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27,917.19
Cash in Collector's Hands, Electric Light Consumer's Deposit Account
28,428.90
$ 307,118.93
Borough
Bond
Tax Duplicate 1941-1942 .
$ 140.65
$ 422.02
Tax Duplicate 1942-1943 .
86.75
259.72
Tax Duplicate 1943-1944 .
362.61
1,091.38
$ 590.01 $ 1,773.12 $ 2,363.13
Investments
Borough Fire Fund, $2,000.00 of Mercers- burg 41/2% Bonds due, 1943 Borough Fire Fund, $50,000.00 U. S. Sav- ings Bonds, Series "F"
$ 2,000.00
37,000.00
Light Department Sinking Fund $70,000.00 U. S. Treasury 2% 1949-51
70,000.00
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Light Department Sinking Fund $37,000.00 U. S. Treasury 2% 1950-52
37,000.00
Light Department Sinking Fund $37,000.00 U. S. Treasury 2% 1951-53
37,000.00
Unpaid Tax Liens
3,116.97
Unpaid Paving Liens
1,012.88
Unpaid Sewer Liens
5,058.96
Unpaid Water Liens
2,012.73
Unpaid Electric Light Current Liens 57.13
68.85
Water Department Current Assets, Less Cash in Treasurer's Account 18,372.88
Light Department, Current Assets, Less Cash in Treasurer's Account 65,899.74
Value of Borough Property
Electric Light Plant and Distribution Sys- tem, Reproduction Value New, less ac- crued Depreciation
$ 636,798.91
Water Distributing System, Reproduction Value New, Less Accrued Depreciation Disposal Plant and Main Trunk System Lateral Sewers
1,145,849.93 324,650.00
Fire Houses and Apparatus
127,562.00
City Hall, Office Building
55,856.00
Police Headquarters and Equipment
13,220.00
Street Department, Storage House and Equipment 23,000.00
Municipal Market Building
43,870.00
Fourth Street Properties
3,000.00
Public Comfort Station
5,500.00
West Washington Street Parking Lot
7,500.00
Show Field 7,500.00
Henninger . Field
16,000.00
$3,266,625.04
Liabilities
3% Improvement and Re- funding Bonds issued De- cember 1, 1935
$
150,000.00
Bonds Redeemed and Can- celled 1936
$ 7,000.00
Bonds Redeemed and Can- celled 1937
14,000.00
Bonds Redeemed and Can- celled 1938 11,000.00
Bonds Redeemed and Can-
celled 1939 11,000.00
Bonds Redeemed and Can- celled 1940 12,000.00
Bonds Redeemed and Can- celled 1941
12,000.00
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268,236.00
Unpaid Ornamental Street Lighting Liens
Bonds Redeemed and Can- celled 1942 13,000.00 Bonds Redeemed and Can- celled 1943 13,000.00
Balance Outstanding
2% Improvement Bonds, Is- sued September 1, 1938 . Bonds Redeemed and Can- celled 1940
$ 145,000.00
$ 24,000.00
24,000.00
$ 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
$ 28,428.90
Assets in Excess of Liabili- ties
3,060,196.14
$3,266,625.04
HARRY R. GEARHART, ALBERT S. HENNEBERGER, HERBERT C. KEEFER, Auditors.
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93,000.00
$ 57,000.00
Balance Outstanding
GOVERNMENTAL TAXES PAID BY CITIZENS OF CHAMBERSBURG
Stated in Mills
For Public School Purpose 21 Mills
For State, County and Institutional Purpose 6 Mills
For Borough Bond Purpose 3 Mills
For General Borough Purpose 1 Mill
WHERE A TAX DOLLAR GOES TO
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2
3.4
(1) Public Schools Receive 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 Collected, 1943 $7,590.00
Borough Purposes-Taxes Collected, 1943 per Capita . 7,590.00
= . 506
15,000
VALUE OF SERVICES RECEIVED FOR $1.00 OF BOROUGH TAXES COLLECTED IN 1943
Taxes Collected for Borough Purposes
Borough Administration $ 47,699.40 divided by $7,590.00=$ 6.284
Police Services $ 52,603.04 divided by $7,590.00=$ 6.93
Public Health Services $ 9,636.76 divided by $7,590.00=$ 1.269
Fire Protection Services
$ 39,410.89 divided by $7,590.00=$ 5.192
Street Department Services
$ 57,786.10 divided by $7,590.00=$ 7.613
Street Lighting, Miscellane- our Services $ 33,821.72 divided by $7,590.00=$ 4.456 Sanitary Sewerage Services $ 26,577.33 divided by $7,590.00=$ 3.501 Comfort Station Services $ 1,386.08 divided by $7,590.00=$ .182
Parks and Playground Services $ 7,925.02 divided by $7,590.00=$ 1.044
Total
$276,846.34 divided by $7,590.00=$36.47
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VALUE OF SERVICES RECEIVED PER CAPITA
Costs
Estimated Population 15,000 Population
Borough Administration
$ 47,699.40 divided by 15,000=$ 3.179
*Police Services
$ 52,603.04 divided by 15,000=$ 3.506
Public Health Services $ 9,636.76 divided by 15,000=$ .642
Fire Protection Services
$ 39,410.89 divided by 15,000=$ 2.627 +
Street Department Services
$ 57,786.10 divided by 15,000=$ 3.852
Street Lighting, Miscella- neous Services $ 33,821.72 divided by 15,000=$ 2.254
Sanitary Sewerage Services $ 26,577.33 divided by 15,000=$ 1.771
Comfort Station Services $ 1,386.08 divided by 15,000=$ .0924
Parks and Playgrounds Services $ 7,925.02 divided by 15,000=$ .528
Total
$276,846.34 divided by 15,000=$18.45
*Not included in Police Services is the Parking Meter Account, the Revenue from which, including collections and fines, etc., amounted to $16,988.73, and the expense of which, including operation and mainten- ance of parking lot, amounted to $7,402.68.
Note: The Citizens of Chambersburg receive in these services $276,- 846.34 of value for which taxes were collected for Borough pur- poses in the amount of $7,590.00. 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 36.47 times what they were in 1943.
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INDEX
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To the Citizens of Chambersburg - Chief Burgess
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Personnel of the Borough Government - 1943 4
Personnel of the Borough Government - 1944 6
Photographs of Borough Officials of the Borough of Chambersburg 8
Historical Sketch - Chambersburg
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Historical Sketch - Police Department
13
Historical Sketch - Fire Department 14
Historical Sketch - Street Department
21 22
Street Department Report
Historical Sketch - Engineering Department
Historical Sketch - Municipal Market
Garbage and Refuse Collection
23 23 24 27
Historical Sketch - Public Comfort Station
Historical Sketch - Health Board
29 31 32
Annual Report of the Plumbing Inspector
State of Receipts and Expenditures - General Borough Account
Borough Fire Fund
Tax Collector's Account
Assessments - Lateral Sewer
Lateral Sewer Liens
Paving Liens
Historical Sketch - Water Department
Physical Data - Water Department
Rates for Water Within Borough Limits and Outside Borough Limits Balance Sheet - Water Department
Revenue and Expense Statement - Water Department
Income Statement - Water Department
Analysis of Fixed Capital - Water Department
Credit Accounts - Water Department
Assessments - Water Department
Liens - Water Department
Historical Sketch - Electric Light Department
Physical Data - Electric Light Department
Rates for Electric Current
Balance Sheet - Electric Light Department
Operating Revenue and Expense Statement - Electric Light De- partment
Income Statement - Electric Light Department
Analysis of Fixed Capital - Electric Light Department
Credit Account - Electric Light Department
Sinking Fund - Electric Light Department
Liens - Electric Light Department
Statement of Assets and Liabilities of the Borough of Chambersburg Governmental Taxes Paid by Citizens of Chambersburg - Stated in Mills
78 78
Where a Tax Dollar Goes
Value of Services Received for $1.00 of Borough Taxes Collected 1943 78
Value of Services Received per Capita 79
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Historical Sketch - Sanitary Sewer Department
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INDEX
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To the Citizens of Chambersburg - Chief Burgess
3
Personnel of the Borough Government - 1943 4
Personnel of the Borough Government - 1944 6
Photographs of Borough Officials of the Borough of Chambersburg 8
Historical Sketch - Chambersburg
13
Historical Sketch - Police Department
13
Historical Sketch - Fire Department
14
Historical Sketch - Street Department
21
Street Department Report
22
Historical Sketch - Engineering Department
23
Historical Sketch - Municipal Market
Garbage and Refuse Collection
23 24
Historical Sketch - Public Comfort Station
Historical Sketch - Health Board
Historical Sketch - Sanitary Sewer Department
Annual Report of the Plumbing Inspector
State of Receipts and Expenditures - General Borough Account
Borough Fire Fund
Tax Collector's Account
Assessments - Lateral Sewer
Lateral Sewer Liens
Paving Liens
Historical Sketch - Water Department
Physical Data - Water Department
Rates for Water Within Borough Limits and Outside Borough Limits
Balance Sheet - Water Department
Revenue and Expense Statement - Water Department
Income Statement - Water Department
Analysis of Fixed Capital - Water Department
Credit Accounts - Water Department
Assessments - Water Department
Liens - Water Department
Historical Sketch - Electric Light Department
Physical Data - Electric Light Department
Rates for Electric Current
Balance Sheet - Electric Light Department
Operating Revenue and Expense Statement
partment Electric Light De- 69
Income Statement - Electric Light Department
Analysis of Fixed Capital - Electric Light Department
Credit Account - Electric Light Department
Sinking Fund - Electric Light Department
Liens - Electric Light Department
Statement of Assets and Liabilities of the Borough of Chambersburg Governmental Taxes Paid by Citizens of Chambersburg - Stated in Mills
78
Where a Tax Dollar Goes
78
Value of Services Received for $1.00 of Borough Taxes Collected - 1943 78
Value of Services Received per Capita 79
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ANNUAL REPORT
of the
BURGESS AND TOWN COUNCIL of THE BOROUGH OF CHAMBERSBURG PENNSYLVANIA
For the Year Ending December 31. 1944
This Pamphlet it published for the banout of the citizens of Chambersburg, that they may beenme heiter acquainted with thine vital thing in our community that go to mate Chambersburg e liettor place in which to live.
ANNUAL REPORT
of the BURGESS AND TOWN COUNCIL of
THE BOROUGH OF CHAMBERSBURG PENNSYLVANIA
For the Year Ending December 31, 1944
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FOR THE YEAR from JANUARY 1, 1944 TO DECEMBER 31, 1944 Being THE ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-FIRST SINCE INCORPORATED AS A BOROUGH
PERSONNEL OF THE BOROUGH GOVERNMENT 1944
H. R. FORBES
Chief Burgess
STEPHEN MCC. NELSON
President of Town Council
J. HASE MOWREY
Manager of Utilities
F. D. RHODES, JR.
Borough Engineer
J. R. WILLIAMS
Secretary
JAMES G. BIETSCH
Treasurer
EDMUND C. WINGERD
Solicitor
EDGAR W. DIEHL
Tax Collector
HARRY R. GEARHART
Auditor
ALBERT S. HENNEBERGER
Auditor
HERBERT C. KEEFER
Auditor
MARGARET E. WINGERT
Chief Bookkeeper
H. S. BYERS
Chief of Police
ROBERT MONN
Superintendent of Water and Sewer
CHARLES F. PFOUTZ
Assistant Borough Engineer
WILLIAM L. GROVE
Plumbing Inspector
ROBERT RINICK
Market Master
COMMITTEES OF COUNCIL
FINANCE COMMITTEE
STEPHEN MCC. NELSON, Chairman
S. G. PALMER
C. H. PENSINGER
J. C. SIERER
A. S. STOVER
WATER AND LIGHT COMMITTEE
C. H. PENSINGER, Chairman EARLE MCL. MILLER
B. F. SMALL
STREET COMMITTEE
R. F. ANGLE, Chairman JOHN C. SIERER A. R. ZIMMERMAN
PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS COMMITTEE
A. S. STOVER, Chairman
R. F. ANGLE
T. L. FARNER
S. G. PALMER
C. H. PENSINGER
BOROUGH PROPERTY COMMITTEE
STEPHEN MCC. NELSON, Chairman
R. F. ANGLE
C. H. PENSINGER
B. F. SMALL
A. R. ZIMMERMAN
FIRE COMMITTEE
A. R. ZIMMERMAN, Chairman EARLE MCL. MILLER
A. S. STOVER
PUBLIC COMFORT STATION COMMITTEE
A. S. STOVER, Chairman T. L. FARNER
S. G. PALMER
INDUSTRIAL COMMITTEE
EARLE MCL. MILLER, Chairman JOHN C. SIERER T. L. FARNER
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SEWER COMMITTEE
B. F. SMALL, Chairman S. G. PALMER JOHN C. SIERER
COYLE FREE LIBRARY TRUSTEES
S. G. PALMER JOHN C. SIERER
GARBAGE AND REFUSE COMMITTEE
JOHN C. SIERER, Chairman R. F. ANGLE B. F. SMALL
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
H. R. FORBES, Chairman
H. S. BYERS
R. F. ANGLE
EARLE MCL. MILLER
A. R. ZIMMERMAN
MARKET COMMITTEE
C. H. PENSINGER, Chairman
EARLE MCL. MILLER
S. G. PALMER
B. F. SMALL
A. S. STOVER
HOSPITAL
STEPHEN McC. NELSON
PLUMBERS' EXAMINING BOARD
C. H. PENSINGER, Chairman Water and Light Committee
B. F. SMALL, Chairman Sewer Committee
H. A. KOTTCAMP, Master Plumber W. L. GROVE, Plumbing Inspector
J. HASE MOWREY, Manager of Utilities
BOARD OF HEALTH
DR. B. M. BEATTIE, President
F. LESTER MARSHALL JOHN B. MINEHART
DR. L. H. SEATON PAUL WALKER
FRANK J. CROFT, Health Officer
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PERSONNEL OF THE BOROUGH GOVERNMENT 1945
H. R. FORBES
Chief Burgess
A. R. ZIMMERMAN
President of Town Council
J. HASE MOWREY
Manager of Utilities
F. D. RHODES, JR.
Borough Engineer
CHARLES F. PFOUTZ Assistant Borough Engineer
J. R. WILLIAMS
Secretary
JAMES G. BIETSCH
Treasurer
EDMUND C. WINGERD Solicitor
EDGAR W. DIEHL
Tax Collector
HARRY R. GEARHART
Auditor
ALBERT S. HENNEBERGER
Auditor Auditor
MARGARET E. WINGERT
Chief Bookkeeper
H. S. BYERS Chief of Police
ROBERT MONN
Superintendent of Water and Sewer
WILLIAM L. GROVE
Plumbing Inspector
ROBERT RINICK
Market Master
COMMITTEES OF COUNCIL
FINANCE COMMITTEE
A. R. ZIMMERMAN, Chairman
S. G. PALMER
C. H. PENSINGER
J. C. SIERER
A. S. STOVER
WATER AND LIGHT COMMITTEE
C. H. PENSINGER, Chairman
E. M. MILLER
B. F. SMALL
STREET COMMITTEE
R. F. ANGLE, Chairman
J. C. SIERER
L. D. FERO
FIRE COMMITTEE
A. S. STOVER, Chairman
E. M. MILLER
T. L. FARNER
PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS COMMITTEE
T. L. FARNER, Chairman
R. F. ANGLE
L. D. FERO
S. G. PALMER
C. H. PENSINGER
GARBAGE AND REFUSE COMMITTEE
J. C. SIERER, Chairman
R. F. ANGLĘ
L. D. FERO
MARKET COMMITTEE
C. H. PENSINGER, Chairman
E. M. MILLER
S. G. PALMER
B. F. SMALL
A. S. STOVER
BOROUGH PROPERTY COMMITTEE
A. R. ZIMMERMAN, Chairman
R. F. ANGLE
C. H. PENSINGER
B. F. SMALL
A. S. STOVER
PUBLIC COMFORT STATION COMMITTEE
A. S. STOVER, Chairman
T. L. FARNER
S. G. PALMER
INDUSTRIAL COMMITTEE
E. M. MILLER, Chairman
J. C. SIERER
T. L. FARNER
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HERBERT C. KEEFER
SEWER COMMITTEE
B. F. SMALL, Chairman S. G. PALMER J. C. SIERER
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
H. R. FORBES, Chairman
H. S. BYERS
R. F. ANGLE E. M. MILLER
B. F. SMALL
POLICE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
H. C. Row, Chairman DONALD E. HALLER, SR. HARRY B. EBERLY, Secretary
COYLE FREE LIBRARY TRUSTEES
S. G. PALMER J. C. SIERER
HOSPITAL
E. M. MILLER
PLUMBERS' EXAMINING COMMITTEE
C. H. PENSINGER, Chairman Water and Light Committee
B. F. SMALL, Chairman Sewer Committee
H. A. KOTTCAMP, Master Plumber
W. L. GROVE, Plumbing Inspector
J. HASE MOWREY, Manager of Utilities
BOARD OF HEALTH
DR. B. M. BEATTIE, President
W. M. L. ETTER
F. LESTER MARSHALL
DR. L. H. SEATON
PAUL WALKER
FRANK J. CROFT, Health Officer and Secretary
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BOROUGH OFFICIALS OF
THE BOROUGH OF CHAMBERSBURG
STEPHEN McC. NELSON President of Council Councilman, 1st Ward
EARL MCL. MILLER Councilman, 1st Ward
H. R. FORBES Chief Burgess
R. F. ANGLE Councilman, 2nd Ward
A. R. ZIMMERMAN Councilman, 2nd Ward
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BOROUGH OFFICIALS OF
THE BOROUGH OF CHAMBERSBURG
G. H. PENSINGER Councilman, 3rd Ward
JOHN C. SIERER Councilman, 4th Ward
A. S. STOVER Councilman, 3rd Ward
S. G. PALMER Councilman, 4th Ward
B. F. SMALL Councilman, 5th Ward
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BOROUGH OFFICIALS OF
THE BOROUGH OF CHAMBERSBURG
T. L. FARNER Councilman, 5th Ward
E. C. WINGERD Borough Solicitor
J. HASE MOWREY Manager of Utilities
F. D. RHODES, JR. Borough Engineer
H. S. BYERS Chief of Police
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BOROUGH OFFICIALS OF
THE BOROUGH OF CHAMBERSBURG
MARGARET E. WINGERT Chief Bookkeeper
ROBERT MONN Supt. of Water and Sewer
W. L. GROVE Plumbing Inspector
J. R. WILLIAMS Borough Clerk
ROBERT RINICK Markel 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 incorpora- ted by an Act of the General Assembly of the State of Pennsylvania, March 21, 1803, and the first Burgess and Town Council consisted of the following: Chief Burgess-Major John Holliday; Councilmen-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 daybreak, 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 satisfactory 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 128 years ago the sources of amusement for the good people of Chambersburg were much 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 act- ing from any disorderly Person or Persons - and if any Person or Per- sons 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. The personnel now consists of a Chief, two Sergeants, thirteen patrolmen, and a clerk. Included in their equipment is a Hardinge Police Register System, dictograph, fingerprinting and photographing outfits, 38 calibre Colt revolvers, tear gas guns and hand grenades, two motorcycles and two radio-equipped police cars. These two cars have 15-watt power transmitters and operate two-way with a very modern 50-watt power central station located at the Department's headquarters. This radio station, known as WMCB, operates on a frequency of 39,500 kilocycles.
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During the year 1944, the Police Department answered 2,031 calls .. This is exclusive of all calls answered by the Chief of Police. Of 31 actual cases of burglary, breaking or entering reported or known to police, 16 were cleared by arrest. Sixteen cases of larceny-theft were cleared by arrests from a total of 67 reported. There was a total number of 2,500 arrests made for various offenses, 1,633 of which were parking meter violations, 147 drunkenness and disorderly, 294 other parking violations and 21 arrests for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated .. The night patrol reported 358 store doors left open by proprietors on leaving stores. The total amount of fines collected by the Borough was . $2,467.00, $1,871.00 of which was parking meter fines. A total of 120: traffic accidents were investigated.
FIRE DEPARTMENT
In 1790, one hundred and fifty-four years ago, when the village of Chambersburg consisted entirely of either log or frame houses, and the fire hazard was great because of wood fires upon the open hearth, the necessity of providing protection from fire was first discussed, and the Friendship Fire Company, an organization of citizens equipped with buckets, was formed.
Since that time, with the expansion of the village from a few houses to a borough of the first magnitude, the formation of additional com- panies became necessary, and their equipment, from bucket, to hand pump, to hose reel, to steam fire engine, and, during the past seventeen 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 85 foot ladder, a City Service truck with booster pump, two Peter Pirsch Combination Booster and Squad Wagons, a squad and chemical car, and an ambulance.
The companies are entirely volunteer, only the drivers of the appara- tus receiving pay from the Borough. The fire houses and equipment are owned by the Borough, and under the care of the Property Committee and the Fire Committee of the Borough Council.
In addition to the above mentioned equipment, the town is completely covered by the Gamewell Fire Alarm System, consisting of 60 fire alarm boxes, 5 station house indicators and gongs, and one general alarm, all storage battery operated. Two hundred and forty latest type fire plugs are installed at the most advantageous points.
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