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Motor car resting on rail-like supports which move it sideways into the lift
AUTOMATIC CAR PARKING
An Interesting New American System
Sometime this autumn, motorists in time, the hatchway gate opens automa- The Speed-Park installation in New New York City will have the opportunity tically. Removal of the key from the York is planned to handle 230 cars at a of trying out the world's first completely master panel previously had activated the time, and is the first of many such in- automatic parking garage. Developed by lift itself, which now automatically slides stallations that may be built across the Speed-Park, Inc., the revolutionary park- fork-lift type arms under the car wheels, country and abroad. Individual capacities ing facility will make use of two Otis lifts raises it from the rail-like supports and for parking and delivering cars. The Company will manufacture, install and maintain all the equipment and controls needed to operate the new garage.
Although parking garages with a some what similar method of storage have been in operation, the Speed-Park design will be the first completely automatic installa- tion.
moves it sideways into the lift.
of the garages can range from 60 to as many as 2,000 motorcars, and the design of the system allows installation on lots After the hatchway gate automatically
having as little as twenty-foot frontage. closes, the car is simultaneously lifted to the correct floor and moved horizontally Mr. Huntington Hartford, noted finan- to a position directly opposite the assigned cier and author, who is Board Chairman storage "locker.” Then the vehicle is of Speed-Park, Inc., has said: "Multi- again moved laterally into the space. The story garages have traditionally been un- lift arms gently lower the car, retract, profitable for the average operator, both and the lift either returns to store another motorcar, or else picks up a vehicle for delivery to the outgoing lane.
because they required exceptionally heavy payrolls and because their height was severely limited by the excessive time factor involved in manually moving cars up and down a series of ramps.
When a motorist drives into the new garage, a cashier removes a numbered key from the master control panel and gives Upon return to the garage, the motorist it to the driver. This is the motorist's presents his key "receipt" to the cashier, receipt, and removal of the key from a and the attendant replaces it in the mas- "In the Speed-Park process, automation panel starts a meter which records the ter panel. This initiates the "unparking" has at last been put to work to resolve time of storage for the particular vehicle. process, which is the reverse of the park- this impasse between social need and The first action of the parking process is ing process, and while the parking fee is economic practicality. By using high- initiated when the attendant presses a being paid, the car is delivered to the speed automatic machinery for what is button which activates an elevating me- outgoing lane... A delivery time on the obvious y а machine's job, Speed-Park chanism beneath the vehicle. This action average of only 57 seconds is anticipated makes it possible for the first time to elevates guard rails and simultaneously for the system, and the garage is designed operate even the smallest multi-story lifts the motorcar approximately eighteen to park or discharge as many as three garage profitably and to do so at a inches on rail-like supports. At the same vehicles each minute.
fully competitive parking price."
P.W.D. Summary of Progress (ontinued from 45) Engineers advising that the test had 170,000 on June 30th 1957. (This figure of N.T. irrigation schemes (20%, Mar. proved successful and recommending that includes 1,541, 660,000 gallons impounded 59); Cheung Chau Pumping Station and the construction of the dam should pro- in the new reservoir at Tai Lam Chung. Filters extension (20%, Sept. 58); Tai ceed.
Lam Cheung scheme: (a) section "L" New Works Completed include: Tai and "M" of southern group of catchwaters No work was undertaken during the O water supply; Tai Lam Chung scheme
(90% Aug. 58); (b) section "J" of quarter on the section of the Tai Lam (a) section "K" of southern group of southern group of catchwaters (90%, Aug. Chung catchwaters objected to by certain catchwaters (b) Tsun Wan Pumping 58); (c) sections "N" and "O" of southern villagers and referred to in the last quar- Station (c) Tsun Wan Treatment Works, group of catchwaters (75%, Dec. 58); (d) terly report.
and (d) Tsun Wan Staff Quarters: Shek tunne's nos. 7 & 8 of northwest and west Pik Scheme grouting test of cut-off
group of catchwaters (15%, Aug. 59): Kun Tong service reservoir (10%, Nov. 59) and Lai Chi Kok service reservoir second half (5%, July 59).
Total rainfall for the quarter was 20.357 trench. ins. (average 31.914 ins.). Total amount of water in storage at June 30th was New Works In Hand include*: N.T. 3,629,680,000 gallons as against 8,505, Supply Stage I (93%, Aug. 58); 5th series
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