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A. They are located in every town; we endeavored, as far as possi- 

 ble, to locate from one to two fire wardens in every town in the forest 

 preserve ; we found it sometimes difficult to get a fire warden to act 

 because the compensation was rather nebulous; they were to get 

 their pay from the towns and the counties in which they were, and 

 we had quite a large correspondence with prominent men throughout 

 the forest asking them to suggest names of fire wardens and appointed 

 them as near as could be in all the districts, instructing them as to 

 what they should do in regard to the prevention of fires and report 

 fires and calling on help to subdue fires, etc. 



Q. The instructions introduced in evidence last night were instruc- 

 tions sent to the respective fire wardens in the towns? 



A Yes, sir. 



Q. Was there any compensation made to any of these fire wardens 

 from the forest commission before ?^ 



A. No, sir; I don't think there was. 



Q. You have had occasion since your appointment as commissioner 

 to employ several attorneys throughout the State of New York in the 

 bringing of actions, have you not ? 



A. Yes, sir. 



Q. You were examined by the counselor upon the other side with 

 reference to this matter if in each iustance you complied faith the 

 statute by securing the consent and approval of the Attorney-General 

 as well as the Comptroller. 



A. Yes, sir. 



Q. I hold in my hands, which I offer in evidence, the appointments 

 of the respective attorneys who have been engaged in the various 

 litigations throughout the State brought by and on behalf of the 

 forest commission with reference to the various lands and depreda- 

 tions upon them ; one of Thomas Jones of Utica, which contains the 

 consent and approval of the Attorney-General; appointment by the 

 forest commission. 



Mr. Adams. — That is so in regard to all of them? 



Mr. Anibal. — Yes ; and the Comptroller of the State of New York. 

 The appointment of Peter S. Palmer, J. Newton Fiero, John H. Burke, 

 John B. Riley, Frederick Lansing, Develin & Miller, Charles Hughes, 

 John M. Carroll, Albert Hessberg, two covering Mr. Hessberg's 

 appointment, William W. Dewey, two. I will not stop to read all 

 these ; I offer them all in evidence, together with the appointment of 

 the commissioners and the approval of the Attorney-General and the 

 Comptroller. 



