Annual report of the burgess and town council of the borough of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania 1941-1947, Part 27

Author: Chambersburg (Pa.)
Publication date: 1941-1947
Publisher: [Chambersburg, Pa.] : The Borough
Number of Pages: 580


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$ 900,000.00


Total Other Assets


$ 900,000.00


Total Assets


$2,427,514.04


Liabilities


Municipal Ownership


Net Worth, Water Depart- ment


$1,249,170.95


Funded Debt


Municipal Authority Bonds Current Liabilities Assessments for Line Con- struction


900,000.00


20,575.06


Reserves


Reserve for Renewals and Replacements Total Liabilities


257,768.03


$2,427,514.04


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ANALYSIS OF NET WORTH


Balance Beginning of Year $1,340,222.66 Net Income for Year 33,771.94 $1,373,994.60


Total Income for Year


Deductions During Year


Contribution to General Borough


$


25,000.00


Free Water to Borough 3,266.68


Extraordinary


Expense


Lowering Mains


Along


Lincoln Highway


96,556.97


Total Deductions


$ 124,823.65


Balance End of Year 1947


$1,249,170.95


NOTE: (The Water System of the Borough of Chambersburg was as of January 1, 1947, transferred to the Municipal Authority of the Bor- ough of Chambersburg and was leased by the Municipal Authority to the Borough and has been, without interruption, operated by the Bor- ough of Chambersburg. Therefore, the statements and figures herein refering to fixed capital of the Water Department are carried on the books of the Borough of Chambersburg for bookkeeping purposes only, it being desirable to do so in anticipation of the time when the Bonds of the Municipal Authority are redeemed and the Water System re- turned to the Borough of Chambersburg so that at that time the books will accurately show the amount of money invested by the Borough in the Water System, but all figures of fixed capital in regard to the Water Department should be disregarded in determining the present assets of the Borough of Chambersburg).


REVENUE AND EXPENSE STATEMENT WATER DEPARTMENT 1947


Operating Revenues


Metered Domestic Sales $ 41,326.55


Metered Commercial Sales 8,559.11


Metered Industrial Sales


19,836.93


Metered Public Sales


3,877.31


Sales for Private Fire Pro- tection


124.42


Consumers' Discounts For-


feited and Penalties Im- posed


100.42


Sales for Public Fire Pro- tection


12,000.00


Total Operating Revenues


$ 85,824.74


Operating Expenses


Water Collection System- Operating Labor $ 756.91


Water Collection System-


Supplies and Expenses 3.90


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Water Collection System- Maintenance


998.47 Total Water Collection Sys- tem - Expenses


$ 1,759.28


Purification System


Operating Labor


$ 1,427.55


Supplies and Expenses


1,565.51


Maintenance


631.18


Total Purification System


Expenses


$ 3,624.24


Pumping System


Operating Labor


$ 412.39


Supplies and Expenses


649.65


Maintenance


2,640.97


Total Pumping System Ex- penses


$ 3,703.01


Distribution System


Operating Labor (General)


$ 1,170.99


Operating Labor (Reser-


voir)


806.21


Maintenance of Mains and Pipes


287.14


Maintenance Storage Reser- voir, etc.


850.52


Maintenance Meters, Valves, etc.


509.18


Maintenance Other Distri-


bution Property


518.42


Total Distribution System


Expenses


$ 4,142.46


General Expenses


Office Salaries


$ 12,227.12


Salaries of Meter Readers


1,123.05


Office Supplies and Expenses


542.28


Other General Property Ex- penses


587.69


Other General Expenses


535.85


Maintenance of General Properties


917.92


Depreciation


13,156.84


Total General Expenses


$ 29,090.75


Total Operating Expenses .


$ 42,319.74


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INCOME STATEMENT WATER DEPARTMENT 1947


Operating Revenues


Operating Income


$ 85,824.74


Operating Expenses


Water Collection System $ 1,759.28


Purification System


3,624.24


Pumping System


3,703.01


Distribution System


4,142.46


General Operating Expenses


29,090.75


Total Operating Expenses .


$ 42,319.74


Net Operating Income


$ 43,505.00


Non-Operating Revenues


$ 9,003.41


Non-Operating Expenses


3,908.71


Non-Operating Income


$ 5,094.70


Gross Income


$ 48,599.70


Interest Deductions


14,827.76


Net Income


$ 33,771.94


WATER DEPARTMENT ANALYSIS OF FIXED CAPITAL


Description


Balance Jan. 1, 1947


Additions 1947


Balance Dec. 31, 1947 $ 11,024.28


Organization


$ 11,024.28


Water Collection System


Rights of Way


3,143.00


3,143.00


Water Diversion Rights


40,400.00


40,400.00


Impounding Reserviors


194,524.78


194,524.78


Collections Reservoirs and


Intake Wells


51,084.39


51,084.39


Aqueduct and Supply Mains


407,718.29


407,718.29


Purification System - Fil- ters


1,090.25


1,090.25


Purification System, Water Testing Equipment


31.50


31.50


Purification System, Chemi- cal Treatment Plant


2,799.63


$ 72.33


2,871.96


Pumping System - Struc- tures


5,208.85


5,208.85


Pumping System, Pumps and Equipment


12,469.80


12,469.80


Distribution System, Rights of Way


404.00


404.00


Distribution System, Trans- mission Mains


330.43


330.43


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Distribution System, Reser- voirs, Tanks, Etc.


Distribution System, Mains


Distribution System, Fire Hydrants and Cisterns


26,577.26


2,790.48


29,367.74


Distribution System, Foun- tains and Troughs


11,107.75


11,107.75


General Equipment, Struc- tures


3,329.00


3,329.00


General Equipment, Office Equipment


922.34


922.34


General Equipment, Other Equipment


9,495.63


1,233.32


10,728.95


Engineering and Superin-


tendence During Con-


struction


33,566.50


33,566.50


Administration and Legal


Expenses During Construc- tion


11,024.28


11,024.28


Interest During Construc-


tion


34,065.04


34,065.04


Development Cost


63,913.91


Totals


$1,350,939.13 $ 35,825.17


$1,386,764.30


WATER SINKING FUND


Receipts


Balance in Sinking Fund January 1, 1947 Jan. Interest Earned Time Certificates


$


53,106.17


Mar. Interest on $80,000.00 U. S. Bonds, 11/4 %


500.00


Mar. $80,000.00 U. S. Bonds Due


80,000.00


June Interest on $40,000.00 U. S. Bonds 21/4 %


450.00


Dec. Interest on $40,000.00 U. S. Bonds


21/4 %


450.00


Dec.


Transfer from Water Department 15,000.00


$


150,068.29


Expenditures


June Transfer to Water Department


75,000.00


Oct. Transfer to Water Department 16,000.00


Dec. Transfer to Water Department 17,000.00


$


108,000.00


Balance in Treasurer's Hands De- cember 31, 1947 $ 42,068.29


SUMMARY OF SECURITIES HELD BY WATER DEPARTMENT SINKING FUND $40,000.00 U. S. Treasury Bonds 21/4%, 1959-62


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11,994.02 414,714.20


31,729.04


11,994.02 446,443.24


562.12


WATER DEPARTMENT Credit Account 1947


Metered Water, Light Plant


$ 1,031.56


Metered Water, Park of the Valient


116.36


Metered Water, Gas Plant


333.50


Metered Water, Fire Houses


53.46


Metered Water, City Hall, Meter Room


89.07


Metered Water, Municipal Market House


6.62


Memorial Fountains


265.19


Borough Farm


13.73


Disposal Plant


457.89


Borough Garage


7.77


Parks and Playgrounds


45.14


E. Queen Street and S. 4th Street Prop- erties


12.00


$ 2,733.08


FREE WATER PER AGREEMENT


Penn Hall Farm


$ 132.63


Nitterhouse Farm


22.45


Children's Home (75%)


35.76


Hospital (75%)


332.54


Salvation Army


10.22


$ 3,266.68


Note : This amount, $3,266.68 used in comparative Income Statement as Free Water Furnished in 1947.


FREE UNMETERED WATER FURNISHED THE FOLLOWING IN 1947


251 Fire Hydrants at $15.00 plus 5 added During the Year $ 3,790.00


127 Sewer Flush Tanks at $16.96


2,153.92


Flushing Storm Sewers and Street Work


750.00


Road Roller and Street Sweepers


25.00 $ 6,718.92


Note: This amount, $6,718.92 does not appear in any other statement.


WATER ASSESSMENTS


Assessments During Year 1947


$ 19,876.41 47.00


Interest Accrued


$ 19,923.41


Collected During 1947


$ 18,658.16


Interest Collected


47.00


Liens Entered


1,218.25


$ 19,923.41


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and Police Headquarters


Comfort Station 300.79


WATER LIENS


Balance to be Collected January 1, 1947 $ 397.77


New Liens Entered During 1947


1,218.25


Interest Accrued


114.83 34.10


Costs Accrued


$ 1,764.95


Collected During 1947


$ 374.35


Interest Collected


114.83


Costs Collected


34.10


Balance to be Collected January 1, 1948


1,241.67


.


$ 1,764.95


HERBERT C. KEEFER, EUGENE V. MILLER, JOHN A. BURKHART,


Auditors.


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Send 112075 NCF.


GAS DEPARTMENT


In December, 1946, as the conclusion to a long period of negotia- tion, the Borough purchased the properties of the Chambersburg Gas Company for the sum of $370,000, and as a separate transaction, its Accounts Receivable for $11,495.41. Funds for this purpose were ob- tained as a loan from the Sinking Fund of the Light Department. The properties purchased included the production facilities of the Gas Plant, the distribution system in the streets, meters and other equipment, and appliances in stock. It was the decision of the Town Council that the Borough should not carry on the sale of ranges and other appliances and stock of these items was disposed of promptly to local dealers.


It was recognized at the time of the acquisition of the Gas Com- pany's property that extensive improvements would be needed to put the equipment in good operating condition and to increase its capacity to meet the growing demands of the gas users. The cost of this work and of the additional capital expenditures was drawn entirely from operating revenue during the year 1947. By these expenditures the properties were improved and the service reliability increased. The use of gas expanded throughout the town adding to the strain on the production equipment, but bringing in a larger than anticipated Gross revenue. The cost of fuel-coal, coke and oil-increased rapidly during the year, bringing a larger than expected operating cost and lowering the net return. Practically all of this return was "plowed back into the business," putting the equipment in better condition for the future but leaving little for the general Borough treasury.


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INCOME STATEMENT - GAS DEPARTMENT December 21, 1946 to December 31, 1947


Operating Revenues


$142,982.99


Operating Expenses


Production Expense (Less Resi- duals


$ 82,135.88


Distribution Expense 9,753.42


Customers' Accounting Expenses


7,309.15


Administrative and General Expenses 17,972.47


$117,170.92


Net Operating Income


$ 25,812.07


Non-Operating Income (Net)


1,274.63


Net Income before Interest and Miscellaneous Deductions


$ 27,086.70


Other Deductions


Interest


$


7,400.00


Contribution to General Borough


Account


5,000.00


$ 12,400.00


Balance to Net Worth


$ 14,686.70


REVENUE AND EXPENSE STATEMENT GAS DEPARTMENT


Operating Revenues


Residential Sales-General


$108,674.94


Residential Sales - Prepayment


504.15


Residential Sales-Flat Rate 44.20


Residential Sales - Space Heat-


ing


274.36


Commercial Sales-General


30,937.97


Commercial Sales-Space Heat- ing


1,408.92


Industrial Sales-General


427.95


Miscellaneous Gas Revenues


48.00


Penalties Imposed


662.50


Total Operating Revenues


$142,982.99


Non-Operating Revenues


Sale of Tar (1863.09 Cr. to Oper- ating Expense) Merchandising, Jobbing and Contract Work (Net) $ 1,274.63 $ 1,274.63


Total Non-Operating Revenue


Total Revenue


$144,257.62


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OPERATING EXPENSES


Gas Production Expenses


Boiler and Other Power Labor $ 4,833.71


Gas Generating Labor 7,906.85


Purification Labor 1,020.23


Miscellaneous Production Labor 2,917.51


Boiler Fuel


9,016.90


Generator Fuel-Coal (Less Sales of Residuals)


12,535.69


Generator Fuel-Coke


2,980.70


Oil for Water Gas


26,189.33


Purifications Supplies


467.20


Miscellaneous Works Expenses


651.15


Maintenance of Structures and Improvements


55.08


Maintenance of Boiler Plant


Equipment


1,180.76


Maintenance of Other Power


Equipment


157.72


Maintenance of Gas Generating


Equipment


3,849.07


Maintenance of Purification


Equipment


5,036.79


Maintenance of Other Produc- tion Equipment


1,247.76


Operation of Tar Production


Equipment


477.96


Maintenance Tar Production Equipment


116.26


Operation of Storage Facilities Maintenance of Storage Facili- ties


1,433.64


Total Production Expenses


$ 82,135.88


Gas Distribution Expenses


Operation of Distribution Lines


$ 771.84


Removing and Resetting Meters


1,760.13


Work on Customers' Premises


5,439.55


Maintenance of Mains


454.42


Maintenance of Pumping and Regulating Equipment


38.16


Maintenance of Services


217.56


Maintenance of Meters and In- stallations


1,071.76


Total Gas Distribution Expenses


$ 9,753.42


Customers' Accounting Expenses


Meter Reading


$ 1,968.53


Customers Billing and Account- ing


4,644.54


Miscellaneous Accounting Ex- penses


180.68


Miscellaneous Sales Expenses


515.40


Total Customers Accounting Ex- penses


995.97


$ 7,309.15


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Administrative and General Expenses


General Office Salaries


$ 3,369.09


Expenses of General Officers


41.20


General Office Supplies and Ex- penses


1,052.74


Insurance


2,170.27


Miscellaneous General Expenses


634.65


Equipment


26.75


Maintenance of Miscellaneous


Property


20.04


Depreciation


10,657.73


Total Expenses


$117,170.92


BALANCE SHEET


GAS DEPARTMENT December 31, 1947


Assets At Date of Acquisition December 31, 1947


Fixed Capital


Utility Plant in Service


$554,785.03


$565.130.15


Current Assets


Cash


Petty Cash


Accounts Receivable (Customers)


12,506.10


Accounts Receivable (M & J)


$ 1,178.61


Accounts Receivable (Employees)


34.47


Accounts Receivable (Others)


16.91


Unbilled Revenues 10,966.80


Materials and Sup- plies


9,849.49


23,659.06


21,994.90


37,270.88


Deferred Assets


Prepaid Expenses


58.06


$ 1,357.49


Payment on Ac-


count of Install-


ation (F. P. H.)


1,160.71


$ 58.06


$ 2,518.20


Total Assets


$576,837.99


$604,919.23


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$ 395.92 100.00


$ 17,972.47


Liabilities


Current Liabilities


Consumers' Deposits


$ 1,530.00


Deferred Liabilities


Advance from Elec- tric Light De- partment S. F. .


$381,495.41


$381,495.41


Reserves


Reserve for Depre- ciation


195,342.58


207,207.12


Net Worth


Net Income


$ 19,686.70


Less Transfer to


Borough General


Fund


5,000.00


14,686.70


Total Liabilities . .


$576,837.99


$604,919.23


SCHEDULE OF UTILITY PLANT IN SERVICE GAS DEPARTMENT


Jan. 1, 1947


Additions


Dec. 31, 1947


Organization and Promotion


$ 7,817.28


$ 8.90


$ 7,826.18


Production-Land


8,311.84


8,311.84


Water Gas, Structure and Im- provements


38,236.54


38,236.54


Boiler Plant Equipment


22,583.56


98.07


22,681.63


Water Gas, General Equipment


62,385.62


62,385.62


Purification


37,205.01


50.55


37,255.56


Other Production


1,507.15


1,507.15


Storage Plant


74,824.66


8.08


74,832.74


Distribution, Rights of Way


592.36


592.36


Distribution Plant Structures


4,861.73


4,861.73


Mains


189,608.57


1,290.77


190,899.34


Pumping and Regulating Equip.


8.53


8.53


Services


39,758.07


1,150.26


40,908.33


Meters


52,473.32


4,499.03


56,972.35


Meter Installations


7,496.19


676.94


8,173.13


Structures and Improvements


868.45


868.45


Office Furniture and Equipment


2,579.96


2,579.96


Transportation Equipment


2,176.81


1,173.47


3,350.28


Shop Equipment


1,878.75


50.38


1,929.13


Laboratory


487.61


487.61


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Tools and Work Equipment Miscellaneous


44.09 717.60


44.09 717.60


Totals


$554,785.03


$ 10,645.12


$565,430.15


HERBERT C. KEEFER, EUGENE V. MILLER, JOHN A. BURKHART,


Auditors.


HISTORICAL SKETCH OF ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT


On August 29, 1874, the following named persons applied for a Charter to furnish electric current for lighting in the Borough of Chambersburg, under the name of "The Franklin Electric Company":


James McKnight and Agent


B. Frank Gilmore


William McKnight


Samuel L. Hawbaker


J. Spoonhour William Nixon


W. Lynn Ritchey George A. Britsch


William Sellers


M. A. Foltz C. H. Fulwiler


D. Alonza Orr William Orr John Hart


John A. Orr


The stock in this Company was stated at $25.00 a share, but just how much stock was issued is not a matter of record.


There is some doubt as to the year this Company started to furnish current in Chambersburg, but that it was in business in Chambersburg has been established beyond question. How extensive their business was at that time, it is now impossible to state.


The plant consisted of a belt driven generator using a steam traction engine as power, and the equipment was located in the old brick and weatherboard building known as the "Ebersole Building," which stood immediately on the West bank of the Conococheague Creek on the South side of Lincoln Way West, and which has been demolished by the Western Maryland Railway Company. This was the first electric plant that was ever operated in Chambersburg, and certainly could not have stayed in business very long. Some of the citizens of Cham- bersburg remember distinctly seeing these electric lamps suspended above the streets, and at that time were impressed with the fact that they did not blow out when the wind blew.


In the year 1883 there was constructed, in the shops of the Cumber- land Valley Railroad Company, a portable electric light plant which consisted of boiler, steam engine, and one arc lamp generator with a capacity of fifteen 2,000 candle-power open arc lamps. This car operated successfully under the supervision of Charles S. Hull from the very beginning, and in 1884 lighted arc lamps around the Public Square for the Centennial, and this same year lighted the grounds for a baseball game which was played at night. This game was played in a field


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B. M. Nead


Van T. Haulman


bounded on the North by Falling Spring Creek, on the East by what is now North Fourth Street, on the South by what is now East King Street, and in the West by what is now Kennedy Street.


In 1889 this portable electric light plant was rebuilt, under the supervision of Mr. Hull, for a capacity of forty 2,000 candle-power open arc lamps. This plant was frequently used for the lighting of important construction work along the Cumberland Valley Railroad, as well as the lighting of serious wrecks. It was also used for the lighting of the Granger's Picnic Ground at Williams Grove, and many of us recall the lighting of Mt. Alto Park Grounds. Mr. Hull was a mechanical genius, and one of the beautiful things he created, with this car and an arc lamp, was a fountain which sprayed steam of different colors up above the car roof. Mr. Charles S. Hull will be remembered as a kindly old gentleman, and one of the first to take up seriously the possibility of electric lighting in this section.


On November 29, 1889, after a vote had been taken by the citizens of Chambersburg to increase the indebtedness of the Borough by an amount not exceeding $10,000.00 for the purpose of installing an Electric Light Plant to light the streets of the Borough, a contract was placed for the necessary electrical equipment with the Thompson-Houston Electric Light Company at a price of $9,797.50. This plant was installed solely for furnishing lighting for the streets of town. The plant was operated from dark in the evening until twelve o'clock midnight, except on moonlight nights when it was not operated at all.


In 1893, the Borough went into the commercial phase of furnishing current to consumers. It was a far step from this first plant to the present up-to-date efficient plant, and the citizens of Chambersburg are certainly to be congratulated on having had sufficient intelligence to keep this valuable utility for their very own.


AVAILABLE FOR DISTRIBUTION


1937-10,472,343 kilo-watt hours 1938-10,191,690 kilo-watt hours 1939-11,590,400 kilo-watt hours 1940-13,729,150 kilo-watt hours 1941-16,243,700 kilo-watt hours 1942-18,996,100 kilo-watt hours 1943-19,918,059 kilo-watt hours 1944-19,463,973 kilo-watt hours 1945-19,795,909 kilo-watt hours


1946-20,989,200 kilo-watt hours 1947-23,861,208 kilo-watt hours


During the year 1947, the peak load on the Electric Light Plant reached 5,400 kilo-watts, which involved the operation of two 2,500 Kilo-Watt Turbine Generators. The total generated in kilo-watt hours during the year was 22,697,400 kilo-watt hours, and there was purchased 2,321,408 kilo-watt hours.


The total cash and credits in this Department for 1947 were $544,997.78, and the total operating and non-operating expenses were $309,016.56, including $39,348.21 for depreciation, leaving a total gross profit of $235,981.22.


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, 1947, was $554,804.55.


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PHYSICAL DATA-ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT-1947


Population of Chambersburg-16,500 (Estimated)


K. W. Hrs. Generated


22,697,400


K. W. Hrs. Purchased from South Penn Power Company 2,321,408


K. W. Hrs. Generated and Purchased 25,018,808


K. W. Hrs. Used by Station Auxiliaries 1,157,600


K. W. Hrs. Available for Distribution 23,861,208


K. W. Hrs. Increase over 1946 2,872,008


K. W. Hrs. Furnished for Street Lighting


637,130


K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Disposal Plant


116,375


K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Office Building


29,923


K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Municipal Market Building


14,041


K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Fire Department


30,682


K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Street Department, Municipal


Garage


3,514


K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Police Department


8,856


K. W. Hrs. Furnished for Traffic Signals


14,677


K. W. Hrs. Furnished for Parking Lots


25,660


K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Comfort Station


6,510


K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Gas Plant


8,557


K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Recreation Department


1,124


K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Christmas Lighting


4,181


K. W. Hrs. Furnished for Miscellaneous Purposes and Activities 5,482


Total K. W. Hrs. Furnished above (Free)


906,712


K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Residential Light Consumers


5,299,770


K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Commercial Light Consumers 4,650,780


K. W. Hrs. Furnished to Power Consumers


11,182,966


Total K. W. Hrs. Sold to all Consumers


21,133,516


Total K. W. Hrs. Sold and Furnished to Borough De- partments, Etc.


22,040,228


Total K. W. Hrs. Lost in Distribution


1,820,980


Percent Lost in Distribution


7.63%


Total Number Active Residential Light Consumers


January 1, 1947


4,759


Total Number Active Commercial Light Consumers-Jan- uary 1, 1947


983


Total Number Active Power Consumers-January 1, 1947 Total Number Active Consumers


6,037


Amount Paid by Residential Light Consumers


$ 173,026.89


Amount Paid by Commercial Light Consumers


141,742.74


Amount Paid by Power Consumers


182,195.50


Total Paid by all Consumers


496,965.13


Received from Sale of Lamps


1,263.28


Received from Jobbing Work


3,056.88


Miscellaneous Receipts


1,319.39


295


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Total Actual Cash Received from All Sources


502,604.68 Amount of Free Light and Power Furnished to Other Departments


42,393.10


K. W. Hrs. Sold per Consumer per year - Residential


Light


1,113


K. W. Hrs. Sold per Consumer per year -


- Commercial


Light 4,731


K. W. Hrs. Sold per Consumer per year-Power 37,983


Received per Consumer per year-Residential Light 36.35


Received per Consumer per year-Commercial Light 144.19


Received per Consumer per year-Power


617.61


Average price paid per K. W. Hr. including Min. Charge, Residential Light


3.26 cents


Average price paid per K. W. Hr. including Min. Charge, Commercial Light


3.04 cents


Average price paid per K. W. Hr. including Min. Charge, Power


1.62 cents


BALANCE SHEET ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT December 31, 1947


Assets


Fixed Capital


Fixed Capital Installed . $1,161,771.65


Construction Work in Pro- gress


13,474.61


Total Fixed Capital


$1,175,246.26


Funds and Special Deposits


Sinking Fund Assets $ 60,492.04


Other Reserve Fund Assets (Including Special De- posits )


Total Funds and Deposits


933,659.11 $ 994,151.15


Current Assets


Cash (Borough Treasurer's. Account)


23.20


Accounts Receivable from Consumers


84,667.33


Other Accounts Receivable (Gas Department, Gen- eral Borough


391,495.41


Total Current Assets


$ 476,185.94


Total Assets


$2,645,583.35


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Liabilities


Net Worth, Electric Light Department $1,104,716.31


Total Net Worth


$1,104,716.31


Funded Debt


Advance to Electric Light and Sinking Fund (Im- provement Account) $ 900,000.00


Total Funded Debt


$ 900,000.00


Current Liabilities


Consumers' Deposits


$


33,880.75


Total Current Liabilities


Other Current Liabilities 19.19 $ 33,899.94


Reserves


Reserve for Renewals and Replacements $ 606,967.10


Total Reserves


$ 606,967.10


Analysis of Net Worth


Balance beginning of year January 1, 1947


$1,060,778.60


Additions During Year


Net Income for Year 1947 $ 264,152.89


Free Water from Water


Department 1,147.92


$1,326,079.41


Deductions During Year


Contribution to Fire De- partment


$ 12,000.00 Contribution to General Borough


167,700.00


Free Electricity to Borough


41,663.10


Total Deductions


$ 221,363.10


Balance End of Year 1947


$1,104,716.31


OPERATING REVENUE AND EXPENSE STATEMENT ELECTRIC LIGHT DEPARTMENT 1947


Operating Revenues


Metered Sales for Domestic Lighting $ 192,877.56 Metered Sales for Other Pri- vate Lighting 156,007.86


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Metered Sales for Domestic Power


200,112.31


Metered Sales for Other Electric Utilities 14,442.49


Metered Sales for Other Municipal Lighting


6,658.41


Metered Sales for Municipal Power


2,385.31


Unmetered Sales for Muni- cipal Street Lighting


32,619.38


Consumers' Discounts For- feited and Penalties Im- Posed


45.64


$ 605,148.96


Discounts and Allowances to Consumers


49,523.84


Total Operating Revenues


$ 555,625.12


Operating Expenses


Generating System Expenses


Operating Labor


$ 38,538.94


Fuel


137,784.45


Water


1,147.92


Lubricants


96.95


Boiler Plant Supplies and Expenses


242.75


Other Supplies and Ex-


penses


411.80


Maintenance of Generating System Structures


460.08


Maintenance of Steam Power Equipment


12,453.16


Maintenance of Electric Equipment


1,836.34


Electricity Purchased


30,912.32


$ 223,884.71


Distribution System Expenses


Operating Labor


$ 2,772.23


Supplies and Expenses Over- head and Underground System


70.64


Other Supplies and Ex-


82.56


Maintenance tures


of Struc-


722.12


Maintenance of Overhead


Equipment


5,274.81


Maintenance of Under- ground Equipment


6.08


Maintenance of Services


371.89


Maintenance of Transform- ers




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