The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-12-27

CtFX CoVHCIIrrSEC0SD BRANVhl..
C;ty Council met last night in special
session. In the Second branch the iol.
Ie eSg Gentlemen answered TO their
names Al roll.call, Erskine, Hork'
heimer, Hell, Mylfs, Mesaw' =, r eo.sSa.'
Travis, yogler, .Wernst, ht, rtesle Sn.
Tbsrc heinz NJ quorum present, q Ser
aasn. wa despatched with instructions
s y u.s., a,d bring to the Council cham.
10 h :. 'snor:h absent members 10 complete
a. ,,,Srum. The Sergeant in short
~. ~ Appeared with Messrs. Hanke, King
hsrn and McCourtney: !,
In the meanwhile Mcssrs. Travis and
Kingdom had retired, and the Branch
wps compelled 10 adjourn for lack Of the
necessary. thirteen members who con-
Adjourned 10 Friday evening next. .
s ~ PRsr BRANCH. ~ =.
Present: Mayor Sweeney, Messrs.
Blair, Rrice, Brtier6eld, Cowen, oarna-
han. Eeerter, Hall McAdams, Roberts,
schambra, WalIace and Wilson.
Tho minutes Of the last meeting we're
read and there being no corrections were
signed by the. Mayo, and CLERK. dix
4 message from the Second Branch an
uounced the announcement that body
in the resolution reducing the wages on
Application Of james A, Henry, toi
license to keep coffee house on the ISi'
and, came up under the rule: ,4 81;
The question being on the SonelIf-
renee in the action Of the Second Branch
Mr.. Stone offered the remopstrance Of o.
The heads Of families residing. on the Isl
and with the exception Of nineteen
against the granting Of said license or any
| license for the sale Of beer, ale Or NAL
iliauors 10 the 9Th Ward. '.'.l5 j"
Mr.. Blair then, offered petition or re-
moustrance gotten mp by the ladies reel
dent Of the Island; respectfully presented
| TO Council, asking that they refuse
| license to veil intoxicating drinks In th'
| 7ik Ward. - 49,, 81 "a;
Mr.. Henry then presented and !. hat
| read a list OF names asking that no b
granted license to keep a saloon 10 th'
t7.h Ward. The petition Was very long
! but had out OF some 400 or 500 names
only some is or 90 Of residents Of The
! Tth Ward. d Z, H a.7Al'l ,'Psa TX ]
On the motion to concur Mr.. Ston'
called the attention Of the Branch TO ih'
nnanimity Of the application against tn
granting Of the licen,e.
Mr, Blair believed that II false notion
| prevailed Ia relation TO licenses. SOM
| thought thatall II man had to do was Z
apply for license and by paying hi
money demand IL even az Alright. Tb,
very contraryis The spirit ofthe law !
Iis that the people may know who the up
'lb,icant Is and where he proposes 10 opei
| Lis saloon, that the law provides that ID
petition for license shall lay over ON
week so that tho people, residents OF tn
Ward Or Vicinity may have a chance :
make known their oppcsition II there
any. The 7th Ward has demonstrated an!
the issue is whether Council in opposi
lion 10 the remembrance OF the citizen
Of the ward and OF the members VIII
Erepresent the ward will grant the .peii
ton -,
On call Of the ayes aud hayes, th
votes in favor oiconcurring were Mcssrl
Bnttetlicld and Schambra, those oppose
we're Messrs. Baird, Blair, Brice, Cewat
Canadian, Egerter, Hall MeAdam!I
Roberts, Stone, Wallace and Wilson;
A resolution was read that the Con-
tmittee on Finance be instructed to e1
, anime and ascertain the margin. il any
on which the city may issue bonds in &c
, cordance with the Sth section, article l
Of the Constitution Of Yves, Nirsini'
and that they report at the next mee,in
Of Council, and was adopted.
Tie report OF the Committee on Leg
islaiion vas read.
Mayor Sweeney reported that Chic
Marshal VIM. Windcr and his assistant
had appeared before him and had take
, the oath Of office as required by law.
Branch adjourned.