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and lastly, the Harvard Square stable, where we found over 150 

 animals. Glanders was found in each, and, by vote of Board, the 

 following letter was written by the Secretary and forwarded by 

 maU to the superintendent of the road : — 



Boston, Mass., Sept. 13, 1887. 

 To the Stiperintendent of the Cambridge Horse-railroad. 



Sir : — The undersigned Cattle Commissioners of Massachusetts, hav- 

 ing this day examined a i^ortion of the horses in the service of your 

 railroad, and having found a contagious disease known as glanders 

 existing among them, do hereby order and direct that the animals dis- 

 tinguished by the following numbers be sti'ictly quarantined and kept 

 from off the public streets, until further notice from this Board. 



In the Riverside stable, Xos. 1292, 1268, 1250, 1271, 1155, 1121, 1256, 

 401, 1191, 257, 259, 2332, 492, 1652, 853, 1278, and a black geldmg with 

 his number lost, — 17 animals. In the Brookline Street stable one 

 horse, No. 2250. In the Harvard Square stable, Nos. 2396, 325, 747, 

 2552, 2337, 1530, 133, and a black mare with her number lost, — 8 ani- 

 mals ; and in the three stables, 26. 



Levi Stockbridge, 

 A. AV. Cheever, 

 J. F. Winchester, D. V. S., 

 Cattle Commissioners of Massachusetts. 



By A. W. Cheever, Secretary. 



Voted.1 to visit other stables, and to goon Friday next, Sept. 16, 

 and continue examination of horses therein. 



Sept. 16. Board visited the Port stable of the Cambridge 

 Horse-railroad Company, and found 27 animals needing isolation 

 or destruction. 



Voted., that the Secretary send the following communication to 



the superintendent : — 



Boston, Mass., Sept. 16, 1887. 



To the Superintendent of the Cambridge Horse-railroad. 



Sir : — The undersigned Cattle Commissioners of Massachusetts have 



this day examined 220 horses in the service of your railroad found in 



the so-called Port stables, and having found glanders existing among 



said horses, you are hereby ordered and directed to strictly quarantine 



and keep from off the public streets, until further notice from this 



Board, all the horses known by the following numbers, namely : 2525, 



322, 263, 334, 2513, 1162, 1135, 460, 1845, 1225, 1846, 1186, 1817, 1185, 



1187, 2540, 2405, 1356, 366, 1743, 1204, 278, 1884, 24, 25,497 and 1581,— 



27 animals. 



Levi Stockbridge, 



A. W. Cheever, 



J. F. Winchester, D. V. S., 



Cattle Commissioners of Massachusetts. 



By A. W. Cheever, Secretary, 



