The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-03-02
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At the last meeting OF Council, Mr., Ken.
ney proposed in the First Branch a reso-
luton directing the Committee on ordi-
nancss to draw up the annual license ord.
nance with q, new clause, allowing the
license tax on ordinance and coffee houses
tobepaid in two Eemi-anRual installments,
At meeting Of this committee last night
this matter came up, with others. Chair.
man Alfred Caldwell, Messrs, Dobbins, j,
W. schultze, List, Healy and Waterhouse,
VI the Committee were present, Mr.. KEN
nsy looked on, and MessEs, c. r. BehleT,
William Entler, Henry RllmenberF, Pat
Gavin and Gregory Werner, q committee
appointed by the liquor dealers oil this
city At meeting yesterday afternoon, ap-
peaIed on their behalf, 10 advocate some,
what modified plan, which was developed
in their remarks. Mr.. Anton .Reymann
was also present.
The committee 6rst took up rssolu.
ton looking to the relieving OF the Second
ward Market Master Of the duty OF clean
ing oil the portiop.of Marketstrert in front
OF the house. An ordinance embody ing
this idea was ordered to he drafted.
The committee having been asked at o
f4msr meeting to provide for the care Of
the clock on st. Paurs church, in the
Eghth ward, and 1t being represented
that 1875 was advanced by tbs city thia
year TO paint the diRls and clean up the
works, aud $50 annually hereafter to keep
it in order, the congregation would pay
any additional sum which might be need
ed, the committee agreed TO r6r1m'
mend this action to Council.
LIQUOR LICENSES,
Mr., BehIer addressed the council COM
miltse on behalf Of the liquor sellers, say
ing the latter class had repeatedly been
asked 10 appear before committees Of
Council, but had always been treated with
contempt when they did appear, He
hoped It would not now be so. He asked
that saloon keepers bsallo Red to pay their
license tax Of $500 year in six monthly
instruments, the iirst on May !, 10 percent
discount to be allowed for full payment
on May /. He pointed out that thu
saloons paid largely into tho City's reve-
nues, not only In license tees, bat in water
rents, etc, The proposed plan would re-
lieye these contributions, without rednc'
inc the clty's revenues,
Mr.. Pat Gavin advocated the SINE plan
He said no other class Of business men
had suffered as severely from the hard
times as the saloon keepers, No guarau'
tee was necessary that the monthly In.
stalments would be paid, i>r on May | OF
each year saloon keepers mad 10 pay State
and Government licenses aud other ex.
penses sggregaling $40. This they could
not afford to sacrifice.
ME-, Rsymann was called upon by Mr.,
Behler 10 address the committee. lie
said Mr.. Gavin had well expressed his
views. He knew by his business with the
best saloon keepers that their business
had suffered. Some Of them had not re-
covered from losses and damage by the
flood Of 81, Now the strike and the
hard times was exceedingly severe upon
them. The laws Of this State were more
stringent upon the Raloon keeper than
those OF any other State. He plead with
the committee to give the saloon men a
chance; not to crush out their business.
He feared Wheeling was losing popula'
ton. TWAS wise policy, therefore, to
bs easy on thislsrge class Of heavy tax
payers, when 1t could be done without
sacrifice to the city,.
Councilman SChull2s moved that the
City Solicitor bs directed to draw up an
ordinance embodying the plan Of paying
in ak .lhouthly instalments, the license to
be annulled upon failure to pay any such
ipstalment. The proposition to give 10
percent of for cash he did not approve.
Mr.. Waterhouse moved that the de-
tarred instalnents bear interest at the
rate OF . percent. This amendment was
adopted, and the original motion as
amended was carried.
A CLASS OF PATRONS.
Mr.. A. 7. schultxs's resolution, adopted
by the First Branch OF Council laAt Tues
day night, instructing the Committee on
Ordinances to draft an ordinance making
it an oAsnsc punishable by fine and im.
prisonment for any keeper OF coffee
house or ordinary to permit any prosti.
tute 10 enter or loiter about his or her
premiRes, was then taken up.
]. w. schuliEe moved TO lay this on the
table; he said he did not believe any
saloon keeper in Wheeling had prostitutes
for customers.
Ca this motion the ayes and noes were
dnnanial MpRara. Haalv. HchnlikA and