Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-04-25
OVER one HUNDRED
LIQUOR LICENSES GRANTED BY THE CouN-
GIL, LAST NIGHT.
Two Applications Rsjscied-fas Sage Of Fort
Henry" Up Again Miscellaneous Bus
mess Transacted.

The announcement that last evenings
session of Council would 10 particularly
devoted to the granting Of liquor licenses
filed the lobby Of both Chambersat an early
hour with saloon keepers and their bonds
men. There had been desire to have
the session commence promptly at half
past feven, but when that hour arrived
there was barely two-thirds Of Q quorum
in the Second Branch, and the officers on
duty were sent out after the absentees. 1t
was nearly eight o'clock before President
Gilleland raped for order, and business
was begun. The reading of the minutes
was dispensed with, and the regular order
being suspended, the granting Of licenses
was proceeded with at once. applications
Of wholesale dealers being taken up first
The feature of the voting was the DISPOSE
ton of certain members to dodge at critical
moments.
There was no objection to any of the ap-
plicants, until the name of Martin Chisnell.
at 927 Market, was called, when Mr..
Jones started an adverse sentiment. IL
was stated that Chisnell had twice been
convicted, during the past year, Of selling
on Sunday, and had been indicted for the
same ofense by the last grand jury. His
license was refused ayes 4, noes 16.
When the name of Bridget Noon, 2646
Main street, was called, Mr.. Maxwell OBJ
jscted. and called for the ayes and noes.
Mr.. Allison stated he had been told by
three prominent Sixth ward gentlemen
that the saloon was the headquarters for q
tough gang. The vote resulted, ayes 4,
noes Is.
Mr.. Allison demanded the ayes and noes
on the application Of W. Fl. Handlan. The
vote resulted, ayes IL, noes 8. The latter
were: Messrs. Allison, Gundling, Jones,
Marsh, Maxwell, Miller, Mitchell, and
McKown.
When the dame of Thomas McIlwsine,
at No. 1922 Main street, (the Muldoon
house, was called. objection was made n
several quarters, notably from Mr.. Cald-
well, who said he would not vote for any
one desiring to keep saloon in the house
in question. The application was lost by
an unanimous vote, % noes. Mr.. Jones
objected to the application Of Jacob Will
helm, on the ground that he had been twice
convicted Of Sunday selling. Mr.. Cald-
well defended Mr.. wilhelm, who, he said,
was good citizen. The vote was, ayes II.
noes 6. The vote by which Martin CHS
nell was refused license was then recon-
sidered, and the license was granted.
There was no further opposition, and at
9:35 the Branch concluded the work, hav-
ing granted one hundred and nine licenses.
This is twenty-five or thirty less than last
year, hut good many of the others will
come in before the first Of May.
Miscellaneous business was then taken
up as follows
CLERKS FINANCIAL REPORT.
City Clerk Bowers semi-mothly fnan-
cisl report showed total balance to the
credit of the various departments of $27S,-
367 IL, as follows: Board Of Public Works,
$50, 92s SO; fire., SIT, 1913 81; health, So
pa A; markets. 81, 500 Al; police, Sl9,-
$50 Sc; city prison, $3,147 33; scales,
$779.63; real estate, 81, 304 80; cemeteries,
$675 OF; salaries, $7,075. 05; contingencies,
81, 995 80; compromise loan, 81, 800; loan
of 1877, So. $50; loan Of 1881, ST. O2 25;
Water Board, $74 1893 IS; gas works, $751;
655 20; loan Of 1885, $l3,500.