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iiicate with the superintendent of the Cambridge Railroad, notify- 

 ing him that the said horses not relieved by yesterday's communi- 

 cation be collected and quarantined in a stable by themselves, and 

 notification be sent to the Board where such horses can be seen 

 by the Board on Monday next. 



Oct. 25. Board met, and it was voted unanimously to remove 

 the restrictions from Nos. 1268 and 540, and keep the remainder 

 (67) where they now are. It was voted that Dr. Winchester be 

 instructed to purchase two horses, to be inoculated from one or 

 more quarantined horses, to be selected for the purpose from the 

 Bay Street stable. The Secretary was instructed to communicate 

 with the company as follows : — 



Mr. Prentiss Cujimings, President of the Cambridge Railroad Company. 

 Dear Sir : — I am instructed by the Cattle Commission to ask that 

 no horses owned by your company, and which have been quarantined 

 by order of the Commissioners and afterwards had the quarantine 

 removed, be disposed of by trade or otherwise, without giving notice to 

 the Commissioners. It is very desirable that the future liistory of these 

 horses be Imown, how many, if any, it is found necessary to dispose of, 

 on suspicion of glanders or for other ailments. Trasting this request 

 will not be unkindly received, but will be fully granted, 



I am vei-y truly yours, A. W. Cheever, 

 Secretary Massachusetts Cattle Commissioners. 



Oct. 27. Received reply to the above from Mr. Cummings, 

 who writes that so long as the matter is within his control, the 

 wishes of the Commission as expressed shall be complied with. 



Oct. 30. With Mr. Cheever visited Bay Street stable, where 

 we met Drs. Liautard and Iluidekoper and several Boston veteri- 

 narians. The doctors examined the horses, and will report later. 



Oct. 31. Board met in Boston office, to determine what should 

 be done with the quarantined horses. A. W. Cheever moved that 

 ten more horses be released, namely, the ten which President 

 Stockbridge had selected on Tuesday last as being in his judg- 

 ment not dangerous to the public welfare. The motion was lost. 



Nov. 7. Board met in Boston office, to dispose of Cambridge 

 horses. Dr. AVinchester presented reports of Drs. Liautard and 

 Iluidekoper upon the horses examined on Oct. 30. President 

 Stockbridge moved that the Board accept the reports and place 

 them on file, and withhold from publication or public use. The 

 motion was carried, Mr. Cheever voting against its passage. 

 President Stockbridge moved that the horses be divided into two 

 classes: those known by Nos. 1135, 1225, 867, 924, 1483, 133, 

 743, 757, 762, 460, 2260, 1658, 227, 789, 205, 518, 1938, 290, 

 2552 and 1185 to be in one class, and to be kept where they are 



