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Second Annual Report of the 



FIRE DISTRICT. 



Total 



miles 

 telephone 



lines, 

 December, 



1912. 



Miles 

 built 

 during 

 1912. 





35 

 63 

 47 

 66 

 16 





11 





I. - , 





12 





12 



Catskill district 



R 







Total 



227 





,-s 







The above table shows that the total mileage of telephone lines 

 in all the districts was increased by 34 per cent, during the year. 



New Stations. 



Thirteen new stations have been installed during the year. 

 These stations were as follows : 



Station. County. 



Adams Essex 



Belfry Essex 



Debar Franklin 



High Point Ulster 



Loon Lake Franklin 



Mohonk Ulster 



Moose River . Lewis 



Poke-O-Moonshine Essex 



Rondaxe Herkimer 



Slide Ulster 



Stillwater Herkimer 



Swede Warren 



Tomany Hamilton 



This increases the number of stations from thirty-six to forty- 

 nine. It has in each case been necessary to construct suitable 

 telephone connection. 



Cabins. 



When the first observation stations were installed by the 

 Department the observers were supplied with tents in which to 

 live, and small rainproof wooden boxes for their telephone in- 



