Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-10-31
Second Branch.

Il was the general eApeCiatiou lhA'
hot debate would occur in this Branch,
last evening, over the proposition to adopt
the report of the investigating committee,
and in anticipation of this a very large
lobby early assembled in the chamber OF
the Branch and the &C joining corridor.
The members, for the most part, arrived
much earlier than usual, and occupied
themselves in the interval before the hour
of meeting in discussing the probable re-
suit Of the session. Some Councllmen
shared the public expectation that there
would be more or less Of racket, but a
few, who, as it turned out, were gifted
with a spirit of prophecy, predicted that
all would be peaceful and quiet, and that
the committee report would go through
without touching bottom anywhere.
At twenty minutes OF eight President
Sweeney appeared in his accustomed seat
at the table aud when the rush OF sp'cts-
tors to secure advantageous standing
room, had somewhat subsidized, he called
the Branch to order, announcing mo-
ment afterwards that he supposed the
object of the meeting was to consider and
act upon the report Of the Investigating
Committee, but that there was nothing
upon the table.
Mr.. Hildreth Mr.. President, permit
me to submit the unanimous report OF the
committee, with an accompanying bill
The clerk then read the report, as fol-
lows:
To the Mayor and Council Of the city Of
Wheeling:
GENTLEMEN: -Your committee 70 whom
was referred the charges against Jacob W.
Grub, Mayor, by Porter Smith, find, upon
full investigation. as follows:
Charge one-Not sustained.
Charge two-Not sustained, except that
he drank beer at the Alhambra Rink.
Charge three-Sustained.
Charge four-Not sustained.
Charge Gve-Not sustained.
Charge six-Not sustained.
Charge seven Not sustained.
Charge eight-Not sustained.
Charge uiEe-Not sustained.
Your committee offer for adoption the
following resolutions:
Resolved, That the DILL OF John Crock.
ard, Wharf Master, for subP,unaing wit
nesses, amounting to S2l25, be paid.
Resolved, further, That the Committee
Oh Ordinances be and are hereby Instructed
TO draft an ordinance, under permission
given By the charter Of the city providing
for the conducting OF Investigations and
charges preferred against city officials.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
CHARLES BINGELL,
JAMES CoNERFoRD,
ROBERT CRAWFORD,
CHARLES MILLER,
D. C. LIST in,
LEWIS JOKES,
p. B. DOZENS,
S. P. HLpRETU, Chairman.
Bo;h resolutions appended to the report
were adopted.
/ Mr.. Hildreth then moved that the re-
port be received and spread upon the
minutes.
/ Mr.. Caldwell iEterposed an amendment.
he thought that portions of the report re
lating to the Mayor drinking beer at the
Saengerfest should De stricken out. He
! thought the finding OF the committee in re-
gard 10 the second charge inconsequential.
The report seemed to imply that the Mayor
was blamewcrthy and censursble for drink.
/ ing beer at the rink, even though ne was
not aware that the bar was unlicensed
! lie thought the fact that the Mayor had
taken one or two glasses OF beer ought not
/ to be spread upon the minutes OF Council
as rejecting on him. He therefore moved,
as the sense of Council, that the words,
except that he drank beer OF the Alham-
bra rink. be stricken out.
Mr.. Harrell thought it would be well
enough to treat the committee with cour-
tesv. He thought the committee had done
very well, and Council would do well TO
/ take the report as it came from the com
mittee, without putting any Of Mr., Cal
dwells pllsters on ii.
Mr.. Caldwell hoped the gentleman from
the First ward, if he thought drinking beer
an offense would vote sgair st the amend.
ment.
/ Mr.. Miller hoped the amendment would
not pass He,hougbt the Mayor had been
sufficiently exoners,ed.
Mr. Hildreth said the essential part Of
the charge wGs that the Mayo had kuowl.
edge of the fact that there gag no license
In the CON mittee meeting the charge had
been divided. 1t had been proved that
the Mayor had drank beer, bat that did
not constitute tie ofsLse The charge
read that he had drank and paid for
bee. He DID not think the beer as psid
for all He believed tie whole thirg was
dead headed.
The Chair-Are ycu ready for the
question on the amendment Of Mr. Cald.
well2
Mr.. Hsaly-I call 70. the ayes and
nays.
The call was sustained. and on the roll
being called the vote resulted:
Ayes-Messrs. Butte, Caldwell Clstor,
Crawford, J. B, CraS lord RObt Gille
land, Hildreih Jones. Stanley, Tracy
Ws,erhouse, and Mr. President-l2. .
Noes-Messrs. Cruise, Harrell, Hesly,
Miller, Mckinney, Picket, Scott, Nockler,
Wier and Weisger5er-lO.
So the amendment was adopted.
Mr. Caldwelrs motion to receive and
spread upon the minutes was then adopted
BY an almost unanimous vote.
The application Of J. N. Wise for Ii.