Capitol Power Plant: Hearing Before the Committee on Public Works, House of Representatives, Eighty-first Congress, First Session, on H.R. 6281, a Bill Providing for Certain Improvements Relating to the Capitol Power Plant, Its Distribution Systems, and the Buildings and Grounds Served by the Plant, Including Proposed Additions. Oct. 10, 1949 |
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60 cycle 60-cycle alternating current additional air-conditioning Anacostia River Annual fixed charges annual savings approximately Architect AUCHINCLOSS auxiliary boilers British thermal units Burns & Roe capacity capital investment Capitol group Capitol power plant central heating plant CHAIRMAN chilled water chilled-water city post office coal condensate pump CONGRESS THE LIBRARY connected construction consulting engineer conversion cooling tower designed direct current electrical energy equipment estimated cost feet fuel heater HENLOCK House Office Building increase installed January 20 kilowatt Library Annex Library of Congress lighting and power located Lynn mills per kilowatt-hour motor-generator motors Office Building Commission Old House Office percent piping Potomac Electric Power pounds of steam pounds per hour pounds per square production costs proposed pulverized recommended refrigeration plant reheater Senate Office Building South Amboy square inch station steam lines steam tunnel substation Supreme Court Building thousand pounds tons turbine unit cost utility WESCHLER wiring
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Page 2 - To enable the Architect of the Capitol, under the direction of the House Office Building Commission, to...
Page 56 - The CHAIRMAN. Are there any questions by any member of the committee?
Page 1 - Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Statesof America in Congress assembled.
Page 3 - The plant supplies heat, light, power, and air-conditioning refrigeration for the Capitol, Senate, and House Office Buildings; heat, light, and power for the Library of Congress buildings, United States Botanic Garden, United States Supreme Court Building, and the Legislative Garage...
Page 8 - Capitol power plant, which supplies heat, light, power, and air conditioning refrigeration for the Capitol, Senate and House Office Buildings, heat, light, and power for the Library of Congress Buildings, United States Botanic Garden, United States Supreme Court Building, and the legislative garage, and steam heat for the Government Printing Office and Washington City Post Office...
Page 8 - ... and air conditioning refrigeration for the Capitol, Senate and House Office Buildings; heat, light, and power for the Library of Congress Buildings, United States Botanic Garden, United States Supreme Court Building, and the legislative garage; and steam heat for the Government Printing Office, and the Washington city post office.
Page 53 - We stand in recess until 2 o'clock. (Whereupon, at 12:40 pm, the committee recessed until 2 pm) AFTERNOON SESSION (The committee reconvened at 2:50 pm) The CHAIRMAN.
Page 70 - November 1, 1917, be awarded to the Board of Water and Electric Light Commissioners of the city of Lansing in accordance with their proposal under date of May 4, 1917.
Page 1 - HR 9966, introduced by the chairman of the committee at the request of the bureau. This is a bill to provide for the reimbursement of certain patients of the United States Veterans' Hospital at Sun Mount, NY, for loss and damage to personal effects.
Page 26 - The contract has been let for the new walk-through tunnel from the Capitol power plant to the Senate Office Building, including the steam and chilled-water lines to be housed in the new tunnel.