Annual report of the burgess and town council of the borough of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania 1935, Part 9

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


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Assets


Cash in Treasurer's Hands, Water Depart- ment


$ 11,992.94


Cash in Treasurer's Hands, Water Depart-


ment, P. W. A. Fund 5,937.67


Cash in Treasurer's Hands, Light Depart- ment


38,580.69


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


48,429.18


Cash in Treasurer's Hands, Bond Depart- ment


14,324.80


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


3,921.64


Cash in Treasurer's Hands, Borough Fire Fund


21,489.95


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


20,588.60


$ 165,265.47


Borough


Bond


Borough and Bond


Tax Duplicate, 1928-1929


$ 202.62


Tax Duplicate, 1931-1932


$1,395.42 $ 779.80


Tax Duplicate, 1932-1933


887.75


930.13


Tax Duplicate, 1933-1934


7.80


36.85


Tax Duplicate, 1934-1935


2,005.64


2,069.47


Tax Duplicate, 1935-1936


629.15


2,108.28


Tax Duplicate, 1936-1937


1,073.27


3,281.27


$5,999.03 $ 9,205.80 $ 202.62 $ 15,407.45


Investments, Borough Fire Fund


5,000.00


Unpaid Tax Liens, E. W. Davis, Collector


5,695.21


Unpaid Paving Liens


3,177.39


Unpaid Sewer Assessments


395.07


Unpaid Sewer Liens


7,321.28


Unpaid Water Liens


2,049.36


Unpaid Electric Light Liens


98.64


18,736.95


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


14,716.98


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


Value of Water Distributing System


130,123.68 919,481.67


Value of Light Plant and Distribution System


532,207.60


Value of Disposal Plant and Main Trunk System


148,135.00


Value of Lateral Sewers


220,184.19


Value of Fire Houses and Apparatus


147,913.00


Value of Office Building, Market House


55,856.00


Value of Police Headquarters


10,000.00


Value of Street Department, Storage House and Equipment


25,500.00


Value of Henninger Field


16,000.00


Value of Fourth Street Properties


4,000.00


Value of Third Street Property


1,000.00


Value of Public Comfort Station


5,500.00


$2,435,027.99


Liabilities


41/2 % Improvement Bonds of 1912, Issued December 1,


1912, Due September 1, 1942, Total Issued


$ 50,000.00


Bonds Redeemed and Can- celled 1932


$ 5,000.00


Bonds Redeemed and Can- celled 1933


6,500.00


Bonds Redeemed and Can- celled 1934


5,000.00


Bonds Redeemed and Can- celled 1935


5,000.00


Bonds Redeemed and Can- celled 1936


5,000.00


Balance Outstanding


3% Improvement and Re- funding Bonds, Issued De- cember 1, 1935


Bonds Redeemed and Can- celled 1936


7,000.00


Balance Outstanding


$ 143,000.00


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.


26,500.00 -


$ 23,500.00


$ 150,000.00


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Electric Light Consumers' Deposit Account .. General Borough Account Overdrawn


Assets in Excess of Liabili- ties


20,588.60


3,927.79


2,244,011.60


$2,435,027.99


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


Auditors.


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COMPARISON OF TAX LEVY, BONDED DEBT, ETC., FOR YEAR 1936


Net Debt


Borough


Popula- tion


Assessed Rate Valuation (Mills) Purposes


Taxes Levied Taxes Tax for Borough Paid and Bond Per Capita


Bonded Debt (Less Sink- ing Fund)


Per Capita


Berwick


12,600


$ 7,972,965


10


$ 79,729.65


$ 6.33


$203,000.00


$16.11


Cannonsburg


12,558


6,409,165


15


96,137.00


7.65


155,000.00


12.34


Carnegie


12,500


9,750,733


14


136,510.26


10.92


260,893.00


20.87


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


7,088,265


11


77,970.91


5.569


187,187.17


13.37


Munhall


12,995


20,102,850


11


221,131.00


17.01


785,000.00


60.40


Steelton


13,290


8,176,995


13


106,300.93


7.99


233,166.76


17.54


Warren


14,863


12,042,203


14


168,591.00


11.34


142,008.00


9.55


Carlisle


12,596


11,547,805


8


92,453.04


7.34


603,000.00


48.00


Shippensburg


4,345


2,748,060


8.5


23,359.00


5.37


170,308.00


39.19


Waynesboro


10,160


5,995,884


15


89,939.15


8.85


426,736.00


42.00


Chambersburg


14,000


7,538,088


4


30,152.00


2.15


162,578.00


11.61


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 1936. 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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VALUES OF SERVICES RECEIVED FOR $1.00 OF BOROUGH TAXES LEVIED 1936


Costs


Taxes Levied for Borough Purposes


Borough Administration


$ 36,379.57 divided by $7,538.00=$ 4.826


Police Services


17,191.99 divided by 7,538.00=


2.280


Public Health Services


2,069.26 divided by 7,538.00=


.274


Fire Protection Services


26,922.83 divided by


7,538.00= 3.571


Street Department Services . Street Lighting, Miscel. Ser- vices


50,581.96 divided by


7,538.00=


6.710


31,704.62 divided by


7,538.00=


4.204


Sanitary Sewerage Services .


13,226.40 divided by


7,538.00


1.754


Comfort Station Services . .


836.07 divided by


7,538.00=


.110


Parks and Playground Ser- vices


4,518.76 divided by 7,538.00=


.599


Total


$183,431.46 divided by $7,538.00=$24.33


VALUES OF SERVICES RECEIVED PER CAPITA


Estimated Population 14,000 Population


Borough Administration


$ 36,379.57 divided by 14,000=$ 2.598


Police Services


17,191.99 divided by 14,000=


1.227


Public Health Services


2,069.26 divided by 14,000=


147


Fire Protection Services


26,922.83 divided by 14,000=


1.923


Street Department Services . ..


50,581.96 divided by 14,000=


3.612


Street Lighting, Miscel. Services


31,704.62 divided by 14,000=


2.264


Sanitary Sewerage Services ...


13,226.40 divided by 14,000=


.944


Comfort Station Services . . .


836.07 divided by 14,000=


.059


Parks and Playground Services


4,518.76 divided by 14,000=


.322


Total


$183,431.46 divided by 14,000=$13.10


Note: The Citizens of Chambersburg received in these services $183,- 431.46 of Value for which Taxes were levied for Borough pur- poses in the amount of $7,538.00. 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 24.3 times what they were in 1936.


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INDEX


Personnel of the Borough Government-1936


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


12


Historical Sketch-Engineering Department


13


Historical Sketch-Public Comfort Station 13


Historical Sketch-Parks and Playgrounds 14


Historical Sketch-Health Board 14


Historical Sketch-Sanitary Sewer Department


18


Statement of Receipts and Expenditures-General Borough Account


19


Borough Fire Fund


25


Tax Collector's Account


25


Assessments-Lateral Sewer


Lateral Sewer Liens


Paving Liens


Historical Sketch-Water Department


Physical Data-Water Department


34


Revenue and Expense Statement-Water Department


Income Statement-Water Department 40


Analysis of Fixed Capital-Water Department 41


41


Liens-Water Department


42


Historical Sketch-Electric Light Department


44


Physical Data-Electric Light Department 48


Rates for Electric Current 49


53


Operating Revenue and Expense Statement-Electric Light Depart- ment


55


Income Statement-Electric Light Department


56


Analysis of Fixed Capital-Electric Light Department 57


Sinking Fund-Electric Light Department


58


Credit Account-Electric Light Department


59


Liens-Electric Light Department 59


60


Statement of Assets and Liabilities of the Borough of Chambersburg Tabulation-Comparing Chambersburg with other Boroughs of State 63 Value of Services Received for $1.00 of Borough Taxes Levied-1936 64


Value of Services Received Per Capita 64


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29 29 30 30


Rates for Water-Within Borough Limits and Outside Borough Limits 37 Balance Sheet-Water Department 38 39


Credit Accounts-Water Department


Balance Sheet-Electric Light Department


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BERSBURG VSYLVANIA


THE BOROUGH ENGINEER ERSBURG, PENNA.


JANUARY 1935 NUMBER 30009-A


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POPULATION OF BOROUGH 13.788 1930 CENSUS


AREA OF BOROUGH LAND 2237 WATER


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CHAMBERSBURG. PA.


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


ANNUAL REPORT


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


For the Year Ending December 31, 1937


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.


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ANNUAL REPORT


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


For the Year Ending December 31, 1937


FOR THE YEAR from JANUARY 1, 1937, TO DECEMBER 31, 1937 Being THE ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FOURTH SINCE INCORPORATED As A BOROUGH


PERSONNEL OF THE BOROUGH GOVERNMENT 1937


R. C. VANDERAU Chief Burgess


H. STANLEY APPENZELLAR


President Town Council


J. HASE MOWREY Manager of Utilities


E. W. DAVIS Secretary


CONRAD E. FOGELSANGER Treasurer


EDMUND C. WINGERD Solicitor


GEORGE H. BITNER, to March, 1937 Tax Collector


WALTER P. BITNER, to Finish 1937 Duplicate Tax Collector


HARRY R. GEARHART Auditor


PAUL N. GEYER Auditor


ALBERT S. HENNEBERGER


Auditor


MARGARET E. WINGERT Chief Bookkeeper


H. S. BYERS Chief of Police


ROBERT MONN Superintendent of Water and Sewer


F. D. RHODES, JR. Borough Engineer


CHARLES F. PFOUTZ Assistant Borough Engineer


COMMITTEES OF COUNCIL


FINANCE COMMITTEE


H. S. APPENZELLAR, Chairman


J. H. KARNS


G. FRED GIBBS


G. B. STOUFFER


J. HARVEY MARTIN


WATER AND LIGHT COMMITTEE


J. H. KARNS, Chairman


B. F. SMALL


T. C. MCCULLOUGH


STREET COMMITTEE


ELLWOOD JODER, Chairman G. S. KLENZING


J. HARVEY MARTIN


FIRE COMMITTEE


G. FRED GIBBS, Fire Marshal


C. H. PENSINGER


G. S. KLENZING


BOROUGH PROPERTY COMMITTEE


H. S. APPENZELLAR, Chairman


ELLWOOD JODER


J. H. KARNS


G. FRED GIBBS


G. B. STOUFFER


SEWER COMMITTEE


G. B. STOUFFER, Chairman


B. F. SMALL


J. HARVEY MARTIN


INDUSTRIAL COMMITTEE


G. B. STOUFFER, Chairman


ELLWOOD JODER


T. C. MCCULLOUGH


PUBLIC COMFORT STATION COMMITTEE


J. H. KARNS, Chairman


J. HARVEY MARTIN


T. C. MCCULLOUGH


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PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS COMMITTEE


C. H. PENSINGER, Chairman ELLWOOD JODER G. S. KLENZING G. FRED GIBBS


CIVIL WORKS COMMITTEE


B. F. SMALL, Chairman G. S. KLENZING T. C. MCCULLOUGH


PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE


BURGESS R. C. VANDERAU,


Chairman


CHIEF H. S. BYERS


G. FRED GIBBS B. F. SMALL


T. C. MCCULLOUGH


COYLE LIBRARY TRUSTEES


ELLWOOD JODER C. H. PENSINGER


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


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PERSONNEL OF THE BOROUGH GOVERNMENT 1938


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


F. D. RHODES, JR.


Borough Engineer


CHARLES F. PFOUTZ


Assistant Borough Engineer


ROBERT RINICK


Market Master


COMMITTEES OF COUNCIL


FINANCE COMMITTEE


ELLWOOD JODER, Chairman


J. H. MARTIN


C. H. PENSINGER


H. C. HUNSECKER


H. H. SWARTZ


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


BOROUGH PROPERTY COMMITTEE


ELLWOOD JODER, Chairman


T. C. MCCULLOUGH


J. H. MARTIN


G. S. KLENZING


B. F. SMALL


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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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 J. H. MARTIN H. H. SWARTZ


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


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BOROUGH OFFICIALS OF THE BOROUGH OF CHAMBERSBURG


ELLWOOD JODER Councilman, 1st Ward


G. FRED GIBBS Councilman, 1st Ward


R. C. VANDERAU Chief Burgess


J. H. KARNS Councilman, 2nd Ward


J. HARVEY MARTIN Councilman, 2nd Ward


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BOROUGH OFFICIALS OF THE BOROUGH OF CHAMBERSBURG


C. H. PENSINGER Councilman, 3rd Ward


G. B. STOUFFER Councilman, 4th Ward


H. S. APPENZELLAR President of Council 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


E. W. DAVIS Borough Clerk


W. W. MILLER Market Master


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MUNICIPAL OFFICE BUILDING


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 120 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, one Lieutenant, and eight Patrolmen. Their equipment consists of a Hardinge Police Register System, dictograph,


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finger printing outfit, Colts 38 calibre revolvers, tear gas guns, tear gas hand grenades, police car, and two motorcycles.


During the year 1937, the Police Department answered 1,136 calls. This is exclusive of all calls answered by the Chief, or by the Lieutenant. There was a total number of 466 arrests made for various offences. The arrests for drunk and disorderly conduct totaled 260. There were 13 actual cases of breaking-in and larceny reported, and 6 arrests were made in these 13 cases. The night patrol reported 302 store doors left open by owners on leaving store. The total amount of fines collected was $336.00.


FIRE DEPARTMENT


More than one hundred and fifty years ago, in 1790 to be exact, 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 53 fire alarm, boxes, 5 station, house indicators and gongs, and one general alarm, all storage battery operated, and 216 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, 3 of which were false alarms. In addition to these system alarms, the companies responded to silent alarms and individual calls as follows:


Junior Company 34


Good Will Company 23


Friendship Company 22


Franklin Company 20


Cumberland Valley Company 15


The Good Will ambulance responded to 823 calls during the year. The total estimated fire loss during the year was $60,000.00.


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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 all the usual maintenance works, such as patching, oiling, sweeping, and removing refuse from streets, snow removal, grad- ing, dust control, etc., the following construction work was completed during 1937 :-


Macadam paving of streets: East Catherine Street between Sixth Street and Coldbrook Avenue; Coldbrook Avenue between Lincoln Way East and Catherine Street; Alexander Avenue between Norland and Pennsylvania Avenues; Pennsylvania Avenue between Scotland and Wilson Avenues; South Fourth Street between Wayne and Maryland Avenues; Kennedy Street between Grant Street and The Pennsylvania Railroad Company's shops; Vine Street between Wolf Avenue and Race Street; Wolf Avenue between Vine and Commerce Streets; and Heint- zelman Avenue from Franklin Street Southward.


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Paving of alleys: Cement concrete on East Point Avenue between Lincoln Way East and Washington Street; bituminous concrete surfaces were placed on various alleys in each part of the town with a total length of 4,650 linear feet.


Storm sewers: 36" x 36" concrete box on South Fourth Street from Wayne Avenue Southward; 20" x 42" concrete box on East Catherine Street was 40% completed this year; 36" reinforced concrete pipe through Hafer property at Brandon; and 12" concrete laterals on Federal Street from Loudon to Queen Streets.


Improvements were made to the Municipal Garage consisting of a. steam heating system and electrically operated overhead door.


STREET DEPARTMENT REPORT


FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1937


In presenting this report of the Street Department activities during 1937, we feel it is interesting to show in addition a comparative report of the works completed during the past nineteen years. The progress in highway construction and maintenance has made necessary large ex- penditures for drainage structures and bridges.


Comparative report of streets, alleys, sewers, bridges, as of 1918 and 1937 showing works completed by the Street Department during the past nineteen years :


STREET SURFACES


1918


1937


Square Yards


Type


Square Yards


3,850


Oil Treated Water Bound Macadam 375,386


0


Oil Treated Bituminous Macadam 46,515


0 Reinforced Concrete 72,663


14,712


Brick on Concrete Base 14,712


0


Bituminous Concrete 9,251


302,400


Stone and Cinder


69,413


188,200


Clay or Slate


9,500


96,965


Not Opened


8,687


Total-606,127 sq. yds. or 30.936 miles.


ALLEY SURFACES


1918


1937


Miles


Type Miles


0 Reinforced Cement Concrete


.73


4.10


Macadam


18.90


17.90


Clay or Slate 2.37


Total-22 miles.


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UNDERGROUND SURFACE WATER DRAINS


1918


1937


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


240


0


15"


Concrete Pipe


350


0


18"


Concrete Pipe


534"


775


24" Concrete Pipe


660


0


36"


Concrete Pipe


800


0


18" Iron Pipe.


1,050


0


3' x 2.5' Concrete Box


1,662


0


4' x 3' Concrete Box


1,467


0


3' x 3' Concrete Box




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