DEPARTMENT REPORTS. 39 



The hot water furnace previously used in the Agricultural Laboratory 

 was placed in the Armory and the building properly piped for a hot water 

 system. It has given excellent satisfaction. The entire cost was about 

 three hundred dollars. 



A dairy barn for the accommodation of thirty cows has been added to 

 the equipment of the Farm Department. The cost was eight hundred 

 dollars. 



Changes were made in the basement story of the agricultural building 

 and several hundred dollars' worth of apparatus added for the special 

 courses in dairying and cheesemaking. 



Good bath rooms were placed in Abbot Hall and the bath house for 

 young men was repaired and several shower baths added. The total cost 

 for both was over four hundred dollars. 



At the last regular meeting of the State Legislature, the College was 

 granted five thousand dollars for the installation of an electric lighting 

 plant. 



For the last three or four years up to last January, the < 'ollege grounds 

 and a few of the College buildings had been lighted by an improvised 

 system erected by the students under the charge of Prof. Woodworth. 

 The dynamo was taken from a junk pile and much of the other apparatus 

 had been purchased second hand and cost but a trifle. This was just a 

 little better than no lights, and consequently the grant of $5,000, though 

 entirely too small to purchase such a system as was desired, was very 

 much appreciated. 



To know in what way to use this appropriation to best advantage was 

 a perplexing question, but after many conferences and considerable delay, 

 it was finally decided to enter into a contract with A. A. Piatt of Lansing 

 to furnish water power to run a dynamo. Thereupon the College pur- 

 chased a fifteen hundred light Tesla Polyphase generator dynamo and 

 placed it in Mr. Piatt's power house, southwest part of city of Lansing. 

 Mr. Piatt erected line to College at an expense of over $2,000.00, furnishes 

 power and attendance to run dynamo continuously, if desired, and on a 

 five year contract receives $1,550 per year. This contract also includes 

 current to run motor for farm department, which requires power to cut 

 fodder, grind feed, run churns, cream separators, etc. The voltage of 

 transmission from the power house to College is 2,000. which is reduced 

 by transformer to 110 before entering buildings. 



By this arrangement the College was enabled to purchase a first class 

 dynamo and wire all the College buildings with material of the best 

 quality. Bids were received for wiring and the contract was let to the 

 Capitol Electric Lighting Co., of Lansing. All work was done in accord- 

 ance with the rules laid down by the State Board of Underwriters and 

 each building was carefully inspected by the State Inspector, who issued 

 a certificate accordingly. These certificates are deposited with the Secre 

 tary of the College. 



The present lighting system has been in operation since January first 

 and has run without a break. It has in every way given excellent satis- 

 faction. 



Each employe" of the College, each society, boarding club, etc., pays 

 for lights used. The members of the Faculty pay from $12 to $30 each; 

 society and boarding clubs $20 each per annum. The room-rent of each 



