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Contagious diseases and their control have always been one of the chief duties of the Health Board.
Other duties are seeing that the milk supply is brought to the con- sumer in the best possible condition as a palatable, healthful, product, free of preservatives or adulterations, issuing of health certificates to those who work or are employed in restaurants, drug stores, hotels, eating houses, etc., nuisances affecting the public are corrected, and the general civic conditions of the city are observed.
During the year 1941, the Chambersburg Health Board, through its Health Officer, investigated 1,161 calls, issued 561 Health Certificates to employees in places handling food stuffs within the Borough, cared for 143 common nuisances, granted 9 permits to milk dealers, and issued 43 permits to haulers of garbage and refuse. Two hundred and forty-three cases of contagious diseases were reported to the Board during the year 1941.
Eighty-five connections were made to the Sanitary Sewer.
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Thomas K. Scheller Dr. Guy P. Asper
NEW MUNICIPAL SANITARY SEWAGE DISPOSAL PLANT
Sediment testing of milk was made quarterly, and the preservative test made annually.
Anyone whose milk registered unsatisfactory on two successive testings were refused the privilege of selling milk within the Borough for local distribution.
The Board meets the last Monday of each month in regular session with additional special meetings.
The members are Dr. B. M. Beattie, President; Dr. L. H. Seaton, Mr. John B. Minehart, Mr. Paul Walker, Mr. F. Lester Marshall, and Mr. Frank J. Croft, Health Officer.
HISTORICAL SKETCH OF CHAMBERSBURG SANITARY SEWER DEPARTMENT
When the Borough of Chambersburg decided in 1910 and 1911 to obtain its water supply from the State Forest at Caledonia, it was neces- sary to obtain a permit from the Pennsylvania State Health Department, and when the State Health Department issued this permit, it granted to Chambersburg the right to the water of Birch Run, but it also pro- vided that, for this right, the Borough of Chambersburg was to install a Sanitary Sewerage System with a proper Disposal Plant of a capacity sufficient to take care of the town for twenty years to come.
The same Bond Issue, providing funds for the construction of the water supply line between the mountain and Chambersburg, provided also for sufficient bonds to put in a Sanitary Sewerage System in Cham- bersburg. This system was constructed, and was put in service August 1, 1912. As building operations developed in the town, new laterals have been run, and at the present time the entire system consists of:
LATERALS
21.73 miles 8"
6.636 miles 10"
.263 miles 12"
.23 miles 15"
.074 miles 18"
Total 28.933 miles
TRUNK LINES
238.0 feet 10"
4,432.5 feet 12"
2,138.3 feet 15"
3,099.4 feet 18"
4,014.9 feet 24"
1,631.2 feet 20" x 30" concrete
Total 15,554.3 feet
At the present time there is a total of 168,424.76 feet, or 31.90 miles of sewers, 125 Flush Tanks, 764 Manholes, and 3,285 buildings are con- nected with the system.
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There are no charges for sewer service rendered by the Borough of Chambersburg, and this is a rather outstanding achievement when you stop to think that charges for sewer service run from $8.00 to $36.00 per year in the state of Pennsylvania.
The State Health Department insists on a very high standard of quality for the effluent from the Disposal Plant, and weekly reports are made to the Department showing each day's operation.
During 1941, requests were received from property owners for the extension of the Sanitary Sewer Service for a total of 2,307' of 8" street lateral sewers. In addition to these requests, we had a carry-over pro- gram from 1940 of 800', which made a total of 3,107' to be constructed in 1941. Of this amount 2,567' were completed, leaving 540' for con- struction during 1942. With what was left of the construction program of 1941, and additional requests for sewer extensions, it would appear as if there would have to be constructed in 1942, 2,540'. Of the total construction work completed in 1941, 800' was done under W. P. A. Projects on which the Federal Government furnished all the labor, while the Borough furnished all of the materials and equipment.
The total amount spent for labor, trenching, and backfilling, by the Federal Government on 800' of lateral sewers, constructed under W. P. A. Projects during the year, was $1,912.66.
The sewers actually constructed in 1941 were as follows:
Black and Gilbert Alley 618' of 8" lateral sewer
Rife and Center Street 800' of 8" lateral sewer
Central Avenue 150' of 8" lateral sewer
East Liberty Street 285' of 8" lateral sewer
Nelson Street 250' of 8" lateral sewer
Wilson Avenue
464' of 8" lateral sewer
Total 2,567'
The total sewerage handled at the Sanitary Sewage Disposal Plant during 1941 was 410,801,061 gallons. The total cost for the operation and maintenance of the Plant during the year 1941 was $13,039.45. The average cost for handling the sanitary sewage during 1941 was 3.17 cents per 1,000 gallons.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PLUMBING INSPECTOR
During the year 1941 the Plumbing Inspector had submitted to him 317 sets of plans covering plumbing and house and building drainage for his approval. He inspected and tested the plumbing and fixtures in 72 new buildings covering 770 fixtures. There were 33 buildings converted into apartment houses during the year, which involved the inspection, approval, and testing of 245 fixtures. There were 138 alterations in buildings, which covered the inspection, testing, and approval of 339 fixtures. There were 30 automatic gas water heaters installed, covering the inspection, testing, and approval of 30 fixtures. There were 7 electric hot water heaters installed, covering the inspection, testing, and approval of 7 fixtures. This makes a total of 1,442 fixtures that were inspected, tested, and approved, by the Plumbing Inspector during the year 1941. There were 11 new buildings inspected outside of the Borough, having 51 fixtures. 984 inspection trips were made.
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STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES OF THE BOROUGH OF CHAMBERSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, FROM JANUARY 1st 1941, TO JANUARY 1st, 1942
Receipts
Balance in Treasurer's Account
January 1, 1941
$ 5,368.38
Edgar W. Diehl, 1941-1942- Tax
Duplicate
$ 7,257.56
Edgar W. Diehl, 1940-1941 Tax
578.85
Edgar W. Diehl, 1939-1940 Tax
154.77
Edgar W. Diehl, 1938-1939 Duplicate
Tax
182.22
8,173.40
Licenses, Circus
25.00
Licenses, Peddlers
106.00
Licenses, Beverages
4,375.00
Sewer Permits
247.50
Building Permits
80.00
Digging Permits
28.50
Plumbers License
32.00
4,894.00
Parking Meter Fines, W. R. Kieffer, Justice of the Peace .
$ 930.00
Fines, W. R. Kieffer, Justice of the Peace
424.00
1,354.00
Market Master
1,465.50
Tax Liens
1,948.81
Lateral Sewers
8.641.20
Ambulance Collections
569.80
Pole Tax
233.80
Street Paving Liens and Interest $ 877.35
Sale of Materials
214.83
Rental of Equipment
303.36
Resurfacing Private Driveways, Parking Lots and Streets
1,208.42
Construction of Concrete and Sidewalks
Curb
145.46
Refund Paving Lien Costs
28.20
Liquid Fuel Tax Fund
2,500.00
Miscellaneous Street
4.41
5,282.03
Henninger Field Playground As- sociation
318.64
Insurance Refund
2,473.14
Rental on Borough Farm
240.00
Parking Meter Receipts
14,705.48
Duplicate
Duplicate
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Construction of Sidewalks
5,217.50
Miscellaneous Fire Department
73.30
Miscellaneous General Borough .
2,239.60
Miscellaneous Sewer Department
100.98
Miscellaneous Engineering De- partment
4.30
Miscellaneous Police Department
344.23
Miscellaneous Disposal Plant ...
83.07
Miscellaneous Parking Meter .
68.91
Transfer from Electric Light De- Department
175,000.00
Transfer from Water Department
15,000.00
$253,800.07
Expenditures
Salaries
Clerks and Bookkeepers
$ 3,885.76
Borough Engineer
2,604.00
Drafting Department
4,862.59
Treasurer
300.00
Borough Attorney
1,200.00
Burgess
360.00
Auditors
375.00
Market Master
1,343.28
Plumbing Inspector
1,550.00
$ 16,480.63
Board of Health
Salary
$ 1,500.00
Supplies
219.31
1,719.31
Police Department
Salaries
16,908.71
Emergency Police Guards
255.60
Equipment and Supplies
407.81
Maintenance and Repairs to
148.45
New Motor Equipment
1,012.30
Uniforms
495.90
Telephone and Telegraph
248.31
pairs
1,144.33
Fuel
119.00
Gas and Oil
433.16
Maintenance and Repairs to
Building
32.84
Insurance
76.43
Advertising
14.70
Extra Labor
110.00
Watch Boxes
256.89
Miscellaneous
. . . 142.72
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Traffic Signs, Signals and Re-
Motor Equipment
Parking Meter Account
Salaries
4,012.00
Collection of Fines
294.25
Expenses of Parking Lot, New Fence, Rentals, etc.
5,002.12
Removal of Snow
2,408.86
Maintenance of Parking Meters . 248.81
11,966.04
$ 33,773.19
Street Department
Maintenance of Streets:
Patching
$ 4,243.45
Surface Oiling
4,916.38
Cleaning and Removing Refuse
3,482.63
Operation-Motor Sweeper .
1,583.47
Snow; Ice Removal
3,214.63
Miscellaneous
667.45
Maintenance of Alleys:
Patching
$ 1,637.34
Surface Oiling
85.70
Cleaning and Removing Refuse
83.00
Dust-Weed Control
741.25
Miscellaneous
4.50
Maintenance and Repairs:
Storm Sewers
$ 272.40
Bridges
40.73
Operation-Garage
1,767.45
Purchase and Repairs to Tools
680.83
Operation and Repairs to
Equipment
3,846.01
Engineering Supervision
1,294.74
Administrative Insurance
786.95
Maintenance and Repairs Properties
to
19.05
Backfilling Ditches
1,638.69
Construction Streets
9,248.82
Construction of Alleys
4,063.59
Construction of Storm Sewers
4,924.10
Purchase of Major Equipment
7,052.50
$ 56,295.66
Disposal Plant
Salaries
$ 1,050.48
Office Supplies, Printing and
Postage
77.27
Insurance on Truck
23.58
Labor at Pump House
4,351.17
Gasoline
30.56
Oil Waste and Packing
15.04
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ยท
Chlorine-Chemical Treatment . . 1,129.84
Lamps
3.06
Fuel
123.58
Maintenance of Truck
22.35
Purchase of Tools and Instru- ments
2.55
Maintenance and Repairs, Build- ings and Grounds
490.15
Pumps
122.74
Tools and Instruments
3.68
Tanks, Filter Beds
1,366.75
Sludge Beds
1,947.21
Electric Equipment
43.78
Construction and Equipment,
Electric Equipment
10.52
$ 10,814.31
Fire Department
No. 1 Friendships:
Driver's Salary
$ 1,949.36
Supplies
52.61
Repairs to Equipment
247.59
Repairs to Building
52.48
Telephone
25.80
Laundry
7.11
Coal
116.13
Insurance
53.86
Gas and Oil
34.49
Miscellaneous
69.46
$ 2,608.89
No. 2 Juniors:
Drivers' Salaries
$ 3,351.36
Supplies
309.29
New Equipment
16,537.50
Repairs to Equipment
285.82
Repairs to Building
780.04
Telephone
37.80
Laundry
9.95
Coal
45.34
Insurance
182.67
Gas and Oil
69.46
Miscellaneous
42.92
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21,652.15
No. 3 Good Will:
Driver's Salary
$ 2,168.49
Supplies
187.36
New Hose
137.20
New Equipment
4,924.65
Repairs to Equipment
137.26
Repairs to Building
22.26
Telephone
25.80
Laundry
18.45
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Coal
132.86
Insurance
93.37
Gas and Oil
46.31
Miscellaneous
78.41
7,972.42
No. 4 Franklin:
Driver's Salary
$ 1,959.88
Supplies
146.71
New Hose
137.20
New Equipment
4,700.00
Repairs to Equipment
171.08
Repairs to Building
90.54
Telephone
27.60
Laundry
12.16
Coal
106.87
Insurance
121.81
Gas and Oil
20.25
Miscellaneous
94.07
7,588.17
No. 5 Cumberland Valley :
Driver's Salary
$ 1,949.88
Supplies
119.32
Repairs to Equipment
234.24
Repairs to Building
202.90
Telephone
25.80
Laundry
5.91
Coal
118.66
Insurance
53.87
Gas and Oil
15.62
Miscellaneous
64.57
2,790.77
General Fire Department
Construction and Equipment
$ 999.16
Maintenance and
Repairs to
Alarm System
500.57
Miscellaneous
153.70
1,653.43
Sewers
Salaries
$ 1,058.06
Maintenance and Repairs
690.07
Extension of Sewers
7,283.40
9,031.53
Miscellaneous
Office Supplies, Printing and Postage
$ 1,763.58
Supplies, Egineering Depart-
ment
1,188.07
Maintenance-Borough Farm . .
120.84
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Maintenance-City Hall
1,866.16
Insurance-Fire and Accident . 2,743.09
Parks and Playgrounds, Opera- tion Maintenance
8,930.27
Parks and Playgrounds, Purchase and Improvement
782.50
Premium, Surety Bond
250.00
Recording Liens
87.50
Coyle Free Library, Appropria- tion
2,500.00
Construction, New Municipal
39,187.44
Maintenance of Ambulances
700.28
Telephones
371.72
Maintenance of Comfort Station
747.22
W. P. A. Sidewalk Projects .
44.74
Maintenance of Incinerator .
22.25
Salary, Caretaker of Incinerator
970.00
Construction, Incinerator Road . . Telephones-Secretary and
537.35
Plumbing Inspector
56.56
Dues, Borough Association
33.00
Appropriation-Spanish Veterans
75.00
Christmas Lighting
90.33
Tax Collector's Expenses
168.30
Clean-Up-Week Expenses
852.90
Convention Expenses
101.60
Purchase of Law Books
13.50
Treasurer's Book
4.85
Fire Insurance Tax Refund
2,473.14
Printing-Plumbing Material
192.90
Hall
45.60
New Chevrolet Coupe
560.00
Insurance on Coupe
2.17
Improvements, Glen Street
Fountain
217.68
Ordinance Book
81.00
Expenses, Aluminum Drive
81.84
Transfer to Borough Fire Fund .
5,000.00
Tax Collector's Commission
261.53
Miscellaneous
123.32
Balance in hands of Treasurer January 1, 1942
8,171.38
$253,800.07
BOROUGH FIRE FUND
January 1, 1941, Balance in Fire Fund
$ 44,944.17
$5,000.00 Borough of Mercersburg Bonds
5,100.15
Transfer from General Borough Account
5,000.00
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73,248.23
Book-case, Supplies-Council
War
Market
677.49 Interest-Coupons on Bonds . ... 212.50
Interest from Time Certificates .
$55,934.31
$5,000.00 Borough of Mercersburg Bonds
$ 5,100.15
Balance in Fire Fund Account January 1, 1942
50,834.16
$ 55,934.31
TAX COLLECTOR'S ACCOUNT
Borough Bond Borough Bond Total
Dr.
Duplicate 1928- 1929 as shown, by Auditors Report January 1, 1941
$ 202.62
Cr.
January 1, 1942,
Balance out-
standing on du-
plicate jointly
collected by Geo. H. Bitner and Paul D. Tarner
202.62
Dr.
Duplicate 1938-
1939 Taxes, Balance as
shown by Audi-
tors' Report January 1, 1941
$ 269.55 $ 802.62
Cr.
Amount paid
Treasurer by Edgar W. Diehl, Collector $ 182.22 $ 546.83
Penalty exonera-
ted by Council . 2.93
8.78
Tax Liens entered
58.88
176.48
244.03
732.09
Balance outstand- ing, January 1, 1942 $ 25.52 $ 70.53
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Dr.
Duplicate 1939- 1940 Balance as shown by Audi- tors' Report January 1, 1941
$ 270.36 $ 813.29
Cr.
Amount paid Treasurer by Edgar W. Diehl, Collector .
$ 154.77 $ 467.78
Penalty exonera- ted by Council
2.93
8.78
Tax Liens entered
51.14
153.30
208.84
629.86
Balance outstand- ing January 1, 1942
$ 61.52 $ 183.43
Dr.
Duplicate 1940- 1941 Balance as shown by Audi- tors' Report January 1, 1941 $
Penalty added 5%
904.48 $ 2,811.16 31.36 98.99 $ 935.84 $ 2,910.15
Cr.
Amount paid Treasurer by Edgar W. Diehl, Collector $ 578.85 $ 1,783.52 56.24 168.58
Tax Liens entered
Exonerations al- lowed by Council 213.64 644.34 $
848.73 $ 2,596.44
Balance outstand- ing January 1, 1942
$
87.11 $
313.71
Dr.
Duplicate
1941-
1942
$ 8,316.09 $24,952.81
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Cr.
Amount collected to November 1, 1941 $ 7,210.94 $21,619.88
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Abatement on amount collec-
ted to Novem-
ber 1, 1941 ....
379.52
1,137.88
Collected Novem- ber 1, 1941 to January 1, 1942
46.62
142.45 $ 7,637.08 $22,900.21
Balance to be col- lected January
1, 1942
679.01 $ 2,052.60 $
SUMMARY TAX DUPLICATE
Borough
Borough Bond and Bond
Total
January 1, 1942, Duplicate
1928-1929
January 1, 1942, Duplicate
1938-1939
$ 25.52 $ 70.53
January 1, 1942, Duplicate
1939-1940
61.52
183.43
January 1, 1942, Duplicate
1940-1941
87.11
313.71
January 1,
1942, Duplicate
1941-1942
679.01
2,052.60
$ 853.16 $ 2,620.27 $
202.62 $ 3,676.05
BOND DEPARTMENT
Receipts
Balance in hands of Treasurer
January 1, 1941
$14,628.71
Tax Duplicate, 1941-1942, Edgar W. Diehl, Collector
$21,762.33
Tax Duplicate, 1940-1941, Edgar W. Diehl, Collector
1,783.52
Tax Duplicate, 1939-1940, Edgar W. Diehl, Collector
467.78
Tax Duplicate, 1938-1939, Edgar W. Diehl, Collector
546.83
24,560.46
$39,189.17
Expenditures
Bonds Redeemed
$15,500.00
Interest Paid, Coupons
5,486.75
State Tax
50.04
Commission Account Corporate Loan
Report, William M. L. Etter
2.63
Commissions, Edgar W. Diehl
785.96
Balance in hands of Treasurer January 1, 1942
17,363.79
$39,189.17
$ 202.62
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BOND DEPARTMENT-SINKING FUND
Balance in Sinking Fund January 1, 1941 (Four Banks)
$ 4,308.61 Interest Received (Four Banks) 64.84
$ 4,373.45
Balance in Sinking Fund January 1, 1942 (Four Banks)
4,373.45
4,373.45
TAX LIENS
Borough Bond
Borough and Bond Interest
Total
Balance to be col-
lected January
1, 1941 .
$ 2,958.35 $ 3,412.33 $
27.33
$ 6,398.01
Liens entered
during 1941
166.26
498.36
664.62
$ 3,124.61 $ 3,910.69 $ 27.33 $
82.33 $ 7,144.96
Amount collected
1941
863.91
1,008.37
82.33
1,954.61
$ 2,260.70 $ 2,902.32 $
27.33
$ 5,190.35
Exonerations from Penalty .
26.26
32.61
58.87
Balance to be col- lected January 1, 1942
$ 2,234.44 $ 2,869.71 $
27.33
$ 5,131.48
LATERAL SEWER ASSESSMENTS
Balance to be collected January 1, 1941
$ 91.30
Assessments made during 1941
8,826.69
Interest accrued
21.03
$ 8,939.02
Collected during 1941
$ 6,665.05
Interest collected
21.03
Liens entered 1941
514.95
Balance to be collected January 1, 1942
1,737.99
$ 8,939.02
LATERAL SEWER LIENS
Balance to be collected January 1, 1941 $ 8,270.21 -
Sewer Assessments entered as Liens 514.95
Interest accrued 502.47
Costs accrued 78.20
$ 9,365.83
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Collected during 1941 Interest collected Costs collected Balance to be collected January 1, 1942
$ 1,452.65
502.47
78.20
7,332.51
$ 9,365.83
PAVING LIENS
Balance to be collected January 1, 1941
$ 2,034.04
Interest accrued
328.45
Costs
39.70
$ 2,402.19
Collected during 1941
$ 539.90
Interest collected
335.45
Costs collected
39.70
Balance to be collected January 1, 1942
1,487.14
$ 2,402.19
HARRY R. GEARHART,
ALBERT S. HENNEBERGER, HERBERT C. KEEFER,
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 Company, 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 the T. B. Wood Estate, and was driven by a water wheel. The reservoir was located where the present build- ings of the Chambersburg Hospital now stand, and during the construc- tion 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 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
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387,000,000 GALLON IMPOUNDING RESERVOIR
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 a one million gallon 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 Chambersburg 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 another 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 ten 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 Chambers- burg had been using but the drought of 1931, 1932, 1933 brought very forcibly to the attention of the authorities that the supply might, under certain conditions, become quite inadequate. To guard against any shortage of water that might possibly occur, the Borough of Chambers- burg proceeded to build a storage dam, at Caledonia across the Birch Run Valley, which holds 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 rot a drop of water flowing into the dam in all that time.
During the dry summer and fall of 1941 the streams were so low that they could not furnish the Borough's demand for water, and the 387,000,000 gallon storage was drawn on for 121,000,000 gallons, between August 4, 1941 and February 14, 1942.
During the year, the following water main extensions were con- structed on the front foot assessment plan:
Cumberland Avenue
544' of 6" line
East Liberty Street
285'
of 6" line
Nelson Street
261' of 6" line
South Seventh Street
322.6' of 6" line
Stanley Court
331' of 4" line
Wilson Avenue
509' of 6" line
Total
2,252.6'
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SILOAM . DAM
In addition to the above, 314 feet of 6" main was laid on Water Street between Ludwig Alley and West Queen Street for improvement in Fire Defense which was not assessed.
The total cash and credits in this Department for 1941 were $76,740.61, and the total operating and non-operating expenses were $30,357.28, including depreciation amounting to $12,925.09, which leaves a total gross profit, exclusive of interest charges, of $46,383.33.
Beginning with January 1, 1933, a Standard Public Utilities Ac- counting and Bookkeeping System was installed for this Department, after the making of a complete appraisal. The Reproduction Value New, less Accrued Depreciation, as of December 31, 1941, is $1,169,226.78.
PHYSICAL DATA OF BOROUGH OF CHAMBERSBURG WATER DEPARTMENT JANUARY 1, 1942
Population of Borough 15,500
(Census Population-15,005, and 495 was added for Schools and Colleges)
Area of Water Shed 17.75 Square Miles
Elevation of Impounding Reservoir 1,091.75 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 Michaux State Forest by Gravity with 40 Pounds Average Residual Pressure in Chambersburg 5,500,000 Gallons
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 @ 2,282,786 G. P. D. if no water came from Mountain 2.30
Days Supply @ 2,282,786 G. P. D. in Impounding Reservoir 169.53 Total Days Supply Stored @ 2,282,786 G. P. D. 171.83
Miles of Mains in Borough Limits
14 Inch 0.42 Miles 4 Inch
11.82 Miles
12 Inch
2.53 Miles 2 Inch 0.57 Miles
10 Inch 4.05 Miles 11/2 Inch 0.18 Miles
8 Inch
4.36 Miles 1 Inch 0.37 Miles
6 Inch 13.80 Miles
Total of all Mains in Borough Limits 38.10 Miles
45
Miles of Mains outside Borough Limits
16 Inch 2.43 Miles 6 Inch 1.03 Miles
14 Inch
17.81 Miles
4 Inch
0.09 Miles
12 Inch 1.29 Miles
Total of all Mains outside Borough Limits 22.65 Miles
Total of all Mains inside and outside Borough Limits 60.75 Miles
Total Number of Fire Hydrants on System 239
Total Number of Sewer Flush Tanks on System
125
Active Services
8 Inch 5
11/2 Inch 20
6 Inch
10
1 1/4 Inch
29
4 Inch
27
1 Inch
222
3 Inch 4
3/4 Inch
3,312
21/2 Inch
1
1/2 Inch
92
2 Inch
32
Total of all Active Services 3,754
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