New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-14
NEW AUTO HOME READY
TO MOVE IN THIS WEEK.
Model House for Automobile Club
of america Members.

The Automobile Club OF America will celebrate
the opening OF its clubhouse and garage in
54th street. west of Broadway on Thursday
afternoon.
The opening will be of informal nature. but
members and their friends will be welcome There
freshments will be served Or. SCHUYLER Skaats
Wheeler is chairman OF the building committee: and
me other members are General George Moore
Smith Dave H. Morris, Albert R. shattuck and
club. has helped the building committee IN its work
which is now SO well finished
The building is Isl feet front and eight stories
high. with front of granite, white brick and
terra Gotta. the upper portion being nearly Of
glass possible. The level floor reached by
large entrance and separate exit for cars. will
serve as an immense foyer. in which many
can assemble. The upper storage floors will be
served by two electric elevators OF the largest
size. The cars. as rule. stored in rows and
lanes, but spaces desired by members win be par
lights is being ftTed rn az model STepaE: sbGn
especially interested In engineering matters, and
will contain the club dynamonleteT. designed FOR
measuring the power and the efficiency OF cars
under all conditions. Special amusement rooms and
The building throughout is Of reinforced concrete
construction, and the storage of gasolene is out
The main entrance TO the cIubrooms at the east
eTly end leads 10 a large lobby having side
me ONCE or me garage superintendent and at the
rear reception room TOR women A large staircase
floor. which contains the great assembly hall and
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COTS Premier, and is the reproduction of the hall
of celebrated chateau, for which special permits
sion was granted. On this floor and the mezzanine
floor are located the large grill room. with com
plete kitchen and pantry. the governors room.
Tetary's Offices etc.
The ground floor has large open space TO ac-
commoda,e nifty or seventy cars which may come
IN from the together. has stands washing
the cars, a large members locker and an
office for the superintendent Of the garage. There
is turniable in front Of the elevators for turning
The cars around This floor and the top floor or
repair shop the only floors on which the han
ding of gasolene and oils will he permitted. They
finished with q SDepial hard. glazed. freurOof
material. which has been proved b. tests absolutely
TO resist oils and gasolene.
In the basement there is electric generating
plant, with ample coal blukerS under the sidewalk,
with the engines pumps and other operating ma
chlnery- Under the vault IS the gasolene storage.
subdivided into numerous tanks. so that the con-
tents 81 each will exceed the amount prescribed
Dy The FIRE Department. These tanks are nliec
from pipes terminating az the curb stone line,
that the hliTg pipe from the gaSoene wagon does
not cross the sidewalk and the gasolene IS con-
veyed 70 the automobiles by measuring pumps
which deliver exactly one gallon al each stroke.
The elevators are of four-iDn capacity ample
20 take any that has been built. and have plat
forms ter by eighteen feet. These covered with
a absorbent. nreproof glazed covering and
the sides Of iron The gates 10 the elevator
doors are provided with automatic arrangements
whereby II IS impossible to open the elevator gate
unless the elevator IS AZ the landing or start the
elevator except when the gate is closed.
The building is equipped with complete electric
light and power wiring, including circuit for dem
signals, telephone system and enunciatoTs through
out The clubrooms are an especial feature. Be
ginning at the main entrance is large lobby
twenty-five feet VIDE and extending the entire
length 81 the building. Al the end Of this lobby
great staircase escends 10 the second floor, with
small staircase Of two or three steps 10 the
the grand staircase and lighted by a large dome
skyligEt