The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-10-19
CITY COUNCIL.
saloon License ReyOked-B. 4 o. COM
paly Rejects the Right OF Way Orii-
naHce-6as Trustees Elected, &e,

saloon License RsvOked-B. 4 o. Com.
paRy Rejects the Right OF Way Ordi.
napee-6as Trustees Elected, &c.
The special meeting Of the City Council
last night was well attended. In the Second
Branch President Scott presided, and all the
members were present except Echstruth,
HalleF, Habberfeld, Hoffman and Laughlin,
After some unimportant business the Clerk
read the following communication:
WHEELING, October II, 1881.
To he Honorable Mayor and Council Of he CITY
Of Wheeling,
GENTLEMEN Under section % OF an ordi-
nance OF the city in reference TO 0rdinaries
and Coffee Houses (page OF printed ordinances
l75l and in compliance with said section, It
becomes my duty as Clerk Of the Municipal
Court OF Wheeling, police side, to report to
your honorable body that Joseph Webb, a
licensed keeper OF coffee house at II Six
tenth street, has been twice convicted In the
Police Court Of violating the twentieth sec
ton OF an ordinance in relation To ordinarieS
and coffee houses, for selling liquor on the
Sabbath day at his coffee house, to-wit on
Sunday, May Sth, 1881, and Sunday, October
Is, 1881, and fined so and costs In each Of
said cases. In the first case the judgment Of
said court has been satisfied, and in the latter
an appeal has been made by his attorney,
lremain yours respectfully,
THOMAS II. DARRAII
Clerk Of the Municipal COwtCf lHhceiiNg,
Mr.. Walter moved to lay this on the table,
and Mr.. Schockey seconded the motion, but
It was voted down. Mr.. Kimberly then
moved that the license of Joseph Webb be
annulled, In accordance with the ordinance.
Mr.. Walter demanded the yeas and nays,
and the vote stood as follows;
Ayes-Armstrong Baker, Clark, CONNER
ford, Davis Dunnlng, Grogan, Hildreth,
Kimberly, Veterinarian, Prince, Smith, Steele,
Warehouse and Wingertcr.
NOes-Scott, Walter, SchOCkey, Robinson
and Burdatts.
The license was accordingly declared re-
yOked.
The following communication was then
read, and on motion was received and ordered
placed on file:
b. 4 o. II. Il. Co., OFFICE OF PRESIDENT,
BALTIMORE, 18th Oct, 1881,
TO The Mayor and CITY Council, Wheeling w. Va
GEXTLEMEN;--At the regular monthly meet
ing OF the Board OF Directors Of this company,
held on the seventeenth inst, the following
resolution was unanimously adopted
"RcsOlret, That In view OF the OnerOuS pro-
visions and impraCtiCAble conditions con-
tanned in the ordinance of the City Of Wheel
ing, approved the twelfth day Of September,
1881, this company hereby declines to accept
the said ordinance"
| am, with great respect
Your obediOnt servant
JoMS W. GARRETT,
PrcJident
The bond OF George He'll MS Clerk OF the
Board Of Gas Trustees, with Casper He'll and
., Hess as surety, and that OF Samuel +.
Farls with J. Ed. Faris and Frank Falloure
rs surety, were approved and accepted
The fiscal report OF the Gas Trustees was
received and referred to the committee on
lights, II shows u balance on hand Of Sill 03.
A number OF unimpOrtant resolutions In
regard to curbs and crossings were taken up
and diversity disposed Of
In tho First Branch the Mayor occupied
the chair and MCssrs. Rutterfleld Myles,
MCAdams, Simpson, HoeOkler, Hail. Boring,
Cacraft, Wellington, Schultz, Fritz and
Hull were present,
The action Of the Second Branch in accept
Ing the resignation Of Geo. X. Wheat ms Gas
Trustee was conCurrCd in, us also the accept
ance Of the bonds OF MesSrs. Faris and Hell,
The two branches then went into Joint ses,
sion for the purpose Of electing q Jus trustee
In place of Mr.. Wheat resigned,
The Mayor took the chair,
Mr., Prince nominated Samuel I.aughln
for the p0sitiOni Mr.. Clark, James i. ACker;
Mr., hurdatS, VIM. dillingham;, and Mr.. Hull
Dr. lIazlett
The first ballot resulted as follows: AckCr,
q Ellingham, 0; lIazlett, / I.aughlln, 10.
sixteen votes only being necessary to a