The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-04-17
COUNCIL AGAIN MEETS
And DeyOtes a Special Session
Of Two Hours to
CLEARING UP ODDS AND ENDS.
The Assessment and Annual Levy
ordinances--Mr, seeley's Position
on the Police Ordinance.
General City Matters,

Ilty AlHtters'
Another special meeting OF Council
was held last night that was attended by
all the members OF the First Branch and
by all those Of the Second, except Messrs,
Ellingham, Harrell, Kenney,
Marsh, Yahn and Young, The meeting
was called principally for the purpose OF
dlsposing OF the two assessment ordi-
nances and the annual license ordinance
which has been under discussion for
several meetings past, and final action
on which has been postponed for
so long a time that the FL
nance Committee has been consider
ably embarrassed, not knowing on
what basis to figure q portion OF the
City's revenue for the year in drawing
uO the annual appropriation ordinance.
The same state OF affairs existed with
reference 10 the assessment ordinances,
though there was really no doubt but
that they would bethe same they had
been for years previous. The Second
Branch disposed OF all the business on
its table, and the First nearly cleaned up
the several matters awaiting its consider
alton, leaving only enough to serve as
q starter at the next meeting,
Both branches passed the ordinance
making u levy OF fifty cents on the 500
~ ynlUoNinn raal aud Nanoonol Tor 0ap-
eIRl city purposes, including the fifty
cent tithable, and the one making u levy
oil ten cents on the 500 Of valuation for
new paving, etc,
The First Branch commenced work
by taking up the annual license ordin.
ance where it left of last Friday even
ing. Solicitor White, to whom the Or
dlnance was referred at that time, re.
turned 1t with q communication in
which he referred to the ordinance hay
ing been referred to him for a supposed
needed correction In the clause with
reference 10 licenses upon sales Of liquor
and said: 81 find the ordinance Is cor
rectIy prepared as written, being in the
same form as like ordinances have been
for several years past, The license tax
upon coffee houses %(salOons), etc., is
fixed BY a general ordinance passed in
April, 1854, under which all llcepses
therein fixed have been collected since
its passage"
This removing the objection several
members had had 10 the ordinance, Its
reading was resumed. Mr., Tracy had
an amendment inserted assessing an an
nual liCenss tax OF $50 on the sidewalk
fruit stands. Senator Emsheimer violent
ly opposed crushing the poor peanut
vender In this manner and made several
speeches. Mr.. Tracy remarked that the
Senator was so warm in his defense OF
Italian peanut vendors that he must
be interested in the importation
Of those people, which called
forth more oratory. The Second con-
Cured in this amendment and refused
to again incorporate, as asked to do by
Mr.. RobreCht, the provision making u
boarding house keeper take out q hotel
license in case transient guests are kept
for a less period than fourteen days,
which the First had stricken out. The
Second took no action on the amend
mnnt inuarin1 hv thn Eirst iaNinU whnlp.
ny lu9oIV'H W - "Eo
sale dealers IN powder as Well aS Tue re-
tailers s. tax. All the same the ordi-
nonco u,os IoolsraJ 10 Lo formolIv oIon.
h0pSp nNs aSy'aIeH w W urinary "NOP
ted by both branches,
Mr.. Wilson %endeayored TO nave the
following inserted as an amendment 9nt
Y was ruled Out as oeing In conIlct win
the State law: "on every poolroom or
place where pools are solu, q license TAX
OIL SlO per annum, III additlon 10 all
other auCtoneer licenses
captain kaWllng' alter the FIRST
Branch had paaOe9 the LICENSE ordinance,
offered the following, which was adopt
eds
RaolIod, That 9 copy q ihlS license ordinance
ESI lnTpI, ~ M Gy Ihs Giet ,SS o. N alS Elt "a p 5Iin a6 Ut
10 the City Sergeant for tlcIr guidance, to the
end that q proper enforcement Of the ordinance
DC R SSS ! Tbat III, ,pecIol attention of tho CITY
sergtant Gc called 10 section. 70, page III, Of the
laws and ordinances, compilation q lsSl5beInE
s M I SiiBBH GdiS essaSt O End oHen a Vfo 10 f6S n ~ I'M