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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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