Annual report of the burgess and town council of the borough of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania 1935, Part 3

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


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ment


521.96


Public Works Administration


(Engineering Department)


179.91


Maintenance and Supplies, City Hall


1,529.25


Maintenance Borough Farm


83.40


Maintenance and Repairs, Build- ings and Grounds


395.32


Insurance, Fire and Accident


4,960.47


Maintenance and Repairs, Parks and Playgrounds


3,730.55


Recording Liens


332.40


Premium Surety Bonds


55.00


Coyle Free Library


2,870.00


Appropriation Spanish War Vet- erans and Memorial Day Ex- penses


75.00


Maintenance and Repairs to Am- bulance


608.12


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Investigation Gas Company Rates before Public Service


Commission


115.33


Telephone


302.39


Printing and Postage, Tax Col- lector


110.00


Maintenance, Comfort Station


460.38


Maintenance of Incinerator


360.00


Sidewalk Project


60.00


Cleaning Creek


456.51


Cleaning Falling Spring


163.88


Workman's Liability Insurance


7,923.00


Compiling Ordinances


203.50


Attorney's Expenses


307.24


Fire Insurance Tax Refund


477.12


Maintenance, Municipal Garage


58.11


Expenses Borough Convention


68.88


George H. Bitner, Tax Collector's Commission


317.22


Transfer to Borough Fire Fund


10,000.00


Miscellaneous


391.40


Balance in hands of Treasurer


420.57 $139,954.49


BOROUGH FIRE FUND


January 1, 1935, Balance in Fire Fund


$ 5,460.44


$5,000.00 Bonds of Borough of Mercersburg


5,100.15


Light Department (Repaying


Loan)


10,000.00


Transfer from General Borough Account


10,000.00


Interest on Light Department


Loan


41.60


Interest Bank Balance


183.10


Interest Coupons on Bonds


212.50


$ 30,997.79


Light Department Loan


$ 10,000.00


$5,000.00 Bonds of Borough of Mercersburg


5,100.15


Balance in Fire Fund Account January 1, 1936


15,897.64


30,997.79


TAX COLLECTOR'S ACCOUNT


Borough Bond Borough Bond Total


Dr.


Duplicate 1928- 1929 as shown by Auditors'


Report January


1, 1935


$


202.62


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38,700.55


January 1, 1936


Cr. January 1, 1936, Balance out- standing on du- plicate jointly collected by Geo. H. Bitner and Paul D. Tarner


202.62


Dr.


Duplicate 1931- 1932 as shown by Auditors' Report January 1, 1935


$ 1,864.07 $ 1,260.07


Cr.


Amount paid Treasurer by Geo. H. Bitner . $ Liens entered dur- ing 1935 466.91 479.07


1.74 $ 1.20


468.65


480.27


Balance to be col- lected January 1, 1936


$ 1,395.42 $ 779.80


Dr.


Duplicate 1932- 1933 as shown by Auditors' Report January 1, 1935


$ 1,860.72 $ 1,810.48


Cr.


Amount paid Treasurer by Geo. H. Bitner .


962.78 867.39


Balance to be col- lected January 1, 1936


$ 897.94 $ 943.09


Dr.


Duplicate 1933- 1934 as shown by Auditors' Report January 1, 1935 $ 2,510.03 $ 2,536.44


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Cr.


Amount paid Treasurer by Geo. H. Bitner .


Balance to be col- lected January 1, 1936


748.79 637.13


$ 1,761.24 $ 1,899.31


Dr.


Duplicate 1934- 1935 as shown by Auditors' Report January 1, 1935 Penalty added 5%


$ 4,125.97 $ 4,140.64 177.72 180.13


$ 4,303.69 $ 4,320.77


Cr.


Amount paid Treasurer by Geo. H. Bitner .


$ 1,708.90 $ 1,688.91


Balance to be col- lected January 1, 1936


$ 2,594.79 $ 2,631.86


Dr.


Duplicate 1935- 1936


$ 7,791.52 $23,375.69


Cr.


Amount collected to December 1, 1935


$ 6,437.85 $19,121.41


Abatement on amount collected to December 1,


1935 $ 338.83 $ 1,006.39


Collected Decem- ber 1, 1935, to January 1, 1936 53.40 148.65 $ 6,830.08 $20,276.45


Balance to be col- lected January 1, 1936 $ 961.44 $ 3,099.24


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SUMMARY TAX DUPLICATE


Borough


Borough Bond and Bond Total


January 1, 1936, Duplicate


1928-1929


January 1, 1936, Duplicate


1931-1932


$ 1,395.42 $ 779.80


January 1, 1936, Duplicate


1932-1933


897.94


943.09


January 1, 1936, Duplicate


1933-1934


1,761.24


1,899.31


January 1, 1936, Duplicate


1934-1935


2,594.79


2,631.86


January 1, 1936, Duplicate


1935-1936


961.44


3,099.24


$ 7,610.83 $ 9,353.30 $ 202.62 $17,166.75


STATEMENT BOND DEPARTMENT


Receipts


Balance in hands of Treasurer


$ 20,134.93


Tax Duplicate 1931-1932, Geo. H.


Bitner .


$ 1.20


Tax Duplicate 1932-1933, Geo. H.


Bitner


867.39


Tax Duplicate


Bitner


1933-1934, Geo. H.


637.13


Tax Duplicate 1934-1935, Geo. H.


Bitner


1,688.91


Tax Duplicate 1935-1936, Geo. H. Bitner


19,270.06


22,464.69


Proceeds from Note Chambersburg Trust Co.


60,000.00


Transfer from Sinking Fund


24,000.00


Proceeds Sale of Bonds Issued De- cember 1, 1935


150,000.00


Premium on Sale Bonds


40.00


Interest Accrued


262.50


$276,902.12


Expenditures


Bonds Redeemed


$107,000.00


Interest Paid (Coupons)


5,903.50


State Tax


138.07


Commission Account Corporate Loan Report (Wm. M. Pentz)


7.26


Geo. H. Bitner, Commissions


718.88


Note Paid, Chambersburg Trust Company


60,000.00 157.50


Interest


$ 202.62


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Transfered to Sinking Fund


10,000.00


Balance in hands Treasurer January


1, 1936


92,976.91


$276,902.12


BOND DEPARTMENT-SINKING FUND


January 1, 1935, Balance in Sinking Fund (Four Banks)


$22,655.43


Interest Received (Four Banks) 789.57


Transferred from Bond Department 10,000.00


$33,445.00


Transfer to Bond Department $24,000.00


Balance in Sinking Fund (Four Banks) January 1, 1936


9,445.00


$33,445.00


TAX LIENS


Borough Bond


Borough and Bond


Costs and Interest


Total


Balance to be col- lected January 1, 1935


$ 2,804.69 $ 2,016.85 $


31.23


$ 4,852.77


Liens entered dur- ing 1935


466.91


479.07


945.98


Interest and cost .


$ 263.32


$ 3,271.60 $ 2,495.92 $


31.23 $


263.32 $ 6,062.07


Amount collected during 1935


486.82


393.31


3.90


263.32


1,147.35


$ 2,784.78 $ 2,102.61 $


27.33


$ 4,914.72


Exonerated from


Penalty in ac-


cordance with


Act No. 186 ...


13.70


10.15


23.85


$ 2,771.08 $ 2,092.46 $


27.33


$ 4,890.87


Liens not Revived 1.51


1.01


2.52


Balance to be col-


lected January 1, 1936


$ 2,769.57 $ 2,091.45 $


27.33


$ 4,888.35


LATERAL SEWER ASSESSMENTS


Assessments made in 1935 $ 759.68


$ 759.68


Collected during 1935 $ 358.16


Balance to be collected January 1, 1936


401.52 $ 759.68


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LATERAL SEWER LIENS


Balance to be collected January 1, 1935


$ 8,147.53 7.60


Interest Accrued


$ 8,155.13


Collected during 1935 $ 121.73


Interest Collected


7.60


Interest Exonerated by Council


12.88


Damage Allowed by Council


500.00


Balance to be collected January 1, 1936


7,512.92


$ 8,155.13


PAVING LIENS


Balance to be collected January 1, 1935


$ 4,150.44


Liens entered during 1935 282.92


Interest Accrued


99.23


$ 4,532.59


Collected during 1935


$ 623.78


Interest Collected


102.38


Interest Exonerated by Council


18.38


Damage Allowed by Council


500.00


Balance to be collected January 1, 1936


3,288.05


$ 4,532.59


HARRY R. GEARHART, PAUL N. GEYER, ALBERT S. HENNEBERGER,


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 Com- pany, 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 Mr. T. B. Wood, and was driven by a water wheel. The reservoir was located where the present buildings of the Chambersburg Hospital now stand, and during the construction 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 necessity, been quite low, and the old records show that the system, as a whole, was not satisfactory.


On March 1, 1875, the following men were elected to the Chambers- burg Town Council: W. B. Gilmore, Jacob H. Miller, Samuel M. Worley, J. P. Culbertson, John C. Gerbig, John Suesserote, Thomas Cook, and


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David Harmony with G. W. Nitterhouse as Burgess. On July 17, 1875, this body took action setting Friday, August 20, 1875, as an election day for voting on a bond issue not to exceed $60,000.00, for the purpose of erecting a suitable water works. This election was duly held, and the official count reported at a special meeting of Council held August 21, 1875, was as follows:


In favor of the Bond Issue 648


Not in favor of the Bond Issue 317


This was the beginning of the Borough of Chambersburg entering into the business of supplying water to its citizens.


Bids were received for the necessary equipment on September 25, 1875, and the contract was awarded to H. P. M. Birkenbine at a price of $53,850.00, which covered pump, boiler, one million gallon reservoir, 28 fire plugs, 5,400 feet of 10 inch pipe, 1,750 feet of 8 inch pipe, 7,693 feet of 6 inch pipe, and 18,500 feet of 4 inch pipe, or a total of 6.3 miles of pipe. It is a matter of some interest to note that all of this old pipe and some of the old Birkenbine fire plugs are still in service in Chambers- burg today.


This action on the part of the Borough was contested by the Cham- bersburg Water Company, but, in the end, all of the actions of Council were upheld by the Courts.


This first pumping plant, a steam operated one, was located on the West Bank of the Conococheague Creek almost directly opposite the foundry of the Wolf Company, and has always been known locally as the Birkenbine Pumping Plant. In 1891, a water-driven pumping plant was installed at the C. B. Gish mill, afterward known as Siloam, and an- other reservoir constructed with a capacity of 2,000,000 gallons, on the farm of Joseph Horst. A 2,000,000 gallon steam pumping plant is held in readiness to operate at Siloam and can be placed in service in 10 hours in an emergency.


In 1910 and 1911, the Conococheague Creek at Siloam, as a source of water supply was abandoned by the Borough, and a supply brought in by gravity from the State Forest at Caledonia. This was a vast im- provement over any of the other supplies that the Borough of Cham- bersburg had been using, but the last three years drought brought very forcibly to the attention of the authorities that the supply might under certain conditions, become quite inadequate. To guard against any short- age of water that might possibly occur, the Borough of Chambersburg proceeded to build a storage dam, at Caledonia across the Birch Run Valley, which will hold 387,000,000 gallons of water. This dam will be held entirely full at all times for emergency purposes, and will supply the town, when using 2,000,000 gallons of water per day, for 193 days if there was not a drop of water flowing into the dam in all that time.


As the growth of the town made necessary the extending of the original distributing system, false economy added mains that were much too small, and the result of this practice was that there were three very low pressure areas in the town. One of these low pressure areas was in the extreme Southern end of town, another in the extreme Western end, and another in the extreme Northern end. To correct this very serious condition, in 1932 a 12-inch feeder main was laid from a point immediately East of the Borough Limits to the intersection of Scotland Avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue, and a 10-inch feeder main was laid from this point to Philadelphia Avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue, a total distance of approximately 11,769 feet, at a total cost of $33,511.00.


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In 1933, a similar feeder main was laid from the same point at the Eastern edge of town to Wayne Avenue and South Fourth Street, and an 8-inch feeder main was laid from South Fourth and Mckinley Streets to Central Avenue and McKinley Street. This was a total length of feeder mains of 9,700 feet and cost $24,500.00.


Eventually, the Borough authorities hope to have duplicate feeder lines connecting Dull Hill Reservoir with the town, and duplicate feeder lines connecting Dull Hill Reservoir with the intake on Birch Run. And when this is done, the Borough of Chambersburg will have a water supply that will leave little to be desired in the way of a perfect supply, except perhaps a filtering plant at the mountain, the purpose of which would be to eliminate the finely divided vegetable matter thrown down into the town by heavy rains, or during high stream periods.


A 10-inch water feeder main, 612 feet long, was constructed from Queen and Federal Streets to Lincoln Way West and Federal Street, and tied in at the latter point to relieve a low pressure condition. This feeder main cost $2,215.44, and has relieved to a great extent the low pressure conditions in this vicinity.


An 8-inch water main, 121 feet long, was constructed on East King Street between Sixth and Seventh Streets at a cost of $359.04.


The leaks at the new impounding dam in the South Mountain remain substantially as they were at this time last year. There has been little, or no, change in the amount of leakage, the total leakage being on Decem- ber 31, 1935, 829,440 gallons in twenty-four hours, as against 830,085 gallons in twenty-four hours on December 31, 1934.


The State Highway Department has completed the road from Cale- donia almost to Pine Grove Furnace, and this provides very easy access to the dam.


During December, 1935, a grant of $101,500.00 was received from the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works toward the build- ing of an additional water supply line from the old Intake on Birch Run to Chambersburg. The total estimated cost of this line was $225,546.00. Bids were received on the materials and construction work, and recom- mendation for awards of bids was made to the P. W. A. authorities in Harrisburg. Work has not been started as yet on this project, on account of the severity of the winter weather, but will probably start sometime in March, 1936. The chances are that the line will be completed by the end of July, 1936. When this additional line is in service, it will raise the pressure very materially in all parts of the town, and will provide against any interruptions in the water supply from the mountain, in case of a break in either line.


A new water structure was put in effect on August 1, 1935, which did not change materially the revenues, but did eliminate some very un- desirable features inherent in the old rate.


The total revenues in this Department for 1935 were $52,392.30, and the total operating expenses were $24,673.61, including depreciation amounting to $8,301.37, and which leaves a total net profit, exclusive of interest charges, of $27,718.69.


Beginning with January 1, 1933, a Standard Public Utilities Ac- counting and Bookkeeping System was installed for this Department, which involved the making of an appraisal. The Reproduction Value New, less accrued depreciation, as of December 31, 1935, is $927,032.87.


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387,000,000 GALLON IMPOUNDING RESERVOIR


PHYSICAL DATA OF BOROUGH OF CHAMBERSBURG, WATER DEPARTMENT JANUARY 1, 1936


Population of Borough 14,000


Area of Water Shed 17.75 Square Miles


Elevation of Impounding Reservoir 1,088 Feet above Sea Level


Elevation of Intake Dam 975 Feet above Sea Level


Elevation of Dull Hill Reservoir 801 Feet above Sea Level


Elevation of Horst Reservoir 712 Feet above Sea Level


Elevation of Reservoir Hill Reservoir 707 Feet above Sea Level


Elevation of Memorial Square 615 Feet above Sea Level


Total Head from Intake to Town 360 Feet


Present 24 Hour Capacity from Micheaux State Forest by Gravity with 40 Pounds Average Pressure in Chambersburg


Emergency Steam Operated Plant at


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


Storage Capacity of Impounding Reservoir 387,000,000 Gallons


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


Storage Capacity of Horst Reservoir 2,000,000 Gallons


Storage Capacity of Reservoir Hill Reservoir 1,000,000 Gallons


Storage Capacity of Stand Pipe 55,000 Gallons


Total Storage Capacity 392,255,000 Gallons


Days Supply @ 1,784,748 G. P. D. if no water came from Mountain 2.94


Days Supply @ 1,784,748 G. P. D. in Impounding Reservoir 216.83


Total Days Supply Stored @ 1,784,748 G. P. D. 219.78


Miles of Mains in Borough Limits


14 Inch


0.42 Miles 4 Inch 11.65 Miles


12 Inch


2.53 Miles 2 Inch 0.65 Miles


10 Inch 4.05 Miles 11/2 Inch 0.18 Miles


8 Inch 4.16 Miles 1 Inch 0.37 Miles


6 Inch 11.71 Miles


Total of all Mains in Borough Limits 35.72 Miles


Miles of Mains outside Borough Limits


16 Inch 1.04 Miles 12 Inch


1.29 Miles


14 Inch 9.00 Miles 4 Inch


1.12 Miles


Total of all Mains outside Borough Limits


12.45 Miles


Total of all Mains inside and outside Borough Limits .


48.17 Miles


Total Number of Fire Hydrants on System


213


Total Number of Sewer Flush Tanks on System


114


Active Services


8 Inch 5


11/2 Inch 20


6 Inch


9


11/4 Inch


29


4 Inch


23


1 Inch


209


3 Inch


4


3/4 Inch


2,972


21/2 Inch


1


1/2 Inch


95


2 Inch


33


2,225,000 Gallons


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Total of all Active Services 3,400


Inactive Services


2 Inch 4 3/4 Inch 76


1 Inch 12 1/2 Inch 2


Total of all Inactive Services


94


Total of Active and Inactive Services


3,494


Valves inside Borough Limits


573


Valves outside Borough Limits 40


Total Valves in System -613


Number of Domestic Consumers inside Borough Limits 3,151


Number of Domestic Consumers outside Borough Limits


162


Total Number of Domestic Consumers 3,313


Number of Industrial Consumers


34


Number of Railroad Consumers


4


Number of Public Consumers


41


Number of Free Consumers


29


Total Number of Metered Consumers-Active


3,421


Meters on System January 1, 1936


8 Inch 4


11/2 Inch 26


6 Inch 6


11/4 Inch 2


4 Inch 14 1 Inch 30


3 Inch 12 34 Inch 90


2 Inch 22 5/8 Inch 3,215


Total Number of Meters on System 3,421


Data for Year 1935


Total Cubic Feet Registered by Master Meter 86,857,733


Total Cubic Feet Furnished Domestic Consumers 25,866,245


Total Cubic Feet Furnished Industrial Consumers 16,994,688


Total Cubic Feet Furnished Railroad Consumers 8,406,034


Total Cubic Feet Furnished Public Consumers 3,741,277


Total Cubic Feet Furnished Free Consumers 8,633,503


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


5,110,000


Total Cubic Feet Accounted for


68,751,747


Total Cubic Feet Lost between Master Meter and Consumer . 18,105,986


Percentage Lost between Master Meter and Consumer 20.8%


50% of Loss is in Mains 9,052,993


45% of Loss is in Service Pipes 8,147,694


5% of Loss is due to under-registration of Meters 905,299


Average Cubic Feet Registered by Master Meter per Day 237,966


Average Cubic Feet Used by Consumers per Day 188,361


Average Cubic Feet Unaccounted for per Day 49,605


Average Gallons Registered by Master Meter per Day


1,784,748


Average Gallons per Day per Domestic Consumer 160


Average Gallons per Day per Industrial Consumer


10,271


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Average Gallons per Day per Railroad Consumer 43,182


Average Gallons per Day per Public Consumer .1,875


Average Gallons per Day per Free Consumer 6,117


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


Average Gallons per Day Used for all Purposes


1,412,707


Average Gallons per Day Unaccounted for 372,041


Average Gallons per Capita per Day Domestic 38.0


Average Gallons per Capita per Day Industrial


25.0


Average Gallons per Capita per Day Railroad 12.3


Average Gallons per Capita per Day Public


5.5


Average Gallons per Capita per Day Free


12.7


Average Gallons per Capita per Day Flushing Fire Hy- drants, etc.


7.5


Total Average Gallons per Capita per Day Consumption 101.0


Received from Water Sale for Domestic Purposes Inside Borough


$28,823.59


Received from Water Sale for Domestic Purposes Outside Borough


2,757.29


Total Received from Water Sale for Domestic Purposes 31,580.88


Total Received from Water Sale for Industrial Purposes 7,935.43


Total Received from Water Sale for Railroad Purposes 2,588.85


Total Received from Water Sale for Public Purposes 2,036.27


Total Received from Sale of Meters, Cocks, and Accessories . 3,156.63


Total Received from All Sources 47,298.06


Total Credits for Water Furnished Free Consumers and other Borough Departments 8,658.76


55,956.82


Total Receipts and Credits


Cash Receipts from Water Sale for All Purposes 1935 44,141.43


Cash Receipts from Water Sale for All Purposes 1934 42,380.83


Increase in Receipts from Water Sale for the Year 1,760.60


Cash Receipts from Sale of Meters, Cocks, and Accessories 1935 Cash Receipts from Sale of Meters, Cocks, and Accessories 1934 2,215.19 Increase in Receipts from Sale of Meters, etc., for the Year .. 941.44


Average Received per 1,000 Cubic Feet from Domestic, In - cluding Minimum Charges 1.22


Average Received per 1,000 Gallons from Domestic, Includ- ing Minimum Charges Average Received per 1,000 Cubic Feet from Industrial, In- .16 cluding Minimum Charges .47


Average Received per 1,000 Gallons from Industrial, Includ- ing Minimum Charges


.06


Average Received per 1,000 Cubic Feet from Railroads, In- cluding Minimum Charges Average Received per 1,000 Gallons from Railroads, Includ- ing Minimum Charges


.31


Average Received per 1,000 Cubic Feet from Public, Includ- ing Minimum Charges


.04


.55 Average Received per 1,000 Gallons from Public, Including Minimum Charges .07


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3,156.63


Average Received per Quarter per Domestic Inside Borough 2.29


Average Received per Quarter per Domestic Outside Borough 4.25


Average Received per Quarter per Public Consumer 12.42


Average Received per Month per Industrial Consumer 19.45 Average Received per Month per Railroad Consumer


53.94


Received from Water Sale per Mile of Main Inside Borough 1,159.00


Received from Water Sale per Mile of Main Outside Borough 221.00


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


916.00


Total Lost in Bad Accounts, 1935


0.00


Percent Lost in Bad Accounts, 1935


0.00


Receipts and Credits for 1934


54,561.00


Receipts and Credits for 1935


55,957.00


Increase for the Year


1,396.00


RATES FOR WATER Within Borough Limits


Rate per


1,000 Cu. Ft.


First 20,000 Cu. Ft. used per Month $1.00


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


All over 420,000 Cu. Ft. used per Month 0.28


Minimum Charges


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


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


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


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


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


Outside of Borough Limits


Per Thousand Cubic Feet $2.50


Minimum Charges


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


Double houses outside of the Borough- 4.70 per Quarter.


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


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BALANCE SHEET WATER DEPARTMENT


Assets


Fixed Capital


Fixed Capital Installed


$1,036,204.94


Siloam Property 4,595.00


Construction Work in Pro- gress


2,989.44


$1,043,789.38


Current Assets


Cash (Borough Treasurer's Account)


$ 4,320.24


Accounts Received from


Consumers


9,501.01


Material and Supplies


4,146.72


17,967.97


Total Assets


$1,061,757.35


Liabilities


Municipal Ownership


Net Worth Water Depart- ment, December 31, 1935


$ 742,544.21


Funded Debt


Bonds 41/2 % Serial Bonds . 70,000.00


Current Liabilities


Assessments for Line Con- struction $ 10,646.68


Advance from Electric Light Department 56,000.00


66,646.68


Reserves


Reserve for Renewals and Replacements


113,767.07


Surplus


Surplus Earned 1935


68,799.39


Total Liabilities


$1,061,757.35


RECAPITULATION OF NET WORTH


Net Investment December


31, 1934


$ 752,708.26


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Additions


Contribution from State Emergency Relief Board (Labor)


835.95


$ 753,544.21


Deductions


Contributions to General


Borough


11,000.00


Balance


$ 742,544.21


Earned Surplus December


31, 1935


68,799.39


Net Worth December 31,


1935


$ 811,343.60


REVENUE AND EXPENSE STATEMENT WATER DEPARTMENT


Operating Revenues


Metered Domestic Sales


$ 29,708.60


Metered Commercial Sales


5,292.24


Metered Industrial Sales


11,287.65


Metered Public Sales


3,891.24


Sales for Private Fire Pro- tection


65.92


Consumers' Discounts For-


feited and Penalties Im- posed


60.04


Total Operating Revenues


$ 50,305.69


Operating Expenses


Water Collection System --


Operating Labor


$ 423.16 2,120.77


Maintenance Total


$ 2,543.93


Purification System-


Operating Labor


$ 746.40


Supplies and Expenses


1,161.58


Maintenance Total


2,026.24


Pumping System-


Operating Labor (Net) .


$ 61.31


Maintenance Total


203.00


264.31


Distribution System-


Operating Labor (Gen-


eral)


$ 722.79


118.26


47


Operating Labor (Reser- voir) 449.79


Maintenance Mains


373.10


Maintenance Reservoirs


429.13


Maintenance Meters, etc.


396.68


Maintenance Other Dis-


tribution Property


317.77


Total


2,689.26


General Expenses


Office Salaries


$ 4,927.73


Salaries of Meter Readers


829.93


Office Supplies and Ex-


penses


234.84


Other General Property Ex- penses


447.59


Taxes


268.57


Other General Expenses


15.72


Insurance


219.89


Maintenance of General


Properties


579.30


Depreciation


8,301.37


Total


$ 15,824.94


Total Operating Expenses




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