[Ord. 551, 9/5/1961, § 1]
It is hereby determined and declared as a matter of public policy
that flood control in the Chartiers Valley District is necessary to
protect the health, safety and welfare of the Borough of Bridgeville
and its people and that flood control can best be accomplished by
joining with other municipalities in the watershed of Chartiers Creek
and its tributaries, and particularly with the City of Pittsburgh
and the Boroughs of Carnegie, Heidelberg and Rosslyn Farms, and the
Townships of Collier, Robinson, Scott and Upper St. Clair, in the
formation of Chartiers Valley District Flood Control Authority under
the "Municipality Authorities Act of 1945," as supplemented and amended.
[Ord. 551, 9/5/1961, § 2]
The Mayor, the President of the Borough Council, and the Borough
Secretary are hereby authorized and directed to join with the City
of Pittsburgh and the Boroughs and Townships aforesaid in preparing
and filing with the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Articles of Incorporation for the creation of a body politic and corporate
in accordance with the Municipality Authorities Act of 1945, as supplemented
and amended, said body politic and corporate to be known as "Chartiers
Valley District Flood Control Authority," the purpose of which will
be to do any or all things necessary to control the flooding of Chartiers
Creek and its tributaries, and for this purpose to enjoy and exercise
all powers and privileges set forth in the aforesaid Act of the General
Assembly known as the "Municipality Authorities Act of 1945," as supplemented
and amended; subject, however, to the limitation as hereinafter provided
in § 213, hereof.
[Ord. 551, 9/5/1961, § 3]
The enactment of this Part shall in no manner whatsoever commit
or be construed by the other participating municipalities or third
parties as committing the Borough of Bridgeville to finance in whole
or in part the proposed Authority or any of the facilities or agreements
of the said Authority. Nor shall the participation by officials of
the Borough of Bridgeville as members of the Board of said Authority
in any manner create liability on the part of the Borough of Bridgeville
for the financing in whole or in part of said Authority, its facilities,
agreements or administrative costs. The Borough of Bridgeville reserves
the right through its Council to determine at the proper time whether
or not it will accept liability for financing in whole or in part
said Authority, its facilities, agreements or administrative costs.
[Ord. 551, 9/5/1961, § 4]
In accordance with the provisions of the Municipality Authorities
Act of 1945, as supplemented and amended, the municipal authorities
shall cause a notice of this Part to be published, and, together with
the municipal authorities of the City of Pittsburgh and the Boroughs
and Townships aforesaid, file with the Secretary of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania Articles of Incorporation in substantially the following
form:
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ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
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To the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania:
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In compliance with the requirements of the Municipality Authorities
Act of 1945, as supplemented and amended, the following municipalities,
by their respective ordinances as set forth below, providing for the
organization of Chartiers Valley District Flood Control Authority,
do hereby apply for Articles of Incorporation for Chartiers Valley
District Flood Control Authority: [Here followed the list of proposed
municipalities and townships with spaces for insertion of numbers
and dates of the respective ordinances corresponding to this one.]
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The undersigned officers, being authorized to do so, do hereby
certify:
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A.
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The name of the Authority is "Chartiers Valley District Flood
Control Authority."
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B.
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The Authority is formed under the provisions of the Municipality
Authorities Act of 1945, as supplemented and amended.
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C.
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No Authority has been organized or exists under the Act of the
28th day of June, 1935, P.L. 463, within the City of Pittsburgh, Boroughs
of Bridgeville, Carnegie, Heidelberg or Rosslyn Farms nor within the
Townships of Collier, Scott or Upper St. Clair; Robinson Township
Authority was organized and exists under the aforesaid Act.
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The following are Authorities organized under the Municipality
Authorities Act of 1945:
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The Municipal Water Authority of Pittsburgh
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The Allegheny County Sanitary Authority (jointly organized by
the City of Pittsburgh and the County of Allegheny)
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Collier Township Municipal Authority
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Municipal Authority of the Township of Upper St. Clair and are
in existence in or for one or more of the incorporating municipalities.
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D.
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The names of the incorporating municipalities, all of which
are located entirely within the County of Allegheny and Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, together with the names and addresses of their municipal
officers, are as follows: [Here followed the names of the incorporating
municipalities and townships with the names and addresses of the principal
officers of each.]
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E.
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The names, addresses and terms of office of the first members
of the Board of said Authority are: [Here followed the names, addresses
and terms of office of the first members of the Board, as appointed
by each of the member municipalities and townships.]
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[Ord. 551, 9/5/1961, § 5]
The Borough of Bridgeville hereby appoints Karl E. Weise as
its first member of the Board of said Chartiers Valley District Flood
Control Authority, effective upon the issuance by the Secretary of
the Commonwealth of the Certificate of Incorporation of the said Chartiers
Valley District Flood Control Authority, to serve without compensation
for the respective term designated.
