The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-05-11
THE DROUGHT ENDED.
The BurgIarizing Of the Deadlock
Last Night-The High L.
cense Men Win.
SECOND BRANCH.

SECOND BRANCH.
This branch OF Council met last night
in special session to act On a petition
from the saloon keepers OF the city.
There were present at roll call Messr'
Adams, Cowden, Crowther, Goodlellow,
Horkheimer, Myles, Pollock Reeves,
Ritter, Simpson, Vockler, Wait, Yshn-
H. -.
rhe reading of the minutes were dis
nensed with, and Council proceeded to
the cons liberation Of the following
PETITION.
To the Honorable, the Mayor and Council
Of tho city Of Wheeling.
The undersigned, your petitioners, re-
spec,fully show that during the past year
they have kept coffee houses and ordlna-
riss under city license, and have paid the
taxes on the same. Their means, and In
many cases their whole means, Is invest
ed in their business, and they desire to
continue it unless prevented by axces
siye taxation. As Is we'll known, wages
have fallen within the last two
wears at least 80 per cent, and ousi
ness has been largely curtalle1. The
business oil your petitioners, without ex-
ceptloA, has decreased within the last
wear, and IN some cases to the extent OF
one-half. Almost every other business
paws taxes upon an assessment OF the
property employed in it, and is relieved
Of part of its taxation, by reason OF the
shrinKage OF values assesssssed, as we'll as
the FREQUENT failure 10 return 1t TO the
assessor. The business of your petition
era psylnc taxes without reference to any
such assessment, obtains no CORES
pouding relief. Relief can only
come by Council reducing the
taxes imposed, and your petitioners
respectfully pray to reduce the taxes on
licenses for coffee houses and ordlnarles
$50 each. They respectfully show that
their business pays much higher taxes
than any other. Of that they do not
now complain. But justice Asks that
their taxes should be reduced somewhat
when their receipts have been materially
diminished, and when the taxes on other
business are practically reduced
The tax, unless reduced, would
be- an onerous burden on your
petitioners and would render it im'
possible for some of them To continue
their business, because they could not
cope to do so and pay their honest debts
rs they all desire. And your petitioners
rs in duty bound, will ever pray, etc.
Signed | August Weidebuscb, August
Rolf, Gregory Warner, Casper He'll,
George Andrews, Chris. Flewlg, Chris,
tiap Heddrich, James Matthews, Chris
Barley, VIM Goetz, Thos. +. Ovens,
E.Kloppr er, Chris Se.bke, Chas. Koch
Henry Meier, l. II. Bssk, 5. KRIS
Henry Blumenberg, Henry Bleberson
Charles r. Behler. F. Relneke, +. G.
Was, James w. Bulger, Lawrence
Heller, Lorens Walter, Henry Neu-
hart, 4. w. Christman, - Harlen-
stein, Simon Lasch, e. Hsuser, A. G.
Miller, j. Beuter, John Kleves, August
Mathews, Kuhn u Sheeky, Franz
Klug, Loreuz Werle. F. Wlddel,
Jacob Nunge, j. B. Foose, Jacob Fra
zler, Peter Bouen Der ger, Il. Bronson,
Ii. Schwarz, s. D. Burdats, John Geb-
hart, John B;ederbusch, Fred. Blshopt,
John Schnell, T. A. Schs er, Va,
Maer, Joseph Beaten, August Molly,
Fred. Reineke, Julius Lohse, Henry
Amick, NJ. McManaway.
Wheeling, March 10, 1877.
The petition, after some considerable
discussion OF mild nature, WAS sent to
the First branch for information.
MISCELLANEOUS.
On motion the resolution tabled at the
last meeting, appointing Thos. 5. Blair,
J. w. Boring and 5. l.. BrIce from the
First branch Tnos. Ii. Logan, j. w.
Wait and +. Goodfellow, from the Sea.
ond branch, special committee, known
as the CalaweiI's Improvement Com
mittee, was taken from the table and
adopted.
The report of the Commissioners Of
Capitol Loan was received aud read.
The report was simply on the bonds
issued and disbursed. Embodied in the
report was also the resignation OF Messrs.
OFT and Vance rs such commissioners.
The report of the sexton OF the city
cemetery, setting forth that tho cemetery
was in bad condition., WAS received and
referred TO the Committee GU Confer.
ence with power to act.
The petition OF numerous citizens OF
the Fifth ward, asking that the curb or
dered reset on the west side of Market
street At the lower end OF toe market
house, be reset two feet further towards
the centre of the street, was agreed to.
On motion the resignation of MeSsrs.
OFT and Vance, as commissioners ct the
capitol loan was referred TO the Finance
Committee, with instructions to report
their successors at future meeting
Numerous petitions were received,
read. and referred to the proper CON nit
tees.
&. r. Warner was granted license
to keep billiard hall at the Mcclure
house; J. &. Hervey was granted a
license as suctioneer, and Crockerd u
Seaman were granted = license to keep
wharf boat.
The ordinance defining and describing
certain ohenses, covering the knife trick,
ETC., was returned from the First branch,
that branch insisting on its former action
in relation thereto, and asking commit
tee of conference. Messrs. Cowdep,
Deiters and Simpson were appointed
such committee.
THE LIQUOR LICENSE AGAIN.
The petition from the saloon keepers
was returned from the First branch with
the information that it hal been read,
being returned 10 the Second branch