Annual report of the burgess and town council of the borough of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania 1935, Part 18

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


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PUBLIC COMFORT STATION


A Public Comfort Station was built by the Borough of Chambers- burg and the Commissioners of Franklin County in 1932 at a total cost of $10,689.03, and is maintained jointly by them. The operation costs and repairs are divided. In 1939 the costs were $1,323.22, of which the Borough paid $661.61. In addition the Borough furnished water and electricity to the amount of $571.80, and the County Commissioners fur- nished heat and janitor service, without charge.


Two attendants are employed and are on duty each day during the hours of operation to maintain order and keep the station in an orderly and sanitary manner.


The use made of this station has greatly exceeded the estimates made by the original promoters, and the records kept show that more than 2,000 people attended this station in one day.


PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS


Small park areas are owned and maintained on Commerce Street, Grandview Avenue, Borough Farm, Memorial Fountain, and Fountain on Glen Street, and in addition the banks of the Conococheague Creek and Falling Spring are maintained and planted by the Borough.


The playground system has been developed in five small playgrounds with Henninger Field as the center of competitive events.


Practically all the playground equipment was purchased by the citizens in the vicinity of each playground and maintained by them until several years ago the Borough accepted the responsibility of all equip- ment, maintenance, and repairs. Wading pools have been constructed on the Fifth Ward and Stevens Playgrounds. Tennis courts are provided for Stevens, Fifth Ward, and Buchanan Playgrounds as well as at Henninger Field.


The playgrounds and activities are supervised by the Borough Engineer with a general supervisor, and a director at each playground. The programs are designed to have all presentations of activities as a unit, rather than on a competitive basis. The program continues for twelve weeks and consists of athletic activities, dramatics, handcraft, and music. All competitive contests are held on Henninger Field and Buchanan Playground Athletic Field where two men supervise the contests.


An addition of 31/2 acres of ground was made to Henninger Field Playground, this addition being devoted entirely to playground equip- ment and play areas for children, it being a sufficient distance from the Athletic Field to prevent any injury to children by baseballs, etc.


The use of Henninger Field has been increasing each year for both the playground activities and baseball as well as special events held, such as band concerts, hymn sings and other entertainments of that nature. The estimated attendance at the special events alone was 11,350 during the year and 4,000 at playground baseball. The total daily at- tendance of all playgrounds for the year was approximately 56,000 as compared with 40,000 during the year of 1938.


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HENNINGER FIELD


HISTORY OF THE CHAMBERSBURG HEALTH BOARD


The first meeting of the Chambersburg Health Board was held in Council Hall, September 26, 1893. The following men-Dr. Johnston McLanahan, A. J. White, J. Brua Hoyer, and George Denton were sworn in as members by Burgess George A. Wood. Dr. John A. Bouse was appointed Health Officer.


Dr. Johnston McLanahan was elected President of the Board, which office he held until October 3, 1912.


Among the first duties of the Board were the enacting of local sanitary measures which, in conjunction with the State regulation, be- gan functioning shortly after its inception.


The Health Board was the outcome of an Act of the General As- sembly of May 9, 1893, authorizing Chambersburg such a Board. Those who served as members of this Board until the present date are as follows :


Dr. Johnston McLanahan H. A. Logue Thomas K. Scheller


A. J. White


E. E. Foust Dr. Guy P. Asper


Dr. John A. Bouse Dr. J. J. Eckel


Dr. B. M. Beattie


Daniel O. Gehr Dr. Paul D. Allen J. W. Rearick


Dr. Helen Stewart


Morris Lloyd C. P. Miller


Paul Walker W. O. Nicklas


Geo. K. Lehner


J. Brua Hoyer


Jacob G. Schaff


Herman Kraiss


Capt. W. H. Mackey


Milton G. McDowell Dr. L. H. Seaton


Daniel Harmony


George Denton H. A. Kottcamp


T. C. Karper


W. L. Ritchey James C. Clark


Geo. F. Arris


Dr. H. M. Miley F. Lester Marshall


Mr. Morris Lloyd succeeded Dr. Johnston McLanahan as President in 1914, there being no record from October, 1912 to 1914, and continued in this office until his death in 1932, his successor being Dr. B. M. Beattie.


The duties of the Health Board have varied with conditions of the times, but the main actions have always been the maintaining of sanitary health measures concerning the public.


The records of 1893 show considerable controversy about the keep- ing of hogs within the Borough. With the advent of the sanitary sewer, the abolishing of cesspools and the connecting of houses to the sewer gave rise to a great many problems.


Contagious diseases and their control have always been one of the chief duties of the Health Board.


Other duties are seeing that the milk supply is brought to the con- sumer in the best possible condition as a palatable, healthful product, free of preservatives or adulterations, issuing of health certificates to those who work or are employed in restaurants, drug stores, hotels, eating houses, etc., nuisances affecting the public are corrected and the general civic conditions of the city are observed.


During the year 1939, the Chambersburg Health Board, through its Health Officer, investigated 979 calls, issued 529 Health Certificates to employees in places handling food stuffs within the Borough, cared for 128 common nuisances, granted 9 permits to milk dealers, and issued 37 permits to haulers of garbage and refuse. One hundred and twenty cases of contagious diseases were reported to the Board during the year 1939.


Seventy-one connections were made to the Sanitary Sewer.


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Sediment testing of milk was made quarterly and the preservative test made annually.


Anyone whose milk registered unsatisfactory on two successive test- ings were refused the privilege of selling milk within the Borough for local distribution.


The Board meets the last Monday of each month in regular session with additional special meetings.


The members are Dr. B. M. Beattie, President; Dr. L. H. Seaton, Mr. John B. Minehart, Mr. Paul Walker, Mr. F. Lester Marshall, and Mr. Frank J. Croft, Health Officer.


HISTORICAL SKETCH OF CHAMBERSBURG SANITARY SEWER DEPARTMENT


When the Borough of Chambersburg decided in 1910 and 1911 to obtain its water supply from the State Forest at Caledonia, it was neces- sary to obtain a permit from the Pennsylvania State Health Depart- ment, and when the State Health Department issued this permit, it granted to Chambersburg the right to the water of Birch Run, but it also provided that, for this right, the Borough of Chambersburg was to install a Sanitary Sewerage System with a proper Disposal Plant of a capacity sufficient to take care of the town for twenty years to come.


The same Bond Issue, providing funds for the construction of the water supply line between the mountain and Chambersburg, provided also for sufficient bonds to put in a Sanitary Sewerage System in Chambersburg. This system was constructed and was put in service August 1, 1912, and has performed in a very satisfactory manner ever since. Since the initial installation, there has been another Imhoff tank constructed at the Disposal Plant, as well as two additional sludge filtering beds. As the building operations developed in the town, new laterals have been run, and at the present time the entire system consists of :


LATERALS


20.669 miles 8" 6.636 miles 10" .263 miles 12" .23 miles 15" .074 miles 18"


Total 27.872 miles


TRUNK LINES


238.0 feet 10"


4,432.5 feet 12'


2,138.3 feet 15"


3,099.4 feet 18"


4,014.9 feet 24"


1,631.2 feet 20" x 30" concrete


Total 15,554.3 feet


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At the present time there is a total of 162,823.5 feet or 30.84 miles of sewers, 120 Flush tanks, 729 Manholes, and 3,120 buildings are con- nected with the system.


For many years this plant was considered the model plant of the State of Pennsylvania by the Pennsylvania State Health Department. There are no charges for sewer service rendered by the Borough of Chambersburg, and this is a rather outstanding achievement when you stop to think that charges for sewer service run from $8.00 to $36.00 per year in the State of Pennsylvania.


The State Health Department insists on a very high standard of quality for the effluent from the Disposal Plant, and weekly reports are made to the Department showing each day's operation.


During 1939, requests were received from property owners for ,ex- tension of the Sanitary Sewer Service for a total of 1,617' of 8" street lateral sewers. In addition to these requests, we had a carry-over pro- gram from 1938 of 5,608'. which made a total of 7,225' to be constructed in 1939. Of this amount 6,685' were completed, leaving 540' for con- struction during 1940. With what was left of the construction program of 1939, and additional requests for sewer extensions, it would appear as if there would have to be constructed in 1940, 5,890'. All of the construction work, except 680' done by this Department during 1939, was done under WPA Projects on which the Federal Government fur- nished all of the labor, while the Borough furnished all of the materials and equipment. This resulted in a final cost to the property owners of an assessment, on the front foot plan, of approximately 50% of what it would have been otherwise.


The total amount spent for labor, trenching and backfilling, by the Federal Government on 6,005' of lateral sewers, constructed under WPA Projects during the year, was $23,360.23.


The sewers actually constructed in 1939 were as follows:


Wayne Avenue 1,732' of 8" lateral sewer


Cumberland Avenue 2,245' of 8" lateral sewer


Guilford Avenue 1,631' of 8" lateral sewer


Central Avenue 85' of 8" lateral sewer


Spring Street 397' of 8" lateral sewer


Stanley Avenue


595' of 8" lateral sewer


Total


6,685'


During 1936, studies were being made by Sanitary Engineers cover- ing the reconstruction of the Sewage Disposal Plant, and during 1937, plans and estimates were submitted by the Engineers covering the necessary changes. The Engineer's estimates on the construction which would be necessary, totaled $263,000.00. Just as soon as this informa- tion was given to the Borough Council, an application was filed, on June 7, 1938, with the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works, requesting a money grant of $118,354.76, this representing 45% of the estimated cost of construction. This request for grant was ap- proved, and the Federal Government set aside this amount for this specific purpose.


Bids were received on the work on September 22, 1938, and the General Construction Contract, known as Contract No. 1, was immedi- ately awarded.


This work was completed October 28, 1939. Certain portions of the Plant were ready for occupancy and use on October 15, 1939, and


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those portions were put in operation immediately. The final inspection of the Plant by the Engineers, the Burgess and Town Council of the Borough of Chambersburg, and the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works was made on October 30, 1939, and on November 6, 1939, the work and workmanship, with several reservations, was accepted by The Burgess and Town Council of the Borough of Chambersburg. The original estimate covering the construction of this Plant was $263,000.00, and all of the work included in this estimate, as well as a new Cyclone galvanized wire fence completely surrounding the Plant, which was not included in the original estimate, was completed for a total cost of $217,715.41, which represents a saving of $45,284.59 from the original estimate. Of the $217,715.41, the Federal Emergency Ad- ministration of Public Works contributed $97,971.93, or forty-five per cent. The new Plant is of the "Separate Digestion" type, and represents the last word in Sanitary Engineering. The Plant has a twenty-four hour capacity of two million gallons of sewage.


The total sewage handled at the Sanitary Sewage Disposal Plant during 1939 was 396,193,126 gallons. The total cost for the operation and maintenance of the Plant during the year 1939 was $10,146.71. The average cost for handling the sanitary sewage during 1939 was 2.56 cents per 1,000 gallons.


ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PLUMBING INSPECTOR


During the year 1939 the services of the Plumbing Inspector were being made use of by the citizens and local Registered Plumbers to a much greater extent than in 1938. During the year he had submitted to him 327 sets of plans for approval, covering, in all, the inspection, supervision, installation, and testing of 901 fixtures, which involved the making of 919 trips onto different jobs. There were 40 different resi- dences and buildings in which the plumbing was inspected and tested, which covered 276 fixtures. During the year there were 19 residences converted into apartments, in which 108 fixtures were inspected and tested. There were 67 alteration jobs, which involved the inspection and testing of 485 fixtures. There were 32 automatic gas water heaters in- stalled, and these were all inspected. There can be little question as to the value of this service which is being furnished to the citizens of the town, and as it continues to develop, will mean much to the town from a sanitary standpoint.


STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES OF THE BOROUGH OF CHAMBERSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, FROM JANUARY 1st, 1939, TO JANUARY 1st, 1940


Receipts


Balance in Treasurer's Account


January 1, 1939 $ 448.31


Edgar W. Diehl, 1939-1940 Tax Duplicate $ 6,892.81


Edgar W. Diehl, 1938-1939 Tax


Duplicate


491.27


7,384.08


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Licenses, Circus


$ 15.00


Licenses, Peddlers


63.00


Licenses, Beverages


4,375.00


Sewer Permits


167.50


Building Permits


64.00


Digging Permits


21.50


4,706.00


Parking Meter Fines, W. R.


Kieffer


$ 626.00


Fines, W. R. Kieffer, Justice of the Peace


78.00


Fines, John S. Gillan, Justice of


44.00


748.00


Market Master


471.75


Tax Liens


1,052.17


Lateral Sewers


4,812.02


Ambulance Collections


604.74


Pole Tax


233.80


Street Paving Liens and Interest $ 380.24


Repairs to Streets


1,028.76


Sale of Materials


168.05


Rental of Equipment


201.95


Resurfacing Private Driveways and Parking Lots .


92.52


Refund Paving Lien Costs


21.10


State Gasoline Tax Refund


4,000.00


Miscellaneous Street


14.34


5,906.96


Commonwealth of Pennsylvania


Fire Insurance Company Tax .


1,710.59


Henninger Field Lighting-Play- ground Associations


411.86


Insurance Refund


37.30


Building Sidewalks, Curbs, and Gutters


5,020.99


Rental of Borough Farm


412.35


Rental of other Borough Proper- ties


271.88


Electric Light Department White Way Posts


2,786.36


Traffic Signal Repairs


154.05


Parking Meter Receipts


2,329.57


Miscellaneous Police Department


125.80


Miscellaneous Fire Department .


169.70


Miscellaneous Sewer Department


123.09


Miscellaneous Engineering De- partment


4.05


Miscellaneous General Borough .


161.51


Transfer from Disposal Plant Construction Fund


374.01


Transfer from Electric Light De- partment


140,000.00


Transfer from Water Department


8,000.00


$188,460.94


the Peace


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Expenditures


Salaries


Clerks and Bookkeepers


$ 3,792.34


Borough Engineer


2,520.00


Drafting Department


4,009.59


Treasurer


300.00


Borough Attorney


1,200.00


Burgess


360.00


Auditors


375.00


Market Master


1,300.00


Plumbing Inspector


1,500.00


$ 15,356.93


Board of Health


Salary


$ 1,500.00


Supplies


239.05


1,739.05


Police Department


Salaries


$ 17,481.35


Equipment and Supplies


289.43


Maintenance and Repairs to Motor Equipment


373.56


New Motor Equipment


512.15


Uniforms


770.15


Telephone and Telegraph


190.21


Traffic Signs, Signals, and Re- pairs


4,470.32


Fuel


89.00


Gas and Oil


430.16


Repairs to Building


24.02


Insurance


5.85


Handling Parking Meter Collec- tions and Fines


390.10


Miscellaneous


244.89


$ 25,271.19


Street Department


Maintenance of Streets:


Patching


$ 4,691.07


Surface Oiling


6,037.86


Sweeping (Hand)


2,588.16


Sweeping (Motor)


965.49


Removal of Snow


1,801.46


Miscellaneous


158.63


Maintenance of Alleys:


Patching


$ 2,359.29


Surface Oiling


156.33


Sweeping


176.40


Dust Prevention and Weed Con- trol


535.24


Miscellaneous


20.60


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Maintenance and Repairs:


Storm Sewers


$ 349.57


Bridges


380.62


Operation, Maintenance and Repairs to Garage


723.87


Purchase and Repairs to Tools


324.43


Operations and Repairs to Equipment


3,578.58


Construction of Streets


16,932.44


Construction of Alleys


9,273.26


Construction of Storm Sewers


4,154.88


Office Supplies, Insurance


820.59


Purchase of Equipment


2,307.54


Backfilling Ditches, etc.


513.01


Maintenance and Repairs to Property


7.58


Property Damages


2,794.39


Engineering Supervision


1,257.75


62,909.04


Disposal Plant


Salaries


$ 1,016.64


Office Supplies, Printing and


Postage


131.40


Labor


4,165.24


Hydrated Lime


466.60


Gasoline


65.00


Fuel


78.25


Lamps


6.34


Maintenance and Repairs, Build- ing and Grounds


117.33


Maintenance and Repairs, Pumps


32.50


Maintenance and Repairs, Tools and Instruments


81.69


Maintenance and Repairs, Tanks and Filter Beds .


740.12


Maintenance and Repairs, Sludge Beds


804.60


Maintenance and Repairs, Elec- tric Equipment


255.62


New Water Line, Meter, Valves, etc.


496.90


Purchase of Tools and Instru- ments


72.35


Miscellaneous


19.42


$ 8,550.00


Fire Department


No. 1 Friendship:


Driver's Salary


$ 1,838.80


Supplies


191.70


Repairs to Equipment


118.47


Repairs to Building


1,527.48


Telephone


28.80


Laundry


11.23


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Coal


142.11


Insurance


44.21


Gas and Oil


29.98


New Hose


245.00


Miscellaneous


....


4,276.62


No. 2 Junior:


Driver's Salary


$ 1,873.83


Supplies


185.39


Repairs to Equipment


174.13


Repairs to Building


89.08


Telephone


39.53


Laundry


3.88


Coal


161.12


Insurance


88.42


Gas and Oil


39.16


New Hose


245.00


Miscellaneous


81.48


No. 3 Good Will:


Driver's Salary


$ 2,024.95


Supplies


169.48


Repairs to Equipment


370.90


Repairs to Building


46.66


Telephone


25.80


Laundry


14.82


Coal


152.35


Insurance


88.42


Gas and Oil


44.05


New Hose


245.00


Miscellaneous


86.15


No. 4 Franklin:


Driver's Salary


$ 1,839.30


Supplies


301.74


Repairs to Equipment


917.22


Repairs to Building


656.24


Telephone


25.80


Laundry


14.44


Coal


137.50


Insurance


44.21


Gas and Oil


47.93


New Hose


245.00


Miscellaneous


123.57


4,352.95


No. 5 Cumberland Valley :


Driver's Salary


$ 1,839.30


Supplies


84.05


Repairs to Equipment


376.59


Repairs to Building


44.93


Telephone


25.80


.


98.84


2,981.02


3,268.58


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Laundry


7.84


Coal


73.05


Insurance


44.21


Gas and Oil


22.92


New Hose


245.00


Miscellaneous


65.87


2,829.56


General Fire Department


Maintenance and Repairs to Alarm System


$ 558.84


Construction and Equipment


2,185.39


Miscellaneous


80.78


2,825.01


Sewers


Salaries


$ 945.00


Mainteance and Repairs


565.87


Sewer Inspection


78.84


Extension of Sewers


9,632.66


11,222.37


Miscellaneous


Office Supplies, Printing and Postage


$ 1,735.43


Supplies, Engineering Depart-


716.17


Farm Maintenance


47.23


City Hall Maintenance


772.06


Maintenance, Building Grounds


and


118.30


Insurance, Fire and Accident


3,797.35


Maintenance and Repairs, Parks and Playgrounds


4,570.37


Purchase and Improvements, Parks and Playgrounds


1,599.23


Premium Surety Bonds


250.00


Recording Liens


118.60


Coyle Free Library


2,525.00


Maintenance to Ambulance


622.77


Telephones


388.75


Maintenance Comfort Station


661.61


W. P. A. Projects


551.45


Maintenance of Incinerator


465.00


Fire Insurance Tax Refund


1,710.59


Dues, Borough Association


33.00


Expenses, Borough Officials Convention


64.50


Printing and Postage, Tax Col- lector


156.80


Cost of New Incinerator, Bridge and Road


7,347.54


Cost of Band Platform


220.16


Appropriations, Spanish


War


Veterans


50.00


at


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ment


Labor, Fighting Fire at Rupert


Dump


209.90


Christmas Lighting


137.15


Expenses, Clean-Up Week


477.55


Chairs, etc., Council Hall


395.98


Purchase of Minick Properties .


3,000.00


Fence, Signs, and Labor, Parking Lot


419.13


Labor, Cleaning Creek


51.17


Purchase of New Flag Holders .


75.95


Commission on Rent


25.50


Purchase of Municipal Law Re- porter


22.50


Treasurer's Book


4.85


Tax Collector's Commissions


236.32


Transfer to Borough Fire Fund .


5,000.00


Miscellaneous


307.93


38,885.84


Balance in Hands of Treasurer, January 1, 1940


3,992.78


$188,460.94


DISPOSAL PLANT-CONSTRUCTION FUND Receipts


Balance in Hands of Treasurer,


1939


$ 81,120.39


Sale of 2% Improvement Bonds


45,000.00


interest accrued on 2% Improve- ment Bonds (38) days


95.00


P. W. A. Contribution


65,750.00


P. W. A. Contribution


12,837.25


$204,802.64


Expenditures


Construction Expenditures


$192,694.72


Balance in Hands of Treasurer,


January 1, 1940


12,107.92


$204,802.64


BOROUGH FIRE FUND


January 1, 1939, Balance in Fire Fund


$ 33,069.50


$5,000.00 Bonds of Borough of Mercersburg


5,100.15


Transfer from General Borough Account


5,000.00


Interest, Time Certificates 665.74


Interest, Coupons on Bonds 212.50


$ 44,047.89


$5,000.00 Bonds of Borough of Mercersburg


$ 5,100.15


Balance in Fire Fund Account, January 1, 1940 38,947.74


$ 44,047.89


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TAX COLLECTOR'S ACCOUNT


Borough Bond Borough Bond Total


Dr.


Duplicate 1928- 1929 shown by Auditors' Report January 1, 1939 $ 202.62


Cr.


January 1, 1940, Balance out- standing on du-


plicate jointly


collected by


Geo. H. Bitner and Paul D. Tarner


$ 202.62


Dr.


Duplicate 1938- 1939 as shown by Auditors' Report January 1, 1939 . ..... $ 1,064.93 $ 3,219.07 Penalty added 5% 40.99 124.12 $ 1,105.92 $ 3,343.19


Cr.


Amount paid Treasurer by Edgar W. Diehl $ 491.27 $ 1,509.89 Tax Liens accept- ed by Council . 401.63 1,196.53 Exonerations al- lowed by Coun- cil 196.51 59.0.17


Mistakes and Er- rors allowed by Council 16.51


46.60 $ 1,105.92 $ 3,343.19


Dr.


Duplicate 1939- 1940


$ 8,193.93 $24,583.91


Cr.


Amount collected to November 1, 1939 .. $ 6,849.38 $19,992.65


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Abatement on Account collect- ed to November 1, 1939 . Collected Novem- ber 1, 1939, to January 1, 1940 43.43


360.49 1,052.24


128.53 $ 7,253.30 $21,173.42


Balance to be col- lected January 1, 1940


$


940.63 $ 3,410.49


SUMMARY TAX DUPLICATE


Borough


Borough Bond and Bond Total


January 1, 1940, Duplicate 1928-1929


January 1, 1940, Duplicate 1939-1940 $ 940.63 $ 3,410.49 $ 202.62


$ 940.63 $ 3,410.49 $ 202.62 $ 4,553.74


STATEMENT BOND DEPARTMENT


Receipts


Balance in Hands of Treasurer January 1, 1939


$13,458.95


Tax Duplicate 1938 - 1939, Edgar W. Diehl $ 1,509.89


Tax Duplicate 1939 - 1940, Edgar W. Diehl 20,121.18


21,631.07


Transfer from Disposal Plant Construc- tion Fund, accrued interest on $100,- 000.00 Bonds from October 3, 1938, to February 28, 1939 822.22


Accrued Interest on $145,000.00 Bonds from February 2, 1939, to September 1, 1939


1,450.00


$37,362.24


Expenditures


Bonds Redeemed


$16,000.00


Interest Paid (Coupons)


6,428.00


State Tax


60.49


Commission Account, Corporate Loan


Report, William M. L. Etter


3.18


Edgar W. Diehl (Commissions)


692.18


Balance in Hands of Treasurer January 1,1940 14,178.39


$37,362.24


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BOND DEPARTMENT-SINKING FUND


Balance in Sinking Fund January 1, 1939, (Four Banks)


$ 4,140.50


Interest received (Four Banks) 83.22


$ 4,223.72


Balance in Sinking Fund January 1, 1940, (Four Banks)


$ 4,223.72


$ 4,223.72


TAX LIENS


Borough Bond


Borough and Bond


Interest


Total


Balance to be col- lected January 1, 1939 ....


$ 3,526.93 $ 4,241.36 $


27.33


$ 7,795.62


Liens entered dur- ing 1939


1.58


4.73


$ 61.57


67.88


$ 3,528.51 $ 4,246.09 $


27.33 $


61.57 $ 7,863.50


Amount collected 1939


396.48


575.93


61.57


1,033.98


$ 3,132.03 $ 3,670.16 $


27.33 $


00.00 $ 6,829.52


Exonerations from


Penalty


13.16


14.70


27.86


Balance to be col- lected January


1, 1940 $ 3,118.87 $ 3,655.46 $ 27.33 $ 00.00 $ 6,801.66


LATERAL SEWER ASSESSMENTS


Balance to be collected January 1, 1939 $ 458.17


Assessments made during 1939 19,178.02


Interest accrued


17.19


$19,653.38


Collected during 1939


$ 3,618.33


Interest collected


17.19


Liens entered 1939


53.37


Exoneration allowed by Council


274.16


Balance to be collected January 1, 1940


15,690.33


$19,653.38


LATERAL SEWER LIENS


Balance to be collected January 1, 1939


$ 6,665.34


Sewer Assessments entered as liens


53.37


Interest accrued


214.74


Costs accrued


25.50


$ 6,958.95


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Collected during 1939


$ 903.21


Interest collected


219.09


Costs collected Liens not revived


25.50


2,374.61


Balance to be collected January 1, 1940


3,436.54


$ 6,958.95


PAVING LIENS


Balance to be collected January 1, 1939


$ 2,551.71


Concrete Sidewalk Liens entered 1939


122.38


Interest accrued


56.38


Costs accrued


21.10


$ 2,751.57


Collected during 1939


$ 316.86


Interest collected


63.38


Costs collected


21.10


Balance to be collected January 1, 1940


2,350.23


$ 2,751.57


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


Auditors.


HISTORICAL SKETCH OF CHAMBERSBURG WATER DEPARTMENT


The first attempt made to furnish water, under pressure, to the citizens of Chambersburg, was made by the Chambersburg Water Company, of which Mr. James Riddle was President, in 1817. This company furnished water, under pressure, through a wooden pipe system, which consisted simply of pine logs with suitable hole bored through them from end to end and the logs fastened together end to end. Water was furnished until 1875 or 1876. The pump for this system was located on the South side of the Falling Spring at a point almost directly in line with the buildings of the Chambersburg Hospital and the dwelling house on the farm now owned by the T. B. Wood Estate, and was driven by a water wheel. The reservoir was located where the present build- ings of the Chambersburg Hospital now stand, and during the construc- tion of the new portion of the Hospital, traces of the old reservoir structure were uncovered, and some of the old wooden pipe was dug up. The pressure under which this water was furnished must have, of neces- sity, been quite low, and the old records show that the system, as a whole, was not satisfactory.




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