New-York tribune., 1886-08-10
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE TRANSATLANTIC STEAMSHIP WAR.

THE TRANSATLANTIC STEAMSHIP WAR.
YEARS on A GENERAL CUTTING OF RATEs-QUEs-
TIoNs THAT TROUBLE THE ENGLISH LINES
There were specially new features IN the war
of the Continental steamship lines YESTERDAY, Dut
Sraye apprehension felt that before the Red star
line is whipped into tho traces there VIII be gen
eral cutting of rates Is even sad thad
Conference the agents are seillpg tickets az cuo
rates The agents vino have sod the Red Staf Line
tickets as we'll those of other hues are sending
The Red star Line tickets back, in accordance with
The Conference rule prohibiting agents to sell ilcN
cts of non Conference lines. TINS is prac1calIy
boycott. since the most reputable and best knoWn
sub-agents are agents of the Conference ilhes.
There is also an unsettled feeling among the Eng
lish lines. which, 1t is believed Will result III
general disruption Of then affairs. III Is que 70
feeling Of the owners of large steamships tuat Wy
do not get as much business as they need anu a
jealousy on the part of some OF the INES aSaIHs.
others of weilearned reputation, like the W mte
Star and Cunard lines The first disturbance 1ano ,'
when the Hamburg American Line began nia,in maHmS
GothenbUrs and Eew-York, with steerage Iate OF
$40 The English lines particularly the W hSpn i,SUn
and HULL felt that this was an encroachmcnt upon upon
their prerogatives, and concluded 10 inect 'I - "a
petition. he only thing done thus lar Is we I'll a
ductiou of he fare between GothehDure anu nun
from 10 EugIshl shllings TO D shilnes .. po,ti
Then the Nortl-iierman Lloyd running 10 'nn Da,,a
more receive diifercntial rate on 'housn] ] ~,
GERS To tie West of 81 80 against those coni,e pt
way of New-York. because OF the shoI.oi . %
distance and want iuIthel lte The ameri
cau'S @ ~ ',rv vi5S 70 Philadelphia also cl AIMS
difiercntial rate the shorter railroad olstarSe t
Cd onof her on the longer water distance 1 ne
Iuan inc running to Montreal, and two OF the
lines ruuuing to New-Iofk, demand a dlnerentiai
rate AGAINST the lines OF stah1lng repulation.
60 with ali of these questions and the war among
the Continental lines, IT is feared that mere VIII oe
adisturbaace of rates among the hrgilsh llhes'
WORK ON THE FIFrH-AVE. PAVEMENT.
THE ENGiYLER SATISFIED WITH THAT NOW BEING
DONE-MR. BAIRD WANTS HIS MONEY.
Engineer Mclean has reported to Control Ter
LOew that the work OF repaving flfthayG mas
been completed on the lover section from lmrty-
seventh to Forty-nlnth SITS, and on the upper sec
ton from EIghty-tiith TO Ninetcth SITS. ana III ad-
dItion tie concrete has been I2d up 10 nty sec sec
Ond-st. on the lower, and from Nneueth to Eghty-
first Ste on tie upper section. The avenue Is oIcn
TO traffic to Fort ty-eIchth-st on the lower. ana on
fhe up;er at Eighty -eghth-st. Since June the
concrete has beeu mixed by measure and under
special inspectors appointed for the purpose OF
Oy.riookIrg Il. Mr.. Mclean SAYS that since that
time II can be accepted as satisfactory. lDe cement
is good. ho sand good and the stone sulhclentS
GOOD iOr the purpooc ali bough not OF trap or ghtS
1t is broken up from the stone which formed inc
foundation of the former Ielf0rd pavement lrc-
yious tC June : when the test measurement was
made. Mr.. Mclean says he IL convinced that tne
corcrctc was irlegulary made aud that larger pro-
portions of sand and stone were used thah 'ne
Specifications require, as was previously lcpi'cN
Mr. Mclean ADDS:
The work taken as whole is undoubtedly better than
any pavement yet laid down u the city Inc cotl us
though perfectly straight and uniform, are more
nesrly than IN other stroe', ana the sGIiaVo -
sveu and good , The pavement Is being laid with
Great care and the result is only sfsctory in the
failure make the courses more nearly UNIFORM ana III
tie use OF stones not allowed by the pechcatlon nc
requirements of hlug the JOINTS with cement anu
arc very well carried out ln tie matter or the cross
walks considerable Improvement has been made since my
last report Many OF lie defects, but not ALL have Ueen
rectied.
Matthew Baird, the contractor engaged IN laying
the pavement called on tie Controller yeStcI4@y
and demard,d payment for the woi done lhe
Controller said he was satisfied from the report OF
his engineer that the work was now beng well
done. and he was willing TO pay Tor the pprI 0u
done SINCE Junc S but lac did not know whether he
hai the authority to make payment ON the second
lrstalment before the first was paid. Later IN the
dav the (ontfoller wrote 10 the Corporation Couh-
el asking for this information.