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Legislative Architect of the Capitol-Comparative summary of appropriations and appropriation estimates

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Senator MONRONEY. Thank you very much, Mr. Stewart. These decreases that you show are generally the result of having completed the work for which the major repair and building was done, are they not?

Mr. STEWART. That is right.

Senator MONRONEY. The $12 million was for completion of the remodeling of the Cannon Building and the other House Office Building?

Mr. STEWART. Yes, sir.

Mr. HENLOCK. The contract for remodeling the Cannon House Office Building has been let and the remodeling work will be done in the next 2 years.

1966 APPROPRIATED FUNDS

Senator MONRONEY. Funds already appropriated from last year's funds?

Mr. HENLOCK. Yes, sir.

Senator MONRONEY. The $12 million which comprises most of that. Mr. HENLOCK. Of the $12,500,000, $5,200,000 was allowed for the remodeling work in the Cannon Building, and most of the remainder of the funds was for completion of the construction of the underground garages south of the House Office Buildings.

PRELIMINARY PLANS AND MODEL FOR CAPITOL WEST

CENTRAL FRONT EXTENSION

Senator MONRONEY. Preliminary plans and model for extension of the west central front of the Capitol, $300,000.

Mr. HENLOCK. The funds for architectural services for this work have been obligated.

Senator MONRONEY. Just what does that involve because, as I understand it, the extension of the west central front has not been granted. Mr. HENLOCK. Funds have not been granted for construction of the extension-only for preliminary plans.

Senator MONRONEY. The commitment has not been made, as I understand it, to carry out the extension of the west central front of the Capitol. What we have done is furnish money for the checking of the physical condition of the west front and the decision was reserved to be made at a later date of whether we would extend the west front or rebuild it as in a structurally sound manner in its present general architectural configuration.

MEETING OF COMMISSION FOR THE EXTENSION OF THE U.S. CAPITOL

Mr. STEWART. Mr. Chairman, as a matter of fact, this very morning there was a meeting of the Commission for the Extension of the U.S. Capitol to consider preliminary plans for the west front extension.

Senator MONRONEY. For the extension of the U.S. Capitol. Is that the name of the Commission?

Mr. STEWART. Yes, sir. At that meeting the Commission authorized the associate architects to go ahead with completion of the preliminary plans and estimates.

I have a prepared statement which I would like to read at this point.

UNANIMOUS APPROVAL OF PRELIMINARY PLANS

The Commission for the Extension of the U.S. Capitol, composed of Speaker McCormack, chairman, the Vice President, Senator Dirksen, Representative Ford, and the Architect of the Capitol, met this morning. The Commission voted uanimous approval of preliminary plans, known as scheme 2, prepared by the Associate Architects, for extension of the west central front of the Capitol in marble. This was one of three schemes presented.

The Associate Architects will now perfect these preliminary plans and a model of the preliminary plans will be prepared.

INCLUSION OF FUNDS IN 1967 FINAL SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL

The Commission agreed that, after this is done, request for funds for the project should be submitted for inclusion in the final supplemental appropriation bill for this session of the Congress.

It is anticipated that the plans, models, and estimate of cost of the project can be gotten ready in time for consideration in the next supplemental appropriation bill.

If the committee wishes any explanation of scheme 2, I would like Mr. Campioli, an architect by profession and who has been closely allied with this, be permitted to present any explanation that you

desire.

PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS PREPARATION

Senator MONRONEY. Before you go into that, Mr. Stewart, I would like to be advised as to why this is of such a great urgency to secure

the additional funds-you say you already have $300,000 for preliminary plans that are not yet spent to bring this about-in a supplemental appropriation bill, and thus short-circuit the legislative subcommittee on appropriations.

Mr. STEWART. There is an urgency to secure some funds so that the associate architects may proceed with the preparation of contract plans and specifications.

Senator MONRONEY. What is the $300,000 for?.

Mr. STEWART. For preliminary plans which will soon be completed. Senator MONRONEY. You haven't spent any of those yet?

Mr. HENLOCK. We have obligated $240,000 for the preparation of those plans and estimates. The preliminary plans were completed to such extent that we could meet with the Commission this morning and present them for consideration. The Commission now wishes the preliminary plans to be put in final form and also wishes us to have made the model of the proposed extension that we told you last year we would have prepared. After that, we will be in a position to come before your committee with the finished product and finished estimate of cost.

CENTRAL WING EXTENSION

Senator MONRONEY. What was scheme 2?

Mr. STEWART. If I may, I would like to have Mr. Campioli explain that scheme and other schemes considered.

Mr. CAMPIOLI. There were three schemes prepared by the associate architects. Scheme 1 provided for an extension of 44 feet in the central wing.

Senator MONRONEY. You extend the central wing how far?

Mr. CAMPIOLI. Forty-four feet. The original House and Senate wings would be extended 88 feet. The House and Senate connections would be extended 56 feet. This would give us a total area of about four and a half acres of floorspace.

Senator MONRONEY. Additional?

Mr. CAMPIOLI. Yes, sir. It would also provide a gross of about 165,000 square feet of net usable area.

JUSTIFICATION FOR ADDITIONAL SPACE REQUIREMENT

Senator MONRONEY. This is four and a half acres of additional floorspace?

Mr. CAMPIOLI. Yes, sir.

Senator MONRONEY. What is the justification for the use of the additional floorspace in the Capitol itself? We have just completed the new Rayburn Building, and we completed not so long ago the Senate Office Building. Our committee rooms seem to be fairly well taken care of. We have enlarged the space by the extension of the east front. What is the four and a half acres for?

HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE ROOM

Mr. CAMPIOLI. We have had a number of requests for space. The House Appropriations Committee has asked for a committee room larger than the one they now have.

Senator MONRONEY. They have one in the Rayburn Building, dọ they not?

Mr. CAMPIOLI. No, sir; they have an appropriations committee room on the first floor of the Capitol. It is proposed to locate that committee room in the connecting wing on the House side on the first floor level.

Senator MONRONEY. They have a hearing room, too, do they not?

APPROPRIATIONS JOINT CONFERENCE ROOM

Mr. CAMPIOLI. Not in the Rayburn Building but in the Capitol. We also have received requests for a joint conference room of the two Appropriations Committees of the Senate and the House. It is proposed to locate that room on the west-central axis at the gallery floor level.

CENTRAL DISBURSING OFFICE

We have further received requests for additional space by the Senate disbursing office in the amount of twice their present area.

Senator MONRONEY. Has the Senate Disbursing Office request cleared through a committee?

SECRETARY OF THE SENATE

Mr. CAMPIOLI. Not to my knowledge.

We have also received requests for additional space by the Secretary of the Senate. There are various other requests that I do not recall at the moment. This extension would provide prime space for many important Senate and House functions.

Senator MONRONEY. How many acres do these requests add up to? Mr. CAMPIOLI. I have not totaled them, Mr. Chairman.

STORAGE SPACE

Senator MONRONEY. I Would like to know for what the four and a half acres will be used.

Mr. CAMPIOLI. Part of the space will be taken up by restaurants of the House and Senate both for the Senators and Members and staff and visitors that may be permitted to use them. Part of the area is storage area. The Office of the Clerk of the House has asked for the House records to be brought from the Archives Building over to the Capitol. They have requested 10,000 square feet of storage space.

Senator MONRONEY. What kind of records are these?

Mr. CAMPIOLI. These are the records of the House of Representatives that go back to, I understand, from the inception to a period sometime after the Civil War.

Senator MONRONEY. Are they stored in the Archives now?

Mr. CAMPIOLI. That is my understanding.

Senator MONRONEY. Why do they need them in the House?

Mr. CAMPIOLI. The Clerk of the House has asked us to bring the records here where they will be more readily accessible. The Speaker has asked us to consider that possibility in the plans for the extension of the west central front.

Senator PROXMIRE. How many square feet are there in four and a half acres?

Mr. CAMPIOLI. Four and a half times 43,560. Close to 200,000 square

nator PROXMIRE. You need 10,000 for these records?

Mr. CAMPIOLI. Yes, sir.

Senator MONRONEY. Of course you are not prepared to say why they need them but just that the Clerk of the House says they need them. They go back to Civil War. In case anybody has to know about that in the next 10 minutes, why, you have them there in the Capitol.

Mr. CAMPIOLI. The Clerk of the House has referred the request to the Speaker, and the Speaker in turn referred the matter to us and asked us to consider this in our development of the plans. We also have provided some accommodations for visitors in the way of an information area and indoctrination area where they can be received, where they will have toilets, where they might easily have access to restaurants and other facilities.

RESTAURANTS

Senator MONRONEY. Tell us more about these restaurants. I would like to know more about that.

Mr. CAMPIOLI. There are four restaurants, one for the Members-
Senator MONRONEY. Where will that be?

Mr. CAMPIOLI. The Senators restaurant will be off the northwest corner of the new terrace extension. The House Members restaurant will be off the southwest corner of the west terrace extension.

Senator MONRONEY. You said you are extending the House and the Senate wings 88 feet, I believe.

Mr. CAMPIOLI. Yes, sir. That is, the old Senate and House wings. Senator MONRONEY. Is that correct?

Mr. CAMPIOLI. Yes, sir.

Senator MONRONEY. This will be in the western portion of the Senate wing and the western portion of the House wing, is that correct? Mr. CAMPIOLI. Yes, sir. The restaurants, though, will be down in the terrace level.

Senator MONRONEY. Are we going to have garden restaurants?
Mr. CAMPIOLI. No, sir.

Senator MONRONEY. This is the terrace level. What floor would that correspond to?

Mr. CAMPIOLI. The same as the present terrace.

Senator PROXMIRE. Is that the first floor?

Mr. CAMPIOLI. It is below the first floor. It is below the basement. It would be below the present basement level.

Senator MONRONEY. What will happen to the old House restaurant? Mr. CAMPIOLI. It will remain I assume.

Senator MONRONEY. We will have two in the Capitol then, is that correct?

Mr. CAMPIOLI. Yes, sir.

Senator MONRONEY. The dining room will be 54 by 70, is that correct?

Mr. CAMPIOLI. Yes, sir.

Senator MONRONEY. And a kitchen in between for the cafeteria. Then the House kitchen here. Will you tell us how the accessibility will be reached for the removal of refuse and supply for the dining rooms? They appear to abut the

Mr. STEWART. We have provided for that.

Mr. CAMPIOLI. We have provided a service driveway coming in from the north to service docks under the terrace level and located

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