Annual report of the burgess and town council of the borough of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania 1935, Part 25

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


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Municipal Garage


130.30


Henninger Field


6.00


Light Plant, Storage Shed .


9.55


Light Plant, Fire Alarm Battery


22.58


Park of the Valiant


94.26


Disposal Plant


76.45


Disposal Plant, Settling


Pump House


9.00


Disposal Plant, Control and


Tool House


9.00


Disposal Plant, Pump House


52.21


American Red Cross


5.23


Fifth Ward Playground .


3.75


$ 4,707.50


Power


Franklin Fire Company


$ 60.60


Municipal Garage


70.72


Disposal Plant


1,335.89


Disposal Plant, Final Settl-


ing Pump House


469.79


Disposal Plant, Control and Tool House


133.92


2,070.92


Arc Lighting of Streets $ 7,071.60


Incandescent Lighting of


Streets


25,300.02


32,371.62


Total


$ 39,150.04


In addition, Credit Account


Labor at Plant Fire


Alarm Batteries, 366 @


$2.00


$ 732.00


ELECTRIC LIGHT LIENS


Balance to be collected Jan-


uary 1, 1940


$ 26.38


Balance to be collected Jan-


$


26.38


ORNAMENTAL STREET LIGHTING ASSESSMENTS


Balance to be collected Jan- uary 1, 1940


$ 142.75


Interest Accrued


1.07


Collected during 1940


$ 49.57


Entered as Liens during 1940


93.18


Interest Collected


1.07


$ 143.82


uary 1, 1941


$ 143.82


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ORNAMENTAL STREET LIGHTING LIENS


Liens entered during 1940 .


$ 93.18 1.08


$ 94.26


Collected during 1940


$ 24.33


Interest Collected


1.08


Balance to be collected Jan- uary 1, 1941


68.85


$ 94.26


STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF THE BOROUGH OF CHAMBERSBURG AS OF JANUARY 1, 1941


Cash in Treasurer's Hands, General Bor-


ough


$ 5,368.38


Cash in Treasurer's Hands, Water Depart-


4,812.62


ment


Cash in Treasurer's Hands, Light Depart- ment


69,114.64


Cash in Treasurer's Hands, Light Depart- ment Sinking Fund


107,588.86


Cash in Treasurer's Hands, Bond Depart- ment


14,628.71


Cash in Treasurer's Hands, Bond Depart- ment Sinking Fund 4,308.61


Cash in Treasurer's Hands, Borough Fire


Fund


44,944.17


Cash in Collector's Hands, Electric Light Consumer's Deposit Account


25,128.90


$ 275,894.89


Borough


Bond


Borough and Bond


Tax Duplicate,


1928-1929


$ 202.62


Tax Duplicate, 1940-1941 $ 904.48 $ 2,811.16


$ 904.48 $ 2,811.16 $ 202.62


$ 3,918.26


Investments Borough Fire Fund


Unpaid Tax Liens


$ 6,398.01


Unpaid Paving Liens


2,034.04


Unpaid Sewer Liens


8,270.21


Unpaid Water Liens


1,684.05


Unpaid Water Assessments


949.44


Unpaid Electric Light Current Liens


26.38


Unpaid Ornamental Street Lighting Liens 68.85


Unpaid Taxes Accepted for Liens 2,155.82


$ 21,678.10


Water Department Current Assets, Less Cash in Treasurer's Account $ 16,032.70


Light Department Current Assets, Less Cash in Treasurer's Account 58,166.46


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$ 5,000.00


Unpaid Sewer Assessments 91.30


-


Interest Accrued


Value of Water Distributing System Value of Light Plant and Distribution System


672,637.76


Value of Disposal Plant and Main Trunk System


324,650.00


Value of Lateral Sewers


260,588.00


Value of Fire Houses and Apparatus


157,100.00


Value of Office Building, Market House


55,856.00


Value of Police Headquarters


10,000.00


Value of Henninger Field


19,000.00


Value of Street Department, Storage House and Equipment


27,096.00


Value of Fourth Street Properties


3,000.00


Value of Lot on South Third Street


1,000.00


Value of Lots, Loudon Street


1,500.00


Value of Lots on Water Street to be Con-


verted Into Parking Lot


2,500.00


Value of Public Comfort Station


5,500.00


$3,094,189.41


Liabilities


41/2 % Improvement Bonds of 1912, Issued August 31, 1912, Due September 1, 1942, Total Issue Bonds Redeemed and Can- celled 1932


$ 50,000.00


Bonds Redeemed and Can- celled 1933


6,500.00


Bonds Redeemed and Can- celled 1934


5,000.00


Bonds Redeemed and Can- celled 1935 Bonds Redeemed and Can- celled 1936


5,000.00


Bonds Redeemed and Can- celled 1937


5,000.00


Bonds Redeemed and Can- celled 1938


5,000.00


Bonds Redeemed and Can- celled 1939


5,000.00


Bonds Redeemed and Can- celled 1940 5,000.00


46,500.00


$ 3,500.00


Balance Outstanding 3% Improvement and Re- funding Bonds, Issued De- cember 1, 1935 Bonds Redeemed and Can- celled 1936 $ 7,000.00


$


150,000.00


Bonds Redeemed and Can- celled 1937


14,000.00


Bonds Redeemed and Can- celled 1938


11,000.00


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1,173,071.24


$ 5,000.00


5,000.00


Bonds Redeemed and Can- celled 1939


11,000.00


Bonds Redeemed and Can- celled 1940


12,000.00


$ 55,000.00


$ 95,000.00


Balance Outstanding 2% Improvement Bonds, Issued September 1, 1938 Bonds Redeemed and Can- celled 1940


$ 145,000.00


$ 24,000.00


24,000.00


Balance Outstanding


$ 121,000.00


The above balances are the present actual indebted- ness of The Burgess and Town Council of the Bor- ough of Chambersburg created without the authority of the vote of electors thereof.


Electric Light Consumers' Deposit Account


$


25,128.90


Assets in Excess of Liabili- ties


2,849,560.51


$3,094,189.41 HARRY R. GEARHART, ALBERT S. HENNEBERGER, HERBERT C. KEEFER, Auditors.


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COMPARISON OF TAX LEVY, BONDED DEBT, ETC., FOR YEAR 1940


Net


Tax


Popula- Assessed tion


Valuation


Rate (Mills)


Taxes Levied for Borough and Bond Purposes


Taxes Paid Per Capita


Bonded Debt (Less Sink- ing Fund)


Capita


Berwick


13,170


$ 7,866,655


11


$ 84,553.21


$ 7.16


$120,406.29


$ 9.14


* Cannonsburg


13,000


6,648,065


17


113,017.00


8.69


198,000.00


15.23


*Carnegie


12,500


10,146,997


14


142,057.95


11.36


107,821.79


8.62


*Donora


15,000


11,219,850


13


145,858.05


9.72


304,222.96


20.28


*Dormont


13,190


17,152,535


10


171,525.00


13.00


722,872.00


54.80


Lewistown


12,785


7,034,110


10


70,341.10


5.51


143,180.96


11.19


*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


11,259,952


16


180,159.23


12.12


134,751.00


9.07


Carlisle


13,984


11,593,055


8


92,744.44


6.06


529,000.00


37.81


*Shippensburg


4,345


2,748,060


8.5


23,359.00


6.37


170,308.00


39.19


Waynesboro


10,212


5,856,627


13


76,136.55


7.37


355,628.00


34.82


Chambersburg


15,000


8,214,003


4


32,856.00


2.19


215,191.39


14.35


Debt


Per


Borough


The information for the above Tabulation was obtained from the individual Boroughs them- selves, and is for the year 1940, except where noted (*), which figures are 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 County and Institutional Purpose 6 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 67.75 cents out of each tax dollar


(2) State and County Receives 19.35 cents out of each tax dollar


(3) Borough Bond Purpose Receives 9.68 cents out of each tax dollar


(4) General Borough Purpose Receives 3.22 cents out of each tax dollar


Borough Purposes-Taxes 1 Mill Levied, 1940 $8,214.00


Borough Purposes-Taxes Levied, 1940 per Capita . $8,214.00


15,000 = . 548


VALUE OF SERVICES RECEIVED FOR $1.00 OF BOROUGH TAXES LEVIED 1940


Costs


Taxes Levied for Borough Purposes


Borough Administration


$ 48,515.55 divided by $8,214.00=$ 5.906


Police Services


Public Health Services


$ 24,286.50 divided by $8,214.00=$ 2.956 $ 2,732.20 divided by $8,214.00=$ .332


Fire Protection Services


$ 18,984.11 divided by $8,214.00=$ 2.311 $ 55,771.62 divided by $8,214.00=$ 6.789


Street Department Services Street Lighting, Miscellane- ous Services $ 33,638.91 divided by $8,214.00=$ 4.095 $ 26,787.38 divided by $8,214.00=$ 3.261 $ 1,496.38 divided by $8,214.00=$ .182


Sanitary Sewerage Services Comfort Station Services .. Parks and Playground Ser- vices $ 8,898.46 divided by $8,214.00=$ 1.083


Total


$221,111.11 divided by $8,214.00=$26.91


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VALUE OF SERVICES RECEIVED PER CAPITA


Estimated Population 15,000 Population


Borough Administration


$ 48,515.55 divided by 15,000=$ 3.234


*Police Services


$ 24,286.50 divided by 15,000=$ 1.618


Public Health Services $ 2,732.20 divided by 15,000=$ .182


Fire Protection Services


$ 18,984.11 divided by 15,000=$ 1.265


Street Department Services . . $ 55,771.62 divided by 15,000=$ 3.718


Street Lighting - Miscellane- ous Services $ 33,638.91 divided by 15,000=$ 2.242


Sanitary Sewerage Services


$ 26,787.38 divided by 15,000=$ 1.785


Comfort Station Services $ 1,496.38 divided by 15,000=$ .099


Parks and Playground Services $ 8,898.46 divided by 15,000=$ .593


Total


$221,111.11 divided by 15,000=$14.74


*Not included in Police Services is the Parking Meter Account, the Revenue from which, including collections and fines, etc., amounted to $16,813.75, and the Expenses of which, including operating and pur- chase of properties, etc., for Parking Lot, amounted to $15,260.27.


Note: The Citizens of Chambersburg received in these services $221,- 111.11 of Value for which Taxes were levied for Borough pur- poses in the amount of $8,214.00. 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 26.91 times what they were in 1940.


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INDEX


Page


Personnel of the Borough Government-1940


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


17


Street Department Report


18


Historical Sketch-Engineering Department


19


Historical Sketch-Public Comfort Station


20


Historical Sketch-Parks and Playgrounds


20


Historical Sketch-Health Board 22


24


Annual Report of the Plumbing Inspector


26


Statement of Receipts and Expenditures-General Borough Account


26


Borough Fire Fund


32


Tax Collector's Account


32 35 36


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


Liens-Water Department


Assessments-Water Department


Historical Sketch-Electric Light Department


Physical Data-Electric Light Department


Rates for Electric Current 58


63


Operating Revenue and Expense Statement-Electric Light Depart- ment


64


Income Statement-Electric Light Department


66


Analysis of Fixed Capital-Electric Light Department 67


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


73


Where a Tax Dollar Goes To


74


Value of Services Received for $1.00 of Borough Taxes Levied-1940 74


Value of Services Received Per Capita 75


68 68 69 70


74


Balance Sheet-Electric Light Department


36 36 40 43 44 45 47 47 48 49 49 50 54


Historical Sketch-Sanitary Sewer Department


Assessments-Lateral Sewer


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INDEX


Page


Personnel of the Borough Government-1940


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


17


Street Department Report


18


Historical Sketch-Engineering Department


19


Historical Sketch-Public Comfort Station


20


Historical Sketch-Parks and Playgrounds


20


Historical Sketch-Health Board 22


24


Annual Report of the Plumbing Inspector


26


Statement of Receipts and Expenditures-General Borough Account


26


Borough Fire Fund


32 32


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


43


Balance Sheet-Water Department


Revenue and Expense Statement-Water Department


Income Statement-Water Department


Analysis of Fixed Capital-Water Department


Credit Accounts-Water Department


Liens-Water Department


Assessments-Water Department


Historical Sketch-Electric Light Department


Physical Data-Electric Light Department


Rates for Electric Current 58


Balance Sheet-Electric Light Department


63


Operating Revenue and Expense Statement-Electric Light Depart- ment


64


Income Statement-Electric Light Department


66


Analysis of Fixed Capital-Electric Light Department


67


Sinking Fund-Electric Light Department


68 68


Liens-Electric Light Department


69


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


73


Where a Tax Dollar Goes To


74 74


Value of Services Received for $1.00 of Borough Taxes Levied-1940 74


Value of Services Received Per Capita 75


35 36 36 36 40


Historical Sketch-Sanitary Sewer Department


Tax Collector's Account


44 45 47 47 48 49 49 50 54


Credit Account-Electric Light Department


70


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