File:Annual report (1906) (14562184678).jpg

Identifier: annualreport131415190newy (find matches)
Title: Annual report
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: New York (State). Forest, Fish and Game Commission
Subjects: Forests and forestry Fisheries Game and game-birds
Publisher: (Albany, N.Y. : The Commission)
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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r direction of Superintendent M. C. Hutchins. C. J. Gibson, Fulton Chain, appointed in October. Will be employed summers in looking after railroads; at other times, in connection with forest preserve boundaries. W. C. Murray, Chateaugay, appointed in November. Duties similar. Fire Superintendents: M. C. Hutchins, Ellenburg, superintendent of fires for Clinton, Essex and Franklin counties; employed also in directing surveys, working up trespasses and otherwise protecting State land. A. D. Lowe, Northville, superintendent of fires for Warren, Washington, Saratoga, Fulton and Hamilton counties. James D. McBride, Old Forge, superintendent for St. Lawrence, Herkimer, Lewis and Oneida counties. Stratton D. Todd, Arkville, superintendent for Delaware, Greene, Sullivan and Ulster counties. Also employed in protecting State property in Catskill region. Patrolmen: Forty (40) regular patrolmen were employed at the height of the fireseason, supplemented with a larger number of specials, with three watchers
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A FAIR ANGLER FOREST, FISH AND GAME COMMISSIONER. 197 of plantations and eight observers on mountain stations. Sixteen regular patrolmen hold over the winter, engaged in enforcing the law requiring the tops to be lopped and to some extent employed in maintenance of the States property rights. Game Protectors; Thirty of the protectors reside in forest preserve counties, and some of them do good service in protecting the States property from trespass and otherwise helping out the work of this branch of the Commission. Respectfully submitted, Austin Cary, Superintendent of Forests. Albany, Dec. 15, 1909. Report of the Assistant Superintendent Mr. Austin Cary, Superintendent of Forests: Dear Sir.— Complying with your request for a statement of the number of telephones installed at different locations for the prevention of forest fires, I submit the following: Mount Morris station was completed in June and is connected with long distance telephone at Tupper Lake village; 6^ miles of double wire

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