EEPORT OF CATTLE COMIVHSSIONERS. 403 



Oct. 7. Full Board examined horses in three car stables, and 

 released four in Murray Street, one in Beacon Street and three in 

 Spring Street. 



Oct. 10. Full Board re-examined horses in the Brighton and 

 Oak Square stables of the Cambridge Railroad, released No. 1405, 

 and then went to the Mt. Auburn stable and examined 130 of the 

 135 kept there. Found 21 suspicious cases. 



Voted, To postpone sending order for quarantine until the 

 remaining horses of the company have been examined. 



Oct. 12. Board re-examined suspected horses in Eighth Street 

 stable, Stiles's stable and Baldwin Street stable, and voted to 

 instruct the Secretary to write the following letter : — 



Boston, Mass., Oct. 12, 1887. 

 To the Superintendent of the Cambridge Railroad, Cambridge. 



Sir : — The imdersigned Cattle Commissioners of Massachusetts, 

 having made further examination of horses in the service of your road, 

 and finding glanders exi.sting among them, hereby order and direct that 

 the horses known by the following numbers be strictly quarantined and 

 kept from off the public streets, namely : at Mt. Auburn stable, Nos. 

 465, 1.576, 1889, 673, 479, 340, 2579, 585, 2460, 460, 489, 1938, 1600, 540, 

 and 539. At the Summer Street stable, Nos. 2071, 2087, 2380, 2028, 

 2038, 2064, 2097, 2107, 2099, 2031, 2062. At Eighth Street stable, Nos. 

 924, 41, 256, 1G32, 982, 2656 and 1877. At Stiles's stable, Nos. 981, 1910, 

 119, 966, 2470, 867, 903, 929, 969, 2047 and 1643. At the Baldwin Street 

 stable, Nos. 1095, 1073, 2010, 1807 and 1832,-50 animals. 



Levi Stockbkidge, 

 A. AV. Cheever, 

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

 Cattle Commissioners of Massachusetts. 

 By A. W. Cheever, Secretary. 



Oct. 20. Board met at Commonwealth Building at half-past 

 nine, and remained in session until half -past five, discussing the 

 question what to do with the quarantined horses. Dr. Winchester 

 moved that a certain number of them be selected by him for 

 immediate slaughter. Ayes, one ; nays, two ; motion lost. Dr. 

 Winchester then moved that all the quarantined horses be gath^ 

 ered by themselves for more strict quarantine or thorough isola- 

 tion. Motion lost. Dr. Winchester then moved that all the quarr 

 antined horses be held where they now are. Vote taken and 

 motion not carried. It was then moved by A. W. Cheever that a 

 certain number of the quarantined horses be selected by the com- 

 mission to be relieved from quarantine. The motion was carried 

 by a unanimous vote. Ex-President Stockbridge presented a list of 

 95 horses, which, from records kept of the examinations, he was 



