Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-04-25
the ISLAND SALOON.
The Lively Row it Created in Coun-
Gil Last Night.
Passed Through the Second Branch, But
Killed in the discriminating
the New City Hail.
Miscellaneous.

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North Broadway, Island. The Second
Branch passed the application, after an ami
mated debate, but it was refused in the
First Branch by a decisive vote. Following
are the proceedings:
SECOND BRANCH.
The Second Branch was called to order
NJ 80 o'clock, President Sweeney in the
chair and the following members present:
Messrs. Clator, Crawford, j. b., Delbrugge,
Cruise, Harrell, Hearne, Healy, Jones, Nc
Kinley, Picket, Schrabe, Stanley, Smith
and Tracy-l6.
The reading of the minutes OF the pre-
yious meeting was dispensed with.
When the object OF the meeting had been
stated By the President, Mr.. Hildreth pre-
scented a petition from residents OF the
Seventh ward, signed by one hundred and
thirty four residents, protesting against the
granting of any license for a saloon IN SAID
ward.
The petition was read and laid on the
table to be taken up 10 case any appllca-
ton should be sent in from the ward.
The list Of applicants was then taken up
and action taken on each individually. A
complete list of those passed by both
Branches will be found on our first page. 70
THE BIG KICK.
When the application Of Messrs. Bresock
& Pelts, 10 keep a coffee house at the north
east corner of Zane and North Broadway,
Island, had been read, Mr.. Hildreth took
the floor and opposed the granting OF the
application. He referred to the remon-
STRANGE Of citizens Of the Seventh ward, pro,
testing against the contemplated saloon, and
said the signer5, one hundred and thirty
four in number, were representative men.
The applicants were non.residents OF the
city and State, coming here from Ohio for
the express purpose OF opening the saloon.
Mr.. Harrell favored the granting Of the
license. lie conteIded that it was
unjust to confne the saloons to
the east side Of the river. According
to the claims of the gentleman from the
Island all the refinement, all the elegance,
and all the religion Of the city was on the
Island, and on the other side was Sodom
and Gomorrah. Who were these Islanders,
that they should be screened from the saloon,
at the expense Of the remainder of the
city2 The citizens on the east side OF the
river we're compelled to put up with saloons,
and the Islanders should do the same.
Mr.. Jones SAID he was in favor Of license
but he was not in favor Of 1t in cases where
the people OF the ward protested against II
Mr.. Hearne said the petition OF the
residents Of the Island shou'i be treated
with the respect it deserved. The Island
a exclusively devoted to residences, and
ifthe people there objected to a saloon their
objection should be noted. The gentlemen
asking for license were non-residents, and
entirely unknown, and that was an addition,
al reason for rejecting the application.
Mr.. Harrell thought the question before
the house was not as to the character OF the
applicants, but was on the petition OF the res
idents OF the Island.
Mr.. Stanley thought there was no justice
in issuing a license tor a saloon text door
to his house, and refusing to grant one for a
saloon next door to Mr.. llildreth. He
thought the proper way, if the gentlemen
from the Island did not want saloons there
was for them to get up an ordinance prohib
itiug saloons in any part Of the city.
Mr. Cruise thought there was as much
whisky drank on the Island as in any other
ward in the city. Sensation
Mr.. Hildreth warmly enquired if the gen.
tleman knew what he vas talking about.
Mr.. Cruise thought he did and reiterated
bis assertion.
Mr.. Hildreth said that was all he knew
about the matter.
After SOM further discussion the rol.
vas called on the question of granting the
license. The ayes and hayes were calico
tor, and the vote resulted:
Ayes-Messrs. Butts, Delbrugge, Cruise,
Horrell, Healy, Jaeger, Mckinley, Picket,
Schrabe and ~Shanley-lO.
Nayes-Messrs. Clator, Crawford, Hearne,
Hildreth, Jones, Smith, Tracy and Ne.
Presidents.
So the license was granted amid the ap.
plause of the lobby.
The reading of applications a then
proceeded with. When all had been passed
this Branch took up the following miscel,
aneous business:
RESOLUTIONS.
BY Mr.. Stanley
Resolved, That the special committee
on Capitol Building make the necessary
arrangements for moving the city archives
to the new City Hall, that the city may
occupy the said building as soon as posi-
ole after its vacation by the State authOri
ties.
Adopted.
Bv Mr.. Hearne-
Whereas, There is doubt whether the
is authorized to draw orders on the
Receiver and the said Receiver to pay or
ders drawn on him by reason Of the passag,
Of an ordinance entitled IAN ordinance to
keep the disbursements OF the city Of Wheel
ing within the limits OF its revenues there
fore be it
Resolved, That the said clerk be author
lied 10 draw orders ard the said Receiver
of the city to pay such orders until the
Council shall have declared by ordinance
the appropriations that shall be made by the
several departments of the city under the
fifth section Of the Said ordinance entitled
" An ordinance to keep the disbursements
Of the city Of Wheeling within the limits OF
it's revenues, aud if there be no money thu
Receiver shall be allowed to accept such
Adopted.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Nyles and
adopted in the First Branch, requiring those
keeping saloons in connection with hotels
or ~taverns, to close daily at midnight. wa
adopted, as was also a resolution, offered
ty the same gentleman, appointing a Joint
committee of three to report the amount OF
furniture required by the city for the proper
r.nsaction Of business in the new City
Hall.
SKATING RINK LICENSE.
The action of the First Branch in amend
ing the license ordinance by raising the IL
cerse on Kinks from $50 to 500 was non
concurred in and a committee of conference
asked for.
Adjourned.
First Branch.
The First Branch assembled at ; o'clock,
His Honor, the Mayor, in the chair, and the
f%OllOWinc memharS Orpsant. Maasrs Gam