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practically all patrolling was discontinued by August 15. The 

 average number of patrolmen employed up to that date was 

 106 within the Federal district ami 50 outside. The Federal 

 government paid the salar)' of four watchmen for work in 

 September, which practically used up the allotment of $10,000. 



Permanent Improvements. 



"During the past season three new lookout stations were 

 completed and equipped, two of these stations, the Boundary 

 Bald Mt., located in Township 4, Range 3, North of Bingham's 

 Kennebec Purchase, and Williams Mt., located in Township 2, 

 Range 7, Bingham's Kennebec Purchase West of the Kennebec 

 River, are within the limits of the Federal District and both on 

 the Kennebec watershed. The third station. West Kennebago 

 Mt. is located in Township 4 Range 4, West of Bingham's 

 Kennebec Purchase in Oxford County outside of the Federal 

 limits. 



"Boundary Bald Mt., was built at a cost of $538.77 the con- 

 struction of the building costing $140; furnishing and supplies, 

 $43.36; telephone line and equipment, $355.41. The construc- 

 tion of the building for Williams Mt. cost $46.39 ; furnishing 

 and supplies, $30; telephone line and equipment, $io6.q5, mak- 

 ing a total of $183.34. The total cost of the West Kennebago 

 station was $190.34, there being paid for construction of the 

 building, $45.20; furnishing and supplies, $131.07; telephone, 

 $14.07. 



"In addition to the construction of the new stations, new 

 telephone lines for other stations and patrol service, have been 

 constructed, general permanent repairs made and new outfits 

 purchased, bringing the total expense for this kind of work for 

 the season, up to $1805.19. 



"Shovels, pails, mattocks and axes were purchased to the 

 amount of $367.03 and distributed where the old tools had be- 

 come useless or where additions were needed. Sixteen new tool 

 boxes were constructed at a cost of $159. The total amount 

 expended under the head of permanent improvements has been 

 $2,331.22." 



