New-York tribune., 1905-12-31

| The east side Of ths basement is to be re-
| served for dead" storage; that IS cars that are
| not being used from day to day. In the base
ment, well as the first and second floors
| there are a turntable and washstand- The lat
| ter is supplied with water from a swinging arm
overhead, so that the hose does not encumoeF
the floor. There IS incident in connection
with the turntables that shows how rapidly au-
tcrnobiIes are developing. year ago when
the plans were drawn the largest turntabls in
any garage in the city ten feet IN diameter.
It was thought that eleven foot tables would
certainly be large enough for all the purposes
Of the new garage. But now that the building
is done it is found that fifteen foot table Is
needed to accommodate some Of the machines.
It has proved to be a difficult task TO rip out
the concrete in which the tables are set, so that
It may be decided TO superimpose fifteen foot
top on the present table. tapping over all around.
On the way up from the basement It may
be well to describe the elevator, or Hft' which
is the latest type Of electric manufacturs
and big enough to accommodate the largest
private car. It has a safe capacity OF 6,OVO
pounds. The doors each floor part horizon
tally, half going up and half sliding down
These slide against the doors the other floors
SO that 1t is impossible to have the doors on
more than one floor open at the same time The
halves Of each door counterbalance, so that 1t Is
no trouble to operate them by hand.
On the main floor there three entrances
for machines from Flatbush-ave., and ener-
gency entrance from Plaza-st., to be used IN
case the approach to Flatbush-ave. is blocked
On this floor j. Ford the superintendent, Is 10
have mis- office. He has had a wide experience
in the handling of machines Of various makes
and knows the business thoroughly The 0ullu-
ing has been finished and equipped undeF
his personal supervision, and he is enthusiasm"
over 1t.
In addition to the room for cars on the second
floor, there is large. light machine shop, Where
expert machinists will be on duty constantly'
It is fitted up with lathes electric milling ma
chimes, shapers, grinders a power haGA s'"s 80 :
20-inch Barnes power drill, !4-lnch sen
sitiVe power drill and an electric air COM
pressor for pumping up tires. There Is repair
pit five feet deep. In connection with the ma
chine shop there will be a storeroom and
stockroom. Here will be kept a large supply OF
tires and parts for various machines, so tnas
there may not be any delay in fixing up q
serious break. One of the features OF the secoh9
floor Is a good sized room for chauffeurs, fitted
with rugs, tables and chairs. 1t has soO9s
view upon the park plaza, and will be suppleee
with reading matter. There are lockers foT @ Ln'
chauffeurs, and a special telephone FOR tielL
In various parts OF the building there are Tor
five Pen-Dar steel lockers. 24 by Is by a inches;
The walls of the building are sixteen anu
eighteen inches in thickness and II would De ..
possible for the most powerful machne II l.
should get loose TO break them. Inc nlSti bo1It
side is white The building Is heated throusHOtS
with steam from the main power plant IN one u
the other buildings and lighted by eleetrlclI!,
It has a capacity for the storage OF ahout 'A'
hundred cars.
r. H. waIbridge is chairman OF the garagS
conlnnitte Among the other members on oIS.-J -
club who own cars are w y Dykman. Howard
w Maxwell. II. NJ. Adams. E a. Anes. Lew
renee E. Abraham, Frank Bailey. II. L. BatJga
man. E T Bedford F. H. Bedford. W. 2. C&Iit
CHAN, A. J. Cordier c. o. Gates, Donald ~
Geddes, Arthur GLIB. William G. Gilmore. W ~
Hester. William A. Jamison Henry l. AtdTNSD1 n
Charles A O'DonOhue. Richard Hyde, w -
Sergeant, George p. Tangenan, Miles NerEo+
H. +. Whiteny. \. B. Boyd, George d WeoSe''
Henry Kryn. E. F.. Jackson end J. F Dingee,
Among the most recent converts to autolI1ol14,
Ing is Jay r. Carlisle whose prize winning nor
have been features of the Riding and DrNl.ts
Clubs hcrse shows. as well as those in Maeisg,l
Square Garden, for several years. Mr. CarIsSS
has two new cars. Another member Of the GU
! who has recently purchased machine - Jus
tce William J. Gaynor. -
The club now has between three hundred an
fifty and four hundred members. Since the 81.
age was started there have been many appATTS.
tions for membership. The officers OF the cru
w. n. Dykraan, president; f. T. Bea1'rErti r.
vice-president joseph II. Seaman, Theodo,e -
AIier- -t~eas.Ser. Hamilton Fl. Salmon IS chaii-
man of the executive committee