The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-04-15

The application Of Joseph AllwingeF
10 keep coffee house Of No. 1920, corner
Of Main and Goth streets, which had been
granted BY the Second Branch was, after
some discussion concurred In.
The ordinance In relation to the duties
and powers Of the Committee on Health
and defining the same was under con.
sideration, when the delegation Of ladies
representing tho womans temperance
league, who had already visited the Sec
ond Branch was announced.
Mr.. Lancaster Of the, Second Branch
introduced the ladies and handed 10 the
Mayor two large rolls Of paper contain.
ing the names Of signers 10 Q petition 10
the Council. -
Mr., Pannelrmoved that the Branch
suspend the regular business In order to
give tho ladies an opportunity 70 make
known the object Of their visit, and there
being no objection Mrs. Dr.. Reilly de-
livered short address TO the Mayor and
Council setting forth the terrible evils Of
intemperance that was destroying vast
numbers Of the young men Of this city,
not only the young men but the older
ones too.
She related how that as she was
returning from the afternoon prayer meet.
ing to-day she met upon the street six
young men so drunk that they knew not
what they were doing, and they were
but lew Of those who are being destroy.
ed, both body and soul, by the traffic In
strong drink.
She referred to the protest Of the OPP
ponents oil the temperance cause, that the
course pursued was unwomanly; but
nothing was said about lie being un.
womanly for women 10 90 10 saloons and
lead away their drunken husbands and
sons. She hoped that the honorable gen.
tlemen Of the Council would remember
their great responsibility before heaven,
and by their official action set the seal Of
dishonor upon the whisky traffic. The
rolls which we now present TO you con-
tain the names Of four thousand adult
citizens praying that the Council would
grant no more license and refuse 10 renew
those already granted when they should
have expired. After Mrs. Reilly had fin.
ished her remarks permission was asked
to offer prayer In the chamber. Mr..
Pannell moved that the request be grant.
ed, and there being no objection, the ladies
kneeled down and were led in prayer by
Mrs Ed. Hobbs, after which the President
thanked the members for the courtesy
that had been extended 10 them, and the
ladies then retired.
Regular business having been resumed,
the action Of the Second Branch upon the
report oil the Fire Department upon the
current expenses, and also the report Of
the joint Standing Committee on accounts
was concurred in.
An ordinance in relation to the storage
oil oils was laid on the table for further
consideration.
The reading Of certain ordinances, ow.
ing 10 the imperfect mVnner In which they
had been transcribed, was suspended, and
on motion Of Mr.. PANEL were return ed to
the City Clerk to be properly copied.
MIR. Stone offered a resolution that the
Committee on Ordinances be instructed
to take into consideration the propriety Of
framing an ordinance to prevent the man.
uiacture of brick within the city limits
except under certain restrictions, and the
means best adapted to give such an ordi-
nance force and effect.
On motion the First Branch adjourned.