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until further examination can be made by the Boai'd ; all the 

 others to be placed in another class, and permission given to work 

 them as before the quarantine, except that they must be worked 

 in pairs by themselves, and not with horses which have not been 

 held in quarantine. The motion was carried, Dr. Winchester 

 voting against it. 



Nov. 10. Board met at Bay Street stable, and re-examined the 

 quarantined horses, 19 in number. Mr. Cheever moved that the 

 seven, namely, Nos. 518, 789, 1658, 867, 757, 762 and 1185, be 

 relieved on same conditions as those liberated on INIonday, Nov. 

 7. The motion was carried, and the Secretary directed to no- 

 tify the railroad accordingly. Dr. Winchester voting in the neg- 

 ative. It was moved by Dr. Winchester that all the horses 

 set at liberty which were in quarantine Oct. 20 be ordered col- 

 lected in stables by themselves, and not to be worked or kept with 

 other horses. Mr. Cheever moved to lay the motion on the table 

 till the next meeting of the Board. Motion carried to lay on 

 table. 



Nov. 17. Board met at Bay Street stable. Dr. Winchester 

 moved that seven of the twelve remaining in quarantine be 

 ordered destroyed. Motion lost, Dr. Winchester only voting in 

 favor. IMr. Stockbridge then moved that the owners be advised 

 to destroy seven, but be permitted to keep them, instead, in close 

 quarantine, at the expense of the company, if deemed desirable. 

 Motion carried, Dr. Winchester voting against it. Dr. Win- 

 chester then moved to strictly isolate the remaining five horses. 

 Motion lost. Mr. Cheever moved to release the five on the same 

 conditions on w^hich the others had been released. Motion carried. 

 Dr. Winchester voting in the negative. 



Dec. 7. Board met in Springfield. Dr. AYinchester moved 

 that the Board buy some horses and inoculate the same from 

 some of the horses that have been in quarantine. Motion carried. 



Dec. 28. Board went to Cambridge, and Mr. Stockbridge 

 moved that the seven now in quarantine be released. Carried, 

 Dr. Winchester voting against it, and the following letter was sent 

 to the president of the road : — 



Dedii.vm, Mass., Dec. 28, 1887. 



Mr. 11. M. WniTNEY, President West End Street Railway Company. 



Dear Sin : — At a meeting of tho Cattle Commissioners held this day 

 I was instructed to notify you that the seven horses numbered 400, 1483, 

 1225, 924, 743, 1938 and 133, noAV in quarantine, may he released on 

 same conditions as previous horses were released. 

 I am yours truly, 



A. W. Cheever, Secretary. 



