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Distribution System, Under- ground Transformer In- stallations
82.93
82.93
Distribution System, Under- ground Services
7.81
7.81
Distribution System, Meters
50,045.78
361.31
50,407.09
Distribution System, Meter Installations
8,776.19
242.74
9,018.93
Utilization System, Commer- cial Arc System .
2.16
2.16
Utilization System, Munici- pal Street Arc System
18,535.38
18,535.38
Equipment
and Fixtures
Over-
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Generators
Utilization System, Munici- pal Street Incandescent System
52,959.41
60.40
52,899.01
Other General-Land
600.00
600.00
Other General-Structures
2,590.00
2,590.00
Other General-Equipment .
1,107.09
188.03
1,295.12
General Store Equipment . .
184.22
184.22
General Shop Equipment ..
292.00
292.00
General Garage Equipment .
6,329.78
6,329.78
General Laboratory Equip- ment
1,278.86
80.78
1,359.64
General Tools and Equip-
ment
748.69
748.69
Engineering and Superin-
tendence During Construc- tion
24,025.55
24,025.55
Administrative Legal and
Taxes During Construction
7,605.25
7,605.25
Interest During Construction
23,555.35
23,555.35
Development Cost
45,119.23
45,119.23
$1,090,690.11 $ 2,800.23 $1,093,490.34
ELECTRIC LIGHT SINKING FUND
Balance in Sinking Fund January 1, 1944 Transfer from Electric Light Department .
$ 108,976.10 38,400.00
March 15-Interest on $74,000.00 Bonds
U. S. Treas. 2's
740.00
June 24-Proceeds from Sale of $70,000.00 U. S. Treas. 2's, 1949-1951
71,018.13
June 24- Interest on above Bonds
26.78
June 24-Proceeds from Sale of $37,000.00 U. S. Treas. 2's, 1950-1952
37,336.88
June 24-Interest on above Bonds
199.08
U. S. Treas. 2's
700.00
June 30-Interest on Time Certificates Sept. 15-Interest on $37,000.00 U. S. Treas. 2's, 1951-1953
370.00
Sept. 15-Interest on $84,000.00 U. S. Treas. 21/4's, 1956-1959
1,168.28
Nov. 15-Sale of $128,000.00 U. S. Treas. 2's, 1952-1954
128,495.00
Nov. 15-Interest on $128,000.00 U. S.
1,007.21
$ 389,095.21
Feb .- Purchase of $84,000.00 U. S. Treas. 21/4's, 1956-1959
$ 84,000.00 June 24-Purchase of $128,000.00 U. S. Treas. 2's, 1952-1954
128,000.00
Dec. 15-Purchase of $128,000 U. S. Treas. 2's, 1952-1954
128,000.00
Dec. 15-Purchase of $10,000.00 U. S. Treas. 11/4 Notes "C" 1947 10,000.00
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Treas. 2's Bonds
657.75
June 15-Interest on $70,000.00 Bonds-
Dec. 30-Transfer from Light Sinking Fund to Light General 2,084.76 Balance in Treasurer's Hands, December 31, 1944 37,010.45
$ 389,095.21
Summary of Securities Held by Electric Light Sinking Fund December 31, 1944
$ 37,000.00 U. S. Treas. 2's 1951-1953 84,000.00 U. S. Treas. 214's 1956-1959 128,000.00 U. S. Treas. 2's 1952-1954 10,000.00 U. S. Treas. Notes 11/4 % Series "C" 1947
$259,000.00
FREE LIGHTING AND POWER USED IN BOROUGH 1944
Light
Public Comfort Station 40
$ 270.96
Traffic Signals
686.60
Street Lighting on Square .
929.14
Parking Lot, West Washing- ton Street 688.93
Service Men's Room (To
July 19, 1944)
103.57
Police Headquarters and
321.89
American Red Cross Room
37.61
Bomb Shelter (D. Harvey
Diehl)
9.74
Municipal Garage
166.98
Henninger Field
43.82
Electric Light Plant Stor- age Shed
9.00
Electric Light Plant Fire
Alarm Battery Charges
20.91
Park of the Valiant
36.09
Emergency Lighting at
Plant
996.68
City Hall
594.20
City Hall, Water Heater
45.70
Disposal Plant
119.23
Pump House
9.00
Disposal Plant, Control and Tool House
9.00
Disposal Plant, Pump House Municipal Market
353.16
Friendship Fire Company ..
145.93
Junior Fire Company .
220.97
Good Will Fire Company ..
179.63
Franklin Fire Company .
248.23
Cumberland Valley Fire
Company
65.64
$ 6,350.60
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Disposal Plant, Settling
37.99
Police Booth on Square .
Power
Franklin Fire Company .
$ 60.60
Municipal Garage
60.96
Disposal Plant
1,323.76
Disposal Plant, Settling
Pump House
386.62
Disposal Plant, Control and Tool House
121.80
Municipal Market
61.28
Power for Air Raid Sirens
277.44
2,292.46
Arc Lighting of Streets $ 7,071.60
Incandescent Lighting of
25,738.08
32,809.68
Total
$ 41,452.74
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, 1944
$ 57.13
Interest Accrued
8.81
Costs Accrued
2.00
$ 67.94
Collected during 1944
$ 24.13
Interest Collected
8.81
Costs Collected
2.00
Balance to be collected Jan- uary 1, 1945
33.00
$ 67.94
ORNAMENTAL STREET LIGHTING LIENS
Balance to be collected Jan-
uary 1, 1944 . $ 68.85
Balance to be collected Jan-
ary 1, 1945
68.85
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF THE BOROUGH OF CHAMBERSBURG AS OF JANUARY 1, 1945
Assets
Cash in Treasurer's Hand, all Departments:
General Borough Department
$
10,904.12
Electric Light Department 25,370.13
Water Department 44,564.45
$ 80,838.70
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Streets
Bond Account
$ 32,243.18
Bond Account Sinking Fund
4,506.23
Borough Fire Fund
10,374.99
Water Sinking Fund
6,381.31
Electric Light Sinking Fund
37,010.45
90,516.16
Total Operating Cash Balance and Sinking Fund
$ 171,354.86
Cash in Collector's Hands, Electric Light Consumers' Deposit Account
$ 29,329.94 .
Borough
Bond
Tax Duplicate 1942-1943
$ 84.20
$ 252.08
Tax Duplicate 1943-1944 .
68.79
205.81
Tax Duplicate 1944-1945 ..
219.92
673.20
$. 372.91
1,131.09 $ 1,504.00
Investments
Borough Fire Fund $2000.00-Borough of Mercersburg 41/2% Bonds, due 1948
$ 2,000.00
Borough Fire Fund $50,000.00 U. S. Savings Bonds, Series "F"
37,000.00
Borough Fire Fund, $18,000.00 U. S. Treas- ury Bonds 21/4 %, 1956-1959
18,000.00
Light Department Sinking Fund $37,000.00 U. S. Treasury Bonds 2%, 1951-1953
37,000.00
Light Department Sinking Fund, $84,000.00 U. S. Treasury Bonds, 21/4 %, 1956-1959
84,000.00
Light Department Sinking Fund $128,000.00 U. S. Treasury Bonds, 2%, 1952-1954
128,000.00
Light Department Sinking Fund $10,000.00 U. S. Treasury Notes, 11/4%, 1947
10,000.00
Water Department Sinking Fund $80,000.00 U. S. Treasury 11/4%, 1947
80,000.00
Unpaid Tax Liens
2,254.82
Unpaid Paving Liens
765.50
Unpaid Sewer Liens
3,932.09
Unpaid Water Liens
992.78
Unpaid Electric Light Current Liens
33.00
Unpaid Ornamental Street Lighting Liens
68.85
Water Department, Current Assets, Less Cash in Treasurer's Account
18,646.49
Light Department, Current Assets, Less Cash in Treasurer's Account
66,116.34
Value of Borough Property
Electric Light Plant and Distribution Sys- tem, Reproduction Value New, Less Accrued Depreciation
$ 601,831.81
Water Distribution System, Reproduction Value New, less Accrued Depreciation . .
1,132,999.49
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Disposal Plant and Main Trunk System . 324,650.00
Lateral Sewers
268,236.00
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
21,200.00
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
North Main Street Parking Lot
22,000.00
Show Field
7,500.00
Henninger Field
16,000.00
$3,341,923.97
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
Bonds Redeemed and Can-
celled 1942
13,000.00
Bonds Redeemed and Can- celled 1943
13,000.00
Bonds Redeemed and Can- celled 1944 13,000.00
$ 106,000.00
Balance Outstanding
$ 44,000.00
2% Improvement Bonds, Is- sued September 1, 1938 .
$ 145,000.00
Bonds Redeemed and Can- celled 1940
$ 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
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Electric Light Consumers' Deposit Account
Assets in Excess of Liabili- ties
$ 29,329.94
3,147,594.03
$3,341,923.97
HARRY R. GEARHART, ALBERT S. HENNEBERGER, HERBERT C. KEEFER, Auditors.
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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
Total Mill Rate 31 Mills
WHERE A TAX DOLLAR GOES TO
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(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, 1944
$7,824.00
Borough Purposes-Taxes Collected, 1944 per Capita . $7,824.00 15,000 = . 521
VALUE OF SERVICES RECEIVED FOR $1.00 OF BOROUGH TAXES COLLECTED 1944
Taxes Collected for Borough Purposes
Borough Administration $ 46,886.48 divided by $7,824.00=$ 5.992 Police Services $ 35,593.54 divided by $7,824.00=$ 4.549
Public Health Services $ 4,331.69 divided by $7,824.00=$ .554
Fire Protection Services
Street Department Services
$ 36,312.04 divided by $7,824.00=$ 4.641 $ 38,645.53 divided by $7,824.00=$ 4.939
Street Lighting, Miscellane- ous Services $ 33,738.82 divided by $7,824.00=$ 4.312 $ 26,031.72 divided by $7,824.00=$ 3.327
Sanitary Sewerage Services
Comfort Station Services $ 1,409.26 divided by $7,824.00=$ .180
Parks and Playgrounds Ser- vices $ 6,951.69 divided by $7,824.00=$ .888
Total
$229,900.77 divided by $7,824.00=$29.38
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VALUE OF SERVICES RECEIVED PER CAPITA
Costs
Estimated Population 15,000 Population
Borough Administration
$ 46,886.48 divided by 15,000=$ 3.125
Police Services
$ 35,593.54 divided by 15,000=$ 2.372
Public Health Services
$ 4,331.69 divided by 15,000=$ .289
Fire Protection Services
$ 36,312.04 divided by 15,000=$ 2.420
Street Department Services
$ 38,645.53 divided by 15,000=$ 2.576 -
Street Lighting, Miscellaneous Services $ 33,738.82 divided by 15,000=$ 2.249
Sanitary Sewerage Services
$ 26,031.72 divided by 15,000=$ 1.735
Comfort Station Services
$ 1,409.26 divided by 15,000=$ .094
Parks and Playgrounds Services $ 6,951.69 divided by 15,000=$ .463
Total
$229,900.77 divided by 15,000=$15.32
Note: The citizens of Chambersburg receive in these services $229,900.77 of value for which taxes were collected for Borough Purposes in the amount of $7,824.00. 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 29.38 times what they were in 1944.
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INDEX
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Personnel of the Borough Government
3
Photographs of Borough Officials of the Borough of Chambersburg 7
Historical Sketch - Chambersburg 12
Historical Sketch - Police Department 12
Historical Sketch - Fire Department 13
20
Street Department Report
21
Historical Sketch - Engineering Department
21
Historical Sketch - Municipal Market
22
Garbage and Refuse Collection
25
Historical Sketch - Public Comfort Station
25 25
Historical Sketch - Health Board ..
27 29 30 31
Statement of Receipts and Expenditures - General Borough Account Borough Fire Fund
36 37 39
Lateral Sewer Liens
Paving Liens
39 40
Physical Data - Water Department
42
Rates for Water Within Borough Limits and Outside Borough Limits Balance Sheet Water Department
47
Revenue and Expense Statement - Water Department
48
Income Statement - Water Department
50
Analysis of Fixed Capital - Water Department
50 51
Liens - Water Department
52
Historical Sketch - Electric Light Department
53
Physical Data - Electric Light Department
57
Rates for Electric Current
61
Balance Sheet - Electric Light Department
65
Operating Revenue and Expense Statement - Electric Light Depart- ment
66
Income Statement - Electric Light Department
68
Analysis of Fixed Capital - Electric Light Department
69
Sinking Fund - Electric Light Department
Credit Account - Electric Light Department
70 71
Liens - Electric Light Department
72 72
. Statement of Assets and Liabilities of the Borough of Chambersburg Governmental Taxes Paid by Citizens of Chambersburg - Stated in Mills
76
Where a Tax Dollar Goes
76
Value of Services Received for $1.00 of Borough Taxes Collected - 1944 76
Value of Services Received per Capita 77
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Tax Collector's Account
Historical Sketch Water Department
47
Credit Accounts - Water Department
Historical Sketch - Sanitary Sewer Department
Annual Report of the Plumbing Inspector
Historical Sketch - Parks and Playgrounds
Historical Sketch - Street Department
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ANNUAL REPORT
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BURGESS AND TOWN COUNCIL of THE BOROUGH OF CHAMBERSBURG PENNSYLVANIA
For the Year Ending December 31, 1945
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ANNUAL REPORT
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BURGESS AND TOWN COUNCIL of THE BOROUGH OF CHAMBERSBURG PENNSYLVANIA
For the Year Ending December 31, 1945
FOR THE YEAR from JANUARY 1, 1945, TO DECEMBER 31, 1945 Being THE ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY-SECOND SINCE INCORPORATED As A BOROUGH
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. I
Borough Engineer
CHARLES F. PFOUTZ 1
Assistant Borough Engineer
J. R. WILLIAMS
Secretary
JAMES G. BIETSCH
Treasurer
EDMUND C. WINGERD
Solicitor
EDGAR W. DIEHL
Tax Collector
HERBERT C. KEEFER
Auditor
EUGENE V. MILLER
Auditor Auditor
JOHN A. BURKHART
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
BOROUGH PROPERTY
COMMITTEE
A. R. ZIMMERMAN, Chairman
S. G. PALMER
A. R. ZIMMERMAN, Chairman
C. H. PENSINGER
R. F. ANGLE
J. C. SIERER
C. H. PENSINGER
A. S. STOVER
B. F. SMALL
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
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
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
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GARBAGE AND REFUSE COMMITTEE
J. C. SIERER, Chairman R. F. ANGLE
L. D. FERO
MARKET COMMITTEE
C. H. PENSINGER, Chairman
E. M. MILLER
S. G. PALMER
B. F. SMALL
A. S. STOVER
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 BOARD
C. H. PENSINGER, Chairman Water and Light Committee B. F. SMALL, Chairman Sewer Com- mittee
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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PERSONNEL OF THE BOROUGH GOVERNMENT 1946
W. M. L. ETTER
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 I
J. R. WILLIAMS
Secretary
ALBERT S. HENNEBERGER I
Treasurer
DANIEL W. LONG I
Solicitor
EDGAR W. DIEHL
Tax Collector
HERBERT C. KEEFER
Auditor
EUGENE V. MILLER
Auditor
JOHN A. BURKHART
Auditor
MARGARET E. WINGERT I
Chief Bookkeeper
I 1 H. S. BYERS Chief of Police I
ROBERT MONN
Superintendent of Water and Sewer
WILLIAM L. GROVE
Plumbing Inspector
ROBERT RINICK
Market Master
COMMITTEES OF COUNCIL
FINANCE, PROPERTY AND INDUSTRIAL COMMITTEE
A. R. ZIMMERMAN, Chairman
F. B. LEIDIG
C. H. PENSINGER
J. C. SIERER
S. G. PALMER
J. C. SIERER
RECREATION, MARKET AND COMFORT STATION COMMITTEE
T. L. FARNER, Chairman
L. D. FERO
G. S. KLENZING
S. G. PALMER
C. H. PENSINGER
FIRE COMMITTEE
A. S. STOVER, Fire Marshall & Chairman
R. F. ANGLE
T. L. FARNER
L. D. FERO
S. G. PALMER
COYLE FREE LIBRARY TRUSTEES
W. M. L. ETTER, Burgess
H. S. BYERS, Chief of Police
S. G. PALMER
R. F. ANGLE
G. S. KLENZING
J. C. SIERER
A. S. STOVER
CHAMBERSBURG HOSPITAL
L. D. FERO F. B. LEIDIG J. C. SIERER
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STREET AND GARBAGE AND REFUSE COMMITTEE
R. F. ANGLE, Chairman
T. L. FARNER
F. B. LEIDIG
J. C. SIERER
A. S. STOVER
UTILITIES (Light, Water and Sewer) COMMITTEE
C. H. PENSINGER, Chairman
L. D. FERO
G. S. KLENZING
A. S. STOVER
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PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
F. B. LEIDIG
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POLICE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
H. C. Row, Chairman DONALD E. HALLER, SR. HARRY B. EBERLY, Secretary
PLUMBERS' EXAMINING BOARD
C. H. PENSINGER, Chairman 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
L. D. FERO Councilman, 1st Ward
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R. F. ANGLE Councilman, 2nd Ward
EARL MCL. MILLER Councilman, 1st Ward
H. B. FORBES Chief Burgess
A. R. ZIMMERMAN Councilman, 2nd Ward President of Council
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BOROUGH OFFICIALS OF THE BOROUGH OF CHAMBERSBURG
C. 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
W. L. GROVE Plumbing Inspector
ROBERT MONN Supt. of Water and Sewer
EDGAR W. DIEHL Tax Collector
J. R. WILLIAMS Borough Clerk
ROBERT RINICK 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 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 established 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 fas 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 Heckerman, 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 129 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 acting from any dis- orderly 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 developed 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, dicto- graph, 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 Depart- ment's headquarters. This radio station, known as WMCB, operates on a fre- quency of 39,500 kilocycles.
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During the year 1945, the Police Department answered 2,099 calls. This `is exclusive of all calls answered by the Chief of Police. Of 20 actual cases of burglary, breaking or entering reported or known to police, 8 were cleared by arrest. Sixteen cases of larceny-theft were cleared by arrests from a total of $3 reported. Two cases of auto theft were cleared by arrests from 11 reported. There was a total number of 2,215 arrests made for various offenses, 1,175 of which were parking meter violations, 211 drunkenness and disorderly, 449 other parking violations and 19 arrests for operating a motor vehicle while in- toxicated. The night patrol reported 288 store doors left open by proprietors on leaving stores. The total amount of fines collected by the Borough was $2,268.00, $1,324.00 of which was parking meter fines. A total of 108 traffic accidents were investigated.
FIRE DEPARTMENT
In 1790, one hundred and fifty-five 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.
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