Annual report of the burgess and town council of the borough of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania 1935, Part 10

Author: Chambersburg (Pa.)
Publication date: 1935-1940
Publisher: [Chambersburg, Pa.] : The Borough
Number of Pages: 492


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ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT


The office of the Borough Engineer in Chambersburg was created by Ordinance approved by the Burgess and Town Council on June 14, 1909.


The Town Council appoints the Borough Engineer, and they are the judges of what assistants shall be furnished. He shall furnish all engineering for all departments unless otherwise directed by Council: To make profiles and plans of all streets, alleys, sewers, bridges, and to keep proper records of same; To have charge of all Borough property not under the supervision of the Manager of Utilities; To have general supervision over all work of the Street Department and to report monthly to the Borough Council of all works completed; To keep records of locations of water, sewer, and gas pipes; To furnish and supply maps, charts, profiles, plans, specifications, estimates, data, and advice to Town Council, all committees and officers of the Borough.


PUBLIC COMFORT STATION


A Public Comfort Station was built by the Borough of Chambers- burg and the Commissioners of Franklin County in 1932 at a total cost of $10,689.03, and is maintained jointly by them. The operating costs and repairs are divided. In 1937, the costs were $1,039.46, of which the Borough paid $529.25. In addition the Borough furnished water and electricity to the amount of $486.95, and the County Commissioners fur- nished heat and janitor service, without charge.


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Two attendants are employed and are on duty each day during the hours of operation to maintain order and keep the station in an orderly and sanitary condition.


The use made of this station has greatly exceeded the estimates made by the original promoters, and the records kept show that more than 2,000 people attended this station in one day.


PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS


Small park areas are owned and maintained on Commerce Street, Grandview Avenue, Borough Farm, Memorial Fountain, and Fountain on Glen Street, and in addition the banks of the Conococheague Creek and Falling Spring are maintained and planted by the Borough.


The playground system has been developed in five small playgrounds with Henninger Field as the center of competitive events.


Practically all the playground equipment was purchased by the citizens in the vicinity of each playground and maintained by them until several years ago the Borough accepted the responsibility of all equip- ment, maintenance, and repairs. Wading pools have been constructed on the Fifth Ward and Stevens Playgrounds. Tennis courts are pro- vided for Stevens, Fifth Ward, and Buchanan Playgrounds as well as at Henninger Field.


The playgrounds and activities are supervised by the Borough Engineer with a girl director at each playground. The programs are designed to have all presentations of activities as a unit, rather than on a competitive basis. The program continues for twelve weeks and con- sists of athletic activities, dramatics, hand-craft, and music. All com- petitive contests are held on Henninger Field and Buchanan Playground Athletic Field where two men supervise the contests.


New permanent bleachers were constructed at Henninger Field, bringing the seating capacity to 2,000 persons with portable bleachers accommodating 1,000 more.


HISTORY OF THE CHAMBERSBURG HEALTH BOARD


The first meeting of the Chambersburg Health Board was held in Council Hall, September 26, 1893. The following men-Dr. Johnston McLanahan, A. J. White, J. Brua Hoyer, and George Denton were sworn in as members by Burgess George A. Wood. Dr. John A. Bouse was appointed Health Officer.


Dr. McLanahan was elected President of the Board, which office he held until October 3, 1912.


Among the first duties of the Board were the enacting of local sanitary measures which, in conjunction with the State regulation, began functioning shortly after its inception.


The Health Board was the outcome of an Act of the General Assembly of May 9, 1893, authorizing Chambersburg such a Board.


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HENNINGER FIELD


Those who served as members of this Board until the present date are as follows :


A. J. White


E. E. Foust Thomas K. Scheller


Dr. John A. Bouse


Dr. J. J. Eckel


Dr. Guy P. Asper


Daniel O. Gehr


Dr. Paul Allen


Dr. B. M. Beattie


Dr. Helen Stewart


Morris Lloyd


J. W. Rearick


Paul Walker


W. O. Nicklas


C. P. Miller


J. Brua Hoyer


Jacob Schaff


Geo. K. Lehner


Capt. W. H. Mackey


Milton McDowell


Herman Kraiss


Daniel Harmony


George Denton


Dr. L. H. Seaton


T. C. Karper


W. L. Ritchey


H. A. Kottcamp


Geo. F. Arris


Dr. H. M. Miley


James C. Clark


A. L. Logue


F. Lester Marshall


Mr. Lloyd succeeded Dr. McLanahan as President in 1914, there being no record from October, 1912 to 1914, and continued in this office until his death in 1932, his successor being Dr. B. M. Beattie.


The duties of the Health Board have varied with conditions of the times, but the main actions have always been the maintaining of sani- tary health measures concerning the public.


The records of 1893 show considerable controversy about the keep- ing of hogs within the Borough. With the advent of the sanitary sewer, the abolishing of cesspools and the connecting of houses to the sewer gave rise to a great many problems.


Contagious diseases and their control have always been one of the chief duties of the Health Board.


Other duties are seeing that the milk supply is brought to the con- sumer in the best possible condition as a palatable, healthful product, free of preservatives or adulterations, issuing of health certificates to those who work or are employed in restaurants, drug stores, hotels, eating-houses, etc., nuisances affecting the public are corrected and the general civic conditions of the city are observed.


A main feature of the Board's activities during 1934 was the enact- ing of an ordinance prohibiting the display of food stuff on the side- walks.


During the year 1937, the Chambersburg Health Board, through its Health Officer, investigated 1,151 calls, issued 444 Health Certificates to employees in places handling food stuffs within the Borough, cared for 156 common nuisances and granted 9 permits to milk dealers. Four hundred and eighty-eight cases of contagious diseases were reported to the Board during the year.


Forty-two connections were made to the Sanitary Sewer.


Sediment testing of milk was made quarterly and the preservative test made annually.


Anyone whose milk registered unsatisfactory on two successive testings were refused the privilege of selling milk within the Borough for local distribution.


The Board meets the last Monday of each month in regular session with additional special meetings.


The members are Dr. B. M. Beattie, President; Dr. L. H. Seaton, Mr. James C. Clark, Mr. Paul Walker, and Mr. F. Lester Marshall.


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MUNICIPAL SANITARY SEWERAGE DISPOSAL PLANT


HISTORICAL SKETCH OF CHAMBERSBURG SANITARY SEWER DEPARTMENT


When the Borough of Chambersburg decided in 1910 and 1911 to obtain its water supply from the State Forest at Caledonia, it was necessary to obtain a permit from the Pennsylvania State Health De- partment, and when the State Health Department issued this permit, it granted to Chambersburg the right to the water of Birch Run, but it also provided that, for this right, the Borough of Chambersburg was to install a Sanitary Sewerage System with a proper disposal plant of a capacity sufficient to take care of the town for twenty years to come.


The same Bond Issue, providing funds for the construction of the water supply line between the mountain and Chambersburg, provided also for sufficient bonds to put in a Sanitary Sewerage System in Chambersburg. This system was constructed and was put in service August 1, 1912, and has performed in a very satisfactory manner ever since. Since the initial installation, there has been another Imhoff tank constructed at the disposal plant, as well as two additional sludge filter- ing beds. As the building operations developed in the town, new laterals have been run, and at the present time the entire system consists of :


LATERALS


18.628 miles 8" 6.587 miles 10" .263 miles 12"


.23 miles 15"


.074 miles 18"


Total 25.782 miles


TRUNK LINES


238.0 feet 10"


4,432.5 feet 12"


2,138.3 feet 15"


3,099.4 feet 18"


4,014.9 feet 24"


1,631.2 feet 20" x 30" concrete


Total 15,554.3 feet


At the present time there is a total of 151,790.5 feet or 28.75 miles of sewer, 115 Flush tanks, 653 Manholes, and 2,999 buildings are con- nected with the system.


For many years this plant was considered the model plant of the State of Pennsylvania by the Pennsylvania State Health Department. There are no charges for sewer service rendered by the Borough of Chambersburg, and this is a rather outstanding achievement when you stop to think that charges for sewer service run from $8.00 to $36.00 per year in the State of Pennsylvania.


The State Health Department insists on a very high standard of quality for the effluent from the Disposal Plant, and weekly reports are made to the Department showing each day's operation.


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During 1937, many requests were received from property owners for extension of the Sanitary Sewer Service which resulted in a rather heavy construction program. During the year, requests were made for a total of 6,632' of various sizes of street lateral sewers. Of this amount 3,971' were completed, leaving 2,661' for construction during 1938. With what was left of the construction program of 1937, and additional requests for sewer extensions, it would appear as if there would have to be constructed in 1938, 5,100'. All of the construction work done by this department during 1937 was done under WPA Pro- jects on which the Federal Government furnished all of the labor, while the Borough furnished all of the materials. This resulted in a final cost to the property owners of an assessment, on the front foot plan, of approximately 50% of what it would have been otherwise.


The sewers actually constructed in 1937 were as follows:


Coldbrook Avenue 387' of 10" lateral sewer


East Catherine Street


1,060' of 8" lateral sewer


Wayne Avenue 1,774' of 10" lateral sewer


South Fourth Street 750' of 8" lateral sewer


Total 3,971'


For some years past, it has been realized that the present Sanitary Sewerage Disposal Plant was becoming inadequate to handle the char- acter of sewage that, during the past six years, has been delivered to it, and this is being reflected in the character of the effluent from the plant. With the thought in mind of providing additional treatment plant, studies are being made by Sanitary Engineers, plans and speci- fications being prepared to improve and enlarge the plant. The prob- abilities are that the studies, plans and specifications will be completed within the next two months. It is expected that the cost of the addi- tions and changes to the Disposal Plant will approximate $170,000.00.


The total sewage handled at the Sanitary Sewerage Disposal Plant during 1937 was 448,740,432 gallons. The total cost for the operation and maintenance of the plant during the year 1937 was $9,512.43. The average cost for handling the sanitary sewage during 1937 was 2.11 cents per 1,000 gallons.


STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES OF THE BOROUGH OF CHAMBERSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, FROM JANUARY 1st, 1937, TO JANUARY 1st, 1938


Receipts


Walter P. Bitner, 1937-1938 Tax Duplicate $ 6,424.44


George H. Bitner Est., 1936-1937 Tax Duplicate 467.60


George H. Bitner Est., 1935-1936 Tax Duplicate


172.58


George H. Bitner Est., 1934-1935 Tax Duplicate


789.13


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George H. Bitner Est., 1933-1934 Tax Duplicate


14.28


George H. Bitner Est., 1932-1933


Tax Duplicate


9.81


George H. Bitner Est., 1931-1932 Tax Duplicate .60


$ 7,878.44


Licenses, Circus


$ 35.00


Licenses, Peddlers


76.25


Licenses, Beverages


3,319.75


Sewer Permits


170.00


Building Permits


71.00


Digging Permits


5.50


3,677.50


Fines, W. R. Kieffer, Justice of


the Peace


$ 38.00


Fines, John S. Gillan, Justice of the Peace


74.00


Market Master


233.25


Tax Liens


326.37


Lateral Sewers


2,598.37


Gasoline Pump Permits


275.00


Ambulance Collections


736.45


Pole Tax, W. U. Tel. Co.


15.60


Pole Tax, United Tel. Co.


219.20


Street Paving Liens and Interest $ 136.83


Repairs to Streets


903.16


Sale of Materials


533.98


Rental of Equipment


373.50


Resurfacing Private Driveways


and Parking Lots


448.37


Sale of Equipment


75.00


Repairs to Sweeper


200.63


Refund Paving Lien Costs


11.80


2,683.27


Commonwealth of Pennsylvania


Fire Insurance Company Tax


1,585.65


Tennis Court Lighting


13.39


Insurance Refund


247.61


Repairs to Traffic Signals


25.53


Building Sidewalks, Curbs, and Gutters


2,869.02


Rental Henninger Field


345.41


Rental Borough Property


563.09


Sale of Equipment, Police De- partment


63.63


Chambersburg Gas Company Re- fund


31.37


Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Liquor Fund)


1,650.00


Miscellaneous, General Borough


145.62


Miscellaneous, Engineering De- partment


2.00


36.79


Miscellaneous, Fire Department Miscellaneous, Police Department


158.57


112.00


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Miscellaneous, Sewer Transfer authorized by Council from Light Department to Gen- eral Borough Account


156.26


142,000.00


$168,649.39


Expenditures


Treasurer's Account Overdrawn


January 1, 1937


$ 3,927.79


Salaries


Clerks and Bookkeeper $ 3,633.28


Borough Engineer


2,515.00


Drafting Department


3,712.31


Treasurer


200.00


Borough Attorney


1,200.00


Burgess


360.00


Auditors


375.00


Market Master


1,300.00


13,295.59


Board of Health


Salary


$ 1,500.00


Supplies


168.81


Donation to Community Nurse


75.00


1,743.81


Police Department


Salaries


$ 15,913.20


Salaries retained for Tuition


90.00


Equipment and Supplies


307.28


Maintenance and Repairs Motor Equipment


to


233.92


Uniforms


590.50


Telephone and Telegraph


225.97


Traffic Signs, Signals, and Re- pairs


607.25


Fuel


92.50


Gas and Oil


338.62


Repairs to Building


55.13


Insurance


5.31


Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,


Tuition Training School


280.80


Miscellaneous


133.58


Street Department


Maintenance of Streets:


Patching


$ 5,547.90


Surface Oiling


3,807.73


Hand Sweeping


2,871.02


Motor Sweeping


1,274.79


Removal of Snow and Ice


404.90


18,874.06


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Purchase Plot of Ground


175.00


Streets


Maintenance of Alleys :


Patching


$ 2,958.35


Sweeping


39.70


Dust Prevention and Weed Re- moval


660.33


Grading


174.05


Maintenance and Repairs-Storm Sewers:


Cleaning


$ 259.63


Repairs


156.32


Maintenance and Repairs,


Bridges


$ 107.40


Operation, Maintenance and Re- pairs to Garage


1,515.88


Purchase and Repairs of Tools


368.82


Operation and Repairs to Equip- ment


3,296.57


Construction of Streets


12,167.70


Construction of Alleys


4,491.92


Construction of Storm Sewers


7,321.08


Office Supplies, etc.


913.83


Purchase of Equipment


4,057.15


Private Work


756.56


Damages


217.56


Maintenance and Repairs to Properties


115.29


Street Commissioner's Salary


841.75


54,845.63


Disposal Plant


Salaries


$ 1,014.62


Office Supplies, Printing and Postage


60.99


Labor


2,985.70


Gasoline


30.37


Oil, Waste and Packing


2.37


Hydrated Lime


651.30


Fuel


33.35


Lamps


5.10


Maintenance and Repairs, Build- ings and Grounds


359.04


Maintenance and Repairs, Pumps


9.60


Maintenance and Repairs, Tools and Instruments


14.30


Maintenance and Repairs, Tanks and Filter Beds


640.40


Maintenance and Repairs, Sludge Beds


1,227.55


Purchase of Tools and Instru- ments


5.06


Improvement Work


1,058.54


8,098.29


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Labor and Material Grading 344.40


Sewers


Salaries


$ 900.00


Maintenance and Repairs


373.19


Sewer Inspection


75.12


Extension of Sewers


12,041.74


13,390.05


Fire Department


No. 1 Friendship:


Driver's Salary


$ 1,805.32


Supplies


48.67


Repairs to Equipment


16.50


Repairs to Building


9.09


Telephone


24.00


Laundry


12.27


Coal


34.00


Insurance


67.20


Gas and Oil


20.36


Miscellaneous


60.39


No. 2 Junior:


Driver's Salary


$ 1,820.32


Supplies


144.86


Repairs to Equipment


388.81


Repairs to Building


852.98


Telephone


25.64


Laundry


2.89


Coal


137.73


Insurance


134.40


Gas and Oil


34.60


Ice


31.45


New Equipment


71.65


Miscellaneous


45.90


3,691.23


No. 3 Good Will:


Driver's Salary


$ 2,002.84


Supplies


342.35


Repairs to Equipment


47.55


Repairs to Building


1,798.31


Telephone


25.80


Laundry


17.56


Coal


119.25


Insurance


134.40


Gas and Oil


25.28


Ice


2.85


Miscellaneous


88.79


4,604.98


No. 4 Franklin:


Driver's Salary


$ 1,805.76


Supplies


87.73


Repairs to Equipment


50.90


Repairs to Building


402.22


2,097.80


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Telephone


25.80


Laundry


10.36


Coal


146.40


Insurance


134.40


Gas and Oil


22.49


Ice


15.35


Miscellaneous


115.82


2,817.23


No. 5 Cumberland Valley :


Driver's Salary


$ 1,805.76


Supplies


35.22


Repairs to Equipment


41.00


Repairs to Building


390.59


Telephone


25.80


Laundry


9.30


Coal


64.46


Insurance


67.20


Gas and Oil


14.73


Miscellaneous


70.57


2,524.63


General Fire Department


Maintenance and Repairs to Alarm System


$ 534.62


Miscellaneous


13.92


548.54


Miscellaneous


Office Supplies, Printing and


Postage


$ 1,549.04


Supplies, Engineering Depart- ment


650.62


Farm, Maintenance


360.49


City Hall, Maintenance


1,179.13


Insurance, Fire and Accident


2,180.16


Maintenance and Repairs, Parks and Playgrounds


3,148.86


Purchase and Improvements, Parks and Playgrounds


1,363.53


Premium Surety Bonds


255.00


Recording Liens, etc.


212.10


Coyle Free Library


2,500.00


Maintenance and Repairs to Ambulance


489.00


Investigation Gas Company Rates before Public Service Commis- sion


6,557.35


Telephone


293.05


Maintenance, Comfort Station


529.25


WPA Projects


3,789.51


Maintenance of Incinerator


360.00


Tax Collector's Commission


252.12


Transfer to Borough Fire Fund


5,000.00


Telephone Rental, Secretary


27.00


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Appropriation Spanish War Vet- erans and Memorial Day Ex-


penses


75.00


Printing and Postage, Tax Col- lector


94.00


Dues, Borough Association


17.00


Expenses, Borough Convention


177.21


Fire Insurance Tax Refund


1,585.65


Compiling Borough Ordinances


1,750.00


Grading Lot-Third Street


194.51


Purchase of Lot, Poplar Avenue


556.15


Traffic Survey Committee


319.83


Recording Deeds and Affidavit


3.50


Christmas Lighting


57.48


Commission on Rent, Borough


Property


39.30


Counting Poles


5.51


Changing Ornamental Globes


10.82


Expenses, Borough Solicitor


248.75


Expenses, Clean-up Week


202.90


Expense-Ripper Bill


100.00


Books, Treasurer and Solicitor


45.20


Miscellaneous


139.67


Balance in hands of Treasurer, January 1, 1938


1,871.07


$168,649.39


BOROUGH FIRE FUND


January 1, 1937, Balance in Fire Fund


$ 21,489.95


$5,000.00 Bonds of Borough of


Mercersburg


5,100.15


Transfer from General Borough Account


5,000.00


Interest, Bank Balance


480.02


Interest, Coupons on Bonds


212.50


$ 32,282.62


$5,000.00 Bonds of Borough of Mercersburg


$ 5,100.15


Balance in Fire Fund Account, January 1, .1938


27,182.47


$ 32,282.62


TAX COLLECTOR'S ACCOUNT


Borough Bond Borough Bond Total


Dr.


Duplicate 1928- 1929 as shown by Auditors' Report January 1, 1937 $ 202.62


27


36,318.69


Cr. January 1, 1938, Balance out- standing on du- plicate jointly collected by Geo. H. Bitner and Paul D. Tarner $ 202.62


Dr.


Duplicate 1931- 1932 as shown by Auditors' Report January 1,1937 Liens subtracted in error (1935)


$


1,395.42 $


779.80


466.91


479.07


$ 1,862.33 $ 1,258.87


Cr.


Liens entered in December 1934 $ 1,035.89 $ 740.44


Amount paid Treasurer by Geo. H. Bitner Estate .60 .37


Exonerations al- lowed by Coun- cil $ 825.84 $ 518.06 $ 1,862.33 $ 1,258.87


Dr. Duplicate 1932- 1933 as shown by Auditors' Report January 1,1937 $ 887.75 $ 930.13


Taxes Collected, previously ex-


onerated .67 .67


$ 888.42 $ 930.80


Cr.


Liens entered in 1935 (Deducted from 1931 in error) $ 466.91 $ 479.07


Amount paid Treasurer by Geo. H. Bitner Estate $ 9.81 $ 11.11


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Exonerations al- lowed by Coun- cil 411.70 440.62 $ 888.42 $ 930.80


Dr.


Duplicate 1933- 1934 as shown by Auditors' Report January 1,1937 $ 7.80 $ 36.85


Taxes Collected, previously ex- onerated 6.48


6.34


$ 14.28 $ 43.19


Cr.


Amount paid Treasurer by Geo. H. Bitner Estate


$ 14.28 $ 43.19


Dr.


Duplicate 1934- 1935 as shown by Auditors' Report January 1,1937


$ 2,005.64 $ 2,069.47


Cr.


Amount paid Treasurer hy Geo. H. Bitner Estate $ 789.13 $ 851.46


Liens entered during 1937


618.97 632.81 1,408.10 1,484.27


Balance to be col- lected January 1,1938


$ 597.54 $ 585.20


Dr.


Duplicate 1935- 1936 as shown by Auditors' Report January 1,1937


$ 629.15 $ 2,108.28


Cr.


Amount paid Treasurer by Geo. H. Bitner Estate $ 172.58 $ 510.11


Liens entered


during 1937 154.00 461.50 $ 326.58 $ 971.61


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Balance to be col- lected January 1, 1938


$ 302.57 $ 1,136.67


Dr.


Duplicate 1936- 1937 as shown by Auditors' Report January 1,1937 $ 1,073.27 $ 3,281.27


Penalty added 5% 46.47 142.41 $ 1,119.74 $ 3,423.68


Cr.


Amount paid Treasurer by Geo. H. Bitner Estate $ 467.60 $ 1,384.52


Liens entered during 1937 159.91 479.28 $ 627.51 $ 1,863.80


Balance to be col- lected January 1,1938


$


492.23 $ 1,559.88


Dr.


Duplicate 1937- 1938


$ 7,887.47 $23,680.83


Cr.


Amount collected to November 1, 1937 $ 6,348.09 $19,034.02


Abatement amount collect- ed to November 1, 1937 334.10 1,001.78


Collected Novem- ber 1, 1937, to January 1, 1938 76.35


221.28 $ 6,758.54 $20,257.08


Balance to be col- lected January 1, 1938


$ 1,128.93 $ 3,423.75


SUMMARY TAX DUPLICATE


Borough


Borough


Bond


and Bond


Total


January 1, 1938, Duplicate 1928-1929


$


202.62


January 1, 1938, Duplicate


1934-1935


$


597.54 $


585.20


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January 1, 1938, Duplicate


1935-1936


302.57


1,136.67


January 1, 1938, Duplicate


1936-1937


492.23


1,559.88


1937-1938


1,128.93


3,423.75


$ 2,521.27 $ 6,705.50 $


202.62 $ 9,429.39


STATEMENT BOND DEPARTMENT


Receipts


Balance in hands of Treasurer January 1, 1937


$14,324.80


Tax Duplicate 1931-1932, Geo. H. Bitner Estate $


.37


Tax Duplicate 1932-1933, Geo. H. Bitner Estate


11.11


Tax Duplicate 1933-1934, Geo. H. Bitner Estate


43.19


Tax Duplicate 1934-1935, Geo. H. Bitner Estate


851.46


Tax Duplicate 1935-1936, Geo. H. Bitner Estate


510.11


Tax Duplicate 1936-1937, Geo. H. Bitner Estate


1,384.52


Tax Duplicate 1937-1938, Walter P. Bit- ner


19,255.30


$22,056.06 $36,380.86


Expenditures


Bonds Redeemed


$19,000.00


Interest Paid (Coupons)


5,048.50


State Tax


78.85


Commission Account Corporate Loan Report (C. E. Fogelsanger)


4.15


Geo. H. Bitner Estate, Commissions


89.60


Walter P. Bitner, Commissions


616.17


Balance in hands of Treasurer January 1, 1938 11,543.59


$36,380.86


BOND DEPARTMENT-SINKING FUND


January 1, 1937, Balance in Sinking Fund (Four Banks)


$3,921.64


Interest Received (Four Banks) 125.26


$4,046.90


Balance in Sinking Fund (Four Banks), January 1, 1938 $4,046.90


$4,046.90


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January 1, 1938, Duplicate


TAX LIENS


Borough


Borough Bond and Bond Interest


Total


Balance to be col-


lected January 1, 1937


$ 3,140.36 $ 2,527.52 $


27.33


$ 5,695.21


Liens entered during 1937


932.88


1,573.59


$ 12.21


2,518.68


4,073.24


4,101.11


27.33


12.21


8,213.89


Amount collected


during 1937


167.34


146.82


12.21


326.37


$ 3,905.90 $ 3,954.29 $


27.33 $


0.00 $ 7,887.52


Exonerated from


Penalty


2.91


2.75


5.66


Balance to be col-


lected


$ 3,902.99 $ 3,951.54 $ 27.33 $ 0.00 $ 7,881.86


LATERAL SEWER ASSESSMENTS


Balance to be collected January 1, 1937


$ 395.07


Assessments made in 1937


784.94


Interest Accrued


9.51


$1,189.52


Collected during 1937


$1,139.61


Interest collected in 1937


9.51


Liens entered in 1937


40.40


$1,189.52


LATERAL SEWER LIENS


Balance to be collected January 1, 1937


$7,321.28


Sewer Assessments entered as Liens


40.40


Interest Accrued


585.97


Costs Accrued


36.35


$7,984.00


Collected during 1937


$ 842.88


Interest collected in 1937


606.37


Interest exonerated by Council


1.63


Costs collected in 1937


36.35


Balance to be collected January 1, 1938


6,496.77


$7,984.00


PAVING LIENS


Balance to be collected January 1, 1937


$3,177.39


Liens entered in 1937


155.32


Interest accrued


208.45


Costs accrued


21.50


$3,562.66


32


Collected during 1937 Interest collected in 1937


$ 705.35


209.83


Costs collected in 1937 Balance to be collected January 1, 1938


21.50


2,625.98


$3,562.66


HARRY R. GEARHART, ALBERT S. HENNEBERGER, HERBERT C. KEEFER,


Auditors


HISTORICAL SKETCH OF CHAMBERSBURG WATER DEPARTMENT


The first attempt made to furnish water, under pressure, to the citizens of Chambersburg, was made by the Chambersburg Water Company, of which Mr. James Riddle was President, in 1817. This company furnished water, under pressure, through a wooden pipe system, which consisted simply of pine logs with suitable hole bored through them from end to end and the logs fastened together end to end. Water was furnished until 1875 or 1876. The pump for this system was located on the South side of the Falling Spring at a point almost directly in line with the buildings of the Chambersburg Hospital and the dwelling house on the farm now owned by Mr. T. B. Wood, and was driven by a, water wheel. The reservoir was located where the present buildings of the Chambersburg Hospital now stand, and during the construction of the new portion of the Hospital, traces of the old reservoir structure were uncovered, and some of the old wooden pipe was dug up. The pressure under which this water was furnished must have, of necessity, been quite low, and the old records show that the system, as a whole, was not satisfactory.


On March 1, 1875, the following men were elected to the Chambers- burg Town Council: W. B. Gilmore, Jacob H. Miller, Samuel M. Worley, J. P. Culbertson, John C. Gerbig, John Suesserote, Thomas Cook, and David Harmony with. G. W. Nitterhouse as Burgess. On July 17, 1875, this body took action setting Friday, August 20, 1875, as an election day for voting on a bond issue not to exceed $60,000.00, for the purpose of erecting a suitable water works. This election was duly held, and the official count reported at a special meeting of Council held August 21, 1875, was as follows:




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