The Daily Republican from Monongahela, Pennsylvania • Page 41

Daily CENTENNIAL EDITION MUNICIPAL Pi eepu ICAN MONONGAHELA, PA TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1946 A Moeoogalhiela Looks Froinni Tine Air If 5 1833 ACT OF ASSEMOLY DEFINED BOUNDARIES OF VILLIAMSPORT PRESENT CITY OFFICIALS, MEMBERS Of- COMMISSIONS Photograph by Field Service Branch, P. M. A. USDA. Furnish'! Tin Daily IiVpuMiciin ly llnlpli II.

Mover, chairman. Aerial lMiotojTa liy Committee of tin I'nitetl States Department of Airririilt tire, to whom this newspaper was referred lv Washington County Au'ent II. h'lilton. the aliove aerial view of Monoiiizahcla will ive loeal a fine hird's-eye picture of the city in which they live. It was necessary for Mover to supply two photographs in oi-der to prove complete coverage of the city, as the aerial survey was flown in two different flight lines.

are APS-11-4'1 and AI'S IS-'JO. smmmm mm Mayor-Dr. Clylr limp City Controllor- -William B. Hill City Clerk- Mark C. Holland City Trcasurt-r Riu lid GiWion City EriKinoor Mark C.

Unrland City Assessor Mark (3. r.uil.ind Police Chief William H. Si. jii lis 3 i i 1 WHW "Section 8. "The town of Williamsport, in the county ot a.snmcton, snau her.

after be called by the name of City, and the corpor- (Continued on Prtfe-a B) for acres, including an improve ment of the vat( of Pigeon Creek, adjoins land of Thomas Parkerson and Adam Wickerson and others, at which lime lie paid 10 pounds per loo acres with interest from uch 1. 1790. A survey called "Mt. Pleasant" wu.i made. September 24; 1794 and returned ISO acres 148 perches.

This tract includes the Tobiai Decker application and survey. (Continued on Page 2) The followins description from the act of Assembly of April 8. J833. by which Williamsport nffie iallv wamp a horouuh is Drinted below vhminv boundaries of the town at that time. ing for COO acres on the west side of Monongahela.

about 1 mile from the river, bounded by Jno. and Abram. Decker, including where he now lives. A survey called "Lauderdale" was made. December 6, 1769.

for 116.1.2. acres. This tract is still unpatented at this date. The survey is recorded in Survey Book A. Pave 170.

Benjamin Parkison received Warrant Xo. 114. dated May 2. I OH iO JUoULJUl Key nmnhers of the pictures Xowlands tract being Improved and settled by him. The survey was made on said application.

November 10, 1784 and returned 341 acres, 2 perches and allowance. The survey is recorded in Survey Book Volume 5, Page 306. James Linnes, who by deed dated April 21. 1769. conveyed to Thomas Smallman, to Ephram Blain, who by" deed dated December 14, conveyed to Daniel Depue.

who received the William Nowland, Peter Froman And James Linnes Received Applications For Land warrant to accept the above survey on Jan. 15, 1803, at which time he paid $226.50. He received the patent Jan. 18. 1803 called The patent is recorded in Patent Book Volume 48, Page 297.

Peter Froman. received Application Xo. 3079. August 17, 1769 applying for 300 acres cn the west side of the Monongahela, adjoining Pigeon Creek, including his im- nrovement. A survey called Llou Historians, However, Rightly Name Abraham Decker And Joseph Parkison As Pioneers When on April 17.

some in a state office in I la afl'ii plication- of laud in the environs List of Burgesses And Mayors From 1851 to Present Bl'KGKSSKS Boroimh of Williainsport 1S51 Henry Wilson lSr3 Jolin Gilfillin. (Continued on Pane 7) ccster" was made July 15. 1769. returned 149.1 acres. The survey is recorded in Survey Book Page 238.

A warrant to accept was issued to Paul Froman. May 23, 1783, at which time he paid 24 pounds, 1 shilling and received the patent May 24, 17S5 called "Gloucester." The patent Is recorded in Patent Book Volume 3. Page 340. Tobias Decker received Applica tion Xo. 3781.

August 26. 1.69, apply Pennsylvania, the earliest patent Familiar Local Streets, Their Names Now And What They Were Called Following are the names of familiar streets of the city as they appear on early maps: Then Culled Now Called Ford First (Continued on Page 4) tion Xo. 3064, April 17, 1769, apply-inK for 300 acres on the south side of Mononcahcla near the mouth of Pir.onn Creek adjoining William This map shows the boundaries I WW UCALH ti 3Drc AIAH. '25. that act served as the first formal rcc' State of I'cnnsylv auia that settlers semblance of haiidct or village l-'ii Myers ji'o Cm rue II.

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Citv So.iitor Benedict i on I'a -'e 41 In A iliseure and the ol-'J-ot tell clerk al to hrce a i- imw 'ruit ion on here hud the part of the reached some is in Surey Book A. Volume Abraham Decker, by deed dated March 10. 1775. eon-viy f) Parkison to whom a irr ml of acceptance was issued May 9. at which time he paid pounds, vo shilling and nine He received his patent May ".7, and is recorded in Patent P.

Volume 28, Page 294." Development Begins It is in this forego'ng paragraph that the seed cf Monongahela 'h development lies, for the acquisition of Decker's property by Joseph Parkison sivi' rise to the first sale oC lots, the fiiv-t stimulus to the t'li'-sical growt'i of the community. Mean a nvplicitiuns for other iiit' nis embracing adjoining lands bein filed until formal ownership of all the land on which now stands was finally determined and recognized by the state. The office of the present Secre-t My of ta'ereal A I fairs has sup plied the del ails of the proceedings 1 nkiii-: Inward these other patents. 'I'lie- advi regarding imam land's applic ation that a sur vey i tM nil' on said Application, Voveinbi 17X4 and returned acres peri hex and allowance" Tin- survey Is recorded In Survey Hook 1', Pace Daniel Depue, Fh- ipiire. received a warrant to accept the above survey, June 10, 1H05, at which tine lie paid $201.13.

He received the patent called "Eden," June It. 'i lie patent Is record ed in Patent Hook P. Volume 57 Page 111. James Linnes received Applica- MiCM bau4 C'M 1 mmm I WW fill rrmJMm who by deed, June, 1T8I. convey life.

These applications, according to a research made by the present Department of Internal Affairs, were received by William Nowland, Peter Froman and James NVrv-land received Application Xo. dated April 17, lTtiO. applying for 300 acres on the south side of M-'rt-ongahela at the mouth of Pigeon Creek, beinu improved and sett I'd by him. James Linnes received Application N'o. dated April 17.

17fif, applyinis for 300 acres on 'the south side of Monnnuahela near the mouth of Pigeon Creek a 1-joininx Xowland's tract. Frori.m had applied for .100 acres on the west side of Mononualu la in the tract called "Gloucester." Xowland, Froman, nr.d I.innrs. nevertheless, have only chrono-loKtcal sinnificanie as havini; obtained the earliest dated official papers by the state. Historians ot Mononahela riylitly cite the nana' of Abraham Decker and Parkison as the first two prominent names to be recorded in il history inasmuch as future development of the community steins ist from their property claims. Decker received Application 378.1.

dated August 2i, 1 "applying for 300 neres on the west side of Mononnahcla. bounded east by the river, west by John Decker, north by Paul Froman, on the south by Pidxeon Creek, including his improvement." A survey called 'Sotithwark" was made October 17(9 and returned "70 acres. 101 perches and allowance. The survey i Ci "7 TT F-'V V. XJk, rTvZZJ JL L- of the early patent whii li were granted settlers here by the State of granted being that for Gloucester, being the land owned hy Paul Fromar.