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Beginning with January 1, 1933, a Standard Public Utilities Ac- counting and Bookkeeping System was installed for this Department, which involved the making of an appraisal. The Reproduction Value New, less accrued depreciation as of December 31, 1946, was $539,092.81.
PHYSICAL DATA-ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT
Population of Chambersburg-1946
15,000
Number of Light and Power Consumers 5,703
K. W. Hrs. Generated 19,204,100
K. W. Hrs. Purchased from South Penn Power Company 2,849,300
K. W. Hrs. Generated and Purchased 22,053,400
K. W. Hrs. Used by Station Auxiliaries 1,064,200
K. W. Hrs. Available for Distribution
20,989,200
K. W. Hrs. Increase over 1945 1,193,291
K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Street Arc Lamps 213,800
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K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Street Incandescent Lamps
371,600
K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Disposal Plant 119,460
K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Office Building 24,867
K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Fire Department
25,402
K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Street Department Municipal 3,367
Garage
K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Police Headquarters and Police Booth on Square
8,843
K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Public Comfort Station
6,933
K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Traffic Signals
13,802
K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Franklin Block Party
324
K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Good Will Block Party 276
K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Friendship Block Party
15
K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Friendship Fire Company Christ- mas Lighting 339
K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Franklin Fire Company Christ- mas Lighting
371
K. W. Hrs. Furnished to C. V. Fire Company Block Party K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Christmas Lighting-Main Street and Memorial Square
2,943
K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Henninger Field
725
K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Light Plant-Fire Alarm Battery
389
K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Light Plant-Storage Shed
110
K. W. Hrs. Furnished to White Way-Flood Lights on Square
38,912
K. W. Hrs. Furnished to "The Park of the Valiant"
672
K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Municipal Market
11,122
K. W. Hrs. Furnished to American Red Cross
233
K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Parking Lot-West Washington Street
20,336
K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Parking Lot-North Main Street K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Jr. Chamber of Commerce Honor Roll
2,604
K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Gas Plant and Office from 12-20-46
235
K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Residential Light Consumers 4,535,717 K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Commercial Light Consumers 3,733,644
K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Power Consumers 10,334,593
Total K. W. Hrs. Sold to all Consumers 18,603,954
K. W. Hrs. Furnished Free 872,221
Total K. W. Hrs. Sold or Furnished Free
19,476,175
Total K. W. Hrs. Lost in Distribution
1,513,025
Percent Lost in Distribution 7.2%
Total Number of Active Residential Light Consumers,
January 1, 1947
4,510
Total Number of Active Commercial Light Consumers, January 1, 1947 886
Total Number of Active Power Consumers, January 1, 1947
307
Total Number of all Active Consumers
5,703
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4,095
308
Amount Paid by Residential Light Consumers
$156,548.57
Amount Paid by Commercial Light Consumers $118,945.03 Amount Paid by Power Consumers $162,462.62
Total Paid by all Consumers $437,956.22
Amount Received from Sale of Lamps, Miscellaneous $ 2,100.40
Federal Excise Tax on Lamps $ 133.56
Amount Received from Jobbing Work $ 1,010.17
Amount Received from Penalties Imposed $ 183.85
Amount Received from Sale of Scrap, Miscellaneous $ 518.88
Amount Received from Interest on Consumers' Deposits $ 265.26
Total Cash Received from all Sources $442,168.34
Credit for Light, Power, Supplies Furnished Other Depart- ments Free
$ 42,023.87
Total Cash Received from all Sources and Credit $484,192.21
Increase in Receipts from Residential Light over 1945 $ 13,455.23
Increase in Receipts from Commercial Light over 1945 $ 17,586.36
Increase in Receipts from Power over 1945 $ 9,716.78
Increase in K. W. Hrs. Furnished for Light over 1945 1,149,691
Increase in K. W. Hrs. Furnished for Power over 1945 25,934
K. W. Hrs. Sold per Consumer per Year - Residential Light
1,005
K. W. Hrs. Sold per Consumer per Year - Commercial Light 4,214
K. W. Hrs. Sold per Consumer per Year - Power
33,663
K. W. Hrs. Sold per Capita per Year - Residential Light 302
K. W. Hrs. Sold per Capita per Year - Commercial Light 248
K. W. Hrs. Sold per Capita per Year - Power
688
Received per Consumer per Year - Residential Light $ 34.71
Received per Consumer per Year - Commercial Light $ 134.24
Received per Consumer per Year - Power $ 529.19
Received per Capita per Year - Residential Light
$ 10.43
Received per Capita per Year - Commercial Light $
7.92
Received per Capita per Year Power $ 10.83
Average Price Paid per K. W. H. including Minimum Charge - Residential Light 3.45 cents
Average Price Paid per K. W. H. including Minimum Charge - Commercial Light 3.18 cents
Average Price Paid per K. W. H. including Minimum Charge ยท Power 1.57 cents
Total Amount of Bills Rendered Net
$442,173.49
Total Amount of Bills Collected Net $442,168.34
Loss in Bad Accounts $ 5.15
Percentage Lost in Bad Accounts
.0011%
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BALANCE SHEET ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT JANUARY 1, 1947
Assets
Fixed Capital
Fixed Capital Installed ... $1,106,711.70
Construction Work in Prog- ress
6,462.64
$1,113,174.34
Funds and Special Deposits
SinkingFund Assets and U. S. Government Bonds . .
$
26,210.19
Consumers' Deposits plus
Interest
33,364.90
$ 59,575.09
Current Assets
Cash (Borough Treasurer's Accounts )
$ 26,092.53
Accounts Receivable from Customers
68,004.11
Other Accounts Receivable
(Borough For Purchase of Gas Company Plant and Accounts Receivable) 381,495.41
Material and Suplies
11,366.59
$
486,958.64
Total Assets
$1,659,708.07
Liabilities
Net Worth Electric Light Department Including Earned Surplus $1,060,778.60
$1,060,778.60
Current Liabilities
Consumers' Deposits
31,290.75
Other Current Liabilities 19.83
$
31,310.58
Reserves
Reserve for Renewals and Replacements
567,618.89
$ 567,618.89
Total Liabilities
$1,659,708.07
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RECAPITULATION NET WORTH, INCLUDING SURPLUS
Balance Beginning of Year January 1, 1946
$1,019,030.08
Additions
Free Water from Water De- partment
$ 785.43 Net Income for Year 1946
252,256.96 $1,272,072.47
Deductions
Transferred to Borough General Fund
$
170,000.00
Free Electricity to Borough 41,293.87
211,293.87
$1,060,778.60
OPERATING REVENUE AND EXPENSE STATEMENT ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT
Operating Revenues
Metered Sales for Domestic Lighting
$
174,758.86
Metered Sales for Other
Private Lighting
130,727.15
Metered Sales for Power 174,066.28
Metered Sales for Other
Electric Utilities 11,809.91
Metered Sales for Other Municipal Lighting 5,880.81
Metered Sales for Munici- pal Power
2,366.38
Unmetered Sales for Muni- pal Street Lighting
33,046.68
Consumers' Discounts For- feited and Penalties Im- posed
183.85
$ 532,839.92
Discounts and Allowances to Customers
43,715.97 $ 489,123.95
Operating Expenses
Generating System Expenses:
Operating Labor
$
34,464.20
Fuel
107,583.36
Water 785.43
Lubricants 199.14
Boiler Plant Supplies and Expenses
291.80
Other Supplies and Expenses 162.03
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Maintenance of Generating System Structures 171.53
Maintenance of Steam Power Equipment 5,892.41
Maintenance of Electrical Equipment
2,831.94
Power Purchased
25,230.28
$ 177,612.12 .
Distribution System Expenses:
Operating Labor
$ 1,365.44
Supplies and Expenses
Overhead and Under- ground System
859.40
Other Supplies and Expenses
168.80
Maintenance of Overhead
Equipment 4,674.94
Maintenance of Under- ground Equipment
2.20
Maintenance of Services
443.95
Maintenance of Transform- ers
872.45
Maintenance of Meters
3,060.99
$ 11,448.17
Utilization System Expenses:
Operating Labor
$ 897.48
Municipal Street Arc and
Incandescent System Sup- plies and Expenses
514.23
Maintenance of Municipal
Street Arc and Incandes- cent System 4,102.66
$ 5,514.37
General Expenses:
General Administrative Salaries
$ 13,897.09
Salaries of Meter Readers
2,013.51
General Administrative Supplies
445.84
Other General Administra- tive Expenses
400.50
Garage Labor
1,646.62
Garage Supplies and Ex-
penses
280.95
Shop and Laboratory Sup- plies and Expenses
7.13
Insurance
564.77
Maintenance of General Equipment
205.68
Depreciation
38,104.13
$ 57,566.22
Total Operating Expenses
$ 252,140.88
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CONDENSED INCOME PROFIT AND LOSS STATEMENT ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT
Operating Revenues
$ 489,123.95
Operating Expenses
Generating System Operat- ing Expenses
$
177,612.12
Distribution System Oper- ating Expenses 11,448.17 Utilization System Operat- ing Expenses 5,514.37
General Administrative Ex- penses
16,756.94
Other General Expenses
40,809.28
$ 252,140.88
Total Operating Expenses .
$ 252,140.88
$ 236,983.07
Operating Income
Non - Operating Revenues (Including Interest)
Non-Operating Expenses
Non-Operating Income
$ 15,273.89
Gross Income
$ 252,256.96
Net Income Surplus
$ 252,256.96
Balance of Net Income
$ 252,256.96
ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT ANALYSIS OF FIXED CAPITAL
Balance Dec. 31, 1945
Additions 1946
Balance Dec. 31, 1946
Organization
$ 7,605.25
$ 7,605.25
Generating System, Lands
21,885.80
21,885.80
Generating System, Power Plant Structures
45,677.39
45,677.39
Generating System, Rail-
6,067.16
6,067.16
Generating System, Boiler Plant Equipment
124,190.78
124,190.78
Generating System, Turbo Generators
300,534.50
300,534.50
Generating System, Other Electric Generators
49,084.53
49,084.53
Generating System, Other Electric Equipment
80,995.65
80,995.65
Generating System, Co a l
Storage and Weighing Equipment
16,645.42
16,645.42
Generating System, Other
Power Plant Equipment
3,776.32
3,776.32
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road Sidings and Trestles
$ 18,338.70 3,064.81
Transmission System, Over- head Conductors
44.88
44.88
Distribution System, Struc- tures
14.13
14.13
Distribution System, Poles and Fixtures
39,594.66
$ 2,265.67
41,860.33
Distribution System, Over- head Conductors
56,170.11
1,632.01
57,802.12
Distribution System, Over- head Transformers
52,315.93
3,200.03
55,515.96
Distribution System, Over- head Transformer Instal- lations
6,906.05
395.01
7,301.06
Distribution System, Over- head Services
22,235.23
1,093.36
23,328.59
Distribution System, Under- ground Conduits
1,183.69
1,183.69
Distribution System, Under- ground Conductors
14,119.10
1.05
14,120.15
Distribution System, Under- ground Transformers
605.25
605.25
Distribution System, Under- ground Transformer In- stallations
82.93
82.93
Distribution System, Under- ground Services
7.81
7.81
Distribution System, Meters
50,964.46
50,964.46
Distribution System, Meter Installations
9,219.70
224.09
9,443.79
Utilization System, Com-
mercial Arc System
2,16
2.16
Utilization System, Muni- cipal Street Arc System
18,535.38
18,535.38
Utilization System. Munici- pal Street Incandescent
System
53,142.83
117.36
53,260.19
Other General-Land
600.00
600.00
Other General-Structure .
2,590.00
2,590.00
Other General-Equipment.
1,295.12
1,295.12
General Store Equipment .
184.22
184.22
General Shop Equipment
292.00
292.00
General Garage Equipment
6,329.78
851.84
7,181.62
General Laboratory Equip- ment
1,479.64
1,479.64
General Tools and Imple-
ments
748.69
748.69
Engineering and Superin-
tendence During Construc- tion
24,025.55
24,025.55
Administrative Legal and
Taxes During Construc- tion
7,605.25
7,605.25
Interest During Construc-
23,555.35
23,555.35
Development Cost
45,119.23
45,119.23
$1,095,431.93
$ 11,279.77
$1,106,711.70
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ELECTRIC LIGHT SINKING FUND SPECIAL ACCOUNT
Receipts
Transfer from Electric Light "General Ac- count"
$ 12,800.00
Sept. 15, Interest on $84,000.00 U. S. Treas. 21/4 % 945.00
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Sept. 15, Interest on $37,000.00 U. S. Treas. 2% 370.00
Sept. 15, Interest on $10,000.00 U. S. Treas. 1 1/4 % 62.50
Certificate of Deosit No. 715, F. & M. Trust Co.
12,773.82
Interest on Certificate No. 715, F. & M. Trust Co.
63.36
Certificate of Deposit No. 6728, Chambersburg Trust Co. 1,148.16
Iinterest on Certificate No. 6728, Chambersburg Trust Co. 5.74
Certificate of Deposit No. 1132, Nat'l Bank
11,296.32
Interest on Nat'l Bank
Certificate No. 1132,
56.48
Oct.
Certificate of Deposit No. 1138, Nat'l Bank
14,038.99
Interest on Certificate No. 1138, Nat'l Bank 70.19
Certificate of Deposit No. 719, F. & M. Trust Co.
14,110.37
Interest on Certificate No. 719, F. & M. Trust Co. 70.55
Nov.
Certificate of Deposit No. 721, F. & M. Trust Co.
1,600.00
Interest on Certificate No. 721, F. & M. Trust Co.
8.00
Certificate of Deposit No. 1140, Na- tional Bank
1,600.00
Interest on Certificate No. 1140, Na- tional Bank
8.00
Sale of $128,000.00 U. S. Treas. Bonds
131,600.00
Iinterest on $128,000.00 Bonds
1,049.18
Sale of $37,000.00 U. S. Treas. Bonds
37,965.47
Interest on $37,000.00 Bonds
10,029.69
Interest on $10,000.00 Bonds 20.03
88,121.25
Sale of $84,000.00 U. S. Treas. Bonds Interest on $84,000.00 U. S. Treas. Bonds
302.82
Sale of $15,000.00 U. S. Treas. Bonds Interest on $15.000.00 Bonds
138.32
Dec.
Certificate of Deposit No. 724 F. & M. Trust Co.
7,551.15
Interest on Certificate No. 724, F. & M. Trust Co. 37.75
$ 118.56 Sale of $10,000.00 U. S. Treas. Bonds
15,295.31
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Certificate of Deposit No. 1143 Na- tional Bank 4,998.63
Interest on Certificate No. 1143 Na- tional Bank 24.99
Transfer from Electric Light General Account
Transfer from Electric Light 1,867.55
General Account 11,495.41
$381,543.59
Expenditures
Nov.
Insurance and Mailing Charges on Bonds
$ 48.18
Dec. 20 Paid Chambersburg Gas Company
370,000.00
Dec. 20 Paid Chambersburg Gas Company for accounts receivable 11,495.41
$381,543.59
ELECTRIC LIGHT SINKING FUND
Receipts
Balance in Sinking Fund January 1, 1945 $ 65,370.99
Transfer from Electric Light Department 25,600.00
Interest Earned on Time Certificates 430.39
March 15, Interest on $84,000.00 U. S. Treas. 214'S March 15, Interest on $37,000.00 U. S. Treas. 2's
370.00
March 15, Interest on $10,000.00 U. S. Treas. 11/4's 62.50
June 15, Interest on $15,000.00 U. S. Treas. 214's
168.75
June 15, Interest on $128,000.00 U. S. Treas. 2's
1,280.00
$ 95,227.63
Expenditures
Sept. Certificate No. 715 Transfer to Special Account
$ 12,673.82
Sept. Certificate No. 6728 Transfer to Special Account Sept. Certificate No. 1132 Transfer to Special Account Oct. Certificate No. 1138 Transfer to Special Account
1,148.16
11,296.32
14,038.99
Oct. Certificate No. 719 Transfer to Special Account
14,110.37
Nov. Certificate No. 721 Transfer to Special Account
1,600.00
Nov. Certificate No. 1140 Transfer to Special Account
1,600.00
Dec. Certificate No. 724 Transfer to Special Account
7,551.15
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945.00
Dec. Certificate No. 1143 Transfer to Special Account
4,998.63 Balance in Treasurer's hands December 31, 1946
23,210.19
$ 95,227.63
FREE LIGHTING AND POWER FURNISHED DURING 1946
Light
Public Comfort Station
$ 282.45
Traffic Signals
702.86
Street Lighting on Square
1,019.00
Parking Lot West Washington Street
645.64
Parking Lot North Main Street
187.51
Police Headquarters and Police Booth on Square
345.76
American Red Cross Room
35.32
Municipal Garage
114.40
Henninger Field
47.02
Electric Light Plant, Storage
Shed
9.14
Electric Light Plant, Fire Alarm Battery Charges
20.30
Park of the Valiant
37.88
City Hall
654.55
City Hall, Water Heater
41.71
Municipal Market
332.52
Honor Roll, Junior Chamber of Commerce
122.11
Disposal Plant
110.61
Disposal Plant, Pump House
50.55
Disposal Plant, Control and Tool
House
9.00
Disposal Plant, Settling Pump House
9.00
Gas Plant and Office from De-
cember 20, 1946 to January 1. 1947
10.48
Friendship Fire Company
176.51
Junior Fire Company
310.28
Good Will Fire Company
215.65
Franklin Fire Company
285.43
Cumberland Valley Fire Com- pany
100.13
Recruiting Station on Square
5.00
$ 5,880.81
Power
Franklin Fire Company
$ 60.60
Municipal Garage
60.96
Disposal Plant
1,423.84
Disposal Plant, Settling Pump House
373.03
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Disposal Plant, Control and Tool House
133.68
Municipal Market 58.67
Sirens, Various Fire Houses
255.60
$ 2,366.38
Arc Lighting of Streets
7,071.60
Incandescent Lighting of Streets Total
25,975.08
In Addition, Credit Account,
Labor at Plant, Fire Alarm
Batteries, 365 @ $2.00 $ 730.00
ELECTRIC LIGHT LIENS
Balance to be collected January 1, 1946
$ 33.00
Balance to be collected January 1, 1947 $ 33.00
ORNAMENTAL STREET LIGHTING LIENS
Balance to be collected January 1, 1946 $ 68.85
Balance to be collected January
1, 1947 $ 68.85
STATEMENT OF TOTAL ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF BOROUGH OF CHAMBERSBURG AS OF JANUARY 1, 1947
Assets
Cash in Treasurer's Hands, all Departments :
General Borough Depart- ment
$ 5,478.63
Electric Light Department
Water Department
Gas Department
26,092.53 25,547.13 82.81 $ 57,201.10
Bond Account
$ 21,025.15
Bond Account, Sinking Fund
4,596.98
Borough Fire Fund
13,576.24
Water Sinking Fund
53,106.17
Electric Light Sinking Fund
26,210.19
Street Liquid Fuel Tax Ac- count 918.74
$ 119,433.47
Total Operating Cash Bal- ance and Sinking Fund $ 176,634.57 Cash in Collector's Hands Electric Light Consumers' Deposit Account 33,364.90
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$ 41,293.87
Borough
Bond
Tax Duplicate 1943-1944
$ 30.23
$ 90.15
Tax Duplicate 1944-1945
60.13
186.19
Tax Duplicate 1945-1946
21.63
64.96
Tax Duplicate 1946-1947
262.00
694.69
$ 373.99 $ 1,035.99
Investments
Borough Fire Fund $50,000 U. S. Savings Bonds, Series "F"
$ 37,000.00
Borough Fire Fund $18,000 U. S. Treasury Bonds 21/4 %, 1956-59
18,000.00
Water Department Sinking Fund $80,000 U. S. Trea- sury Notes, 11/4 %, 1947
80,000.00
Water Department Sinking Fund, $40,000 U. S. Trea- sury Bonds 21/4 %, 1959-62 40,000.00
$ 175,000.00
Unpaid Tax Liens
1,464.49
Unpaid Paving Liens
624.18
Unpaid Sewer Liens
1,656.52
Unpaid Water Liens
397.77
Unpaid Electric Light Liens
33.00
Unpaid Ornamental Street
Lighting Liens
68.85
Water Department, Current Assets, Less Cash in Trea- surer's Account
20,607.69
Light Department, Current Assets, Less Cash in Trea- surer's Account 79,370.70
$ 104,223.20
Value of Borough Property
Electric Light Plant and Distribution System Re- production Value New, less Accrued Depreciation Water Distribution System, Reproduction Value New, less Accrued Depreciation Disposal Plant and Main Trunk System Lateral Sewers
$ 539,092.81
1,106,327.94
324,650.00
271,533.50
Fire Houses and Apparatus
127,562.00
55,856.00
City Hall, Office Building Police Headquarters and Equipment
13,220.00
Street Department, Storage House and Equipment . .
21,200.00
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Municipal Market Building Fourth Street Properties ..
43,870.00
3,000.00
Public Comfort Station
5,500.00
West Washington Street Parking Lot
7,500.00
North Main Street Parking Lot
25,000.00
Show Field
7,500.00
Henninger Field
$
16,000.00
North Fourth Street Lot
1,300.00
Gas Department, Plant and Equipment
370,000.00
$2,939,112.25
$3,429,744.90
2% Improvement Bonds Is- sued September 1, 1938 . Bonds Redeemed and Cancel- led since 1940
$ 145,000.00
Balance Outstanding
$ 114,000.00
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
$ 33,364.90
Total Liabilities
147,364.90
Assets in Excess of Lia- bilities
3,282,380.00
$3,429,744.90
HERBERT C. KEEFER, EUGENE V. MILLER, JOHN A. BURKHART, Auditors.
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Total Assets
Liabilities
$ 31,000.00
31,000.00
GOVERNMENTAL TAXES PAID BY CITIZENS OF CHAMBERSBURG
Stated in Mills
For Public School Purposes
21 Mills
For State, County and Institutional Purposes Mills
For Borough Bond Purposes 3 Mills
For General Borough Purposes
1 Mill
Total Mill Rate
32 Mills
WHERE A TAX DOLLAR GOES
1
2
3 4
(1) Public Schools Receive . . . 65.625 cents out of each tax dollar 21.875 cents out of each tax dollar
(2) State and County Receives ..
(3) Borough Bond Purpose Re- ceives
(4) General Borough Purpose Re- ceives
3,125 cents out of each tax dollar
VALUE OF SERVICES RENDERED FOR EACH DOLLAR OF BOROUGH TAXES COLLECTED 1946
Taxes Collected for Borough Purposes
Borough Administration
Police Services
Public Health Services
Fire Protection Services
Street Department Services Street Lighting, Miscellane- ous Services
$ 51,215.08 divided by $7,923.00=$ 6.258 $ 40,097.16 divided by $7,923.00=$ 5.060 $ 4,050.20 divided by $7,923.00=$ .511 $ 44,811.79 divided by $7,923.00=$ 5.655 $ 42,484.94 divided by $7,923.00=$ 5.362
$ 34,065.68 divided by $7,923.00=$ 4.299 $ 32,415.70 divided by $7,923.00=$ 4.091 $ 1,566.42 divided by $7,923.00=$ .197
Sanitary Sewerage Services . . Comfort Station Services
Parks, Playgrounds and Rec- reation Center Services .. Total
$ 10,988.29 divided by $7,923.00=$ 1.386 $261,695.26 divided by $7,923.00=$33.02
Taxes Collected for Borough Purposes @ 1 Mill $7,923.00
Per Capita Tax for Borough Purposes $7,923.00
15,000 =$0.528
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9.375 cents out of each tax dollar
VALUE OF SERVICES RENDERED PER CAPITA
Estimated Population 15,000
Borough Administration
Police Services
Public Health Services
Fire Protection Services
Street Department Services . . Street Lighting, Miscellaneous Services
$ 51,215.08 divided by 15,000=$ 3.414 $ 40,097.16 divided by 15,000=$ 2.673 $ 4,050.20 divided by 15,000=$ .270 $ 44,811.79 divided by 15,000=$ 2.987 $ 42,484.94 divided by 15,000=$ 2.832
$ 34,065.68 divided by 15,000=$ 2.271 $ 32,415.70 divided by 15,000=$ 2.161 $ 1,566.42 divided by 15,000=$ .104
Sanitary Sewerage Services
Comfort Station Services
Parks, Playground and Recrea- tion Center Services
$ 10,988.29 divided by 15,000=$ .732
Total
$261,695.26 divided by 15,000=$17.44
Note: The citizens of Chambersburg receive in these services $261,695.26 of value for which taxes were collected for Borough Purposes in the amount of $7,923.00. 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 33.02 times what they were in 1946.
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Murray E. Kauffman Mmal Finishing 2110 Limopin Way Cast Chamberburg, Pa, 17201
ANNUAL REPORT
of the
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BURGESS AND TOWN COUNCIL of THE BOROUGH OF CHAMBERSBURG PENNSYLVANIA
For the Year Ending December 31, 1947
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, 1947
FOR THE YEAR from JANUARY 1, 1947, TO DECEMBER 31, 1947 Being THE ONE HUNDRED ANO FORTY-FOURTH SINCE INCORPORATION As A BOROUGH
Dedication
In recognition of more than forty years service to the Borough of Chambersburg this volume is respectfully dedicated to J. Hase Mowrey, who relinquished the management of the Borough's utility system at the end of the year 1947.
Charged in 1907 with the responsibility of bringing order out of the confusion then existing in the municiple Electric Light Department, he succeeded not only in accomplishing this mission, but in developing that utility into a profitable business enterprise. Success in this field led to the assignment of additional duties when the Water and Sewerage Systems were placed under his direction in 1915. For over thirty years he managed those three utility operations for the Borough, increasing their facilities as the needs for new capacity arose, so that at no time was any of these municipal services unable to meet the needs of the community. His managerial ability brought the Electric Light Depart- ment and the Water Department to such efficiency that each contributed largely to financial resources of the Borough, while the Sewer Depart- ment was maintained as a tax-supported service. Late in 1946, a year before his resignation, the purchase of the properties of the Chambers- burg Gas Company added a fourth utility to his responsibilities.
The citizens of Chambersburg owe a debt of gratitude to Hase Mowrey for the skillful and faithful service which he rendered through- out the forty years of his life devoted to their interests.
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Foreword
Chambersburg was first settled in 1734 by Benjamin Chambers on land granted him by the Penn proprietors, being one of the earliest per- manent settlements west of the Susquehanna River. The choice of loca- tion for the settlement was dictated by its favorable position in the Cumberland Valley where the Falling Spring Creek emptied into the Conococheague Creek with a head of water sufficient to provide power for the operation of a grist mill and a saw mill. Lumber was plentiful and the land fertile. A fort was built as a safeguard against hostile Indians and this protection drew new settlers to the vicinity. The town grew in size and importance as trade routes to the west sprang up, bringing new commerce and new industries. It later became the county seat of Franklin County, a thriving industrial and agricultural com- munity.
Chambersburg was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the State Legislature in 1803, and by this Act of Incorporation, its form of government was defined. The administration of the town's affairs was placed in the hands of the Burgess and the Town Council, elected by the voters of the community. The Town Council is the administrative body, with power to enact ordinances "to promote the peace, good order, benefit, and advantage of the said Borough" and to assess taxes and appropriate the proceeds thereof. The Burgess is the executive officer empowered to "carry into effect all by-laws enacted by the Council and whatever else shall be enjoined on him for the well-ordering and gov- erning of the said Borough." The Town Council is authorized to appoint a town clerk, treasurer, street commissioner, clerk of the market, and such other officers as may be deemed necessary.
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