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FOREST COMMISSIONERS REPORT. 



Watershed Expense-1915. 



Watershed. 



o 



Chief wardens 



Deputy wardens . . . 

 Lookout expense. . . 



Patrol expense 



Fire expense 



Tools and supplies . 

 Administration 

 charges 



Totals 



Cost. 



Fire fighting per 



acre 



Protection per acre 



Total per acre . 



$3,692 00 



30 01 



2,449 92 



9,256 67 



386 46 



277 27 



$4,303 40 



111 88 



4,410 85 



7,749 79. 



4,996 81 



875 07 



1,772 70 1,432^5 



$17,865 03 $23,879 95 



$869 89 



31 25 



4,010 46 



465 00 



1,203 88 



499 58 



819 84 



$7,899 90 



$108 77 



15 50 



542 15 



290 00 



1,123 95 



19 15 



279 35 



$565 63 

 113 50 



1,718 48 

 362 00 



1,977 83 

 284178 



485 15 



$2 , 378 87 $5 , 507 37 



$9,539 69 



302 14 



13,131 86 



18,123 46 



9,688 93 



1,955 85 



4,789 19 



$57,531 12 



$ .00011 

 .00516 



$ .00527 



$ .00182 

 .0069 



$ .00872 



Note. — The total of the 1915 apportionment includes all expenditures for 



the year including the 1914 bills, amounting to $58,414 85 



Less credits received (see financial statement) 883 73 



$57,531 12 



Lookout Service, 1915. 



A total of fifty-one stations were maintained through the fire 

 season of 1915. The absence of snow in the woods and the dry- 

 period that existed as early as March necessitated the running 

 of stations in Washington and Hancock counties in the month 

 of March — a very unusual occurrence. From the 15th of April 

 to the 15th of July it was necessary to run the full number of 

 stations as very dry conditions existed. From the first of July 

 a very wet summer followed and the men on certain stations 

 were laid off from time to time as conditions demanded. All 

 watchmen were permanently laid off for the season on Septem- 

 ber 30th. It was not found practicable to maintain the stations 

 on Trout Brook Mountain, Twp. 5, R. 10, Piscataquis county; 

 Lawler Hill, Benedicta; Almanac Mt., Lakeville Plantation; 

 and Sourdnahunk Mt., 1, R. II, W. E. L,. S., Piscataquis county. 



