FOREST COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. 



97 



Forest Fires 1916 on Incorporated Towns as Reported by Municipal 



Officers. 



AROOSTOOK COUNTY. 



Date. Acres 



CAUSE. 



Damage. 



Bancroft. . 

 Monticello. 

 Weston. . . . 

 Monticello. 



Total 



May 7 

 May 14 

 May 14 

 June 3 



500 i Fishermen. . . 

 28 Unknown . . 



20 Boys fishing . 

 , Clearing land 



54 sj 



Brownfield . 

 Brownfield . 



Hiram 



Porter 



Sweden . . . . 



Total 



May 11 

 May 13 

 May 11 

 May 11 

 May 11 



210 

 18 

 13 



300 

 50 



591 



Brush fire 



Unknown 



Brush fire in Brownfield. 



Burning brush 



Portable mill 



$200 

 75 

 20 

 10 



$30.5 



$2,400 



100 



100 



2,000 



175 



$4,775 



WALDO COUNTY 



Lincolnville May 13 



10 



Roadside fire. 



$50 



WASHINGTON COUNTY. 



Cherryfield. 

 Charlotte. . 



Total 



May 14 

 May 12 



1,800 

 75 



1,875 



Unknown . 

 Unknown . 



$3 , 600 

 375 



$3 , 975 



YORK COUNTY. 



Biddeford. 

 Biddeford. 

 Biddeford . 



Total 



May 2 

 May 10 

 May 11 



30 [Smoker 



3 Smoker 



100 iSpark from camp 



133 I 







50 



1,000 



$1,050 



