exempt places of public worship from the payment of any fees for the privilege of constructing vaults under sidewalks, or in front of their structures. Became a law, Chap. 138, Laws 1890. No. 648. Making the salary of Police Court clerks payable monthly, instead of quarterly. Became a law, Chap. 187, Laws 1890. No. 862. Providing that revocations of liquor licenses shall not be had, except upon conviction of the licensee, by a court of competent jurisdiction, and reducing the period during which a licensee cannot renew or take out another license, after conviction, from three years to one year. An utterly bad bill, which would make it extremely hard, if not impossible, to secure a revocation in any case. The bill takes the power of revocation out of the hands of the Excise Commission, and is solely in the interest of the law-breaking liquor dealers. When Mr. Martin found that the bill excited strong opposition, he withdrew it. Nos. 948, 1222 and 1441. An old bill appropriating not more than $250,000 for the erection of a soldiers' and sailors' memorial arch at or near the Fifth Avenue entrance to Central Park at 59th Street. Nos. 1331 and 1427. Authorizing the Board of Estimate and Apportionment to settle the claim of the City against the Central Park, North and East River Railroad Company, for unpaid license fees for running cars during 1887 and 1888. WILLIAM SOHMER, 10TH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT. [roth assembly district bounded by St. Mark's Place, Ave. A, 7th St,, Ave. B, Clinton St., Stanton St., Bowery, and 3d Ave.] TAMMANY DEMOCRAT. MANAGER BRANCH OFFICE NIAGARA House, 9 Third Avenue. Mr. Sohmer was born in Wurtemberg, Germany, 26th May, 1852, and emigrated in 1859. Was educated in the public schools. He has been engaged in the insurance business since 1872. Mr. Sohmer's record during the past session was good. He was regular in attendance, and did not ally himself with the more disreputable members of the House. He is to be commended for his independent stand upon the Saxton Ballot Reform Bill; having promised his constituents to vote for this measure, he did so, in face of strong pressure from his party, who threatened to "leave any man home" who voted for this bill. Received when elected, 4,531 votes; Philip Wassung, Republican, 3,697. Total number of votes cast, 8,260. Member of Standing Committee on Insurance. He introduced 5 bills. No. 564. Appropriating Among them were : $150,000 for the acquisition of an armory site for the 69th Regiment, and $350,000 for the building of the armory. Stewart. No. 1315. Introduced in Senate by Mr. Providing that no one shall be a leader or member of a regimental band unless he be a citizen, or shall have legally declared his intention of becoming one. No. 1316. Requiring all street surface railroads to use cog-wheels and "dogs" in connection with brakes used upon their cars. No. 1472, by request. Authorizing the distribution of assets of insolvent savings banks (where the same have remained unclaimed for five years) among depositors that have not been paid in full. WILLIAM NICHOLAS HOAG. IITH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT. [11th assembly district bounded by 40th St., Lexington Ave., 23d St., 6th Ave., W. 25th St., and 7th Ave.] REPUBLICAN. SECRETARY LAWRENCEVILLE Cement Co. 115 Broadway. House, 55 West 39th Street. Mr. Hoag was born in New York City, September 5th, 1861, of American parents, and educated in the military academy at Poughkeepsie. He is now secretary of the Lawrenceville Cement Company. Mr. Hoag is an honest member, and made a good record as far as he understood his duties. He lacked force of character, which, together with the want of proper leadership upon the floor of the House, made him of less use to the city than was expected. With all his good intentions, Mr. Hoag is wholly unable to cope with such tricksters as Gibbs, and wielded little influence beyond that of his vote, which was generally cast on the right side. He was active chiefly in the introduction of bills, two of which, as noted below, were of positive merit while others (which he did not press) were crudely drawn and impracticable. With fuller knowledge of municipal affairs, however, and with greater experience and vigor, Mr. Hoag would be of real service to New York City. Received when elected, 2,299 votes; H. DeForest Baldwin, candidate of the United Democracy, 2,022. Total number of votes cast, 4,373. Member of standing committees, (1) on Cities, and (2) on Public Printing. He introduced II bills. Nos. 310 and 760 an old bill, placing the Department of Docks under the control of the Board of Estimate and Apportionment, as the other city departments are. A good bill. Introduced in the Senate by Mr. Ahearn. No. 457. For the removal of the 42d street reservoir, and the turning of the land now occupied by it into a public park, the expense of the removal to be paid for by adjacent property owners. Nos. 544, 1033 and 1270. Reducing the salary of the City Chamberlain from $25,000 to $20,000, compelling him to pay his own office rent, and providing that all the fees of his office shall be paid into the city treasury. No. 729. Making it unlawful to maintain any electrical conductor over or on any street, or in any building connected with wires in such street, which conductor carries an electric current dangerous to "the life of a person accidentally touching it." A possibly well intended, but entirely impracticable attempt to suppress the use in New York City of so-called "high pressure "electric currents. No. 774. Abolishing the present Bureau of Elections in the Police Department, and creating instead a new Department of Elections, consisting of two members, at a salary of $5,000 each, to serve six years. The commissioners to be elected under this bill were to be of different political faith. It further provided that Mr. John J. O'Brien should serve as Chief of the Bureau of Elections until 1893. A bad and crudely drawn bill, bearing a family resemblance to its author's Electrical Conductor Bill above mentioned, in that it would obviously be incapable of being put in practice. Apart from the principle of bi-party control, the only clear thing about the bill is its aim to provide for the continuance of O'Brien in lucrative office. No. 828. Providing for the health examination of vessels arriving at quarantine, up to 10 o'clock, upon the request of those in charge of the vessel. The health officer "shall be paid in addition to other fees, a sum sufficient to reimburse the expense, and to compensate for the trouble caused by complying with such request." The latest hour at which a vessel may be examined at quarantine under the present law, is at sundown. No. 841. Amending the Consolidation Act by providing that a permit to open the streets for any purpose other than to make house connections, must be obtained from the Commissioner of. Public Works, and that when such permit is asked for, the Commissioner shall advertise the fact in the City Record, and invite like applications for "such portions of the streets of the city as may be designated by him in such notice." When a permit is granted, and the street again closed, "it shall be unlawful to grant any other permit for the removal of the pavement in that portion of the streets of the city until after the lapse of one year." A good bill. No. 1068. Amending Section 52 of Consolidation Act, by requiring the Comptroller to turn over to the city the fees now retained by him under Chapter 483 of the laws of 1885, being the 5 per cent allowed him from collections made under theCollateral Inheritance Tax Act." No. 1356. Incorporating "The New York Zoological and Botanical Gardens" to be located north of 155th Street. No. 1371 and 1528. Providing that hereafter the appointments of Police Commissioners be such as to make the |