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During the year the Landscape Architects have been at work on the planting plans for Meadow Park which will be used to lay out the work of improvement as it proceeds in the future so that upon its completion we shall have a park constructed on lines which will best develop the natural beauties of the locality. These plans will probably be completed the coming spring. All the work which has been done on this Park was in accord- ance with the general plans which were submitted to and ap- proved by the Commissioners nearly two years ago and which are now being developed by the Landscape Architects.
The property at present in charge of the Commission is as follows :-
Menotomy Rocks Park, which has an area of 29.36 acres with a very irregular surface and is well wooded; a few paths lead through it and it is visited by considerable numbers during the warm weather. A caretaker is employed through the summer to keep it cleared up, enforce the Park rules and prevent damage from fire.
Meadow Park, which has an area of 15.52 acres and consists largely of low marsh land lying on both sides of Sucker or Mill brook. It is gradually being filled, and will eventually make
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a pleasant recreation ground out of what would otherwise be likely to become a plague spot.
Russell Park, which has an area of about 1.5 acres, and is used mainly as a playground for the boys in the public schools. It has received little care for many years, and a considerable sum should be spent upon it if it is to be kept in proper condition.
Park around stand pipe at Arlington Heights. This is a circular area of about 1.5 acres on the summit of Arlington Heights, which was laid out as a park by the Arlington Heights Land Company in 1872. It was purchased by the Water Commission in 1894 as a site for the stand pipe, and the central portion was transferred to the Metropolitan Water Board in 1899, and the balance placed in our charge. The lot requires more care than we are able to give it with our small appropriation.
In addition to the above, two small triangular grass plots on Medford street were placed in our charge by the town and the grass on these has been kept cut.
The cost to date of the various parks is as follows, as nearly as can be determined :-
Name.
Land. $14,731 38
Improve- ments.
Mainte- nance.
Total.
Menotomy Rocks Park,
$1,805 67
$1,727 02
$18,264 07
Meadow Park,
1,970 18
6,256 55
71 83
8,298 56
Russell Park,
3,156 34
33 75
3,190 09
Stand Pipe Park,
2,537 90
2,537 90
Medford Street Triangles,
113 55
113 55
$19,239 46
$11,218 56
$1,946 15
$32,404 17
Respectfully,
S. FREDERICK HICKS, FRANK W. HODGDON,
HENRY D. DODGE, Park Commissioners.
JAN. 1, 1902.
REPORT OF THE SEALER OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen, Town of Arlington :-
GENTLEMEN :- I have visited and adjusted the scales, and tested the weights at forty-three stores and mills, and the pro- ceeds to the amount of $34.67 paid into the Treasury. I have also tested and sealed 2056 milk jars and condemned 100. I have also examined a number of peddlers on the street and with one exception found their measures had all been sealed.
Respectfully,
CHARLES F. LUSK, Sealer of Weights and Measures.
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HEALTH.
The reported cases of contagious disease in Arlington for the year 1901 have varied little from those of 1900. The larger number of these cases was a part of the epidemic in November and December of 1900, there having been but few cases re- ported the last half of the past year.
During the past year the medical inspector of schools has made daily visits to each school, (with the exception of the High school), and has examined 626 children. Of this num- ber 86 were sent home.
From a total of 86, 31 were throat cases. Subsequently 3 developed diptheria, 2 scarlet fever, 8 ring worms, 3 mumps, 6 measles, 12 whooping cough and 8 chicken-pox. In the schoolrooms from which the cases of diphtheria and scarlet fever were removed, no other pupils were infected.
Any pupil in school thought to be ill by the teacher is re- ported to the principal. The inspector examines the pupil, and if he considers it necessary, sends the pupil home with a note to parent or guardian to summon the family physician in case of need, and not to return the child to school until well. Most of the pupils thus examined would have remained in school for the day at least, and one with scarlet fever would have re- mained indefinitely, (as she was desquamating when she first came to school) had there not been in operation this system of daily medical inspection. The great importance of the removal of a pupil from school as soon as the first symptoms of disease are manifested, and while the danger of infecting others is least, cannot be overestimated.
We feel that the work done by the Medical Inspector for the past year fully justifies the establishment of this office, and
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we advise that it be continued as a permanent feature of this board.
Owing to the prevalence of small pox in Boston and vicinity, and the well-known immunizing effect of vaccination, it was deemed best by the Board of Health to furnish free public vaccination. Beginning Nov. 25th, a room was given up to this work at the Town Hall, for four hours a day.
Dr. Young, assisted by a nurse, and. a clerk to keep the records of vaccination, performed the work. This was con- tinued for 12 days and a total of 1250 applicants were vac- cinated. Of 815 who reported afterwards, 97 per cent. had been successfully vaccinated.
The cost of this free vaccination was $370. To Jan. 1, 1902, no case of smallpox has developed in town. The Board has made most searching inquiries of the surrounding cities and towns as to the expense of caring for smallpox patients, and finally made arrangements with the City of Somerville whereby they will care for any resident of Arlington who is ill with smallpox.
Owing to the small appropriation, large amount of work and limited number of assistants in the bacteriological department of the State Board of Health, the local Boards of Health in the cities and towns of this Commonwealth have been limited to one culture per week in cases of diphtheria. As the physicians. can attest, a weekly culture is not sufficient for clinical purposes.
If a primary culture is taken by them on Saturday, they cannot obtain a report from the State Board of Health until Monday. This is too long to wait. In cases of diphtheria the physician is often able to say that the case is unquestionably diphtheria and he can at once resort to antitoxine, in other cases the bacteriological examination within twelve hours is- imperative that antitoxine may be early employed .
Considering the great importance to all of an early diagnosis-
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of diphtheria, an agreement has been made with Dr. Darling of Cambridge whereby he will examine and report within twelve hours the result of a culture.
The usual amount of work in destroying and removing the growth of weeds from Spy Pond has been done the past year. The expense has been borne by the town and the ice companies cutting ice from this pond.
An effort is being made to determine the way in which this weed is propagated, that more adequate means may be employed for its destruction.
PLUMBING INSPECTION.
During the year 1901 one hundred and ten applications have been filed and Plumbing permits duly issued in accordance therewith, thirty-four new buildings being included. A large amount of plumbing work has been done under some of these permits in residences and public buildings. The aggregate cost of same is estimated to be much larger than usual for a corres- ponding number of buildings.
Signed,
EDWARD S. FESSENDEN, EDWIN P. STICKNEY, M. D., EDWIN MILLS, Board of Health.
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DEATHS REGISTERED DURING THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1901,
NAMES.
DATE OF DEATH.
Years.
Mos.
Days.
Charles H. Johnson.
Jan.
14
32
9
12
Hannah R. Moulton
17
69
9
26
George McManus.
20
6S
7
26
Abbie N. Parker.
21
83
1
6
Helen Cashman
66
20
Sarah H. Richardson
Feb.
1
46
. .
4
Laura M. Worthley
1
44
5
25
Edith P. Cooke ...
3
24
5
6
Lucy M. Lawrence
4
71
2
21
Joseph M. Stuart ..
6
85
6
4
William H. Irwin
8
·
5
15
Frederick Lemme. - Merrick.
17
5
3
Eliza A. Smith
66
21
82
..
..
Rishton Gordon.
23
..
. .
18
Samuel K. Head
20
62
. .
10
Wilson Tucker.
25
S4
10
20
Francis A. Boyd.
27
76
9
. .
Thomas Grady.
28
4
4
26
Alexander D. Boyle
March
2
7
9
John W. Canniff.
B
27
10
..
Peter McCue ..
6
51
1
11
Unknown.
10
. .
7
..
John J Harty
12
. .
5
15
Aaron B. Hill
18
43
9
6
16
23
59
7
21
Nellie G. Parris
30
68
11
·
Morgeana Clementson
30
68
..
..
Georgiana M. Peatfield
April
8
43
5
12
Charles P. Brooks
S5
2
14
James Mahoney
16
76
..
7
Delia Madden.
17
40
..
·
Noadiah Covert
21
68
5
21
Charles Smith.
22
47
3
11
Pauline C. Dawson.
30
40
11
15
Margaret Nichols ..
66
4
46
·
Patrick J. Keaney.
5
28
1
15
Ellen M. Daley.
6
15
9
8
Samuel C. Bertwell
6
43
..
8
44
1
14
Chester M. Ross.
10
1
4
26
Patrick Harkins ..
11
84
7
.
Adelaide B. Eames
25
11
13
William W. Doane
16
Michael McCaskel.
25
. .
..
·
. .
William A. Luddy
16
60
3
5
John A. Todd ..
24
Samuel D. Hicks
25
76
4
Avis L. Main ..
26
1
26
Robert T. Darling.
66
8
1
.
Stephen Symmes
11
84
S. Augustus Snow.
24
8
5
Josiah McClare ..
13
George M. Nichols
10
..
Caroline H. Burrage
May
Sarah B. Weston
19
. Guy Jones ..
9
20
66
20
. .
..
..
1901
AGE.
14
66
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BOARD OF HEALTH.
DEATHS - Continued.
NAMES.
DATE OF DEATH.
Years.
Mos.
Days.
Sarah Davis.
May
28
45
- McCoy
. .
. .
Albert Gooding.
30
63
3
9
Ann Tolman ..
30
74
6
7
Elizabeth A. McCoy
June
38
4
16
Augustine W. Mulqueeney.
Florence E. Chapman
5
S
3
25
Daniel Sullivan.
66
18
47
5
. .
Harry W. Cunningham
66
27
14
9
23
Hattie G. Harnet .
28
12
Chester N. Bennett.
July
1
·
10
19
Edward Storer
6
1
83
Garrett Cody
66
5
26
.
..
8
43
. .
Allen W. Griffin.
20
5
S
..
66
25
80
9
..
66
25
25
..
. .
Lucia Dottolo.
28
18
..
..
66
28
Edward C. LeCain
Aug.
3
1
13.
Anna Leary
5
72
4
. .
Agnes M. Dressely
12
10
10
66
14
68
..
..
Joseph F. Webster.
29
66
11
25.
Henry E. Washburn
66
7
30
6
18
Henry G. Ruilly
60
8
83
3
12
Mary G. French
66
15
45
1
12.
Francis J Mahoney - Mahoney .
66
21
·
..
Elizabeth Murphy
24
1
.
. .
Eugene Cordeau
66
29
62
5
7
Louisa A. Brine.
Oct.
3
51
6
6
Timothy J. Crowley
66
3
22
3
2
Walter H. Anderson
66
10
..
·
66
17
40
10
14
Beatrice J. Goodwin
60
18
1
15.
Eva McGarry.
66
18
38
. . : :
15
Frederick M. Pettingill.
66
26
48
Miranda A. Grover ..
66
26
79
7
19
Ellen Hassett.
27
27
3
Helen F. Shirley
28
32
. .
· Adam
Nov.
1
Alfred Tufts.
5
83
23
2
36
1
26.
William Connors
66
12
John F. McGrath
18
11
Ellen Bassing.
..
Thomas F. O'Neil.
25
·
1
21
Thomas Sheehan
6
..
66
10
..
. .
. co :
20
Catherine Barry.
66
24
. .
Sept.
65
William H. Waugh.
66
12
39
8
Timothy F. O' Brien.
16
.
5
28
28
S
6
2.2
Sarah E. Sears.
10
20
13.
Clyde C. Cox ...
17
John J. Corrigan.
11
2
Stephen J. Hicks.
25
30
25
Russell A. Balser.
. .
Ellen Bowler ..
13
27
. .
..
Annie M. Doherty
29
28
Charles F. Pichette.
Daniel D. Duggan
Alice D. Stedman.
9
20
Antonio Empriato.
Catherine Waldron. Healy
24
29
AGE.
1901
15
30
25
·
Alice M. Burney
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BOARD OF HEALTH.
DEATHS - Concluded.
NAMES.
DATE OF DEATH.
Years.
Mos.
Days.
Fred F. Fisher
Nov.
11
23
..
Hannah S. Hill.
15
80
9
17
Michael Burns.
17
. .
Rebecca F. Higgins
66
18
76
7
Walter J. McManis
22
1
9
26
Margaret O'Brien
23
. .
..
12
Thomas P. Burke
Dec.
1
. .
3
9
Bridget Mckeon.
66
2
48
:
..
Mary A. Cutter.
3
52
8
26
Rosario Hector Paquette.
8
20
·
3
William George Poole ..
S
34
2
14
Michael Gearin.
10
65
10
..
Edward T. Hornblower.
19
73
2
6
Horace Bassett ..
66
22
78
9
15
Daniel F. Cleary.
66
22
25
7
4
Martha W. Houghton
66
23
..
9
. .
Amanda P. Morton
66
25
88
7
2
Celina Morin
16
25
55
11
1
William A. Ahern
66
26
33
. .
12
Daniel M. Hooley
28
2
6
20
Rosetta Benham ..
66
28
43
3 :00
·
66
28
89
8
Whole number of deaths
140
Males
86
Females
54
Number under five years of age .
12
66
between five and ten years of age. .
4
66
66 ten and thirty
20
66
sixty and seventy
66
13
"
66 eighty and ninety "
66
14
over ninety years of age.
1
American parentage .. 41
Foreign parentage.
...... ..
63
Mixed ..
26
Unknown
....
10
SOME OF THE DISEASES OR CAUSE OF DEATH.
Pneumonia ..
13
Bronchitis.
6
Phthisis ...
6
Brain disease
3
Heart disease
13
Carcinoma.
2
Diptheria
2
·
·
22
91
7
..
William Gaddis.
26
72
4
2
Mary Kelly.
27
. .
.
..
Lawrence L. Tobin .
10
thirty and sixty years of age .
34
seventy and eighty "
11
Martha W. Andrews
Isaiah Bowman.
1901
AGE.
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REPORT OF TOWN PHYSICIAN.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :-
GENTLEMEN :- I respectfully submit the following report of the work done in this department from December 31, 1900 to January 1, 1902.
Number of visits made, 367
Number of office visits, 218
Number of visits to almshouse, 118
Number of public vaccinations, 67
There has been no unusual amount of sickness among the town's poor this year.
At the almshouse the conditions for the welfare and care of our poor during illness have seldom if ever been better than at present. At this institution few cases of acute disease have occurred.
The need of a hospital for infectious diseases occurring among the town's poor is an immediate necessity, and pending the availability of the magnificent Simm's donation, some ar- rangement should be made providing for their welfare.
Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES A. KEEGAN, M.D.
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE ROBBINS LIBRARY.
To the Town of Arlington :
The Trustees of the Robbins Library submit their annual report.
In our last report mention was made of the recent opening of the stack to the public after the fitting up of a children's- room on the second floor. Time enough has elapsed to demon- strate the wisdom of this action. The children have maintained their interest in their department of the Library by drawing 12,188 volumes and visiting their room so constantly as to require the permanent presence of an attendant, while a ma- jority of the 47,365 volumes drawn by adults have been per- sonally selected from the shelves below without the loss of a single volume.
We note a falling off of 3,700 volumes as compared with last year which is thought to be due to the large circulation of the Book Lovers Library in Arlington.
At the close of the year Mr. Frank W. Hodgdon, after serving as a Trustee for eight years, declined a re-election. He was preceded in office by his father, Dr. R. L. Hodgdon, who served forty years, and by his grandfather, Dr. Timothy Wellington, who served eighteen years, so that this family has- the honorable record of unbroken connection with the Library from the date of its organization in 1835 to 1901.
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It is a pleasure again to express our thanks to Mr. Winfield Robbins for his great generosity to the Library. In addition to the sixteen volumes which he has sent us the past year, he has recently given a large number of framed portraits of persons distinguished in the history of America and Europe.
These portraits have been selected with great care and form a collection of much interest and value. They have been placed in the Art Gallery where they will be enjoyed by large numbers of people for a long time to come. In the adjoining room is a smaller¿collection, also given by Mr. Robbins, of portraits dis- tinguished for their artistic merit, or as illustrating the progress of the art of engraving.
We have continued to give exhibitions of paintings and photographs in addition to those hitherto reported.
14. Views of the Green Mountains and Lake Champlain Valley, January and February.
15. Views of Oxford, March and April.
16. Lowell Engravings of Miscellaneous Subjects, May and June.
17. Photographs of the Country of China, September and October.
18. Photographs of the Denver and Rio Grande R. R., November.
The Neighborhood Club has supplemented its gift of last year by several additional volumes.
A memorial volume of Ex-Gov. Haile was presented by his wife and family.
Mr. Henry Dexter, of N. Y. City, sent us a copy of " Who's Who in America, 1901-1902," which has been found very useful.
Dr. Andrew F. Reed has presented a valuable work on Ven- tilation and Heating.
The editors of the Advocate and Enterprise continue to send
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us files of their papers. Mr. Walter B. Farmer was elected by the town to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mr. Hodgdon.
Respectfully submitted,
SAMUEL C. BUSHNELL, E. NELSON BLAKE, . WALTER B. FARMER, JOSEPH C. HOLMES, JAMES P. PARMENTER, MATTHEW ROWE,
Trustees.
LIBRARIAN'S STATEMENT.
LIBRARY HOURS.
SUNDAY .- Reading Room, 2.30 to 5.30 P. M.
MONDAY, TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND FRIDAY .- Reading Room, 10 to 12 A. M., 1 to 6 and 7 to 9 P. M. Book Room, 1 to 6 P. M. Children's Room, 1 to 6 P. M.
WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY .- Reading Room, 10 to 12 A. M., and 1 to 9 P. M. Book Room, 1 to 9 P. M. Children's Room, 1 to 6 P. M.
Library is closed on Washington's Birthday, Patriot's Day, Memo- rial Day, Seventeenth of June, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas.
LIBRARY HOURS, ARLINGTON HEIGHTS READING ROOM.
TUESDAY AND SATURDAY .- 1.30 to 6, 7 to 9 P. M.
THURSDAY .- 3 to 6, 7 to 9 P. M.
Books left at the Reading Room on Tuesday and Saturday between the hours of 1.30 and 3.30 P. M. will be exchanged, and books will be ready for delivery from 7 to 9 P. M. of the same day.
Books not left at the Reading Room on or before 3.30 P. M. on the days when due will be subject to fine.
STATISTICS.
Number of volumes in the Library, Jan. 1, 1902, 17,223
" periodicals subscribed for, 66
60
" periodicals given, 12
" newspapers subscribed for,
7
" books added from Jan. 1, 1901, to Jan. 1, 1902, 641
" books and single copies of magazines loaned, including those sent to Arlington Heights, 47,369
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LIBRARIAN'S STATEMENT.
Number loaned from Children's Room,
12,188
Number of magazines loaned,
2,053
Largest number of books and magazines delivered in one day, 428
Number not returned to the Library, from Jan. 1, 1901, to Jan. 1, 1902, 5
Average Sunday attendance of the Reading Room, 33
Average Sunday attendance of the Children's Room, 19
Average daily attendance of the Reading Room,
52
Average daily attendance of the Children's Room,
16
Number of new names registered during the year,
514
Total number of names registered,
5,892
Number of volumes in Arlington Heights Reading Room, Jan. 1, 1902, 328
Number not returned, from Jan. 1, 1901, to Jan. 1, 1902,
0
Number of periodicals subscribed for,
19
Number of books and magazines sent by basket from Centre in 1901, 3,663
Fines paid to the Town Treasurer in 1901, $196.48
Amount paid to the Town Treasurer for sale of catalogues, $6.70
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LIST OF PERIODICALS AND NEWSPAPERS.
Amateur Work.
American Kitchen Magazine.
American Monthly Review of Re- Harper's Weekly.
views.
Arena.
Arlington High School Clarion.
Art Amateur. Atlantic Monthly.
Bird Lore.
Birds and Nature.
Book Buyer.
Library Journal. Library News-Letter .*
Boston Cooking School Magazine. Life.
Boston Public Library Bulletin*
Brookline Library Bulletin .*
Cambridge Public Library Bulle- Literary World. tin .*
Century.
Chautauquan.
Christian Endeavor World.
Club Woman.
Congressional Record .*
Cook's Excursionist .*
Cosmopolitan.
Critic.
New England Magazine.
Nineteenth Century.
North American Review.
Educational Review.
Etude.
Forum.
Great Round World.
Good Housekeeping.
Harper's Bazar. Harper's Monthly.
Harvard University Calendar. Illustrated London News.
Independent. International Monthly. Journal of Education.
Journal of Ethics.
L. A. W Magazine .*
Bookman.
Lippincott's Magazine.
Literary News*
Little Folks.
Living Age.
McClure's Magazine.
Masters in Art.
Munsey's Magazine.
Musical Courier.
Nation.
New England Homestead.
Cumulative Index.
Current History.
Official Gazette, U. S. Patent Office .*
Outing.
Outlook.
Perry Magazine.
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Photo Era. Popular Science Monthly. Public Libraries. St. Nicholas. Salem Public Library Bulletin .*
Scientific American. Scribner's Magazine. Spectator. Studio.
Success. Temple Bar. Tuftonian .* Tufts Weekly .* World's Work. Young America. Young Idea. Youth's Companion .
*Given to the Library.
NEWSPAPERS.
Arlington Advocate. Arlington Enterprise. Boston Daily Advertiser.
Boston Evening Transcript.
New England Farmer. New York Times, with Saturday Review of books and art. Springfield Weekly Republican.
Respectfully submitted,
ELIZABETH J. NEWTON, Librarian.
Arlington, December 31, 1901.
REPORT OF TOWN COUNSEL.
BOSTON, December 31, 1901.
To the Selectmen of Arlington :-
The following actions are now pending :-
Edgar vs. Arlington, for damages for bicycle accident on Medford street.
Bond vs. Arlington, for damages arising from alleged defect on Lake street.
Partridge vs. Arlington, for damages for altering grade of Claremont avenue.
Locke vs. Arlington, for damages for bicycle accident Massachusetts avenue.
The following actions have been disposed of this year with- out the payment of any damages by the town.
Stickney vs. Arlington.
Gray vs. Arlington.
The Stickney case was settled in January, and the Gray case in February.
The town was represented in the apportionment of the Metro- politan sewer assessments last July, and before Committee on Ways and Means in January and February in matter relating to Alewife Brook meadows.
Two petitions have been presented to the court for the adop- tion of by-laws. In both cases the by-laws were approved by the court. The by-law relating to "Piggeries" was approved by Judge Fox after a serious contest by one of the citizens of the town.
The matter requiring the largest amount of work was that relating to the shortages of the town's moneys, including the
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preparation of the case against Roland A. Swan, and the final disposition of the proceedings by his sentence to the State Prison, and including also the work necessary for the prepara- tion for entry in court of the action by the town against the Treasurer and Collector and the sureties on his bond.
In addition to the above matters the ordinary work relating to the transaction of the town's business has been attended to.
WILLIAM H. H. TUTTLE,
Town Counsel.
REPORT OF INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS.
To the Honorable Board of Selectmen :-
GENTLEMEN :- I have the honor herewith to sumit the first annual report as the Inspector of Animals for the year ending December 31, 1901. Although this office is not a new one, I believe this is the first annual report ever delivered to your Board to be entered in the town report. During the year there have been ten horses found to be diseased with glanders and farcy, which were immediately destroyed. Three cases of horses found to be owned in other towns, but detected within our town limits were reported to the State Board of Cattle Commissioners and taken care of by them.
There has been one case of suspected rabies in a dog which was immediately destroyed. Eleven cows have been quaran- tined by order of the State Board, which had been brought across the State before being tested for tuberculosis as required by law.
In the fall inspection ordered by the State Board, two hun- dred and thirty-five (235) cows, and seven (7) sheep have been inspected for tuberculosis ; six hundred and eighty-seven (687) ' hogs for hog cholera or other contagious diseases. The follow- ing certificate showing that this inspection had been made was in all cases given to the owners :-
FORM NO. 2. MASSACHUSETTS CATTLE COMMISSION.
CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION OF CATTLE, SHEEP AND SWINE. (Section 23, Chapter 408, Acts of 1899.)
TO BE GIVEN TO THE OWNER OR PERSON IN CHARGE. Month, Day, 190
Town or city of
I hereby certify that I have this day examined the following animals, said
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INSPECTOR OF ANIMALS.
to be owned by Mr.
of Street,
town or city of
Cows in milk,
Bulls,
fatting,
Fatting,
Young,
Cows dry and not Oxen,
Sheep,
Swine,
Upon a physical examination I find no evidence of tuberculosis or other contagious disease in any of said animals.
Inspector of Animals.
This certificate is based upon a physical examination.
Ninety-five stables wherein these animals were stabled were inspected, and the following report filled out, and delivered to the State Board :--
Size of building in which neat cattle are stabled, ft. long, ft. wide,
ft. high.
Size of stable or part of building allotted to cattle, ft. high.
ft. long, ft. wide,
Is soil under stable wet or dry?
Is stable on north, south, east or west side of building?
Is stable on ground floor, on floor over ce lar, or in cellar or basement? What is width of open space in front of cattle? ft. Of space beliind cattle? ft.
No. of cattle occupying this stable,
Has stable good light, bad light, or no light?
Has it good ventilation, bad ventilation, or no ventilation?
Is stable clean, unclean, or filthy ?
What is done with the manure?
What is the source of water supply?
Is the quality of the water good, fair, or bad?
Has tuberculosis been located in this stable during the past year?
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