Annual report of the burgess and town council of the borough of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania 1935, Part 15

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


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It is interesting to note that during the fire which destroyed a large portion of the Central Presbyterian Church, there was being taken from the water system of the Borough of Chambersburg, by the fire apparatus and ordinary services, water at the rate of 4,400,000 gallons per day. This is twice the rate of the ordinary maximum demand. When this water was being taken at this rate, the pressure drop in Chambersburg was 33 pounds, or a reduction from 73 pounds to 40 pounds. This con- dition could not have been met with the old water system.


In March, 1938, the concrete dam at the Siloam Pumping Station, which had been very poorly constructed originally, was under-cut by high water, and a portion of it collapsed. Council authorized the con- struction of a new concrete dam in approximately the same location, and a grant was obtained from the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works in the amount of $8,100.00. Work was started on this dam on October 6, 1938, and was completed on December 31, 1938. The entire cost of the dam was $14,484.95, of which the Federal Government contributed $6,513.73.


During the year, the following water main extensions were con- structed on the front foot assessment plan:


Alexander Avenue 367' of 6" line


Bishop Avenue 215' of 6" line


Coldbrook Avenue 226' of 6" line


Wilson Avenue 243' of 6" line


Vine Street


175' of 6" line


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SILOAM DAM


The total cash and credits in this Department for 1938 were $64,150.98, and the total operating and non-operating expenses were $27,884.79, including depreciation amounting to $12,038.24, which leaves a total gross profit, exclusive of interest charges, of $36,266.19.


Beginning with January 1, 1933, a Standard Public Utilities Ac- counting and Bookkeeping System was installed for this Department, after the making of a complete appraisal. The Reproduction Value New less accrued depreciation, as of December 31, 1938, is $1,165,480.77.


PHYSICAL DATA OF BOROUGH OF CHAMBERSBURG WATER DEPARTMENT JANUARY 1, 1939


Population of Borough


14,000


Area of Water Shed 17.75 Square Miles


Elevation of Impounding Reservoir 1,091.75 Feet above Sea Level


Elevation of Intake Dam 975 Feet above Sea Level


Elevation of Dull Hill Reservoir 801 Feet above Sea Level


Elevation of Horst Reservoir 712 Feet above Sea Level


Elevation of Reservoir Hill Reservoir 707 Feet above Sea Level


Elevation of Memorial Square 615 Feet above Sea Level


Total Head from Intake to Town 360 Feet


Present 24 Hour Capacity from Michaux State Forest by Gravity with 40 Pounds Average pressure in Chambersburg


5,500,000 Gallons


Emergency Steam Operated Plant at


Siloam, Capacity 2,500,000 Gallons in 24 Hours


Storage Capacity of Impounding Reservoir 387,000,000 Gallons


Storage Capacity of Dull Hill Reservoir 2,200,000 Gallons


Storage Capacity of Horst Reservoir 2,000,000 Gallons


Storage Capacity of Reservoir Hill Reservoir


1,000,000 Gallons


Storage Capacity of Stand Pipe 55,000 Gallons


Total Storage Capacity 392,255,000 Gallons


Days Supply @ 1,684,471 G. P. D. if no water came from Mountain 3.12


Days Supply @ 1,684,471 G. P. D. in Impounding Reservoir 229.75 Total Days Supply Stored @ 1,684,471 G. P. D. 232.87


Miles of Mains in Borough Limits


14 Inch 0.42 Miles 4 Inch 11.65 Miles


12 Inch 2.53 Miles 2 Inch 0.65 Miles


10 Inch 4.05 Miles 11/2 Inch 0.18 Miles


8 Inch


4.36 Miles 1 Inch 0.37 Miles


6 Inch 12.10 Miles


Total of all Mains in Borough Limits 36.31 Mlies


Miles of Mains outside Borough Limits


16 Inch 2.43 Miles


6 Inch 1.03 Miles


14 Inch


17.81 Miles 4 Inch 09 Miles


12 Inch


1.29 Miles


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Total of all Mains outside Borough Limits 22.65 Miles Total of all Mains inside and outside Borough Limits 58.96 Miles Total Number of Fire Hydrants on System 219


Total Number of Sewer Flush Tanks on System 119


Active Services


8 Inch 5


11/2 Inch


20


6 Inch


10


11/4 Inch


30


4 Inch


25


1 Inch


220


3 Inch


4


34 Inch


3,114


21/2 Inch


1


1/2 Inch


92


2 Inch


32


Total of all Active Services 3,553


Inactive Services


2 Inch 4


3/4 Inch 73


1 Inch 12


1/2 Inch 2


Total of all Inactice Services


91


Total of Active and Inactive Services


3,644


Valves inside Borough Limits


592


Valves outside Borough Limits


80


Total Valves in System


672


Number of Domestic Consumers inside Borough Limits


3,187


Number of Domestic Consumers outside Borough Limits


189


Total Number of Domestic Consumers


3,376


Number of Industrial Consumers


43


Number of Railroad Consumers


4


Number of Public Consumers


39


Number of Free Consumers


26.


Total Number of Metered Consumers-Active


3,488


Meters on System January 1, 1939


8 Inch


4


11/2 Inch 26


6 Inch


6


11/4 Inch


2


4 Inch 15


1 Inch


29


3 Inch 12


3/4 Inch


102


2 Inch


26


5/8 Inch


3,348


Total Number of Meters on System 3,570


Data for Year 1938


Total Cubic Feet Registered by Master Meters 81,977,600


Total Cubic Feet Furnished Domestic Consumers 29,469,133


Total Cubic Feet Furnished Industrial Consumers 15,956,299


Total Cubic Feet Furnished Railroad Consumers 7,141,957


Total Cubic Feet Furnished Public Consumers 4,997,782


Total Cubic Feet Furnished Free Consumers 3,042,063.


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Estimated Total Cubic Feet Furnished for Fire, Flushing Streets, Sewers, Trenches, Fire Hydrants, and Sewer Flush Tanks Total Cubic Feet Accounted For


5,110,000 65,717,234


Total Cubic Feet Lost between Master Meter and Consumer 16,260,366


Percentage Lost between Master Meter and Consumer 19.8%


50% of Loss is in Mains 8,130,183


45% of Loss is in Service Pipes 7,317,165


5% of Loss is due to under-registration of Meters 813,018


Average Cubic Feet Registered by Master Meter per day 224,596


Average Cubic Feet Used by Consumers per Day 180,047


Average Cubic Feet Unaccounted for per Day 44,549


Average Gallons Registered by Master Meter per Day 1,684,471


Average Gallons per Day per Domestic Consumer 179


Average Gallons per Day per Industrial Consumer 7,625


Average Gallons per Day per Railroad Consumer 36,688


Average Gallons per Day per Public Consumer


2,633


Average Gallons per Day per Free Consumer


2,404


Estimated Average Gallons used per Day for Fire, Flushing Streets, Sewers, Trenches, Fire Hydrants, and Sewer Flush Tanks 105,000


Average Gallons per Day used for all Purposes 1,350,354


Average Gallons per Day Unaccounted For 334,117


Average Gallons per Capita per Day Domestic 43.3


Average Gallons per Capita per Day Industrial 23.4


Average Gallons per Capita per Day Railroad 10.5


Average Gallons per Capita per Day Public 7.3.


Average Gallons per Capita per Day Free


4.5


Average Gallons per Capita per Day Flushing Fire Hy-


7.5


drants, etc.


Total Average Gallons per Capita per Day Consumption 96.5


Received from Water Sale for Domestic Purposes Inside Borough


$31,581.32


Received from Water Sale for Domestic Purposes Outside Borough


$ 3,978.83


Total Received from Water Sale for Domestic Purposes $35,560.15


Total Received from Water Sale for Industrial Purposes $ 8,852.14


Total Received from Water Sale for Railroad Purposes $ 2,308.97


Total Received from Water Sale for Public Purposes


2,401.03


Total Received from Sale of Meters, Cocks, and Accessories Total Received from All Sources


$ 7,067.84


$56,190.13


Total Credits for Water Furnished Free Consumers and other Borough Departments $ 7,960.85 $64,150.98


Total Receipts and Credits


Cash Receipts from Water Sale for All Purposes 1938 $49,122.29


Cash Receipts from Water Sale for All Purposes 1937 $50,414.36


Decrease in Receipts from Water Sale for the Year $ 1,292.07 Cash Receipts from Sale of Meters, Cocks, and Accessories 1938 $ 7,067.84 Cash Receipts from Sale of Meters, Cocks, and Accessories 1937 $ 3,748.30 Increase in Receipts from Sale of Meters, etc. for the Year . . $ 3,319.54


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Average Received per 1,000 Cubic Feet from Domestic, In- cluding Minimum Charges $ 1.21 Average Received per 1,000 Gallons from Domestic, Includ- $


ing Minimum Charges


.16. Average Received per 1,000 Cubic Feet from Industrial, In- cluding Minimum Charges $ .55 Average Received per 1,000 Gallons from Industrial, Includ- ing Minimum Charges $ .07 Average Received per 1,000 Cubic Feet from Railroads, In- cluding Minimum Charges


$ .32.


Average Received per 1,000 Gallons from Railroads, Includ- ing Minimum Charges $ .04 Average Received per 1,000 Cubic Feet from Public, Includ- ing Minimum Charges $ .48 Average Received per 1,000 Gallons from Public, Including Minimum Charges $ .06


Average Received per Quarter per Domestic Inside Borough $ 2.48


Average Received per Quarter per Domestic Outside Borough $ 5.26


Average Received per Quarter per Public Consumer $ 15.39


Average Received per Month per Industrial Consumer 17.16


Average Received per Month per Railroad Consumer $ 48.10


Received from Water Sale per Mile of Main Inside Borough $ 1,243.28 Received from Water Sale per Mile of Main Outside Borough $ 175.67


Received from Water Sale per Mile of Main Inside and Out- side Borough Limits $


833.15


Total Lost in Bad Accounts, 1938


$


0.00


Percent Lost in Bad Accounts, 1938 $ 0.00


Receipts and Credits for 1937


$62,098.00


Receipts and Cedits for 1938


$64,151.00


Increase for the Year


$ 2,053.00


RATES FOR WATER Within Borough Limits


Rate Per 1,000 Cu. Ft.


First 20,000 Cu. Ft. used per Month


$1.00


Next 400,000 Cu. Ft. used per Month 0.30


All over 420,000 Cu. Ft. used per Month


0.28


Minimum Charges


Single houses, or dwelling, shall pay a Minimum Charge of $1.50 per Quarter.


Double houses served by one meter shall pay a Minimum Charge of $3.00 per Quarter.


Industries and Railroads shall pay a Minimum Charge of $0.50 per Month for each and every service.


All Charges are payable net on, or before, the 25th of the Month following the end of the Month or Quarter. If not paid on, or before. the 25th of the Month following the end of the Month or Quarter, a penalty of five (5% ) per cent shall be added.


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If bills are not paid on, or before, the 30th of the Month following the Month or Quarter for which the bill was rendered, the water will be turned off.


Outside of Borough Limits


Per Thousand Cubic Feet $2.50


Minimum Charges


Single houses outside of the Borough-$2.35 per Quarter. Double houses outside of the Borough-$4.70 per Quarter.


The same regulations shall apply, and the same penalties shall be inflicted for non-payment as provided for within the Borough.


BALANCE SHEET WATER DEPARTMENT


Assets


Fixed Capital


Fixed Captial Installed


$1,309,650.97


Construction Work in Pro-


gress


10,593.13


Total Fixed Capital


$1,320,244.10


Current Assets


Cash (Borough Treasurer's Account)


$ 2,670.96


Accounts Receivable from Consumers


10,511.13


Materials and Supplies


4,577.21


Other Current Assets, P. W. A. Construction Fund


4,575.03


Total Current Assets


$ 22,334.33


Total Assets


$1,342,578.43


Liabilities


Municipal Ownership


Net Worth Water Depart- ment, December 31, 1938 $ 930,630.93


Funded Debt


Bonds 3% Serial Bonds


58,000.00


Current Liabilities


Notes Payable


$ 10,000.00


Advance from Electric Light Department 46,703.95


Assessments for Line Con- struction


8,990.20


Total Current Liabilities


65,694.15


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Accrued Liabilities


Unmatured Interest accrued on Unfunded Debt


2,268.43


Reserves


Reserve for Renewals and Replacements


144,170.20


Surplus


Unappropriated Surplus


141,814.72


Total Liabilities


$1,342,578.43


RECAPITULATION OF NET WORTH


Net Investment, December


31, 1937


$


920,386.19


Additions


W. P. A. Labor Contribu-


tions


$ 1,244.74


Contributions


from U. S.


Treasury 4,500.00


Bonds Redeemed by Borough Treasurer 11,000.00


16,744.74


$ 937,130.93


Deductions


Contribution to General Borough Fund


$ 6,500.00


930,630.93


Earned Surplus end of Year


$ 141,814.72


Net Worth, December 31, 1938


$1,072,445.65


REVENUE AND EXPENSE STATEMENT WATER DEPARTMENT


Operating Revenues


Metered Domestic Sales


$ 33,208.17


Metered Commercial Sales 6,515.98


Metered Industrial Sales


11,331.01


Metered Public Sales


2,377.27


Sales for Private Fire Pro- tection


67.61


Consumer's Discounts For-


feited and Penalties Im- posed


87.58


Total Operating Reve-


$ 53,587.62 nues


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Operating Expenses


Water Collection System:


Operating Labor


$


417.66


Supplies and Expenses


12.50


Maintenance


514.73


$ 944.89


Purification System:


Operating Labor


$ 824.58


Supplies and Expenses


1,124.16


Maintenance


121.39


2,070.13


Pumping System:


Operating Labor


$ 13.39


Maintenance


637.96


651.35


Distribution System :


Operating Labor (Gen-


eral)


$ 515.40


Operating Labor (Reser- voir)


410.36


Maintenance of Mains and Pipes


552.97


Maintenance of Storage


Reservoirs, etc.


137.05


Maintenance Meters,


Vaults, etc.


860.61


Maintenance other Distri- bution Property


632.99


3,109.38


General Expenses


Office Salaries


$ 5,154.51


Salaries of Meter Readers .


746.67


Office Supplies and Expenses


260.76


Other General Property Ex- penses


356.90


Taxes


518.32


Other General Expenses


93.75


Insurance


135.02


Maintenance of General


Properties


234.34


Depreciation


12,038.24


19,538.51


Total Operating Ex- penses


$ 26,314.26


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INCOME STATEMENT WATER DEPARTMENT


Operating Revenues $ 53,587.62


Operating Expenses


Water Collection System


$ 944.89


Purification System


2,070.13


Pumping System


651.35


Distribution System


3,109.38


General Operating Expenses Total Operating Ex- penses


19,538.51


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26,314.26


Net Operating In- come


$ 27,273.36


Non Operating Revenues


$ 2,028.37


Non Operating Expenses


1,570.53


Net Non Operating In- come


457.84


Total Net Income


$ 27,731.20


Net Income Deductions


Interest


$ 1,824.85


Free Water to Borough


1,921.36


3,746.21


Balance of Net Income


$ 23,984.99


ANALYSIS OF FIXED CAPITAL WATER DEPARTMENT


Balance Jan. 1, 1938


Additions 1938


Balance Dec. 31, 1938 $ 11,024.28


Water Collection System, Rights of Way


3,143.00


3,143.00


Diversion Rights


40,400.00


40,400.00


Impounding Reserviors


141,477.66


$ 38,466.62


179,944.28


Water Collection System, Reservoirs and Wells


51,084.39


51,084.39


Water Collection System, Aqueducts and Supply Mains


407,568.29


-100.00


407,468.29


Purification System, Chemi- cal Treatment Plant


2,799.63


2,799.63


Water Testing Equipment .


31.50


31.50


Pumping Station Structures


5,208.85


5,208.85


Pumps and Pump Equip- ment


12,469.80


12,469.80


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Organization


$ 11,024.28


Water Collection System,


Distribution System, Rights of Way


404.00


404.00


Distribution System, Trans- mission Mains


330.43


330.43


Distribution System, Reser- voirs and Stand Pipes


11,994.02 386,830.69


2,524.50


389,355.19


Distribution System, Fire Hydrants


23,512.67


343.41


23,856.08


Distribution tains


System, Foun-


11,107.75


11,107.75


Other General Structures


3,329.00


3,329.00


General Office Equipment .


644.81


93.38


738.19


Other General Equipment


5,695.67


2,101.89


7,797.56


Engineering and Superin- tendence during Construc- tion


33,566.50


33,566.50


Administrative and Legal


Expenses during Con- struction


11,024.28


11,024.28


Interest during Construction


34,065.04


34,065.04


Development Cost


63,913.91


63,913.91


Siloam Property


4,595.00


4,595.00


Totals


$1,266,221.17 $ 43,429.80 $1,309,650.97


WATER DEPARTMENT-CREDIT ACCOUNT 1938


Metered Water, Light Plant


$ 380.03


Metered Water, Fire Houses


79.08


Market House, Meter Room and Police Headquarters .


107.75


Memorial Fountain


353.89


Bubblers


10.40


Comfort Station


256.51


Borough Farm


19.51


Disposal Plant


9.40


Borough Garage


16.52


Parks and Playgrounds


46.86


East Queen, Lincoln Way


East, South Fourth and


North Second Street Pro-


perties


65.98


$ 1,345.93


Free Water Per Agreement


Penn Hall Farm


$ 111.36


Kennedy Farm


11.58


Childrens' Home (75%)


75.95


Hospital (75%)


362.12


Salvation Army (75%)


14.42


$ 575.43


$ 1,921.36


Note: This amount $1,921.36 used in Comparative Income Statement as Free Water Furnished in 1938.


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11,994.02


Distribution System, Mains


Free Unmetered Water Furnished the Following in 1938


216 Fire Hydrants at $15.00, plus 3 added during year $ 3,246.25


Sewer Flush Tanks (119) 2,018.24 Flushing Storm Sewers and Street Work 750.00


Road Roller and Street Sweeper


25.00


$ 6.039.49


Note: This amount $6,039.49 does not appear in any other statement.


WATER ASSESSMENTS


Assessments made in 1938 $ 3,402.59


Interest collected during 1938


4.40


$ 3,406.99


Collected during 1938 $ 2,846.42


Interest Collected


4.40


Assessments entered as Liens


142.60


Balance to be collected Jan-


uary 1, 1939


413.57


$ 3,406.99


WATER LIENS


Balance to be collected Jan- uary 1, 1938


$ 1,863.29


Liens entered in 1938


142.60


Interest Accrued


69.46


Costs and Penalty


28.59


$ 2,103.94


Collected during 1938


$ 209.94


Interest Collected


71.08


Costs and Penalty Collected


.28.59


Balance to be collected Jan- uary 1, 1939


1,794.33


$ 2,103.94


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


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HISTORICAL SKETCH OF CHAMBERSBURG ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT


On August 29, 1874, the following named persons applied for a Charter to furnish electric current for lighting in the Borough of Cham- bersburg, under the name of "The Franklin Electric Company":


James McKnight and Agent


B. Frank Gilmore


William McKnight J. Spoonhour


William Nixon


William Sellers


M. A. Foltz C. H. Fulwiler


B. M. Nead Van T Haulman


Samuel L. Hawbaker W. Lynn Ritchey George A. Britsch


D. Alonza Orr William Orr John Hart


John A. Orr


The stock in this Company was stated at $25.00 a share, but just how much stock was issued is not a matter of record.


There is some doubt as to the year this company started to furnish current in Chambersburg, but that it was in business in Chambersburg has been established beyond question. How extensive their business was at that time it is now impossible to state.


The plant consisted of a belt driven generator using a steam trac- tion engine as power, and the equipment was located in the old brick and weatherboard building known as the "Ebersole Building", which stood immediately on the West bank of the Conococheague Creek on the South side of Lincoln Way West, and which has just recently been de- molished by the Western Maryland Railway Company. This was the first electric plant that was ever operated in Chambersburg, and cer- tainly could not have stayed in business very long. Some of the citizens of Chambersburg remember distinctly seeing these electric lamps sus- pended above the streets and at that time were impressed with the fact that they did not blow out when the wind blew.


In the year 1883 there was constructed, in the shops of the Cum- berland Valley Railroad Company, a portable electric light plant which consisted of boiler, steam engine, and one arc lamp generator with a capacity of fifteen 2,000 candle-power open arc lamps. This car oper- ated successfully under the supervision of Charles S. Hull from the very beginning, and in 1884 lighted arc lamps around the Public Square for the Centennial, and this same year lighted the grounds for a baseball game which was played at night. This game was played in a field lying East of Third Street and South of King, just about where the Byer Brothers' Green House is located at the present time.


In 1889 this portable electric light plant was rebuilt, under the supervision of Mr. Hull, for a capacity of forty 2,000 candle-power open arc lamps. This plant was frequently used for the lighting of important construction work along the Cumberland Valley Railroad, as well as the lighting of serious wrecks. It was also used for the lighting of the Granger's Picnic Ground at Williams Grove, and many of us recall the lighting of the Mt. Alto Park Grounds. Mr. Hull was a mechanical genius, and one of the beautiful things he created, with this car and an arc lamp, was a fountain which sprayed steam of different colors up above the car roof. Mr. Charles S. Hull will be remembered as a kindly old gentleman, and one of the first to take up seriously the possibility of electric lighting in this section.


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MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC LIGHT PLANT-1938


On November 29, 1889, after a vote had been taken by the citizens of Chambersburg to increase the indebtedness of the Borough by an amount not exceeding $10,000.00 for the purpose of installing an Electric Light Plant to light the streets of the Borough, a contract was placed for the necessary electrical equipment with the Thompson-Houston Elec- tric Light Company at a price of $9,797.50. This plant was installed solely for furnishing lighting for the streets of the town. The plant was operated from dark in the evenings until twelve o'clock midnight, except on moonlight nights when it was not operated at all.


In 1893, the Borough went into the commercial phase of furnishing current to consumers. It was a far step from this first plant to the present up-to-date efficient plant, and the citizens of Chambersburg are certainly to be congratulated on having had sufficient intelligence to keep this valuable utility for their very own.


There was a decrease in output at the Chambersburg Electric Light Plant for the year 1938 of 280,653 K. W. H., as compared with the year 1937.


AVAILABLE FOR DISTRIBUTION


1929- 6,460,592 kilowatt-hours.


1930- 6,420,232 kilowatt-hours.


1931- 6,206,845 kilowatt-hours.


1932- 5,876,722 kilowatt-hours.


1933- 6,285,080 kilowatt-hours.


1934- 7,253,250 kilowatt-hours.


1935- 7,926,377 kilowatt-hours.


1936- 9,439,105 kilowatt-hours.


1937-10,472,343 kilowatt-hours.


1938-10,191,690 kilowatt-hours.


In 1938, the work in connection with the installation of the new 2,500 K. W. Turbo-Generator, condensing equipment, new switch gear, new controlboard, and Carrier Current equipment, was proceeded with, and the work progressed so rapidly that the final tests were run on this equipment on December 29, 1938. On the tests, the equipment met all of the guarantees. The installation work in connection with this equip- ment was exceedingly hazardous as all of the electrical connections of the feeders and new switch gear had to be made while the feeders were "alive". With all of this, however, there were no interruptions of the service except for three or four second intervals when the switch gear overload relays were being tested out.


For many years, the old dilapidated frame dwelling houses on the north side of Electric Light Avenue, between Harrison Avenue and North Second Street, had been a constant, and very serious, fire hazard to the entire electric service of the Borough of Chambersburg, and with the idea of eliminating this hazard, the properties were purchased by the Borough and torn down. With the acquisition of the properties, it was felt that it would be best to place all outgoing feeders from the Plant, underground, instead of running them overhead as was originally contemplated. This underground construction will extend from the Elec- tric Light Plant to North Second Street.


The new 2,500 K. W. Unit went into service on the line on Decem- ber 29, 1938, and this makes the total capacity of the Plant 7,000 kilo-


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NEW 2500 K. W. TURBO-GENERATOR. NEW SWITCH GEAR, NEW CONTROLBOARD, AND CARRIER CURRENT EQUIPMENT. INSTALLED 1938


...


.....


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watts, consisting of two 2,500 K. W. Generators and two 1,000 K. W Generators. The peak load on the Plant during the year 1938, was 2,700 kilowatts which allows an excess over firm capacity of 800 kilowatts.


The total cash and credits in this Department for 1938 were $326, 547.94, and the total operating and non-operating expenses were $106, 554.29, including $26,351.81 for depreciation, leaving a total gross profi of $219,993.65.


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 Valu New, less accrued depreciation, as of December 31, 1938, was $509,539.82


PHYSICAL DATA ON BOROUGH OF CHAMBERSBURG-ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT-1938


Population of Chambersburg-1938


14,00


Number of Light and Power Consumers


4,83'


K. W. Hrs. Generated


K. W. Hrs. Used by Station Auxiliaries


10,716,87 525,18


K. W. Hrs. Available for Distribution


10,191,69


K. W. Hrs. Decrease over 1937


280,65


K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Street Arc Lamps 231,50


K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Street Incandescent Lamps 292,63


K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Disposal Plant


66,69


K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Office Building


15,53


K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Fire Department


17,65


K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Street Department


3,44


K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Police Headquarters


4,70


K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Public Comfort Station


6,01


K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Christmas Tree


2,22


K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Traffic Signals


13,79


K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Friendship Christmas Lights


K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Friendship Convention Decora- tions, Turkey Raffle


K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Broad Street Playground Festival


K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Buchanan Block Party


K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Fire Department Fair


K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Junior Christmas Lights


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


K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Good Will Block Party, Conven- tion Decorations


K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Franklin Block Party


K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Franklin Christmas Lights


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


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


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


K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Stevens Playground Festival


K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Henninger Field


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


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




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