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one built in 1907 from logs was not high enough for the terri- 

 tory surrounding and a forty foot tower is needed. 



H. B. Stimson, Houlton, (Chief Warden, B. & A. R. R.)— 

 Had a patrolman on about each ten miles of road which is about 

 right under ordinary conditions. Sometimes in very dry peri 

 ods the section crews patrol a part of track if the regular patrol- 

 man is a little late getting around. 



Chas. Powers, Brownville, (Chief Warden, C. P. R. R.) — 

 This Company provided and maintained during the fire season 

 of 191 5 a chief warden and four first class patrolmen, equipped 

 with gasolene cars who not only kept track of the fires on the 

 right of way but reported all fires within two miles of the line. 

 There was supplied for emergency fire uses two tank cars each 

 with 10,000 gallon capacity. These cars were equipped with a 

 10' x 7' x 10" Duplex Worthington Pump, two 4,300 ft. lines of 

 2 1-2 inch hose were kept on the cars. All track and operating 

 men are educated to watch for and handle any fires which may 

 come within their territory. It is a well known fact that careless 

 pedestrians who are constantly trespassing on the right of way 

 are to a great extent responsible for many fires. 



W. H. Sylvester, Eustis — New trails cut out and old trail 

 widened to stations on Tumbledown, Snow and Bigelow Moun- 

 tains. Towers painted on Tumbledown and Snow Mountains. 

 New telephone line constructed from Tum'bledown Mt. to the 

 Kibbie Stream and camp that opens up a lot of country that was 

 not reached before. The new telephone line to Big Island last 

 summer was a great improvement over the old line. Built about 

 one mile of new telephone line on Bigelow Mt. 



J. B. Rosignol, Grindstone — A ten mile road cut from Soldier 

 Pond to Katahdin Lake and built a camp between these two 

 points. 



Albert F. Webster, Bingham — Considerable work done on 

 telephone lines to lookout. Trails and roads kept in good 

 condition. 



Edwin C Mooers, Milo — Telephone lines greatly improved 

 to Ragged and Mattamiscontis Mountain, a total of twenty-two 

 miles. Extra telephone box stalled on Ragged Mountain and the 

 line running to the Jo Mary station was tapped and connected so 

 that the watchman on this station was in touch with the chief 

 warden at Norcross. One patrolman used and was also used 



