Annual report of the burgess and town council of the borough of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania 1935, Part 12

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


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The total cash and credits in this Department for 1937 were $309,- 007.13, and the total operating and non-operating expenses were $107,- 324.63, including $26,679.02 for depreciation, leaving a total gross profit of $201,682.50.


Beginning with January 1, 1933, a Standard Public Utilities Ac- counting and Bookkeeping System was installed for this department, which involved the making of an appraisal. The Reproduction Value New, less accrued depreciation, as of December 31, 1937, was $521,099.35.


PHYSICAL DATA ON BOROUGH OF CHAMBERSBURG-ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT-1937


Population of Chambersburg-1937


14,000


Number of Light and Power Consumers


4,739


K. W. Hrs. Generated


10,999,143


K. W. Hrs. Used by Station Auxiliaries


526,800


K. W. Hrs. Available for Distribution


10,472,343


K. W. Hrs. Increase over 1936


1,033,238


K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Street Arc Lamps


243,500


K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Street Incandesent Lamps 276,390


K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Disposal Plant 81,125


K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Fire Department 18,999


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NEW 2500 K. W. TURBO-GENERATOR


K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Office Building 14,631


K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Police Headquarters


4,586


K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Street Department 2,664


K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Wood Choppers (61/2 months) 410


K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Public Comfort Station 5,234


K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Christmas Tree


1,100


K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Traffic Signals


13,165


K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Friendship Christmas Lights


667


K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Junior Christmas Lights


81


K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Good Will Christmas Lights


442


K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Good Will Block Party


924


K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Franklin Block Party


205


K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Franklin Christmas Lights


K. W. Hrs. Furnished to C. V. Christmas Lights


129


K. W. Hrs. Furnished to C. V. Block Party


208


K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Fifth Ward Playground Festival 25


K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Stevens Playground Festival


13


K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Henninger Field


243


K. W. Hrs. Furnished for Light Plant-Fire Alarm Bat- tery


879


K. W. Hrs. Furnished for Light Plant-Storage Shed


13


K. W. Hrs. Furnished Westinghouse Cooking School


30


K. W. Hrs. Furnished Community Christmas Carol Singing and Hallowe'en Parade


6


K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Residential Light Consumers 2,059,828


K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Commercial Light Consumers 1,828,440


K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Power Consumers


5,367,735


Total K. W. Hrs. Sold to all Consumers 9,256,003


K. W. Hrs. Furnished Free


666,425


Total K. W. Hrs. Sold or Furnished Free


9,922,428


Total K. W. Hrs. Lost in Distribution


549,915


Percent Lost in Distribution 5.25%


Total Number of Active Residential Light Consumers


January 1, 1938


3,758


Total Number of Active Commercial Light Consumers January 1, 1938


755


Total Number of Active Power Consumers January 1,


226


1938


Total Number of All Active Consumers 4,739


Amount Paid by Residential Light Consumers


$ 94,870.07


Amount Paid by Commercial Light Consumers


$ 77,841.41


Amount Paid by Power Consumers $ 92,874.16


Total Paid by All Consumers $ 265,585.64


Amount Received from Sale of Lamps, Miscellaneous $ 5,130.77


Amount Received from Jobbing Work $ 848.28


Amount Received from Penalties Imposed $ 149.46


Amount Received from Interest on Consumers' Deposits $ 423.14


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756


Amount Received from Material Returned $ 189.57


Amount Received from Non-Operating Revenues $ 80.15


Total Cash Received from All Sources $ 272,407.01


Credit for Light, Power, Supplies Furnished other Depart- ments Free $ 36,600.12


Total Cash Received from All Sources-and Credit $ 309,007.13


Increase in Receipts from Residential Light over 1936 $ 10,205.93


Increase in Receipts from Commercial Light over 1936 $ 10,707.58


Increase in Receipts from Power over 1936 $


7,494.66


Increase in K. W. Hrs. Furnished for Light over 1936 648,459


Increase in K. W. Hrs. Furnished for Power over 1936 480,145


K. W. Hrs. Sold per Consumer per Year - Residential Light


548


K. W. Hrs. Sold per Consumer per Year - Commercial Light


2,422


K. W. Hrs. Sold per Consumer per Year - Power 23,751


K. W. Hrs. Sold per Capita per Year-Residential Light 147


K. W. Hrs. Sold per Capita per Year-Commercial Light


130


K. W. Hrs. Sold per Capita per Year-Power


383


Received per Consumer per Year-Residential Light $


25.24


Received per Consumer per Year-Commercial Light $


103.10


Received per Consumer per Year-Power $


410.94


Received per Capita per Year-Residential Light $


6.77


Received per Capita per Year-Commercial Light $


5.56


Received per Capita per Year-Power $


6.63


Average Monthly Bill-Residential Light $


2.10


Average Monthly Bill-Commercial Light


$


8.59


Average Monthly Bill-Power $


34.25


Average Price Paid per K. W. H. including Minimum Charge -Residential Light


4.6 cents


Average Price Paid per K. W. H. including Minimum Charge -Commercial Light 4.2 cents


Average Price Paid per K. W. H. including Minimum Charge -Power 1.73 cents


Total Amount of Bills Rendered Net $ 272,428.56


Total Amount of Bills Collected Net $ 272,407.01


Loss in Bad Accounts $


21.55


Percentage Lost in Bad Accounts


.00791%


RATES FOR ELECTRIC CURRENT Residental Lighting


Rate per K. W. H.


First 40 K. W. Hrs. used per Month


$0.06


Next 60 K. W. Hrs. used per Month 0.045


Next 100 K. W. Hrs. used per Month 0.035


All over 200 K. W. Hrs. used per Month


0.025


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Residential Lighting Where Ranges or Refrigerators Are in Service


Rate per K. W. H.


First


30 K. W. Hrs. used per Month $0.06


Next


60 K. W. Hrs. used per Month


0.04


Next


100 K. W. Hrs. used per Month


0.03


All over


190 K. W. Hrs. used per Month


0.02


Commercial Lighting


Rate per K. W. H.


First


75 K. W. Hrs. used per Month


$0.065


Next 350 K. W. Hrs. used per Month


0.055


Next


1,500 K. W. Hrs. used per Month


0.035


All over


1,925 K. W. Hrs. used per Month


0.025


Minimum Charge


All of the above rates are subjects to a monthly Minimum Charge of seventy-five ($0.75) cents for each Kilo-Watt, or fraction thereof, of connected load, with the exception, however, that in computing the capacity of all electric ranges, the capacity of the largest element of the range shall be used for determining the monthly Minimum Charge, but in no event will a monthly Minimum Charge on any range be less than $2.00 per month.


Discount


The above energy rates are subject to a discount of ten (10%) per cent if bills are paid at the office of the Clerk of the Town Council on, or before, the 20th of the Month following that for which the bill was rendered. Minimum Charges are not subject to discount.


Secondary Power


Rate per K. W. H.


First 500 K. W. Hrs. used per Month $0.03


Next . 1,500 K. W. Hrs. used per Month 0.02


Next 3,000 K. W. Hrs. used per Month 0.018


Next 5,000 K. W. Hrs. used per Month 0.016


All over 10,000 K. W. Hrs. used per Month


0.014


Minimum Charges


Minimum Charges on motor installations for Secondary Power Pur-


poses shal be as follows :


1st Motor Installed $1.25 per H. P. Installed per Month


2nd Motor Installed


$1.00 per H. P. Installed per Month


3rd Motor Installed


.90 per H. P. Installed per Month


4th Motor Installed .80 per H. P. Installed per Month


5th Motor Installed .70 per H. P. Installed per Month


6th Motor Installed


.60


per H. P. Installed per


Month


All over six Motors Installed


.50 per H. P. Installed per Month


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BOILER ROOM, MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC LIGHT PLANT


Primary Light and Power


Rate per K. W. H.


First 10,000 K. W. Hrs. used per Month


$0.016


Next 20,000 K. W. Hrs. used per Month 0.014


Next 40,000 K. W. Hrs. used per Month 0.012


All over 70,000 K. W. Hrs. used per Month


0.009


Discount


The above energy rates are subject to a discount of ten (10%) per cent if bills are paid at the office of the Clerk of the Town Council on, or before, the 20th of the Month following that for which the bill was rendered.


Demand Charges


Demand Charges shall be determined and billed monthly, based on the highest registration during the month of a demand meter having a 15 minute interval, and shall be as follows:


First 200 K. W. of Demand per Month $1.50 per K. W.


All over 200 K. W. of Demand per Month $1.00 per K. W.


Power Factor Clause


When the average power factor is found to be lower than eighty per cent (80%), the monthly Kilo-Watt Demand shall be corrected and determined as follows: Kilo-Watt Demand as measured, divided by average power factor of load, multiplied by allowable power factor of eighty per cent (80%).


Off Peak Electric Water Heating


Rate per


K. W. H.


Energy Rate per K. W. Hr. per Month $0.01


Minimum Charge


$0.75 per Month per Kilo-Watt of heater capacity, based on largest heating unit.


Discount


The above Energy Rate is subject to a discount of ten (10%) per cent if bills are paid on, or before, the 20th of the Month following that for which the bill was rendered. Minimum Charges are not subject to discount.


This rate applies only to a restricted service for residential and commercial water heating.


This rate is available only to residential and commercial consumers who are accessible to the distributing system of the Borough of Cham- bersburg Electric Light Department ..


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The supply of service under this schedule shall be limited to operat- ing periods aggregating not more than twelve hours in each day, or from 9:00 P. M. to 7:00 A. M. the following morning, and from 12:00 noon to 2:00 P. M. This period may, at the option of the Borough, be further restricted or extended.


Service under this schedule is available only for water heaters of not more than 3,000 watts capacity, which shall be furnished, installed, and connected up by the consumer. The Borough of Chambersburg Electric Light Department will furnish a suitable device for automatic- ally restricting the supply of current to those hours which the Borough may designate.


This service will be supplied through a separate integrating watt- hour meter and no other appliances other than the water heater shall be. connected to this service. Service will be supplied at either 220 volts or 110 volts single, or three phase, at the option of the Borough of Cham- bersburg Electric Light Department.


Water heaters, and all devices connected therewith or appurtenant thereto, shall be so designed and constructed that they will not, under any circumstances, cause radio interference by their operation. In the event that any of the equipment does cause radio interference by reason of its operation, the Borough shall discontinue furnishing current to the installation in which the particular radio interference originates, until such time as new equipment is installed, or the old equipment corrected for radio interference. Water heaters must be controlled automatically so that, under no circumstances, shall both heating elements operate at the same time.


GENERAL REGULATIONS


Minimum Charges


Minimum Charges and Demand Charges under the different classes of service are not subject to discount, but if they are not paid on, or before, the 20th of the Month following the Month for which the service was rendered, a ten (10% ) per cent penalty shall be added.


Lamps, Supplies, etc.


All bills rendered by the Borough of Chambersburg Electric Light Department, except those rendered for electric energy, are not subject to discount, but if not paid on, or before, the 20th of the month follow- ing the Month for which the bill was rendered, a penalty of ten (10%) per cent shall be added.


Deposits


All consumers applying for, or using, any class of service in prop- erties to which they cannot establish ownership shall make a cash deposit with the City Clerk in amount equal to the estimated bills for the service to be supplied in any two consecutive Months. The Borough may at any time require that the deposit be increased to cover two Months' con- sumption based on the amount of the highest month's billing. The amount of the deposit may be reduced, upon request of the consumer, to an amount sufficient to cover the maximum amount of the billing for any two consecutive Months during the preceding year.


There are at the present time fifteen electric water heaters in service in Chambersburg, which are working out entirely satisfactory. The


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refrigerator load has developed very rapidly during 1937, there being at the present time 1,296 domestic refrigerators in service. The electric range work is progressing in a very satisfactory manner, there being at the present time 115 electric ranges in service.


BALANCE SHEET ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT Assets


Fixed Capital


Fixed Capital Installed


$


804,484.14


Construction work in prog-


ress


591.90


$ 805,076.04


Funds and Special Deposits


Sinking Fund Assets


$


113,828.62


Consumers' Deposits 21,612.80


135,441.42


Current Assets


Cash (Borough Treasurer's Account) $ 29,682.81


Accounts Receivable from Consumers


41,372.62


Materials and Supplies 8,792.30


Advance to Water Depart- ment


65,563.64


$


145,411.37


Prepayments and Accrued Assets


Unmatured Interest Receiv- able (Water Department Advances) Total Assets


1,572.25


$1,087,501.08


Liabilities


Net Investment, Electric Light Department, Decem- ber 31, 1937 $ 97,535.17


Current Liabilities


Consumers' Deposits


19,632.93


Reserves


Reserve for Renewals and Replacements


283,384.79


Surplus


Surplus Unappropriated Total Liabilities


686,948.19


$1,087,501.08


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RECAPITULATION NET WORTH


Net Investment December 31, 1936 $ 239,054.84


Additions


Free Water from Water De- partment 480.33


$ 239,535.17


Deductions


Contributions to General Borough Fund


142,000.00


Balance


$ 97,535.17


Earned Surplus to December 31, 1937


686,948.19


Net Worth December 31, 1937


$


784,483.36


OPERATING REVENUE AND EXPENSE STATEMENT ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT


Operating Revenues


Metered Sales for Domestic Lighting


$ 105,139.91


Metered Sales for Other Private Lighting 85,326.82


Metered Sales for Domestic Power


101,987.72


Metered Sales to other Elec- tric Utilities


5,530.36


Metered Sales for Other Municipal Lighting


2,628.10


Metered Sales for Municipal Power


1,574.62


Unmetered Sales for Munici- pal Street Lighting


31,667.40


Consumers Discounts For- feited and Penalties Im- posed


149.46


Discounts and Allowances to Consumers


$ 334,004.39 $ 26,566.74


Total Operating Revenues


$ 307,437.65


Operating Expenses


Generating System Expenses


Operating Labor


$ 16,663.38


Fuel


35,094.69


Water 480.33


Lubricants


75.76


Boiler Plant Supplies and


Expenses


94.41


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Other Supplies and Expenses Maintenance of Structures . Maintenance of Steam Power Equipment


161.69 89.06


2,283.85


Maintenance of Electric Equipment


265.09


Maintenance of Other Gen- erating System Equipment 785.80 Total Generating System Expenses $ 55,994.06


Distribution System Expenses


Operating Labor


$ 1,416.72


Supplies and Expenses Over- head and Underground System 486.06


Maintenance of Overhead Equipment


3,284.71


Maintenance of Under- ground Equipment .84


Maintenance of Services


56.07


Maintenance of Transfor- mers


161.94


Maintenance of Meters


1,727.00


$ 7,133.34


Utilization System Expenses


Operating Labor


$ 444.80


Municipal Street, Arc, and


Incandescent System Sup- plies and Expenses 1,195.20


Maintenance of Municipal Street, Arc, and Incandes- cent System 456.96


Total Utilization System Expenses


$ 2,096.96


General Expenses


General Administrative Salaries


$ 6,639.39


Salaries of Meter Readers .


1,192.79


General Administrative Supplies


381.89


Other General Administra- tive Expenses


219.25


Garage Supplies penses and Ex-


203.57


Shop and Laboratory Sup- plies and Expenses


19.85


Insurance


1,261.87


Maintenance of General Equipment 188.25


Depreciation


26,679.02


Total General Expenses


$ 36,785.88


Total Operating Expenses


$ 102,010.24


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CONDENSED INCOME PROFIT AND LOSS STATEMENT ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT


Operating Revenues


$ 307,437.65


Operating Expenses


Generating System Operat- ing Expenses


$ 55,994.06


Distribution System Operat- ing Expenses


7,133.34


Utilization System Operat- ing Expenses


2,096.96


General Administrative Ex- penses


8,433.32


Other General Expenses


28,352.56


Total Operating Expenses


102,010.24


Operating Income


205,427.41


Non Operating Revenues


$ 9,849.49


Non Operating Expenses


5,314.39


Non Operating Income


4,535.10


Gross Income


$ 209,962.51


Net Income Deductions


Free Electricity Furnished Borough


35,870.12


Balance of Net Income


$ 174,092.39


ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT ANALYSIS OF FIXED CAPITAL


Account


Balance Dec. 31, 1936


Additions 1937


Balance Dec. 31, 1937


Organization


$ 8,217.91


$ 8,217.91


Generating System, Land


2,028.21


2,028.21


Generating System, Power Plant Structures


44,929.27


44,929.27


Generating System, Railroad Sidings, etc.


6,067.16


6,067.16


Generating System, Boiler Plant Equipment


118,391.60


118,391.60


Generating System, Turbo Generators


216,742.53


216,742.53


Generating System, Other Electric Equipment


16,144.03


$ 670.53


16,814.56


Generating System, C o a l Storage and Weighing Equipment


16,645.42


16,645.42


Generating System, Other Power Plant Equipment .


2,732.10


2,732.10


Transmission System, Over- head Conductors


44.88


44.88


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Distribution System, Poles and Fixtures


36,452.25


577.16


37,029.41


Distribution System, Over- head Conductors


34,532.27


8,190.95


42,723.22


Distribution System, Over- head Transformers


34,215.83


2,387.18


36,603.01


Distribution System, Over- head Transformer Instal- lations


5,928.58


171.95


6,100.53


Distribution System, Over- head Services


19,491.99


295.90


19,787.89


Distribution System, Under- ground Conduits


1,183.69


1,183.69


Distribution System, Under- ground Conductors


1,500.98


1,500.98


Distribution System, Under- ground Transformers


605.25


605.25


Distribution System, Under-


ground Transformer In- stallation


82.93


82.93


Distribution System, Under- ground Services


.44


.44


Distribution System, Meters


40,309.59


2,584.16


42,893.75


Distribution System, Meter Installations


5,912.65


241.11


6,153.76


Utilization System, Com - mercial Arc System


2.16


2.16


Utilization System, Munici- pal Street Arc System


18,535.38


18,535.38


Utilization System, Munici- pal Street Incandescent System


41,363.95


140.29


41,504.24


Other General Land


600.00


600.00


Other General Structures


2,590.00


2,590.00


Other General Equipment


1,082.83


1,082.83


General Store Equipment


184.22


184.22


General Garage Equipment


3,245.33


40.50


3,285.83


General Laboratory Equip- ment


584.46


139.19


723.65


General Tools and Equip- ment


499.74


72.45


572.19


Engineering and Superin- tendence during Construc- tion


26,067.75


26,067.75


Administrative and Legal


Expenses during Con- struction


8,217.91


8,217.91


Interest during Construction


25,393.33


25,393.33


Development Cost


48,386.75


48,386.75


General Store Equipment


59.40


59.40


$ 788,913.37


$ 15,570.77


$ 804,484.14


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ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT-SINKING FUND


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


$ 48,429.18


Transfer from Electric Light Department 31,200.00


Transfer from Water De- partment


32,334.17


Interest Received (Four Banks)


1,865.27


$


113.828.62


Balance in Hands of Treas-


urer January 1, 1938 $ 113,828.62


FREE LIGHTING AND POWER USED IN BOROUGH DURING 1937


Light


Public Comfort Station $ 261.72


Traffic Signals :


514.52


Friendship Fire Company


177.17


Junior Fire Company


207.15


Good Will Fire Company


280.78


Franklin Fire Company


217.40


Cumberland Valley Fire Company


68.63


Municipal Garage


68.06


Light Plant, Storage Shed


9.00


Light Plant, Fire Alarm Battery


50.79


City Hall


470.35


City Hall, Water Heater


25.83


Police Headquarters


233.77


Disposal Plant


42.93


$ 2,628.10


Power


Franklin Fire Company


$ 60.60


Municipal Garage


91.64


Disposal Plant


1,360.23


Free Power for Sawing Wood (61/2 months)


62.15


1,574.62


Arc Lighting of Streets


$ 7,253.40


Incandescent Lighting of Streets


24,414.00


$ 31,667.40


Total


$ 35,870.12


In addition, Credit Account Labor at Plant - Fire


Alarm Batteries 365 @ $2.00


$ 730.00


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ELECTRIC CURRENT LIENS


Balance to be collected Jan- uary 1, 1937 $


98.64


Liens entered during 1937


1,307.64


Costs


11.00


$ 1,417.28


Collected during 1937 $ 87.80


Costs collected in 1937


11.00


Balance to be collected Jan-


ary 1, 1938


1,318.48


$ 1,417.28


STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF THE BOROUGH OF CHAMBERSBURG AS OF JANUARY 1, 1938


Assets


Cash in Treasurer's Hands, General Borough


$ 1,871.07


Cash in Treasurer's Hands, Water Depart- ment


580.48


Cash in Treasurer's Hands, Water Depart- ment, PWA Fund


859.69


Cash in Treasurer's Hands, Light Depart- ment


29,682.81


Cash in Treasurer's Hands, Light Depart- ment, Sinking Fund


113,828.62


Cash in Treasurer's Hands, Bond Depart- ment


11,543.59


Cash in Treasurer's Hands, Bond Depart- ment, Sinking Fund


4,046.90


Cash in Treasurer's Hands, Borough Fire Fund


27,182.47


Cash in Collector's Hands, Electric Light Consumers' Deposit Account


21,612.80


$ 211,208.43.


Borough


Bond


Borough and Bond


Tax Duplicate, 1928-1929


$ 202.62


Tax Duplicate, 1934-1935


$ 597.54


$ 585.20


Tax Duplicate, 1935-1936


302.57


1,136.67


Tax Duplicate, 1936-1937


492.23


1,559.88


Tax Duplicate, 1937-1938


1,128.93


3,423.75


$2,521.27 $ 6,705.50


$ 202.62 $ 9,429.39


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Investments, Borough Fire Fund


$


5,000.00


Unpaid Tax Liens


$ 7,881.86


Unpaid Paving Liens


2,625.98


Unpaid Sewer Liens


6,496.77


Unpaid Water Liens


1,863.29


Unpaid Electric Current Liens


1,318.48


20,186.38


Water Department, Current Assets, Less Cash in Treasurer's Account


15,018.01


Light Department, Current Assets, Less Cash in Treasurer's Account


50,164.92


Value of Water Distributing System


1,134,089.21


Value of Light Plant and Distribution System


521,099.35


Value of Disposal Plant and Main Trunk System


148,135.00


Value of Lateral Sewers


232,225.93


Value of Fire Houses and Apparatus


150,500.00


Value of Office Building, Market House


55,856.00


Value of Police Headquarters


10,000.00


Value of Street Department, Storage House and Equipment


25,500.00


Value of Henninger Field


16,000.00


Value of Fourth Street Properties


4,000.00


Value of Third Street Property


1,000.00


Value of Public Comfort Station


5,500.00


$2,614,912.62


Liabilities


41/2 % Improvement Bonds of 1912, Issued August 31, 1912, Due September 1, 1942, Total Issued Bonds Redeemed and Can- celled 1932


$


50,000.00


$ 5,000.00


Bonds Redeemed and Can- celled 1933


6,500.00


Bonds Redeemed and Can- celled 1934


5,000.00


Bonds Redeemed and Can- celled 1935


5,000.00


Bonds Redeemed and Can- celled 1936


5,000.00


Bonds Redeemed and Can- celled 1937


5,000.00


31,500.00


Balance Outstanding


$


18,500.00


3% Improvement and Re- funding Bonds, Issued De- cember 1, 1935


$ 150,000.00


Bonds Redeemed and Can- celled 1936 $ 7,000.00


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Bonds Redeemed and Can- celled 1937


Balance Outstanding


The above balances are the present actual indebted- ness of the Burgess and Town Council the Borough of Chambersburg created without the au- thority of the vote of electors thereof.


Electric Light Consumers' Deposit Account Assets in Excess of Liabili- ties


14,000.00


21,000.00


$ 129,000.00


21,612.80


2,445,799.82


$2,614,912.62


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


Auditors.


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COMPARISON OF TAX LEVY, BONDED DEBT, ETC., FOR YEAR 1937


Taxes Levied Taxes


Net Debt


Borough


Popula- tion


Assessed Valuation


Rate (Mills)


Tax for Borough and Bond Purposes


Paid Per Capita


Bonded Debt (Less Sink- ing Fund)


Per Capita


Berwick


12,600


$ 7,727,956


11


$ 85,007.52


6.75


$171.841.18


$13.64


Cannonsburg


12,558


6,409,165


15


96,137.00


7.65


155,000.00


12.34


Carnegie


12,500


10,383,027


14


145,360.80


9.56


149,572.36


11.96


Donora


13,905


11,194,315


12


134,332.00


9.66


449,576.00


32.33


Dormont


13,190


17,152,535


10


171,525.00


13.00


722,872.00


54.80


Lewistown


14,000


7,110,020


11


78,210.22


5.58


176,123.18


12.58


Munhall


12,995


20,102,850


11


221,131.00


17.01


785,000.00


60.40


Steelton


13,000


8,117,615


12


97,411.38


7.50


209,000,00


16.07


Warren


14,863


11,351,952


16


181,631.23


12.22


196,810.48


13.24


Carlisle


12,596


11,537,945


8


92,303.56


7.32


589,500.00


46.88


Shippensburg


4,345


2,748,060


8.5


23,359.00


6.37


170,308.00


39.19


Waynesboro


10,160


6,000,232


15


90,017.21


8.86


435,500.00


42.86


Chambersburg


14,000


7,503,268


4


30,013.07


2.14


143,453.00


10.24


The information for the above Tabulation was obtained from the Bureau of Municipal Affairs, State Capitol, Harrisburg, Pa., and the individual Boroughs themselves, and is for the year 1937. It shows the rather enviable position your Borough occupies, as compared with other Boroughs of approximately the same size distributed over the entire State.


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VALUES OF SERVICES RECEIVED FOR $1.00 OF BOROUGH TAXES LEVIED 1937


Costs


Taxes Levied for Borough Purposes


Borough Administration $ 39,786.50 divided by $7,503.26=$ 5.302 Police Services $ 19,683.35 divided by $7,503.26=$ 2.623 Public Health Services $ 2,103.81 divided by $7,503.26=$ 0.280 Fire Protection Services $ 21,542.74 divided by $7,503.26=$ 2.871 $ 55,807.37 divided by $7,503.26=$ 7.437


Street Department Services . Street Lighting, Miscel. Ser- vices $ 31,774.02 divided by $7,503.26=$ 4.234 $ 24,852.88 divided by $7,503.26=$ 3.312 $ 1,016.20 divided by $7,503.26=$ 0.135


Sanitary Sewerage Services .


Comfort Station Services .. Parks and Playground Ser- vices


$ 4,581.09 divided by $7,503.26=$ 0.610


Total


$201,147.96 divided by $7,503.26=$26.80


VALUES OF SERVICES RECEIVED PER CAPITA


Estimated Population 14,000 Population


Borough Admistration $ 39,786.50 divided by 14,000=$ 2.841




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