﻿$2 
  Sixteenth 
  Annual 
  Report 
  of 
  the 
  

  

  J. 
  Crowley 
  Supt. 
  of 
  Tracks, 
  Rutland 
  Div., 
  

  

  W. 
  A. 
  Deans 
  Master 
  Mechanic, 
  M. 
  & 
  M. 
  Div., 
  

  

  Melvin 
  Graves 
  Rd. 
  House 
  Foreman 
  M. 
  & 
  M. 
  Div., 
  

  

  D. 
  & 
  H. 
  R. 
  R. 
  : 
  

  

  J. 
  A. 
  McGrew 
  Chief 
  of 
  Maintenance 
  of 
  Ways, 
  

  

  M. 
  D. 
  Dorsey 
  Road 
  Master, 
  

  

  H. 
  R. 
  Bristol 
  Supt. 
  Woodlands, 
  

  

  Fred'k 
  Billard 
  Asst. 
  Supt. 
  Woodlands, 
  

  

  The 
  State 
  was 
  represented 
  by: 
  

  

  PUBLIC 
  SERVICE 
  COMMISSION 
  I 
  

  

  Mr. 
  A. 
  Buchanan, 
  Jr 
  Supervisor 
  of 
  Equipment, 
  

  

  FOREST, 
  FISH 
  AND 
  GAME 
  COMMISSION: 
  

  

  C. 
  R. 
  Pettis 
  Supt. 
  State 
  Forests, 
  

  

  C. 
  J. 
  Gibson 
  Chief 
  Railroad 
  Inspector, 
  

  

  M. 
  C. 
  Hutchins 
  Supt. 
  of 
  Fires, 
  First 
  District, 
  

  

  A. 
  I. 
  Vosburgh 
  Fire 
  Patrolman. 
  

  

  This 
  meeting 
  brought 
  about 
  a 
  thorough 
  understanding, 
  and 
  ever 
  

   since 
  all 
  work 
  in 
  these 
  counties 
  has 
  proceeded 
  far 
  better 
  than 
  be- 
  

   fore. 
  The 
  railroads 
  expressed 
  a 
  willingness 
  to 
  cooperate, 
  in 
  order 
  

   to 
  reduce 
  fires, 
  and 
  have 
  put 
  forth 
  a 
  determined 
  effort 
  to 
  put 
  

   their 
  rights 
  of 
  way 
  in 
  such 
  condition 
  that 
  fires 
  will 
  not 
  readily 
  

   ignite 
  and 
  by 
  removal 
  of 
  material, 
  decrease 
  as 
  far 
  as 
  possible 
  the 
  

   danger. 
  These 
  lines 
  are 
  not 
  yet 
  in 
  satisfactory 
  condition, 
  but 
  it 
  is 
  

   hoped 
  they 
  will 
  be 
  thoroughly 
  cleared 
  the 
  coming 
  season. 
  

  

  There 
  has 
  been 
  a 
  decided 
  decrease 
  in 
  the 
  number 
  of 
  railroad 
  

   fires 
  in 
  the 
  Adirondacks 
  the 
  past 
  year, 
  due 
  to 
  the 
  operation 
  of 
  oil 
  

   burning 
  locomotives 
  during 
  the 
  day 
  time. 
  The 
  order 
  of 
  the 
  Pub- 
  

   lic 
  Service 
  Commission, 
  which 
  caused 
  the 
  change 
  of 
  fuel, 
  did 
  not 
  

   become 
  entirely 
  effective 
  until 
  August 
  ist, 
  and 
  during 
  the 
  spring 
  

   there 
  were 
  many 
  fires 
  which 
  started 
  from 
  sparks 
  or 
  cinders. 
  The 
  

   railroads 
  feel 
  that 
  it 
  is 
  a 
  hardship 
  to 
  burn 
  oil 
  and 
  also 
  thor- 
  

  

  