The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-05-02
Mr.. wHEAT'S LICENSE


stall will not be FF-s-Other DusineG
TranSRcted-Asl Slim Needing.
Q Council got down TO business about
o'clock last night with little more thar
a quorum in both branches.
Mr.. Hadllch moved ths! the reading
: of the minutes be dispensed with and
the granting OF licenses be taken up.
] The petition OF L. B. Wheat to con.
duct wholesale and retail! liquor bust.
ness at No. 10 Thirty.third street was
taken up, the sureties, Joseph spiedel
and George X. Wheat, were sworn and
examined as to their ability and the
question ofgranting the license came up.
, MIR. Hoe opposed the approval OF the
, boud and tue granting OF the license,
because thebe Mr.. Wheat handles is a
non.union product and an eye sore to
, the people, and four.Rfths Of the people
do not want it.
Mr.. Maxwell said there is no official
notification Of what will be sold by him
or what he has done or what he pro.
poses 10 do. He Is OF good character
and his bond is sufficient, and there is
no reason presented here officially why
he should not have license.
Mr.. Robertson lose and began what
promised 10 be a very howery speech
about Pabst, the Milwaukee brewer,
being at the head OF movement to
crush out organized labor, but he was
seriously Interrupted by Ar. Kenney,
who asked the chair to rule upon
point OF order raised by him ss to the
admisslbiIity Of Mr.. Robertson's speech.
Mr.. Brock, who was in tho chair,
ruled the speech out OF order, where.
upon Mr.. Mornipgstar called for an aye
aud no vote, which call wsa sustained.
The voto was taken and resulted as
follows: Ayes-BroCk, Freeze, Had
lich, Irwin, Kenney, Klein, Maxwell,
Weizell and Zoeckler-9. Noes-BAiley,
Hoe, Morningstar, 0'Leary, Robertson,
Schuman-6.
The Committee on Petitions and Re-
monstrances reported that it had made
an investigation OF the license Spplica.
ton OF Frank Leslie aud found no good
reason for denying the application.
Council adopted the report OF the COM
mittee and granted the license. Licenses
were also granted to Frank Albinger
and James SterneCkle.
The question Of grating remission
OF the stall rent OF Annie S. Conwell, as
charity, came up in q report advising |
that it be not done, from the Committee |
on Markets. Mr.. Bailey, Mr.. Maxwell
and Mr.. Robertson spoke long and forci. |
bly, in favor Of Mrs. Conweli's case, and |
Messrs. Kenney and 0'Lsary spoke |
against granting the request, An aye
and no vote was taken and Mrs. ponvell |
got the stall by a Yots Of D TO G.
Mr.. OLeary moved that all renters OF
stalls in the Second and Fifth ward mar.
kets have their rents RENTED for term
0f six months.
The chair ruled the motion out OF
order.
MLOLeary wanted to know why, and |
Mr.. Max veil answered that be had no
second.
Mr. kenney then seconded Mr..
0'Leary's motion, but President Brock
still ruled the motion out OF order.
The First Branch refused TO concur in
the action and when the matter came
back the Second resCinded it's action and
Mrs. COnwell will have 70 pay Tor her
stall,
A number OF routine committee re.
ports, previously printed in the INTEL.
LIGEECER, were acted upon favorably.
The Board Of Public Works was given
authority to open up Alley II, around
the bill, aud was empowered 10 con-
demn the land needed.
The bill OF the Ci.izsns' committee
which was sent 70 Charleston February
II, 1891, TO lobby for the municipal
electric light bill before the Legislature
at that time was presented and ordered
paid. The bill WAS for $64.
A number Of property oTne!s served
notice that unless come action was taken
to romedy tho damage alleged to have
been done to their property by the rails
ing Of Twenty.eighth street to accom-.
modate the railway hFidga ct that point
suits would be entered.
The members seemed to have dis
covered, since the annual estimate OF
the Board oi Public Works, which
called for three times as much money as
is available, was read, that there are
many more things that might be done
il the city had the money, and improve
ments amounting 10 something like half
q million dollars were ordered to be es.
timated by the Board and presented to
the Finance Committee.
The annual ordinance making the ion
cent levy was read, and whom on lis seC.
ond reading ior amendment and debate,
Mr., Robertson moved 10 amend by
striking out the word "maCademi2ed,"
thus making It possible for the Board Of
N,. al
from tho ten.cent levy to improve
streets that have previously been I'm.
proved by macademizing. Mr.. Maxwell
held tho amendment out oil order, but
It was adopted. When it came UP on
its final passnge under suspension OF
the rules, it failed 10 get two-th;rd
vote, and was laid over till the next
meeting. Later Mr.. Robertson looked
the matter up in the acts and found his
amendment out OF order and moved
reconsideration Of the vote by which 1t
was passed. The vote was reconSidered
and the ordinance T4s passed.
4 resolution empowering the Ohiet OF
the Fire Department TO erect tempo
rary frame building on Seventh street to.
accommodate the Vipilant engine and
company till tho burned house can be
put In repair, was passed.
On motion Of Mr.. Robertaon the two
branches went into joint session 70 Ill \
the vacancy 10 ths WGtes Board caused
hy tus death Of Dr. George Baird.
Mr.. Kenney named Mr.. John Hall.
Mr.. Robertson named Mr.. William FL.
lingham. Mr.. Hall received twenty.9ap !
votes and MIR. Ellingnsm si4. Mr. Hall
was della|ed elected, and the joint ees.
sion dissolved and Council adjourned.
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