The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-04-19
49,
A SPECIAL EEIING
OF Couucil-An athcssor Elected and u Ii.
cease Ordlnnnoe Adopted.

4. 49, ."
A special meeting Of both branches oi
Council was called yesterday morning for
last evening, Tor the purpose OF elec.ing an
Assessor for the Second district, which CON.
ptIses the South siis, and for the purpose OF
adopting The snhual license ordinance Tor
orlinasles mud coffee houses. II haa always
been the custom Ia the past TO pas an ordi.
nance of this nature every year, and It's pas.
sge' was usually put OFT until the latter part
OF April, SO That those 10 the business, II
they rented q hOuse The frat OF April, were
not sure whether tho license would be raised
the first OF May or not. 1t was In order 10
obviste this uncertainty that an ordinance
%as prepared that fixes the tax Oh licenses
been In force for sAyEral yearu pas. II hrs
been before Council Tor about q month, but
was not adopted by bath branches until last
night. 70
Tho ordinance provides that thers shall bs
levied, collected and paid Tor the usa Of the
city u lax On licenses for each and every year,
commencing on tho first Moaday In May 10
zach Yea. at noon aud unding vt mon on the
trss Monday 10 May OF each succeeding year.
On a license to keep N ordinary, hotel OF
tavern, With the privilege OF selling ut the
same sptri.uons liquors, wine, porter, ulc,
beer, Intoxicating cider, or my drink Of q
like nature, al retail q tax Of $3.50 II thu
rental value Of ouch ordinary, hotel or tavern
doss not exceed 5000 psr annum, but II The
rental value thereof shall exceed 5000 pei
aunulu and be not over 1000, u tax IFS per.
cent in addition, On the excess OF such rsntal
yalne over 800; md II The ronlsl ysino shali
exceed 81 ,CV0 i tax OF $3.50 and III addition
y percent Of! $500 Of the rental value and .
percent oH the excess Of the rental value
over 81 900 On u license to keep q coffee
hou'e with the privilege Of selling all drlnks
$500; on a liceuse to sail at retail bottle
msll drinks, not TO BE- draUx ut the place
where sold, 500. All OF the above taxes are
exclusive OF what may DO charged and COZ,
lected by tho county, State or United States
In the Second Branch President Hildrett
presided and oil were present except Mes.rs.
Gavin, Groesn, Jaeger. Jepson, Miiligap
McFsddel, mckinley, Peterson, Rossnturl
add Porter Smith. After tho reading OF Ii,
minutes the rules we're 0 n motion suspended
and john shafer granted a license to aeuE
q coffee house, with Sol. KrGuu and ChNs
Schmidt as suraties. VIM. McManaway wa
IEantsd q rebate OH his coffee house licsnse
Shater having bought him out.
Mr.. 8haHley offered q resolution authoriz
ingths Mayor to qualify aud receive the &C
kno 1ledgaments OF each person whole mum,
appears as bondsmsn upon applications bein,
reported 10 Council for final action. Tai
was adopted; the object is 10 relieve the Sec
ord Branch OF the tediousness OF sitting an,
listening to the President swear in tbs hun
d.sds OF ~sareti.s that present themselves OF
license nights. -Nl {
The joint session OF tho two branches fol
the purpose Of e~lectiug al assessor to FL
Charlie Helmbrisht's place was a short one
Helmb.ight's resignation wss read and sen
10 the First B-anch with m invitation To &,
into al election. Mayor Miller appeared u
the head OF the lords and took the chair
Col. Wilkin.on nominated Mr.. Chss. A
Eeet; Mr.. Hesly nominated Mr.. A. J
Schultze and thar gentleman declined; Nj
Comerford nominated VIM. Maniou. Rec,
received % votes aud Msnion Q.
Ia the First Branch tho absences wer
hcas,s. Donaldson, Ha!sted, List, Wilson an,
" ,pcklar. ."" -IH