Annual report of the burgess and town council of the borough of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania 1935, Part 17

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


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


Electric Light Consumers' Deposit Account


$ 22,542.96


Assets in Excess of Liabili- ties


2,395,593.20


$2,724,742.60


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


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$ 10,000.00


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COMPARISON OF TAX LEVY, BONDED DEBT, ETC., FOR YEAR 1938


Net


Debt


Borough


Popula- tion


Assessed Valuation


and Bond (Mills) 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


8,118,972


4


32,475.88


2.32


227,359.50


16.24


Taxes Levied Taxes Tax for Borough Rate


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 1938. 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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GOVERNMENTAL TAXES PAID BY CITIZENS OF CHAMBERSBURG


Stated in Mills


For Public School Purpose 21 Mills


For State and County Purpose


7 Mills


For Borough Bond Purpose 3 Mills


For General Borough Purpose 1 Mill


WHERE A TAX DOLLAR GOES TO


1


2


3 4


(1) Public Schools Receive 65.625 cents out of each tax dollar


(2) State and County Receives 21.875 cents out of each tax dollar


(3) Borough Bond Purpose Receives 9.375 cents out of each tax dollar


(4) General Borough Purpose Receives 3.125 cents out of each tax dollar


VALUE OF SERVICES RECEIVED FOR $1.00 OF BOROUGH TAXES LEVIED 1938


Taxes Levied for


Costs


Borough Purposes


Borough Administration


Police Services


$ 38,208.17 divided by $8,118.97=$ 4.706 $ 32,202.41 divided by $8,118.97=$ 3.966


Public Health Services


Fire Protection Services


$ 2,082.20 divided by $8,118.97=$ 0.256 $ 29,146.15 divided by $8,118.97=$ 3.589 $ 56,364.17 divided by $8,118.97=$ 6.942


Sanitary Sewerage Services Comfort Station Services $ 1,116.46 divided by $8,118.97=$ 0.137


Parks and Playground Ser- vices $ 5,537.27 divided by $8,118.97=$ 0.682


Total


$224,077.86 divided by $8,118.97=$27.59


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Street Department Services Street Lighting, Miscellane- ous Services $ 32,061.94 divided by $8,118.97=$ 3.949 $ 27,359.09 divided by $8,118.97=$ 3.369


VALUES OF SERVICES RECEIVED PER CAPITA


Estimated Population 14,000 Population


Borough Administration


$ 38,208.17 divided by 14,000=$ 2.729


Police Services


$ 32,202.41 divided by 14,000=$ 2.300


Public Health Services


$ 2,082.20 divided by 14,000=$ 0.148


Fire Protection Services


$ 29,146.15 divided by 14,000=$ 2.081


Street Department Services


$ 56,364.17 divided by 14,000=$ 4.026


Street Lighting Miscellaneous Services $ 32,061.94 divided by 14,000=$ 2.290


Sanitary Sewerage Services


$ 27,359.09 divided by 14,000=$ 1.954


Comfort Station Services


$ 1,116.46 divided by 14,000=$ 0.079


Parks and Playground Services


$ 5,537.27 divided by 14,000=$ 0.395


Total


$224,077.86 divided by 14,000=$16.00


Note: The Citizens of Chambersburg received in these services $224,- 077.86 of Value for which Taxes were levied for Borough pur- poses in the amount of $8,118.97. If you did not operate your Electric Light and Water Utilities, at a handsome profit, the whole cost of these services would have to be paid for by Taxes, which would mean an increase in Taxes for Borough purposes of 27.59 times what they were in 1938.


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INDEX


Page


Personnel of the Borough Government-1938


2


Photographs of Borough Officials of the Borough of Chambersburg 4


Historical Sketch-Chambersburg 9


Historical Sketch-Police Department


9


Historical Sketch-Fire Department


10


Historical Sketch-Street Department


11


Street Department Report


Historical Sketch-Engineering Department


Historical Sketch-Public Comfort Station


Historical Sketch-Parks and Playgrounds


Historical Sketch-Health Board .


Historical Sketch-Sanitary Sewer Department


Annual Report of the Plumbing Inspector


Statement of Receipts and Expenditures-General Borough Account Borough Fire Fund


Tax Collector's Account


Assessments-Lateral Sewer


Lateral Sewer Liens


Paving Liens


Historical Sketch-Water Department


Physical Data-Water Department


Rates for Water Within Borough Limits and Outside Borough Limits Balance Sheet-Water Department


Revenue and Expense Statement-Water Department


Income Statement-Water Department


Analysis of Fixed Capital-Water Department


Credit Accounts-Water Department


Assessments-Water Department


Liens-Water Department


Historical Sketch-Electric Light Department


Physical Data-Electric Light Department


Rates for Electric Current


Balance Sheet-Electric Light Department


Operating Revenue and Expense Statement-Electric Light Depart- ment


Income Statement-Electric Light Department


Analysis of Fixed Capital-Electric Light Department


Sinking Fund-Electric Light Department


Credit Account-Electric Light Department


Liens-Electric Light Department


Statement of Assets and Liabilities of the Borough of Chambersburg Tabulation-Comparing Chambersburg with other Boroughs of State Governmental Taxes Paid by Citizens of Chambersburg-Stated in Mills


68 68


Where a Tax Dollar Goes To


Value of Services Received for $1.00 of Borough Taxes Levied-1938 68


Value of Services Received Per Capita 69


12 13 13 14 14 18 20 20 26 27 31 31 31 32 36 39 40 41 43 43 44 45 45 46 50 52 58 59 61 61 63 63 64 64 67


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MBERSBURG NNSYLVANIA


E OF THE BOROUGH ENGINEER HAMBERSBURG, PENNA. 300" JANUARY 1935


PLAN NUMBER 30009-A


POPULATION OF BOROUGH 13.788 1930 CENSUS


BOROUGH ENGINEER


PAPER HIL


AvENut


FIFTH WARD


STOKKE


Svare


GLEN


varer


STHELT


PELALANT


GARVER


FIRST


PRECINCT


NOOTH FYOLDAL


KING


FOURTH WARD


NOSIN


WOL


PLANT


% MILE


SECOND


RECINCT


LILLEVS


WIST


MAIN


LON


WATER


59940


WEST


Ant


PRECINCT


COLLEGE


AVENUE


AvL


FIRST


---


144 4Ca


NORTH


I MILE


PARK


RAMSEY


NOBLANC


Av


SOUTH


FIRST WARD


CERVEZA0


THIRD


WARD


AVENUE


2


CATHERINE


East


PRECINCT


THIR


PRECINCT


NELGON


EAST


FAST


NOT


FIFTH


SIALLY


TH


AVENUE


IMILE


LAHL


EIGHTH


LMARYLAND


AVENUE


WAYNE


CUMBERLAND


WAND


POPULATION OF BOROUGH 13.788


LAND


2237 ACRES


OFFICE OF THE BOROUGH ENGINEER CHAMBERSBURG, PENNA


SCALE |"> 300"


JANUARY 1935


1930 CENSUS


PLAN NUMBER 30009-A


WATER 3.6 ACRES TOTAL 2273 ACRES


CHAMBERSBURG PENNSYLVANIA


AREA OF BOROUGH


FIRST PRECINCT


I MILE


ELEv daxo


& MILE


Fourth


SECOND PRECINCT


SECOND


MONTGOMERY


-- 14 MILE


ELEV 5550


STREET


GRANDVIEN


STREET


WHEN 00


ELDES


AVENUE


Susan


LOUDON


FRANKUM ST.


OPLAR AVI


AVENUE


SECONO PRECINCT


AVENUE


PHILADELPHIA


Ave


ŁLEY 62500


---


4 MILE


YOUTH XT


WIL LON


SI DEET


MAIN


DICONO


FIRST


THISR


MY TOMAN ST


GOANT


AVENUE


STasty


SECOND WARD


& MILE-


OHIO


AVENUE


PRECINCT


ty 6200


SOUTH


PCT


COLDAS


DELKY


BOROUGH ENGINELA


WOLF


4 MILE


MILLLS


LE


SECOND


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PR.06 OP THE KEAR PRINTING CO


Murray E. Kauffman Metal Finishing 2110 Lincoln Way East Chambersburg, Pa, 17201


ANNUAL REPORT


of the


BURGESS AND TOWN COUNCIL of THE BOROUGH OF CHAMBERSBURG PENNSYLVANIA


For the Year Ending December 31, 1939


This Pamphlet is published for the benefit of the citizens of Chambersburg, that they may become better acquainted with those vital things in our community that go to make Cham- bersburg a better place in which to live.


ANNUAL REPORT of the BURGESS AND TOWN COUNCIL of THE BOROUGH OF CHAMBERSBURG PENNSYLVANIA


For the Year Ending December 31, 1939


FOR THE YEAR from JANUARY 1, 1939, TO DECEMBER 31, 1939 Being THE ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-SIXTH SINCE INCORPORATED As A BOROUGH


PERSONNEL OF THE BOROUGH GOVERNMENT 1939


R. C. VANDERAU


Chief Burgess


ELLWOOD JODER


President Town Council


J. HASE MOWREY


Manager of. Utilities


E. W. DAVIS


Secretary


W. M. L. ETTER


Treasurer


EDMUND C. WINGERD


Solicitor


EDGAR W. DIEHL


Tax Collector


HARRY R. GEARHART


Auditor


HERBERT C. KEEFER


Auditor


ALBERT S. HENNEBERGER


Auditor


MARGARET E. WINGERT


Chief Bookkeeper


H. S. BYERS


Chief of Police


ROBERT MONN Superintendent of Water and Sewer


W. L. GROVE


Plumbing Inspector


F. D. RHODES, JR.


Borough Engineer


CHARLES F. PFOUTZ


Assistant Borough Engineer


ROBERT RINICK


Market Master


COMMITTEES OF COUNCIL


FINANCE COMMITTEE


BOROUGH PROPERTY COMMITTEE


ELLWOOD JODER, Chairman


J. H. MARTIN


ELLWOOD JODER, Chairman


C. H. PENSINGER


T. C. MCCULLOUGH


J. H. MARTIN


G. S. KLENZING


B. F. SMALL


WATER AND LIGHT COMMITTEE


T. C. MCCULLOUGH, Chairman


B. F. SMALL


H. H. SWARTZ


STREET COMMITTEE


¡J. H. MARTIN, Chairman


G. S. KLENZING


*H. C. HUNSECKER


FIRE COMMITTEE


G. S. KLENZING, Fire Marshal


T. C. MCCULLOUGH


R. F. ANGLE


SEWER COMMITTEE


B. F. SMALL, Chairman


R. F. ANGLE


G. C. GEYER


INDUSTRIAL COMMITTEE


H. H. SWARTZ, Chairman G. C. GEYER


R. F. ANGLE


PUBLIC COMFORT STATION COMMITTEE


B. F. SMALL, Chairman


G. C. GEYER


C. H. PENSINGER


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*H. C. HUNSECKER


H. H. SWARTZ


PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS COMMITTEE


C. H. PENSINGER, Chairman G. S. KLENZING J. H. MARTIN H. H. SWARTZ


*H. C. HUNSECKER


PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE


BURGESS R. C. VANDERAU,


Chairman


CHIEF H. S. BYERS B. F. SMALL T. C. MCCULLOUGH


C. H. PENSINGER


COYLE LIBRARY TRUSTEES R. F. ANGLE G. C. GEYER


BOARD OF HEALTH


DR. B. M. BEATTIE, President


DR. L. H. SEATON


JAMES C. CLARK PAUL WALKER F. LESTER MARSHALL


FRANK J. CROFT, Health Officer and Secretary


* Died October 30, 1939. H. R. Forbes appointed to fill out unexpired term.


+ G. C. Geyer appointed Chairman of Street Committee July 3, 1939, on account of illness of J. H. Martin.


¿ H. H. Swartz appointed as member of Street Committee July 3, 1939, to serve out unexpired term of H. C. Hunsecker.


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PERSONNEL OF THE BOROUGH GOVERNMENT 1940


R. C. VANDERAU Chief Burgess


C. H. PENSINGER


President Town Council


J. HASE MOWREY Manager of Utilities


E. W. DAVIS Secretary


W. M. L. ETTER


Treasurer


EDMUND C. WINGERD


Solicitor


EDGAR W. DIEHL


Tax Collector


HARRY R. GEARHART Auditor


HERBERT C. KEEFER


Auditor


ALBERT S. HENNEBERGER


Auditor


MARGARET E. WINGERT


Chief Bookkeeper


H. S. BYERS


Chief of Police


ROBERT MONN Superintendent of Water and Sewer


W. L. GROVE


Plumbing Inspector


F. D. RHODES, JR.


Borough Engineer


CHARLES F. PFOUTZ


Assistant Borough Engineer


ROBERT RINICK


Market Master


COMMITTEES OF COUNCIL


FINANCE COMMITTEE


C. H. PENSINGER, Chairman


H. H. SWARTZ


STEPHEN McC. NELSON


H. R. FORBES


G. C. GEYER


WATER AND LIGHT COMMITTEE


R. F. ANGLE, Chairman


B. F. SMALL


STEPHEN McC. NELSON


STREET COMMITTEE


H. H. SWARTZ, Chairman


A. R. ZIMMERMAN


T. C. MCCULLOUGH


FIRE COMMITTEE


H. R. FORBES, Fire Marshal R. F. ANGLE


G. S. KLENZING


BOROUGH PROPERTY COMMITTEE


C. H. PENSINGER, Chairman


R. F. ANGLE


H. H. SWARTZ


H. R. FORBES


B. F. SMALL


SEWER COMMITTEE


B. F. SMALL, Chairman


G. C. GEYER


H. R. FORBES


INDUSTRIAL COMMITTEE


T. C. MCCULLOUGH, Chairman


G. S. KLENZING


A. R. ZIMMERMAN


PUBLIC COMFORT STATION COMMITTEE


B. F. SMALL, Chairman


G. C. GEYER


T. C. MCCULLOUGH


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PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS COMMITTEE


STEPHEN MCC. NELSON, Chairman A. R. ZIMMERMAN G. S. KLENZING H. H. SWARTZ B. F. SMALL


PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE


BURGESS R. C. VANDERAU,


Chairman


CHIEF H. S. BYERS H. R. FORBES STEPHEN MCC. NELSON


R. F. ANGLE


COYLE LIBRARY TRUSTEES


G. C. GEYER STEPHEN MCC. NELSON


BOARD OF HEALTH


DR. B. M. BEATTIE, President


DR. L. H. SEATON JOHN B. MINEHART PAUL WALKER F. LESTER MARSHALL FRANK J. CROFT, Health Officer and Secretary


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BOROUGH OFFICIALS OF THE BOROUGH OF CHAMBERSBURG


ELLWOOD JODER President of Council Councilman, 1st Ward


*H. C. HUNSECKER Councilman, 1st Ward Died October 30, 1939


H. R. FORBES Councilman, 1st Ward


R. F. ANGLE Councilman, 2nd Ward


R. C. VANDERAU Chief Burgess


J. HARVEY MARTIN Councilman, 2nd Ward


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BOROUGH OFFICIALS OF THE BOROUGH OF CHAMBERSBURG


C. H. PENSINGER Councilman, 3rd Ward


H. H. SWARTZ Councilman, 4th Ward


G. C. GEYER Councilman, 3rd Ward


T. C. MCCULLOUGH Councilman, 4th Ward


B. F. SMALL Councilman, 5th Ward


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BOROUGH OFFICIALS OF THE BOROUGH OF CHAMBERSBURG


G. STEWART KLENZING Councilman, 5th Ward


E. C. WINGERD Borough Solicitor


J. HASE MOWREY Manager of Utilities


F. D. RHODES, JR. Borough Engineer


H. S. BYERS Chief of Police


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BOROUGH OFFICIALS OF THE BOROUGH OF CHAMBERSBURG


MARGARET E. WINGERT Chief Bookkeeper


ROBERT MONN Supt. of Water and Sewer


W. L. GROVE Plumbing Inspector


E. W. DAVIS Borough Clerk


ROBERT RINICK Market Master


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MUNICIPAL OFFICE BUILDING


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HISTORICAL


Chambersburg was founded by Benjamin Chambers at "Fawling Spring on Cannogogige," in 1734, and in 1764 Benjamin Chambers writes, "there is a town laid out on Conegogig Creek." The Town was incorporated by an Act of the General Assembly of the State of Penn- sylvania, March 21, 1803, and the first Burgess and Town Council con- sisted of the following: Chief Burgess-Major John Holliday; Council- men-Edward Crawford, Esq., Andrew Dunlap, Christian Oister, John Shryock, and Patrick Campbell. It has grown slowly, but its growth has been steady and its accomplishments enduring. Today, it bears the rather enviable reputation of being one of the outstanding boroughs in the State of Pennsylvania, and its citizens enjoy more vital services at a much lower cost than any other borough in the State.


POLICE DEPARTMENT


The first police force for the Borough of Chambersburg was estab- lished January 16, 1818, by the following action of Town Council, "Be it ordained, etc., That four men shall be employed to watch and patrol the streets of the Borough during the night, from nine o'clock until day- break, for the term of three months from this date, to guard the property of the inhabitants, as far as in their power, from incendiaries, thieves, and plunderers, and to arrest and detain all vagrants and night walkers until the morning, unless he, she, or they, can give a satis- factory account of their purpose and the occasion of their being found on the street-and also call the hour."


The Council entered into an article of agreement dated January 17, 1818, with Robert Allison, as Captain, William McElhany, Jacob Hecker- man, and Dan McAllister, privates, to patrol the town from nine o'clock until daybreak, call the hour, and light any lamps that are, or may be erected, for which the Captain was to receive $18.00 per month, and each private $15.00 per month, and the Council was to furnish each one with a sufficiently warm watch coat.


From the following proclamation, it is evident that 123 years ago, the sources of amusement for the good people of Chambersburg were more varied, permanent, and better protected than they are today:


"To Robert Allison, High Constable


Sir: You are hereby authorized to attend the Theatre in the Borough of Chambersburg and Protect the Manager thereof whilst acting from any disorderly Person or Persons-and if any Person or Persons attempt to disturb said actors during their performans-you are hereby Commanded to bring him or them before me or any Justice of the Peace in said Borough to be dealt with according to Law. Fail not.


Given under my hand and seal this 19th day of July, 1816. (Signed) PATRICK CAMPBELL, Burgess."


From this very modest beginning, the Police Department has de- veloped into a highly efficient and very completely equipped organization, consisting of a Chief, two Sergeants, and eight Patrolmen. Their equip- ment consists of a Harding Police Register System, dictograph, finger printing outfit, Colts 38 calibre revolvers, tear gas guns, tear gas hand grenades, police car, and two motorcycles.


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During the year 1939, the Police Department answered 1,662 calls. This is exclusive of all calls answered by the Chief. There was a total number of 1,368 arrests made for various offenses. The arrests for drunk and disorderly conduct totaled 327. There were 14 actual cases of break- ing in and larceny reported, and 12 arrests were made in these 14 cases. There were 4 stolen autos, 3 of which were recovered and 1 not recovered. The night patrol reported 271 store doors left open by owners on leaving store. The total amount of fines imposed was $1,181.00, and the total amount of fines collected by the Borough was $748.00, $626.00 of which was Parking Meter fines.


FIRE DEPARTMENT


In 1790, one hundred and fifty years ago, when the village of Chambersburg consisted entirely of either log or frame houses, and the fire hazard was great because of wood fires upon the open hearth, the necessity of providing protection from fire was first discussed, and the Friendship Fire Company, an organization of citizens equipped with buckets, was formed.


Since that time, with the expansion of the village from a few houses to a borough of the first magnitude, the formation of additional com- panies became necessary, and their equipment, from bucket, to hand pump, to hose reel, to steam fire engine, and, during the past fifteen years to modernized motor drawn and motor driven apparatus, has kept pace with the times.


Today, the fire department consists of five companies, advantage- ously located, and equipped with three American LaFrance Pumpers, one Ward LaFrance Flood Light Truck and Pumper, an aerial truck with 65-foot ladder, a City Service truck with booster pump, a truck equipped with a Foamite unit, a squad and chemical car, and an ambu- lance.


The companies are entirely volunteer, only the drivers of the apparatus receiving pay from the Borough. The fire houses are owned by the Borough and under the care of the Property Committee of the Borough Council.


In addition to the above mentioned equipment, the town is com- pletely covered by the Gamewell Fire Alarm System, consisting of 54 fire alarm boxes, 5 station house indicators and gongs, and one general alarm, all storage battery operated, and 222 latest type fire plugs are installed at the most advantageous points.


The Department answered 29 General Alarms sounded by the Game- well System during the year, 4 of which were false alarms. In addition to these system alarms, the companies responded to silent alarms and individual calls as follows :


Junior Company 32


Good Will Company 32


Franklin Company 25


Friendship Company 20


Cumberland Valley Company 16


The Franklin Fire Company Community Pumper answered 29 calls for rural fires, the fire loss of which amounted to $21,425.00.


The fire loss in the Borough of Chambersburg for 1939 was $42,970.00.


The Good Will Ambulance responded to 797 calls during the year.


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STREET DEPARTMENT


On March 30, 1734, Benjamin Chambers was given a grant to take, settle, and improve 400 acres of land at the mouth of the Falling Spring and the Conococheague Creek, but this tract was not sub- divided until 1764 when it was laid out as a town and called Chambers Town, which name was changed to Chambersburg when Franklin County was erected in 1784.


The limits of the town at that time were on the North by the Falling Spring, on the East by Second Street, on the South by approximately Liberty Street, and on the West by the Conococheague Creek.


In the beginning of the 19th Century no streets had been graded or paved, although each property owner was required to maintain a walk in front of his own property. The original plan of the inhabitants was to make Second Street the principal business street, but this was changed to Main Street after considerable influence was exerted by those property owners.


Prior to 1813, the Lincoln Highway and Main Street were repaired by the Turnpike Company, by turnpiking which consisted of placing one foot of broken stone covered with gravel and clay. The first record of a contract awarded by the Borough was in 1813 to repair the Lincoln Highway and Main Street near the "Diamond."


The first covered storm sewer was built in Burkhart Avenue from Main Street to the Creek in 1823. This sewer had an inside height of 41/2 feet and a width of 31/2 feet.


The extension of this form of street repairs, grading, and sewers continued with some modifications until 1912 when the present brick paving was laid and plans adopted to continue this paving four blocks each year. This plan was not followed due to the increased cost of materials.


In 1918 a general plan of macadam construction and surface oiling was adopted and the Lincoln Highway and Main Street were paved first with water-bound macadam and treated with road oil. This is the first year that a large quantity of road oil was used as a maintenance and construction material. Prior to this time oil was used as a dust preventive and partially paid for by the property owners abutting on the streets treated.


This plan was continued until 1927 and 1928, when the Lincoln Highway and Main Street were again repaved with reinforced cement concrete.


In addition to the usual maintenance work, such as patching, oiling, sweeping and removing refuse from streets and alleys; snow and ice re- moval; control of dust and weeds on streets and alleys; maintenance and repair of storm sewers; maintenance and repair of bridges; operation and maintenance of Street Department Garage; and the backfilling of ditches that were opened for the purpose of new installation or renewal of water, sewer and, or, gas service to properties; the following con- struction work was completed during 1939 :-


Street Construction: The following streets were paved with maca- dam:


Street


From


To


Sq. Yds.


Ohio Ave.


Scotland Ave.


Eastward


1,400


Seventh St.


Catherine St.


Southward


770


Guilford Ave.


Fourth St.


Sixth St.


3,675


Fifth St.


Wayne Ave.


Guilford Ave.


1,400


13


Street


From


To


Sq. Yds.


Sixth St.


Wayne Ave.


Guilford Ave.


1,400


Alexander Ave.


Pennsylvania Ave.


Ohio Ave.


1,400


Cleveland Ave.


Cumberland Ave.


Northward 1,500


Grandview Ave.


King St.


High St.


400


East Catherine St.


Fifth St.


Sixth St.


1,100


Fifth St.


Liberty St.


Catherine St.


1,000


High St.


Federal St.


Garber St.


2,000


Park Ave.


Edgar Ave.


Scotland Ave.


2,225


Bishop Ave.


Glen St.


Grandview Ave.


330


Hollywell Ave.


At curve near Borough Farm


670


Pennsylvania Ave. Scotland Ave.


Eastward


500


Total Square Yards


19,870


Alley Construction: During the year 4,934 square yards, or .7 miles of alleys were constructed with water-bound bases and bituminous con- crete surfaces and 673 square yards, or .104 miles were paved with Port- land cement concrete and approximately 7,820 square yards treated with surface oil and stone chips.


Storm water drains were constructed in the alley adjoining the Cedar Grove Cemetery to the North and on Center Street from Hood Street westward of 24" concrete pipe, a total distance of 473 feet; on Philadelphia Avenue at Vine Street a 1'9" x 3'6" concrete box culvert was constructed, a distance of 113 feet, and on Garber Street from High Street, southward 200 feet, an 18" concrete pipe sewer was laid.


STREET DEPARTMENT REPORT


FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1939


In presenting this report of the Street Department activities during 1939, we feel it is interesting to show in addition a comparative report of the works completed during the past twenty-one years. The progress in highway construction and maintenance has made necessary large expenditures for drainage structures and bridges.


Comparative report of streets, alleys, sewers, bridges, as of 1918 and 1939, showing works completed by the Street Department during the past twenty-one years:


STREET SURFACES


1918


1939


Square Yards


Type


Square Yards


3,850 Oil Treated Water Bound Macadam 395,524


0


Oil Treated Bituminous Macadam 46,515


0 Reinforced Cement Concrete 72,663


Brick on Cement Concrete Base 14,712


14,712 0


Bituminous Concrete 12,935


302,400


Stone and Cinder 51,505


188,200 Clay or Slate 3,586


96,965 Not Opened


8,687


Total-606,127 Square Yards, or 30.936 Miles.


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ALLEY SURFACES


1918


1939


Miles


Type


Miles


0


Reinforced Cement Concrete


1.15


0 Bituminous Concrete


3.11


0


Oil Treated Macadam


4.72


4.10 Stone and Macadam


11.38


17.90


Clay, Slate or Not Opened


1.64


Total-22.0 Miles.


UNDERGROUND SURFACE WATER DRAINS


1918


1939


Linear Feet


Type


Linear Feet


2,610


12" Terra Cotta Pipe


2,610


200


18" Terra Cotta Pipe


4,380


0


15" Terra Cotta Pipe


260


2,650


24" Terra Cotta Pipe


4,993


0


36" Terra Cotta Pipe


452


0


12" Concrete Pipe


566


0


15" Concrete Pipe


350


0


18" Concrete Pipe


884


775


24" Concrete Pipe


1,133


0


36"


Concrete Pipe


800


0


18" Iron Pipe


1,050


0


3': ×


2.5' Cement Concrete Box


1,662


0


4' x 3'


Cement Concrete Box


1,467


0


3' x 3'


Cement Concrete Box


8,385


0


4' x 4' Cement Concrete Box


6,726


0


2' x 2' Cement Concrete Box


150


0


1.5' x 3.5' Cement Concrete Box


720


0


1.75' x 3.5' Cement Concrete Box


113


6,235


Totals


36,888


31.


Inlets


281


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.




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