210 Third Annual Report op the 



INSPECTIONS OF MILK AT RAILROAD STATIONS 

 AND STEAMBOAT LANDINGS. 



During the month of August an inspection of milk arriving 

 over the different railroads and steamboats for consumption in 

 New York and Brooklyn, was made after the milk had been de- 

 livered by the common carriers to the grocers and pedlars. The 

 plan adopted was, as usual, to obtain from the police department, 

 a detail of two or more ofiScers for duty at each depot when inspec- 

 tions were made. With their assistance the wagons were formed 

 in line as they came off the ferries or from the railroad depots into 

 the streets. We then inspected the milk found on each wagon 

 before allowing it to leave the line. 



With the assistance of the ofiScers kindly detailed for this duty 

 by Hon. Peter Conlin, superintendent of police, we were enabled 

 to cover all the points at which any one railroad delivered milk 

 in one night, while on other nights we were able to inspect all milk, 

 delivered by two or more of the railroads delivering only small 

 quantities^, thereby giving the milk arriving in the city a thorough 

 inspection. 



The milk arriving over the New York and Northern railroad, 

 delivered at High Bridge station, comprising 523 cans, was in- 

 spected on the night of August sixteenth. 



The milk arriving over the New York and Harlem railroad de- 

 livered at East Forty-eighth street and Lexington avenue, com- 

 prising 1,553 cans, was inspected on the night of August four- 

 teenth. 



The milk arriving over the New York, Ontario and Western 

 railroad, delivered at West Eleventh and West Forty-second street 

 ferries, comprising 3,742 cans, was inspected on the night of Au- 

 gust first. 



The milk arriving over the New York, Susquehanna and West- 

 ern railroad, delivered at Cortlandt and Desbrosses street ferries, 

 comprising 2,108 cans, was inspected on the night of August 

 sixth. 



