New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-22

dered vbw ysucb risk should be taken.
and were not at all surprised when the Coinmna
starboard side struck the IRON , ,nf fec Of
the guard rail of the Columbia. AS inc plow Mas
not severe one, there was no extraordinary eHce
ment among the Usy nnH # claimed
that the pilot of the Columbia would have peen en-
tirely 10 blame. The damages were not so serious
"a 70 make il necessary for the Columbia to lie up
The City of Washington suffered no more damage
than having her paint scratched
AIDS TO A REVISION OF THE TARIFF
The Metropolitan Industrial League to-day. VIII
begin sending ont blanks TO the members OF lne
league 300 in number. and TO the representatives
of all Industries i'll the state of New 1ork anouo
200 III ALL calling for statistics and ngnres uPIi
which to base just and equitable revision OF Wy
tariff. These blanks have been preparea4f
BY faarS Hill At Wnshnson who
has been granted leave Of absence to 90 thls woiH'
Accompanying these blanks and forming cons'u .
cradle part of the somewhat volgm'noIs Ds SEIZED
ueS and Rates of the United States WIN NJ
sions" The laws and schedules are so arr'lllgJu nS
greatly to facilitate an intengeh. anu and nd
sive response, including columns OF sPecio "nnu ' w.
yaOrem rates of duty the average ad ValoIeI !'.o
paid last year, and blank column LOT te lsei 20
of figures by the manufacturer. giving ms iu'a do "
What the rate should be. On his lntrodmcu9h 10
this circular to the manufacturers, MI I'M asks
viii you give this careful attenGh ava column Tn 9" of
scLedules and under noes any revision th"l your III
Custry requires or admits, VIZ: -,
Whether in the classification OF the article s.
Whether increase or reduction III rae Oh uYi + .,
Whether specific or al VtoIeiD ~ Son' No. i,to
fine ucuation in values OF the articles entering mo
Your businessin lien OF the present added 70 or
dropped from the schedule or free ISL. - ..sr ho
Whether any and what points OF the present tau No
caused Won complication in any way.
Please return, after doing the neediul work 10 tHY
above address, early as convenient, ana uule WIN
thus saved when personally visiting you, by TINS u
acknowledgement US . .,. ,,s NTH vour
specncati0ns adj led and thus compared to average anu
adjust the with data otherwise ootaheG nnu n
hand and then TO present TO the League complete talH
laws and schedulcsso revised In equity, for your ap-
prOyal and acceptance.
BY the results thus obtained Mr. Hill hopes to
harmonic the interests OF all our great industries.
Mr. Helps system Is novel. Ills digest ana lolin
for RECOMMENDATION I'll ninety pages, closing with
an alphabetical index. Amer beng ais,
ri6@5ed in T f6S Met S5ScfHSa Dstrei
arrangements will be made for systematic dlstrlDu,
ton III all the states. The returns VIII De hgIi;cII
up and put iii shape early in October, after when
they will be submitted first to the Executive COM
mttce and subsequently 10 the League Tor approval
The report will then be presented to the arlt COM
NISSAN and in he event that the Commission does
not consider il favOrahly, TO Congress a rGg1lH
NEE Ing of the Executive COMMITTEE OF tne MUS
trial League will be held at O'Clock TINS AFTER
nOOn
CHANGES TO BE MADE AT COMFY ISLAND.
lis the intention of the Manhattan Beach I'm
movement Company before next summer TO put III
efxecntion a mart of the general plan of improve
ment that has been contemplated from INC hISl.
The final OBJECT OF the company is 10 reclaim inc
salt marshes that occupy so much OF the island
near Manhattan Beach, and TO replace THESE user 81
tracts OF swampy land win cottages ana HlIEcs.
Sbeepsbead BAY Is TO be dredged, and the shallow
flats ON the south side of the channel filled M SO as
to provide bay front where co, ages may be Dult.
similar bay is to De formed upon ad ,Dt rSa
side OF the cOmpany's property by cutting OUT nc
land directly bordering upon the creek Whlch con
meets Sheepshead Bay with the open water Dcyonu'
These projects are not YET embodied IN uehhle
form but some OF the work is 10 be done AT once.
With reference TO immediate improvements tnl9
treasurer of the Manhattan Beacn Company Sdlu
Yesterday: 1t Is the purpose OF the company po-
fore the heXt holiday season to CONSTRUCT Il uIIFc-
way over the waste lana Of Manhattan ID -ach as ldr
as the Oriental Hotel, TO set the paXiHOn luItAer
back and to build u few cottages on the Deach hQt
far from the Oriental Hotel. The dTVeNay VIII
greatly facilitate communication WIN DIOohNh
and supply a IOng-ieit want, beside con-
trIbutng 10 the work contemplated at Sleeps
head Bay. The success when mas IQLoNCu wv
opening of the Oren;al Hotel gives The company
every reason to believe Thar large number Oh coz
tage built upon Manhattan beach would COIN
lnand prices which would amply reward inc ehteI-
prise. III these cottages are taken UP as IleIc 10
every reason TO believe they Will be, the lunlDer
will be increased III proportion TO the dcinanu. ne
uatronage OF the Oriental Hotel has shown that
good people are glad to 20 for considerable part
OF the summer to Coney Island Inc pdVlnOh De-
tween the Manhattan Beach and the OrehlaI 40,
tel will be set back next year from the SHORE, ana
divided into lodging ROOMS IOr guests lHC o'"C4
is gradually rising ana widening. ms result Is uuc
TO the etties which were Dult yea OF t"O ago IoI
mat nirn,se " hen the marshes are ali Tiled III,
il is intended to lay out the are III irregular pOto
for The convenience OF the coJIagcrs. a. g DuIIalu,
the landscape gardener, engaged Ill the CON
struction OF Prospect PARK, Is now drawing up Il
plan tor the beach"
Some important ch anges will also be made next
wear at Brighton Beach. Besides the construction
OF a new iron pier i'll the place OF the oid WOODEN
pier the bathing pavilion VIII be moved back upon
a line with the Hotel Brghton Inc buIAhgad Miu
Le removed topet her with the piers and lies that
sup port the pavilion. Nature Will thus be allowed
to take her own course with the beach, Inc re-
moyal of the music stand TO side oil the hOtci has
been suggested also us removal further down the
beach IN 'front.' OF the hotel, but no decision on TINS
point has yet been arrived at. Nj. DIesuns lease
OF the Hotel ghtOn expires tins ta ana IL Is not
expected that 1t viii DC renewed.