No. 4.] CATTLE COMMISSIOXERS' REPORT. 367 



1868, and, through all the changes that have taken place in this 

 connnission, he has served continuously as chairman of the 

 Board from that time until his resignation was accepted. By 

 the withdrawal of Professor Stockbridge the commission feel 

 that they have lost the services of a valual)le man, — on account 

 of his great experience in the work which the commission is 

 doing, on account of his faithful attendance to his duties, on 

 account of his genial disposition, and on account of the great 

 confidence which he insi)ired in the agricultural community and 

 in all others with whom he came in contact in his work. 



Upon the eighteenth day of October his Excellency the Gov- 

 ernor sent to the council the name of Charles A. Dennen of 

 Pepperell, to be a commissioner for the term of three years. 

 His appointment was confirmed by the council on the twenty- 

 fifth day of October, and immediately thereafter Mr. Dennen 

 took the oath of office and entered upon the duties of the office. 

 On the same day the resignation of Professor Stockbridge was 

 accepted Commissioner Dennen was first present at a meet- 

 ino- of the Board held on October 30, and at this meetino; 

 the vacant chairmanship "svas filled by the unanimous election 

 thereto of Dr. Frederick H. Osgood. 



Taking up now the several classes of work referred to here- 

 tofore, we submit here, first, a report upon the Avork of the 

 local inspectors throughout the State and the work of the com- 

 mission in connection with the same. 



Under section 1 of chapter 491 of the year 1894, it is pro- 

 vided that the mayor and aldermen of cities and the selectmen 

 of towns shall within thirty days after the passage of this act, 

 and thereafter annually in the month of March, appoint one or 

 more persons to be inspectors of animals and provisions. These 

 inspectors are selected by the town and city officials, and receive 

 from the city or town of their appointment such compensation 

 as may be by them decided upon. Under the provisions of this 

 section there have been appointed, by three hundred and forty- 

 nine cities and towns, three hundred and ninety-four inspectors. 

 While these inspectors are required to carry out and enforce all 

 orders and regulations of the Board of Cattle Commissioners or 

 any of its members, they are not in any sense the appointees of 

 this Board, nor is the Board ircnerallv consulted in the matter 

 of their selection. The power is given to this Board to appoint 



