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Average number Average Fires 



of Patrolmen, Fires Discovered 



Watershed. 1916. Discovered. Per Man. 



St. John 52 45 .86 



Penobscot 37 21 .56 



Kennebec 8 , o o 



Androscoggin 8 3 .37 



Machias, Union, St. 



Croix, etc 15 3 .20 



120 72 



RAILROAD PATROLS— 1916 



Maine Central Railroad. 

 At the first of the season, all stations of this Company were 

 equipped with the "Help Wanted" notice. Chief wardens were 

 appointed in the same manner as in 191 5. The Company made 

 a special effort during the season to see that slash lying adja- 

 cent to its right of way was cleared up. Twenty-six section 

 foremen were commissioned as patrolmen. 



Bangor and Aroostook Railroad. 



The stations of this Company were also supplied with the 

 new notice. The Chief Wardens of 191 5 were reappointed and 

 on the resignation of H. B. Stimpson on May 6th, A. O. Holden 

 of Oakfield was appointed to fill the vacancy. The right of 

 way of this Company is largely through unbroken stretches of 

 wooded country and very few fires were reported as started 

 by the B. and A. locomotives which is a result of very efficient 

 protection. Twenty-five patrolmen, equipped with velocipedes, 

 covered the right of way through the fire season. 



Boston and Maine Railroad. 



Inasmuch as the right of way extends through the more set- 

 tled part of the State, no patrolmen were commissioned by this 

 Department but the Company maintained a patrol system, 

 nevertheless. This Company is also fully alive to the benefits 

 of the Slash Law in compelling property owners to clear slash 

 lying adjacent to the Company's right of way. 



