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Board consist of two Democrats and two Republicans. This bill was brought about by the recent appointment of a third Democrat, before which, the Board had been politically divided, as provided for in Mr. Hoag's bill.

No. 1388. Amending the Consolidation Act by providing that the candidate for Mayor receiving the second largest number of votes, shall be a member of the Board of Estimate and Apportionment, and providing for his salary in case he be not already in receipt of a salary from the city.

MOSES DINKELSPIEL.

12TH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT.

[12th assembly district bounded by E. 11th St., East River, Stanton St., Clinton St., and Ave. B.]

COUNTY DEMOCRAT. No KNOWN OCCUPATION BUT POLITICS.

House, 250 Seventh Street.

Mr. Dinkenspiel was born in New York City, June 3d, 1855, of German parents. He attended public schools. He was formerly a salesman in a dry goods house. He was recording clerk in the county clerk's office in 1883 and 1884. He calls himself a clerk, but has had no business in recent years except that of clerk for the book-making and pool-selling firm of Daly and Company. In January, 1888, he was appointed as paymaster in the auditor's department of the New York Custom House, but after an investigation into his record had brought to light the fact of his connection with gamblers, he was not permitted to perform the duties of his office, and soon resigned. [He was a member of the assembly in 1886, and as a County democrat voted against the Nooney excise bills, and the two Tammany deals—the aqueduct commission bill, and the Bruns department of public works bill. These were all bad bills.

He served in the assembly of 1889 also, and left a bad record, his only redeeming act being a vote against the "Deal Bills."

During the past session, his record did not improve. Although the County democracy was committed to the Saxton Ballot bill, he did not vote for it, and in other respects his record was bad. Introduced but few bills, and

those of a colorless character.

Received when elected, 4,211 votes; Benjamin Van Leuwen, Tammany Democrat, 2,519. Total number of votes cast, 6,834.

Member of standing committees, (1) on Cities, (2) on Excise, and (3) on Taxation and Retrenchment.

He introduced 4 bills. Three of them were:

No. 208. Providing for the appointment of three new School Commissioners, within ten days after the passage of the act, one to be a resident of the first, one of the second, and one of the fourth school districts, to serve until 1891, 1892 and 1893 respectively, and providing, that thereafter, there shall be appointed one School Commissioner from each school district, instead of from the entire city. An old and thoroughly bad bill, which would greatly limit the Mayor's ability to select suitable men for the important position of school commissioners. At present, the commissioners may be selected without reference to their places of residence in the city. The distribution under this bill would make the division of patronage more acceptable to the politicians. The bill embodies the unphilosophical idea that in matters of public education the interests of different parts of the city are diverse. Introduced in the Senate by Mr. Ahearn,

No. 200.

No. 1206. Amending Section 2, Chapter 855 of the Laws of 1867, by providing that the Comptroller shall pay

into the city treasury the money which has accumulated from the special tax on the original elevated railroad, this money to be used for the general reduction of taxation,

No. 1377. To extend for two years, under certain conditions, the validity of consents given by local municipal authorities to the building of street surface railways,

FREDERICK S. GIBBS, 13TH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT,
[13th assembly district bounded by W. 26th St., 9th Ave.,
W. 32d St., 8th Ave., W. 29th St., 7th Ave., W. 25th
St., 6th Ave., W. 23d St., 7th Ave., W. 16th St.,
Hudson River.]
REPUBLICAN.

No KNOWN OCCUPATION BUT POLITICS. HAS A DESK AT 60 Barclay St. House, 427 West 22d St.

Mr. Gibbs was born in Seneca Falls, New York, on the 22d March, 1845, of American parents. He was educated in public schools; entered business as a clerk for the Gould Manufacturing Company, became its manager, and until about a year ago, retained that position. He enlisted in the army in 1862, and was mustered out at the close of the war as a First Lieutenant. He was state senator from the Eighth District in 1884 and 1885, and then earned the title of the "Wicked Gibbs." He was chairman of the special senate committee bearing his name, appointed in 1885, to investigate various New York City departments. He was an unsuccessful candidate for senator in 1881 and 1885, and for the assembly in 1886. He was also the machine Republican nominee for Mayor in 1884, when he was sold out by the "boys" to such an extent, that he received under 45,000 votes. He went to the assembly in 1889, on the wave of a Presidential campaign, and was again elected by a narrow majority last autumn. His last election is believed to have been due to a bargain with the Demo

cratic machine, and his course in the Assembly gives color to this belief. Although regarded as poor at the time of his election, he soon showed a taste for entertaining, and spent money like water. He was instrumental in defeating the Hendricks License Bill, when it seemed likely to pass the House.

He and Hamilton Fish, Jr., being opposed to their party on various questions, got up the famous "combine" with Tammany Hall, and at one period they were strong enough to defeat any measure they chose. During the last days of the session, they undertook to pass a resolution appointing an investigation committee, to offset the harm done to Tammany by the Fassett Committee. This was defeated. Fish received from Tammany a set of diamond shirt studs, and Gibbs secured the appointment, by the Mayor, of his pal and intimate, Clarence W. Meade, to a police justiceship. This last act was more than the Republicans could stand, and on the 18th of September, 1890, Gibbs was summarily expelled from the Republican party.

Gibbs is a thoroughly bad man. He keeps his name out of the jobs in which he is interested, and gets other men to put them through. Is not much of a speaker, but a schemer, -tricky, treacherous and able. It is said that in his last canvass he caused a spurious circular to be distributed, warning Protestants not to vote for him, on account of his Roman Catholic sympathies, and thus secured a strong Irish Catholic support.

Received when elected, 2,819 votes; John Wesley Smith, candidate of the United Democracy, 2,637; Lincoln W. McLeod, anti-Gibbs Republican, 1,681. Total number of votes cast, 7,206.

Chairman of standing committee (1) on Public Health, and member of standing committees (2) on Cities and (3) on Charitable and Religious Societies.

He introduced to bills.

No. 157.

Among them were:

Relating to Factory Inspectors.

No. 182. Prohibiting the building of more than one railroad track in streets less than 33 feet in width from curb to curb. Introduced in Senate by Mr. Stewart as No. 73.

No. 186. Increasing the salaries of the Surrogate, Recorder, City Judge and the two judges of the Court of General Sessions from $12,000 to $15,000.

No. 475. Amending the Consolidation act by providing that if during a trial, without a jury, in a District Court in the city of New York, a question of fact shall arise, the Justice, in his discretion, may adjourn the trial, and order it to be proceeded with by jury.

Nos. 743, 801 and 1121. To amend Section 335 of the Penal Code by prohibiting the sale, or the offering for sale, with tobacco, of any picture of any kind, or other thing apart from tobacco, unless the same be used as a trade mark. A bill aimed at the cigarette manufacturers.

No. 930. Providing for a commission to inquire into the expediency of enlarging the territory of New York City, by including within it part of Westchester county, the western end of Long Island including Brooklyn, and Staten Island. Introduced in 1889 by Mr. Crosby. With amendments, became a law. Chap. 311, Laws 1890.

No. 1337.

Raising the rank and increasing the salary

of police precinct detectives.

No. 1438. Relating to Tax Searches.

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