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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
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$ 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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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
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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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