THIRTY-SEVENTH BIENNIAL REPORT 57 



superintendent's house, of very substantial construction and on account 

 of the extreme cold weather was well insulated. The house was fully 

 equipped with heating and lighting facilities and contained an office and 

 garage. In addition to this house a four-room cottage of similar con- 

 struction was erected and the original structures renovated and improved. 



The lower unit contains a modern 30 trough hatchery supplied with 

 water from a nearby spring where a concrete dam was constructed, a com- 

 plete spawning house and a four-room residence similar to the houses on 

 the upper unit. In addition to these buildings a small garage was con- 

 structed housing also the electric plant for this unit. 



Each unit of this project had its own sewage disposal systems, electric 

 plants, and fuel storage. This latter was a butane system, a new innova- 

 tion for the commission's hatchery plants and is used for heating and 

 cooking for all houses, fuel for operation of the many engines necessary 

 for refrigeration, pumping and electric lighting plants. 



In addition to the buildings the grounds were entirely fenced, roads 

 were constructed and the grounds generally improved. 



It is interesting to note that in spite of the substantial rise in labor 

 and material costs savings were effected over the original estimates which 

 permitted additions such as a four-room cottage, concrete spawning tanks, 

 renovating of the existing buildings, increasing pressure range of storage 

 tanks, graveling of the ponds, additional surfacing and oiling of roads, 

 purchase of furniture, a tractor, and miscellaneous items without requir- 

 ing any additional funds. 



"When the replacement of fish screens commenced tools and equip- 

 ment were purchased from funds set aside for that construction. All 

 this equipment has been used on all of the foregoing construction without 

 any charge. 



There was some other incidental and minor construction carried on 

 and that together with the work as briefly set out in the foregoing totals 

 about $225,000 for the biennial period. 



