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standard fire lines have not been maintained throughout its whole 

 length. 



Raritan River Railroad. 



The management of this road asked for authority to construct 

 fire lines along the whole length of its Serviss branch, consider- 

 ably more than would have been required to be made in one year. 

 Though the consent of property owners was obtained . in the 

 manner prescribed by law no work on the fire lines has been 

 done. 



Mount Hope Mineral Railroad. 



The total exposure along this road was covered by the con- 

 struction of fire lines in 1910. These have been satisfactorily 

 maintained and the road's full obligation under the law is thereby 

 fulfilled. 



Other Railroads. 



With respect to all other railroads in the State no effort has 

 been made to enforce the law, and practically nothing has been 

 done by way of voluntary construction outside the rights of way. 

 The fires that have been started along these roads, notably by 

 the Delaware Lacka wanna and Western and the Erie, have 

 been numerous and some of them serious, a condition that is in 

 strong contrast with that found on the South Jersey railroads, 

 where with a much greater exposure, and a greater number of 

 fast moving trains, the damage by fires has been relatively less. 



The total length of effective fire lines now in the State is 

 approximately 235 miles. 



Wharton and Northern Railroad Fire Car. 



Reference was made in the last report to an order by the 

 Forest Commission authorizing the Wharton and Northern 

 Railroad Company to maintain a high speed motor car equipped 

 with fire fighting apparatus as a substitute for the fire lines which 

 under the law the road might be required to make and maintain. 



