40 DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS. 



The active work of cstal>lisliinff the now quarantine station for the 

 port of New ^'<>rk was begun A])ril 1, I'.tOl. Successful negotiations 

 for a very desirable tract of land at Atlienia, N. J., in the foothills of 

 the Orange .Alountaiiis, 1:2 miles in a dii-cct line fi-oni New Vork, were 

 conducted by the Jiureau of .Vnimal Indusliy, and the ground was 

 purchased in six parcels from as manj^ separate owners, at a price 

 that was considered very reasonable for land so favorably located in 

 that section. 



Immediately after the preliminaries of plotting the ground, laying 

 out the streets, and locating the buildings, the erection of six stables 

 was begun and ra])l(lly pushed to completion. These are of a sub- 

 stantial charactei- and attractive design, constructed of brick, with 

 bluestone trimmings, Avith front and rear entrances sufficiently wide 

 to admit of the ])assage through them of a horse and cart, and have 

 been built with a view to securing every possible advantage in the 

 way of sanitation and hygiene. Four of them accommodate 11 cattle 

 each and two 17 each. In addition, during the fii'st half of the fiscal 

 year substantial stone foundations, with cement floors for three larger 

 buildings, were erected and tcnii)Oi"ary stables moved from the old 

 station were placed on them, one having a capacitj^ of 80 head of cat- 

 tle, the other two 22 each. To these accommodations there were also 

 added six frame stables, which were likewise removed from the old 

 station, giving an additional capacity of 208 cattle. 



At the close of the tiscal year it is found that cattle, sheep, and 

 hogs in quarantine her(% together with those for which ])ermits have 

 been issued, will occupy all of the available space; and it is the ]^ur- 

 pose of the Department to erect permanent structures of brick and 

 stone of the same design as the first six stables, and of vai-ying 

 capacities, in oi'der to accommodate both lai'ge and small importa- 

 tions, until this station shall afford ample room and proper facilities 

 for ([uai'ant ining all animals of the class recpiiring ([uaranti • ^ that 

 shii)pers may desire to enter at the iK)rt of New Vork, and until per- 

 manent brick and stone stables shall have supi)lanted the old fi-ame 

 barns brought over from Garfield and put up to meet the immediate 

 needs of the station. 



The above 15 buildings have an aggregate capacity of 41ii cattle 

 when the box stalls are used for large bulls or single animals. They 

 might, under certain conditions, as wIumi two or nu)re small cattle 

 could be placed in a box stall, accommodate 425 cattle. 



The Department has expended thus far for land, buildings, and 

 impi()V(Mnents, including an adequate water system for all purposes, 

 about ^1)1, 000; and the appropriation by Congress, availal)le July 1, 

 will admit of the further erection of buildings and the continuance of 

 improvements. 



Quarantine station for the j^ort of Boston. — This station is favorably 

 located in a beautiful section of country at Littleton, Mass., and has 

 received such attention, repaii's, and improvements as Avere I'cquired 

 to make it a desirable quarantine station, and, like the station at 

 Baltimore, offers to importers advantages that are liable to be over- 

 looked simply through the fact of a lesser prominence and popularity 

 as a port of entry when compared with New York. 



Animals quarantined. — The animals enumerated have all been 

 subjected to inspection and quarantine, the length of the ([uarantine 

 period being fixed in accordance with the reipiirements for the sub- 

 division of the class to which thev belong. The iuiDorts of animals 



