date of approval of these Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation.
[Added 4-30-1974 by Ord. No. 395, approved 4-30-1974]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed these Articles on behalf of the Borough of Bridgeport and have cause to be affixed the seal thereof this 13th day of April, 1960.
s/ALEX FIORILLO
President of Borough Council
Attest:
s/JOHN J. KANE
Secretary
The Borough Secretary is hereby directed to cause a notice of the substance of this chapter, including the substance of the above Articles of Incorporation, to be published once in a newspaper published and of general circulation in the County of Montgomery and once in the Montgomery County Law Reporter, as required by the Municipality Authorities Act of 1945, as amended.
The President and Secretary of Borough Council are directed to file said Articles of Incorporation, together with the necessary proofs of publication, with the Secretary of the Commonwealth and to do all other acts and things necessary or appropriate to effect the incorporation of the Bridgeport Borough Authority.
The initial project to be undertaken by said Authority is to acquire, hold, construct, improve, maintain, operate, own or lease, either in the capacity of lessor or lessee, sewers, sewer systems or parts thereof, and sewage treatment works, including works for treating and disposing of industrial waste, for the Borough of Bridgeport and for such other territory as it may be authorized to serve.[1]
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Editor's Note: Former § 9-6, First appointees, which immediately followed, was repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).