Book/Printed Material Water supply of the District of Columbia and water power at Great Falls. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination of water supply of the District of Columbia and the availability of the water power ... February 15, 1913. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed, with illustrations

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  • Image 41 of Water supply of the District of Columbia and water power at Great Falls. …
    Cited as: H. Doc. 62-1400     40 WATER SUPPLY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA sum of the amounts that all the consumers of that class require at the given hour The requirements of class 1 are taken as…
    • Contributor: United States. Government Publishing Office - United States. War Department - Langfitt, William Campbell - United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House - United States. War Department. Engineer Department
    • Date: 1913
  • Image 42 of Water supply of the District of Columbia and water power at Great Falls. …
    Cited as: H. Doc. 62-1400     WATER SUPPLY OP THE DISTRICT OP COLUMBIA 41 5 P M Capitol group Smithsonian Institution Kilowatts Kilowatts __ 58 00 __ 10304 63104 4 P M Post Office Department 73 59 State…
    • Contributor: United States. Government Publishing Office - United States. War Department - Langfitt, William Campbell - United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House - United States. War Department. Engineer Department
    • Date: 1913
  • Image 43 of Water supply of the District of Columbia and water power at Great Falls. …
    Cited as: H. Doc. 62-1400     42 WATER SUPPLY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ELECTRICAL MACHINES NOW ON HAND It will be seen in the following table that tbe United States Government has installed in its own buildings…
    • Contributor: United States. Government Publishing Office - United States. War Department - Langfitt, William Campbell - United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House - United States. War Department. Engineer Department
    • Date: 1913
  • Image 44 of Water supply of the District of Columbia and water power at Great Falls. …
    Cited as: H. Doc. 62-1400     WATER SUPPLY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 43 The data concerning motors is incomplete and is therefore not totaled The numbers given do not include desk fan motors of which there are…
    • Contributor: United States. Government Publishing Office - United States. War Department - Langfitt, William Campbell - United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House - United States. War Department. Engineer Department
    • Date: 1913
  • Image 45 of Water supply of the District of Columbia and water power at Great Falls. …
    Cited as: H. Doc. 62-1400     44 WATER SUPPLY OP THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA It will be observed that the scope of the water power to be planned under the act of Congress above referred to is much…
    • Contributor: United States. Government Publishing Office - United States. War Department - Langfitt, William Campbell - United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House - United States. War Department. Engineer Department
    • Date: 1913
  • Image 46 of Water supply of the District of Columbia and water power at Great Falls. …
    Cited as: H. Doc. 62-1400     WATER SUPPLY OE THE DISTRICT OP COLUMBIA 45 will be recognized when it is considered that more than half the length of the headrace is an open excavated canal and that ample…
    • Contributor: United States. Government Publishing Office - United States. War Department - Langfitt, William Campbell - United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House - United States. War Department. Engineer Department
    • Date: 1913
  • Image 47 of Water supply of the District of Columbia and water power at Great Falls. …
    Cited as: H. Doc. 62-1400     46 WATEE SUPPLY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA present Potomac Aqueduct may be interfered with hydraulically by the new works in raising the water level of Dalecarlia Reservoir to such an extent…
    • Contributor: United States. Government Publishing Office - United States. War Department - Langfitt, William Campbell - United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House - United States. War Department. Engineer Department
    • Date: 1913
  • Image 48 of Water supply of the District of Columbia and water power at Great Falls. …
    Cited as: H. Doc. 62-1400     WATER SUPPLY OP THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 47 Fifteen years runoff at the Aqueduct Dam near Washington D C of the Potomac RL cr in secondfeet Formula Runoff at Aqueduct Damrunoff at…
    • Contributor: United States. Government Publishing Office - United States. War Department - Langfitt, William Campbell - United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House - United States. War Department. Engineer Department
    • Date: 1913
  • Image 49 of Water supply of the District of Columbia and water power at Great Falls. …
    Cited as: H. Doc. 62-1400     48 WATER SUPPLY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Notes 1 Any modification of the formula given that may be judged proper by parties using these quantities on account of a difference of…
    • Contributor: United States. Government Publishing Office - United States. War Department - Langfitt, William Campbell - United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House - United States. War Department. Engineer Department
    • Date: 1913
  • Image 50 of Water supply of the District of Columbia and water power at Great Falls. …
    Cited as: H. Doc. 62-1400     WATER SUPPLY OP THE DISTRICT OP COLUMBIA 49 The United States Government can not it is submitted prudently take by right of eminent domain a part only of these rights because as…
    • Contributor: United States. Government Publishing Office - United States. War Department - Langfitt, William Campbell - United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House - United States. War Department. Engineer Department
    • Date: 1913
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    Cited as: H. Doc. 62-1400     50 WATER SUPPLY OP THE DISTRICT OP COLUMBIA Chain Bridge while Kennedy has a dam across the Potomac near the District line with its crest abont on elevation 100 forming a lake…
    • Contributor: United States. Government Publishing Office - United States. War Department - Langfitt, William Campbell - United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House - United States. War Department. Engineer Department
    • Date: 1913
  • Image 52 of Water supply of the District of Columbia and water power at Great Falls. …
    Cited as: H. Doc. 62-1400     WATER SUPPLY OE THE DISTRICT OP COLUMBIA 51 If a fixed crest were provided for the dam to produce the full pond level on elevation 115 near the District line it would…
    • Contributor: United States. Government Publishing Office - United States. War Department - Langfitt, William Campbell - United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House - United States. War Department. Engineer Department
    • Date: 1913
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    Cited as: H. Doc. 62-1400     52 WATEB SUPPLY OP THE DISTRICT OP COLUMBIA Table of available horsepower effective of the Potomac River at Chain Bridge For a peak load equal to one and onehalf times the average…
    • Contributor: United States. Government Publishing Office - United States. War Department - Langfitt, William Campbell - United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House - United States. War Department. Engineer Department
    • Date: 1913
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    Cited as: H. Doc. 62-1400     WATER SUPPLY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 53 peak load of about 100000 horsepower shall have been attained in manner and form so as to minimize as much as possible the needed…
    • Contributor: United States. Government Publishing Office - United States. War Department - Langfitt, William Campbell - United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House - United States. War Department. Engineer Department
    • Date: 1913
  • Image 55 of Water supply of the District of Columbia and water power at Great Falls. …
    Cited as: H. Doc. 62-1400     54 WATER SUPPLY OP THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA A substantial footbridge over the Stoney gates will enable men and materials readily to reach any one gate It is also designed to have…
    • Contributor: United States. Government Publishing Office - United States. War Department - Langfitt, William Campbell - United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House - United States. War Department. Engineer Department
    • Date: 1913
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    Cited as: H. Doc. 62-1400     WATER SUPPLY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 55 Turbines and dynamosMany mechanical arrangements for the hydraulic power units of 12500 horsepower each may be designed or constructed The one shown on the…
    • Contributor: United States. Government Publishing Office - United States. War Department - Langfitt, William Campbell - United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House - United States. War Department. Engineer Department
    • Date: 1913
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    Cited as: H. Doc. 62-1400     56 WATER SUPPLY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA immediate direction of the superintendent of the Washington Aqueduct and filtration plant by the office force engaged on those works The Geological Survey has…
    • Contributor: United States. Government Publishing Office - United States. War Department - Langfitt, William Campbell - United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House - United States. War Department. Engineer Department
    • Date: 1913
  • Image 58 of Water supply of the District of Columbia and water power at Great Falls. …
    Cited as: H. Doc. 62-1400     WATER SUPPLY OE THE DISTRICT OE COLUMBIA 57 Head gatehouse for penstocks 200 000 5 penstocks 12 foot diameter 1800 feet long 7870000 pounds at 14 cents laid 1100 000 Relief valves…
    • Contributor: United States. Government Publishing Office - United States. War Department - Langfitt, William Campbell - United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House - United States. War Department. Engineer Department
    • Date: 1913
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    Cited as: H. Doc. 62-1400     58 WATER SUPPLY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Intake dam and power house Power Rouse superstructure 2200000 cubic feet at 015 330 000 Power bouse substructure 2000000 cubic feet at 017 340…
    • Contributor: United States. Government Publishing Office - United States. War Department - Langfitt, William Campbell - United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House - United States. War Department. Engineer Department
    • Date: 1913
  • Image 60 of Water supply of the District of Columbia and water power at Great Falls. …
    Cited as: H. Doc. 62-1400     WATER SUPPLY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 59 From District line to old canal distance 8970 feet Earth excavation 401529 cubic yards at 050 200 765 9 locks houses etc at 25000…
    • Contributor: United States. Government Publishing Office - United States. War Department - Langfitt, William Campbell - United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House - United States. War Department. Engineer Department
    • Date: 1913
  • Image 61 of Water supply of the District of Columbia and water power at Great Falls. …
    Cited as: H. Doc. 62-1400     60 WATER SUPPLY OP THE DISTRICT OP COLUMBIA Summary Item 1 spillway dam 2502000 Item 2 intake dam and power house 2 951 200 Item 3 Chesapeake Ohio Canal etc new location…
    • Contributor: United States. Government Publishing Office - United States. War Department - Langfitt, William Campbell - United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House - United States. War Department. Engineer Department
    • Date: 1913
  • Image 62 of Water supply of the District of Columbia and water power at Great Falls. …
    Cited as: H. Doc. 62-1400     WATER SUPPLY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 61 Elevations or datum plane used in these specifications is the one hitherto and for 60 years past in use on the works connected with…
    • Contributor: United States. Government Publishing Office - United States. War Department - Langfitt, William Campbell - United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House - United States. War Department. Engineer Department
    • Date: 1913
  • Image 63 of Water supply of the District of Columbia and water power at Great Falls. …
    Cited as: H. Doc. 62-1400     62 WATER SUPPLY OP THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Both pump and turbine to have 80 per cent efficiency making unit efficiency 64 per cent A force main from the pumps to the…
    • Contributor: United States. Government Publishing Office - United States. War Department - Langfitt, William Campbell - United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House - United States. War Department. Engineer Department
    • Date: 1913
  • Image 64 of Water supply of the District of Columbia and water power at Great Falls. …
    Cited as: H. Doc. 62-1400     WATER SUPPLY OP THE DISTRICT OP COLUMBIA 63 By section 16 of tile Virginia charter the company was authorized that wherever wastes shall be essential to the security of the said canal…
    • Contributor: United States. Government Publishing Office - United States. War Department - Langfitt, William Campbell - United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House - United States. War Department. Engineer Department
    • Date: 1913
  • Image 65 of Water supply of the District of Columbia and water power at Great Falls. …
    Cited as: H. Doc. 62-1400     64 WATER SUPPLY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA John Marron and Thomas R Love quitclaimed their interest in this tract to the Great Falls Manufacturing Co December 9 1857 Recorded Fairfax County…
    • Contributor: United States. Government Publishing Office - United States. War Department - Langfitt, William Campbell - United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House - United States. War Department. Engineer Department
    • Date: 1913
  • Image 66 of Water supply of the District of Columbia and water power at Great Falls. …
    Cited as: H. Doc. 62-1400     WATER SUPPLY OF TITE DISTRICT OP COLUMBIA 65 By a new section it was authorized to contract with any domestic or foreign corporation for a consideration merger lease purchase or sale and…
    • Contributor: United States. Government Publishing Office - United States. War Department - Langfitt, William Campbell - United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House - United States. War Department. Engineer Department
    • Date: 1913
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    Cited as: H. Doc. 62-1400     66 WATER SUPPLY OP THE DISTRICT OP COLUMBIA This undivided interest in the resurvey on Hard to Come At the Cyclades and the major part of Conns Island represents the extent of…
    • Contributor: United States. Government Publishing Office - United States. War Department - Langfitt, William Campbell - United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House - United States. War Department. Engineer Department
    • Date: 1913
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    Cited as: H. Doc. 62-1400     WATER SUPPLY OP THE DISTRICT OP COLUMBIA 67 ruary 28 1863 the referees reported four findings as to damages based upon the possible adoption of any of four plans50000 63766 77200 or…
    • Contributor: United States. Government Publishing Office - United States. War Department - Langfitt, William Campbell - United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House - United States. War Department. Engineer Department
    • Date: 1913
  • Image 69 of Water supply of the District of Columbia and water power at Great Falls. …
    Cited as: H. Doc. 62-1400     68 WATER SUPPLY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA riglat of eminent domain or otherwise of all the water rights at and in the vicinity of Great Falls on the Potomac River the…
    • Contributor: United States. Government Publishing Office - United States. War Department - Langfitt, William Campbell - United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House - United States. War Department. Engineer Department
    • Date: 1913
  • Image 70 of Water supply of the District of Columbia and water power at Great Falls. …
    Cited as: H. Doc. 62-1400     WATER SUPPLY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 6 9 tlie United States much more serious than any which may have heretofore risen No permit was granted at that time But in 1902…
    • Contributor: United States. Government Publishing Office - United States. War Department - Langfitt, William Campbell - United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House - United States. War Department. Engineer Department
    • Date: 1913
  • Image 71 of Water supply of the District of Columbia and water power at Great Falls. …
    Cited as: H. Doc. 62-1400     70 WATER SUPPLY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Year Million gallons per day Year Million gallons per day Year Million gallons per day 1874 176 21 242 233 249 259 257 265…
    • Contributor: United States. Government Publishing Office - United States. War Department - Langfitt, William Campbell - United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House - United States. War Department. Engineer Department
    • Date: 1913
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    Cited as: H. Doc. 62-1400     WATER SUPPLY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLLMBIA 71 Governments duty to act and to act at once First all adverse water rights involving utilization for power purposes at Great Falls should be…
    • Contributor: United States. Government Publishing Office - United States. War Department - Langfitt, William Campbell - United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House - United States. War Department. Engineer Department
    • Date: 1913
  • Image 73 of Water supply of the District of Columbia and water power at Great Falls. …
    Cited as: H. Doc. 62-1400     72 WATER SUPPLY OP THE DISTRICT OP COLUMBIA the District of Columbia now contributes onehalf considering the changes now under way by that office as completed is as follows Number and kind…
    • Contributor: United States. Government Publishing Office - United States. War Department - Langfitt, William Campbell - United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House - United States. War Department. Engineer Department
    • Date: 1913
  • Image 74 of Water supply of the District of Columbia and water power at Great Falls. …
    Cited as: H. Doc. 62-1400     WATER SUPPLY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 73 These lamps are operated from substations of the Potomac Electric Power Co through transformers reducing the feeder transmission voltage from 6600 to 2200 volts…
    • Contributor: United States. Government Publishing Office - United States. War Department - Langfitt, William Campbell - United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House - United States. War Department. Engineer Department
    • Date: 1913
  • Image 75 of Water supply of the District of Columbia and water power at Great Falls. …
    Cited as: H. Doc. 62-1400     74 WATER SUPPLY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Subfeeder cables2200 volts No From To Esti mated maxi mum load Kilwts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 13…
    • Contributor: United States. Government Publishing Office - United States. War Department - Langfitt, William Campbell - United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House - United States. War Department. Engineer Department
    • Date: 1913
  • Image 76 of Water supply of the District of Columbia and water power at Great Falls. …
    Cited as: H. Doc. 62-1400     WATER SUPPLY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 75 Estimate of feeder cattles 13200 VOLTS Size Length Paper Varnished cloth Rubber Per foot Total Per foot Total Per foot Total 500000 c m…
    • Contributor: United States. Government Publishing Office - United States. War Department - Langfitt, William Campbell - United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House - United States. War Department. Engineer Department
    • Date: 1913
  • Image 77 of Water supply of the District of Columbia and water power at Great Falls. …
    Cited as: H. Doc. 62-1400     7G WATER SUPPLY OP THE DISTRICT OP COLUMBIA Appendices E and F Great Falls PowerSpecifications for E Increased Water Supply in Connection with Power Development F Dam and Generating Station Complete prepared…
    • Contributor: United States. Government Publishing Office - United States. War Department - Langfitt, William Campbell - United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House - United States. War Department. Engineer Department
    • Date: 1913
  • Image 78 of Water supply of the District of Columbia and water power at Great Falls. …
    Cited as: H. Doc. 62-1400     WATER SUPPLY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 77 13 No work shall be done on Sundays or on days declared by Congress as holidays for per diem employees of the United States…
    • Contributor: United States. Government Publishing Office - United States. War Department - Langfitt, William Campbell - United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House - United States. War Department. Engineer Department
    • Date: 1913
  • Image 79 of Water supply of the District of Columbia and water power at Great Falls. …
    Cited as: H. Doc. 62-1400     WATER SUPPLY OP THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA flood by danger to life or to property or by other extraordinary event or condition on account of which the President shall subsequently declare the…
    • Contributor: United States. Government Publishing Office - United States. War Department - Langfitt, William Campbell - United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House - United States. War Department. Engineer Department
    • Date: 1913
  • Image 80 of Water supply of the District of Columbia and water power at Great Falls. …
    Cited as: H. Doc. 62-1400     WATER SUPPLY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 79 Bids shall be stated in form of unit prices for units as indicated in proposal form 19 Unspecified workExcavation or concrete or other work…
    • Contributor: United States. Government Publishing Office - United States. War Department - Langfitt, William Campbell - United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House - United States. War Department. Engineer Department
    • Date: 1913

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Title

  • Water supply of the District of Columbia and water power at Great Falls. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination of water supply of the District of Columbia and the availability of the water power ... February 15, 1913. -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed, with illustrations

Other Title

  • Cited as: H. Doc. 62-1400

Names

  • United States Congress. House
  • Langfitt, William Campbell
  • United States. Government Publishing Office, publisher, distributor
  • United States. Congress. House, author
  • United States. War Department
  • United States. War Department. Engineer Department

Created / Published

  • [Washington, D.C.]: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1913.

Headings

  • -  Dams
  • -  Hours of labor
  • -  Government contractors
  • -  Hydroelectric power plants
  • -  Public contracts
  • -  Reservoirs
  • -  Stream measurements
  • -  Streamflow
  • -  Water
  • -  Water-supply
  • -  Water-power
  • -  Waterworks
  • -  District of Columbia
  • -  Great Falls (Potomac River)
  • -  Potomac River

Genre

  • Government publication
  • Legislative materials

Medium

  • 1 online resource (143 pages). illustrations, maps, tables.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • KF12

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2024874788

Online Format

  • pdf
  • online text
  • image

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United States Congress. House, William Campbell Langfitt, Publisher United States Government Publishing Office, Author United States Congress. House, United States War Department, and United States War Department. Engineer Department. Water supply of the District of Columbia and water power at Great Falls. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination of water supply of the District of Columbia and the availability of the water power ... -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed, with illustrations. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1913] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2024874788/.

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United States Congress. House, Langfitt, W. C., United States Government Publishing Office, P., United States Congress. House, A., United States War Department & United States War Department. Engineer Department. (1913) Water supply of the District of Columbia and water power at Great Falls. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination of water supply of the District of Columbia and the availability of the water power ... -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed, with illustrations. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2024874788/.

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United States Congress. House, et al. Water supply of the District of Columbia and water power at Great Falls. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of examination of water supply of the District of Columbia and the availability of the water power ... -- Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed, with illustrations. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1913] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2024874788/>.